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  1. Linus
    Uh? Not sure what this means. I follow the Twins closely and the only thing I've ever heard TR comment on is "i try to improve each position each year however I can."
  2. Linus
    This. If this were a blind taste test everyone would be in love with Milone. Everyone is in love with what they think May, Gibson, Duffey WILL do as opposed to what Milone has actually done.
  3. Linus
    Spend the money to sign Bastardo,move Nolasco to the pen and call it good.
  4. Linus
    I guess I don't worry about stuff like this. The Pohlads own the team so they get to decide. They've decided to spend about half their revenue on payroll which is probably sufficient when you farm system is producing while not being enough to buy your way out of down periods.
  5. Linus
    Plus one hundred. I think this applies to other threads as well. I can fully endorse criticism of not improving the bullpen where many options were available but catchers are a completely different story.
  6. Linus
    This may be correct but hardly a direct declaration by Ryan.
  7. Linus
    Instead of wasting your talents assessing my posting ability find out how many "damn good" catchers there are out there and how many would be available in any kind of reasonable trade. That would cut to the heart of the matter quickly.
  8. Linus
    I understand your angle on this and it applies strongly in most positions. My only caveat is that damn good catchers are rare and not available for trade. You pretty much have to draft those.
  9. Linus
    My biggest concern is Park. He's going to dictate what happens to several players and I think there is a good chance he's going to struggle. But with the contract he's gonna play. I bet that one of Arcia / Vargas would match his production at DH. If true we would be far better off without him. And yes I really hope I'm wrong.
  10. Linus
    Well he's only 24 and with limited opportunities has been competent with the bat and glove. His ceiling is probably competent but as we've seen competent catchers are worth a lot.
  11. Linus
    Correct and while they should be interested in someone on a one year deal they need to avoid anything longer.
  12. Linus
    Yep, my question, which I should have clarified, is whether enough clubs will get burned to see it change in the future.
  13. Linus
    I would see the source confirming Ryan has no interest before reaching any conclusions.
  14. Linus
    I think this is far more likely than what most people think.
  15. Linus
    Well of course, none of this is an exact science for any team. Doesn't mean they aren't doing it.
  16. Linus
    No matter what position he plays he is going to be in good physical condition. I think people need to worry about body fat percentage not weight. Muscle is heavier than fat and he has plenty of muscle.
  17. Linus
    The interesting thing about some of these mega contracts isn't so much the money but the opt outs. It really embeds risk to the club . It will be interesting to see if this trend continues.
  18. Linus
    Part of the scouting process is scouting other teams players. So yes they should be able project who is likely to do what and I'm sure they do.
  19. Linus
    Lots of different ways to score runs you just have to get contributions from the entire lineup. The Twins don't do this yet as they have too many uncompetitive at bats. Hopefully this gets better with some of the younger players gaining experience.
  20. Linus
    I like that thinking. I might prefer Bastardo and keep the prospects but that is the way I would construct the pen.
  21. Linus
    "All these years"? He's 22 and in the big leagues.
  22. Linus
    This. I think the whole closer thing is the next accepted baseball wisdom to crumble.
  23. Linus
    If Hicks figures it out lefthanded his upside is higher. I think there a very real possibility that never happens which means he becomes the right side of a platoon which severely diminishes his value.
  24. Linus
    I think Dean is being undervalued here. I get that he isn't a sexy prospect but he's lefthanded and had a strong season at AAA. Deep teams have effective AAA starters they can call up when things go haywire. He has value in this role even if he never becomes a regular for the Twins. And yes I get that have many starters now but that could be very different as early as 2017
  25. Linus
    I haven't researched this....but it seems to me that the going all in for a given year hasn't worked in comparison to the model of building for the long run. I'm sure somebody can confirm / deny this with facta.
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