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  1. Linus
    I think his speed is a very valuable asset - the Twins have never had a guy that can steal bases like this guy. I can see him coming into the late part of a game and stealing a base to get the winning run in scoring position. In theory he should be an excellent defensive replacement as well. As DMan mentions, the real trick is whether he should get a 40 man spot at the possible expense of a younger prospect.
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    I think some people are simply unrealisitic in their expectations for general managers. This isn't a video game where things always are perfect. Frankly, I appreciate that he will speak openly about things. Most GMs don't say anything or offer up cliches and platitudes - he could have not answered the question and this lengthy thread would never have existed.
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    I'm surprised they are listing his fastball as a 4 seamer. It looks to me like he throws nothing but 2 seamers (which would be slower). A guy like him has literally no margin for error. His control has to be nearly perfect and when it isn't, he is going to get hit.
  4. Linus
    I guess that would be a problem......thought he signed a one year deal.
  5. Linus
    But its been relatively recently that most teams have begun shifting aggressively and against more players. That data will be different than the data used when teams decided to start aggressive shifting against many more players. Plus, the ability to accurately track the results will continue to improve with technology advances. There has to be a "sweetspot" for best results and I think that is still being discovered.
  6. Linus
    They need a quality starter much more than a left fielder (although they could use on of those as well). Having said that, we have enough quantity, we need quality. If we can't add a guy that is as good or better than Hughes, then don't bother. If we were able to add somebody of that caliber, I think this team could be better than many people think (plus 500). As far as left field goes, get Rajai Davis for one or two years. He's acceptable, can play center or left and, while not a great hitter, has some speed and defensive that would be an improvement. No longer interested in seeing Parms out there. I wanted him to get his ABs so we could find out what we have and now we know.
  7. Linus
    I hope we see Oliveros. He's been nearly dominant in Rochester for most of the year.
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    I think shifting is going to be refined substantially in the coming years as more data becomes available from the current results. I've noticed situations where is seems highly effective (against Mauer, for example) and times where is just seems like shifting is out smarting yourself. I think this is the result of shifting in the wrong situations, having pitchers who can't pitch in coordination with the shift, and shifting on hitters that aren't great to begin with. When you shift, you are opening a hole that just may not be worth it. This is my take on that play - Moustakas is not worth shifting for - he's not a good enough hitter to hurt you most of the time. We gave him a gift, just as if he hits a nubber to 3rd and nobody is there. The rest of it is just frustration. There are always going to be a few games where duck farts land and you lose.
  9. Linus
    I say, let's get on with the future or at least the near future. Let Plouffe move out there in spring training so he has time to adjust. It would be reasonable to expect Sano to be up at some point in the season so why not let Plouffe have a good adjustment period. He's athletic enough to be an improvement over Willingham in left and he probably will continue to improve, at least a little, with the bat. You could platoon with Parms against really tough right handers. 3rd base could D. Romero for a few months, or go pirahna with Escobar at 3rd and Santana at short.
  10. Linus
    This is how teams get in trouble. Prospects are suspects until they actually do it. All the other SS prospects are so far away from the big leagues that to predict how they fit into the future in the big leagues is pure guessing (most will never even make it). Polanco is a second baseman, Michael has about two good months in the minors and is closer to Santana in age than people realize and the rest are years away from the majors. Other than Gordon, my prediction is that none of the others achieve in the majors what Escobar or Santana has done this year. That's why you keep them both - to make sure you have something decent to run out there for the foreseeable future.
  11. Linus
    I don't get it. We've been waiting forever to have anybody competent at the two middle infield positions and now we have a prevailing opinion that we should trade them? Good teams have depth and multiple choices for lineups something that the Twins haven't had in years. So, when the one guy you are counting on doesn't come through, you have another hole in your lineup. Between Santana and Escobar, we are likely to find a competent SS for 2015 and beyond. Nobody knows who it will be so we need to keep both and not return to the middle infield black hole we had for years. If both prove worthy (not likely) then you can trade one of them without creating another hole in the lineup. I think a great scenario is for Santana to be the SS and Escobar plays just as much, but at a variety of positions and filling in for injuries. Being a utility guy doesn't mean he won't get full playing time. You could argue that the lineup would be better with Escobar at third instead of Plouffe (far better defense and offensive production that is more similar than most people think).
