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  1. Dman
    Couldn't you just as easily say why was he the Yankee's 4th best prospect? Is their farm really that bad? Why was he on some scouting services top 100 prospects list because they like to put bad catchers on there? The guy has some potential to be good at this position and it was recognized by scouting services.
  2. Dman
    That might be true but I have no idea. They can't be too far off though as Hicks was on his way to becoming a 4th outfielder for the Twins as well. Unless he improves a lot from the left side you would have to platoon him and that reduces his value. I am not a huge Murphy fan but given who these players are currently the trade seems fair. Certainly not lopsided IMO.
  3. Dman
    Seems like a lot of Yankee's fans think they got robbed of a good catcher for a 4th outfielder. So some of them don't view Hicks all that well. I guess most of us like our own players better.
  4. Dman
    I don't love the trade but don't hate it either. My only problem with Hicks is I don't think he is ever gonna hit from the left side. He has had a lot of time to figure it out and I don't see it happening. I do see more potential in Hicks than Murphy but I think we need more promise at catcher than outfield where we have several guys coming up. It didn't seem like Hicks was ever gonna have a future in center field for us. We always berate Ryan for not taking chances and here he is taking chances and we still are not happy.
  5. Dman
    Yeah Twins value their own players highly so I wouldn't be certain that Plouffe is gone just yet. Plouffe still has power and can play good defense. Twins would have to get something good to move him and I am not sure they can get what they feel he is worth. If they don't trade Trevor this off season then most likely they will get nothing for him in the future. The Twins do have enough prospects that that might not matter much anyway. We'll see what they decide to do.
  6. Dman
    Makes me wonder if the feeling is that the offers for Plouffe will not be substantial enough to make it worth trading him. He may be worth more to the Twins playing than in Trade. Thing is the Twins need to try hard to trade Plouffe this year or risk getting nothing or almost nothing after this year. Sano has much more value as a third baseman than as an outfielder. especially since we have several guys lined up out there as it is. Nothing wrong with position flexibility as it allows the Twins to mix and match more but his home needs to be third base. Or maybe the Twins have no plans what so ever to trade Plouffe. Ryan does seem to have empathy for the human element and may be reluctant to break up team chemistry. Who knows. I just hope they are thinking this through.
  7. Dman
    I was one of the people against signing Hunter this year. In the end my feeling is that the signing could not have worked out much better than it did. It was really a great way for Hunter to go out. He should and will be remembered for the great baseball player that he was. If you want to pick your time I think Hunter is doing his right. On the other hand I think he can still play and should play for a couple more years. Not with the Twins but on another team in a diminished role. He really didn't look completely done to me. I guess 19 years is maybe hanging on long enough. For me I love all the things about Hunter even the controversial statements as they make him unique. You don;t have to agree with anything that he said outside the game. he was just willing to say what he thought and I can respect that. In the End I will miss Mr. Hunter and I am happy he will retire as a Twin.
  8. Dman
    I really like Palacios. Although it is a bit early I think I would place him my top 20 maybe at number 20. A guy that young that can hit that well is rare and usually a good sign of great things to come. Hate to get my hopes up too high as he has a long way to go and much better pitching to face but I really like him as a prospect. I never liked the Diaz signing. He was one of the last guys I wanted out of that class. He just seemed slow all the way around to me. Then Again I have issue's with most 1st baseman types in general so maybe it is just me. I wouldn't have him ranked nearly this high though. I get that he is young and has lots of time to get that swing together but I fail to see large potential there. I hope I am dead wrong and he makes me eat crow but that is how I see things right now. Gibbons is interesting. I didn't think he was gonna make it through the season in Cedar Rapids but he proved me wrong. If he figured some things out maybe we have another good pitching prospect. I am still sort of waiting for the other shoe to drop on him. I need to see another good season before getting too excited. Nice to see you like him enough to make the top 25 though.
  9. Dman
    I would have done the same thing so I like those moves. I really liked Shane Robinson and if we didn't need space to protect prospects I would have kept him, but we have guys that can fill the 4th outfielder role on this team. I just don't think he is needed on this team at this time.
  10. Dman
    Didn't Max Sherzer's contract have deferred money in it as well?
  11. Dman
    I like the rankings but personally I am only willing to trade Plouffe and Gibson. I like both players but I think we can find players capable of performing just about as well if not better who are younger and or cheaper. Would love to trade Nolasco but that just isn't going to happen without taking on some other tough contract. Shouldn't we follow the Cubs and Houston model of getting younger and establishing a core? I don't think we have our core yet or not in a solid place yet. I would lose older players for younger ones as the talent bubbles up from the farm some of players are gonna be good. Get the core set then trade the farm for Vets or better yet get vets in FA.
  12. Dman
    Bummer that he is moving on as I liked reading what he had to say. I didn't always agree but I felt he was right more often than wrong about players. I too would have liked the Twins to tap him for his knowledge but maybe the Twins are a bit stuffy and too sniffling for Kiley anyway. Good luck to him it is a well deserved promotion in my opinion.
