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  1. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Haha you beat me to it. I was going to say "two years isn't forever, but two innings is." Stringer bell, I agree we'll probably see Pelfrey outperform either Hughes or Correia whether through others DL time or maybe Pelfrey just comes on strong or whatever, so I will go along very weakly in favor of this signing too.
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    Parker's contact charts do look worrying. Brock's right though, if this was any other guy, this thread would read a little different for a guy just a year removed from a 30 homer season.
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    My thoughts exactly, and exactly those four guys. Even maybe Albers and Swarzak. Ryan has had a very nice offseason. A rotation of four free agents (that is, Nolasco-Hughes-Correia-Pelfrey) is an improvement but it feels awfully, awfully crowded for the other guys. It says the Twins aren't in the business of developing starting pitching. Not all teams are; but it goes against Ryan's "shortcuts" philosophy. Whatever. As long as it gets us back to winning. It also taxes the mind why Pelfrey hasn't accepted that offer.
  4. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Thanks for the recap so far. Unfortunately even with an offseason F grade (tough grader by the way :-) still finds Detroit the class of the Central.
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    Hmm.. not me, not so much. I think usually when a ball gets to the plate early enough, and a collision is coming, that a catcher can quick drop into a solid defensive posture and protect himself, and as long as he holds the ball the ump should give him the benefit of the doubt. But on those closer plays the catcher is still in motion fielding the ball or whatever, and not prepared to take that hit, which was the case in the Buster Posey play. (which should have been a swipe slide). The home plate collision is very much a desperation and instinct move on the runners part, who usually knows he's going to be out unless he can jar the ball free. To this point collisions have been "part of the game" which is what most players will say in an interview afterward. If MLB wants to reduce their occurrences to near zero, then hopefully they will present some specific rules and suggestions, instead of just agreeing to some vague "ban" against it. And you will still see foul tips and collisions between teammates in the field, so yeah.
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    I might have agreed with you until a couple weeks ago when Ryan started signing other guys. I think the Twins have the leverage now, especially considering Pelfrey's own stated interest in returning. http://www.twincities.com/twins/ci_24704200/scott-boras-twins-gm-will-be-mad-if?source=rss
  7. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Confusion------I think I meant "play at the plate" as the most exciting, many of which you listed. Not the collision. Which tends to make people's heart drop the moment before it happens. I'll take a good play at the plate (out or safe) over most dingers. Also good mention on Aggie's at bat in Game 3 (line out to center?) which was definitely a dramatic moment. Game 7 was full of exciting moments, none which involved a collision at the plate.
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    Just for the record: I am not pro collision. I don't care to go back and watch the bad ones. Did some further reading and I'm actually in favor of what they're proposing, basically a rule for moving the catcher away from home plate (blocking plate would be obstruction and award the run) and heavy penalty against a base runner for intentionally ramming a catcher. Enforcement of the rule might be when a home plate umpire steps forward into the play and waves time out if the catcher is blocking the plate and/or a collision seems likely to happen. Makes sense to me. So mea culpa for not being up to speed on where people and the league stand on this. Personally I wish the MLB would frame this more as a rule change than a "ban" on behavior, which is where my snark and the knee jerk for it / against it reaction comes from.
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    Your list?
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    My thoughts exactly!.. But at least we have instant replay now, so coaches can throw the challenge flag on any controversial slide play unless of course the play happens after the eighth inning when, by rule, all replay reviews come from the booth. [cue MNF theme]
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    Honest but dumb question for all the war mongers but I'm not afraid to ask it. The author writes: "How bad were the trades made by the Twins from 2007 to 2011? In all of the major trades combined, the Twins received 9.3 wins above replacement level. They gave away 50.4 wins. In Smith's four years, then, the Twins traded away 10.275 wins per year." Does this mean that, on autopilot, the Twins record over 2008-2010 would or should have been: 2008: 98-74 2009: 96-66 2010: 104-58
  12. Hosken Bombo Disco
    We give a lot of deference on this site to Jason Parks at Baseball Prospectus. Parks rates our minor league system the best of all including Buxton as basically one of a kind. There's still Hicks and Presley, Arcia, Willingham for one more year, whoever else. So what would be the point of pursuing Rajai Davis? on a multi year deal?
