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  1. Thrylos
    I am talking about A, Midwest League, not A+, Florida State League. Again, my concern with him is not his numbers, but his fielding...
  2. Thrylos
    I'd counter offer them Odorizzi. That might be a fair trade since both have major questions
  3. Thrylos
    I think that Gonzalves, Gordon, and Kiriloff are overrated. My concern with Kirilloff is that he is a DH/1B type. This season he has proven that he can hit in the Midwest League. But even Kennys Vargas at about the same age (21 vs 20) hit .318/.419/.610 in that League. His arm is not strong at all. I saw him at Spring training triple bounce one throw from RF to 1B and double bounce 2. That is Ben Revere arm. Also from what I have seen, his range is Chris Parmelee-like out there. He might be an OF, he might not. Gordon seems to start hot every season and then either June or July the wheels fall off. My take is that it is a matter of conditioning and working out getting some muscle and stamina, esp. in the off-season. He is 150 lbs soaking wet. He has to prove that he has the motivation and will power to be a professional baseball player and spend the off-season like one. Gonzalves is a lot like Duffey (best pitch curveball) but his fastball and control are not as good as Duffey's. Duffey had half a good season before he was figured out in the bigs. Is Gonsalves fixable? Could be. He still is young. However, there is no way that he should be the number 5 prospect in this system. 39:60 BB:K ratio in AAA projects organizational depth... His ceiling is number 5 starter/long man at this point
  4. Thrylos
    Cannot compare the only hot commodity in the market (relief pitchers) to second basemen. I think Dozier will make Howie Kendrick, Mike Moustakas, Eduardo Nunez money and depending on the rest of the season, even possibly Chase Utley, Jose Reyes, and Trevor Plouffe money. Even at his peak value he could not bring back anything more than DeLeon, could he?
  5. Thrylos
    In a alternate reality where objective metrics like slash lines, WAR, and WPA do not matter I just hope that a single general manager (outside of the Twin Cities) agrees... Unless we are talking about Dozier being a better banjo (or something other than baseball) player than Escobar... In that case I have no comment.
  6. Thrylos
    There is no way that Dozier will turn an 1 year $17M offer down when the best alternative might be a 3 year / $15M offer... This is 2018 not 2015. Things have changed.
  7. Thrylos
    Depends on whether Escobar is traded as well. If he is not, he would be the second baseman with Sano moving to third. If he is, Adrianza can be the second baseman. Gordon has a .609 OPS in AAA. Last thing the Twins would want to do is to yet rush another prospect in a year that they are not competitive. Frankly, I'd rather see Arraez at second base than Gordon this season...
  8. Thrylos
    If Reusse is not a hypocrite, he is at least a bit senile. Or something. Because he forgot this, in his "history lesson": .191/.252/.389, 65 OPS+, .278 wOBA, 62 wRC+ Tim Laudner's numbers in 1987.
  9. Thrylos
    Kennys Vargas. He is on fire at Rochester hitting .419/.455/.839 for July. Sano, Polanco, and Cave close
  10. Thrylos
    Pretty much. After the MiLB seasons end, instructionals start. They take a break from second half of Dec & Jan (when they have stuff that does other things like adult and kids camps and fantasy camps etc,) and then there is ST.
  11. Thrylos
    Having Gonsalves ahead of Littell who is a year younger, pitched better in AAA, and unlike Gonsalves, made his MLB debut, which means that the Twins prefered him to Gonsalves, makes zero sense. To have him at least 5 spots higher, makes even less sense. Javier and Rooker are underrated.
  12. Thrylos
    Hildenberger regressed this season. He went from a 25.9 to 22.2 K% and from 22.3 K-BB% to 15 in 2018. His FIP is 3.81, xFIP 3.71, and SIERA 3.52. His .242 BABIP and 83.3 LOB% are driving his "success". The fact that he is a late reliever reflects the state of the Twins' pen, not his abilities. Would the Yankees, Red Sox, Indians, Astros, Mariners handed the ball to Hildy in the 8th inning in a close game? Of course not, they have better options. Why then should the Twins? They need to find better options in order to compete.
  13. Thrylos
    Yes And this system is kinda loaded and this draft was not. I think that the Twins have a whole bunch of what one would call "solid" prospects (where "solid" = more than what Travis Harrison ever was), but it is a bit thin on the top. I have been doing my mid-season top 60 this week after all the signings are done and I'd venture to say that other than maybe 4-5 players, it is hard to find players beyond that "solid" layer. They all have certain flaws. Which, of course, they may overcome at some point. But that "solid" layer is very thick (maybe even to 20-30 deep) for the Twins.
  14. Thrylos
    I have no idea what a "typical second round pick" is. Really. Nothing typical about the draft. Each player is unique.
  15. Thrylos
    Nope. Those 10 games against Cleveland could be the difference. Now the Twins are 8 games back. If they sweep them and both Twins and Cleveland have the same record against everyone else, the Twins will win the division. But they got to sweep Cleveland. That's the hole they dug themselves in
  16. Thrylos
    I think that someone like Adrian Houser (who had some injury issues) would be a fair return for Dozier and sneaky good in the pen. Closer material.
  17. Thrylos
    The last 3 games he has been very good: 3GS, 13 IP, 12 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 18 K. The problem I have with that line is the 3-1/3 IP/GS. For the season he is 4-2/3 IP per GS. Not exactly certain that he will get the stamina to be an MLB starter. Also, pre surgery the FB was at 95-97 and looked close to 60-65. Now it is at 91-93 and looks like 50-55. Maybe the pen is in his future. Maybe not. Regardless, he has a lot of questions, but he is young enough to answer. I think that he is ranked fairly...
  18. Thrylos
    Got a Chili Davis line drive HR at the short section (105) at dead Center field in the Dome in '91. That was fun
  19. Thrylos
    Just in time for the deadline. Slegers does not belong in the majors. His stuff is just not there. I'd rather see them pitch Mejia who is out of options next season to see what's there...
  20. Thrylos
    So? The Twins will be better off without Dozier than with Dozier taking reps from a prospect or someone who they need to evaluate in the second half.
  21. Thrylos
    Yes. Beat writers are traveling with the team and are there pretty much every game. Souhan and Reusse are not. They have certain old buddies in the FO, that's about it.
  22. Thrylos
    Got to add the Nats, Cards, and Indians to the equation. Plus any other NL contender can use a RH bat off the bench. The Phillies called up Plouffe today.
  23. Thrylos
    Neither is a beat writer. They are columnists.
  24. Thrylos
    FTFY
  25. Thrylos
    Bigger ballparks with taller walls due to the fact that most host MLB Spring Training. Comparing to the other A+ league, California League, the offense is very oppressed
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