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  1. Jham
    What would Jimmy Rollins cost as a comparison? I also feel like we're giving up on esco, and santana too for that matter, when both are probably due for a rebound. Esco if he gets consistent playing time, santana may be slightly rebounding already.
  2. Jham
    Disagree, Mauer is signed though '18, Perkins through '17. Meaning if we want to re-sign them or trade them, it should happen next season for Perk, or the season after for Joe. Tulo is signed through 2020 at least. THAT is a long term deal. Dozier is signed through '18. We have pitchers coming off the books like crazy during that stretch, but will likely need arms to replace them. Gibson could get a huge payday. I'm not sure Meyer, May, Milone, Gonsalves, Hu, Berrios, and Stewart will ever be as good as the current rotation. Maybe, but odds are we will need to spend. By the end of Tulo's contract, we will likely be looking to extend Sano and or Buxton to giant deals, and Berrios, May, Milone, etc. might have earned a large contract by then as well.
  3. Jham
    Tulo is a huge immediate upgrade. I have a little trouble stomaching the contract when guys like Perkins and Mauer will either have to be extended or traded soon, and guys like Dozier, although extended, and Plouffe will be arb eligible, and then the Sano's, Buxton's, and Gibson's of the world will likely be looking for paydays as well. Providing we don't want to wait to see FA or arbitration, we're going to have to make a lot of expensive decisions in the near near future. Re: Nolasco being traded. Can players be traded from the 60 day DL? A quick search showed yes, but you need commissioner approval? Sounds like a dumb fantasy football rule.
  4. Jham
    Regarding Arcia, I never thought I'd see fans taking Hicks over Arcia. If we could be patient with Hicks, we should be patient with Arcia. Yes he has power, yes he has hit for average. He's shown the willingness to learn, hit the ball opposite field, and try to work on his discipline. More than anything, he wants to win. I saw him carry a team of losers on his back for a week last year before Plouffe whiffed on a bunt and Arcia sprained his ankle in the ensuing run down. Assuming Hunter doesn't play for another 5 years, who else has his fire and leadership? Sano has the charisma, but Arcia has the fire. Re: Catching opportunities, the options are either too expensive or not much of an upgrade. Suzuki is struggling, but he's having a career worst year. He could rebound, or he might be gassed/too old. I think I role Zuke as uncomfortable as that feels. But we do have to get the pen some help. Fien can't be healthy, Boyer is over worked.
  5. Jham
    Same boat. I just voted... like 15 times... apparently there's no limit... sort of addictive, sort of annoying... I'm already over it, but everyone should vote Dozier!
  6. Jham
    Well if that's not a Twins Daily call... Nice job Swain and GCTF, you got the outs wrong bud.
  7. Jham
    Time for Dozier to get some momentum toward the All-Star game. A walk-off would help.
  8. Jham
    May day in July!
  9. Jham
    Wait for it...
  10. Jham
    Make it 5-1 odds on Sano...
  11. Jham
    Just when I thought our days of seeing Nunez as DH were over...
  12. Jham
    I would bet on Sano in a foot race with Nunez if you gave me 6/5 odds.
  13. Jham
    I've never understood the hate for Duensing. I think he gets punished for coming into the game when the fans are already frustrated. Reminds of Jesse Crain-wreck. To me, Thompson has been so much worse and he still has options.
  14. Jham
    Seriously? He was with the big league team almost the whole year last year. He got sent down this year because of his bat. He looked hopeless and confused at the plate. The fact that he was also less than stellar on the field just made the call easier. He's been given his shot. It's up to him to earn another shot. You don't just give away big league at-bats as part of a roster experiment without a pretty strong hunch? Otherwise you're just hoping and guessing. Look at Hicks. Three years later and people still don't know what to think of him. Good players will dominate lower levels. Santana needs to rake and get his confidence back. His defense won't win gold gloves, but he's good enough to play short in the big leagues. He really really really needs to take some walks though. No one was throwing him a strike when he was up.
  15. Jham
    Hey, the old Duensing is back!
  16. Jham
    Plouffe would have have been out by a mile if Jay throws home, but discretion is the better part of valor I suppose.
  17. Jham
    Why didn't he do that in the fourth inning?
  18. Jham
    Hey, Tonkin IS younger than Stauffer...
  19. Jham
    Probably wouldn't have made a difference, but it looked like Mauer only half stretched there.... I'ma stop piling on now. Come on bats! We need a slump buster. Arcia was usually good for that last year... Buxton can get this team fired up in a hurry if he can start hitting.
  20. Jham
    I saw something like that in Mexico once... Seriously, Guy Fierri ordered a 15 inch hotdog with habenara peppers and onions out of a school bus.... uh oh, crushed... anyway, it was called a "homewrecker" and probably belongs at a ball park. May needs to get the ball down. Seriously? Again?
  21. Jham
    May battled out of that, but he's having a lil trouble locating and lots of balls between the belt and letters...
  22. Jham
    What are you guys watching during commercials? Anything better than DDD on Food?
  23. Jham
    Can anyone remember Mauer EVER going for the lead in sac situation?
  24. Jham
    I'll state again that I think the team's rebuild has been hurt more by relying too heavily on young players than too heavily on declining vets. Our inability to bring in talent in free agency left us with nothing to trade during lost seasons. It allowed developing players to quit working on their games, and left us without serviceable options all over the field. You can't always predict which vets will pan out, just like you can't predict which prospects will make it. This is why you bring in as much talent as you possibly can. in whatever capacity you can. I thought it was crazy that the team brought back Pelfrey. I thought they were crazy to go north with Boyer. I'm willing to forgive them on Stauffer and give them credit for cutting their losses. I actually hope he accepts his assignment and stays with the organization. His velocity was way down. I wouldn't mind seeing if he can provide something when healthy. Re: Tonkin, Oliveros, and Slama, look at our AAA line up. Our best hitters in Rochester are... Pinto? Santana? Arcia occasionally? I don't think dominating a bunch of Eric Fryers and Doug Bernier's means we should trust these guys to get Moustakis or Miggy in a big spot.
  25. Jham
    To me, Stauffer was a necessary risk that didn't work out. Everyone saw how our bull pen collapsed last year. Everyone pointed to the pen as a weakness going into the year. We had to do something, and Stauffer was coming off an ok year. Similar to the Jered Burton signing in my eyes. Just didn't work out. I do not perceive lack of trust in young players to be a huge problem. We relied on Hicks for like 3 years now, and each year he's screwed us to some extent. This year was less because Robinson put together a decent first month. Danny Santana screwed us. Vargas and Arcia have screwed us. Imagine if we hadn't signed Torii Hunter. I think it's a bigger mistake to trust AAA success over a Major League track record. But here's the thing, you can have both IF you take the risk and bring in some vets. You can always replace them with young guys if they warrant the call or the veteran falters. Out of our FA signings, Hunter has worked out, Nunez has contributed, and Robinson has contributed. Stauffer did not. Santana hasn't played. Meanwhile, Pinto has flopped, Santana has flopped, Buxton and Sano aren't ready. Burdi has imploded. Reed hasn't been much better. Arcia, Vargas, Walker and Hicks seems stuck in a state of arrested development. It's as Ann as the nose on Plain's face, organizational depth requires some Stauffers.
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