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Article: All The Way May?
halfchest replied to Parker Hageman's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
One thing to consider is that his walks and homeruns may have been partially due to trying to rework his mechanics. The homeruns especially seem like an outlier to me. I just checked his MILB.com page and it looks like he had a nice August/September where he improved on these numbers. in 39 2/3 innings he had 42 K's (9.4 /9), 14 BB's (3.17/9), and 3 HR's (.68/9). So while it's a small sample it is close to 1/3 of his season and it's the last part when you would hope he had adjusted to the league. In fact looking overall he had a very good April, followed by a rough May/June/July then a nice August/September. Maybe the league adjusted to him and he finally figured out how to attack back come August. Either way, I think he's a top 5 guy and don't put him much behind Meyer if at all. -
Article: Rock Versus Hard Place
halfchest replied to John Bonnes's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I think they need to bite the bullet and pay up on at least one of the better arms. Sanchez, Jackson, McCarthy, etc. Reallly with roughly 25 million I'd like to see them stretch the budget and try to get two of those guys on three year deals. That way if they don't work out it doesn't hamstring the budget long term. Especially if they end up selling Morneau to someone. Say he brings back a solid innings eater or maybe a mid rotation prospect that's somewhat close. Then the Twins suddenly have around 40 million then they have to spend some money and it may as well be on overpaid starting pitching. Like I said I'm not as concerned about dollars per year as I am about overall contract length. I'm not interested in any guy who wants 5-7 years. That's just bad business. You try getting two of those guys on 15 million per year deals for 3 years max.