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People give up pretty easily. This year I get. Next year, I dunno. I'd wait to see what sort of team we can build before assuming next year is total lost cause. Gibson is a close call. I find it unlikely that he'd return mite this year than as a rental at next year's deadline or after this season.

Trading for "whatever you can get" signals desperation which may well cost you in future trade negotiations. Being willing to hold an expiring contact is really the only leverage we have.

the 2017 draft looks pretty nice at this point. hopefully a sign that scouting, drafting, and development are figuring out out with the new FO.

I think our outfield was or there longer and did more running, as usual.

Could. Interesting idea. I think people still like the idea of someone being in charge. I mean look at our country. We have a legislature responsible for law making, a judiciary for oversight, and numerous executive agencies, but obviously the president is still the one the nation looks to.

People underestimate the importance of managers imo because they're worth isn't easily quantifiable. Motivating over 162 games is hard. getting though to players who think they know everything and make more money than you is hard. Getting players to think "team" in a contract year is hard. Getting players who don't like you or eachother to put differences aside is hard. Dealing with behind the scenes gripes about playing time and usage, briefing the fo, leading coaching staff, handling media is all hard. The lineups and pitching changes are the easy parts. computers would probably beat any human at that game.

Budding superstar? In retrospect, would you put Sano's minor league resume up against Trout? Cab? Griffey Jr? Those are Super stars. Perk was an All Star closer and left handed. Name one offer that we turned down that hurt this team. No one would trade away a blue chipper? Moncada, Delmon, Will Meyers, Wilson Ramos. k that one is a bad example, but you get it. It's not 1 or the other. It's about constantly acquiring more talent. I doubt Escobar returns an equal talent. So why bother? We still have to field a team, teach young kids how to be pros, and field a roster next season. Trading and resigning isn't as easy as extending.

Disagree. Hanging on to guys like Escobar hurts us way less than hanging out hope on big reputations that don't fit real production. We haven't had enough players who could have returned much if anything that would have moved the needle. For instance, would we better off with Nunez and whatever Sano would have brought in (probably a lot), or Sano in A and Mejia in AAA?

Do the Twins ever extend anyone midseason?

As he's changed his approach and swing path, the equally talented Kep has stubbornly adhered to a line drive approach that doesn't work. Use that frame, those hands, and that pull tendency to hit over the shift.

Esco isn't that well thought of through baseball, I doubt. I think he's more valuable as a resign than a trade chip. Certain players always seem overrated, others underrated. Esco like, let's say, brett gardener, is the latter. Is Max Kepler like Jeff Smardzija the later?

Charges, allegations, and pleas are all different. He was charged with molestation and not penetration despite the allegation. The fact pattern he plead to could be very different still. I'm not here saying something dis or didn't happen, but everyone involved had an agenda. Questioning a child in this type of case is extremely difficult to do, and can rarely be done without extreme leading and offering of affirmation for desired responses. My only point in citing the statute was to show how many circumstances may fall under the broad definition of molestation. But to be clear, none of them are good. Would it matter if the touching was over or under clothes? Would it matter if he touched her or she touched him? If she consented or asked? If he said,I absolutely did not do what she said, but we were joking about privates and jokingly patted each other their. it was wrong, I felt guilty afterward but I never touched her under the clothes. I use that as an almost identical example of a case I had. Legally, all those scenarios would be violations of the same statute. To Carol's point, they are therefore all the same. Yet the only thing we can say for certain is that he admitted some facts that provided a basis for an adjudication of guilt to the crime of fist degree molestation. It's human nature for defendants to minimize their actions or find excuses why they aren't a monster. Prosecutors want convictions. Not charging rape when the facts allege penetration would be extremely rare as it could be plead simply as leverage toward molestation in this case. Lawyers can't ask leading questions of their witnesses at trial. Police officers can and frequently do. Child witnesses are very impressionable. If an officer says, "he touched you here didn't he. It's ok to admit it. You didn't do anything wrong. Look how brave you are!" The odds are the officer gets the statement he wants regardless of whether it's the truth, part truth, or total fabrication. I'm not saying that's what happened. But those competing forces of minimization and pressure for convictions means the truth is often somewhere in the middle. I can certainly understand why some here would suggest it doesn't matter.

