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  1. gunnarthor
    If you're the White Sox, why not take a look at him? If you don't like him, you can give him back but I'd think some team would want to see if they think they can fix it. Apparently, he still hits mid 90s. I dunno.
  2. gunnarthor
    I don't see how anyone can describe Molitor as anything but a disaster and if he's back next year I'll start calling for Levine and Falvey's heads. Molitor has been given strong talent and in two of the last three years, his teams have been dumpster fires. If you don't think a manager should be blamed for that, then there's nothing a manager can be blamed for. His players - rookies, vets, starters, relievers, position players - have all looked lost or unprepared. He has not demonstrated any ability to manage and develop young players and likely slowed their development. He's thrown young guys under the bus, overused bullpen arms, refuses to defend his players. I have no idea why anyone would think he should still be managing this team.
  3. gunnarthor
    I like Baddoo a lot and picked him as a future top 100 guy. I still like him but I am surprised his batting average is that low. I'm worried that all those strike outs are going to be a huge problem for him. This is pretty much every prospect but if Baddoo can just hit, he could be something. His eye and power seem legit. He's got speed. He could be a real nice corner OFer for us but not if he can't hit.
  4. gunnarthor
    I like Cave and Austin and I'm not ready to call for the heads of Falvey and Levine yet but one of the principle jobs of the guys in the FO should be to know what the team has and looking at some of their transactions, they didn't. Relief pitchers like JT Chargois (3.45 era 116 ERA+ 31ip 38k for Dodgers), Randy Rosario (2.83 era 155 ERA+, 35ip for Cubs), and Nick Burdi (recovering from TJ) would probably help the Twins and we let them all leave for nothing. Starting pitchers Derek Rodriguez (6-1, 2.25 era 180 ERA+, 80ip, 2.5 WAR 12 starts for SF), Anibal Sanchez (9-4, 3.13 era 126 ERA+, 97ip, 1.7 WAR, 17 starts for Atlanta) would have looked good in our rotation or as trade bait but we let both leave for nothing. Daniel Palka and Niko Goodrum are dinged a lot by dWAR but both have some power and are only 26 and yet we let them both leave for nothing. And while getting Austin for Lynn is nice, it's worth remembering that Lynn cost us a draft pick and the corresponding draft pool amount. Looking at the transactions over the year (including the deadline trades), it looks like the FO sent away more talent than it brought back.
  5. gunnarthor
    Move Rosario to third (I'm honestly willing to let them try that. I think he could pull it off). Or Kepler to first. Or trade Kepler.
  6. gunnarthor
    I think Kiriloff should have been moved to AA awhile ago. He isn't being challenged by pitchers there and I think the Twins should have sent him to a level where he'd struggle a bit. Lewis did struggle a bit at A+ and isn't anymore so they should've done the same for him.
  7. gunnarthor
    Happens all the time. Wilson Ramos fell from 60 to 95 or so the year we traded him. Aaron Hicks fell every year. There are hundreds of guys in the majors right now who went backwards on prospect rankings.
  8. gunnarthor
    Wow, Wells is second in whip. I hadn't realized quite how nice his season had been.
  9. gunnarthor
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  10. gunnarthor
    Sure, he was trending down for some and up for others. He'll be on most top 100 lists next year.
  11. gunnarthor
    He's 22 and in AAA. He'll be on nearly all top 100 prospect lists next year. His struggles in the second half of the year and in AAA are worrisome but the rankers will still have him listed.
  12. gunnarthor
    Yep, absolutely loved this draft.
  13. gunnarthor
    I like Gonsalves but let's slow down a bit. His upside is probably a #4 type, similar to Mejia. He's walking nearly 5 guys per 9. He can't pitch deep into games - he's averaged less than 6 innings in his last 10 starts, for instance. It takes him 100 pitches to get through 6 innings in AAA. Right now, ML lineups will sit back, make him throw strikes and it'll make an Odorizzi start look fast.
  14. gunnarthor
    Might be tired. I think he's approaching or already passed the most innings he's thrown.
  15. gunnarthor
    Gordon gets a couple of walks today. He's had a few nice games in a row. Good to see.
  16. gunnarthor
    That's what I thought too. Nice to see Gordon have some nice games in AAA.
  17. gunnarthor
    Kiriloff actually lowered his krate in A+. Sure, he's walk rate is only 4% but if you're hitting .370, that's ok. I'd be worried if he was striking out 20% but it's only 15% so I really think the Twins should challenge him over the last month or so and push him to AA.
  18. gunnarthor
    Yep and I wrong to say he was in low A when he was in high A. That's a plus for him. He's thrown 100 innings since we drafted him. I think it's best to just let him pitch and worry about rankings and such later. I was certainly wrong when I suggested a few months ago that he was a non-prospect. But he has a long way to go. Hopefully he makes it to the majors.
  19. gunnarthor
    He's 23 and put up a 2-1, 3.41 era, 60ip, 7 k/9, 0.9 bb/9 line in low A ball. There are some encouraging things going on for him but he's not remotely a better prospect than Zack Littell, our current #20 or his teammate Jordon Balzovic, our current #30. With Jax, we just have to be patient and let him throw some innings and see how it comes together.
  20. gunnarthor
    I would assume the FO thinks that Austin will be at least a bench bat next year, right?
  21. gunnarthor
    I don't expect all of them to pan out but I do expect some of them to pan out. It's not quite fair to compare these acquired prospects to "all prospects" in the sense that most prospects are just org filler. These guys clearly are not. But I do think that fans should expect the FO to make good trades. We've moved a lot of guys in the last year or so and we'll see what the returns are but if Garcia, Escobar, Kinztler, Lynn, Pressly and Duke (am I forgetting others?) are traded away for nothing in the long run, then it means our FO has some explaining to do. Doesn't mean they made a mistake necessarily but they have some explaining.
  22. gunnarthor
    Disagree. The org wants Buxton to get as many at-bats as possible. He hasn't even had 190 at-bats combined yet this season. I can't imagine having him get pinch hit for helps his confidence at all, either. He got 40 at bats to start the season then out for 10 days for migraines. Then he got 4 at bats and then missed 19 days because of his foot. Then 50 at bats before another three weeks to the DL. Then 80 at at bats before missing another 19 days or so. Now he's had all of 8 plate appearances since his most recent comeback. He really needs to stay healthy but he needs at-bats. I don't think the org cares if Rochester wins or not. They need Buxton to get it going and benching him isn't going to do it.
  23. gunnarthor
    Yeah, not sure the org wants that to happen.
  24. gunnarthor
    I really hope they push Kiriloff to AA soon.
  25. gunnarthor
    Like this trade more than Escobar. I know Pressley's had good numbers but I don't trust him to keep those k-numbers up.
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