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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    with Milone, that plan is either a trade this year (highly unlikely) or a non-tender for the next GM.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    I tend to agree, but we got a borderline top 100 prospect for a utility player having a good offensive year (and not good defensively)... that's pretty much the definition of a blow me away offer for Nunez.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Back of the rotation is the floor. Mid rotation is the ceiling. That's pretty normal for top 100.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Santana plus cash for Glasnow... common Antony get it done... I might rethink my position on your future job if you do
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    tend to agree. Mauer can get a lot of rest down the stretch. Like to see what Park can do. You can play two of the three every night, so while not ideal, you can definitely get them all at bats.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    Have to say that Nunez wasn't on my list to trade, but when you get a top 100 guy for him, you do it. Makes me wonder what Dozier is worth. I'd imagine that would be a higher ranked top 100 plus one or two low A lottery tickets.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    You said it in your opening, drafting and developing are two different things. The problem is that by using WAR of the guys that make it, you've combined the two. Not sure how easy it is to separate things out, and the only real metric you have is that the industry generally likes are farm system, but for some strange reason, said players seem to be taking a while to get it or don't get it at all.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    I doubt the problem is that GMs know the Twins will take anything for him. I think the problem is that GMs won't give anything for him. The guy has no value based on how he has pitched the last 2.5 seasons.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    I've said it before, I'd have problems keeping Santana. If they cannot find anyone for milone/Nolasco, then DFA one or both. I'd rather have Berrios pitching here than one of them. I'd rather DFA one of them than trade Santana for what will likely be an underwhelming return and still have Milone and Nolasco on the roster next season.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd have to think so at some point if he keeps this up. We're still in SSS territory, but if he keeps doing what he's doing, I'd have to think he gets the bump.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    To be fair, Palka still strikes out too much as well, just not quite as bad as ABW.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, if you remember, Buxton wasn't that good in rookie ball. He started in the GCL and got promoted, though his overall line was pretty MEH. It wasn't until low A that Buxton broke out. Kirilloff on the other hand... that kid can hit. I was hoping they'd have grabbed one of the pitchers. Right now it looks like I was wrong.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    Interesting, especially coming from you as you tend to be more bullish on prospects than most. I'm working on my list and I think he's in my top 10 right now. What he's doing at his age relative to the league is rather impressive on it's own merit. The kids 3 years younger than the league and absolutely destroying it. He may not be an athlete, but unless there was some fudging going on with his identification, he's got to be in consideration.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Actually, from what I've read, 2017 is supposed to deep with a couple of impacts at the top. It's a bit too early to say in that respect. Unfortunately, we won't have a good idea on 2017 until next May or so.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't think or expect the team to try and lose games, but there are some big picture management/gm type decisions that are beneficial in the long term at the expense of winning now, and I'm all for those changes... That means bringing up and playing the kids and getting them that MLB experience. Many will struggle, and likely be as bad or worse than some of the guys they replace. I would expect drop offs from the following trades: DozierAbadKintzlerE. Santana (if he's traded)Milone/NolascoNot tanking per say, but I doubt Polanco, Chargois, Melotakis, Berrios match the first four on the list and I'm not sure May/Wheeler can out produce Milone and Nolasco (at least initially, though these two are the ones most likely to be out produced), especially if May needs to get stretched out again. Long term, with the exception of Polanco, I think all are locks to eventually be better than those guys. Polanco might be (the potential is there) with Dozier, but I don't think it's fair to expect an .800 OPS with good defense.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    I didn't realize GM positions paid that little... regardless, I'm arguing more that a qualified candidate may not be interested if they are setup to fail. Everyone is right in that the job SHOULD be an attractive one... However, job security is hardly the reason why a talented candidate would be interested in coming here. They want to be successful. I don't know how much of TR's failure falls on ownership, but the last few weeks have told me that it's probably more than we realize. You'll get a hungry candidate if that's the case, but not necessarily the best one.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Potentially yes, but job security doesn't motivate talented people nearly as much as success. Don't get me wrong, a 2M/yr salary with job security is nice, but these individuals want to carve out name/career for themselves just as much, and they are already well paid. My biggest concern for the next GM is how much of our speculation regarding Pohlad is true. If for instance, he won't let the new GM replace Molitor, or if all of those strange budget issues weren't just TR.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    If you're being setup to fail.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Not sure I'd want to be the GM of the Dallas Cowboys but yeah, for the most part they are good roles. There will be interest. The real issue is whether the most qualified candidates will be interested. Hungry ones certainly will be, but qualified ones might be a bit reticent for a few reasons. Ownership can have a play there, as a smart qualified GM candidate will know the ownership scenario is one of the more important pieces. Sure, inheriting a team with a bunch of good MLB ready prospects and a nice pipeline will look good, but if your owner is insistent on keeping the manager that refuses to play them... well, you'll have lots of future Arcia moments too.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't think Antony is a serious candidate, but this is the type of thing that can get his attention for one of the other jobs when they come available, or even an assistant job should Antony lose his (which with a new GM is possible). That said, I doubt that assets are frozen. Pohlad might have more say in it now than what he did, but I suspect his say is "get rid of the expensive ones." I'd hope that Pohlad defers to the baseball people on the "Trade Abad for player X type deals"
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    GOOD LORD. Re-read my posts instead of incessantly arguing against a point I'm not trying to make. I never said BD had a good year this year or a bad one. I'm not saying he is capable of hitting .900 OPS and playing GG defense. I am saying that even IF he does that in 2017/2018, you trade him b/c we have a capable in house replacement and BD is only under contract 2 more years.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    I wouldn't mind it if Antony decided to get a bit more splashy with the trades (at least for the usual names mentioned here). Ryan wasn't known much for deadline deals... though truthfully, the one exception to that might be BD, as I want a decent return there and would be much more comfortable if that was handled by the new GM. If Antony is smart, he lets his baseball people largely make those decisions anyways.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    That's just like making a trade... Oh crap, the fact that statement hasn't been in that thread... Not sure what to think. TD is losing its edge.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    I assumed it was fans checking in to see if the Twins made a trade.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    Man... references to green and none of this? http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=red+green+show&view=detail&mid=761390D6C652533183A5761390D6C652533183A5&FORM=VIRE
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