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Seth, Polanco is ready. No idea why he is not promoted yet.
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Clearly you are not a lawyer.
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Santana activated, Herrmann Optioned
Mike Sixel replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
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I don't think that is right at all, as some kind of fact, drjim. I believe that would be the best plan (or signing a legit FA and dealing one of them for a LF/SS/whatevers).
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Pelfrey, Nolasco disagree that he's done nothing to indicate he is good at his job.....his BIG signings in a year they promised to be competitive were KC and Pelfrey, then he doubled down on Pelfrey, oh, and signed Bartlett to be his backup CF and Kubel to be on the roster. There isn't much indication that he's doing a good job at the MLB level. The minors, yes, the majors.....remains to be seen.
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I think Pinto is fine (not good yet) as a catcher, and can only grow by playing. I think Suzuki is bad at pitch framing (regardless of the exactness of how bad, everything indicates he is bad). Ergo, don't sign Suzuki, but, I'll say, I wouldn't pull my hair out if they did. Morales.....not a fan of signing a pure DH on a team that is not contending, that is over 30. I'd go no. I think this more strongly than I do about Suzuki. Willingham? No chance. None. Ok, tiny chance, your DH with 5% of the time OF, but again, not my first choice. But does anyone trust the manager not to play him in the OF? I'd probably rather have Willingham than Morales, because he has a tiny bit of positional flexibility. Dozier? I'd sign him to an extension if he will do so reasonably, not cheaply, but reasonably.
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I don't see Arcia as an early contract guy......but I could be wrong on that.
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Right, there was little chance hicks was a superstar.....so why wait? There is a chance Buxton is, so some say wait (not for super 2, but for 1 more year of control). I'd guess he won't come up until they guarantee they control him for that next year. But, they have talked big, and said that stuff doesn't matter. So, there is a chance he is on the roster out of ST next year, but I'd guess that is less than 50%, given this year.
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true, but everyone is saying no one is coming up next year, right? Sano needs a year, Buxton might, maybe, possibly come up some time next year. that means they are at least 2 years from extending them, at least. And, those don't happen for pitchers. And, no one is else is close to coming up that you would extend. There has been very little help from the minors for years, there aren't players to extend. that's really the root of the problem here.
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Thanks for the replies. I hope you are wrong on May. I think they need to try the young guys. I don't agree "two rookies is a recipe for disaster", but if it is, that is why one/both should be up this year.....
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Catcher? What catcher could they add? You think they'll add a SP? Which of May, Meyer, Nolasco is not a starter next year in your opinion?
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I didn't know his D was that bad. And, now that I think about it, his attitude is not ideal.....I'm less interested the more I think about it.
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They didn't add 90MM per year, I find that kind of talk a bit misleading. They didn't really add to the payroll at all, until they brought on Morales. Where do you see that money being spent?
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Since Dozier and Gibson are the only player the minors have delivered in 4 years, not sure who needs to be extended in the next 5 years, other than them.
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I predict it drops. May and Meyer will be here. They won't sign a big time 3B or 1B or RF. They won't be adding a SP (if they do, then they need to be willing to start dealing from the minors backlog), it would be a waste to pay for any RP at this point. that leaves C, DH, LF, CF, SS In looking at the available players, I can't see how they come close to spending $30MM to get back to this year's number. The only way it happens is if they deal for guys with existing deals, imo.
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he's not ever healthy, and he's not that good anymore. Not sure why the Twins would do this. If he was healthy, maybe. I'd want his salary under $10MM per year, and I'd want to give up Kepler or someone like that, throw in Duensing if you want....
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I am pretty sure nothing will change, unless TR retires. This is conjecture, but I'd guess they see the minors producing players next year and the year after, and nothing much changes. They aren't going to go out and buy elite players, they aren't going to suddenly trade prospects for proven players that aren't at the end of their careers. I just don't think much changes. At least he's honest in his answers, I like that. And, to be clear, I don't have any issues with him not telling us what he might or might not do at the end of the year. That stuff should stay in house until it happens.
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Losing Hunter and getting a better player will likely help them.....
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The question, imo, isn't "is it really worth 8.8 runs", the question is "if every stat rates him badly at getting extra strikes", is he actually bad at it? I don't know how you can conclude anything other than he's one of the worst catchers at getting extra strikes. You can pretty easily calculate the value of a strike in producing outs, given the billions of data points available to do that. Much easier than UZR or other non-catcher stats. And, since the data is highly repeatable from year to year, it can't just be about umpires.
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19, and a guy that really used to concentrate on football, that's a big key, imo, in judging his progress. Big fan.
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I love the optimism. Love it.
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Four from the rest of the central, two higher than Stewart
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Yup, I love it when they move guys up to challenge them, but no reason for Buxton to move up right now, imo.
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Article: Trade Candidate: Kurt Suzuki
Mike Sixel replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Players usually bet on themselve though, not on regressing. Usually being the key word. -
Mauer Contract 4th Worst in Baseball
Mike Sixel replied to DedunoTheMuffinMan?'s topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
That is not hte point of the article. The point is, right now, how tradeable is that player RIGHT NOW. It is not an article about the past, it is an article about right now. He is not, nor am I, arguing that the contract was bad back then. It is an article about how tradeable a player is right now. Nothing more or less.