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  1. TheDean
    I'm probably just reiterating what others have said above, but I really think that the problem with a lot of talk shows and casual fans is the application of football/basketball strategy and economics to baseball. They're the most visible sports news due to ESPN's television contracts with those leagues and the ensuing coverage that the network gives to them. People are used to a path to success based on "acquire one superstar -> profit." Baseball doesn't work like that, but it doesn't prevent radio talk shows or casual fans from believing that it does. I agree with a lot of the posters that there is some degree of complacency with the level of play right now. We focus in on a few gleaming signs of hope to distract us from the whirling pit of despair the last few years have been. I can't fault anyone for taking hope in a few young players and good signings (Hughes/Suzuki) because a rational fan knows that the Twins can't solve all of their problems with FA acquisitions. I think that Nick is very articulate in these articles. He has good logic and isn't throwing around insults or accusations, something that we can't say for all radio talk shows. I also think Nick is close to the truth, and fans get upset about it. Fans want to hope that there is a magic bullet to solve all the problems, and when faced with the reality that there is no magic solution, they're angry.
  2. TheDean
    On the additions to the club topic, I really come around to the idea that the team needs another solid corner. I think Schafer will be fine as a 4th, but obviously doesn't have a bat to be a starting LF. I think it's time that players on the roster have two of three qualities: major-league appropriate bat for his positiondefensively solid (slightly below ML-average or better)developing player (let's say 26 and under).I would argue that Parmelee is therefore not part of the solution. He no longer fits any of the categories, 0/3. Day 1, they had better field a better solution at position 7. Putting Plouffe in LF without Sano at 3B on opening day means there's the same void there as in LF, besides I'm only willing to give 2/3 if he's at 3B. Quite possibly could be 0/3 at LF. Hicks and Santana as a LF/CF duo is semi-palatable to me, but I'm not sure that the club should be leaning on more than one of those two, and I think we're all ready to see Hicks earn his way into the everyday lineup. I agree with some that there could be room for a SS, but that's based on Danny in the OF. Eddie E is part of the solution (2/3), but that doesn't mean he's not solid as a utility.
  3. TheDean
    I like the premise of the analysis, but I prefer wRC+ (or OPS+) just because it bumps the Twins up at just about every position about one or two spots since it accounts for Target Field (or lack of Yankee Stadium when comparing to AL East). Just my opinion. I agree that DH number is way too high, but it may be that it doesn't account for Morales? The Twins sit back at 10th when I look at the wRC+ ranking for DH. I also wanted to opine that Arcia passes as league average (or maybe just a little under) both in eye test and UZR. Granted, that's compared against other RFs. Can't ignore that he has the #4 ARM rating in the AL (behind Bautista, Markakis, and Aoki).
  4. TheDean
    If the two of them start a decade-long home run battle right now, you'll hear no complaints from me! And get ready for more competition if Sano gets healthy and becomes the Vargas of 2015... I like the look of the long-term middle of the lineup. It's even balanced: righty, lefty, and switch. Bigger scale, it seems that the days of slap singles guys are gone...at least for guys projecting to be on the roster for a while. Santana is the closest one to that description, and I think you can make the argument that most starters on the roster right now have at least doubles power, which is how it should be.
  5. TheDean
    Those are the magic words, after all. I said the same thing about Butera, Morales, Fuld, Correia, and Hammer. As fans, it seems we're disappointed about the returns on the former fan-favorites (Morneau, Liriano, et al.) but always surprised at the returns on the punching bags (Butera, Correia, et al.). Not sure if that's just an aspect of fandom, or if it's an attribute of TR's general management style.
  6. TheDean
    Yeah, I have to applaud it all. I know some of the posters here are a bit uneasy about the Suzuki extension, but I was just happy to see one of the two palatable outcomes (trade or extension) rather than letting him leave for nothing. Overall, I don't have many complaints. Who knows, maybe a Hammer move coupled with a Meyer callup is in order soon.
  7. TheDean
    Looks very straightforward. Everyone in that August rotation is already on the 40, and Meyer's addition to the 40 in September would be compensated for by the removal of Burton/KC/Hammer. In September, there is no limit on the active roster of course (aside from the 40-man limit), so no issues there.
  8. TheDean
    I'm confused by the deal. I don't know much about Franklin, except that he's a solid MI. Smyly has a 3.92 ERA in 35 G as a starter. Milone has a 3.85 ERA in 72 G. We got Milone for Fuld. TB got Smyly (and Franklin) for one of the top SP of this era? There's more to this, but I wouldn't be happy as a Rays fan.
  9. TheDean
    Great info! I wonder to what extent placement of "soft" pitches is dependent on the chief offspeed offerings of a given staff. For example, a staff dominated by change-up specialists versus guys like Liriano who go to their slider more often. Granted, maybe there's enough variation within staffs that one team's starters can't be distinguished from another solely based on their most common offspeed offerings. Besides, I suppose there are pitchers whose breaking balls don't even fall into the 81-mph "soft range," especially those throwing hard sliders (Liriano?).
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