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  1. TheLeviathan
    I heartily endorse this approach. Whether Light becomes a factor or not, this is a good trade.
  2. TheLeviathan
    Sellers market boys. Keep sellin.
  3. TheLeviathan
    Just play him, I don't really care where.
  4. TheLeviathan
    I think this says how I'm feeling these days....
  5. TheLeviathan
    These were all good supplementary moves. The kind that put a good plan over the top to a great plan, but when the core plan sucks they do little more than put lipstick on a pig. I hope we can spin some of this found value into future value, that would be nice.
  6. TheLeviathan
    OBP and WHIP both measure how often you are/are not creating base runners. You like comparing pitchers and hitters using them too? C'mon. I kind of like WAR and you're making me resent the stat by how erroneously you're using it.
  7. TheLeviathan
    Pitching WAR and hitting WAR are composed of entirely different measures of performance. If you want to use WAR in this case, the only way you should do that is by saying something to the effect of "Kepler is much better by WAR relative to other rookie hitters compared to how much better Fulmer is by WAR relative to other pitchers" Otherwise you completely derailed in your use of the stat. And most of you are completely misusing it because you're comparing something barely better than saying 3.23 ERA < .350 OBP. Barely.
  8. TheLeviathan
    I could seriously care less about using WAR to judge pitcher vs. hitter. That to me, again, is misusing the statistic.
  9. TheLeviathan
    Yeah, I don't know how anyone can argue anything other than Fulmer right now. Kepler might be the best rookie hitter though.
  10. TheLeviathan
    I don't mind Sano playing third either, but the point is - you can better utilize your talents if a guy whose only skill appears to be taking walks isn't playing 1B for you.
  11. TheLeviathan
    Absolutely, I wanted us to spend money. I've also never been shy to share what I would do, sometimes it's been horribly wrong. Last offseason I was pretty much batting 1.000, but that's rare. Either way, I'm not paid to get these decisions right. Ryan is. And he's been getting them wrong for awhile now. You, under the guise of optimism, were setting unfair expectations for our prospects. You can search my posts, you'll never find me advocating rushing prospects or predicting MVP awards for second year players, or any of that. I preach patience because that's usually most fair. But there need be no Light Side/Dark Side. I'd prefer just being fair - that means when it's time to criticize, you do. When it's time to be reasonable/understanding - you do.
  12. TheLeviathan
    If Sano had been moved to 1B we may be watching Polanco play third or short. His OBP is nice, but not nice enough for a 1B.
  13. TheLeviathan
    No more or less than before is my response to the question. Surprise me again Twins, that's all I can hope for.
  14. TheLeviathan
    Personally, I like Mauer. I just wish he'd retire. (And not because of the money...)
  15. TheLeviathan
    You were among those most vocal about the "next year" stuff for quite some time. At some point, you have to accept how things are likely to play out and this team would have to improve by 10-15 games next year just to be .500, much less a playoff team. This team, at best, should be hoping to go back to being a .500 team on the rise next year. And all those unmovable contracts are Ryan's fault. Would it surprise anyone if he refused to concede that they were mistakes and the team was further away than he thought? It'd match his rhetoric all year long and he's never been one to admit/reverse a mistake until it's well past the point of harming the team. Hopefully we will be dumping some of these guys, this 25 man roster needs serious turnover, regardless of who oversees it happening.
  16. TheLeviathan
    Wow...we're sure the source isn't The Onion right? Wow.
  17. TheLeviathan
    My first thought was "If that's Sano they score a run and have a guy on third". Little things that don't always show up when you just play good defense.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Seller's market, don't let a week of playing the Rangers influence your decisions. Pick up the damn phone and see what's out there Terry!
  19. TheLeviathan
    Count me glad that, in that specific case, we didn't listen to Twins Daily. We need to remember, being a "big" move doesn't mean the same as being a "good" move. Put me in the camp of wanting more smart moves, whatever those may be. Jepsen? Not smart. Tulo? Not smart. "Insert stupid extension given here"? Not smart. We've been way too far on the "not smart" side of things for too long.
  20. TheLeviathan
    Great article Nick. The real problem here is that Ryan bristles at the notion of spending 15M on the open market but he's willing to deal a solid prospect (and money! What did we end up giving Jepsen for 1.5 seasons? 7-8 million? It's not like Jepsen didn't end up costing money too) to get a reliever. Is there anyone here that wouldn't give up 6 million dollars for Hu? No? Because that's exactly what we did, we decided we'd rather give up Hu to save a handful of millions. That's just so fundamentally flawed as a strategy.
  21. TheLeviathan
    It's been fun playing Texas, I'd like to see the positives continue a bit longer before we buy in too much, but it's been a nice small sample. Grossman, Rosario, Buxton, and Kepler is a nice foursome but we really need Buxton to take the next step. Vargas has looked legit since coming back, his approach at the plate has been wonderful to see. He looks like a totally different guy up there. (Other than, along with Sano, looking more like a WWE tag team than baseball players) I'd really like to see Polanco get some playing time the rest of the season. Fit him in somehow.
  22. TheLeviathan
    I think it all boils down to the offers. With or without them going forward isn't that important, shop them and maximize their value. Whatever that is.
  23. TheLeviathan
    We all agree - don't move Dozier and Santana for anything less than good value. The problem is why you make that decision. Max Kepler looking like a stud should have absolutely no bearing on your trade talks about Santana. If you're shopping him, you're doing it to add value to the team in a trade. Ditto Dozier. Whether the Twins go .500 or .300 or .700 the rest of the way shouldn't impact the vision going forward. These guys are good players with the potential to contribute value to this team in a trade. They shouldn't be dealt unless the return matches that. Just letting your W/L record dictate your decisions is a large part of what I think happened last offseason. We have to keep perspective.
  24. TheLeviathan
    Guess it depends if the Twins see Polanco as a SS. It's hard to say with how Nunez has played this year and with Dozier coming back to life. They need to decide on Polanco, trade him, or make a spot for him. Ideally soon.
  25. TheLeviathan
    Here's what doesn't make sense: if you're just going to advocate dealing them in November anyway, the argument "don't write off 2017" doesn't really make sense. If you don't intend to retain them, then the only argument is about trade value not what you expect the season next year to bring. So, yeah, no one is arguing give them away. We all agree to get value, but our plans for 2017 are pretty irrelevant if that's the argument. And yes, things could go crazy and go right, but is that how you'd recommend we operate running the team for sustained success? Reaching for low-odds statistical anomalies as a basis for action? This season woke us up to some serious issues with the 25 and 40 man roster. We're further away than we thought and that's ok. It happens. But it's going to take time for that to get cleaned up. We also have young players we need to ease into the big leagues without expecting them to be MVPs or all-stars. We need next year for them to establish themselves without any other pressure than to refine their game. That isn't "writing off" the season, but we have to keep perspective.
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