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  1. freightmaster
    JW looked overmatched against Cleveland on Wednesday, took 3 called strikes, wow The problem is just fatigue, hitting takes so much concentration, the hitter gets mentally fatiqued, give JW two days off, thats right two and he will be fine
  2. freightmaster
    JW looked overmatched against Cleveland on Wednesday, took 3 called strikes, wow The problem is just fatigue, hitting takes so much concentration, the hitter gets mentally fatiqued, give JW two days off, thats right two and he will be fine
  3. freightmaster
    Scrambling to find out who the prospects were, I found the following, escobar a plus defender on the major league roster, Hernandez was being called up to start, so essentially the Twins traded for two major leaguers starting their careers. Hard to imagine a better haul given all the uncertainty surrounding Liriano. Had Liriano started again today, there might not have been any value left. Understanding, Terry Ryans ability and the circumstances, I think it was a pretty good deal. An interesting note about Escobar is that TWICE he tore up the AFL, (so did Nick Blackburn once) So Ryan must have felt he might just find the bat.
  4. freightmaster
    Scrambling to find out who the prospects were, I found the following, escobar a plus defender on the major league roster, Hernandez was being called up to start, so essentially the Twins traded for two major leaguers starting their careers. Hard to imagine a better haul given all the uncertainty surrounding Liriano. Had Liriano started again today, there might not have been any value left. Understanding, Terry Ryans ability and the circumstances, I think it was a pretty good deal. An interesting note about Escobar is that TWICE he tore up the AFL, (so did Nick Blackburn once) So Ryan must have felt he might just find the bat.
  5. freightmaster
    Dan Gladden and Chris were very complimentary of Deduno tonight, echoing my sentiments. Gladden said "he is athletic, he is teachable..." I think he loves baseball. Add Diamond and De Vries, and this could be a solid foundation for years to come. Caution of course is needed because the league really hasnt seen these guys. When they have been around the league next year we will have a better barometer. I do believe Diamond and Deduno are solid, but when they get knocked around a few times, then we we will get a better feel for their stamina, after all, they all have good stuff, it really boils down to HEAD, (see Nick Blackburn) If DeVries really does have ice in his veins then he could be with us for awhile even long term, that of course remains to be seen. So the Twins have exploded for over 30 runs in the last week, do we really want to tinker with this team? I love this team offensively, I think we are fine there. Add two arms to the rotation and next year should be greatly improved. With Trading Liriano, Morneau and Span, we should be able to get a couple or three arms that can help either next year or in 2014. One last note, dont forget Walters, he will back and effective until the league sees him a few times, and hopefully after that. So with all the wringing of hands, I actually think we are in good shape for next year.
  6. freightmaster
    Dan Gladden and Chris were very complimentary of Deduno tonight, echoing my sentiments. Gladden said "he is athletic, he is teachable..." I think he loves baseball. Add Diamond and De Vries, and this could be a solid foundation for years to come. Caution of course is needed because the league really hasnt seen these guys. When they have been around the league next year we will have a better barometer. I do believe Diamond and Deduno are solid, but when they get knocked around a few times, then we we will get a better feel for their stamina, after all, they all have good stuff, it really boils down to HEAD, (see Nick Blackburn) If DeVries really does have ice in his veins then he could be with us for awhile even long term, that of course remains to be seen. So the Twins have exploded for over 30 runs in the last week, do we really want to tinker with this team? I love this team offensively, I think we are fine there. Add two arms to the rotation and next year should be greatly improved. With Trading Liriano, Morneau and Span, we should be able to get a couple or three arms that can help either next year or in 2014. One last note, dont forget Walters, he will back and effective until the league sees him a few times, and hopefully after that. So with all the wringing of hands, I actually think we are in good shape for next year.
  7. freightmaster
    Garza plays for Chigaco? Aug 31st? We will certainly know by then, maybe you meant July 31st?
  8. freightmaster
    Well I guess I dont know, I would think a little stupid, maybe major stupid, but I assume your comment is based on your profound grasp of the talent we have, obviously you understand that a reliever can NEVER start....(hold on laughing attack) But I am curious what you would do, Butera?
  9. freightmaster
    does it matter? How about Perdomo?
  10. freightmaster
    I know, I know, all the teams will say, What happened, what are they hiding? With the mental case Liriano is, you can not afford to destroy his trade value. So skip his next start, he will have to pass a physical anyway, so better to not let his head destroy his value of any chance of trading him.
  11. freightmaster
    I know, I know, all the teams will say, What happened, what are they hiding? With the mental case Liriano is, you can not afford to destroy his trade value. So skip his next start, he will have to pass a physical anyway, so better to not let his head destroy his value of any chance of trading him.
  12. freightmaster
    I always love when players get a chance in the bigs... Been dying to watch Deduno pitch and here are my observations... Has "electric" stuff ok not electric, at least with juice... One thing about how he pitches is, if he doesnt know where its going the hitter doesn't either. This was his best start, with additional control, I think he can be effective. I like a rotation next year that includes DeVries, Deduno and Diamond...with two of whoever else.... The fact that they decided to rest Diamond for so long after the all star break..worries me..and I would not be surprised if he lands on the DL in the future. This is the perfect time to give long term hands a shot....if there are any other pitchers having a decent year from AA on up..lets get them up here..and see what they got
  13. freightmaster
    I always love when players get a chance in the bigs... Been dying to watch Deduno pitch and here are my observations... Has "electric" stuff ok not electric, at least with juice... One thing about how he pitches is, if he doesnt know where its going the hitter doesn't either. This was his best start, with additional control, I think he can be effective. I like a rotation next year that includes DeVries, Deduno and Diamond...with two of whoever else.... The fact that they decided to rest Diamond for so long after the all star break..worries me..and I would not be surprised if he lands on the DL in the future. This is the perfect time to give long term hands a shot....if there are any other pitchers having a decent year from AA on up..lets get them up here..and see what they got
  14. freightmaster
    Hendriks first memory of MLB needs to be erased. He needs a good hypnotist, this is the problem, when he comes on the mound he does not see success like he does in Rochester, he only remembers getting knocked around and therefore it becomes a self-fullfilling prophecy
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