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  1. Kwak
    The image I have is the #3 dog on the sled.
  2. Kwak
    IF they were Smith's decisions--and generally they weren't. Smith wasn't a talent evaluator--he was an organization (yes man) guy. Ramos for Capps--Gardenhire's endless complaining about the need for a closer. Trade Hardy--Gardenhire again with help from Personnel. Nishioka--Personnel. Smith probably rubbed people the wrong way (maybe knifed some too) because no other person has been flamed like he has--yet Smith really wasn't in charge. Remember Ryan didn't run off to the beach or the mountains--he stayed on in an unspecified role. Normally when executives "step down"--they are GONE!! But Ryan wasn't--he stayed. So, who was making the decisions on a franchise known for "collectivism"--unlikely Smith had a Napoleanic position.
  3. Kwak
    I hope your evaluation wasn't based entirely from Wednesday's game.
  4. Kwak
    ...and that 5.8K/9 ? Normally, you roast these guys over the hot coals for hours. Sorry, un uh, Gonsalves projects as a future Scott Diamond--exactly the sort of "prospect" who is combined with others to acquire a veteranto fill a position of need.
  5. Kwak
    Twelve BBs in 28 innings? 1.5 K/BB ratio ? Red Flags!
  6. Kwak
    Hunter was signed to "mentor OFers" and change the clubhouse atmosphere. Done. I wonder if he is now repeating stories of the "non-adventures" of July trades when he was a Twin in the '00s? Because that wouldn't be quite so "positive". In short, his job is done and either buy him out of the rest of this season or ask him if he will accept a trade. NO to next year.
  7. Kwak
    The team is sputtering, dazed, and ready to be KO'd--UNLESS something substantial is done. The Players are looking for leadership--and without it this season could go more than South, it could implode. I mean like 90-loss implode.
  8. Kwak
    The value of a farm system is the number of "impact" players, and are any at difficult to fill positions. Teams are built around "impact" players, the rest basically complement or simply "fill-in". There was ample reason to project Sano and Buxton in the "impact" group--others are going to have to do more to reach that level. Somebody at Class A is not in that group--they are "hopes". Please compare one of the Class A pitchers to Berrios--then compare Berrios to Sano. Clearly there are differences. Sano is a guy [so far] a team can be built around, and the rest will complement him. Berrios--no, not at that level. Those two can't be evaluated equally.
  9. Kwak
    Rosario might not be an OF of the future!
  10. Kwak
    One at a time: 1) It doesn't have to "cost the farm"--nor does it have to be a rental player. Several of the trades completed refute that conclusion. 2) "High-priced free agents"--like the ones that most of the SPs on the Twins? Face it, the Twins were forced to accept that a Major League quality rotation could not be built from the barnacles of garbage scows. 3) "Waiting for Godot"--many of the "prospects" are "busts", it's the nature of the game. Plus, there are generally more "prospects" than there are available slots to play them. Please consider the logjam in the OF, and the purported logjam for the rotation. 4) Something usually goes wrong--yes it does! Look at 2010 as an example of how "the year" started--and ended. Teams need to take advantage of the opportunities presented for post-season play when they happen--even if they are "unplanned". Examples: 2008 and 2015. Now to a new point--the bullpen is a problem--but oh my the twins have all of these SP prospects (that are untouchable!). Yet the Twins loaded the 2014 draft on college relief pitchers--to be trained as SPs. ...and we wonder why there are problems in the bullpen? Include the "non-use" of Graham in the pen. Apparently he is so valuable that an Active Roster slot must be "set aside" for him--but he really isn't asked "to pull his weight" in the bullpen? Hmm.
  11. Kwak
    To tell you the truth, because of Monday's off day I thought the Twins would bypass Pelfrey to keep everyone on the same regimen of pitching every 5th day (except Pelfrey!).
  12. Kwak
    Nobody has a bullpen tonight. PITs 4-run lead evaporated faster than alcohol. Perkins another dinger!? Yikes. Walking Sano was foolish--but PIT lucked-out. Woulda served him right for a single and a fly ball to send it to the 10th. Oh well tomorrow. ETA: notice how the NYY opened-up another can of whupazz?
  13. Kwak
    Which illustrates that KC doesn't cling to prospects like religious relics or cultural icons--but rather treats them as a capital asset that can be exchanged for a different capital asset.
  14. Kwak
    Except for the trades they made...
  15. Kwak
    As I recall, TD posters roasted KC for trading (all of those prospects) for Shields. Voila` Shields is instrumental in KC reaching the World Series (I guess they had a few more good players posters didn't know about). Also, the boasting that when Shields is gone--down the chute goes KC. Oh, no! They build a team that quite like will win 100 games, their division (30 years waiting!) and are a solid favorite (nothings guaranteed of course) to return to the WS. How long have Twins fans crowed about '91?--Since November '91 and counting. I'll bet KC fans would do similarly if they win this season.
