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  1. Otto von Ballpark
    I think the Pohlads can finally sell the team this year or next and no longer have to share proceeds with the public. This article on the ballpark plan said they couldn't sell without sharing until 2016, although it also referenced a 2009 ballpark opening, not sure if those two dates were related: http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20050425&content_id=1028208&vkey=pr_min&fext=.jsp&c_id=min
  2. Otto von Ballpark
    This might be the best explanation yet for the timing of the move. Especially since, unlike Molitor as manager a couple years ago, or even bringing back TR in 2011, the new GM hire by itself probably won't generate a lot of immediate general excitement among the season ticket holders. The one marketing benefit in a front office change is the dismissal, and the start of the new GM search and hype machine.
  3. Otto von Ballpark
    Her move to an MLB administrative position in 2011 further clouds the picture. Was she an Antony/Smith "business admin" style assistant GM? She grew up in NYC and currently lives/works there too.
  4. Otto von Ballpark
    An opportunity to shine? In the next two months? How, exactly?
  5. Otto von Ballpark
    Not really. It's essentially a mop-up appearance. There probably won't be any results to judge him by, much less judge him strongly. Heck, Antony could do nothing and he might get some undue credit for an improved second half record.
  6. Otto von Ballpark
    Pretty sure Ryan wouldn't have been "dismissed" if it was his idea. He would have resigned, like he did last time.
  7. Otto von Ballpark
    I'd add, there is a little more risk to Antony as interim GM than just messing up deadline trades. We also still have #2 waiver priority, and I don't have any confidence that Antony is the guy I want in charge of that either. Hopefully we have someone with a plan in place by the time the next big wave of minor league moves is made in October...
  8. Otto von Ballpark
    Good point. That was a last place season for the Rangers. I'd guess if some team was out of the playoff picture, they would let a front office member leave at this point. That's not a lot of teams yet, probably not a lot of good candidates either. I would have liked to see a "team president" addition earlier, who could have worked with TR and been the architect for the next iteration of the front office. As it was, with TR in command and Antony as his #2, we were already working without a net, and now doubly so for the rest of this season...
  9. Otto von Ballpark
    Not only that -- I wonder if the timing of this move was influenced by the Bill Smith 2011 situation? Smith didn't sell at the deadline in 2011, and only made a minor move to dump Delmon Young in August. Although it's not like we had a ton of pieces to sell, and getting comp picks for Cuddyer and Kubel was a classic TR-style move and probably better than any modest trade return...
  10. Otto von Ballpark
    I suspect other teams will freely let their front office people interview for other positions during the season. They just wouldn't let us hire them until after the season or postseason.
  11. Otto von Ballpark
    I don't see that. Maybe Ervin Santana, to shed his salary?
  12. Otto von Ballpark
    Realistically, there is nothing that Antony could do in the next couple months to show he should be the permanent GM.
  13. Otto von Ballpark
    But does anyone think Rob Antony will make more/better moves in the next few weeks?
  14. Otto von Ballpark
    Picking up from Brock's comment in the other thread: I'd add that the 2014 spring roster decisions with Antony as acting GM were not unlike many of the decisions from the Bill Smith era -- way too much deference to Gardenhire.
  15. Otto von Ballpark
    I hope you're right. Would have been nice to get MacPhail back last summer, or someone else already in the president's spot so we'd have some idea what they were thinking.
  16. Otto von Ballpark
    I think the "answer" question was in reference to Nunez, in the article.
  17. Otto von Ballpark
    Good post, and I agree.
  18. Otto von Ballpark
    I think "lack of interest" would be an apt description for the Park trade market at the present time.
  19. Otto von Ballpark
    Not prospect-related, but interesting that Joe Mauer is at 1B in their 2019 lineup, when his current contract ends after 2018. Dozier also must get an extension in their projections too.
  20. Otto von Ballpark
    So, with Yan Gomes out (potentially for the season), it will be interesting to see what Cleveland does at catcher. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/07/yan-gomes-dl-indians-trade-catcher.html Roberto Perez is probably more than a backup -- a good eye and decent power, plus strong defensive marks: http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2016/2/17/11024080/indians-trade-roberto-perez-yan-gomes-framing-diamondbacks-nationals-hot-stove
  21. Otto von Ballpark
    That's putting it mildly. According to the Baseball Cube, Davis has already matched his career college HR total (10, in 482 AB) in just 86 professional AB. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=jaylin-davis
  22. Otto von Ballpark
    I think we can all agree on these statements!
  23. Otto von Ballpark
    Yeah, it's pretty clear that was a big factor with Giolito. He was optioned to AAA, but they were coming up on their all-star break too, so the Nationals actually assigned him to single-A briefly so he wouldn't miss a turn. Presumably he makes his AAA debut tonight in place of Lopez.
  24. Otto von Ballpark
    Oh, and in place of Giolito, the Nationals just promoted another top 100 prospect, Reynaldo Lopez.
  25. Otto von Ballpark
    Where the Twins (Radcliffe) appeared to be wrong about the number of pitchers drafted by the Twins, yes.
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