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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm guessing having 3 catchers on a roster that for the most part only had 3 bench bats might have something to do with it. Reality is that neither Castro or Giminez got hurt this year, so there was no need. I'll be a bit more upset if they bring Giminez back.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd add that given the org's need for high ceiling close to MLB pitching, it made less sense.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't think scouting has been a problem in the organization personally, so seeing only 4 names let go doesn't surprise me too much. Looking at the track record, only one has been involved with a lot of prospects of note, and as someone else pointed out, when you've been covering Texas and Knoblauch was your big name, it's probably time to move in a different direction. I've been contending that development has been a huge problem, and I suspect you'll see a bunch more names once the minor league seasons come to an end.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't see the Twins doing much winning with Dozier. Next year, I think should be another step forward, but that will also be his last season with MN and given the pipeline, he will be off somewhere else in 2019. Mauer, on the other hand, could have some role, albeit fairly reduced as he hasn't exactly aged well. He still takes good at bats and can be an on base machine. I'd prefer a bit more flexibility in that he play some 3rd and RF as well, but I think Mauer as a bench bat and positional flexibility should have value, especially as the pen improves and the team no longer needs to carry this many pitchers.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    well, of the 4 he's the most ready. I don't think anyone would doubt that. Romero has certainly made a case, but he's also on a strict innings limit at this point.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I wasn't saying you did. Just contributing to what you said.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    I have zero problems with May in the 5 spot if he's ready come spring. If not, I'm fine with a 60 day DL and one of our 5 or so 40 man guys in Rochester bouncing around on the occasional spot start until then. I would, however, be very disappointed if they didn't get a very good starter this offseason to slate in that other open spot.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    lots of good pitching... no complaints there.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Seems like an easy option to stash in your pen for a year. That's my thought. I agree that Slegers isn't a special prospect by any means, by shows potential on occasion and has been doing well of late. He's certainly earned a look. I would think that a pitching needy team would give him that.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    This... I do hope that they will use trades/FA this offseason as they really will be walking into 2018 with a couple of big holes that if plugged are the difference between another season like this and a playoff team. I just hope they go big and sign an above average starting and relief pitcher to a long term contract.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    They chose him twice due to no other options. Gonsalves isn't ready and isn't on the 40 man. Romero has been on a strict innings count. Like it or not, the purpose of the 40 man is for those spot starts, and if they thought Jorge was ready, they wouldn't have gone out and gotten Colon and Gee. Those are stop gap measures.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Buxton at 3 was a Molitor thing... I don't think anyone said Jorge was ready either. He may have been the best option, but that's a far cry from being ready.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm a bit surprised he doesn't get a tryout this season. Given his results in AAA, you'd think he would be a pretty sure thing to be taken in Rule V. Given the current needs, he strikes me as a guy worth trying out.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm personally pretty convinced the problem has more to do with the death in his family than anything. He's been pretty bad since coming back from bereavement. When you lose someone close, it takes more than a few days to clear that up, and on major league team, he doesn't exactly have the time/space to process it all.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    If anything, it should show us that Ryan wasn't exactly behaving out of the ordinary when he did the exact same things. Like it or not, they seem convinced that Gonsalves and company are not ready. I don't get it either, but I'm not a baseball talent evaluator... all I can do is drool over the stat lines.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    You're confusing Colon with Chief.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    there's nothing lacey under... oh, never mind.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    well, I live in Indiana, so that one is not an option for me. Unfortunately, I don't have customers up in the Twin Cities area like I do in FL, so I don't have a convenient way of crossing that off my bucket list.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    It's your loss for not joining us last spring.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    That pizza looks delicious.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Speaking from the perspective of a moderator... yes.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    After all, we all want a Yankees fan named Phil Cuzzi calling a nice XBH foul in a playoff game. That is what we want? The sole purpose of umpiring is to get the call correct. That is true in the NBA, NFL, MLB, etc. Anything we can do to improve the odds of this is important.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Truthfully, this looks a lot like a red herring. Baseball is fundamentally different than all of these sports, making it much more complex. The strike zone is derived by the batters height, and that is in the rule book. As such, this means nothing as to whether or not the zone is automated or not. The only issue at hand is whether or not it is possible for automation methods to properly capture the difference between a short batter and a tall one. As far as I understand it, that technology is already included.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    Enough that your peers think you surf the net all day.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    well, generally winnings teams don't want to trade away the guys that got them there. Honestly, I'm trying to figure out the angst here. They were out of it, and traded away guys that won't be around next year. They aren't punting on 2018, just giving themselves more options down the road. I'll echo what others said. They still need pitching in 2018, so yes, they need to get it (both starters and relievers), and that needs to be done this offseason.
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