Hosken Bombo Disco

My only concern is that trading for Teixeira would block Barry Bonds.

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.

Fascinating story here about tonight's starter, Edinson Volquez, who pitched Game 1 without knowing his father had passed away earlier in the day. Nightengale does a great job in the telling of it. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/10/28/royals-edinson-volquez-learns-fathers-death-after-start/74726156/ Go Royals!!

Dozier Mauer Williams Sano Bonds Rosario Hicks/Buxton D. Santana Drew Butera I don't know. The bottom of the order looks potentially weak.

offer them Meyer.

I'd almost take a regressed Escobar over a return-to-normal Santana in 2016. I'm guessing 2015 was an aberration for Santana and a lot of other young guys. EDIT: what stringer bell said. Santana will be fine as a utility guy and fill in if necessary, and maybe he does find his hitting stroke again in a part time role.

Don't sugar coat it. Danny was starting shortstop through late July! It's also a little concerning that TD posters were all over this last offseason and guys like Parker and red muppet guy can apparently identify swing deficiencies that you wonder if coaches can identify---partly kidding I'm certain the Twins coaches are doing this at a higher level but maybe Bruno has a little of the Ted Williams coaching style in him: "just go out there and hit. It's easy." without being able to help guys understand. We need to figure out why our best hitters slump so bad as the season wears on. All said, good suggestion that maybe Santana is meant to be a center fielder, or for this team a 4th outfielder who only gets in a couple games a week. He improved a ton in Center through the course of 2014. The time to trade him was last offseason.

Yep. Looks like MLB radio for Gardy in 2016. The manager was apparently permitted to choose his own coaches for this position. And as jokin suggested above, this might have swung the difference. Who knows?

Trick question. Game 2 would have been rained out here tonight.

You're saying the Royals might end up losing Game 2 on a technicality?

gotcha

My reason for mentioning KC and Mondesi was simply to point out that KC is willing to do something extraordinarily out-of-the-box, if they think it can improve their chances.

I'm on board. No less than a #3 though.

Chris Young = Aroldis Chapman + Mariano Rivera Bottom 12th, come on Royals and finish this!

There was definitely a hint of that.

Free baseball is good. But I wouldn't mind if the Royals held the Mets here and won it in the bottom of the 11th.

But all managers are former players. I can't think of a single manager who wasn't.

I thought the minority hiring angle was a minor point. I read this as a story about the broad trend of young, analytic-friendly general managers to hire young, analytic-friendly field managers, to the exclusion of all other qualifications, or lack thereof.

Apropos of absolutely nothing, the Royals added a player to their 40-man roster yesterday. As in, Oct. 26 yesterday. 20-yr-old rookie Raul Mondesi. If he plays in the series, it will be his MLB debut. The Royals apparently have not thoroughly thought out how that transaction might affect their 2021-2022 seasons.

Also, I almost forgot. Here is the frontrunner to win the Dodger's job, and why the heck not? http://media.jsonline.com/images/203295751_GabeKaplerlunge.jpg http://www.muscleprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/gabe-kapler-photo-101.jpg

Update. Heyman is reporting that the Nationals have narrowed it to Bud Black and Dusty Baker. Which means they have narrowed it to Bud Black and... and Bud Black. I am trying to find some juicy stories about Black but all I read is he's a "great guy," "smart guy" diplomatic, "nice guy." Which is funny, because that's the last thing that team needs, is a great guy running the clubhouse who wants to sort things out diplomatically. But not my problem. Mattingly is now rumored to Miami. Again, not my problem. Gardy, however, has gotten some affirmative coverage from the San Diego folks. Lots of blogs like him. Apparently he has had two interviews with Preller (the beleaguered San Diego GM). At first it seems like a poor man's Washington, with several B level superstars there in San Diego, but they also have some pitching, a top 3 closer (Gardy loves his closers) and in the same division as San Fran and LA, the expectations are not what they would be in Washington. Meaning, Gardy's style of "go out there, have fun, but don't piss me off" style might have as good a chance of working in San Diego as anywhere else. The cons are that Gardy doesn't seem like a west coast guy. But hopefully he is warming to it. I was not a Gardy guy at the end the last few years. But honestly compared with some of these other guys, he's a fine skipper. With Avila changing his mind on Ausmus in Detroit, and Rizzo in Washington apparently not interested, San Diego might be Gardy's only option if he wants to get back in the game in 2016. Another good thing you can say about Preller and San Diego is that they did not make any of those big trades at the deadline in 2015. It was reported that most of the teams calling San Diego were looking for fire-sale bargains, so it could be a point of strength that he didn't buckle or undercut the value of his guys. I will predict Gardy is named manager of the Padres shortly after the World Series. We'll see. Also, this beer is cold and I'll have another.

In the end, I'm glad the Twins brought him back, and I hope we see him around in years to come.

I didn't think of that. Really good point. However, as an typical anonymous poster on the Internet, and because of the valid point you made, I have chosen to dig into my original position even deeper. only to say that I am more turned on by the guys who "don't have time for no lists," like Correa, Bryant, Syndergaard, even Alex Gordon back in the day. I love the work people put into covering the Twins and honestly I fawn over them as much as anyone, I just wish our lists turned over more often, whether promotions or trades (however not injuries, as set back the Twins slightly).

I like these lists but it doesn't feel right to have a guy lead a prospect list for three years running. I'd bump anyone below AA out of the top 6-8 just out of principle, unless they are a Buxton/Sano type.

The Arcia idea is interesting and maybe a team like Milwaukee might go for something like that. Marketing the Arcia brothers. The Plouffe idea is good. I might be ok if Milwaukee gets a high prospect as long as we get a couple good prospects back. Ryan is good identifying those types of guys.