  13. Dman
    I still like Goodrum a lot. If he could just improve that hit tool then I believe he can make it. I think he would be a really good third baseman as he is athletic and can even steal bases. Hit tool has to improve though and I wonder if it ever will.
  14. Dman
    I agree that you don't see this with many bench players. I think there was an article that said it typically doesn't work out as well. I'm just sayin that if you are a team that is likely rebuilding you can more easily take on those risks with fairly minimal downside. Power hitters can be hard to develop. I think Walker would be a good rule five bet for a rebuilding team. I guess we will find out soon enough what the Twins decide to do.
  15. Dman
    Yep I agree he is not ready for MLB pitching but Graham wasn't ready to pitch to MLB hitters and we still took him in the rule 5. You can hide anyone you want on the bench if you believe they have potential to be a starter. I just don't see the Twins giving other teams a chance at a top 10 prospect and getting nothing in return. If I had a chance at a top ten prospect at AA that led his league in RBI's or Home runs pretty much every year I would put that guy on my 25 man just to get him. Especially if I have a poor farm system already and am likely in rebuild mode anyway (i.e Phillies, other last place teams.) So he K's 35% of the time right now. If you can work with him and get that down in the 20% range you might have an All Star slugger. All it cost you was one spot on the bench in another losing rebuild year.
  16. Dman
    I wouldn't be shocked at all. Guy is a perfect pinch hitter for late innings when you are looking for a home run. Every year we say he will regress as he moves up and every year he manages to hit lots of home runs and get lots of RBI's. I bet the Phillies would take him in a heartbeat, maybe the A's as well. Any team down on their luck would take a chance on a guy like that. Even on a pretty loaded Twins Farm he is a top ten prospect. I don't think you take a chance on throwing a guy like that away.
  17. Dman
    Thanks for the extra info. I appreciate the honesty of your response. I am not a real talent evaluator and rely mostly on box scores and second hand information. For not having a standout tool he sure dominated the league. I guess I assumed his hit tool was a stand out tool although it was with a SSS. He remains someone to watch for me and he has me as a believer in his talent to hit the ball prospect or not..
  18. Dman
    So he was too old for that league to be considered or too old to really be a prospect at all?
  19. Dman
    I like your choices for protection. I agree all of those players should be protected. That is nine players or face possibly losing one. We are gonna need to figure out what we have soon because next year we will need to protect Kohl Stewart Stephan Gonsalves Stuart Turner Zach Granite Brandon Peterson Maybe Slegers or Eides Along with others
  20. Dman
    You are correct he does not need to be protected I was thinking ahead and figuring that he will need to be added next year at some point and I was thinking early in the year but could be wrong on that. The Twins could wait until September of next year to bring him up.
  21. Dman
    To start with you have to make room for Jose Berrios, Taylor Rogers, Zach Jones, J.T. Chargios, AB Walker and probably a few other players so I would subtract the five free agents and although you could make an argument to keep Hunter or Cotts I think it is likely best to cut the cord there. I would non-tender Fien and Robinson. I would get rid of Pinto and Thompson as well. Pinto doesn't do much for me at catcher and there is no room to DH. He would be a nice bench bat but I think we have other players that can fill that role. I don't see Thompson as any better than some young guy and I would prefer to hang onto the younger players at this point. I don't trust Fien and he doesn't seem to have a lot of movement on his pitches so would rather find a harder throwing strikeout type pitcher for that role. Robinson could be kept but I think there is enough depth in the org to handle that spot if needed.
  22. Dman
    Not too surprised by those two being on the list. I kind of thought Felix Jorge would be on there though. I guess he lost some steam toward the end of the season but he had a pretty darn good year IMO. He and Gonsalves were neck and neck for K's early in the year as they were both dominant to start the year. I bet Vavra would have made the list as well if he hadn't gotten hurt. Oh well still nice to have a couple of guys mentioned. NIck had a good year and I hope he does as well or better at High A next year. If he keeps improving the bat he is gonna make it because the defense looks good from what I can tell. I would guess more power for him is still a few years away.
  23. Dman
    Duffey has been amazing. Granted we see new pitchers come up and have some success but usually they get figured out fairly early and fall back to earth. I can't remember a rookie Twins pitcher having this much success so late in the season. He has been fun to watch and I hope he will be a top of the rotation starter for us next year.
  24. Dman
    He strikes out a ton of guys but gives up a lot of hits too. Not sure what to think about his stuff yet. Obviously if he was voted best pitcher in the Appy league that says something. He seems to have enough stuff to make it as a reliever IMO but protecting him is going to be hard as after this year the 40 man issues get really tough. Next year is a big year for him as he will face tougher competition and he doesn't have time to fall back and repeat levels. Seems like a super great guy. I hope he makes it whether it is with the Twins or not.
  25. Dman
    Yeah I am with you on this one. I never understood throwing at guys. I get coming inside to back them off the plate a little but throwing at hitters seems like there should be a larger penalty for that and what does it really solve anyway except for the other team throwing at your guys. I agree with several others. If you don't want to see a bat flip do your job better.
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