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  1. Hosken Bombo Disco
    You are right. I think Hicksie is the first one on the trading block. But that still doesn't solve the OF jam. I cannot envision why we would trade away Rosario. Did people not notice the D he played last year? I wouldn't even move him to right. He should be our left fielder for the next 5-6 years. Not to mention he outhit Plouffe. So unless we get an amazing return for Rosario we need to keep him.
  2. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Not fishing, just thinking out loud. Here's the math. If the Twins sign Park and keep Plouffe, then Miguel Sano is an outfielder in 2016. If Sano is an outfielder in 2016, then 3 of these 5 -- Rosario, Hicks, Arcia, Buxton, Kepler -- will not play in MLB in 2016. And 2017 presents the same logjam. And to think the Twins want to sign Shane Robinson!
  3. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Couldn't agree more, and I hope you are right.
  4. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Yes. There is no way around it. Very soon the Twins will need to trade a big piece or three.
  5. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Only in Twins territory is a "young core" made up of 29-year-olds
  6. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Why do you have Mauer batting third?
  7. Hosken Bombo Disco
    When Terry Ryan says Plouffe is a solid middle of the order bat, I think he means Brian Dozier. As someone said above, if Plouffe was a #7 hitter, he'd be good. There's no reason to go into 2016 with Plouffe hitting behind Sano when Rosario and Dozier are more capable of hitting behind Sano.
  8. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Great first hand information, gunnarthor. I am trying to convince myself that this guy fits on our team. The strikeouts seem concerning, and I'm hoping Park's long swing/opposite field HRs in Korea will translate to homers in MLB.
  9. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Now that we all agree (not really) that the Twins need to keep Plouffe, the next question is, what could Sano get back in a trade?
  10. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Has this "what position is he going to play" question been answered yet? He's a first baseman, right?
  11. Hosken Bombo Disco
    It's good to know there aren't a lot of third baseman on the market this winter. I do think the Twins are overrating Plouffe, however. Like you said, he's not in the upper half of third baseman with the stick. He was outslugged last year by Rosario and Escobar. Plouffe is not a guy we can't live without, and in fact he's blocking our best hitting prospect since Joe Mauer came up. So, there's that.
  12. Hosken Bombo Disco
    What position does this guy play again? First base?
  13. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I will double down on this part of your comment. I would like to see Pinto get an honest shot. In 2014 he was Deduno's personal caddy, and 2015 started off with a concussion and went down hill from there. "His bat was never in question," we were told, and Suzuki and Pierzynski are already about the worst defensive catchers as measured by Fangraphs, so what do we have to lose? Free Pinto!
  14. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I would be dead-set against any of the pitchers. A really big piece like Plouffe or Hicks would need to be traded before Span or Morneau make any sense. I also think Span can pull a multi-year contract from someone.
  15. Hosken Bombo Disco
    AgreeAgree Agree, mostly Agree Agree Agree Couldn't agree more
  16. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I would say c. Vargas Mauer is obviously a better first baseman than Sano right now, since Sano has never played there, and I don't think Sano plays there in 2016 either. I envision something similar to 2015 with Sano getting a lot of DH time, though I personally wish he would be 3B full time and let him take his lumps (if any).
  17. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Sit back and enjoy the auroras. But I'm keeping my pyramids stored with grain, just in case. The digital big one is bound to happen eventually.
  18. Hosken Bombo Disco
    It's interesting that generally speaking, all the "old school" managers who were let go this offseason were replaced by youngish, analytic-minded guys,* and all the youngish guys were replaced by older guys with experience. If Gardy would be willing to reinvent himself a bit, and be willing to bring on some cyber sabermetric minded coaches, he could be a very appealing candidate. Or maybe after another year off, he will lose the itch to manage again. Time will tell. * granted, everyone should be somewhat analytical-minded at this point
  19. Hosken Bombo Disco
    It was his first year on the job. Give him a break.
  20. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I am perfectly happy having Ausmus managing the Tigers and Ventura managing the Sox. For us Twins fans, those two are doing just fine, don't you agree?
  21. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Right on cue. Today, per Lavalle: My assumption all along was that Gardy was willing to reinvent himself at least a little bit. I hope he does. Who knows what role the old coaches played in this. However, I do think Gardy will need to weigh his loyalty demands against his desire to manage again if he moves forward.
  22. Hosken Bombo Disco
    And I would take the Royals in 5 in that scenario
  23. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Hosmer has cojones, no doubt about it.
  24. Hosken Bombo Disco
    My only concern is that trading for Teixeira would block Barry Bonds.
  25. Hosken Bombo Disco
    The Gophs played such a huge game. They drove down the field at the end of the 4th quarter, making huge plays. And then that.
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