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  1. Dman
    If Heart, Chemistry and Desire were the main focus of GM's and winning teams we wouldn't be talking about ERA, FIP, Strikeouts, Batting average etc. because they would all be trumped by chemistry. If your premise is correct then all of baseball has it wrong. We shouldn't look for guy who throws 100 miles an hour but gritty guys with heart that throw 80. I am not aware of any organization that prizes such players. I don't think anyone would argue that chemistry makes a difference, and no one has that I can see, but the Talent has to be there to win. You can have the greatest chemistry in your locker room and never make it to the playoffs. You can have the talent of the Yankee's and not make it to the playoffs as injuries, down years, and poor decisions come into play as well. In the end the baseball world searches for talent first and chemistry later.
  2. Dman
    I think club house chemistry is important but if it is the primary reason we are signing guys then I don't think we will have a very good team. I am sure there are lots of players with great personalities for the club house but they might not be great players. Look I don't mind the Pelfrey signing and I think he will have bounce back year and prove himself but I don't think great clubhouse guy is the MAIN reason you bring him back. I expected more stats or analysis in the article.
  3. Dman
    I am not sure I understand the article. Is he saying that keeping Pelfrey to create consistency in the clubhouse is why this was a good signing?
  4. Dman
    I wonder what the scouts and Giants don't like about him that they are willing to DFA him? He is another soft tosser but with the two secondary plus pitches he has proven he can strike people out and not give up many home runs from what I could find. We have to be missing something.
  5. Dman
    Yeah I was a little harsh and I hope Gilmartin turns out to be really good. The scouts were high on him until the injury. It is just that we seem to have so many pitchers like him or better already at AAA. We have several pitchers coming up and it looks like we might have to essentially throw away some guys which makes me question the move somewhat. I am no scout and I trust the Twins know what they are doing but it does make me question what the plan is.
  6. Dman
    That is a really good point. I guess the old saying holds true, one mans junk is another mans treasure. Your analysis for Doumit appears to have been spot on because the Braves didn't think they could do much better for a bench bat that can play several positions if needed. Giving up a previously hurt soft tosser in their deep pitching farm wasn't going to hurt them at all for a year of Doumit while they get there catching situation in order. I liked Doumit for the Twins when it made sense but I am glad they found a way to get rid of him as we start our youth movement.
  7. Dman
    What exactly did we think could get for Doumit, an ace, a high upside teenager? Just the other day people were ready to just DFA him. The return wasn't great because his value wasn't that great. I don't know what TR is doing though because he has a lot of soft tossers and no place to use them to try and gain value for them. Can we trade Diamond, Albers, Worely for anything or do they get waived or DFA'd? If we lose the other guys for nothing then getting Gilmartin doesn't make a lot of sense other than he is younger and has the flexibility of options. We have Pat Dean and several other soft tossers on the way so not sure we needed another one. We just gave up a 24 year old pitcher (Hendricks) for nothing so not sure we gain prospect wise here. This trade really seems more about staying even and clearing roster space. We don;t need another pitcher with Gilmartins skill set and neither do most teams. The Braves got rid of something they didn't want and don't need and so did the Twins. It was a good match. Nothing more too it than that.
  8. Dman
    Looks like the Braves agree with you Stringer Bell.
  9. Dman
    Nice article. I think the Twins did ok with this trade.
  10. Dman
    I guess I don't see how this trade would be bad for the Twins. They gave up nothing but money to get Doumit in the first place. He had a bad year last year and is now redundant. The sooner they could get rid of him the better and to get an arguably top ten prospect from another team seems about the best the Twins could hope for even if Doumit would have had a bounce back year. If Gilmartin is irreparably damaged in my mind we still come out even as we might not have gotten anything for Doumit anyway and we gave up nothing to get him.
  11. Dman
    I felt like Twins did well in the draft. I was tempering my expectations though as I think we do well most years only to find out later that we didn't do that well. Also what the experts typically say doesn't mean much this early. I remember the Vikings getting accolades for an A draft and Troy Williamson was a bust Erasmus James was injured and ineffective. So the potential did not meet reality. That being said baseball is different and it seems the experts are getting better at recognizing talent. I feel real good about the Twins first six picks and if they do work out that sets us up pretty good for the future.
