This......like Twinsdaily, come on, who cares if that site gets hacked. BTW, I love TR, he can do no wrong. Also, Brock is the smartest. Oh, and birdwatcher and MLR and I are going to hang out tonight......
verducci effect is bunk. 100% no evidence it is true......Also, 130-140 is what a minor leaguer can do. Not sure what you are even saying. Plenty of other teams call up starters for a taste of the majors as a RP, then make them starters the next year. Even WS winners.....
Meh, they aren't dealing Ervin Santana, and no one wants the other Santana. Not even sure why this is being discussed. It is more likely they trade for Tulo.......
I liked the pick, still like the pick.......Gordon will play SS in the majors, and play it well. It just might take a bit too long for this team over the next 2 years.....
I don't understand the fear of using Duffey or Berrios in the 7th/8th. Just because they aren't "proven closers" doesn't mean they can't do the job. We are pretty sure the current guys can't (or aren't allowed for some reason) do the job, why not try something else?
Ironically, given his injury risk, I'd deal him if I could, for 3 guys I thought were MLB players.....Berrios, Polanco and someone? I'd do that if I was them. They are terrible right now....
But I'd have Esco there.....so the negative WAR is zero nana nana, boo boo, I win! Sorry, on an awful work call, really needed to be silly for a second.....
If only the Twins agreed, and would not sign 40 year old OFers, keep Pelfrey in the lineup, sign Suzuki to an extension.........give some AAA pitchers a shot in the bullpen.....if only they agreed, Nick.
Except they aren't playing with their own parts...... Polanco is in the minors. NONE of the AAA starters are being tried as RP (heck, neither are the RP) Arcia is down for a 40 year old to play May is doing nothing, while Pelfrey pitches (and the other BP pitch) They didn't play with their pieces last year, they aren't this year. It isn't their style.
Used to listen to Aaron, but since he decided to ridicule me for participating on his site, after asking for more participation, and for suggesting they do a live podcast, which they did a few weeks later, well, I'd prefer not to give him my time.....
This part isn't an argument that it is for 1 year? "And I don't think it's a prudent move to give up a significant portion of the farm to play a game that essentially gives a 50/50 chance of reaching a five game series." btw, I agree, it is risky.......but I have seen plenty of the Twins' prospects lately to think maybe, just maybe, they aren't all that great, and dealing a bunch of maybes for Tulo is a good idea. I see where others disagree.....
Isn't Sano the DH? If he's the 3B, then you have Plouffe to get a C........w/o giving up any prospects to do so. You expect them to acquire another SP from outside? I don't. they won't be spending tens of millions on the bullpen, will they? Tulo does fix SS....moving it from the WORST position player in all of baseball, to one of the best. That's a big swing, imo.
I'm not the one saying they'll find a SS and C that are good in FA next year....you won't find me typing that for sure. Others are saying one of the reasons not to acquire Tulo is that they need that money for signing a SS and a C......