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  1. Thrylos
    Maybe, but do you really trust this organization's decisions? That's the key here... Not what they think makes sense.
  2. Thrylos
    Wait for Milone to come back
  3. Thrylos
    Plouffe has been playing at 1B for a while now. Vargas is blocked by him. Totally inane to sent him down
  4. Thrylos
    Good stuff, but check this list out: 1.) Tim Laudner - 42 in AA Orlando in 1981 2.) Moe Hill - 41 in A Wisconsin Rapids in 1977 3.) Stan Holmes - 37 in A Visalia in 1983 3.) Cotton Nash - 37 in AAA Portland in 1971 5.) Richard Means - 36 in A Charlotte in 1962 6.) Miguel Sano - 35 in FM/NB in 2013 6.) Danny Walton - 35 in AAA Tacoma in 1974 6.) Luis Lagunas - 35 in A WRK in 1966 9.) Daniel Palka - 34 in AA/AAA in 2016 9.) Mark Funderburk - 34 in AA Orlando in 1985 9.) Andy Kosco - 34 in AAA/WRK in 1965 12.) Cotton Nash - 33 in AAA Evansville in 1970 13.) Chad Rupp - 32 in AAA Salt Lake City in 1997 13.) Moe Hill - 32 in A Wisconsin Rapids in 1974 15.) Adam Brett Walker - 31 in AA Chattanooga in 2015 15.) Garrett Jones - 31 in A/AA (Ft. Myers/New Britain) in 2004 15.) Michael Ryan - 31 in AAA Edmonton in 2002 15.) David Ortiz - 31 in FM/NB/SLC in 1997 15.) Mark Funderburk - 31 in A Visalia in 1979 15.) Moe Hill - 31 in A Wisconsin Rapids in 1975 15.) Andy Kosco - 31 in A Wisconsin Rapids in 1964 15.) Chuck Weatherspoon - 31 in Class B Wilson in 1961 Other than the 4 in bold, (and 3 because it is too early to determine), the rest are not very good players, so home runs by themselves is not a great indicator of stardom. Take those 4 out and the list reads like the who is who of mediocrity (and I know that Laudner has a WS ring, but he could not hit his weight.) Laudner's total in '81 was 44. He was called up and hit 2 HRs with the Twins.
  5. Thrylos
    Here is the thing: In an 100+ loss team, like this mess of a team, people who are not part of your future when you are going to be competitive, like past his prime Kintzler, have no business taking time from players who may or may not be part of your future and you need to give them reps to find out. "Effectiveness" in a 100+ Loss team is worse than lipstick on a pig. Agree about all the names up there. Tonkin is 26, but he is mediocre, and we have seen enough. Maybe a new pitching coach can help him get some movement in his FB, that's about it. O'Rourke is blocking Melotakis, Albers and Dean are blocking Berrios..
  6. Thrylos
    I cannot disagree with much, other that the love for Dozier and Santana after 2 career seasons. The Twins are not one or three or four players away from competing. The Twins' future core is at 22-25 years old. Having 30 year olds around makes zero sense. That's why you may want to keep some of the 26 year olds (May) but need to start selling high on players outside that age group, who are currently at their prime (Dozier, Gibson) or beyond (Santana) to get MLB-ready or close to, 22-24 year olds, so the team will reach its prime together. And the target there should be at least 2 top of the rotation arms and a catcher with demonstrable ability. Couple more problems: Hughes and Perkins or actually counting on them to (actually hoping that they will) perform. Stick the fork on Perkins, hope Hughes returns and does ok enough to be traded.
  7. Thrylos
    Baxendale
  8. Thrylos
    I beg to differ.
  9. Thrylos
    Here. Verified? Their beat writer said it.
  10. Thrylos
    -1.5 of the average age at AAA. and about +1.5 at each other stop. First pro stop E-town at 22, and then a level a season, and 2 this one. Could not be rushed more, his first time with the wooden stick (and took him a year to adjust.) Definitely the Twins should give him a shot to earn a spot in ST. (What that piece got wrong is that he has been hitting all season, not when he went to Rochester. Matter of fact, his AA OPS is pretty much identical - 7 points higher)
  11. Thrylos
    He has been rehabbing in these starts. Starting for their AAA team today, and likely will get called up if healthy in September. Donuts to dollars, Meyer will have a better MLB career than Whatshisface who the Twins got back for him
  12. Thrylos
    I don't disagree with the curse and it started in 1994. Hopefully the new PBO will come in with a vaccum cleaner. That said, Santiago was always a pumpkin (career 4.70 FIP,) he just fell apart recently. Also (post #7 up there) comparing Santiago's 6.3 IP with 4 BB an 2 K, with Nolasco's CG, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K, 94 pitches and putting it on the same page, is a stretch...
