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  1. Danchat
    I really want May to play in the majors. But it was around a year ago May was struggling in AA and I suggested that he could be a bullpen arm and the future Twins closer. But now he's pitching well and I've completely forgotten that. I think the lesson of the story is that May has never been a #1 or #2 pitcher and never looked like one. I'll be happy with a #3 or #4 starter out of him.
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    I don't want to change the topic, but I do wonder whether it'll be May or Milone with the next start. Also, I wonder who will be sent down when they have to do that.
  3. Danchat
    I can't say this is a bad move because it might mean less SSs in the outfield. Perhaps Schafer will click with our hitting coaches and bat a little better. If not, say goodbye and send him away. He's stolen a lot of bases, so he'll be a great pinch-run option. I do wonder who we'll send down to AAA. Colabello maybe?
  4. Danchat
    To the people who want Pino and Johnson DFA'd... These guys are the depth for our starting pitching. Starting pitchers get hurt. Look how many teams in the MLB have hurt starters. There is no reason to DFA these two guys. They should be in AAA during 2015 so we can use them if/probably when a starter gets hurt. However, I agree with dumping Correia and Burton. Neither will be here in 2015, so there's no point to be here now. At this point, Correia is blocking our young starters. Pino and Johnson aren't blocking them because they can be sent down at any time. The only thing blocking May and Meyer is the person who could call them up.
  5. Danchat
    The Twins rarely make deals at the deadline. I'm happy enough with Fuld, though I wished we moved Suzuki. Maybe he'll sign an extension later.
  6. Danchat
    Wow, this is an amazing trade for the Twins. It's not that Milone is anything great, but an actual MLB starting pitcher for a 4th OF who was waived by the same team? That's nuts! Milone is an instant upgrade to Pino, Johnson, and Darnell. Unfortunately it does make the rotation a bit more crowded. I expect to see Trevor May very soon. Also remember that Nolasco is throwing bullpen sessions, so he may start a rehab assignment and be back in roughly 2 weeks. (roughly) I would not be surprised at all if Meyer doesn't see any time with the Twins. I posted in the 'A's have interest in Fuld' topic that the notion was stupid and not going to happen. Frankly, I am happy to be wrong because the Twins just pulled off an impressive trade. Good job TR. Also... I am very happy to see Vargas coming. I expected him to be a September call-up, but yaaaaay prospects! Unfortunately this means our OF defense will continue to be awful. You can pencil in Willingham/Nunez for LF (yuck), Santana/Parmelee for CF (neither should be there), and Arcia and a little Colabello in RF.
  7. Danchat
    That was reason #201 why shortstops should not play in the outfield.
  8. Danchat
    I think Willingham just lost a few style points.
  9. Danchat
    1. Worley was injured in 2013. Apparently the Twins staff didn't know this/Worley hid it/neither side knew about it. 2. Being injured doesn't explain it all, though. He was healthy this spring training and tanked. It was awful. It's clear to me that the Pittsburgh staff is superior to us. First, they got Liriano to pitch better. He's not doing as well due to a drop in velocity which may be due to an injury. Second, Worley suddenly is much, much better. That is more than enough evidence to prove that the Pirates pitching coaches know what they are doing and the Twins couldn't figure these guys out. If we keep getting outfoxed by other pitching staffs, clearly we need to replace ours. For example, if Liam Hendriks ends up doing something for the Royals, I'm going to get ticked off. As in I'm going to start an article about why we should fire Anderson.
  10. Danchat
    Methinks the A's have no interest giving Fuld another try.
  11. Danchat
    Nice job Fuld!
  12. Danchat
    Dang. That was an impressive AB by Fryer. Never thought I'd be saying that.
  13. Danchat
    Y'know, it's alright to have Kris Johnson, Yohan Pino, or Logan Darnell in the back of your starting rotation. But not all three at the same time. I wasn't frustrated with Gibson's slo-mo progression to the majors last season, but I'm starting to get peeved that May and Meyer haven't reached the majors yet.
  14. Danchat
    I don't understand why Parmelee isn't getting ABs and Fuld is. I thought we were rebuilding, not playing our mediocre veterans...
  15. Danchat
    I'm glad we didn't get stuck with a bad contract with Morales. I have nothing against the guy, it's just we need less of the Morales/Doumit/Willingham type and younger and faster players. Also, a lot of you have suggested that we stick a fork in Parmelee. He's one of the better batters on this team right now (even though that doesn't mean much) and he's not going to fill DH full-time. Willingham and Mauer can fill the DH spot for now. Parmelee can play 1B when Mauer's not and LF when Willingham's not.
  16. Danchat
    Also remember that after July 31st it isn't over - we can trade guys in August too. That's when we dealed Morneau. So don't be too angry if we exit July without a trade yet.
  17. Danchat
    I'm a bit confused why it isn't Trevor May. Now, maybe he just pitched in the AAA rotation, but in that case we should have called him up earlier. May should definitely be in the rotation and all we have to do is option either Johnson or Pino.
  18. Danchat
    I agree with the chicken part. It looks like Colabello's in the lineup and so is Nunez... in LF. I wish we could stop playing our SSs in the outfield.
  19. Danchat
    I only think about dealing Dozier if the offer we get is really good. Other than that, he's going to be a key contributor for the next few years at 2B and should be kept there.
  20. Danchat
    Hmmmm... I'd really like to see Parmelee in LF instead of Fuld, but whatever. The rest of the lineup is pretty good.
  21. Danchat
    Last I checked we had a pretty average SS in Eduardo Escobar with a potentially really good Danny Santana waiting in the wings. And if Santana can't put it together, Jorge Polanco has some skills too. I really see no need to spend money on a SS for the 2015 season.
  22. Danchat
    Hopefully he'll reach AA by the end of the season. But it's too early to call up him in September - they won't want to add him to the 40 man roster this early in his career. Knowing the Twins, they won't start his clock yet.
  23. Danchat
    Yeah.... the Twins don't get the concept of a rebuild. It's not about playing aging veterans and holding back young prospects... Here are the Twins players on pace for having their rookie season: Josmil Pinto, Danny Santana, maybe Eric Fryer (not sure if he's already had his rookie season or if he'll play enough games), Yohan Pino (if he gets 25 more innings), possibly Michael Tonkin, and Kris Johnson if he can get more starts. (Gardy said that he's going to be in the second half rotation for now.)
  24. Danchat
    There are some people in this thread who are praising Fuld waaaay too much. Let's remember that he is a 4th OF at best and his current batting average is mostly luck. He will slump eventually and end up around .220. Ideally Fuld shouldn't be on this roster in 2015 and he probably won't be.
  25. Danchat
    I've been hoping for Colabello and Parmelee to get into the lineup, but I guess not today. Plouffe, Willingham, and Morales haven't been doing that well lately.
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