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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    I keep telling my wife that age is a state of mind. I'm sticking to that until I look like the guy that was in front of me when I deplaned in FL today.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Esco was hurt last year. If you're arguing that the injury was due to him playing everyday, perhaps... but far too many regulars get hurt consistently to have that kind of conclusion. I, for one, am not ready to declare Escobar a utility only guy. Now I certainly could be wrong, but it will take more than one injury for me to conclude he's a utility guy, especially given how good he was in 2015 when he took over the starting role.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Only an issue if Garver is DHing. Garver can move from LF to C if Castro has to leave. DH to C means the pitcher bats.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    BTW Bob, I was giving you some crap, but I really really really do appreciate your contributions to this site... I tend to agree in that I don't think we should be significant buyers, but it can happen. If they cannot find some SP help that can stick around for a while in the next week, I really do hope they are willing to open the checkbook for 2018. No offence to Garcia, but he's a 'stop the bleeding' type pickup. Given that this team has about 20 MLBers on it's 25 man roster (OK, 21 now), that might actually help with the playoffs by taking pressure off the pen and giving us a decent option every 5th day. It's not a long term answer though, and given how the hitting core is progressing, I hope they aim high this offseason.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Timing is certainly odd, but Gibson's body of work this season says more than enough. Hey, if he's turned the corner, it will show in AAA too, and he may get another call.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    you forgot the 87 Twins
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    I missed that one too. Do you have a link?
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't see Gibson netting anything. I'm not a fan of trading Esco. I would flip Dozier for pitching help that will be around for a few years or ML ready pitching. I wouldn't be surprised if Giminez could net something, but I doubt it's much. I'm guessing the Recker add is b/c they think they can move someone (hopefully not named Garver).
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Way to raise expectations for future games threads... excellent intro.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Sadly, he hung around due to the lack of better options...
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    People have been complaining all season about the space Haley is taking up on the roster given his inability to be a useful RP option. I suspect he was headed back to Boston regardless, so I'm not sure Recker cost us Haley. The Twins wanted Busenitz up instead, and that I'm fine with... Personally, this tells me that Giminez's time with the Twins is coming to an end, whether he's being traded for a lotto ticket himself or simply released for Garver, I think the Twins are ready to give Garver his shot and need an acceptable backup in case he fails.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    This. I'd rather send Colon to the pen when Santiago returns then sending Mejia to AAA.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    Now I need to go watch Top Gun.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EdmHSTwmWY
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I wonder if they are trading Giminez to call up Garver. Not losing sleep over this one. Liked Ynoa, but he's got a long way to go.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Malbec for the adults.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    OK guys, what's for dinner? I'm grilling cedar planked salmon and asparagus.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1XWJN3nJo
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't mind trading Burdi for Gracia to shore up the 2017 rotation, but I really hope they are aiming higher for a 2018 FA acquisition... just my 2 cents.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    He's a young player, as long as the trends are in the right direction, I'm not concerned. He's made a few boneheaded plays, I get that, but given his superior range for a corner OF and a steadily improving bat, I'm not concerned.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    He's strung enough of these types of starts together to make you wonder if he has potential. Given how bad the rotation is, I wouldn't be surprised if he got called up once the Colon experiment is done for good. BTW, for the record he's 6-10. He's another one of those really tall long armed guys in the Alex Meyer mold that we tend to get a bit scared of.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    So if there was a pitching match to get Santana out of Minnesota, I wonder if the Pirates have soured enough on Glasnow to flip him for help now. He's a top prospect with a high ceiling, ML ready, but simply hasn't put it together at the major league level. Just a thought if Pitt was to decide to buy.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Probably worth noting that BABIP does not count home runs...
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    If they added one well above average starter and one or two well above average relievers, I'd have to say that it would do wonders.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    I seem to remember some speculation due to some paper that Neil Allen wrote that the Twins pitching prospects may have a back to the drawing board year. I'm beginning to wonder if that is why so few pitchers have been promoted. Gonsalves certainly looks as though he should be, but I wonder if they are placing a lot more emphasis on things like locating your FB...
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