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  1. USAFChief
    The whole aging curve, decline phase thing has gotten out of hand. Good/ great players don't often fall off a cliff. They tend to stay productive, well into their 30s. It's average/below average players that tend to crater. They start with fewer skills, and lower talent, and small changes due to aging drop them further below average, since they had such a tenuous grip on MLB ability to start with.
  2. USAFChief
    oh, he reached base all right. He just didnt linger long at any of em.
  3. USAFChief
    Both valid points. Like I said, I've been wrong before. And I certainly agree Santana's play to date has been...suboptimal, to put it kindly.
  4. USAFChief
    Just wanted to say I appreciate the spirited but respectful debate in this thread. Great work on the thread starter! AndLots of good posts on all sides of the equation. TD is a great place, even when we're debating something we'd all privately admit has virtually no chance of happening. My two cents.
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    I'd be extremely happy if both Buxton and Sano were better than Tulo in 2017. I just wouldn't bet on it. I wouldn't bet on either being better, much less both. BTW, if we aren't winning a championship in 2017 with Tulo as the best player, how the heck are we winning one if he's not even on the team?
  6. USAFChief
    He has poor range, a mediocre arm, and a lack of athleticism. I don't see him as "very solid." In my opinion, of course. I've been wrong before. On the other hand, it's clear the Twins have been reluctant to give him an extended run at SS.
  7. USAFChief
    A sweetheart deal for Sano would be cheap over the next five years, and the Twins can afford both. Easily. A deal for Buxton, too, if necessary. As for the question, I'd rather have Tulo and Sano over the next five years than Gibson and Sano and whatever the Twins do with the extra money.
  8. USAFChief
    No, this argument also includes the remaining years on Tulo's contract. He's not going to retire this winter. It confuses me the "play for 2017, not 2015" proponents are opposed to this idea. There's an excellent chance Tulo would be the Twins best player in 2017.
  9. USAFChief
    Gibson is having a better year than Radke ever did? Do not concur.
  10. USAFChief
    Concur. Except about Gibson...I'd rather give up Berrios. But I wouldn't let that be a deal breaker if the Rockies insisted on Gibson.
  11. USAFChief
    Maybe safe to say, maybe not. He's been a 5 WAR player in 5 of the last 6 seasons, including 2014.
  12. USAFChief
    Forgive my ignorance...isn't WAR advertised as context, league, and park neutral? Perhaps that explains not finding home/road WAR splits.
  13. USAFChief
    I would certainly agree it'd be better to keep Gibson and still acquire Tulo. But IMO that wouldn't be a deal breaker. And I might be in the minority, but Im not the least bit interested in winning the "WAR per dollar spent" championship. Or the "wins per payroll dollar" championship. I want the actual one. I don't see the Twins getting one by hoarding cheap players. I want good players. Tulo is still one of those, and the whole "decline phase" meme has gotten completely out of hand. He's 30. Good baseball players have usually stayed good into their mid 30s since the 1800s, and will continue to do so.
  14. USAFChief
    First...Tulo replaces Danny Santana/Eduardo Escobar, May replaces Gibson. You don't think that's better than current team? Second...We both know using WAR is problematic at best, but Gibson is a 3 WAR player, and Tulowitski is a 1.6 WAR player? C'mon Brock. Third...instant gratification? Tulo is not a rental. Concur with WTF, though.
  15. USAFChief
    "When the Twins optioned Danny Santana to Triple-A in early June, they were making a commitment to Eduardo Escobar at shortstop" They were? He didnt start three consecutive games at SS during Santana’s absence. (He still hasn't, all year.) I think it's pretty clear the Twins don't view Escobar as capable of playing SS every day. FWIW, I concur. If he gets the job, my guess is he won't hold it. Santana has been disappointing, no doubt...but I think he's got a better chance of being a good SS than Escobar.
  16. USAFChief
    Hey, just checkin' in. What time's the Twins game start tonight?
  17. USAFChief
    Do you think the Twins will sign an ace in free agency if they DON'T have Tulowitzki on the roster?
  18. USAFChief
    Maybe so. Doubtful, IMO, but maybe so. But that's not directly related to "What's his worth in a trade to other teams." He HAS had a tough season, and it hasn't even been in the big leagues. And he's not THAT young. He might be a big side of a platoon, which knocks his value down, and he's probably not going to become a much better OFer, further knocking his value down. In any case, he's definately not part of "too expensive" when talking about getting back a catcher that you hope fills the position well for a number of years. Same for Meyer. I know many prospect fans don't want to hear it, but the luster is off Meyer, at least in terms of what he's "worth." At this point, he's just another struggling big arm, trying to find success at AAA (and not finding much of it, BTW) for more than a season. History of arm problems. Most teams have similar players. And most of those guys end up not becoming good big league players.
  19. USAFChief
    If two players with multiple years of AAA experience, neither of which are currently deemed good enough to be on the 2015 big league team, is too expensive, then it will not be possible to upgrade catcher through a trade. Teams are not going to improve the Twins out of a sense of charity. At this point, both Meyer and Arcia would be viewed as suspects more than prospects by everyone except us. And rightly so.
  20. USAFChief
    They also produce the packaging used for their dairy products. The packaging...for their dairy products...that'd be the cows, amiright?
  21. USAFChief
    peel? Peel an avocado? Son of a ...
  22. USAFChief
    winnah. ho-hum. all this winning is getting boring.
  23. USAFChief
    I predict a Chitown post in 3, 2, 1...
  24. USAFChief
    A little something to put in your will?
  25. USAFChief
    That's just a foul ball in Oakland
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