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  1. AlwaysinModeration
    Meyer had been one of the Twins top (1-2) pitching prospects for years, who was acquired by trading away a stellar CF. He dominated in 2014, while the team was terrible, and yet never got an inning in the bigs that year. He came into 2015 ranked as a top 30 prospect in all of baseball. His dog dies (literally, his dog died), and he starts the season with 8 lousy starts (what was his BABIP during those starts?), and then he is demoted to the bullpen. He gets called up, finally, to the bullpen, and is given 2 appearances (2.2IP) before being demoted back to AAA. And then this year, which hardly needs rehashing. I stand by it...I think it has been three years of questionable decisions on his development and usage.
  2. AlwaysinModeration
    That sounds like Meyer is back in the bullpen, doesn't it? But it is mirroring his stint with the big club....no clear word on what his role is, then tons of days off. They are not doing Meyer any favors. And this is year three of questionable decisions on his usage and development. Ugh.
  3. AlwaysinModeration
    He ain't starting Tuesday night either...
  4. AlwaysinModeration
    What are you so worried about? Since April 20th, he pitched an inning on April 29 and 2.2 innings on May 2. I'm sure he'll be fine.
  5. AlwaysinModeration
    Did I jinx this, or did Seth?
  6. AlwaysinModeration
    I'm just glad that Meyer is back in the AAA rotation and not the bullpen. Hope he can continue to put together good starts.
  7. AlwaysinModeration
    I like Park too. I was pleasantly surprised when word trickled out that so many teams that hadn't put in the winning bid weren't the Twins, and that...slowly...it became possible, and then a reality, that the Twins had won the bid. What's odd to me though, is to really think about the fact that the Twins brass said they didn't expect to win the bid, were surprised, and had to figure out what to do after it became reality. What does that mean? It means, if you think about it, that they put in a bid that they were fairly sure wouldn't win. They weren't really trying to get him at all. To me, that seems like an indictment of their approach. Not only are they not really trying to go after elite players, but they also want to put in low bids to be able to say "they tried." It's kind of reminiscent of offering Hunter and Santana half their market value. "But guys, we tried to get them to stick around!"
  8. AlwaysinModeration
    Except that they admitted that they didn't expect to get Park, and they didn't know what to do with their roster once he got there, resulting in moving their top young player to a position he has never played an inning of in his life, and no one his size in the history of baseball had succeeded in the outfield before. Not sure if that's a scenario deserving of too much credit.
  9. AlwaysinModeration
    Good points. But I don't think it is so much that he is fine with failure, just that he doesn't demand they strive to be the best. They target average players, rarely, if ever, elite players. There have been numerous posts about how the Twins have invested a lot of innings throwing players into positions they have never played before at any level. And doing it at the major-league level, against the best in the world. I think Molitor should be included in this list, having never managed before.
  10. AlwaysinModeration
    Maybe trade Nolasco to the Tigers? How would you feel if your favorite team signed Jordan Zimmermann and Mike Pelfrey to multi-year contracts in the same off-season? Is that a net positive?
  11. AlwaysinModeration
    And, as I think we all recognize, Ash, you are truly a rare talent.
  12. AlwaysinModeration
    Shouldn't it be buh--RRRREE-os? I want to hear Jack Morris and Bert rolling their r's.
  13. AlwaysinModeration
    This comment is absolutely spot on. I had to search back through the thread to pull it back up. Really questionable overall approach to developing young players. I think you could add Arcia to this list. Eddie Rosario, on the other hand, is one of the few Twin prospects that has gotten the consistent playing time that is needed to establish himself.
  14. AlwaysinModeration
    Yeah, you are right. But my therapist is the guy who hit the comebacker, and never lets me hear the end of it.
  15. AlwaysinModeration
    Are you sure about this? The last game of my Little League "career," I was pitching for Dairy Queen against the vaunted First Bank and Trust, who were older, bigger, and we had no business beating. It was the bottom of the last inning (6th), two outs, and I got a comebacker. A short flip to Chad at first for the win. However, I airmail the throw. A few batters later (with me still pitching) we lose the game. Eerily similar to Sunday. Anyway, I'd go 50/50 Vargas/stay at 14 pitchers. Because adding both of those options would make the least sense roster-construction-wise.
  16. AlwaysinModeration
    My only question: why didn't Arcia bat yesterday?
  17. AlwaysinModeration
    Sano really crushed that ball to center. And Werth made a helluva catch on that Buxton homer. Twins showed a bit of life there and almost made a game of it. At least my second favorite team won.
  18. AlwaysinModeration
    Hmmm. I've got 2 out of 3. Getting the third is looking rough right now.
  19. AlwaysinModeration
    What section?
  20. AlwaysinModeration
    What a cranky game thread. I'm on my way to the game. Hoping for minimal rain, and a Twins W. I've got a good track record of game attendance and Sano HRs
  21. AlwaysinModeration
    Today is the first road win of this young season. Can I get a "Huzzah!"?
  22. AlwaysinModeration
    "David Murphy hit his first home runs since signing with the Twins." One wonders, exactly how many did he hit?
  23. AlwaysinModeration
    I'd pick "strike trapezoid" a slight victor over "frequent friar miles" for the POTD.
  24. AlwaysinModeration
    Could he wait 2-3 more days?
  25. AlwaysinModeration
    Excellent content, but the delivery was just a bit off.
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