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  1. Dman
    I like the trade for the Sox. They just need to hit a bit better and they will be a tough team to beat with the pitching they have. I was surprised at how things turned out for them last year as they seemed a bit snake bit in the hitting department. Hard to keep the sticks down two years in a row. Will be interesting to see if they drastically improve or flop yet again.
  2. Dman
    I agree with you but the Twins never do that or am not aware of them doing that so just trying to keep it real.
  3. Dman
    Yeah it is an interesting problem the Twins have. Nolasco, Hughes and Santana were brought in to be starters and are being paid to be starters. Gibson, and Milone don't really fit all that well in the pen and have proven to be effective starters. You have Duffey, Berrios and Rogers on the way up. Who are the odd men out? I think the Twins start with the Vets and then based on injury or possibly trades they fill in with young guys. Will be interesting to see who is effective and who isn't and how much pressure there will be to bring guys up. Don't love May in the pen, but given the circumstances can see why they would do it.
  4. Dman
    I am a huge Beresford fan. Love the way this guy competes and plays the game. That being said there are flaws in his game and his window is getting short. I think Levi Michael might be ahead of him and Polanco already is so I am not sure where he can go with this team. He needs some power to distinguish himself and he just doesn't seem to have it but he sure seems to have everything else. I really like him and hope he makes it to the bigs with some Team. I just don't think that team will be the Twins unless some serious trades are made.
  5. Dman
    Although for the most part I like your starting pitching lineup I don't think that is what the Twins will do. They will let the Vets start. They stated they wanted to rebuild Nolasco's value and Hughes was our best pitcher in 2014. I think all the high paid vets will start the season as starters baring injury. So I see the starting rotation as Nolasco, Hughes, Santana, Gibson and Milone. A pen of Perkins, Jepson and May, likely Pressley, Fein and Tonkin, Maybe Darnell or maybe Duffey unless they want to keep him stretched out. If they really went with who is the best in the rotation that list would change but I am fairly certain they will start with vets and make changes from there.
  6. Dman
    I am kind of with NicksaViking on this one. I would like to see the Twins use the hard throwers we have in the pen. Lets see if we can build a pen like KC using the farm. Odds are the Twins will use May and possibly Duffy in the pen to start the year and they should be solid there. Then there is Chargois, Burdi, Meyer and Reed that could be ready soon. Gotta believe one or two will make it up this year. Due to this site and many posters on it I have come around on the spend for good players theory as there is little downside spending to make your team better. However, I wasn't in love with many of the relievers on the market and felt they got way over paid. Also it doesn't seem like a great idea to spend major dollars in the pen as it seems like the least bang for your buck. I didn't care for the Boston or Arizona trades for pitching where the cost was extremely high and maybe that is my weak spot as I love the prospects we have more than I probably should. I just don't see the point of losing that level of prospects for one guy. I also didn't like what the A's did essentially giving away player for lower ceiling prospects. To me the market at the winter meetings was variable in all the wrong ways for the Twins. I know several disagree with that as there is money that can and should be spent but I just don't feel like criticizing too much just yet.
  7. Dman
    Yep i agree with you this is not a defense of keeping Dean but agreeing with Brock that in the end it really doesn't matter because both will likely be bumped off the 40 man by better talent.
  8. Dman
    Yeah they are likely gonna have to find 40 man spots for Berrios and Burdi and maybe even Reed so those last few spots will likely get taken mid year for sure. Also the talent level will be a level higher next year and other higher potential candidates will have to be added to the 40. Jones is likely just the start of some tough decisions that lay ahead.
  9. Dman
    Congrats to Jones as he gets a chance to play in the majors this coming year. He is lucky the Twins decided not to protect him. I hope Dean proves his worth as he seems like a long shot to help this team in the future.
  10. Dman
    So he is in the rotation then to start the year as they will need to build his trade value for the trade deadline. So are they afraid that if they give yet another pitcher away and that pitcher does well outside the Twins org they will look even more foolish than they have in the past? or as stated above is no one interested at all in Ricky Nolasco given his recent performance? Well here's to hoping Ricky gets back on track and that Twins trade him if he does. Odds are he has decent start to the season and the Twins will think he is fixed and not trade him. Well I guess I shouldn't complain because at the time I thought Nolasco was one of the safer picks in free agency when the Twins got him. So I was horribly wrong as well.
  11. Dman
    I don’t love the idea of Sano in the outfield but I also don’t know how good or bad he will be out there yet. Do the Twins really need to keep Plouffe? I don’t think so. Even if Sano got hurt and needed to DH Nunez could play third and probably be close to as productive as Plouffe was. If the Twins want to maximize their return for Plouffe I would think trading him now or before the deadline would be the best value you could get for him. At the same time there isn’t a burning need to maximize Plouffe’s trade value as the 40 man is filling up with young players and we are gonna have a hard time keeping everyone we currently have as it is. Also the rumored Trade with the Angels doesn’t appear to bring back anything outstanding either. Given those scenarios maybe Plouffe just has more value staying with the Twins. The other thing brought up on this board is that an injury to Mauer, Park, Plouffe or Sano and there is no real log jam there. Odds are someone will get injured and be out for a while. So to keep or not keep I could go either way. Maybe depth is the better way to go this year I don’t know. At the same time I don’t think it matters much what they do right now. If things are going well or poorly for the team in June they can trade him then. If he ends up being a key cog in their success then they made the right choice hanging onto him. If someone offers the Twins a deal too good to pass up then go for it. I doubt the offers will be good to great for an average third baseman but who knows.
