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  1. TheLeviathan
    While it is great he is being extra RISPy this year and true that he doesn't HAVE to hit HR to be productive.... it's still very much true that his production is not what we need from him.
  2. TheLeviathan
    If you want to liken the Plouffe emergence to anyone on this roster - Perkins is the best comp. Two guys the organization and the fan base had all but drummed out of town that totally changed their own career arc with some changes in their approach. Think where we'd be today without them and breathe a sigh of relief they pulled themselves up and made themselves into true contributors.
  3. TheLeviathan
    Not to mention the "just move him somewhere else!" isn't exactly a great strategy in its own right for a host of reasons.
  4. TheLeviathan
    It's also possible Tom Bernard was just speaking out of his backside and hasn't "eyed" anything about Plouffe. I would probably put those odds at more than just "possible" and much closer to "certain"....
  5. TheLeviathan
    The push to move Sano off of third is just totally inexplicable to me. Keep him there until you have to move him and stop freaking out about MiLB errors and how big he is. The Twins should hold on to Plouffe until Sano forces the issue coming north and with the DH spot in the air there is plenty of reason to believe the two can co-exist. But the Twins would be foolish not to listen to offers on Trevor, they just have to be very selective in what they accept for him.
  6. TheLeviathan
    That brutality also came basically a season removed from a core that won two championships.
  7. TheLeviathan
    Always been a believer this kid is going to contribute for us some day, excited to see that steam building.
  8. TheLeviathan
    It's been a nice run here so far. I don't know if they're going to go pumpkin on us or not but so far so good. They are a very gritty team - other than the team's relative age they remind me a lot of our last renaissance in the early 2000s.
  9. TheLeviathan
    I would suggest there is this other element of the roster dealing Plouffe could also help with - SP. Sometimes it's just finding the right match - a team with a need and an excess. I'm not saying that exists, but sometimes that partner comes out of nowhere and a player like Plouffe is exactly the type to make that happen.
  10. TheLeviathan
    I think there is a lot of muddling that distinction from both ends of the issue.
  11. TheLeviathan
    Plouffe is closing in on 29, I wouldn't call that young. He's in the heart of his prime right now, but that's the peak of the hill. Not the upslope. Personally I don't WANT to deal Plouffe. But I strongly believe that any player approaching 30 that you don't have a long-term commitment already in place with....should be on the trade block. Not that you have to deal him, but you damn sure shouldn't be shutting the door without listening either.
  12. TheLeviathan
    Could Dieng be a guy they get back a lottery pick for? Like Charlotte or Miami? I really struggle to figure out what his trade value might be.
  13. TheLeviathan
    I've made clear I'm in no rush to deal him. But if I can get a 24 year old big league contributor for him...why wouldn't I? 2 additional years is absolutely what I would call a short term asset. And the risk to extend him beyond that is much higher than you're making out. For example, there is a certain number 7 on our team that flies in the face of your comments about age 31..... So yeah, it can and does happen. Statistically at a pretty high rate in fact.
  14. TheLeviathan
    Plouffe is likely a short-term asset. At 29 any contract we give him after arbitration is almost certain to be a bad investment. Just by virtue of his age when he debuted (much like Dozier) it makes any long term investment really, really dicey. I don't look to trade him, but I'd listen to anyone that wanted to give me a near-ready player with some serious upside. I wouldn't deal him for anything less than a blue-chipper.
  15. TheLeviathan
    Very excited about the future of this roster.
  16. TheLeviathan
    He was ok for about 100 starts in a ballpark that very much favored him. (To the tune of about .75 of a run better for his career) Do some lefty junkballers find a way to have long and productive careers? Sure, but not nearly as many as flame out after brief moments in the sun. Working against Milone also is that his career numbers don't show him to be all that great against LHB either, which even makes the bullpen a dicey alternative. He's nice depth to have, but I think we're making too much out of what he's doing in AAA. Not that Rochester is complaining I'm sure.
  17. TheLeviathan
    Totally agree with the reasonable caveat that they get worthwhile value in return. Not "we robbed the bank!", but worthwhile. We can see the corner turning, we should add all the longterm assets for short-term ones that we can.
  18. TheLeviathan
    For me a AAAA player is one that demonstrably dominates AAA but can never capture anything approaching the same level of success in the majors. Not a non-factor or a do nothing, but a roleplayer rather than a starter. I don't see Tommy Milone being able to hold down even a back-end rotation job with his stuff. A transition to the bullpen might be a far better use of his skill set.
  19. TheLeviathan
    I think the statement is that he is a AAAA starter.
  20. TheLeviathan
    I like the old fashioned baseball feel - the kind you find in town team ball and even at some semi-pro locations, but you are spot on with the criticisms. I felt the same way about old Yankee stadium. Yeah, the history and aura are amazing, but at some point it does interfere with the actual game enjoyment. At least for me.
  21. TheLeviathan
    Same.
  22. TheLeviathan
    For sharing this news with me and my now giddy wife (native Chicagoan) I may owe you a deep dish pizza. That is some fantastic news!
  23. TheLeviathan
    If the quote to Phil Miller is an accurate depiction of what Vargas was told on his way to Rochester......it makes my reaction even worse. He had been starting to drive the ball more and make better contact. My problem continues to be with timing - why now? He seems to be making that adjustment to big league pitching right now. He simply can't make that same adjustment in AAA, so this seems like the absolute worst possible time to do this for Vargas.
  24. TheLeviathan
    I'd add that if you don't stop for pizza at Giordano's that you may have wasted the entire trip. (Also, Shedd aquarium is one of the best stand alone aquariums I've ever been to)
  25. TheLeviathan
    It's not just the "fan experience" and your tone jokin comes off as shaming any slight against Wrigley as if the person isn't a real baseball fan. I've had a dozen experiences there - sunny and in the bleachers was fun. Under the 3B overhang on a cold day? Couldn't see the game and froze. Everywhere else? Eh, not as charming the more times you go. But again, just my experience but one I know shared by many Chicagoans. I think it's fair to tell people that after the historical nostalgia wears off it can be very hard to view the game at times from parts of the park and basic needs (bathroom, food, space) can be obnoxious.
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