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  1. tobi0040
    He also leads the AL in RGAI, really gets after it. The NL leader is Nick Punto. To the comment about Mauer being plus at 1B. I don't think he is right now, but this is year 1. He could eventually be at least for a few years.
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    Save Kevin Brown punching a wall, I don't mind a guy showing some emotion. I would get more upset when a guy gets shelled and doesn't seem to care. Scott Baker would always look the same after a gem and getting shelled
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    I agree that is what should happen, but it should have happened this year. So I don't know why it will next year. The Twins have pioneered a new strategy this year. If you want a guy to improve defensively, play him at another position (Santana) or not in the field at all (Pinto). Improved defense through altering the vantage point.
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    I would keep Terry as well. If you fire Gardy, you don't need to worry about the friendship between the two. Canning Gardy is the move that needs to be made. I would sub out Hughes for Milone in the rotation. I would not be trading Hughes. I get the sell high logic, but we don't need to be the A's. We have him for 2 more years at $8M a year and I think this park is perfect for him. He is a #2 starter IMO. His numbers in New York mirror a #2 or #3 if you look at his numbers out of the New Yankee stadium. 4.10 ERA or so. More or less agree on everything else.
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    I am holidng out hope for Meyer, but I also doubt it. He can't match the upside of guys like Pino and Darnell, or the consistency of Milone, Nolasco, Pelfrey, etc.
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    I think Arcia will adjust to LHP, but lets assume for a second that he doens't. How does this platoon sounds come June of next year: LHP - .807 Career OPS RHP - .799 Career OPS The .807 is Plouffe, the .799 is Arcia. Pretty good production from left field
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    Unfortunately we could be in the same place next year. A few guys have a lower era through 40 innings and leap him. Then of course the twins will salivate at the thought of delaying his service time another year.
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    Pretty much confirms it for me. He was never coming up this year. When the bar is pelfrey, Nolasco, pino etc. a group wih one of the worst era's in the league it is insulting To suggest Meyer is not prepared. It is all relative. If he is deemed prepared, they will shut him down and say aww shucks. It is also just bizarre that the gm has not seen his 3rd prospect play.
  9. tobi0040
    We would likely have to throw in Pelfrey.
  10. tobi0040
    Or Pelfrey. As long as you are consistently bad I guess it still counts for consistency. The other thing he could do is show the long term upside of Yohan Pino, Kris Johnson, or Logan Darnell.
  11. tobi0040
    The only players listed here that are difference makers are not going to be moved for the players listed, Duffey, May, Duensing, etc. I guess I am in favor of rolling with what we have instead of bringing in veterans that are a slight upgrade. if we want to make a huge splash I would welcome that. Ideally the last two years would have been about seeing what we have.....but we brought in too many veterans and have kept Meyer down.
  12. tobi0040
    I agree. I think the Twins have some good pieces right now (or appear to). Guys like Gibson, Hughes, Dozier, a healthy and typical Mauer, etc. But we really lack elite players that drive championships. The hope is Buxton, Sano, and Meyer come up and reach their potential and can be those guys. For the sake of argument, Mauer has been elite in the past. But the question remains if 31-36 year old Mauer will prove to be an elite 1B. The jury is out on that one.
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    And also 65 and 80 BB's in 120 games his last two years. Which led to a .373 and .382 OBP to go along with a ridiculous slugging and ISO. I see a floor resembling Adam Dunn (assuming he is a DH or terrible OF like Dunn was). Dunn will receive HOF votes. He won't get in, but 28th all time in doubles, 36th in HR's (will likely get over 500), and 42nd in BB's. My guess would be Sano's offensive game resembles Dunn, although Sano will likely have a better career average and have fewer walks
  14. tobi0040
    I meant not coming through as a 3B. I find it very unlikely we can't find a place for Sano's bat between 1B, DH, LF, and RF. But it is not certain he remains at 3B, every scouting report suggests that. Plouffe is a league average 3B, so I can see a contending team with Plouffe at 3B and Sano somewhere else.
