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  1. Dr. Evil
    I like t that you lean towards the Twins bumping their prospects forward and challenging them a little bit more aggressively than they usually seem to do. Perfection is not necessarily a prerequisite for moving them up level. IMHO
  2. Dr. Evil
    I enjoyed reading this. It puts things in to perspective throughout the organization.
  3. Dr. Evil
    What "laloesch" said...... "I think he's decent but not the type of player you hold up a developing top prospect for." I agree with this completely.
  4. Dr. Evil
    I agree with SD Buhr in that we should not be punting on opening day. However, my humble opinion is that the team will get better production out of Meyer/May than they will Milone/Nolasco over the entirety of the 2015 season. That is why I want them in the rotation from the beginning. But, that's just my opinion. Yes, I agree that spring training performance and competing for a job is a good thing. However, I feel that there is also a place for predicting future performance. If the kids have a good spring training and they are considered top prospects, they are at the age where you stick them in there and let em chuck the biscuit.
  5. Dr. Evil
    If it were my choice, I would have both May and Meyer in the rotation to start the season and Nilasco and Milone in AAA as support in case of injury. My reasoning is two fold. 1. I predict that at best, Milone and Nilasco will be below average major league starters this year. Certainly no where near sniffing a rotation spot on any contending team. By giving them spots out of spring training you would be, to some extent, resigning to a predictable result for the season. That's boring. 2. The Twins fan base is starving for something to get excited about. Albeit not probable, it is possible that both May and Meyer both latch on to the opportunity and run with it. That would make for the possibility of an exciting rotation and a team exceeding expectations. I can't speak for all fans. But for me it would be much more exciting to watch May and Meyer in 2015 than it would be to watch Nolasco and Milone muddling to a predictable result while attempting to reclaim their careers. Right or wrong in my opinion, I just feel like it's pretty obvious that Nalasco and Milone will have predictably poor results and I wish the Twins would predict the same and roll their dice with May and Meyer.
  6. Dr. Evil
    Time will tell. But, for the record I'm making a call on him. I hope I'm right!
  7. Dr. Evil
    Vargas will be a stud this year and for many years. I'm very excited about this guy. Low end, he is Prince Fielder and high end he is Big Papi. Just my opinion.
  8. Dr. Evil
    I guess I would like to see Hicks start off in the minors with Schafer and Robinson platooning in center field. I think they should start Pelfrey on a conversion to relief pitcher but do so with him in AAA until he appears serviceable. Milone and Nolasco as the 4th and 5th starters with May and Meyer at the ready in AAA. It's a long season and there is nothing wrong with them spending the first month or two trying to get on a roll while we see if Nolasco and/or Milone can return to form. Both had been solid starters fairly recently. I prefer to keep May/Meyer in a starters role. Sometimes relievers become good starters. That is true. But, IMHO the best path for these 2 is not going from starter to reliever and back to starter. To me that is just putting extra hurdles in front of them. Also, not a big believer in tossing a starter in the pen and saying go be a reliever just because he is your next best option at starter. If we are fortunate enough to have May/Meyer both work out their final issues this year and be kicking the door down to the major leagues while at the same time Nolasco/Milone both return to form, albeit unlikely, it would be a great problem to have.
  9. Dr. Evil
    I see the pen as maybe being like this to start. Perkins Theilbar Fein Duensing Stauffer Myer Graham Meyer starts in the pen due to the innings limit on his repaired arm. Plus, a few spot starts might be good for him too. I think they will want to see a little more than spring training out of Graham before they make a decision on him staying or going back to Atlanta. I hope they convert Pelfrey to a reliever but do so in AAA to see if he shows he can do it. May becomes the 5th starter behind Nolasco and Milone goes to AAA until he can hopefully return to form. But again, in AAA not with the big club. When they finally see enough of Nolasco to conclude that he is indeed a bust, slide Meyer in to the rotation and bring up Tonkin if he is doing well(or Pelfrey). It would be interesting to watch anyway.
  10. Dr. Evil
    IMHO bad starting pitching creates pressure on other areas of a team and magnifies any shortcomings that may exist. We should, in theory, be a little better in this area in 2015. I think Hughes and Santana give us a stable 1-2 punch at the top of the rotation and Gibson will become a bit more consistent than he was last year. At times, he was real sharp and showed some good things. If Nolasco or Milone(or both) can settle in and provide some reasonable contributions we should be in decent shape. For this reason I see a bit of a trickle down effect with our outfield defense kicking out a little better results than last year and not being quite as much of a sore toe. They shouldn't be under quite as much pressure in 2015 if that makes sense. I'm a little optimistic about 2015. We should be better and also it will be fun to see some of the guys that are close perhaps getting a look. Also, I am excited to see Molitor and the new staff in action.
  11. Dr. Evil
    Santana SS Plouffe 3b Hunter rf Vargas dh Mauer 1b Dozier 2b Arcia of Suzuki c Schafer cf
  12. Dr. Evil
    Lots of good points made here. Not saying it's necessarily the case with ab walker, but I am of the opinion that we could be about 10 percent more aggressive in advancing minor leaguers to the next level. Maybe ab walker to an extent is an example of this. He is sorta mashing.
  13. Dr. Evil
    I wonder how well Rosario can play center field. I'm thinking it would be overly optimistic to think Buxton gets to the show this year but there is probably an outside chance it could happen. IDK I'm not too excited about Hicks/Schafer in center. I hope I'm wrong though.
