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Remember when the joke was throwing in the Brian Duensing for Mark Derosa trades back in the day. Well that makes about as much sense what Derosa proposes as those wishful deals did. No I would not do this deal and I don't see the Brewers doing it either. Would I try and conjur up something with the Giants who just lost Longoria for some considerable time, maybe on the Donaldson front I would rather get some pitching back from the Giants than do anything with the Brewers.
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They made a couple moves in 2006 like bringing in Liriano to the rotation full time and trading for Shannon Stewart that really seemed to jump start that team. I know I don't have a lot to go on but I still think this team even with all of the injury's could turn this season around. Dump Shoemaker and trade for an additional starter. Would you try and trade for a closer type like Brandon Kintzler or Ian Kennedy at the back end of the rotation to shore up the bullpen. I still think if we could shore up the back end and just use Colume, Robles and Rogers as situational closers and have one more back end guy that this would really start to shore up the Twins bullpen. I still have hopes that Buxton and Kepler will get healthy and that there bats will come alive. I still think Donaldson and Sano will start to hit more and start to click a little more a long with Polanco in the lineup. Is it truly too late or is there still a chance with the American league Central not being a great division to flip this season around? Thoughts?
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Why do they keep playing Simmons day after day.
jaimedude replied to jaimedude's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I see that now outside of Polanco they don't really have any major league ready shortstop options and with no true utilitymen that are capable of playing shortstop. -
He has good defensive metrics but his at bats and plate appearances have left a lot, a lot to be desired lately. You have other options on the roster, I know Araez is out but still don't most think it would be a good time to give the kid Gordon a shot or some run at SS.
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What is the biggest problem with this Twins team?
jaimedude replied to cHawk's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
As week as the defense and offense has been at times to me the number one problem with this team is bullpen and bullpen's usage. We don't have the right combination of relivers and set up guy's for a shutdown bullpen to protect thin leads. I think the offense and the defense will warm up with the weather on this team and get better. Injury's have certainly been an issue to this point and relying on some players to play every day that maybe should not have. Between Robles and Colume, and Duffey issues leading in to Rogers, there clearly have been problems with walks and giving up to many hits. We have one lefty Thielbar to depend on which seems like an issue. It seems like we could use one more rock solid guy like Trevor May was to set everyone else up particularly a left hander. I think Taylor Rogers is a bonafide closer to end games but we are a little lacking in that 7th and 8th inning roles right now. -
I like it when they play Sano at third base more regularly and have Kirloff at first base. Give Donaldson some more DH at bats and save some rest time for Cruz. I know Cruz is a big part of the line up but too many times he plays through injury or is hampered. This time with bruise let him heal up and just give Cruz a little time off even if it means DL time.
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I would absolutely love that but don't see it with the current make up of the team. I think moving Sano back to third base some would get him moving more and get his bat going a little better. I'm not anti Donaldson or Simmons they just seem like a luxury on a non-contending, needs to start building something Twins team. I would rather see more young starters like Ober get chances than keep trotting Happ and Shoemaker to the mound, I don't see how this team rebounds from the start to this season. It is getting late early.
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I am so ready to see this team turn the page on veterans. If your going to have this many errors, misplay's in the field and strikeouts why continue to waste at bats, and innings played in the field on guy's like Simmons, Donaldson, JA Happ and Matt Shoemaker. I mean this is already almost the end of May, the Twins have the worst record and baseball and were already playing with names that you didn't expect to play in the line-up this year. So ready to not see Luis Araez playing any more left field. I'm not saying just outright DFA all of the guy's mentioned but trade them for lottery tickets in Class A or low A minors or instructional league level players. I would rather see a guy like Nick Gordon get a shot at Short Stop, or even have Miguel Sano play some third base, really could it be any worse than doing that right now. There is no sense in continuing to have this same level of play, to me they have to turn the page, realize the sunk cost on the roster and try to play for a better future. They will not change things around with this roster and this group, it's not going to work out like that, this should be pretty evident to the management and leadership of this Twins baseball club by now.
