Trevor0333

While I agree, that doesnt mean he wont ever play to give guys days off. Yesterday was so Plouffe could rest & today is probably for Escobar to rest. Seems like he's been in the lineup a lot lately.

Their real problem was when there was no caps on international signings & would avoid players with higher than norm bonus demands in the draft. They had a low mlb payroll & unspent $ available to spend but chose not to use that to bolster their system.

Escobar to the full time SS & Deduno finally back in the rotation has been done already. The ones that still need to happen. 1) Nunez being the super ute with Florimon going to AAA should be next. 2) DFA Burton & call up Pino. 3) Try trading Duensing, Corriea, & Willingham to contenders for best prospect available.

There's no point bringing up Parmelee until Willingham is traded. Given his struggles finding that form again I'm content to leave Parm in AAA until sept call ups.

Who would have ever thought, never should have been signed in 1st place. He could be decent in the pen if he gets his velocity back. Deduno earned a chance last year to prove it was the real thing. This situation was handled very poorly.

Danny Santana, your MN Twins backup CF.

Wasnt it something about Dozier being terrible going to 1 side but not the other, I can't remember which but it was noted in a Strib article by Len3 & that was one of the big reasons for his issues at SS & excelling at 2B.

What, Polanco, Gonsalves, & Pressly not enough?

Florimon defense while very good has always been a little over rated in my mind. Certainly not good enough to live with a sub .300 OPS. I have little faith in Santana being anything more than a backup/AAAA injury filler. Nunez, eh I don't know, capable super utility/25 man guy. That's it. Escobar I think has a chance to be a little better with the bat and good enough defensively to at least be close to a league average SS. Polanco is likely the best chance the team has in house prospect wise to turn into a capable 2 way SS. Even if that does come true, its 2-3 years away easily. Thing to remember, the Yankees will be in the market for a SS next year. Drew: Im not as high on as others but he's still a massive upgrade, I wouldn't offer over 3/21 & at this point wait till the comp pick is not owed. Lowrie: Will command more than what I trust his bat will continue to produce. Hanley: Will be re-signed Hardy: I wouldn't commit what he'll command with his injury history & age. Asdrubel Cabrera: I'd be somewhat interested in, without putting up the same numbers as Lowrie or Drew. Maybe he could be had on a 2 year deal at a respectable # for a FA market deal. With coming wave of very high level prospects joining the young core of Arcia, Hicks, Dozier, Pinto, & Gibson make a deal for a young up & coming SS to join the nucleus. Didi Gregorious is known to be available, although Im sure the asking price is quite high. Their bullpen has been a complete & utter disaster,while I don't think the FO could pull off a Reverse Bill Smith trade. However if you offered up Burton &or Duensing with Ryan Pressly to cure their bullpen woes as the gravy in a package with Jorge Polanco & Stephen Gonsalves. Maybe they bite.

Bill Smith gets a lot of criticism, most of it deservedly so. At least he did have the balls to try and make a deal, the team had been way too conservative on the trade market prior. That's why I can forgive the Young/Garza deal. Still you don't trade position players for relievers, especially the premium positions (C, SS, CF). Hoey was a essentially a non prospect too but for what he got it shows other teams weren't exactly knocking down their door for Hardy either & the Ramos/Capps was nearly as bad.

Realistically I think he gets 2 more starts even though he's shown 0 reason to deserve it.

How much better would this team be if they trade Correia. Move Pelfrey to the pen, where I think he could be decent. Promote Meyer & Deduno to the rotation. Then signed Drew after the comp deadline.

I dont know about anyone else but I measure mine from the taint to the tip

2 catchers 1 roster is Gardy's version of 2 girls 1 cup.

The Mariners have always been pretty high on Miller, I don't think your going to get them to sell low at this point. That doesn't mean you couldnt throw them an offer. Maybe if they'd bite on an offer of Travis Harrison or Trevor May.

Remb when the Jays gave up legit prospects for Santos, yikes he's been pretty average.

Gardy relenting on platooning players

I would even prefer Kris Johnson at this point

I wish I could stop being so offended by the Pelfrey signing & just handing him a rotation spot over Deduno. The better this offense looks it's even more frustrating watching Pelfrey & Florimon.

That's good to know, where would you project Rosario as a OF prospect in relation the remaining OF in the system? Just curious.

Ok well its not a different country there is a very different culture & way of life there compared to the states. I never heard anything about his character. Maybe some small things are getting over blown from the team wanting to make a point and nip a couple habits in the bud before they grow. All I know is he was 19-20 years old at the time & I never heard any reports other than the suspension etc.

