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  1. darin617
    Flip Garcia ASAP! Don't wait for the deadline. If you wait until the deadline other SP could be dealt that are better than Garcia. If the Twins wait for the deadline they will be making a mistake. Also, get rid of Eddie Rosario while he is hitting well. He does have a good arm but doesn't hit the cutoff man when he should. Has still not figured out how to draw a walk (18 this year). If Buxton comes back healthy & can hit I would rather see a Buxton, Kepler, & Granite outfield. This could also be a way to bring up Mitch Garver to be a sort of super utility playing many positions.
  2. darin617
    Not sure why people are so insanely high on Mitch Garver. Many hitters can rake in the minors but have a very hard time making the jump to the majors. He could turn out to be great or he could be just the same as Buxton when he came up.
  3. darin617
    6. Garcia is a free agent at the end of the season...
  4. darin617
    Am I the only one here waiting for a mystery team to come in "steal away" Jaimie Garcia from the Twins? I feel we can do better than him. He still has an ERA over 5 in the last 30 days. Don't be fooled by a couple starts. He is nothing special that will push the Twins to the top of the AL Central.
  5. darin617
    Thank you Braves GM for not accepting Nick Burdi as part of the trade. I would rather wait for Burdi to recover from Tommy John than have Jaimie Garcia for what 12 starts or less? Talk to the Padres for one of their starters and keep Burdi out of any talks. We need to keep our power arms. Especially for a rental player.
  6. darin617
    This is the Twins are about to trade Dozier to the Dodgers summer addition for your amusement...
  7. darin617
    Who will be the DFA victim if it's a player not on the 40 man roster? So many choices that could get released not sure where to start.
  8. darin617
    Nice work writing it up. Sadly the only trade that would benefit the Twins is the Neshek deal and Philadelphia wil get way more than that for him with relief pitchers always being a premium at the deadline.
  9. darin617

    Mauers New Contract

    darin617 commented on huhguy's blog entry in huhguy's Blog

    Joe Mauer's next contract will be to become part of the Twins ground crew. Hopefully for Joe that they offer paid time off for his September illnesses that he seems to get lately...
  10. darin617
    It just means Dozier will be gone when his contract ends and he leaves as a free agent.
  11. darin617
    If not for Dusty Baker destroying Mark Prior & Kerry Wood's arms/careers the Cube would have won a World Series building around those 2 aces. Joe Mauer was a good pick but if the Twins drafted Mark Prior they would have not rushed him & never would have let him throw so much.
  12. darin617
    With Boras as his agent how does any team pull off getting a discount? Kind of disappointed that they didn't choose Brendan McKay and make him into 1st basemen of the future.
  13. darin617
    The best case scenario for the Twins is to take Wright or McKay. If you have looked at some of the mock drafts lately it would be smart for the Twins to sign McKay if he is willing to take a huge discount from the max value offered for the #1 pick. That way the Twins could have more money for their other picks and could come out smelling like a rose in the end.
  14. darin617
    I hope the Twins make the "right" decision and take Kyle Wright.. Not a fan of taking a high school pitcher who relies heavily on his great fastball. If he doesn't have a 2nd or 3rd plus pitch you never know if he could develop one. The Twins need to be smart and pass on Greene. As for Brendan McKay I would feel the Twins would chose wrong on whether to be a pitcher or hitter.
  15. darin617
    I was about to make a sort of similar post to this in a way. My question is what do the Twins have in the minors that could bring in a Sonny Gray type of pitcher? I would like to somehow put Eddie Rosario as part of any deal. Good defender with a strong arm but the plate discipline just drives me crazy.
  16. darin617
    Just DFA him already. The team would be better off without him. Mauer doesn't bring any leadership to the team and you still pay him either way. It would just like ripping off a band aid. It might hurt for a second but you will feel better when he is gone.
  17. darin617
    If they could save $1.5M+ it could be worth it to use that money to be able to overpay on a later pick. It would be nice if the Twins could pull something off like Houston did when they passed on Buxton to pick Carlos Correa & had extra money to pick up Lance McCullers Jr as well.
  18. darin617
    Come someone please send the picture of Tommy Watkins keeping his eyes on the ball to Byron Buxton so he can remember how it works.
  19. darin617
    No interest in any of those pitchers. All will demand a minimum of 5 years and you have to be careful of their ages near the end and the possible opt out in a contract. Let's just wait for 2018 offseason when Joe Mauer is finally off the books to think about spending money on an aging pitcher.
  20. darin617
    This move doesn't do much for me in the least. I felt Pat Light had a huge upside but needed time to work out the kinks. I would not be shocked to see a team offer the Twins a player for Light if they want him and are not on top of waiver list.
  21. darin617
    I agree, I see a .248 average and 34 home runs. The Dodgers were smart to trade for Forysythe.
  22. darin617
    I could have made this a topic a long time ago but figured it would get crushed for negative and against the Twins.
  23. darin617
    I really don't think Detroit would want to move Kinsler unless they got an insanely huge offer for him. They have a solid team and will push Cleveland hard for the AL Central this upcoming season. As well as the fact they don't have a suitable in house replacement for him in their system. Side note San Diego just gave former Twin Yangervis Solarte a 2 year deal today. So that leaves the Dodgers with 2 players to choose from if they decide to trade for a 2b. Brian Dozier or Logan Forsythe. Dozier has put up solid power numbers for a 2b for 4 years now and Logan Forsythe just the last 2 seasons. The Dodgers want to play the angle Dozier is from a small market and may not be able to handle a large market. What would happen to a player from Tampa who plays in front of a 15K fans on a good day at home. What a joke. Andrew Friedman will try to be all cool and try to make the Twins sweat waiting for his call but I feel he will ultimately cave and try to start it back up on Wednesday. He has 2 weeks until they have Dodger FanFest and would like to have it resolved. By the way, the Dodgers FanFest is free for all fans and don't charge unlike our Twins. So another reason a deal gets done, the Dodgers like to please their fans.
  24. darin617
    Kendrys Morales Part 2. He will perform after he leaves. Don't waste the time or money for him.
  25. darin617
    My biggest pet peeve are people who cannot form their own comment and have to use someones quote to say something. I hope the Twins don't have to take Calhoun in the deal. Get JDL, Alvarez, and Stewart and be happy.
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