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  1. big dog
    It's interesting that a team would send someone to play winter ball for a month, especially when they don't even play every day. I wonder if it's really worth it to the player, the host team, and the MLB team. I'm sure the host team loves it when a local player returns, or a big-name player, but the rest of the time it might just be a pain.
  2. big dog
    I will begin by wishing for a new blueprint. Indians or Cubs, I'm happy to give it a shot. Maybe not Padres or Diamondbacks, though.
  3. big dog
    Maddon opted out and was interviewing in Chicago about 20 minutes later. I don't think anyone else, especially the Twins, had any chance. Payroll discrepancy is pretty large, except for 2014 (figures from Baseball Prospectus). Money well-spent, by and large, but a lot of it spent. Year Cubs $ Twins $ 2012 $111 $100 2013 $107 $ 82 2014 $ 93 $ 93 2015 $120 $108 2016 $172 $105 Total five-year gap is $115 million. That's only a difference of one top player, say Jon Lester, and a role player, and clearly the talent gap is just a little bit wider than that.
  4. big dog
    How many 26-28 yr olds who might develop someday can be on the roster at once? I'm ready to give him a half-season of DH/1B backup, then move on to Palka/Walker/whomever. We have a whole bunch of rapidly-aging minor leaguers to work through. And none of them are going to be Ortiz.
  5. big dog
    I don't know, trying to find a lot of time to play a mediocre defensive first baseman who really struggles to hit RH pitching...doesn't seem like Mauer's the problem there. Does anyone really think he's the long-term answer at first base? I like him, a lot, as a bench bat and twice-a-week player, if we ever get the pitching that allows us to carry a bench bat. That's about it. I hope whomever we play regularly at first brings more to the table than that.
  6. big dog
    I value people's thoughts on Stewart, and he certainly has a chance to do very well. But when I read his writeup and then immediately read Mejia's, I think hmmmm.... #9 sounds like a lot better bet than #10. I think the Nunez trade is going to look really good for the Twins in a year or two.
  7. big dog
    Thanks for the writeup. I thought I had missed something incredible about Palka until I realized that "He began the season in Chattanooga where he hit .270/.348/.547 (.894) with 24 doubles, four triples, 34 homers and 65 RBI in 79 games." actually cites his season-long statistics, not just his Chattanooga stats. Still, a really good year and I hope he gets a taste in 2017. You make me wonder if Wade could be fast-tracked to the majors.
  8. big dog
    I think moving back to the West Coast was what Nolasco needed, poor baby. Other than that, I agree with the article and think that Allen should be the first but not the last. This team needs new voices- a lot of them.
  9. big dog
    My first question for Mr. Falvey: what do you see in Paul Molitor that might convince you he can successfully manage this team?
  10. big dog
    I was thinking maybe the poster meant Max Murphy and just typed Kepler instead. Kepler never looked like Mickey Mantle. Murphy had the OPS of .958 in 2014, then it dropped to .650 for 93 games in 2015. I do think Murphy still has a shot, but that injury has pushed him a ways down the ladder. Here's hoping he comes back.
  11. big dog
    Thanks, Seth. I thought Kanzler had been released, but when I checked the MiLB pages I forgot to look at the year so I assumed it was all current. Oops. I was the charter member of the Free Max Murphy bandwagon. We broke an axle a while back. Still not sure if it can be fixed.
  12. big dog
    Love the list, like always. I was wondering what kind of shot these players have. I'd like to know from, say, 5 years ago- how many make the majors for more than a week? Obviously being in this group still makes you a real longshot. I looked for an old list and all I quickly found was 2014: let's see how that list looks two years later. How many of these players still have a chance? Where did they end this year? 50. Lewin Diaz- Elizabethton 49. Ryan Eades- Chattanooga 48. Tanner English- Rochester 47. Jonatan Hinojosa- Cedar Rapids 46. Max Murphy- Fort Myers 45. Dalton Hicks- Chattanooga 44. Jason Kanzler- Fort Myers 43. Rainis Silva- Cedar Rapids 42. Felix Jorge- Chattanooga 41. Brett Lee- released by Twins, signed by Brewers and released So 9 of the 10 are still in the organization, which surprises me (great job Seth) and some of them look to have a decent chance of making it. Let's hope this year's class does at least as well.
  13. big dog
    Can that please be Tommy's last appearance in a Twins uniform? Haven't we suffered enough with this season? Could we please have just a little hope, and closure? Thank you. Sincerely, big dog
  14. big dog
    Yeah, I've been down on Light and Tonkin lately. Today didn't help me fight that one bit. I'd love to do better than those two. I don't think it would be all that hard, either.
  15. big dog
    It's fair to say that both sides were somewhat surprised by different aspects of the interview process. I thought the Twins would be a little more broad-minded about bathroom usage, for example.
  16. big dog
    Well, just to quiet a little of the speculation, I will go on record and let people know that I, big dog, have withdrawn my name from consideration of the Twins' job. They agreed to respect my privacy and not release any information, but I think I owe it to people to let them know. It looks like a great job, but frankly, they don't allow dogs to have access to the clubhouse and I just can't support that kind of attitude. So I'm out. I do wish them well with their search however.
  17. big dog
    100% agree, but if you have kids who are doing well in a good high school, moving them halfway across the country might not be the best plan for them.
  18. big dog
    #18 because I've been a rabid Twins fan for nearly a half-century and I just can't go cold turkey. And trust me, this year I've tried.
  19. big dog
    Agreed, but the time to make a play is not when you are allowing the tying run to get into scoring position in the ninth inning, by trying to throw out a runner who really doesn't matter too much...
  20. big dog
    Looking forward to seeing his first chance in the field and his first AB. Go James!
  21. big dog
    Thanks, Seth, really fun article and walk down memory lane. Jones and Ryan looked like they were going to be something for a while. Jones eventually had a bit of career. For some reason I must have gotten 3 or 4 Danny Walton cards in the mid-70s, even though I didn't collect cards in any real sense. That 1970 season, 454 ABs and a 117 OPS+, really jumped out compared to his Twins career. And his big year in Tacoma came 4 years after his MLB breakout, so he should get an asterisk! Yeah, the big scary story is how few of them went on to be successful in the majors. Let's hope at least one of Palka/Walker breaks into that elite group.
  22. big dog
    But to accurately view Victory during this losing streak, you have to be sure to look through the large end of the telescope instead of the small end.
  23. big dog
    Brian, the photo of the police SUV crashed into a Dunkin Donuts is absolutely spectacular.
  24. big dog
    I think players perform better when they at least have some chance to win. We've got to have a pitcher they can count on. I don't see anyone else stepping up to that position.
  25. big dog
    That was a nice at-bat by sano. Held up his swing, fouled off some pitches, didn't flail at ball 4 in the dirt
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