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  1. Linus
    Except that we have no evidence that Molly wanted Torii for any supposed leadership qualities. Ryan went out of his way to downplay that aspect. As you might tell, I think all the intangibles stuff is a bunch of crap. When your primary attribute is "intangibles" that is code language for "you can't play anymore". My two favorite intangibles quotes from TK: "Momentum is tomorrow's starting pitcher" "Leadership is a bases loaded double"
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    I have to say that this thread is really a disappointment. When I read the news on MLBTR I rubbed my hands together in anticipation of WW3 breaking out on Twins Daily. Come on boys (and girls) let's get this thing revved up!
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    Difference of opinion here, especially since he already has the scout component. I think TR knows exactly what he is getting and that the information gathering method is not the point of error. Regarding Torii, I would have a higher opinion than you when he was in his prime - he was pretty damn good in all facets of outfield play. I do remember noticing that he lost a step even before he left the Twins.....
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    I don't think it is a surprise or a mistake that TR doesn't pay much attention to defensive metrics. They can be wildly inaccurate and if he has scouts that saw Torii 40 times last year it makes sense that he would rely on that. Plus, there are aspects of playing defense that are simply not captured by the metrics; I would not be surprised at all if Goin's contribution to this conversation was "defensive metrics are not accurate enough for good decision making" and I would have no problem with it. I really wished they would have signed Colby Rasmus. However, the decision to sign an inferior defender wasn't made because he didn't have good information, regardless of the form of said info. He knows what he is getting and made the choice. Now we shall see.....
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    I've been thinking about this quite a bit. Like you, I assumed the emphasis on defense came from Ryan. Could be that all along it was really TK? There hasn't been any indication over the last few years that defense is the same priority as it once was. Perhaps that's more the person making out the line up card, I don't know.
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    And people think the Twins promote slowly.......
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    Mackey & Judd's opinions mean nothing to me. Their "journalism" is apples to oranges with a newspaper beat writer.
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    Thanks for posting that - I didn't see the press conference. That really was a pretty articulate question - he could have phrased it in a much more incendiary way had he chose to. Phrased like that, it really wasn't that difficult of a spot for Torii.
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    My original post was deleted - must have been too clever. No, not a chance and not even close.
  10. Linus
    Agree. Quality is what we need, not quantity, or at least somebody that has some potential upside. While I want the Twins to add another starter, I want the person to clearly upgrade the rotation. If they are going to battle it out for the 5th spot, I would rather roll with Meyer, May or even Milone.
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    I think part of the issue is that (I am speculating) Torii uses the word "prick" as more of an everyday term than most people do. In other words, substitute "jerk" for "prick" and the whole thing doesn't even get noticied. I am not defending Torii here because he has a long history of stuff like this. I don't think he is nearly as nice or intelligent as he is made out to be. There are so many ways he could have handled this, even a simple "look 'em up, my views have been quite public. Next question please."
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    Kind of ironic that one of the main points of discussion on the other threads is the benefits of Torii's character to the Twins
  13. Linus
    That would be Colabello
  14. Linus
    Not sure I follow The point I was making is that when they start talking leadership and intangibles it usually means you can't play anymore. I think the press conference proved my point on the leadership BS
  15. Linus
    No way he left money on the table I'm sure the only reason he came here was the money.
  16. Linus
    The only way I like this deal is if we find out later that the Twins called Colby Rasmus and he said "no thanks" or let's talk a multi - year contract. Other random thoughts: please don't listen to Torii when he says he had to "come home". What this means is that Texas, et al. offered him $5 million and TR had to double it to get him to come here. We were all waiting for when the Twins would overpay to seal the deal on a free agent - just never thought it would be Torii. I'm also not buying the clubhouse leader stuff. Basically like the baseball equivalent of "she's got a nice personality:" Will really dislike this deal if they move Arcia - he needs to stay put and see if he can learn to play where his future lies. Having pointed out all the negatives, I do have to admit that if you consider the whole package, he was better last year than anybody we trotted out there. Faint praise but it will be an improvment.
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    I had not even thought of that. Its crazy that his number isn't retired with the Twins.
  18. Linus
    Hey, I was born in 1961 and am still an immature kid - plenty of youth.
  19. Linus
    You know the old saying "An expert is the guy from out of town." Now, onto signing an outfielder that can play center or left, and one more starting pitcher. That's good enough for me - we can let spring training begin at that point.
  20. Linus
    I mostly agree with the choices but I would bring back Nunez and Milone. Milone mainly because it is a cheap way to get another look at a guy who has had success and the fact that he has an option left could be very valuable for our pitching staff next year. I think they bring Nunez back because I am still not convinced that Santana won't end up playing centerfield some / a lot. Things means that Nunez is the utility guy and a far better choice in this role than anybody else they have.
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    And that makes all the difference in the world in this situation. Just because people are not advocating for an extension doesn't mean we don't value him as a ballplayer. At this point, he is probably my favorite Twin but the circumstances are such that the Twins just don't have to do it.
  22. Linus
    So now we know why the twins have been losing. Good to know.
  23. Linus
    That is my point. They don't need or want him for 6 more years, physically or financially.
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    This plus 100. They have him for the years they want with no obligation. Why give that away?
  25. Linus
    The Twins are in a perfect situation with him. They can keep him through his control years for a reasonable cost and be done with him right about the time he will start to decline. The biggest reason for not giving him a long term contract is that they can keep him for exactly the number of years that they need him and not have a couple of years in his 30s where they don't really want him and are still paying him lots of money. I feel the same way about Plouffe, only more so as he is accomplished substantially less than Dozier.
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