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  1. alarp33
    I'm speaking more based on the Keith Law column, that really went into detail on the mistakes... Yoan Lopez, leaving $1.7 million in draft budget, selling Toussaint, trading Swanson, not knowing trade rules. I'll give them a pass on Greinke and some other moves with the major league roster, if you think you can compete I think it's a defensible deal, knowing full well the back-end of his contract would likely end up as a mistake.
  2. alarp33
    Since sitting Suzuki down the stretch would negatively affect the Twins reputation and ability to sign free agents, can you provide examples of this happening to a team.
  3. alarp33
    Which is probably why a team like the Padres, which someone suggested above, might be a better example of pushing all your chips in. The Diamondbacks made so many bad decisions, that literally no other team in baseball would have made.. I'm not sure there is much of a parallel. If we want to argue whether the Twins should throw their hat in the mix the next time a $200 million pitcher is available on the FA market like AZ did with Greinke, that's a good debate. I don't think we'll have much fun discussing whether the Twins should avoid not knowing the rules when it comes to trades, international free agents, selling 1st round picks, trading away a top 10 prospect in baseball for a mid rotation starter... because we'll probably have universal agreement
  4. alarp33
    I'm probably just nitpicking the 1st paragraph. Practically none of the steps the Diamondbacks took under Larussa/ Stewart I would want the Twins to repeat, and I'm not concerned in the least that they will.
  5. alarp33
    Well the point the Twins are at is hiring a President and GM... I don't think anyone would advocate them hiring a name like Larussa to be in charge of Baseball Ops when he's clearly not qualified. It was a trickle down from there. The Greinke signing was the least of the Diamondbacks issues. If you didn't get a chance to read Keith Law's article on the Larussa / Stewart era, I highly recommend. Link below goes into detail on the article (which is an ESPN insider only article) http://arizonasports.com/story/797630/keith-law-tony-la-russa-diamondbacks-laughingstock/
  6. alarp33
    I don't think the Diamondbacks are a very good example because many of the moves they made were practically universally hated the moment they occurred. They were a laughingstock the moment they made the Miller trade, when they sold a pitching prospect, etc. It wasn't a team just going all in, it was a team who had no idea the value prospects held, and sold them for 25 cents on the dollar.
  7. alarp33
    "Many" Twins fans want the Twins to follow the AZ path? - Hire a big name with little to no experience to be president - Ditto, GM - Sign a 32 year old to $200+ million deal - Trade a top prospect in baseball for a mid rotation starter. - Draft almost all pitchers in 1st round I read this site pretty regularly and I don't think I've seen anyone, let alone "most" pining for the Twins to follow this model.
  8. alarp33
    Why I don't want to see the Twins win in Sept 2016 - the higher the loss total, the tougher it is to justify bringing back Molitor in 2017. Wanting to see Buxton, Polanco, Berrios, Kepler, Sano, etc. perform well should go without saying. We all want that.
  9. alarp33
    Trying to compare Buxton to Vargas is quite the stretch. Isn't one 22 and the other 26? Isn't one a potential dominant defensive CenterFielder while the other is a DH?
  10. alarp33
    We'll leave Vargas out of this, but I'm not sure how you think paying $8-9 million for a below average 3rd baseman "isn't a bad thing at all". That's exactly the type of decision losing teams make
  11. alarp33
    By who? You? Not by me
  12. alarp33
    Can't imagine how many losses there would be this season without Dozier's "veteran presence"....
  13. alarp33
    I would trade Dozier and Santana. I have absolutely no idea what kind of value either hold. Ian Kinsler brought back something like 6 years and $120 million Prince Fielder....
  14. alarp33
    The 1st day Buxton sits on the bench in favor of Schafer, Pohlad should march down and give Molitor his walking papers. Ready or not, he should be in the starting lineup the next 29 games.
  15. alarp33
    You can call him whatever you want. 25th man doesn't have a definition. But he plays most days he's been on the active roster, this is his 3rd DL stint and he's played in 75 games
  16. alarp33
    Well, since he is replacing Danny Santana at least there's no need to worry about a drop off in CF production...
  17. alarp33
    Schafer is in the lineup tonight, so we're already halfway to the 7-8 at bats available to a Palka over the next 2 weeks...
  18. alarp33
    The same Plouffe that has an OPS under .700 over the past 14 months is this "good" 3rd baseman? Miguel Sano wasn't around in December? You could certainly count on Vargas as much as a complete unknown 29 year old transitioning from South Korea to the Major Leagues Phil Hughes had an ERA+ last year of 91. The lowest of Brad Radke's career was 91, when he was a 22 year old Rookie. Outside of Radke's rookie year his ERA+ averaged 114 per year. A mark Hughes has never once reached as a starter. Hughes career ERA+ is 95.
  19. alarp33
    Well yeah, I'm kind of using the "26 Santana at bats" as a baseline. Obviously Palka could play every day. I just don't see where "7-8 MLB at bats" came from.
  20. alarp33
    I'll pick on these. Sano's "lack of range" or maybe it was the fact he had never played a single professional inning in the outfield - something the Twins could have "planned" for easily by trading Plouffe from December - March? We're the Twins lacking in Right handed DH bats? Hughes was supposed to be the next Radke? Oh boy I don't even know how to answer this one. I mean I don't think even Phil Hughes agent thought he was the next Radke
  21. alarp33
    Danny Santana had 22 at bats (would've been 26 if not for the 1st inning injury yesterday) in the past 9 games, so I'm not sure why Palka would only be able to get 7-8
  22. alarp33
    The Danny Santana issue is one that bothers me more than anything, so I'm probably more sensitive to it than most. But from what I've read/ heard Nick is absolutely right in that he gets a total free pass from Twins management to the local media.
  23. alarp33
    He was likely referring to newspaper columnists, broadcasters, etc. when he said "publicly admonish" Sano and let Santana skate by. It's pretty clear Sano has become a whipping boy for the media, while DanSan can get his 1st hit in 18 plate appearances and Bert or Dick will talk about that great at bat for a full inning. Have you ever once heard Lavelle or any of the other beat reporters question why Santana plays nearly every day? But we get a daily Sano's weight update from Reusse
  24. alarp33
    Also - I thought we were being too negative? Positivity about Sano is not allowed now? I agree with your comment about Santana, I've always found it interesting from the manager, to the broadcasters, to the reporters, basically nothing is ever said about how terrible he is, and how laughable it has become that he's practically a starting corner OFer now
  25. alarp33
    This isn't true. Houston has 386 in that time frame *I would much rather have bottomed out like Houston did, but the point remains they have less wins in that time
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