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  1. Danchat
    Doumit's value doubled the moment he signed that extension. If the need should arise, the Twins will get more for him now that he's been extended through 2014. You're flat-out wrong about his value. He's an incredibly valuable piece that 2/3rds of teams would love to have on their roster. Once you factor in his $7m salary for two years, you could probably bump that number to 28-29 teams. Henry Blanco made $1.2m last season and OPSed at .500. You're drastically undervaluing what backup catchers are paid. Backup catchers who OPS at .800 are a crown jewel of baseball; most teams can't find a starting catcher that OPSes at .700, much less .800. You couldn't be more right about that. I'll take Brett Myers, as long as we don't overpay him too much. We're going to have a very underwhelming offseason, I predict. He could be the best guy we bring in.
  2. Danchat
    I'd pursue Hunter the most. Hannahan will likely be offered something from us. I'd give a shot to Jurrjens, Pelfrey, and Volstad. And Slowey! Just kidding.
  3. Danchat
    *as Terry Ryan sifts through a dumpster* "Don't worry guys, we'll make the playoffs!"
  4. Danchat
    I say it's time to re-build. Trade away whoever we can for prospects and prepare for a 2015 playoff run. We are so delusional, we can't make the playoffs this year by spending $20M on the AL's worst team (for 2 straight years!) Put everyone on waivers, sell now (trade Span), sell at the deadline (Morneau), and sell any veteran if we can get a prospect. Mauer must be kept, and we'll have to build around him. Keep Willingham unless there's a good deal (the return on him is apparently low, and the fanbase would be ticked if he was traded for dirt). Trade for prospects, and hope to avoid a stupid trade. I think we should get a new GM. I love the Vikings GM Rick Spielman-he decided to totally re-build them, and they're getting better thanks to that decision. Twins, embrace the re-building process and we can be good again!
  5. Danchat
    $26M is a lot of money....I wish deals wouldn't cost so much. Anyways, good luck Hunter....
  6. Danchat
    A la contraire, I think the Marlins are making a good move. They are dumping lots of money and getting some pretty good prospects. They admit they made a huge mistake last year, and they are ready to rebuild. That's better than the Twins and Vikings last year, where we thought we could still be good when we're a last place team! Time to re-build! The Marlins are saving themselves from pain in the future.
  7. Danchat
    Forget that he's 30. I'd take him if we could get him without breaking the bank. We can't have our cake and eat it too. Drew could play SS for 3 years.
  8. Danchat
    I think we have a good enough bullpen at the time being. Let's focus on a starting pitcher!
  9. Danchat
    The only reason why anyone is drooling is because the Twins don't have any starting pitchers. I'd take him if he wasn't too expensive. But we can't be cheap, now, can we?
  10. Danchat
    Dang. Gardy just can't beat the Yankees. I just don't get why.
  11. Danchat
    C Mauer 1B Morneau 2B (Blake) DeWitt (write in) SS Carrol 3B Plouffe LF Willingham CF Span RF Revere DH Doumit Parmalee will be on the bench....again.
  12. Danchat
    Absolutely no reason to sign him. I'd guess he goes to Houston. Good luck....*cough*
  13. Danchat
    It's good to see that AAA will have a good pitcher. I'd guess he starts 8-10 games for the Twins next season.
  14. Danchat
    That would hilarious if someone drafted Nick Blackburn. And too bad Nishioka left, somebody could have drafted him! Jokes aside, I hope someone takes Slama, he becomes a closer/setup guy in 2014, and shows the Twins staff how stupid they are.
  15. Danchat
    Then why trade away Parmalee if we don't get a return we want? Morneau will be gone after 2013, so why send Parmalee away, who'll likely become a solid 1B? If we're trading Parmalee...we better get someone good. Someone who will be good for awhile with the Twins.
  16. Danchat
    You are dreaming if you think the Twins could get Castro. Guys out of the minor league make 500K, not 1 mil. Florimon, Escobar, and Robertson are examples. Willingham plays LF, Parmalee plays RF. The Twins will need 5 starters going into the season. 4 won't do it. Plus Walters and Gutierrez are gone.
  17. Danchat
    Marcum would be a nice addition. If there's competition for him, the Twins are unlikely to get him, however. Something tells me he gets away.
  18. Danchat
    No....just....no. I wouldn't take him if he was free. His ERA was ok, but he never excelled. When was the last time you thought, "hey, Capps is pitching well!" ? It's worth going through the trash bin (waivers) to find a cheap pitcher. We'll find Jeff Grays, and just maybe we'll find a Jared Burton. Please Twins, don't waste your money on bullpen pitchers. Burnett, Fien, and Robertson will suffice.
  19. Danchat
    You're promoting a guy who has 1 HR in the last 3 years? Heck....cover up the name. Good defense, poor bat, 1 HR in 3 years. That's Jamey Carrol, folks. I think Punto has a better bat.
  20. Danchat
    What is this based on? Years of 60M payrolls and/or having strong pitching staffs? I can almost guarantee that the Twins will sign someone this offseason to break your historical trend. Haren could work for me in the 3/30 neighborhood. He was injured this year but if he's healthy then he's a great #2 for a relatively bargain price. I'm just hoping that they don't lock onto someone and end up in the 5/75 neighborhood. I'm going to take a wild guess and say the historical trend won't be broken. Mainly because Ryan said something like: "We aren't going to sign a big FA this winter" Twins are going/trying to make a smaller deal pay out dividends (like Willingham 3/21 or even Doumit). It remains to be seen if we can get a SP or two that can actually be decent.
  21. Danchat
    Don't the Twins have enough players for the DH spot? There's talk about Willingham moving to DH eventually (don't count on it yet), Doumit is a half DH, and the M&M bros love the DH spot too. Don't forget Parmalee. If we didn't have Plouffe, maybe this would be a different story.
  22. Danchat
    "Yaa ready" means already. He already got Tommy John....I wonder which Twins pitcher is next.
  23. Danchat
    This is awesome....buying a Chris Parmelee jersey better be worth it! Gray sucks and Parmelee rules. Hard believe this is such a good win-win situation!
  24. Danchat
    Very nice... Diamond throws a pitch right at Hamiliton's head. Misses. Diamond ejected. Fail. It's about time Gardy got ejected. EDIT: There was no need for Mauer to be hit (in the neck) because he was in a 3-0 count. Twins just getting back at Texas.
  25. Danchat
    This is a classic example of addition by subtraction.
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