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  1. COtwin
    I know that Joe has a no trade and he will never play catcher again. I would just like him to be treated like all of the other overpaid players in pro sports. He is being paid for a job he can no longer do (a great hitting catcher). He still gets waaay to much respect and protection from broadcasters and management. He is not the face of the team. Chances are we could get a better player from our minor league system for the cost of a plane ticket. I think it would be stupid for him to play catcher again, but it needs to be spoken by management that Joe's contract is stupid and he is blocking the future with his weak groundouts. I am sick of hearing people say " how dare you suggest joe risk his health playing catcher, it's only a game" Joe hoodwinked everyone and is one of the most overpaid players in pro sports. He gets a massive paycheck for below average production. He is the one we should be saying " how dare you" too. Just my opinion.
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    I would love to try to start creating space for some of the corner outfield types we having coming up, but I don't think trading Hicks is the way to do it. We are just now getting a solid CF again, trading that away would be asinine. Buxton needs to come up and have prolonged success before I would be ok with the trading Hicks. Who knows if Buxton is ever going to stick/stay healthy? I hope he does, but what Hicks is doing is sustainable. He isn't getting lucky on BABIP and pitchers have seen him before. He is adapting and growing, even his Walk rate was improving until the AllStar break broke it up. I don't think Hicks is even close to his ceiling yet and what he is doing is legitimately sustainable. Mauer is really the one who is going to be blocking a lot of people.
  3. COtwin
    Yaaaay. Shane Robinson and Suzuki in the lineup. That will get the offense going.
  4. COtwin
    I live in Colorado and am a Rockies fan. Tulo has let us down with his inability to stay on the field. That fact alone is enough to say no go. The fact that he would play half his games in TF also scares me. If people have been frustrated by joes inability to stay healthy a few years back , then they will go insane with Tulo. The cost is much to high for a guy with a ton of question marks and a massive prce tag.
  5. COtwin
    Santana has to go down.
  6. COtwin
    Freakin Santana.
  7. COtwin
    Gotta give Mollie credit in that double stealcall.
  8. COtwin
    Seems like our guys (Hughes and Pelfrey specifically) make a lot of mistakes over the plate.
  9. COtwin
    Pelfrey getting hit pretty solidly.
  10. COtwin
    I think I am ready for a new lineup. Based on the last 30 or so games I would like this. Hicks Mauer/Rosario Dozier Sano Rosario/Mauer Plouffe Hunter Catcher Shortstop Am I an ignorant idiot or would that have a better chance of scoring runs?
  11. COtwin
    I am all for getting some bullpen help, but not at the expense of any future pieces. I am not a fan of trading away people like Vargas or arcia, or anyone else with more value. This team is not a World Series contender and I can't help but think "Ramos" if we trade some of the future for something out farm system is supposedly loaded with. What is happening with Jay? I know he is being groomed for starting , but can he help us for the stretch run?
  12. COtwin
    Nolasco should have lost all chance at having an assured slot in the rotation. He better come in with the same hurdles as May, Gibson, Berrios, Meyer, etc.
  13. COtwin
    I know this is already passed, but I am hearing Bert talk about May throwing the ball away on the throw to second. But it looked like the second base umpire was standing in Mays throwing lane to second and that threw May off. Did anyone else see that?
  14. COtwin
    Buxton should wear wrist guards at all times on the base paths. That is a no brainer. All this talent will be wasted if they don't sit down and discuss his style of play. He will never complete a season. I think he can be almost as explosive and effective even if he tones it done and plays a bit more under control. Even that stolen base play. He was thrown out by a mile and he came in at 100 percent effort and speed. Things like timing and technique are just as important as physical tools.
  15. COtwin
    If there is going to be an extension. It needs to be a lower figure and with no guarantee for playing time. We are going to have a logjam at Corner OF and DH. I have been pleasantly surprised by his production, but it feels like he has come back to normal. Definitely not worth the money and slowing development of the future.
  16. COtwin
    I am doing homework for a PLTW teaching course. Nice little deadspace on MLB.TV instead of commercials. Nice ratio of game watching to homework.