  14. Dr. Evil
    The more I think about it, the more I believe the Twins will keep him in the majors. I'm guessing his locker will be next to Hunter's locker.
  15. Dr. Evil
    This is great! Love talking about this type of stuff! Just my opinion here, but I would place Hicks at AAA and play him every day for the first half of the season at a minimum. I am one who is not terribly optimistic about his future with the Twins. However, if he can sustain a level of performance at AAA and reinforce it through repetition, he might have a shot. I think he would need to be willing to put in a lot of extra time every day to make the jump to the majors though. Regarding his swing, and I am no hitting expert, my opinion is that he gets his lower half out in front of his upper half and then long arms the bat through the strike zone. So, he is not getting any leg power in to his swing. In the video you can see he is already picking up his front foot just before the pitcher has released the ball. Also, by the time he starts to drop the barrel of the bat towards the zone his hips are already opened up. So, my not so expert advice is, stand a little taller with his feet closer together and his hands relaxed. Get the hands in a little tighter to the body to begin with and relax the arms too. When he strides in to the ball, stride a little more towards the left side of the pitchers rubber instead of striding to the right side and opening up early. This should help him stay closed and help him coordinate his upper and lower halves together rather than fighting one another. The closest examples I can think of are David Justice and Ken Griffey Jr. I'm probably totally wrong> But, it's fun to get to have an opinion!
  16. Dr. Evil
    I see Milone as the likely #5 starter. The end of last year aside, he has been a pretty effective pitcher. The last 2-3 spots in the pen will be interesting to see play out in spring training. If I had to guess, May and Meyer start out in the minors as starters while we see how Milone and Nilasco come out of the gate. So, maybe the pen is Perkins, Fein, Duensing, Theilbar, Pressly, Tonkin, Graham with Achter, Oliveros, Pelfrey at the ready in AAA.
  17. Dr. Evil
    Can Pelfrey be sent to AAA to see if he can either get on track as a starter or convert to a reliever? As injury prone as the poor guy has been, I wonder if he could become a decent reliever and stay healthy by putting fewer innings on his wing.
  18. Dr. Evil
    I find it interesting that they can afford to Rule 5 the guy. It speaks to their organizational depth on the mound.
  19. Dr. Evil
    This guy seems worthy of a roll of the dice. Hopefully he can be healthy and have a good career. Good Rule 5 pick up IMHO.
  20. Dr. Evil
    There is a piece in your article that raises another thought on the Twins minor league pipeline with me. I think what I am thinking probably goes against conventional wisdom. You mention how triple-A isn't so much about prospects as it is about journeyman in the organization that move up and down to provide depth and help the affiliate win games. In my mind, I see this as an area where the Twins could improve. I feel like this should be a spot for our top prospects to be gathered to play with one another and against major league(almost) caliber players. In other words, provided they are ready, I want guys like Sano, Buxton, Rosario, Polanco, Pinto, Hicks playing together at the AAA level. I'm not real fond of hoarding a pack of journeymen at AAA. I would rather call up the most ready organizational prospect to fill in. Most guys need a few cups of coffee to help them bridge the gap from AAA to the majors anyway. Wouldn't if be more logical to say to Polanco, "Dozier strained a quad. We just need you to come up and fill in for 3 games." There is no pressure in that for Polanco. He comes up, does his best, learns something, and goes back with a better idea of what it takes to reach the majors. Again, this probably goes against conventional wisdom. But, it would seem that some type of fundamental change like this might help develop the kids and get them through the system quicker and more frequently.
  21. Dr. Evil
    This is a very interesting way to look at young prospects and an enjoyable read. It brings to mind sort of an opinion or theory that I have had on the Twins minor league players. I think that sometimes the Twins are a bit too fussy in seemingly expecting players to master or dominate a level before they move up. (This may just be a false read on my part though.) If a player is a good prospect by your estimation and has an average year in single A for example, and he is maybe 22 yrs old, why not kick him up to the next level. I feel like not every rung on the ladder needs to be golden in order to become a solid major league player. This is where I think maybe the Twins could be more aggressive IMHO.
  22. Dr. Evil
    Great news!
  23. Dr. Evil
    Santana would be a great signing and just what we need IMHO. As I have said all along, a solid 1-2 punch at the top of the rotation can take the pressure off of a lot of other areas of the squad. In addition to that, it slides other starters down a slot in the rotation to where they are a better fit. Examples......Gibson is a 3rd and Nolasco is a 4th. Meyer or May starts off as a 5th and the other joins the pen for the time being(like when Johan Santana started out in the pen).
  24. Dr. Evil
    The one move that is the lowest hanging fruit for this team would be to sign/trade for an ace starting pitcher. Having a solid 1-2 punch at the top of the rotation solves a lot of problems and takes pressure off of other areas of the team.. (Viola/Blyleven, Johnson/Schilling.......etc) But, I'm thinking it will probably be another disappointing offseason with some token vanilla moves.
  25. Dr. Evil
    This might be premature to say. But, suppose they decide to rush Buxton along a little and have an outfield of Hicks in left, Buxton in center and Hunter in right with perhaps Rosario in the mix too competing with Hicks. I do like the sounds of Hunter being in the mix mentoring this group. In this scenario, maybe Arcia and Dozier are traded for a top of the rotation starter to give us a 1-2 punch to go with Hughes. Polanco or Escobar or both take over at second base. Maybe mid season Sano gets the call up an Plouffe is traded for a solid bullpen arm. I would find the above scenario at least more interesting to watch.
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