  13. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Great pitch data. You hear about hitters working the count but almost never about pitchers who work the count, so very refreshing to have this guy (Nolasco) around, and also he seems to approach it as a nine inning game -- "I'm gonna face these hitters three times tonight" instead of the usual what we're used to, "oh crap I'm facing this guy for the third time tonight?" Let's get it started!
  14. Hosken Bombo Disco
    You mentioned the words 'stuffed in rotation' so any thoughts on what these signings mean for the other guys trying to make the rotation? Do you see two rotation spots up for grabs this spring?
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    Yeah I don't understand either, why he's been flipped twice in three years.
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    Mine was too. But now I'd like to buy you a steak dinner
  17. Hosken Bombo Disco
    A rotation of Nolasco, Hughes, Correia, then adding a Kazmir or Pelfrey, really smacks of the "shortcut" that Ryan said he wasn't going to take. So don't expect any more free agent pitcher signings and probably won't be a blockbuster trade either. Nolasco and Hughes was the right balance and as good as we could expect from this offseason. I'm actually happy. The Twins will open the last two spots to competition among all these other guys, and that should be just fine. And then at some point in the season there will be an opening for Meyer to come up.
  18. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Not a silly question IMO. I love the optimism. Optimism is spilling all over these threads - who doesn't love that!? Given the progression at the end of the nineties: 1999: 63-97 2000: 69-93 2001: 85-77 2002: 94-67, ALCS And how we see this team setting up now: 2012: 66-96 2013: 66-96 2014: 2015: so it's not unreasonable to predict or expect something like 82-80 this year and by spring 2015, we can hope even the 2014 Opening Day lineup will look like it was from another era.
  19. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I'm also happy for the signing but worried about the years. Posters on previous threads thought Hughes might just want one year to reestablish his credentials, then hit the market again with confidence, but that Hughes asking for two years seemed borderline since he didn't have the numbers to command a longer deal like that. That made sense to me. So three years is a surprise -- also seems like an admission that the Twins are not in the business of developing young pitchers right now. Also makes me a little uneasy. But at least TR is addressing some needs this offseason. I'll take it.
  20. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Jokin, I'm not ready to double down this year. Tanaka's probably not gonna happen (not TR's style) and I wouldn't want it to. The Twins in my opinion have much deeper worries than what a couple good free agent pitchers will fix. They need to get their young pitchers going, then groom Sano and Buxton for their call ups. Player development will still be the main focus for 2014. There's no reason Buxton or Sano can't then excel in their first full seasons like the Trouts and the Goldschmidts. Maybe Hicks moves to right. Florimon and Dozier build on 2013. And on a separate note. I know you agree but I will remind you of one more thing. September rolls around and it's quittin' time. For a 27-58 record in September the last three years. Not questioning anyone's individual efforts, just pointing it out. Nobody can or will identify why this happens, but it happens. So that needs to get fixed also. So anyway, even in the wild-card era, it's expecting a lot to go from 96 losses to playoff contention in one season. So I'm on board for half-measures to get this team back to .500 and finishing strong. Nolasco + Kazmir or Hughes + maybe a catcher would be a good offseason, develop your prospects, figure out a batting order, then go all in for 2015.
  21. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Good job digging up that 2014 free agent list. Will be interesting to see which SP sign extensions and who tests the market after next year. I'm also on board with your idea why Ryan should not pursue any other long term Garza type contracts this offseason (and definitely won't pursue Garza himself in my opinion-- now there's a guy who can shake up a clubhouse and maybe not in a healthy way). I'm not sure why you consider SS a position of need or what questions you have about center field beyond 2014 (which is Buxton's isn't it?) -- or maybe I read that 1st graf wrong. I am warming to the idea of signing a free agent catcher, however. Warming to it but not quite there. It would be ideal to see a younger guy win the job.
  22. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Approximately half his starts will be at Target Canyon - he could be a good change-of-scene candidate.
  23. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Love it! Maybe Terry Ryan didn't consider that about Nolasco? I meant to say, maybe Ryan didn't consider that about Nolasco!!!
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    Good guess on the thread name, by the way..
  25. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Absolutely!
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