  17. COtwin
    Hicks probably does. But I am chalking that up to not being used the game yet:) Jeez Mauer, like it's not bad enough you are a negative on the offensive side, but you keep needing to reaffirm that you aren't great on defense. Those plays are mental too.
  18. COtwin
    I get you. I wasn't addressing the turning point of peoples opinions on Hicks in general. It was the specific instance. Hicks got to the ball and should have caught it. But I thought that the wind that was a factor all night deserved to be talked about, if this specific play was the turning point. In my mostly uninformed opinion, the degree of difficulty on that catch was much higher than it looked.
  19. COtwin
    Interesting how people can make character judgements on someone without actually knowing anything about the details of the situation. Who's charcater is actually on display here? This We don't agree on Hicks overall but this.
  20. COtwin
    So this whole thread seems to have been kicked off because off a missed catch, but I haven't seen anyone address the wind on that night. Balls were flying all over the place. On a line drive hit that hard right at you that wind could have shifted the ball a few inches in the last split second easily. Hicks had to turn and sprint back to where he thought it would go. Miraculous that he got there. People were misjudging routes all night. Acting like that was a comical misplay is ridiculous. What is more pathetic is listening to Dick and Bert try to defend Brian D while laying blame squarely at the feet of Hicks. Hicks has won us a few games and now he has lost us one. If you want to bash Hicks for struggles at the plate in certain situations, like bases loaded, fine. But at least his tendency in those isn't to GIDP. We love to talk about Joe's clutch hitting, but he is just as likely to wipe the bases clean. Hicks is figuring it out. He has actually been a serviceable hitter this last month, without actually striking the ball squarely. I think he will eventually start making more solid contact and we will see average and slugging rise.
  21. COtwin
    2 games isn't that big a deal. Just means we have to watch Robinson for a couple days. Watching the video of his outburst again got me thinking. He threw almost all of his removable gear. It's a good thing he forgot he was wearing a cup. I bet the fine would have been at least 3 games for that one.
  22. COtwin
    I get your point about taking charge. I think I can recall a few times with Escobar making a play that maybe Hicks should have owned. I like how he took charge last night one the catch and throw to home. I actually thought Hicks and Rosario looked like a very seasoned and fluid pair on that play. Would definitely like to see Buxton cut back some on the Ks and start driving the ball a bit again. Only a few extra base hits in the last 3 weeks
  23. COtwin
    Sweet! Last night didn't make me feel a lot better watching Vargas and his pitch recognition. Of course everyone looked foolish with a bat in their hands last night. Do you really think Hicks is only good with the glove? Honest question. I feel like his routes are solid except for that line drive single that he appeared to step sideways on before charging. He has even added a second hand to most of his flyball catches. I actually think that Hicks would be an awesome 4th OF, and on the Rosario point, he has always been a much better hitting prospect.
  24. COtwin
    Not my argument at all. My argument is don't call for the CF fix, if you aren't going to call for the fix at 1B and C as well. Buxton might bring us a few WAR this year if he does well right? These other problems are actually replacement level or lower. Chris Herrman has a higher WAR than Kurt Suzuki. At least those two are positive WAR, Joe is a negative. Hicks is higher than both Joe and Kurt. I am not arguing against Buxton up, or even benching Hicks if needed. I am saying that there are a few players who are really hurting this team and Buxton won't fix that, and neither will Sano (without a position change). I totally get what you are saying about that's not how baseball works, but that not what I was arguing for. My wife walked into the room yesterday and saw Mauer up and asked, "Why does he always ground out to second?" Right before he grounded out to second I heard someone (Ryan?) throw Santana under the bus during the broadcast, saying he wasn't taking advice or teaching and he needed to go down. Why don't we hear that about Joe? If my wife can recognize tendencies, and she rarely watches baseball, Why aren't we talking about benching Joe or Kurt?
  25. COtwin
    It is. But Hicks is doing what we expected, and getting better. Mayer and Suzuki have vastly underperformed all year and are trending down. A teams biggest problems will always be the underperforming of the Core of their lineup, not the performing to expectations of a 9 hitter.
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