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  1. drjim
    Plus, Jim Callis jumpes in and made the point that Houston could have had Buxton and McCullers and a 4th round slot for the same money they spent. It was more Correa and Ruiz vs. Buxton.
  2. drjim
    Remember that Baker signed first and established the market. One year with no option. I would imagine if the Twins want Pelfrey back they will be able to sign him. Pelfrey had family reasons for wanting to come here and I can't imagine a big bidding war will break out for his services.
  3. drjim
    Diamond has a very obvious problem. Someone posted earlier that it is the 75 pitch mark, but the more accurate problem is he can't turn a lineup over three times. Hard to be a starter if you can't do that. I am willing to give a little slack because of the elbow injury and how that might impact his command, but there comes a time to be realistic about his stuff.
  4. drjim
    I was unable to watch the game. Any expanded thoughts on how Gibson looked?
  5. drjim
    No love for Deduno? There is a legit chance he can be a viable option for next year. At the very least it is worth the rest of year to attempt to figure it out.
  6. drjim
    Have to think Worley is back up for the next start.
  7. drjim
    I'm in favor of the concept in theory, but there is a reason it doesn't happen in practice.
  8. drjim
    The bigger problem with that trade was not giving up a prospect, but giving up a prospect for MATT CAPPS. Perkins has a lot more value right now than Capps did at that moment. I would expect better than Ramos, and I would not trade Perkins now for what Ramos was at that point.
  9. drjim
    So you would expect the Twins to go something like $35-40 mil a year for the next 3-4 years on Cano with the thought that you might be able to trade him at that point because the contract will be cheaper?
  10. drjim
    7/120 isn't getting Cano. Add a couple of years and double the money. Johnson could be interesting, but I would sign him to keep him.
  11. drjim
    There is a difference between trading him for fair value because you are moving pieces and reloading for a couple years down the line and being blown away. I'm saying I wouldn't do the former but would require the latter.
  12. drjim
    Every once in a while you have to take a peek to remember you are alive. I can't help myself.
  13. drjim
    You keep pushing this, but the biggest factor for Plouffe was his limited range and poor accuracy on his throws. These are not trending in the right direction.
  14. drjim
    FWIW, the moderator sent me a private message with an explanation for why he deleted the post. I'm satisfied with what he wrote.
  15. drjim
    I agree with this. Absolutely no need to trade Perkins for the sake of making a trade. They need to be blown away.
  16. drjim
    My guess is it exceeds $60 mil. By a lot.
  17. drjim
    Can't you aim higher? Like "no chance he is an all star" or "I can't imagine he is a hall of fame talent".
  18. drjim
    Yes, I understand and appreciate your points on this, I wish you would at least consider a few of mine. Here they are in no particular order in question form: 1. Do you actually like these contracts? Do you think the Twins should have gone higher and more years? Do you think the Twins would actually be able to outbid the Dodgers? Or the all-in Tigers? Does it give you some pause that teams with more financial resources, better chances for success this season, and needs in the starting rotation did not bid higher than these two teams? And you still want the Twins to beat the offers? 2. Do you have concern that the these two specific pitchers may see a drop off in their performance over the next 2-3 years? That is, do you have concern they will start to drop off right at the time the Twins are completing their ascension? Would it concern you that having money in these pitchers would prevent the Twins from signing a different pitcher at that time? 3. How confident are you that things will go right for the Twins over the next 3-4 years? Is there something to be said for being a little cautious after consecutive seasons losing more than 95 games? Might there be some benefit in waiting to see what emerges from the farm system (and players currently on the roster) before committing huge dollars to one pitcher?
  19. drjim
    Him and Minier were the two big international signings last year. Good start for both of them so far.
  20. drjim
    For future reference, what would have been appropriate there? Or is there no appropriate way to critique a public writer's style or content?
  21. drjim
    For reference, here is a link to free agents for next year: Potential Free Agents for 2014 | Cot's Baseball Contracts If you disagree with my take, I would be interested in what other free agents people would like the Twins to sign. (Of course this is a little premature, as Levi mentioned there are still possible extensions and I am making some assumptions on Twins trades).
  22. drjim
    I have no idea what the beginning of this is referring to, but taking an actual look at potential free agents shows that there are no pitchers the caliber of Greinke or Sanchez (though that depends on how you feel about Nolasco, Garza, AJ Burnett, Josh Johnson, Lincecum), but there does seem to be more depth in the next tier compared to this past offseason. I expect the Twins to add a pitcher in this area. For some reason I keep thinking Phil Hughes. Outside of Cano, I don't see any other elite free agents. There are some good OFs, but considering the makeup of the Twins organization I don't think it would be especially wise to overpay for one of them. There are a few corner bats that would be worthwhile to add. Assuming they trade Willingham I could see the Twins making a play for one of them. Perhaps another IF if they don't have confidence in the current group. I guess I don't know what you expect. I think if the Twins add a pitcher and a corner bat that would be a successful use of free agency next offseason.
  23. drjim
    I don't especially care, and perhaps it was poorly written, but I thought it was a critique on his writing style and the way he forms articles, not an attack on him personally.
  24. drjim
    Different gm and different circumstances. Plus Kubel was hurt at the deadline and Nathan had a no trade and no value. Liriano is the obvious counterfactual.
  25. drjim
    How could I forget the one thing that drives Terry Ryan above all else...
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