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  1. RpR
    If they hit years 4, 5, 6 and are not optioned back and forth (I will ignore injuries as that has nothing to do with talent) they are Major League quality. Years 1,2,3 are a crap shoot. The Twins are in a position to attract fans and money, as they have last years record to build on. This is NOT the time to be an extention of AAA, a veteran , even one who is not what he once was, knows the game and that is the part rookies do not have and it shows in their play. Lewis, Castro, and I will here will even say Wallner seem to be firing on all cylinders, showing they are probably going to be in the Majors for a long time, in probably one place many of the years. Larnach, Kirilloff, Julien and even Jeffers are running like a hit-miss engine.
  2. RpR
    Or , and odds of rookie success, say another year of Celestino, Rooker and other such failures is more likely. Twins came off of a winning season, that is NOT when you roll the dice and hope they are good enough. Lewis, Castro and Wallner look like they MAY cast off rookie status ; none of the other Minor League players the Twins have brought up are near a sure thing, so bringing up unknown newbies and hope for the best is not how a team stays in post season play, especially one that lost the pitching edge it had. Elly De La Cruz came up looking like the next Ted Williams; by seasons end he looked more like Andreton Simmons; the Twins cannot afford such experiments until they fall back to also ran category.
  3. RpR
    Polanco Julien is at best one-half the offense player Polanco is, and while Polanco is not an above average fielder he is still far better than Julien. Without Farmer, the Twins would be in a large world of hurt at Second Base.
  4. RpR
    There are no guarantees, that past equal future.
  5. RpR
    Julien is bad on defense, the TV commentators said, during games, hat he should have been scored with errors but the scorers were babying him. Batting verses Lefties Not better than Polanco offensively. You made a preposterous statement you got preposterous answer.
  6. RpR
    That is wishful thinking, and nothing more.
  7. RpR
    Their confidence will turn to mush if they come up and simply do not play well hurting the team to a FAR, FAR greater degree. If they are not good enough to play full time, then they will learn to be a Major League part time player; if they cannot handle that, they should stay in the Minors.
  8. RpR
    LOL
  9. RpR
    In reference to the thread title: NO.
  10. RpR
    NEVER!
  11. RpR
    Yeah , AAA.
  12. RpR
    At 25.9 his sprint speed is 34 out of 57 First Basemen last year. .1 less than 29 year old Wade LaMonte Jr.
  13. RpR
    Let us see, he is not good at First, he is not good at Third, so let us see if he is not good in the Outfield, Brilliant.
  14. RpR
    Let them play in the minors until they show they belong in the Big Show. Spring Training may weed out some vets or rookies.
  15. RpR
    If they are optioned they have already taken up a roster spot too long.
  16. RpR
    He stole 6 bases last year, more than long legged Wallner.
  17. RpR
    Struggling rookie is not the same as struggling veterans. Rookie may be struggling because he simply does not have the ability, that is what AAA shows.
  18. RpR
    AA or AAA is for struggling, that is not supposed to be part of a reason a Major League team loses.
  19. RpR
    I hope he is considered the every day First Baseman to stay away from Kirilloff and Juliens lousy fielding skills. They are not good enough to play every day.
  20. RpR
    About the same.
  21. RpR
    Find a coach that teaches them how to field so they are not a decent bat , but a gaping hole in the defense.
  22. RpR
    He is a much better First Baseman than Kirilloff, with a 16 percent strike out ratio, compared to Kirilloff's 23 percent. Kirilloff may be sitting on the bench a lot. It will be an interesting Spring Training this year.
  23. RpR
    That would take care of a new First Baseman!
  24. RpR
    Runner on third no out, or even one out, a sacrifice fly make a strike out look like a loser.
  25. RpR
    Duvall is cheaper and simply a much better player.
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