  12. Dman
    If I had to guess I would say the return for Plouffe just isn't enough to make it worth trading him. With Plouffe staying it does give us the option of an extra power bat. If things work out so well that the Twins need to find space for players I am fairly certain they can trade him at the deadline next year and do just as well.
  13. Dman
    I agree on Rogers. The Twins don't have a lot of options when it comes to lefty starters. I don't think they will start the season with him as a reliever. AAA to start and then see where it goes from there.
  14. Dman
    I agree with your assessment of Wimmers. Thing is I believe Gilmartin was pretty much the same way the year before and yet the Mets were able to look past that and see the potential. I don't think Wimmers has the stuff to start but I think he can be a very good bullpen arm with just a little bit more consistency. A risk to be sure but one I think some team will take.
  15. Dman
    Nice job! Lots of great information there. Thanks for putting that together. I agree with you on Wimmers I think he will be a very good reliever. Looks like twins are going with younger age and upside for guys they are keeping with the exception being Dean.
  16. Dman
    IMO Wimmers might be the Gilmartin of this year. He might stink as a starter but I think he has the pitches to be a good bullpen piece. Will be interesting to see who gets plucked.
  17. Dman
    Not that prospects lists are everything but Jones is at number 23 on MLB.com. Dean isn't even listed and I don't even remember Dean being on anyone's top 50 either. How often do teams give up top 20 prospects to the Rule 5?
  18. Dman
    I think the only player left I am worried about is Zach Jones. I am pretty certain he will get picked in the rule 5. There were just too many guys to protect so they had to lose some guys I guess. Achter is a bummer loss as i really like him but his upside seems lower than other relievers we have in the system. So losing him is probably best for everybody concerned. Same for Pinto if he isn't going to catch. Michael is nice but there are four guys ahead of him and three guys with greater potential behind him. He is lost in this system as well. I hope someone picks him up but I doubt anyone will.
  19. Dman
    I'm not a huge fan of putting Levi on the 40 as I think if we are keeping both Nunez and Santana we have enough utility infielders. Even if everybody got hurt I would prefer Polanco to Levi anyway. I don't think there is enough upside there to put him on. I felt like Pat Dean had a great year last year but I Like what NicksaViking had to say about Dean. Again I don't think he is someone worth protecting but the Twins do know him better than I do. Would be nice if they could work out some sort of trade with him added in. I really do like Melotakis. I know it is hard to say how he will come back but he had outstanding stuff. I liked him as a starter but in the Pen he should be dominant. Seems risky to leave him out there since it seems guys can be hidden in the pen for other teams. I like Zach Jones too. Might be a tougher call there but if it were me I would add him. Not sure what to think about Harrison as he does have good plate discipline but he hasn't shown power so I would think he would be safe if they don't protect him.
  20. Dman
    Won't the Twins do everything in their power to let the Suzuki contract vest? Wasn't the purpose of the vesting primarily for Injury concerns? This is the Twins after all and with Ryan at the helm they have integrity and to me that means Suzuki will vest unless injured. Maybe they would renegotiate but I think the Twins will give him every opportunity to vest for next years contract as I would guess that was the handshake agreement.
  21. Dman
    I agree. Isn't that a bad or at least dangerous move on his part. He had a fantastic chance at a four year deal for mad money. Well he must have his reasons. Not sure what they are but what he is doing is rare.
  22. Dman
    I still kind of think he trades Plouffe probably for relief help and a lotto ticket player of some kind. Plouffe is essentially blocking Sano and this is really the last year they have a chance to get much for him and he offers some salary relief to go after other players as well. Unloading Plouffe makes a lot sense for lot's of reasons. Getting rid of a pitcher is possible as well but I agree it would have to be a deal that Ryan just couldn't refuse. Will be interesting to see if he does anything else.
  23. Dman
    Hmmm I thought the Twins were pursuing Murphy and not the Yankee's pursuing Hicks. Shouldn't we have gotten a little bit more in this trade then? I mean the Yankee's get a player that has All Star upside and we get a player with solid upside? I am not sure I am down with that unless the Twins really believe this is likely Aaron's highest upside or close to it. If the Twins were pursuing Murphy then I could see the slight overpay but not the other way around. Couldn't the Twins get them to throw in some A ball lottery pick player? I am starting to feel like we didn't get full value here.
  24. Dman
    All I am trying to point out is the guy isn't a terrible catcher and was given props on his way up. Never said the trade was dead equal value just that I don't think we got robbed in the deal. The team pursuing a player usually has to give more to get that player. The Twins gave up more potential but trades are about need and risk. We need a better catcher and we got one.
  25. Dman
    http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2014/02/05/yankees-land-four-on-zips-projected-top-100-prospects/
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