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  1. Shane Wahl
    Also that Willingham could potentially mean two more wins for the Twins in 2014 is utterly meaningless.
  2. Shane Wahl
    Only current top 150 prospects are worth trading for? That is a preposterous claim. Travis Harrison, Danny Santana, Jorge Polanco, Trevor May, Tyler Duffey, DJ Baxendale, Adam Walker, Kennys Vargas, Zach Jones, and on and on and on are not top 150 prospects right now.
  3. Shane Wahl
    There is a fairly illuminating documentary, called "Medicine and Money" (I believe that is the title) that might be worth a watch on Netflix.
  4. Shane Wahl
    An average to above average second baseman in this organization post Castillo IS a building block!
  5. Shane Wahl
    It's funny how there are those who think "we won't get much back for either of them" yet those same people actually want to hang onto those players for more wins in 2014 or something (Chief doesn't count here). I can see 2-3 more wins combined, yes. But that is why I think that "much back" is in the eye of the beholder. Think someone dead on between Sulbaran and Welker. And I certainly do not like having both of them on the same roster. Both will start, which means one of them is going to cause defensive problems somewhere.
  6. Shane Wahl
    Until Rosario actually forces the issue, no decision needs to be made.
  7. Shane Wahl
    I like both Dakota Watts and Lester Oliveros too.
  8. Shane Wahl
    Pressly has options, of course, and needs to be sent to Rochester to be a starter. If that doesn't go well by mid-season, then I think he can safely have his old job back. The other option is to put him in higher-leverage positions.
  9. Shane Wahl
    Pressly to the SR in Rochester. Roenicke gone. Burton traded. There are three spots for Tonkin, Oliveros, and Watts. Those three throw gas. Make it happen, Twins.
  10. Shane Wahl
    I do agree that $120 million would be better spent in Cuba. But I am not sure it is better spent in the U.S. on free agents.
  11. Shane Wahl
    I am in 100% agreement. Tanaka and Hughes or Johnson or Kazmir or Hudson (1 year deal) would BLOW. MY. MIND. A well-run organization with massive money to spend would do that. So, there is the problem. Right there. End of story.
  12. Shane Wahl
    This is a great study. It's informative. I like John's comment though. A lot of successful teams ARE buying at least one top notch or second notch pitcher.
  13. Shane Wahl
    I will say that I worry about Willingham and Doumit basically becoming AAAA types in 2014. Willingham not being respected as much anymore = those walks dropping big time. Then his value is very, very limited.
  14. Shane Wahl
    I said some awful things about Clete. I don't think I take them back. Good guy with good defense, though.
  15. Shane Wahl
    Well then I respect that, certainly. Considering them beyond 2014 is interesting to me. I do think that there has to be playing time for players to be able to force the oldsters out though. And you don't need to tell me about Clete Thomas. You do NOT have to tell me about that debacle. Now I honestly don't hate the idea of Parmelee (learn LF, damn it)-Hicks-Arcia with Pressly as the 4th OF and Herrmann as the 5th. There's DH room there to improve the defense (best defensive alignment is likely Pressly-Hicks-Herrmann). At least this would give more data on who should be around long term IF Willingham and/or Doumit are not going to be here in 2015.
  16. Shane Wahl
    Can I share what I tell my students in Philosophy of Religion class? I offer them a distinction: Christian vs. Christ-ian That is, I think it might be a wise move to actually pronounce "Christian" as Christ-ian, saying the guys name. It reminds of the imitation of Christ and what that actually entails. And I am serious about the potential effect that might have on some people who clearly distort the message with their weird moralism.
  17. Shane Wahl
    I am operating on the assumption that the Twins would work out a deal to keep him for 4 years. Making a trade to the Reds without giving up top prospects would be fantastic in my view. They don't want to pay the salary and they are looking to help out their offense for 2014.
  18. Shane Wahl
    Anti-climatic rain-shortened game. Sorry.
  19. Shane Wahl
    JD is eligible for the rule 5 in 2014. Don't make me think about next year right now!
  20. Shane Wahl
    Goulik deserves it. The correct answer is Kvasnicka. I didn't consider him really, but I look at his stats for this year and was a bit taken aback. Not bad at all and they might as well consider him. I doubt anyone would select him. I do think Beresford should be protected.
  21. Shane Wahl
    Are you in favor of keeping Willingham and Doumit on the team after 2014?
  22. Shane Wahl
    Thanks for playing! Lamb is exactly the kind of pitcher I am talking about, though with good control. He is 14th on the Royals MLB.com pipeline list.
  23. Shane Wahl
    Well those equivalents in other organizations would be potential targets. Adding more of those guys doesn't seem bad to me, clearly. I am dubious about more than one of these guys actually emerging, so if we can get two more of them that would increase the odds. By "digging them up" what do you mean? None of these three gets past AA this year.
  24. Shane Wahl
    Basically I was thinking about A+ or so pitchers who strike out a lot of guys (and likely walk a lot, diminishing their value at the moment).
  25. Shane Wahl
    I don't care if you break the rules, of course. I wasn't referring to pitchers in the majors. I like the names actually mentioned, including Espinosa. It seems to me that holding onto these two is about winning a couple more games than otherwise. I am more concerned about winning many more games after 2014. This is done by acquiring any talent whatsoever to plug into the system and also by giving time in 2014 to actual players who will be around after 2014.
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