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  1. Danchat
    If he does, I just sure hope he won't flounder like Vance Worley. Ugh. He'll likely get two more starts. Hopefully Drew Butera gets DFA'd for Albers.
  2. Danchat
    I think the problem is Cleveland isn't very good. And I guess that includes their defense, but their pitching and hitting will fall out too.
  3. Danchat
    Anybody think that the Indians actually aren't that good? And that's why we're winning?
  4. Danchat
    It's definitely time to play some baseball today! Let's get crushed by the Indians!
  5. Danchat
    Actually there's a higher chance he gets traded rather than not. It sounds like the Twins are willing to give up a bag of balls for him. (Of course, the last 'bag of balls' was Pedro Hernandez and Eduardo Escobar...) The Marlins sure didn't play motivated last year. Guillen isn't any good, repeating what everyone else has said here.
  6. Danchat
    I never understood why we let Jesse Crain go. Outside of that, the only other one who should be on this team is J. J. Hardy. But I am somewhat depressed.
  7. Danchat
    What if Hughes accepts the deal? Do the Yankees/Twins want to pay Hughes $13M in one year?
  8. Danchat
    I would say not good enough for a gold glove, but he's been great. I wonder if Dozier has a shot at a gold glove too?
  9. Danchat
    Looking at that list I wonder if Hiroki Kuroda would be signable next year... Of course, the Yanks will sign him for $20M a year. Hopefully we can find a #3-4 starter in this FA class.
  10. Danchat
    If it works, don't change it. Dozier has been good at 2B. Don't move him. When the new prospects arrive, Gardy will deal with it. It's not that much of an issue.
  11. Danchat
    I know this. I just wanted that spot to be filled by a prospect, or maybe a DFA'd player. (Jair Jurrjens anyone?) And I'm not trying to justify the move. I was trying to give my idea of the rationale of TR and Gardy.
  12. Danchat
    My rationale on the situation is: Eduardo Escobar isn't batting well enough/outmatched at the plate so much that he needs bats in AAA, where he can start at the now wide open SS position. Doug Bernier.... is now a 5th string infielder. He won't be playing much, and that's okay. The thought is that the young prospects should be starting, whether that be MLB level or AAA, and the veterans can back up. They don't need starts like the younger ones do. Not sure I like him on the 40 man roster though....
  13. Danchat
    So like Chris Davis and Tommy Hunter?
  14. Danchat
    Alex Meyer is struggling in AA and injured. No reason to see him/add him to the 40-man roster yet. Blackburn makes me cringe, I sure hope I never have to see him again. TR better not decide to add him to the 40-man and lose a prospect for him.
  15. Danchat
    But the question is will Deduno be able to keep up his success. Should we trade him while his value is high? It's very possible he crashes and burns next season.
  16. Danchat
    I just had the craziest idea. Should the Twins trade Sam Deduno? Let's review the stats/facts. Before he beat the Yanks today, he had a 3.90 ERA with 1.319 WHIP with 4.6 K/9. and 2.8 BB/9. He's 29 years old and has a cheap contract. (somebody can fill in if/when he's a FA or has arbitration) So is he part of the "future" of the team? Will he be apart of the rotation in 2015 when he's 31? Can he keep his pitchs together, or should we trade him before he falls apart? Deduno is doing very well and might fetch a decent price on the trade market. His cheap contract makes him extra lucrative, plus, a team with a pitching staff that knows what it's actually doing could raise his K/9 rate up dramatically. (of course the BB/9 would go up too naturally) So what do you guys think?
  17. Danchat
    Nope. He pitched waaay too many strikeouts.
  18. Danchat
    Does anyone simply think it's because we tell our pitchers not to throw strikeouts and the cardinal sin is walking batters? Anderson needs to go, which means Gardy too...
  19. Danchat
    I can't see the Twins signing a veteran OF in a rebuilding season, when there is younger players needing to play there. Don't forget Buxton might be able to spring up halfway through the year, albeit that's highly unlikely.
  20. Danchat
    Here's my roster for Opening Day 2014: C Mauer 1B Parmelee 2B Dozier SS Florimon 3B Plouffe LF Arcia CF Hicks RF Doumit DH Willingham Bench: INF Escobar, OF Mastroianni, 3B/1B Colabello, C Herrmann Opening Day Starter: Correia, (the rest) Deduno, Gibson, Diamond, Pressly Bullpen: CL Burton, SU Tonkin, Thielbar, Duensing, Fien, LR Swarzak, LR Worley, RP Waiver Fodder, i.e. Ramon Tronosco/Phil Coke/Zach Duke Interesting points summarized: Doumit in RF you say? And Willinghammer at DH? I bet Willingham is nearing the end of his days in the outfield. Doumit will not be the main RF for the season but he'll start there and still play catcher. I also bet the Twins will move Pressly to the starting rotation and he'll be a colossal failure. Then they'll send him to AAA, send him back, and realize he's a good reliever. Vance Worley as a long reliever? He just isn't a good starter, and he might make it in the bullpen, a la Swarzak or Duensing. Waive Wire Fodder? AKA Jeff Gray/Jared Burton/Josh Roenicke. Can't really predict who it'll be. I think only Perkins gets traded. Burton will be lights out this summer and win the closer job next year. I'm probably too high on Tonkin, but hey, no risk, no glory.
  21. Danchat
    He's not advocating a trade to Boston. He's simply saying that Mauer will be better if he plays there because he bats around .400 with a ton of doubles. (sorry for the rough estimates there.)
  22. Danchat
    Swarzak has been horrible whenever he's started... I sure hope it won't be him. I'd much rather see Pedro Hernandez or Liam Hendriks.
  23. Danchat
    Ooh, sounds interesting! I hope he sticks. I wonder who goes down if he plays well. Maybe we see Perkins or Fien get traded?
  24. Danchat
    To nobody's surprise, today P. J. Walters will go to AAA. Nobody claimed him and he decided to go to AAA over becoming a free agent.
  25. Danchat
    If he can continue his stat line for the next 2 years, then I'll believe it. He's only been the closer for about a full year now.
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