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  1. drjim
    I would say the first and third points are basically the same, and as you point out, probably beyond his control at the moment. The second point already saw an adjustment yesterday, and probably will going forward. Especially if they address point one and three. For Mauer, I think it is going to take a month or two more of really poor hitting to move him from his spot. When they finally call up one of the three young hitters three of your four concerns will be addressed.
  2. drjim
    Terry Ryan didn't confirm or deny anything about luck. He didn't mention it (at least not in this article).
  3. drjim
    Best thing the Twins might have going for them is just how mediocre the AL is.
  4. drjim
    I agree with this. But I would contend if he went down and hit they wouldn't have optioned him. I imagine that overall with the nagging injuries and less than stellar results they are really down on him.
  5. drjim
    The way I think about it is that there is no difference in how well they are written, researched, reasoned etc, just that "positive" articles when a team is playing well just aren't that interesting. "Negative" articles are much more worthy of discussion and worthy of a deeper look, which will generally lead to more thorough critiques of everything about the article. Those articles are interesting to critique in the same way that it is interesting to critique a team that is playing above what would be expected. The flip side, in my opinion, is that the last four years (at least the last two) probably worked in reverse. So many articles pointing out the flaws of a bad team probably became tiresome and generated less of a deeper look. Articles that tried to spin "positive" would have been worthy of more discussion and a more thorough critique of the specifics written in the article. Doubtful they were worse written, reasoned or researched.
  6. drjim
    I also think that they didn't plan on optioning Arcia until he decided to show up at AAA and not hit.
  7. drjim
    I thought the popular opinion was that positive articles were ignored?
  8. drjim
    Thanks for the link, teams really are manipulating that date. I agree on the rest, though long term deal for Arcia seems a long way away. Hopefully he gets his stuff together, Twins could surely use him.
  9. drjim
    That threshold of 140 seems a little high in my opinion. Usually need around 100, if not fewer, to avoid super 2. Too late for Vargas if he plays full time the next two years. And if he doesn't roster full time, then no reason the team should even care.
  10. drjim
    Again they didn't bounce May for Milone earlier in the season even though May wasn't especially sharp early in the year. Now that he is pitching even better it will be that much more unlikely.
  11. drjim
    It would take about 5 months in the minors for super 2 considerations, 2 months and 10 days for the extra year of control. Possible but unlikely if he is rakes for an extended time.
  12. drjim
    The Kurds have more or less stopped them from making advances in Kurdish territory. That was probably the main goal all along. Outside of that, I think the US (at least the current administration) wants to stop them only if a local force is willing to step up and actually fight and hold the land. Absent that, the US is willing to concede large amounts of territory.
  13. drjim
    Agree that it is all part of a maturation process. I wasn't 100% serious with my response, just showing that it could mean multiple things. The best part is that you can have whatever conclusion you want - with your preformed opinion of the front office likely being the leading indicator. The main takeaway is that it looks like May is now a legitimate middle of the rotation guy under team control for many years. That's a good thing.
  14. drjim
    Maybe, maybe not. Isn't the argument generally that bigs are about results, minors are about process. When in the bigs, pitchers will be less hesitant to work on things, pitch their lesser offerings, challenge in the zone if they don't have confidence in their stuff, etc. His injury last year probably delayed his promotion as much as anything.
  15. drjim
    It is generally considered to be very strong, but as said injuries and poor performance can change that.
  16. drjim
    It's automatically retroactive to when they player last played. Obviously he doesn't have to pitch on the first day eligible.
  17. drjim
    I personally would take as much action as possible to avoid a bullpen game than to make sure I have an extra hitter that likely wouldn't be used anyway.
  18. drjim
    Or maybe the extended time they left in AAA last year is the reason he is now able to better control his walks and be successful.
  19. drjim
    I find it quaint and charming. Except when it leads to bad wars.
  20. drjim
    Many times yes, but not this time in the least. It impacted one day and they waited for the bullpen today to make sure, which is quite prudent. They are going to be short a starter on Saturday.
  21. drjim
    Sounds like a bullpen game Saturday. Stauffer lives.
  22. drjim
    If they got an extra option, makes the cost for the Twins much lower and the super 2 argument much more likely as it relates to optioning Arcia, not necessarily keeping him down at the moment. I don't think he deserves to be in the majors, this planet or any other.
  23. drjim
    Absolutely. And it would potentially poison relationships with agents.
  24. drjim
    Not smart to do intentionally for a variety of reasons, but what I have read is that it does give the team a stronger hand to negotiate from. And it makes sense. Teams will generally have an agreed upon range that they agree to with perspective picks in the slots. Sometimes the player will demand more money after the draft and put a team in a bind, but in that situation this year the team might just not give him and not sign them with the promise of a pick next year.
  25. drjim
    It's what he got paid in first year arbitration, so it actually is exactly arbitration money. But I do agree that having $30 mil more guaranteed does buy a lot of chances - I'm just not as certain as you seem to be that May or Gibson will be shipped out. I actually would predict that an injury to someone will take care of this problem soon enough.
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