  16. Kwak
    No post-season? Baloney! Rausch had only one blown save and the Twins still won the game anyway. The Twins won the AL regular season (most wins) despite phoning in the last two weeks.
  17. Kwak
    I don't have a link--but there was an article in the Strib {about trades} that illustrated the logjam in the OF that stated "there isn't a role for Arcia...and that he is [available]"--and it was mentioned that he may well hit 30 HR in a season too. That list included: Buxton, Hicks, Hunter, Rosario, Santana, Kepler and Sano (and maybe even more!). Given this long list, clearly there are too many names to play (or roster) all of them and that in addition to Arcia several more from this list should be "made available" to obtain long-term solutions as well as immediate help.
  18. Kwak
    Expensive rentals? There have been quite a few trades already announced that wasn't a rental (the player can/will remain) or wasn't expensive. If "winning in 2015" was secondary to "development" then why the accelerated promotion of Buxton and Sano? Why was E. Santana signed (he would have been available next year!) Why is Suzuki played to near exhaustion (remember all the time off Mauer required [pre-concussion])? Suzuki has got to tire just as much Mauer as did when he was the Catcher. If player development was the goal then simply follow that plan and normal player development would avoid 90 losses. I'm sorry the FO has to take the heat for not fixing problems that are right in their face.
  19. Kwak
    They did go "all in" in 2010. Sadly, injuries can strike at any time. Which is why teams have to take advantage of their "good" seasons whenever they come--even if "unplanned".
  20. Kwak
    I wonder how many of "those five" were already replaced in this June's draft? Because every time I read about the Twins' selections--they acquired "several" pitching prospects--so I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Royals reload their "prospects" too.
  21. Kwak
    "Stand Pat"ers--"...they wanted: him, him, the baby Jesus, and the suite revenue...". It turns out, no they wanted three young prospects and an over-the-hill SS who could be traded for even more salary relief and young prospects. It's much easier to do nothing than something (which Oh my might go South) and sit back and sing about "prospects [lottery tickets] and the endless "next year(s)"--also more lucrative. The public (and the players) have so far believed, but if "Stand Pat" is the policy--and things go South--the public will remember that they were sold another empty promise. Sadly, the players might also remember.
  22. Kwak
    "Standing Pat"--is the definition of Twins' trade deadline philosophy. Oh yes, they do buy a curtain from the Goodwill Store, dance a jig, and "call it macaroni". But it is the same as "standing pat". My guess is that the money pail has been emptied for rest of this season and that's why the Twins did not offer a superior package than Toronto's offer for Tulowitski--because they certainly had the goods to do so! Consider Toronto's offer: Reyes--salary dump to match-up the dollars and someone to "plug-in" for Tulowitski immediately; Three prospects--I don't have enough information on those guys--but I am sure the Twins could beat them. What could the Twins have offered to counter?--Nolasco (salary dump), two of these three (D.Santana, Escobar, Nunez), and three "prospect-pitchers" AA and A ball. We could even toss-in Duensing , or Meyer! But I believe it was the money (Tulowitski's salary less Nolasco's salary) that killed any deal with COL. "Same 'ole Twins, cheap, cheap, cheap".
  23. Kwak
    To the poster who disagreed with me that money talks when dealing with OAK--$1MM added to sea seal this deal. So far, the Twins are a no-show in the deadline trade market. I could speculate that the Twins weren't outbid--they didn't bid. One can hope that the "pieces" that would have netted Clippard were a part of some other "deal" (that obviously hasn't happened!) and thus we are "in limbo". But, I fear, that is wishful thinking...
  24. Kwak
    Trades are do not have to conflict with one another. Tulo would be the highest priority--not only does he fix a problem this year but for years in the future. As for cost: consider COL needs: cheap pitching, cheap pitching and more cheap pitching. If they require a Danny Santana/ Escobar to fill SS include him--for one less Class A pitcher. Berrios or Gibson plus two pitchers from Class A and one from AA. As before if an IF is needed then include a Santana or so. Class A 'prospects appear every year--they are discussed incessantly here on TD--anybody traded will be replaced. San Diego--they have stated pretty much everyone is available--long, serious discussions are needed here. A James Shields should definitely be considered since someone planned for next year's rotation would be in the Tulo trade. An RP--SanD has them too, but I don't expect anyone "special", just a new face who likely succeeds because he will be unknown to AL hitters. Analogy: If Orange is the New Black--then San Diego is the new Florida (Marlins).
  25. Kwak
    The Twins use the "closer" position as a "cornerstone". Everything is built around the concept of getting a lead to the 9th inning (bunting, "productive outs", aggressive base-running,etc.) and then turning the ball over to "the closer". Trading Perkins would be like throwing away the rudder to a ship as far as the Twins are concerned.
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