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  1. Linus
    This was a great read of the Startribune comments section. Thought I was at the Twins Daily site.....
  2. Linus
    Ok, everyone tune in: Mauer has a no trade clause. Hes going nowhere. Please stop with any Mauer trade posts.
  3. Linus
    Who's Cole Hamels?
  4. Linus
    Call him what you want. He still has a chance to be a good hitter and I'm not trading away that chance for 2 months of Weiter.
  5. Linus
    I'm not giving out any sizeable contracts to catchers with concussion problems.
  6. Linus
    What is Navarreto's defense like?
  7. Linus
    Umm...he's hardly overlooked. He's a good player and well liked because of his pleasant personality and all the improvement he has made presumably through lots of hard work. However, I really don't think he is a "great" player. You can't attach that label to either his fielding or hitting - both are a solid good, which is valuable because 3rd base seems to be a bit of a black hole currently in the majors.
  8. Linus
    Boy is it fun to post about all the challenges the Twins have to hang on to their wild card spot! They have pretty good starting pitching so they have a decent chance despite their warts.
  9. Linus
    No rentals for prospects with some potential. I'm not the biggest Arcia fan but no way do I give him up for rental players.
  10. Linus
    With the new rules (can't extend the qualifying offer) the whole rental market has really changed. There are no other value considerations anymore - strictly what you want to give up for two months of somebody's services. Because of that, I'm not so sure the As didn't do OK.
  11. Linus
    What I fault the Twins for the most is letting him play CF all last year. Through roster mismanagement, they basically took one entire year of SS development and threw it out the window because Gardy wanted to win 3 more games in a 90+ loss season.
  12. Linus
    Juan Rincon says hello. He went from 94-95 to 91-92. That was enough to send him out of the league. Anything that adds strength and promotes recovery is definitely going to make you throw harder.
  13. Linus
    His slider is a plus pitch, no question. I think it is interesting that on the broadcasts they are saying that is velocity is down and that is due to the layoff. Hello, he was suspended for steroid use. His fastball is down because he is au natural now. Hopefully he can win with it. I think he will be our best pitcher for the remainder of the season.
  14. Linus
    Well, remember when we were shopping Johan? The speculation about the haul we were going to receive go pretty out of hand, pretty quickly. Any realistic return on that deal was bound to be disappointing by the time the hype was in full bloom.
  15. Linus
    I do truly believe that sometimes people are discussing this in the context of MLB the Show or whatever the video game that my son plays. "Hey Dad, I just traded AJ for Miguel Cabrera and then signed him to a 10 year, $20 million dollar extension. Pretty good, huh?" Yes, son, that is very good.
  16. Linus
    I am enjoying these articles, but like the catcher thread yesterday, I feel the biggest need is still the bullpen. SS is the area I would address third as I still think they have internal options that are young. For the time being, I would put Escobar at SS and send Santana down to work on becoming our SS of the future. Just say no to Tulo - it would be fun but no way do you give up the motherload of prospects and take on that contract with a 30 year old that can't stay on the field.
  17. Linus
    This. I don't give up on him and I don't trade him because of the possibility of all that left handed power. Having said that, the possibility seems less plausible now than last year and that is definitely concerning.
  18. Linus
    Plus, while I've been impressed by what Sano has done so far, it doesn't mean that he still may not be ready. Vargas had one hell of a first month in the bigs. Letting the rest of the season play out gives all the information the Twins would likely need for this type of decision. Same logic applies to Hicks / Buxton.
  19. Linus
    While I like the idea of Hicks or Plouffe as the basis for getting a Susac, I am not going to do that deal until the off season. As long as we are in contention, you can't make that fundamental of a change to the lineup. After the season, its my top priority.
  20. Linus
    Agreed, which is why I think Plouffe is the best trade chip we have to fix this situation.
  21. Linus
    Potential. I am not interested in cutting the guy, rather he shouldn't be in the pen of a team in contention. He should be in AAA getting ready for next year.
  22. Linus
    No need. Nolasco is not a great pitcher but would certainly be one of our 12 best pitchers, and that is the only bar he has to clear. I don't care for the guy, but he has some stretches where he has pitched OK. He certainly would be an improvement to our current bullpen.......
  23. Linus
    No way do you give up Berrios. I would never trade top flight pitching (or pitching prospects) for position players. I wish I could have made it a law before Bill Smith thought it was a great idea to trade Matt Garza.
  24. Linus
    My guess is that he isn't starting because of the number of innings he has already pitched. If they let him start, they would have to shut him down relatively soon. this way, he can continue to pitch through the end of the season. I'm surprised that people are worried about this right now. Had to make sure I wasn't reading the comments section of the Strib.
  25. Linus
    If you are Gardy, you let the player talk you into a few days off, then a few more and then they go on the 15 day DL after sitting for 12 days.
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