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There is hope with that lineup and there will be free agents and trades that will fill the gaps. If the Twins can pitch just a little this year and start playing D again things may turn a bit sooner. I like Morneau but with that contract gone T Ryan will have more money to spend if they start to compete above expectations this year. Lets face it, 2 center fielders gone, Hicks will be given a shot to stick. 2nd base?, starting pitching? Your guess is as good as mine but if the Twins can play 500 ball to the all-star break, if we have financial flexibility arms will be available.
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your definition of quality please. Do you really think top free agents are going to sign with Twins right now. Get real. If we spend 60 million on 1 guy then we have 3 players with bloated contracts.
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Bill Smith was the joke. T Ryan has to come in and clean up the mess. As for Thomas, we have seen what he does. If he does make the roster at Triple A he will not block the advancement of the young guys. Everyone knows that many playesr make the jump from AA to the Bigs nowdays. AAA many times is used for older guys trying to make their way back or on rehab. It all depends where the club needs fillers. Some guys will start at AA and others at AAA and if the AA guy is tearing it up he either gets a few more atbats at AAA or goes straight up.
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I can't argue with that but you have to start somewhere. You can't throw money at bigger name guys and hope. Keep financial flexibility and let the Hicks, Bensons, Gibsons, and any other younger guys ready by mid year get their feet wet. Maybe 2013 will be another tough year but the foundation is looking better for the future. Add May, Meyers, Sano, Buxton and hopefully the financial flexibility will allow T Ryan to put other pieces in place.
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I couldn't agree more old nurse. Arms are a crapshoot. How many times arm pitchers hurt after receiving large contracts. For what Johan has done since leaving the Twins would he have been worth the money even though we have nothing to show for the trade? I don't think so. Right now quantity and maybe finding a trade partner for a number 2 is all we can ask until the young guys are ready. No excuses for not spending money but the contract has to make sense.
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I would take any of those arms that you listed.
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Parmelee can hopefully produce at the new Morneau level 19-77-.267 and over 100k's. Much cheaper option for these numbers. Unfortunatelly concussions do cause long term problems and he will never be the MVP again. Throwing money all over the place is'nt the answer either. Do you really think T. Ryan is done? Good free agents? Your definition of one is who that would fit into team payroll? Last time I checked top free agents demad longer contracts, more money and want to go to wnning teams. We are rebuilding and need to be selective on contracts and pick up pieces to the puzzle as they come available. Just my opinion but T Ryan is on the right path.
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Pelfrey, Correia and Jackson are all risks. I seen some people even talking Blanton. I think T. Ryan did just fine with his choices and terms.
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Two young live arms are now part of the Twins. The M & M boys part 2. May and Meyers in 2015. Hicks in 2013 and Buxton on the fast track in 2014 along with Sano. T Ryan should keep looking for stop gap solutions at team friendly terms until the young guns arrive. Diamond, Pelfrey, Worley, Correia, Gibson and whomever else Ryan picks up along the way. When Morneau is gone then we have money to look for bigger and better arms for today. Keep the faith.
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Two young live arms are now part of the Twins. The M & M boys part 2. May and Meyers in 2015. Hicks in 2013 and Buxton on the fast track in 2014 along with Sano. T Ryan should keep looking for stop gap solutions at team friendly terms until the young guns arrive. Diamond, Pelfrey, Worley, Correia, Gibson and whomever else Ryan picks up along the way. When Morneau is gone then we have money to look for bigger and better arms for today. Keep the faith.
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Accumulate arms and see what sticks
Twinfan & Dad commented on Twinfan & Dad's blog entry in Blog Twinfan & Dad
Last time I checked the Twins were a small market team. Edwin Jackson and Marcum are risks in their own right but would demand larger contracts than Pelfrey and Correia. Pelfrey has pitched around 200 innings 4 years in a row until he got hurt. Correia has something to prove after being banished to the pen. Worley will be a starter for years to come. He is a bulldoh and Gibson 's time is now. Just like throwing crap against the wall T Ryan will accumulate arms and some will stick. My guess. He isn't done. -
Last time I checked the Twins were a small market team. Edwin Jackson and Marcum are risks in their own right but would demand larger contracts than Pelfrey and Correia. Pelfrey has pitched around 200 innings 4 years in a row until he got hurt. Correia has something to prove after being banished to the pen. Worley will be a starter for years to come. He is a bulldoh and Gibson 's time is now. Just like throwing crap against the wall T Ryan will accumulate arms and some will stick. My guess. He isn't done.