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  1. big dog
    Thanks for the interview! I hope he progresses quickly.
  2. big dog
    I agree with the top three several of you have listed- the Killer, Carew, and Puck. Oliva just didn't have enough top years to get close. Hrbek was a very good player who could have been a truly great player. Mauer just needs more time but should end up somewhere in that top group. The contract is irrelevant to me. Even if someone wants to include contract considerations, Puckett had one of the top contracts in the game once he got to free agency (I believe he had the highest salary in baseball for just a few days, but was in the top group for a while).
  3. big dog
    Personally, I think the only thing signing Cruz does is slow the improvement of our young players. I would hate for him to take ABs and field improvement away from Arcia or even from Parmalee. Drew's a different story, if people have given up on Florimon (I haven't, but I respect the right of others to do so).
  4. big dog
    I wish him well, and hope he has a season that's successful enough to make the team at least think about keeping him. As much as I want the young players to all play, having a power-hitting veteran around is attractive, as a mentor as well as a player. And if he has a great year and we can get a good prospect, that's ok with me too.
  5. big dog
    I would like to see the team progress successfully. How's that for walking the line? Young guys make leaps, future assets get sorted out from soon-to-be-DFAs, a clear sense of which SPs are worth taking forward. Others have posted these lists more thoughtfully. I have one more thing to add- I really want to see the Willingham/Pelfrey/Correia/Kubel group have a good year, and teach the young players how to grow in the major leagues.
  6. big dog
    I saw him the other day. I was walkin' in, he was walkin' out. Nice.
  7. big dog
    Hey look, it's the game thread!
  8. big dog
    Thanks, really nice work.
  9. big dog
    I just hope you aren't demanding accountability.
  10. big dog
    Game, set, and match.
  11. big dog
    Patrick Reusse is the antithesis of Thumper Rabbit in "Bambi", who was told not to say anything at all if he couldn't say anything nice. In Reusse's case, if you can't say anything nice, you're ready to write your column. He has some credibility as a long-time observer, but the fact that he's negative about something means the sun came up. He's like the eternal Wall Street pessimists who have correctly called 23 of the last 4 recessions.
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  13. big dog
    Waring doesn't take up a roster spot, and might be useful. RH power isn't exactly a team strength, especially on the bench. Happy to see him get a shot.
  14. big dog
    Using old line that follows the phrase "while the Twins are a bad team on paper", I will sum up my attitude toward projections by saying "but they don't play their games in the projects". Let's hope they surprise.
  15. big dog
    Great quote by Plouffe- nice to hear. I hope he can play as relaxed as he sounds and get on a roll.
  16. big dog
    I'm thrilled that he says he wants a lot of bombs and also a lot of walks. I'm pretty sure he won't be happy with a .225 batting average either. And he knows he has to work to get there. Very nice combination of attributes.
  17. big dog
    I also remember reading something a few years ago suggesting the union opposed the idea, worrying that those artificially low salaries would somehow be used as comps to keep salaries low for younger players with similar production at the time. Doesn't seem like a very good reason to me, but that wouldn't keep people from worrying about it.
  18. big dog
    .344 OPS in 2013 (16 games) .602 OPS in 2012 (5 games) Had a monster playoff run in 2007 if anyone thinks that's relevant (1.084, 7 games). I share the overall mixed feelings on the board- I don't think he's much of an upgrade on average, but I think he has a better chance to improve the Twins next year than Pedro does (and I'm not that down on Pedro). I don't want to be paying him $12 million to not play in three years, though. That's a terrible outcome given pending budget pressures. Give him a two-year deal or walk away. Playing stratomatic was a lot less complicated when we didn't have to worry about long-term budget projections.
  19. big dog
    Smalley was a good shortstop with limited range, until he had too many back injuries. I thought Hardy had a great arm, and caught what was hit to him, but I didn't think his range was great. Guzman might the most similar to Florimon in the field, for me. I barely remember Versailles and Cardenas.
  20. big dog
    Cristian Guzman...Lenny Faedo...Houston Jiminez...Roy Smalley...Danny Thompson...Jerry Terrell (once in a while)...Pat Meares...naw, I'll take Florimon (defensively).
  21. big dog
    Dibs on Mastroianni!!
  22. big dog
    Looks like the Orioles are next up on the list of Teams That Got Rid of Delmon. jokin, I laughed at the line about not being able to tell the difference, re Plouffe vs Roberts on the DL.
  23. big dog
    My impression after watching way too many Twins games last year is that Arcia was perhaps a little better than Doumit in the OF, but that's about it. I've seen worse (I lived in the Bay Area when Canseco and Chili Davis were both playing left field for their teams), but not many. He's got a ways to go to be adequate.
  24. big dog
    A lot of you are very well-informed about what players' lives are like in the minors, especially the low minors. I've got a good friend whose son is in the Midwest League. Things are financially even tighter for them than I thought, and my expectations were low to begin with. When Pelfrey went to Cedar Rapids for a start this summer, he paid for a prime rib clubhouse spread after the game. Most of those kids had never seen prime rib before. I bet he's a great guy to have on your team, and I'll cheer for him. Especially if he quits holding the ball so long.
  25. big dog
    One problem with that is no one trusts him at third. He was a dh for the sox and orioles for a reason. He was a bad fielder for the twins. Will the royals get value from him at third? It will be fun to watch people bunt on him if they try. Platoon at dh? Might be worth a try.
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