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  1. Linus
    I'm not sure what is "unfair" - everyone will have their own opinion on your question and my answer would include "it depends on a whole bunch of factors". You would like to judge him after one poor season I am guessing and want him fired. That's fine - not the way I look at it.
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    Not going there with you Mike (its your favorite question). Plus, GMs get graded on many things beside wins and losses.
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    GMs need to be judged over a much longer time frame than managers. Their main responsibilities (like a farm system) are all things that take time. Its too early to cast judgment on Ryan's second tenure. I liked Gardy as a person. However, I'm sure we can find another manager that will do equally well or better. I absolutely don't feel that way about Ryan - chances of finding someone better to guide this franchise is pretty low. And if we are going to rip on the free agent signings, I think we also need to recognize that Hughes and Suzuki were two of the best signings and many of the pitchers TD posters were clamoring for Ryan passed on and avoided a landmine.
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    Ok, so catchers stealing two strikes per game are putting fear into hitters. I got it. If that's true- you ain't much of a hitter.
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    Parker: the title of the article is.........
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    Alert, Alert - in the interview Doug admits he isn't much of a sabr guy. This could sway some opinion on these boards....
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    So hitters are "scared" of certain catchers because they garner an extra two strikes per game? They wouldn't even notice an extra two strikes per game much less fear it. I get that certain catchers are better behind the plate than others but the whole notion gets extrapolated much too far.
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    Ok how about his observations are precisely the type of biased observations that are scorned sabremetricians?
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    Well, since he is 10 for 25 I guess his perceptions are not entirely accurate. Defensive metrics are highly inaccurate with pitch framing being the worst culprit.
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    I'm ok with this either way - I do not harbor any hopes that the Twins will magically be better because of a different manager but maybe a different voice will help. I will give him credit in that one of the ways coaches / managers should be judged is if their players play hard for them. Gardy has always gotten maximum effort from his players even when they had nothing to play for. I'm sure he will get another chance - he would be a good fit for a veteran ballclub.
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    The problem with prospects is that it takes multiple legit prospects to end up with one bona fide big leaguer. This makes is tempting to trade them as most never pan out but also is the reason that you have to hoard them if you are going to have a strong minor league system, consistently improving the big league club with better replacements. To me the answer is this: you have to trade from an actual position of strength, where you have players waiting in the wings that have proven themselves or darn close to such. To do otherwise just opens a different hole and weakens your farm system by creating another weakness where we are short on prospects for too long. Had Rosario progressed, we maybe would be in a position to move Dozier but not now. I really think that the next position of "strength" will be at DH. We just cleared out one log jam and another is building already.
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    Wait, I thought everyone at TD wanted everyone fired for the past 4 years - you know, time to clean house and all. Now the Twins are criticized because they are making changes to their personnel - I'm confused.
  13. Linus
    He's been a breath of fresh air. I also think it is worth noting that he thrived under the Twins "throw strikes" philosophy
  14. Linus
    It's now being reported that the Twins have offered him a chance to pitch an inning this weekend which he declined Classy on both parts especially because took himself out of a couple games early in the year.
  15. Linus
    Wow the Twins took a castoff and turned him into an ace for $7 million per year. They must have a shrewd GM and effective pitching coach.
  16. Linus
    Well it seems that 24 other players have no problem figuring out when they should show up and receive treatment. To put this on Gardy is bs
  17. Linus
    Very funny. I can't believe anybody can catch or hit it at 100. Here is what I don't understand about pitch framing: umpires are supposed to judge the location of the pitch where it crosses the plate. If they, in fact, are doing that, then framing has nothing to do with stirke calls. If they are influenced by the position of the glove, that's a problem considering the not unsubstantial distance from the plate to the glove.
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    I like this direction. My greatest concern is that we sign somebody who could play center in a pinch because that is still an unknown next year. Plus, he's still relatively young and there is some bounce back potential. It is a little concerning how many options there are out there.
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    There is no way on god's green earth that Willingham is a better fielder than Hunter. All those numbers say is that defensive metrics are flawed.
  20. Linus
    Thanks, Seth. You saved me a rant. The Twins have never said they want their pitchers to get hit; I'm sure they would prefer 27 consecutive strikeouts. What they are saying is that they want to avoid walks and unfavorable counts by throwing lots of strikes even if it means some balls put in play, hopefully in the form of weak grounders.
  21. Linus
    Nolasco won't be traded, nor should he be. He stunk this year but has proven to be a viable pitcher at the big league level for many years. The Twins need all the pitching they can get so its foolish to trade him even if he isn't a great value (who cares about the contract; we are not paying it and the Twins have plenty of payroll space). Bottom line is that he will be one of the five best starters coming out of spring training - even if he slots in at number 5. He could easily come back next year and go 14-12 which would be a vast improvement over some of the pitchers we've run out there recently. Plus, I think the Twins have a chance to be good next year. They are finally scoring some runs and their fielding is fine in the infield and can be upgraded in the outfield. If we can land an upper end pitcher and an outfielder we've got a chance.
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    I think we all agree that you have to trade from a position of depth, otherwise you are just creating a different hole in your team. My main point is that it has to be actual depth, not theoretical depth. For example, shopping Dozier. Yes, we have depth in theory with Polanco and Rosario but until one of those two actually show they are ready for the big leagues, I don't count them. Now when this happens, you have actual depth and could move somebody. Given the uncertainty in CF and SS, the Twins do not have any depth from which to trade right now at the major league level.
  23. Linus
    Actually, he held out on the Span trade until he got Meyer. It was reported that trade had been discussed nearly a year prior but Ryan wouldn't do it without Meyer and the Nats refused the first go around and then came back to him. I know people like to be critical of Ryan but his track record making trades is pretty darn good. I don't think he manipulates his answers for media purposes. He gives honest answers - his actual opinions and that's it. Of course, whether you like them or not is a different thread(s).
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    The point is that Pinto projects to be a Doumit like player - below average defensively, above average offensively relative to the position he plays. That earned Doumit the right to be the TD whipping boy while people are bothered that Pinto isn't playing. As I said in my post, I would be playing him. And no, I don't believe working only on the side is good enough. But Gardy and Ryan made it pretty clear they are not nearly as impressed with him as most of us are.
  25. Linus
    A really good shortstop is such a valuable commodity, that's why I believe Santana's upside is worth giving him a shot there, even though we have Escobar and don't have a CF. Ryan was also very candid about Polanco's season, which he was not impressed with either the bat or the glove.
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