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  1. Linus
    Disagree with the moving him to SS talk. His highest and best use is a second baseman where is an absolute elite defender and good offensive contributor. Why move him back to SS where he was really substantially below average. When Rosario is ready, best value is to use him as a trade chip or keep him and trade Rosario. We still need to add pitching and it ain't going be with free agents next year.
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    Wow. Classic TD - 63 posts complaining about a shutout victory.
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    Its not just about him. The 40 man roster spot is a big deal when you need to patch many holes. Besides, he can go to the Arizona Fall League or winter ball if he needs more playing time.
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    Its impossible to go from where the Twins are currently at to a legitimate contending team via free agency. When they are a player or two away, then yes, free agency is a viable and necessary option. We are not there yet; in fact we might be two years away before it makes any sense.
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    And Terry Ryan. If he would have been called up earlier, he would be doing much better.
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    Nobody is comparing Hicks and Sano as prospects. Its apples and oranges in ability and in age. The point is that bringing somebody to the majors when they are not ready is not good for their development, regardless of how you rate them as a prospect. Sano is not ready; hopefully he will be sometime next year or so which will be an extremely fast track for him to the majors.
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    It's theoretical non-sense in that there is zero chance he gets called up in September. They are not going to add him to the 40 man when it is not necessary, nor should they unless he is ready to be a productive MLB player. Terry Ryan has already stated this on his radio program. Its simply not happening.
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    This.
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    This is just theoretical non-sense. He's not getting called up in September as he doesn't even have to be added to the 40 man roster yet. The Twins need all those spots to help improve this dismal team. Plus, there is no reason to call the guy up until he is ready to contribute at the major league level. As we've seen from Hicks, just because we are all impatient and want to see the kids at the major league level now doesn't mean it is the right thing to do for their development. If he finishes well at AA, start him in Rochester next spring and see how it goes. And yes, service time does matter - he is likely to make big money someday along with several of his teammates. Every year you can have him under team control is valuable and shouldn't be wasted by playing guys who aren't ready, ala Hicks this year.
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    Here is the critical part about whether Pedro cuts it on a winning team. Besides catcher, shortstop is probably the most difficult position to find players that are excellent offensively and defensively. It is much more realistic to find upgrades at all other positions compared to SS. So, yes, I'm sure the Twins would love to find someone with Floriman's defense and is a great hitter but based on what's out there, its not likely to happen and I certainly would not advocate trading valuable prospects for a SS that likely will not be substantially better overall. In the meantime, his defense is very useful and let's just hope the regularly playing time results in improving hitting stats over the next year.
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    [aqQUOTE=Kobs;146222]If there's one thing we know, it's that JR is not working the phones "like crazy." He may be having a slow discourse or two with some other GM he is comfortable with about some sort of move they might consider to net the Twins a no hit infielder. Really, we know this? That's amazing - you should be the GM. Mind reading would be such an advantage at the trading deadline.
  12. Linus
    Comparing the market for Perkins vs Garza is a serious mismatch. No way Perkins draws the return that Garza did - and I am a big Perkins fan. Thanks Bill Smith.
  13. Linus
    I consider myself someone that falls in the middle when it comes to ownership / front office. I don't find praise or criticism offensive or irritating except when entire threads become bashing based on nothing more than rumors or suppositions which are represented as facts. Here are a couple examples: the lengthy and, to me, tiresome debate about free agent pitching choices last winter. We have no idea which free agents the Twins pursued or what they offered to various free agents, yet entire threads go on endlessly presupposing that the Twins didn't even try. Perhaps they went hard after the pitchers they were interested in but couldn't close the deal Another is the classic trade bungling thread where a poster uses something written on MLBtraderumors as if it is fact. We have no idea what the Red Sox or Yankees really offered the Twins for Johan Santana, yet many people will absolutely chew the Twins up for "not getting the best deal". One thing I really appreciate (as I'm too lazy to do it) is when posters research recent trades of similar players and what the team got in return. This "fact checking" really helps keep the trade discussions grounded in some form of reality. That said, I love the site and visit it daily. When the comments get over the top, I just skip reading them. My one point of positivity: I think Terry Ryan is an excellent talent evaluator and is adept at getting maximum value in trades. His track record supports this.
