TheLeviathan
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Right but we only find that out if he plays.
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Relative to Doumit he's a defensive wizard.
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No, of course not. Doumit isn't hanging on his back while he's hitting - it's not the dicussion at all. What you are arguing, however, is that his lack of success excuses playing Doumit at DH over him. Whereas you would've never accepted such a suggestion about Plouffe. Nor should any such suggestion be accepted when you have an aging vet who is neither contributing offense nor potential trade value and a young player is losing at-bats. While Doumit is playing catcher, you're correct - he's not blocking him. When he's playing DH, he's most certainly blocking him. And if you'e advocating to continue to block him for the rest of Doumit's contract, you might as well be writing Parmelee off. It's a distinction without a difference.
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Parmelee was not "given every opportunity" that's hogwash. He has failed in his limited opportunities, but this is a strange argument. I find it especially strange coming from someone who was bandwagoning hard for Plouffe who had also been uninspiring after failed limited opportunities in part, as I recall, because he had former first round pedigree. You're taking the complete reverse of that previous position here. I fail to see why there is any immediate need to play someone who isn't hitting and can't field over a young player who is struggling but needs to figure it out. Play the kid, he might surprise you. I also recall that being part of your Plouffe angle and you never stopped reminding us when he went on his flukey binge. Your position would have cost us Dozier this year, I can't see any reason a losing team should invest at-bats into Doumit.
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Changing his technique to generate more bat speed and then giving reps with the adjustment might. After all, that's exactly what propelled Dozier into relevancy again. (Not the same issue per se, but not wholly dissimilar either) We're a bad team, Parms killed AAA, he needs more reps. It's not hurting anything just like Plouffe.
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It is a ridiculously strange year for those positions for this club.
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I think one thing worth considering is whether the Revere deal still looks like the right move. I'm on the record as loving it and I think there is a strong chance we sold high. But man, it sure feels like the return has been less than hoped for. May had a real nice start recently but he's still very risky as a future rotation bet. Worley has been a disaster. Couple that with Hicks' struggles and I have more doubt now than I expected. i think Ryan was still right to make that move, but it isn't playing out as well as hoped.
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By the same logic being used here we could have played Jamey Carrol at second and not actually blocked Dozier this year based solely on his initial struggles. Had we done so one of the few bright spots wouldn't have happened this year. We ar too quickly writing off Parmelee in the name of a horrific defender with only slightly better offensive stats. You don't judge a block based on how the young guy has done thus far, this is a conversation of potential. Of which, yes, even Escobar has more of for the Twins much less Parms. thank goodness we didnt follow this same advice at 2b....or we would really have few bright spots.
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Im thrilled our farm has potential. Im not tricked into being more thrilled because some New York Jets fan declared them a 2015 dynasty. That's more than just a bit presumptive. And the meme in question isn't the farm, it's about Ryan. -
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Because its false support for a tired meme?
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Right, it's not just Gardy over playing him, we also extended him (reasonably to be fair) when he should have been dealt. He is blocking a player and that's what happens when you give the manager a choice by putting him on the roster. As with other vets. The team shouldn't be investing more than a year into these kinds of vets at this time. They are recyclable.
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Sure, but in this context it falls far short of being a "dynasty" or any other grandiose pronouncement s like this one. Especially if we choose to use it as a way to pat the team on the back.
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Mediocrity doesn't meet half the gushing that was done, much like this article.
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i find it amusing he cites Moustakas as a failure when 3-4 years ago articles like this were rampant about the Royals.
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You got a clear answer: Parmelee. so your argument pretty much ends there. If Doumit had been dealt when he did have value (much like Willingham) we wouldn't have this issue. Poor fielding vets at affordable contracts are easy to recycle in FA as long as you can provide opportunity. We shouldn't be clutching them just because they are vets.
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Exactly. Escobar was used just as an example of how this team could better adjust itself for the future. Parmelee is a similar hitter but a vastly superior defender and younger. doumit is just wheel-spinning incarnate.
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He may well be right....but this guy seems to lack some credibility as an expert.
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If Escobar has to play DH, so be it. Otherwise, Parmalee is down in AAA, there's a clear guy he's blocking. Play Escobar at third and put Plouffe's awful glove at DH. Any way you cut it, his putrid defense and his rapidly approaching sub-700 OPS aren't providing anything now or in the future.
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Eduardo Escobar. We can start that low on the totem pole, even he has more of a chance to be a long-term contributor. Basically anyone under 27 that has even remote possibilities of being a competent player. He, like several other players, should've been moved when they had value.
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Man that is one steep fall. Yeesh.
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I would say right now that the Twins have a significant edge jut because of how elite Buxton and Sano are as prospects. But you ar right....with their aggressiveness they might close that gap quickly. Which is frustrating given that the Twins have a lot more room for aggressiveness.
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Your Kate Upton post was the beginning of the end of all decency here.
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They also have a deeper supply of interesting characters and villains. DC I very top heavy. Not that I am against top heaviness or anything......
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Article: Looking For Clues In September
TheLeviathan replied to John Bonnes's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Voodoo math. Whats funny is that some of the 2014 rotation talk all but echoes last offseason. How'd that turn out?