Respectfully, he wasn't charged with rape. There are no allegations of rape. Additionally, consent, as you've pointed out, doesn't matter because of age which is why I suggested that conduct that may be legal at some point is illegal at that point. The conduct could be giving each other spankings. It could be touching of genitals. But penetration is separately addressed under the rape statute so that seems unlikely. "A person is guilty of child molestation in the first degree when the person has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual contact with another who is less than twelve years old and not married to the perpetrator and the perpetrator is at least thirty-six months older than the victim." http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=9A.44.083 Sexual contact is also defined as touching sexual of intimate parts for sexual gratification. RCW 9A.44.010 So without knowing the details, we don't really know what happened or how bad it was. But it almost certainly did not involve any sort of penetration. If we then agree that something inappropriate likely happened, then we just proved that the truth is indeed probably somewhere in the middle.

Most often the truth is somewhere in the middle. There's a lot of room to operate within the context of criminal sexual conduct with a minor because many actions which would be legal between adults would be illegal involving very young minors. I don't think we know the exact details. It's an unusual case.

Ouch...

Mistakenly thought he was a resident of Oregon? He went to school there. He's a registered predatory offender. Failure to register within days is a felony in every state. 10 days in Oregon. I totally get why he'd not want to register. He'd love to just move on. He's surely humiliated. He may well be ashamed and remorseful. And he's still learning to be an adult. I'm hesitant to completely dismiss his innocence without review of the facts and evidence. Juveniles are often assigned public defenders. Not all of which are stellar lawyers and almost all of which carry oppressive workloads which sometimes leads to more pleas. I don't know what advice he was given regarding his plea, but the facts suggest he's a low risk to reoffend, he's committed no new crimes other than failing to register, and we don't know what brought him top that point or what he's done since that point. We certainly don't have to cheer for him, but cheering against someone won't change the past. A lot of people who've done awful things have gone on to do great things as well. And a lot of heroes have followed up with despicable acts.

I dunno. Maybe a little high. DeGrom got 4 in 17. Trevor Bauer got 3.5. Assuming some inflation in comps and continued improvement from Romero, he could do pretty well in arbitration. As for the second part regarding overall pay for arbitration years, this 2013 summary is great demonstration both on why we should AND shouldn't care. In summation, super twos make a lot more money over the course of team control relative to 3 year arb players, and make more each year. At the same time, the Mets did all that fussing and Travis D'arnaud could be out of baseball. https://www.amazinavenue.com/2013/3/11/4080186/mets-travis-darnaud-super-two-opening-day

Yes, but.... Delaying FA is a no-brainer when a month gets you a year. To an owner that just sold a draft pick for $6mil, delaying arbitration may make just as much "cents". See "Glen Perkins grievance" for reference. League min vs likely $5 mil for a super 2 in year 1, and potentially larger jumps in subsequent filings... Given his innings limits, lack of AAA experience, and recent struggles both team and individual, the demotion is a near no brainer. To a Pohlad at least.

Gibby went up and in on jd Martinez and jd reacted like a baby. wasn't close to hitting him. offer el caballo unlimited fogo with his deal. he'll sign... just don't tell sano...

I'm concerned about Nick Gordon already losing trade value. It's also disappointing that neither Stewart or Gonsalves have made it or even appear to be anything more than back end or bull pen filler. Seems like whether we draft college or high school arms we can't get it right. Otherwise great day for Twins affiliates!

The Twins have a lot of guys with unorthodox swings. Mauer and his inside-out metronome, Dozier's step in the bucket tomahawk, Rosie's wrist snaps, Sano's abrupt 2 handed upper cut, and Buxton's chest forward bent front leg just try to make contact looking thing. I think much of the struggle comes from poorly developed mechanics and/or approach.

2 out hit with the bases loaded scoring 1 worth a second on an error... Can we assume infield hit for Byron?

Everyone on the team needs to change their name to Ed.

But you just suggested a solution: take advantage of your player options to extend the number of available arms in your pen. We have a number of available major league capable arms who can be shuttled in and out and kept fresh. Problem is when they're called up, Molly doesn't use them anyway. More often them not, it seems they're sent back down to get some work rather than switch out for a fresh arm.

I'm not comparing failures. I was comparing hype. In my mind, it was ridiculous kep was put in the same level as buck and sano. He's a nice player, but never really screamed all star, imo.