I had no idea they moved Harrison, really? That seems premature on him IMO. I thought Walker was a OF as much as Colabello is, basically a 1B who can play it in a pinch. Im not discounting Williams or Larson but they are probably another positive year away from truly putting themselves on the prospect map.

With Dozier beginning to show that his power surge isnt a fluke & his defense looking pretty solid at 2B again. Many fans are writing Rosario or Dozier off as trade bait. I was pushing for a Dozier trade (pre suspension) & letting the team ride the kids to finally see who sticks & who needs to be replaced. Now that Dozier is showing he belongs on a MLB roster, maybe the SS is revisited but Im not sure he can stick there based on what scouts had said about his play there compared to 2B. Is it worth a shot in August/September? Why not I say. That said, if it doesn't work or isnt an option in the FO minds. Ruling out moving Rosario back to OF, specifically LF is not a mistake. #1) Team OF depth: The Twins have graduated &or traded Denard Span, Ben Revere, Aaron Hicks, & Oswaldo Arcia. The only 2 legitimate OF prospects other than Buxton in the system are Max Kepler & Adam Walker. Both whom are 21 and really only Kepler has any real shot of being a corner OF. With so much focus on front end SP's & middle infielders the OF depth is a real issue. #2) A Rosario/Buxton/Hicks OF with Arcia rotating as a DH & 4th OF has the potential to be one of the very best in the league defensively & still potent offensively. Can someone say "Soul Patrol II"!?! That speed & gap power would translate very well to spacious Target Field. #3) While Rosario would lose some value offensively moving to a corner OF spot, his defense also goes from potentially average at 2B to very good. Rosario has good range, arm strength, & instincts in OF. #4) Because he has been playing at minor league levels where he is much younger than the average league age, his power numbers are better than they initially appear. Look at these 4 players compare with minor league numbers & tell me why they should give up on Rosario as a LF. Player 1 Age 22 - A+ : 131 G - 15 HR - 24 SB - 33 BB - 110 SO - .297/.340/.464/.804 Age 23 - AA : 134 G - 21 HR - 18 SB - 37 BB - 134 SO - .299/.349/.508/.856 Age 24 - AAA : 55 G - 4 HR - 9 SB - 9 BB - 36 SO - .298/.325/.444/.770 Player 2 Age 21 - A+ : 60 G - 0 HR - 22 SB - 12 BB - 59 SO - .315/.386/.432/.819 Age 22 - AA : 129 G - 12 HR - 24 SB - 22 BB - 100 SO - .332/.370/.500/.870 Age 23 - AAA : 100 G - 12 HR - 21 SB - 28 BB - 94 SO - .282/.347/.494/.870 Player 3 Age 22 - AA/AAA: 134 G - 7 HR - 75 BB - 79 SO - .267/.368/.407/.775 Age 23 - AAA: 66 G - 9 HR - 55 BB - 38 SO - .303/.421/.487/.908 Player 4 Age 19 - Rk: 67 G - 21 HR - 17 SB - 16 BB - 28 SO - .294/.397/.670/1.068 Age 20 - Rk/A- : 100 G - 13 HR - 11 SB - 32 BB - 71 SO - .315/.386/.432/.819 Age 21 - A+/AA : 122 G - 10 HR - 10 SB - 38 BB - 96 SO - .302/.350/.460/.810 P1: Jacque Jones - P2: Starling Marte - P3: Dustin Ackeley - P4: Eddie Rosario #5) The suspension, it hasn't been properly documented or real clear about what caused the suspension. The initial unverified reports had him 1st testing positive for a banned substance. He was quoted in a Puerto Rican article it was from taking a medication he prevuiously had used & didnt finish for his arm previously that was now expired. Then a short time after that it was stated he had tested positive for "a substance of abuse" a 2nd time & was now being suspended for 50 games. Whether that means he was using old pain killers & they felt it was in a manner of abuse or he tested for something else such as amphetamines or weed now one seems to know. With the arm injury obviously affecting him in the WBC maybe its a bit of a silver lining & this will allow him time to heal & really motivate him. As long as his numbers weren't PED inflated, Im not overly concerned about a kid in a new country making a mistake. The only issue is if there is another it's now a 100 game suspension.

No one is paying him 12 mill. I'm sure the Twins are interested in the 5-7 mill range. They have the $ but highest I would go is a 3 year 3/24. If he doesn't take it go with Escobar until a trade candidate comes available.

Great recap of the odd moves, it's very hard to find the logic behind them. Pelfrey does seem to fair better right out of the gate. Maybe he gains 2 mph on his fastball & his style of over using his fastball turns him into a decent setup guy. Burton does not look good, could be a need for someone to step up into his role with Deduno swapping with Pelfrey.