  12. Dman
    I'm a believer and like the risk vs reward for the Twins. Most seem to think he will not improve much and obviously other teams had there concerns so they could be right. I just feel optimistic that he is going to pitch well this year.
  13. Dman
    In my opinion he gets more by waiting no matter what the outcome is for Tanaka, but in order to do that he needs to wait for the Tanaka scenario to play out. For whatever reason teams seem to be saving their money or targeting TanAka as their first choice. So even though they might be interested in Garza they are not ready to pony up their best offer yet as they want to see if they get Tanaka. Once Tanaka signs then whoever lost out will likely go hard after Garza as he will be the best option left. So I think waiting is in Garza's best interest right now.
  14. Dman
    I agree the thinking has to be that the guys they got have a better then average chance to rebound and be valuable to the team currently and possibly to trade if that makes sense.
  15. Dman
    I don't see Hughes, Pelfrey or Coreria being long term answers for the Twins but they are decent bounce back candidates that might net them something at the trade deadlines In the coming years. They have things lined up right now so that they will have someone they can possibly trade each of the next three years. considering we are two or three years away from being better than average I like that strategy. They are at the point now though where if they get someone else they need to be really good as we don't have the roster space for an average pitcher to make sense unless TR has some trades in mind that we don't know about. I like that they are not satisfied with what they have and who knows maybe they can find a good deal out there yet. Let's buy as much talent as we can to potentially create trade bait and turn this team around. The team has the money to take some risks and some of them are bound to work out well.
  16. Dman
    Other than Nolasco all of our pitching is a gamble or faith based in my opinion. There are Stats to suggest that these guys can rebound in a big way but odds are they are what they are and that is not a major improvement. I don't think this staff is going to be playoff caliber, but I don't think they are going to be as bad as last years staff either. Personally I like the plan. Bridge the gap to the younger players. See what you have and you should have money available again to fill in the holes as you hopefully become relevant. Lots of risk in that approach but unless they are willing to buy an ace they are going to have to wait to develop one before they can compete with the big boys.
  17. Dman
    If the Twins can get him on a two year deal I am all for it. If he continues to pitch well they can likely flip him for prospects. If he doesn't pitch that well we are only out the two years. If they have to go three years then I don't like it as much but it still could work out OK in the end.
  18. Dman
    If Kubel makes it then I think maestro is gone as he can't hit and is redundant anyway. I don't know that I love the Kubel signing as I would rather see the younger guys play but if he has bounce back year this would be a really good move.
  19. Dman
    I agree.
  20. Dman
    It is interesting how putting together various statistics, life experience, and observation we can build a case for our perception of how things are or what they should be. I am glad that we do though because the diversity of opinion makes me look at things differently and quite frankly is a lot of fun. In the end none of us are typically right about what TR thinks but it is fun to talk about.
  21. Dman
    I personally have never been a big fan of the home plate collision. It doesn't really make the game better in my opinion. The ball rarely comes out of the catchers glove anyway. It has always seemed like a cheese ball cheap shot play to me. Yeah I get that it shows a never die never give up attitude but if it has the potential to ruin careers then getting rid of it is a good thing in my opinion. I won't miss it one bit as there will still be plenty of plays at the plate minus the injuries.
  22. Dman
    I agree I thought for sure they would have packaged at least one of those guys up and tried to get anything they could especially Hendricks as time is running out and I hate to see him leave for nothing.
  23. Dman
    Actually they still can trade Hendricks up until this Sunday. In fact it would appear the reason they DFA'd him was to see if there is any real interest in Liam as it forces any club not near the bottom to offer a trade as they can't guarantee they would get him off waivers. If no one is willing to trade for him then that says a lot about his value.
  24. Dman
    So the question is was trading Hendricks the plan all along? DFAing him puts the pressure on whoever might want him to give their best offer over the winter meetings. Out of any of the pitchers they could trade he has good AAA numbers and is only 24 with one option left. Probably won't be much but who knows.
  25. Dman
    Arroyo on two year deal wouldn't Be bad but I think it will take three years to get him. I don't like arroyo mainly because he doesn't throw hard and I think he would be tough to flip for prospects. I would like the Twins to aim higher but it would be an ok move in my opinion.
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