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  1. USAFChief
    Character issues aside, I couldn't disagree more. I can't think of a single player available at similar cost that would improve the 2016 Twins more than Chapman. He's on a one yr contract, at 3rd yr arb prices. Dirt cheap trade costs. Perkins is now your late inning lefty, every other pen member moves back one slot. You'll get a comp pick when he leaves. Where else are you going to get that kind of bang for the buck?
  2. USAFChief
    Huh? I can understand not wanting Chapman. But the price paid was definitely not too much.
  3. USAFChief
    What makes you think they would?
  4. USAFChief
    And yet franchise values keep going up, leading to one of two conclusions: owners are funding these operations with no expectations of profit (and new owners appear when teams are for sale), or owners are making acceptable profits. With your vast business experience, which would you guess to be correct?
  5. USAFChief
    Merry Christmas all!
  6. USAFChief
    First, I think the Twins need 3 bullpen arms equal to or better than May. May is one of the three. As I said, if they fill those three necessary reliever spots from elsewhere, I'd be fine with May in the Rotation. Second, the truth is I've seen enough of May in the bullpen to believe he'll be an asset there. Actually the real "Truth" is, neither of us has seen enough of May to be 100 percent certain of his capabilities in either the rotation or the pen.
  7. USAFChief
    If the Twins go out and acquire 3 relievers equal to or better than what I expect from May, great. Put May in the rotation. Since they're not going to do that, I think May to the pen is likely the best of the available choices.
  8. USAFChief
    my guess is it's the belief among some Twins brass that May won't prove much better than Milone in the rotation, but May will likely be a much better bullpen piece than Milone. May's stuff plays up better in the pen. I do agree money isn't the issue, they're paying the same for both no matter the usage.
  9. USAFChief
    The alternative is likely Rob Antony, so I would be in favor.
  10. USAFChief
    It seems to me if the Twins are on the verge of an extended run, that is the exact time you make trades from the minors to augment the big league team. and augment the payroll as I've been told they'll do when the time is right.
  11. USAFChief
    Concur Nick. Good article.
  12. USAFChief
    I missed the point too. You seem to be simultaneously claiming the Twins are two years from contention and shouldnt make trades while giving them credit for the impressive speed and completeness of the rebuild , in adjacent paragraphs. Those seem like opposing points, which is it?
  13. USAFChief
    it appears, to me at least, you are overlooking the international FA spending cap. That's just another reason to question the Twins methods and/or financial commitment.
  14. USAFChief
    If all they get from Mauer is .775, I will be among those thinking "not enough to make me happy."
  15. USAFChief
    IMO, I don't care if TR reached out to someone. That does nothing. Signing someone is all that matters. My wife doesn't give me credit for reaching out to the garage, she gives me credit when I actually clean it.
  16. USAFChief
    There isn't really any way to read the Twins offseason except to conclude they're out of money.
  17. USAFChief
    "We know a healthy Mastroianni could help." Help what? He's a career .212/.274/.289 hitter. As an outfielder. The only thing Mastro helps is the quest for 90 loss seasons.
  18. USAFChief
    I can't speak for "this board" but you wouldn't have heard me blasting them for adding Russell Martin for nothing but money, or accepting a salary dump of Montero. In fact, I'd have been congratulating them.
  19. USAFChief
    One of the LH relievers, for sure, and one of the OFers, almost for sure, make the opening day roster Book it. Pretty disapponting offseason.
  20. USAFChief
    My guess is, the White Sox are not done adding. Wouldn't be surprised to see them sign one of Cespedes/Upton/Gordon.
  21. USAFChief
    It was also reasonable to think Suzuki's declining arm strength was only going o become more of an issue over time. On top of reasonable doubts about offense.
  22. USAFChief
    I'll add my two cents ( and these are my thoughts only, not those of other mods): I have a pretty strict policy against editing other's posts. I don't want you editing mine, so I won't edit yours. Therefore, in my case, if part of the post needs to go, it all goes. I won't even lop off part and leave the rest. I have on occasion corrected spelling if I thought it was important, but that's as far as I go with editing. As others have said, I don't always have time for a PM. Sorry, but that's the truth. If I think it necessary, I follow up with a PM later. For example, I recently deleted a post by mistake (on my phone...damn things) and I sent a PM to the member apologizing. In this case, I probably wouldn't have...IMO the post in question was rightfully hidden and a PM really wasn't necessary. You obviously knew, and don't have questions about why...so what is it a PM would have accomplished?
  23. USAFChief
    1. I'm not sure the Twins have committed to May in the pen...there seems to be some disconnect between Ryan and Molitor in their statements. I would commit May to the pen now, since I've long been a believer that bullpens are much more important than many believe, and that committing good arms to the pen pays off more than "well, he sucks as a starter, throw him in the pen." I see no reason to believe Nolasco, for example, would be a dominant bullpen pitcher. If the Twins HAD those types of arms, I'd be fine with leaving May in the rotation, but they don't. As far as Bastardo and his ilk, the Twins aren't going to add them. They just aren't. Book it. And even if they signed a Bastardo, or acquired a Papelbon, one arm isn't enough...I like to have an entire pen filled with "8th inning guys." So if you need to commit good arms to the pen, well, I'm for paying that cost, and if it has to come from within the system, then so be it. 2. I think his weaknesses...occasional loss of command, loss of velocity, iffy third and fourth pitches...are magnified as a starter, and minimized as a one inning guy.
  24. USAFChief
    I think May is a necessity in the pen, even IF they add two arms of his caliber, and they aren't going to add even one. Plus I think May is way overrated around here as a starter.
  25. USAFChief
    Your point is "TR isn't up to the task?" I agree, I guess.
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