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  1. big dog
    As the discussions about who was first kept going, I found myself more and more convinced that the right answer was "not a pitcher". I was surprised but not unhappy that they took the HS field player, who I think may not have the highest possible upside of all picks (Greene, no doubt), but also has the highest likely floor (very low chance of career-ending injury at very early age) and really good tools. Tyler Jay's injury, the latest in a long line of top pitching picks who have had similar results, just makes me more convinced. Cost savings or not, I like the pick. And I do think they saved some money by drafting a player higher than he expected and paying him less than slot, spreading it around to get more signings from better players than otherwise would have happened. Maybe it could have worked out better, but my guess is that five years from now this is going to look like the best Twins draft in quite a while.
  2. big dog
    Wow. And to think I was considering turning this off. What a great game, great team effort.
  3. big dog
    Named to the team as a replacement. Very happy for him.
  4. big dog
    Well, Vargas is a switch-hitter, which matters a bit. And they haven't stuck with Kennys yet, that's for sure. I hope Ozzie gets a chance but I won't bet that he makes it work out.
  5. big dog
    I do hope we get a chance to see him in the majors before he gets DFA'd again, should that happen. I imagine that's inevitable if it happens this year, since the only reason to put him on the 40 now would be in order to bring him up. I'd like to see him get a chance, and I'm not too worried about having too many good relievers to try him out. I suppose the same thing could happen next year, though, if they decide to keep him then. I would love to know why all the other teams passed on him- geez, seems like either Toronto or Baltimore has grabbed just about anyone the Twins have dropped over the years. What's the famous phrase, left-handed and breathing???
  6. big dog
    And realistically, he had one really good season with Toronto, and now has had two seasons of being around league average with Oakland. A useful piece, but not someone to regret IMO. I do wonder how, if we could give Jason Wheeler a short ML tryout we couldn't do the same with Melo, but I defer to people who might have actually followed his career and seen him in person (including others on TD).
  7. big dog
    I am sick and tired of seeing Rosario throw to the wrong base, or throw to no base at all. He's made mental mistakes at least twice in the last week that have given runners a chance to move up to scoring position for absolutely no reason. He just got his second stolen base of the year last night, which puts him one ahead of Gimenez...except Rosario has been thrown out three times. I'd love to give Granite a shot. Maybe it sparks Rosario to think a little more carefully, or maybe Granite does well.
  8. big dog
    Let's go Tho-orpe, <clap clap clap-clap-clap>
  9. big dog
    Mmmm....Hamm's..... RB, that was a great explanation of South Dakota politics, where everything definitely tilts to the right- turns out it is the southeast, too.
  10. big dog

    Ortiz

    big dog replied to TheLeviathan's topic in Other Baseball

    I would wish Ortiz well, but I think he's already had a pretty good run. Not sure why he feels he needs to be upset about things long past. Hopefully the book and interviews let him put all this aside and enjoy life a little more. I wish I had such problems as "I'm an all-time Boston hero and an obvious Hall of Famer (and I made a gazillion dollars) but people didn't always play me enough."
  11. big dog
    I don't know that they have the same routine, it does seem like we are hearing about more and more variations. One answer, which I don't mean to sound snarky, is that perhaps a lot of pitchers have the same routines for the same reasons a lot of players don't believe in them fancy new-fangled nerd stats.
  12. big dog
    It also may have been an easy way to end the distraction of someone hanging around waiting to see what happens. I wonder if a player would prefer to be traded to a team he may not have chosen, or released to sit in limbo and hope for offers from places he'd like to be. Depends on the situation, I suppose.
  13. big dog
    Perhaps it was the Babe's physical conditioning playing a part in that? I'm not sure the way things were done during Prohibition means it has to be the same way today.
  14. big dog
    Isn't his routine right now being a two-way player? I guess I don't see why that would be such a huge stretch to do the same thing in the minors and try it out. Of course that might be a reflection of why my baseball career ended at 15 (actually it probably ended at 12 but it took me three years to recognize it).
  15. big dog
    So two immediate dumps on the same ride? Talk about a bargain!
  16. big dog
    Ben Revere is hitting .179 this year after.217 last year so at least for the moment Joe's got him dusted.
  17. big dog
    He is still swinging at some of the good pitches, though. I've noticed him foul off several pitches straight back. It's not just standing there with the bat on his shoulder. Much better judgement, not laying off obvious strikes but not flailing away. I like what I've been seeing.
  18. big dog
    #Free Max Murphy! Been a while since I got to write that.
  19. big dog
    Hopefully he gets more time in the outfield than Danny Santana between now and then...
  20. big dog
    Yeah, for me Tonkin is on the list. Gotta start somewhere, I'd start with him and/or Breslow.
  21. big dog
    So we now have as many wins as we had last year at what, Memorial Day?
  22. big dog
    You know, there is both winning and losing in baseball. I prefer the winning.
  23. big dog
    Winnah!!!
  24. big dog
    Let's go Kintzler.
  25. big dog
    Buxton is so deep in center he could probably buy a hot dog.
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