  12. Linus
    Any AA pitcher with a chance is a pretty good return for a month and a half of Hammer. Now we need to get rid of Burton and many poster's off season blueprint will be complete. My vote to take Burton's place.......Lester Oliveros. He has been better than Tonkin and is still pretty young and throws hard.
  13. Linus
    I agree completely. The whole development process is a VERY inexact science. Guys develop differently and at different ages. Our ability to generate an incredible amount of statistics and data do not change this. The bottom line is whether they ever develop the ability to play in the majors - we obviously would like it to happen sooner as opposed to later but that's just not realistic for all prospects.
  14. Linus
    I will say that it was very fun yesterday watching Schafer, Santana and Nunez stealing bases and showing an element of speed in the lineup that we haven't seen in a while. Jaso had no chance to throw any of them out. I doubt Schafer is with the team next year but I'm all for having play quite a bit of center the rest of the way so Santana can get back to SS. Santana is turning into the feel good story for the 2014 Twins.
  15. Linus
    Then you address LF in a different way. Center field is where you have your absolute stud. Buxtion in left is a waste.
  16. Linus
    I understand the peripherals but he is just getting his feet wet. Plus, his speed is a real weapon - he makes things happen and puts pressure on the opposing team. My opinion is that he is the best SS prospect in the Twins system not named Nick Gordon. Polanco is not a MLB shortstop (maybe second base).
  17. Linus
    Um, no way. Not a chance. Never in a million years. Impossible. I think that covers it. Santana is the SS of the future however, and needs to start playing there, now.
  18. Linus
    I mostly agree although I want Santana at short, but don't want to have Hicks in center. He needs to finish the season in AAA. I also want Parmelee to get regular at bats so we can find out once and for all if he should stay. Guess this means Hammer gets moved in a waiver deal (same thing with Corriea). No way should Meyer work from the pen. He's never done it before and would only increase the chance of getting hurt. Let him make his starts until his innings limit is reached and then shut him down. Nolasco can take over then.
  19. Linus
    Not if it is a Rajai Davis type on a one year deal as I am proposing. Plus, I hate to break to everybody, but Buxton is not going to be in the majors next year, with the possible exception of September. He still has a way to go and he isn't making up all that ground in the month left in the minor league season.
  20. Linus
    The other reason why he will be back is that it is really unlikely that Sano starts the season with the Twins. Plus, the idea that Plouffe will end up being a "super utility" guy just doesn't hold water. Reminds of politics in Washington DC: if something is repeated often enough it becomes fact. Plouffe has done nothing to indicate that he can be even marginally effective defensively playing multiple positions. Just because you can play several positions in below average fashion does not make you a utility player. When Sano arrives, you could give Trevor a shot in left field if nobody else has arrived but his highest and best use at that point is likely trade bait.
  21. Linus
    I agree. I am thinking they need to bring in a Rajai Davis type for next year so they at least have that level of play covered. If Hicks eventually takes over, they can sit him or flip him for a bag of balls.
  22. Linus
    I think he is back. The whole point of a utility player is that they are not starters. Santana should be the SS with Escobar and Nunez on the bench. Very flexible and both can swing the bat a little bit. Their roles are completely unrelated to Collabello, Parmelee, etc. I do agree that the Twins have too many bad glove, 1st base, DH types but that is not Nunez or Escobar.
  23. Linus
    This is spot on - its always good / necessary to have depth at AAA in the form of experienced starters that can take a few spot starts for the big league club in case of injury. Does not mean they are at all in the long term plans for the big club's rotation. Having said that, Corriea needs to be moved now, take whateever you can get. - same with Burton. Milone, Meyer and May for the rest of the year.
  24. Linus
    On Inside Twins last weekend, TR mentioned that he thought Hicks should be in Rochester soon. Agreed that they need to get him there to see how he handles it. More and better information for planning center field in the off season.
  25. Linus
    I hope they sign him. Counting on Pinto is a big risk and they have nobody else remotely ready. With their potential rotation, the Twins could be decent next year.
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