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  1. alarp33
    The sooner Reusse and Souhan leave the better. It's a shame because the Strib has beat reporters I really like, Russo, Christenson, Miller, Lavelle, etc... but Souhan and Reusse really try to appeal to the lowest common denominator by writing these "hit pieces" that lack any sort of real substance, or effort on their parts.
  2. alarp33
    He pitched 12 innings this Spring? Ok. For the record, I'm not the biggest Duffey fan, I don't see him as a long term piece for this rotation. But it's absurd to act like he cost himself a job with 12 stinking innings this Spring
  3. alarp33
    Has anyone looked into Playstation Vue? I have DirecTV, but would consider cutting the cord if this service is legit. For $35 a month you get a good amount of cable channels, and I believe for the 1st time, Fox Sports North is included in one of these.
  4. alarp33
    I think there's big difference, at least for me, in wanting Sano to stay in good shape, and personal petty attacks about an autograph signing, changing agencies, visiting family in his home country, etc. I haven't seen anyone say the Twins are crazy for wanting Sano to be in great shape.
  5. alarp33
    Since he is buddy buddy with the media I won't hold my breathe waiting for the hit piece by Reusse the hack on the overweight closer who actually has seen his performance dip due to his physical condition.
  6. alarp33
    Quentin was never going to be a bench player this year either, because he hits from the same side of the plate as Park, and can't play a position in the field. And hasn't been healthy in years
  7. alarp33
    I don't see any real reason to not honor his request if he asks for a release. They don't lack RH bats, or designated hitter options
  8. alarp33
    1) Tonkin is not in a competition with Buxton, never has been, never will be. 2) I would put the odds of carrying 13 pitchers to start the season somewhere between 0 and 1%, but lean much closer to the 0 side of that.... It's absurd to even discuss the possibility
  9. alarp33
    Ok thanks for clarifying... I'll just leave that one alone...
  10. alarp33
    Well he had a 10.5 k/9 rate in the minors, and was a top 100 prospect, for one... and seemed to finally work out his control issues before being put in the pen. He's pitched 25 games in the majors, the last ~10 of which were pretty good. Personally, I like how some people are just assuming May does not have #2/3 starter potential based on... I don't know, his 1st 15 Major League starts? PS: God forbid we risked losing this unbelievable starting pitcher depth by removing Nolasco or Milone from the rotation
  11. alarp33
    Huh? Buxton is a center fielder, Tonkin is a relief pitcher
  12. alarp33
    I'm not the biggest Santana fan, but that's not going to happen. The bench would consist of Nunez, a backup catcher, and 2 DH's (Arcia, Quentin). Mastroianni makes more sense in a scenario where you are releasing Santana
  13. alarp33
    Yeah I was going to comment, I'm not sure how he sees Arcia and Quentin making the team. Quentin has hit the ball ok this Spring, I don't think that changes anything that everyone said back when he was signed. He doesn't fit the roster in the least... I could see him making sense if Park was so overmatched in Spring they needed to send him to AAA, but that's obviously not the case
  14. alarp33
    I looked quickly at games where he had hits... maybe missed some, but I see 2 infield hits out of the 22 total hits
  15. alarp33
    Without any real evidence that he will learn more in AAA than he will in ML, I think it is and should be a given he makes the roster. I firmly believe he becomes a superstar, but would not be surprised at all if his obp hovers around .300 this year, but his value in the field and on the bases is far greater than any other option can provide.
  16. alarp33
    >20% of his hits were extra base hits, yet "most of the hits" were rollers in the infield or bloops?
  17. alarp33
    What are you trying to accomplish by gambling, taking the bat out of the hands of your best hitter in a best case scenario (steal is successful)?
  18. alarp33
    Nunez may be the fastest non-Buxton player on the roster
  19. alarp33
    Mauer is a good baserunner, and he's on 1B w/ 0 outs and the heart of the order coming up... It doesn't matter if one of them puts one out, they can score him plenty of ways. As to your opposing catcher stat, no chance are you attempting a steal in that situation with Sano at the plate.
  20. alarp33
    A. Mauer will be just fine jogging around the bases after Sano deposits one into the Left field bleachers.
  21. alarp33
    But they did have Arcia on the roster, who entering 2015 had more of an established offensive track record than Rosario does entering 2016. And Hunter played most days. Arcia will be on the roster this year as well, I know... but Kepler I think will be the fill in/ replacement for Rosario
  22. alarp33
    Rosario was less of a prospect, but in a similar spot leaving camp last year. He still managed 475 Major League plate appearances. Kepler will be back for good by the end of May. There's probably at least 5 spots in the starting lineup where a DL stint would have him up (LF, CF, RF, 1B, DH... maybe even 3b depending on how poor the Sano in RF experiment goes). Also a major regression candidate in LF
  23. alarp33
    Yes I think so, just to prepare him in case Buxton and Rosario go down, and he needs to man CF between Arcia and Sano.....
  24. alarp33
    That's what I was trying to allude to when I said the 1st 3 months, I think he would have to do well for a long period of time before he was an option. If he makes 3 good Rochester starts in April I don't believe it moves him up the pecking order. Based solely off how bad last year was, and how long its been since he has started. And I agree with Chief as well, it wouldn't shock me if he is pitching well he's 1st man up in the bullpen
  25. alarp33
    Talk about going out on a limb! If Buxton can't hit he isn't going to be a star!
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