  15. tobi0040
    I am holding onto Plouffe. Sano is no lock at 3B and Plouffe is at least league average there. This is a difficult position to fill. We would be kicking ourselves if Sano doesn't work out there. At worst he is a super utility guy, 3B, 1B, LF, and RF. He should see every rep against lefties regardless.
  16. tobi0040
    I think the article is interesting, but I agree with those in the camp that we may not yet know what we have in either Santana or Escobar. Both are dramatically outperforming their minor league stats and I also struggle to peg Santana as a SS. He has only started 18 games there and the Twins have questions about his defense. I think we could be sitting here next June in a familiar place, complaining about our SS production.
  17. tobi0040
    Yeah, it seems like most are frustrated with how long the Twins have been a 90 loss team. Yet we want to flip Dozier for presumebly prospects? We traded Revere and Span two years ago and Meyer and May are just seeing the show. Worley was up right away I guess, but I think the haul in that deal was May.
  18. tobi0040
    Agreed. The position is a bit in flux, but Rosario's numbers prior to this year indicate he is a top 10 prospect on most teams and he made PR WBC team at 21. He has always been young by the league standards and put up an .810 OPS in 2013, .846 in 2012 and 1.068 in E-Town. If we don't protect him he will certainly be claimed. My gut says he maybe harder to replace than others and he likely could have nice trade value down the line as a CF.
  19. tobi0040
    I really don't see a fit for Yu. They would certainly require Sano or Buxton and neither is at a high point right.
  20. tobi0040
    Add me to the no list as well. Everyone has a price. Mike Trout would be moved for Kershaw and Puig. But in the confines of reality, I see no reason to trade him. I disagree that his value will never be this high. If we give him a 6 year deal for $30M and/or his batting average improves which it likely will (BABIP pointed out on another post), I think his value would go up. But I don't think we have a replacement in house. Rosario is not going to play 2B in the big leagues. Pedro is not an option, and I am not willing to call Santana and Polanco the middle infielders. The odds of the Twins finding both good enough defenders there seems unlikely to me. So sit back, and enjoy 20-20+ and very good defense at 2B and lets not take that for granted. He is the best 2B since Knobby and will likely have more longevity than Chuck.
  21. tobi0040
    I think we keep Rosario, Achter, and Ibarra (as guys others may want to drop). I would be thrilled if we Pelfrey was just cut. He is worth nothing via trade and I know we owe him $6M next year. That is a sunk cost. The last time he had a good ERA was in 2010. He had 5.0 K / 9 and an x FIP of 4.31 that year. Starting in 2011, he has pitched 387 innings with a 5.01 ERA. Time to move on.
  22. tobi0040
    I think people will never agree on the appropriate statsistic, especially as new one's are created every day. Each has a limitation to some degree and people will highlight the limitations of each. My two cents believes you take 4-5 of the more popular ones and use them all.
  23. tobi0040
    I would prefer something quantitative versus a vote. Voting gives us 38 year old gold glove outfielders
  24. tobi0040
    I think the guy has made some questionable decisions over the course of his career that lead many, including myself to question how often Gardenhire approaches the game. Here are a few decisions that are easily dismissed with extremely basic math: -The need for a 3rd catcher. What are the odds this comes into play? What are you giving up by having a 3rd catcher. This takes some basic assumptions, even extremely conservative assumptions yield a result that this makes absolutely no sense. -I need a fast player batting #2. How many years have the Twins had a guy like Alexi Casilla hit #2 and get on base about 28% of the time? Give me the slowest guy in the league that gets on 34% of the time in front of Mauer and Morneau and I can show you that makes more sense. Just two examples. It is hard to watch these on a daily basis and conclude Ron is on the cutting edge of advanced statistics. Maybe he is but he is too stubborn, but for fans I don't think one is better than the other.
  25. tobi0040
    That is kind of how I feel. Tacky. Some franchises try to win at all costs, some try to win and make money, some just want to make money. Things like this question the goals of the ownership team and which of these they fit in. My personal wish is that the Pohlads would sell the team (not going to happen I know). They don't seem to be huge fans. They don't seem to like baseball or attention (interviews with Jim are painful). And the team has risen in value since the stadium to a point that the bulk of the money has been made. Cash out please.
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