  13. Thrylos
    The strike of '94 and the resulting CBA, ended the Viola era...
  14. Thrylos
    Santana is half a UCL or another drug suspension away from having zero value for the Twins in 2017. They got to sell high. I'd love to see what a combination of Santana, Dozier, Buxton, Walker, Stewart, Gordon + ? can bring in a couple different trades. Can they bring back (let's say) an Alex Reyes and a Michael Kopech? Maybe. Maybe more. I'd take that. Winning teams are build around great starting pitching these days. Santana is not great and the Twins need at least 2 potentially great starting pitchers to go some place, and they better aim that high, instead of bringing in second and third tier players, if they want to win.
  15. Thrylos
    Not sure that it makes sense for Plouffe to be in this team. I'd rather see Vargas instead of him. Also Mauer is clogging the bases. I'd rather see him down the order.
  16. Thrylos
    Bet that will win you a World Series
  17. Thrylos
    30+ HRs are not out of reach. He is 10 away. Playing out of position and getting hurt did not help
  18. Thrylos
    They got Farfan from a community college in The Cities in about the 25th round or something. Not much of spending here. Farfan is a little guy too. Lasco kinda looks like Matt Capps in photo's I saw and listed at 6'1", 230 at baseball cube.
  19. Thrylos
    One does not belong in the above grouping. Hint: he has 111 OPS+ and has been playing out of position for all but 30 games this season
  20. Thrylos
    There was something between College and now: He plated for the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters of the Northwoods league in the summer. His pitching coach, former major leaguer John Halama, changed his mechanics and delivery, and got 95 mph out of him. Lefties who throw 95 do not grow on trees...
  21. Thrylos
    Agree, definitely defense is hurting the team big time. The SABR index, as mentioned is limited to only 3 players and lots of extrapolating is necessary. Not to worry, one can use the similar Fangraphs, team defense index. Link here. And yes the Twins are the fourth worst team in the majors and the second worst in the AL. That hurts the team. But it is not a big enough excuse about the pitching. Notched just 2 sports above the Twins in that defensive list are the Cardinals, and one spot above them are the Mets. The Mets are 3rd in MLB ERA (but first in FIP) and the Cardinals 11th in ERA (but 6th in FIP.) The Twins' pitching staff is 29th in ERA and 27th in FIP. Yes bad defense hurts overall, but does not hurt a team quite as much as one might think it does. It might make the difference in making it to the post-season or not (Mets and Cardinals) but it does not make a staff that stinks (Twins) to stink that much more... They are awful... So the emphasis should be in getting better pitchers, with the fielding being a bit more than the cherry on top, but it kinda is. Horrible pitchers with the best fielding in the world would do you no good, ask the Angels, the 8th best fielding team in the majors and 3rd in the AL...
  22. Thrylos
    Lew Ford is playing at the Atlantic League for the Long Island Ducks the past two seasons, and in Mexico in the winter. Frankie Rodriguez retired in 2001
  23. Thrylos
    Cannot disagree much with this, but kinda have to get it in perspective. The Ryan Twins never had any sort of visible, rational plans. In the 90s, the general plan for the Ryan teams was: Sell everyone with value for whatever, sign every old Minnesotan as a free agent, close holes with whatever comes cheap, and do a dumpster dive to fill in the blanks. In the 00s, the general plan for the Ryan teams was: Sell everyone with value for whatever, sign every old Minnesotan as a free agent, close holes with whatever comes cheap, and do a dumpster dive to fill in the blanks, have no judgement about who should stay or who should go (Ortiz vs. LeCroy; Tyner the DH in the team that had both the CY and MVP award winners.) In the 10s, the general plan for the Ryan teams was: Sell everyone with value for whatever, sign every old Minnesotan as a free agent, close holes with whatever comes cheap, and do a dumpster dive to fill in the blanks, have no judgement about who should stay or who should go (and extend players after career years) Sounds more like a reactionary Modus Operanti than a plan to me...
  24. Thrylos
    I would not compare Palka with Santana, but with Grossman. Palka would be the Twins' every day LF, Rosario their everyday CF, and Kepler the everyday RF. Grossman to the bench. And if this is too leftie, it is not, because it a good balance to Dozier, Plouffe, Sano. And if they need a CF in an emergency to Rosario, Kepler can slide in for a game while Buxton is on transit.
  25. Thrylos
    about $22,500 in someone's pocket.
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