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  1. USAFChief
    I like AJ as well. Interesting, at the least. And smart, IMO, without trying to be. Kind of shocked to be writing this post, but there you go.
  2. USAFChief
    When I'm MLB GM I'm putting "safe sex only, from Jan 15 through March 1st" in every contract.
  3. USAFChief
    Pretty thin on position player talent, too, IYAM. Every team has "could be a decent 4th OFer with luck and health" in their system. Unless you're bringing up difference makers your minor leagues are worthless. Promoting Nick Gordon or signing/trading for Ehire Adrianza are the exact same thing, and neither gets you where you want to go. That's one reason I'm generally always in favor of trading for big league players. I also realize I'm in the minority with this view. Also many people truly enjoy following the minors and I don't mean to belittle that. Some people also feel more attached to players that have come up through the Twins system. I can respect that as well. Me? I want wins.
  4. USAFChief
    Oh, to be young again.
  5. USAFChief
    I'm thinking we're getting a sobering look at just where the Twins minor league system really stands.
  6. USAFChief
    *projected to be available Musgrove was on that list this morning
  7. USAFChief
    If they aren't getting help they SHOULD trade Correa. And I would HATE the idea of trading Correa. You've said it multiple times, Mike...why would anyone think they'll have a better shot next year?
  8. USAFChief
    As Nick has pointed out, and I was hinting at, your plan is pretty unfeasible. There aren't players out there that fit those projected salaries. Musgrove perhaps but he's staying in San Diego. I'd be ok with spending $9m on a reliever (although you and I would be among the few here who would be), but anyone getting that coin is getting it for probably 3 years minimum. But I still need a name. Who are you giving $27/3 years to? For the record, I'll be extremely disappointed if the plan for SS next year is Palacios/Lewis. That's a recipe for needing a SS next deadline. Also concur with Nick...the way to spend $44m next year isn't on eleven $4m players. Get a difference maker or two.
  9. USAFChief
    Names, please. Which catcher are you giving $15m? Which starter? Reliever? For how long?
  10. USAFChief
    Maybe Gray and Bundy aren't the same quality pitcher.
  11. USAFChief
    Didn't he already have wrist surgery last year? Awful news, in any case.
  12. USAFChief
    Go to the "News" page, tap the 2 line "hamburger" drop down menu, then select "Twins Resources." There you'll find rosters.
  13. USAFChief
    Display their plumage, so to speak?
  14. USAFChief
    Agreed. Probably overcome by events with Sano back on IL, but even before I can't imagine anyone trading for him. For one thing he's owed real money.
  15. USAFChief
    Could all of that be true, and still be sometimes compounded by some questionable managing? I don't think ANYone would argue Rocco has plenty of good options. But it seems to me that makes it pretty important he use what he has efficiently and smartly. No?
  16. USAFChief
    First of all, while I agree overall pitching strategies are almost certainly decided above Baldelli, I strongly doubt individual in-game pitching decisions are. Exactly if/when to remove pitchers, which relievers to use and exactly when. Etc etc. So "we're of the belief we can get more effective starting pitching if we limit their exposure" comes from the FO, or a collaboration, "I'm taking my best guy out after 5 and less than 80 pitches" is 100 percent Baldelli. As was leaving Ryan in to get shelled the previous night. I wonder if one might be an overreaction to the other? Using Duran last night, with a 6 run lead: Baldelli. 100 percent Baldelli. And I would imagine not a decision the FO would be pleased with, by the way. Secondly, it's "some fans," not "fans," but more importantly it's pretty lazy analysis to constantly fall back on the "what do fans know" defense. Or set up two strawman sides to argue against. Baldelli, by the way, will almost certainly get fired at some point. Like ?95? percent of all MLB managers. A few retire. The rest get canned. That's not a reasonable defense either. Defend the decisions. That's what should be discussed.
  17. USAFChief
    Why? You can't change course once the situation changes? Warmed and not used is pretty obviously less stressful than warmed and used. They've got exactly one pretty reliable late game reliever. He's been used on back-to-back days only 2 times all season, so who knows if he is available today. Putting him in a game when you're up 6 isn't smart, no matter how you got there. There was time to get another reliever up.
  18. USAFChief
    All of which adds up to 5 relievers, with Duran throwing the 8th with a 6 run lead. That's...questionable managing, IYAM. Glad we got the win, but these kinds of messups add up.
  19. USAFChief
    I like that we won. But This is just incredibly stupid: we had our nr 1 starter on the mound, he gave up 1 run and threw only 79 pitches, yet he's out after 5, leading to using 5 relievers, including frigging Duran in the 8th inning with a 6 run lead. I've defended Rocco's pitcher usage, but this is insane.
  20. USAFChief
    That looks a lot like this year's lineup, minus Correa.
  21. USAFChief
    I wouldn't invest another PA in Sano. The offense is thin enough. And I might be an old curmudgeon, but I find zero entertainment in Nick Gordon pitching for my favorite ballclub.
  22. USAFChief
    I am serious: go back to putting innings on these guys in the minors. Like they used to. I don't know if it'll keep more guys healthy, but it certainly can't keep LESS guys healthy. And Maybe they can wash out the guys who just can't handle any kind of workload. I mean, the entire injury thing is just to the point of ridiculousness. Current theory clearly isn't working.
  23. USAFChief
    I'll take your word for it. The nerds are ruining baseball.
  24. USAFChief
    Is it though?
  25. USAFChief
    No. Joe Ryan was the biggest problem tonight. But Ryan is starting every 5th day (if healthy) for the rest of the season. Pretty much no matter what. But it's a very viable question whether the Twins can, or rather should, invest a single more PA in Sano in a pretty desperate situation. That's worth discussing.
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