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  1. DJL44
    They need a veteran player to be the closer, not necessarily a guy who has saved games in the past. Saves cost too much in arbitration to be giving them to rookies and inflating their salaries unnecessarily. Give saves to the cost-certain veterans.
  2. DJL44
    "Rays and A's are barely hanging on highly profitable despite bad stadium situations" Fixed that for you. "Indianapolis is a much larger market without a team" In what world is Indianapolis a 'much larger' market than Portland or Montreal? It is smaller than both of them and considerably smaller than Montreal. I think people underestimate how poorly managed the situation in Montreal was before they left. There was the MLB strike, followed by a fire sale of a contending roster. They repeatedly screwed up the marketing and then sold to Jeffery Loria so he could actively sabotage things to the point where he could relocate.
  3. DJL44
    Expansion would be a net bonus for revenue. National TV would be worth more as there would be more markets actively engaged in watching baseball. Attendance and other stadium revenue would just push nearly the same amount of people into 78 games instead of 81. Most people watch 1-5 games a year in person and they would still be able to do so.
  4. DJL44
    I don't see a lack of quality pitching, I see a ball that is way too easy to hit over the fence. Strikeouts are at an all-time high (good pitching), batting average are slightly below historical averages (.255 v .260 to .265) and HR are way up. With fewer HR nobody would think there isn't enough good pitching.
  5. DJL44
    The elite relief prospects (Tyler Jay, Nick Burdi, JT Chargois) all got injured. The second tier of Busenitz, Curtiss and Hildenberger has been performing well but the upside was always limited.
  6. DJL44
    "The Twins had signed him to an eight-year, $184 million deal following his 2009 MVP and it was looking like he was going to be worth every penny." 20 WAR and counting since that extension. At $7.5M per WAR that's $150M of value. Joe produces 4 WAR between now and the end of the next season and the Twins break even on that investment.
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    1 WAR is generally worth $8M on the open market and the Twins market Mauer like crazy. 2 years, $20M would be a lot more likely.
  8. DJL44
    Based on how many big leaguers there are and 33% international players the expectation should be 1.5 players per draft will actually contribute.
  9. DJL44
    Hope Perkins is taking care of the minor leaguers
  10. DJL44
    Garver is the same age as Vargas and is hitting better than Vargas at the same level. Plus, Garver is just crushing lefties (1000 OPS) and is a better fielder.
  11. DJL44
    Kintzler's other advantage on Neshek is his $1M discount on remaining salary
  12. DJL44
    "Santana, Berrios, Mejia, Garcia and Colon" Add Santiago as the 6th starter and this has to be the most Latino pitching staff I can remember. Dominican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican, Dominican, American of Puerto Rican descent.
  13. DJL44
    Garver will certainly be up Sept 1, if not earlier
  14. DJL44
    Hughes is still better than Colon and they're considering pitching Colon. They haven't cut Hughes because he's still one of the 12 best pitchers they have.
  15. DJL44
    Fernando Romero was not a terribly expensive signing. The Twins will find some pitchers.
  16. DJL44
    Rosario reminds me of a young Sammy Sosa - loaded with talent and aggressive but still learning the game. Not all people who remind me of young Sammy Sosa turn into an older Sammy Sosa. Regarding his defense - UZR might be overrating Buxton and underrating Rosario. If their range overlaps and Buxton is taking the discretionary chances between CF and LF then Buxton will look good and Rosario will look bad. The same phenomenon happened with Andruw Jones in the Braves outfield. I agree that consternation regarding Rosario looks pretty tone deaf considering his performance of late.
  17. DJL44
    Seems a little enthusiastic. I still have him as the #3 SS prospect in the Twins system after Gordon and Javier.
  18. DJL44
    Midwest League All Star Game is next week. Palacios, Diaz, Blankenhorn, Poppen, Beeker and Kranson are on the roster. Moves typically happen after the All Star Games. http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2017-midwest-league-star-game-rosters/#lO6iXXW1i8RQgYkY.97
  19. DJL44
    The 20 year olds in full-season ball are pretty interesting. Rortvedt is the youngest guy in full-season ball (19) and the jump from high school to Cedar Rapids has been a challenge for him so far. The 20 year olds are generally having pretty good years though: Luis Arraez - was hitting at Ft Myers but now injured and out for a while Lewin Diaz - not impressing so far Travis Blankenhorn - hitting well and playing 3B, any reports on his defense? Aaron Whitefield - no walks but impressing at the plate, more XBH than Blankenhorn Jermaine Palacios - destroying the Midwest League in his second try Lachlan Wells - pitching very well at Ft Myers Then you have 21 year old Nick Gordon impressing at AA which cements his place as the #1 prospect in the system.
  20. DJL44
    Turley should be in line for a quick promotion to AAA. I would want to see him continue his success there before a major league callup but: He's lefthanded He's striking batters out like crazy
  21. DJL44
    Cut Danny Santana, sign Angel Pagan. Problem solved.
  22. DJL44
    Nobody mentions that it is a lot easier for a lefthander to get by with diminished stuff than a RHP? I think Phil Hughes ends his Twins career as the long reliever.
  23. DJL44
    Berardino of the Pioneer Press reporting that Duffey had his changeup working yesterday. http://www.twincities.com/2017/03/25/twins-jose-berrios-has-no-wbc-regrets-after-being-optioned-to-triple-a/ "Flashing a much-improved changeup that he used to both righties and lefties, Duffey produced a whopping 21 swing-and-miss strikes while going to just a pair of three-ball counts."
  24. DJL44
    I didn't say he had too much coaching. I think he may already be close to his ceiling because he has had the benefit of growing up in a batting cage.
  25. DJL44
    Can he field? My biggest doubt is that he can perform like an average MLB corner outfielder defensively. I don't see this mentioned at all in the article. I also have some concerns that with the amount of training and coaching he has already received he's close to his ceiling with the bat. That was essentially the case with Delmon Young. With extensive coaching from his dad, Delmon had already reached his peak at age 20 as a hitter and the glove just kept getting worse. I believe he can hit and has a high floor but I question the ceiling. He's going to have to hit a LOT to be valuable if he can't play defense.
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