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  1. Danchat
    If Meyer is going to end up being a bullpen pitcher, then we traded Denard Span for a late inning pitcher who wouldn't debut for 2.5 years after the trade and then just throw for one inning every other game. That would be incredibly disappointing. He can be a starter. Just give him some time to work on his command.
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    I can't stand this talk about trading Milone or Pelfrey. First off, who wants Milone? Nobody! How do I know this? Oakland placed Milone on the trading block and nobody wanted him, except for the Twins, who didn't have to give up much. Then he absolutely tanked, making his value lower. So, who wants him? Nobody, of course, unless he's free for AAA depth (like Worley last year). And Pelfrey... why would anyone want to waste $5M?
  3. Danchat
    I betcha it's going to be Boyer, Hamburger, or a new arm - that's right, apparently the Twins are searching for a new arm in the bullpen: (http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_Twins_looking_outside_the_organization_for_bullpen_help032715)
  4. Danchat
    We will find out that he is Thomas Milone.
  5. Danchat
    Why did the Twins sign Stauffer again? We needed to clog up the bullpen with old veterans instead of trying out young guys like Thompson, Achter, and Pryor?
  6. Danchat
    @Twins33 OK, that probably explains why I haven't heard anything about him in Spring Training. It's odd though, the Internet believes he's playing for the Twins. MLB Trade Rumors, Rotoworld, and many others think so... I believe Reusse, though.
  7. Danchat
    He definitely signed with the Twins. There was a discussion a few months back about him. Oddly enough, I haven't heard one thing about Brayan Villarreal since he signed the deal. He'll probably be a reliever in AAA to start the year.
  8. Danchat
    Does Brayan Villareal have a chance at the roster, or is he going to be a mid-season option to be called up? Well, it's probably gonna be the latter... Wow, our competition for these last roster spots aren't that exciting. It's a lose-lose between Nunez and Herrmann, and old veterans like Shane Robinson and Boyer might make the team. Oh well. If they play poorly, they'll be shown the door quickly and younger guys will be making their way up eventually.
  9. Danchat
    Nunez can hit much better than Herrmann. Though I don't believe in having 2 utility guys on the bench, Nunez's bat is good enough to be a pinch-hitting option late in ballgames. Herrmann's only value is that he can play a bunch of positions, but he can't do much with the bat.
  10. Danchat
    I don't think Mookie Betts is catching for the Red Sox.
  11. Danchat
    As somebody said it before, give some props to Stauffer's agent who got him $2M guaranteed somehow.
  12. Danchat
    I would be elated if that happened.
  13. Danchat
    I wonder if Hunter at the #4 spot is going to be a thing. I'm not sure if he has the power for it, but honestly, as long as he hits well, I won't care very much.
  14. Danchat
    I would wait until after 2015 for this deal. Sign him up in winter 2015 or early 2016.
  15. Danchat
    Oh, I completely missed that Option #3 was a choice in the first place - I'd love to see Rosario in CF. I'm not sure if his defense would be great, but his bat would be much better in the lineup than Hicks or Schafer.
  16. Danchat
    I kinda want Schafer to win the job, even though the odds are against him. I just don't see anything in Hicks. No matter who wins the job in CF, I think the biggest factor will be who bats better during the first couple months (assuming both are on the roster). If one of them hits .280 and the other .220 after two months, we'll know who will be the starting CF for the rest of the season until September (hopefully Buxton will come then).
  17. Danchat
    I wouldn't be surprised if he managed a team in 2016.
  18. Danchat
    Phil Hughes and Danny Santana.
  19. Danchat
    I think Joe should have deserved a dishonorable mention, but I wouldn't put him in the bottom 10.
  20. Danchat
    Madison Bumgarner, the starting pitcher who dominated the World Series, is 25 years old. He threw his first start with San Fran when he was 19. Alex Meyer is 25 and hasn't played in the majors yet. Yes, I know, there are major differences between the two in their development time and Meyer was injured. But Meyer needs to get in the majors ASAP. He dominated AAA and should have gotten his first few MLB starts behind him (like May and Gibson struggled through) when he was 24. Let's play Meyer while he's in his prime and before he reaches his 30s. By the time we'll be talking about the Twins in the playoffs (seriously, that is), Meyer could be 27 or 28. I want to see this guy lead our starters into the playoffs, and he needs to get his experience now. Start him.
  21. Danchat
    You are using loaded dice, clearly. And Plouffe hitting 37HRs? Wow, okay. The glass looks half empty to me, but apparently looks entirely full to you. I thought the realm of 80 plus wins was very unlikely, but 99... well, if I have to make a guess, I'll say the Twins win 75 games.
  22. Danchat
    Former Minnesota Twin OF/1B Chris Parmelee has signed a minor league deal with the Orioles. I had a feeling this was going to happen. There were a couple threads where there was speculation that Parmelee would sign with the Blue Jays and the Orioles, and it's happened. I'm betting on Parmelee winning a spot on the bench and hitting well as a pinch hitter. The Orioles know how to get former Twins to work better than the Twins do.... Source: http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/ExTwin_Chris_Parmelee_latches_on_with_Orioles_on_minor_league_deal012615
  23. Danchat
    I sincerely doubt it was the Twins. Unless we had a way to trade Nolasco and open a little cap room... and I don't think that's going to happen. Neither is this. We have enough veteran starting pitching already, so let's see what May and Meyer can do.
  24. Danchat
    I just saw that the Cleveland Indians have signed Swarzak with a minor league deal. I wonder what his chances of making the roster are. If not, he'll be a solid AAA pitcher. Maybe they'll try him as a starter. Source: https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/555786960485507074
  25. Danchat
    I agree. I want to see all of our pitchers in training camp fight for that #5 job. Last year we thought we had flexibility with Worley, Gibson, and Diamond. It turns out two of them were worth nothing (well, Worley had no value with us) and Gibson turned out to be a sure starter. Let's let that kind of competition happen again.
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