  14. Linus
    Yes and a blown chance that may eliminate moving Morny if anybody was interested
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    I like Escobar going down. He is still a developing player that can be a part of their long term future. He needs to play everyday. Its time for Colabello to get an extended look to see what he can do. I hope Albers gets a shot as we need to figure out if any of the AAAA pitchers are worth keeping. Glad to see some movement as there should be no way we stand pat playing this way.
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    OK - I'll bite. This whole thread is trolling, right? We have an elite defensive catcher by whatever means you measure it (eye, traditional stats, sabr stats) and likely the best hitting catcher in the history of this league and we are worried about moving him to a position where he is substantially less valuable. Let him catch until he falls apart - in the meantime save your TD time worrying about starting pitchingl
  17. Linus
    Um.....Hunter and Knobber are not even in the same league as Kirby and Maurer -two of the greatest Twins all time. I liked Torri but he isn't in the same class as Kirby and joe
  18. Linus
    Thank god for this post. The "strikeouts are everything" discussion was going way to far - especially concerning potential free agents. Baseball history is filled with successful pitchers who strike out a lot of batters and the opposite; same thing with walks (although less so I believe) as there have great pitchers who walk very few and some that walk a surprisingly high amount. Clearly there is no magic formula (at least that we have discovered yet). My guess is that if they could ever quantify a stat for keeping the ball off the fat part of the bat, you'd have your answer.
  19. Linus
    Actually this is erroneous. What is true is that you get to Aitken before you get to Remer.
  20. Linus
    Well, a few more starts like this and they should really consider DFA. Again, what good is it to us if he figures it out, breaks some scar tissue loose and starts pitching better in August? At this point, I'm sure he would clear waivers as I doubt anybody will take on the contract if they can let him clear.
  21. Linus
    With regards to Gardy's decision to send him back out there, its easy to see everything clearly after the fact but I do tend to agree that he is too conservative on making a change. Its happened a couple times already. The thing that drives me nuts is when the rationale is "its his game, he deserved to go out there for the (plug in the inning)". What about his teammates? Don't they deserve the best possible chance to win? Isn't that more important than stroking some starters ego?
  22. Linus
    Of all the things that I think / worry / obsess about the Twins, I can honestly say that Joe Mauer and hitting is not one of them. The idea that Ron Coomer is breaking down the mechanics of his swing is basically laughable - a product of too much air time to fill. I also think all the notions of him being out of sorts due to the lineup change etc. are ridiculous - the guy doesn't get riled up about anything. When asked about the slump, he didn't even know the number of at hitless at bats - "I know they aren't falling right now...." Before we get done pontificating about this, he will cracking line drives.
  23. Linus
    The thing about this that doesn't work is his one year contract. If he isn't producing now there really isn't a payoff for the Twins in letting him "rehab" at the major league level because he is not likely to be here next year. He's valuable to the Twins only if he can produce now, not next year. That's much different than Worley who they have a vested interest in.
  24. Linus
    I actually agree with you on this point. I thought this team had potential in the regular lineup and enough pieces to put together a decent bullpen. My main point isn't to give credit to TR for who he signed, rather that it seems plausible that he correctly assessed who he shouldn't sign. He has really improved the organization from top to bottom in a very short period of time. This seems to be lost in the forum.
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    I actually agree with you on this point. I thought this team had potential in the regular lineup and enough pieces to put together a decent bullpen. My main point isn't to give credit to TR for who he signed, rather that it seems plausible that he correctly assessed who he shouldn't sign. He has really improved the organization from top to bottom in a very short period of time. This seems to be lost in the forum.
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