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  1. laloesch
    I think the Twins need to stop "tinkering" and let Berrios pitch for better or for worse. In Santiago's case he stated that the Twins had already started changing his approach after his second start. Maybe they should give these guys a couple more starts before changing things up.
  2. laloesch
    Haha let's not open that can of worms. I wanted Giolito as well.
  3. laloesch
    Yea, i'm curious to read more if this is indeed true.
  4. laloesch
    True. But the jury is out on Hughes. There's a very good possibility he never pitches another major league game in his career let alone starting. From what i understand he has a frayed labrum which ended Radke's career in addition to the “thoracic outlet syndrome” he had surgery for? From what i understand it's a pinching of the nerves and vascular tissues that pass underneath the clavical (collar bone) and has no feeling in his arm when he raises his arm over his head? Had surgery to hopefully correct this. Duffey is a two pitch starter who needs to learn a third pitch and use it effectively otherwise his starting career could be very short. Arbitration eligible 2019. The Twins appear to have abandoned the possibility of May as a starter for whatever reason nobody understands. Arbitration eligible 2018. Gibson has been god AWFUL, downright putrid this season. I think he's ARb 1 this season? To be perfectly honest i hope the Twins non tender him this off season. He just flat out stinks. Just my opinion there will be plenty of room in the rotation next season especially with Ryan out of the way.
  5. laloesch
    I Exactly. Including the prospects that appear fringe. Don't wait until they have no value in AAA.
  6. laloesch
    yeah i thought about him as well. Last i heard his rehab was not going super well. Progress very slowly.
  7. laloesch
    Pretty good summary if you ask me and i don't consider your opinion "debby downer" more like cautious realism. Mejia could be a steal, but i have never seen him pitch. Gonsalves is probably the next polished guy with good potential that is close to ready..... and he's a lefty. Not an especially hard thrower at 90-92, but racking up the strikeouts in Chattanooga averaging 10.2k per 9 over 9 starts. Agreed on Jay. Huge gamble by the Twins. Potential for high reward, but they've tried this whole reliever to starter conversion thing recently on Cederoth and that experiment failed miserably, but will see. I have been criticized to the "nth" degree for not being super high on Stewart. Despite his good velocity, he has not induced strikeouts that you would expect from a top pitching prospect progressing through the system. From what i understand his fastball lacks movement and he relies too heavily on his sinker to try and grind guys out via ground balls. Sounds like another Gibson or Blackburn clone if you ask me. In summary. Twins need more starting pitching prospects.
  8. laloesch
    I think he's more than a couple tweaks away from putting it together. He has no eye at the plate whatsoever. In fact he appears to be totally clueless. I think a big part of this is a lack of major league experience. Until a hitter reaches AAA they will see mostly fastballs and not much breaking or off speed stuff. That is part of the BIG transition to the Majors that hitters often struggle with. That said, you would think such a highly drafted hitting prospect would be able to recognize and track pitches effectively and start being more selective in the batters box with more experience. The fact that he was still striking out like crazy, swinging at pitches bouncing off home plate and in the dirt is very disturbing. To me it appears that he was not effectively taught to track, recognize and react to pitches after release when he was younger (should start in little league). It screams lack of fundamentals and coddled prospect.
  9. laloesch
    I read somewhere that Santiago stated something to the effect that the Twins already had him make some adjustments and I was thinking already?
  10. laloesch
    Now that Alex Meyer is out of the picture it's going to be another season before Gonsalves or Stewart get close to reaching the majors and we still have no idea when or if Hughes comes back. That leaves us with May, Jay and Mejia (late next season at the earliest). Will the Twins go out and sign another big name free agent once Mauer is off the books?
  11. laloesch
    Yep, couldn't have summed it up better myself. There's no shame for him to spend more time in AAA. I mean he's only 22 years old. Give him another full year in AAA and just let him mature and grow.
  12. laloesch
    I'm hoping that's the next step here over the next couple of days. Place Milone, Plouffe and Suzuki on waivers and see what comes up.
  13. laloesch
    Probably quite a bit. That deal was setting the stage for moving other catchers including Suzuki so by the time that Lucroy was rerouted to his final destination it was too late to get rid of Suzuki.
  14. laloesch
    Yeah me too. Jays ended up settling for Scott Feldman and Liriano. Very interested to see what was going on there before that deal fell apart.
  15. laloesch
    Not a big fan. He's ANOTHER soft tossing lefty. High 80's fastball. No bueno.
  16. laloesch
    Reid-Foley would have to be included in my opinion that would be the one guy I would want from them. Doubt they'd give him up though.
  17. laloesch
    I think there is a possibility that one of Nolasco, Milone or Ervin gets dealt. Apparently the Jays are still in the market for a starter.
  18. laloesch
    And Molitor is definitely a Ryan hire. He appears to have zero patience with the younger players. I still think he was the wrong guy for manager at this stage. Should have been Dougie.
  19. laloesch
    I would be absolutely thrilled if the Twins unloaded Nolasco and Milone. That would be AWESOME! If they do this and hang onto Santana that would be acceptable. Ridding ourselves of Nolasco and Milone would mean Berrios would get a callup for sure and would likely finish the season in the majors. The next logical move would be to send May down to AAA to stretch him out. In the meantime they could callup Dean and or Wheeler to fill the void. The next big question is Duffey. Santana Gibson Duffey Berrios May, Dean, Wheeler, Mejia
  20. laloesch
    "highly unlikely" Why? I mean for a team looking to gamble on a low risk left handed starter whose arbitration eligible the next two years and not locked into a big contract.
  21. laloesch
    Yes you can. It's not like the rotation will not have veterans if Santana is traded. Gibson has reached veteran status along with Milone.
  22. laloesch
    Uffda don't say that. What does that mean for Meyer and May both of whom are already 26? Then it's even more imperative that the Twins move these overpriced veterans unless they have already written them off and are waiting on Stewart, Gonsalves, and Jay. There doesn't appear to be much else to be excited about. Burdi, Reed, Chargois and Cederoth are all relievers. Neither Stewart or Gonsalves is particularly overpowering. The two exceptions appear to be Berrios and Jay a converted reliever.
  23. laloesch
    I'm not super excited about Gibson anymore either. Guy is quickly approaching his prime years and has established a troublesome reoccurring pattern of starting every season VERY slowly. I'd listen too offers for him as well. Note he is arbitration eligible this off season and is likely to get expensive very quickly.
  24. laloesch
    Gleeman is spot on here.
  25. laloesch
    EXACTLY! The Twins just don't get the rebuilding concept. It could be a feeble attempt at posturing for a better deal, but reality is reality with this organization. This team IMO has no hope of contending next year without revamping the rotation. If Santana were 2 or 3 years younger i'd say hang onto him as a building block for the rotation, but the truth of the matter is that he's 34 this December. His UCL could blow at anytime and the PED issues in his recent past are of grave concern. It is very likely he starts to decline soon. I think you have to seriously consider dealing him for anything decent. Remember too that we are also burdened with the Hughes contract . More importantly the Twins apparently feel obligated to start Nolasco, Hughes (when healthy) and Santana because of their contracts no matter how poorly they pitch. The time to wheel and deal Santana is now. If you have to dump Nolasco, fine. That will clear space in the rotation for Berrios, May and whomever you wish to try out from AAA. Sometimes it's addition by subtraction.
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