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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Wade is destroying AA right now... wow..
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    So... a typical day on Twins Daily?
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    seems like a 3rd or 4th makes sense there. Not sure I'd burn 1, 35, or 37 on that pick.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I avoid Atlanta and Chicago like the plague... absolutely hate connecting through those airports.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, and he's under contract for another year, so in all reality he's not going anywhere. Agreed, and for most of last season he was over .800 on his OPS. I don't think his career is toast, but there's wisdom in adjusting how he is used. My biggest issue with Mauer right now is his flexibility. We have some 1B/DH options (Vargas/Park/Palka) but Mauer clogs the spot. He has the arm to play 3rd and doesn't, and I have to think he's capable of being a competent corner OF. For a high OBP guy, that keeps him at the top of the order and allows us to give a number of guys the occasional day off, making him a better option than a guy like Santana and allowing the team to have another bat first guy floating around. Trading Grossman makes a ton of sense if Mauer can pick up that slack. You then have a glove first defender in Adrianza and a competent rover in Mauer who is still a very tough out along with an extra bat. that either starts or is on the bench in a "I need a strong pinch hit bat" in a late situation.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    The team doesn't really have a decent 4th OF to replace Grossman with. I don't see the point in that trade, especially given that he hasn't been a bad defender historically (last year he clearly was, I get that)... I'd say if a guy like Palka was ready to step up, sure. I don't see that just yet. I still go back to the idea of getting Mauer more time in the corner and at 3B might be the real option to moving a guy like Grossman while potentially providing room for Park.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Wow... just looked at Vargas's numbers so far... am I the only one wondering if Sano/Vargas can be our A-Rod/Martinez combo? Now we just got to get Buxton going...
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Do you trust the pen to hold a 5 run lead over 4 innings?
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    And as the world turns, Gibson notched a quality start in Rochester...
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    meh, I was thinking the freeways, but I'm sure the smog can clog real arteries too.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    well, it's Chicago, so I'm guessing very clogged.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Bella Bacinos /end of thread
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I think the team as a whole is more of a pretender at the moment. Too much risk in SP....
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    It doesn't seem to be hurting McKay right now... But if McKay can do it, you're looking at a potential 10 WAR player... I'm not saying he plays every day, but if you have a pinch hit bat off the bench in a tough spot and a spot starter at DH/1B, you just gave yourself a ton of roster flexibility. Ultimately, I think it's McKay's decision and the team can scrap it in a year if it's clear it isn't working. There's virtually no risk there.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    John, I'm curious if this is info you've gotten from the front office or just an opinion. While I share an opinion that this is likely true, I personally think the front office would be wise to experiment with it... But that said, I'm very curious if this is the feel you've gotten from taking to Falvey and Levine.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Wright was my guy going into the season, but he really got off to a bad start. I guess I'd like to know the 'why' of that before I plunk down the first overall pick on him. McKay, on the other hand, also has major league stuff. I get the concern with overrated 2 way players, and that's even more true if there's no desire to let him be a two way player, but unlike Wright, McKay has been very consistent, which I tend to expect from a guy with major league stuff playing against guys who will not likely make it.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    As bad as the rotation is, I'd think about selling, not buying. Santana is the only starter on this team I'd be comfortable with starting a playoff game. Santiago as a game 4 starter I could potentially live with, but not like it. They need at least two starters and do not have the prospect capital to get them. It would make more sense to shed guys like Santiago, Santana, and Dozier and then make a big splash this offseason on some of the FA pitchers available. Only way I see that changes is if something clicks with Hughes, Gibson, Berrios, and/or Mejia, because Santana/Santiago and pray for rain won't cut it. The offense looks good, but it isn't good enough to overcome that.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I see I didn't miss anything... Now on that note, why not keep Duffey in longer than an inning. I'd be stretching him out at this point. 3/5ths of the rotation is just bad.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    and he had 14 disastrous major league starts..... since then he's had how many AAA starts?
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't think anyone here is saying not to criticize the front office. Brock has certainly shown where he can (and he did in terms of pen acquisitions for 2017)... The issue here is unreasonable criticism, and on that I'm in agreement with him. The criticism on the Berrios situation is without question unreasonable. Here's what we know. Berrios put up sexy numbers last year in AAA.Berrios was historically bad in his major league debut.One month into AAA this year, Berrios is putting up sexy numbers, again.Berrios is not getting the call.The front office is changing from the top down.The org has made changes to how players are being developed.Things we don't know and for the most part could not possibly know. What are those development changes.What front office thinks Berrios needs to do.Which coaches the front office will keep and which ones they will let go.Simply put, Berrios was bad last season. He's had one month of starts in AAA... One Month. I want to see him as much as the next guy, but it's going to take more than that to get me upset. In all honesty, for the most part I'd give these guys a pass for 2017. They are overhauling an organization and a philosophy, which is going to bring major changes to how prospects are developed. Give them some time and enjoy the fact that we are playing winning baseball.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, not quite ready to get the pitchforks out for the new front office. Berrios has hardly been languishing in AAA, and he was downright terrible in the majors. I'm guessing there's a few things he needs to work on that don't show up in the box score, and the idea that he'd learn it better in the majors doesn't hold much water. I'd like to see him up, but if they are not confident he's ready, then let him work on them there.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    generational talent = click bait.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    The easier way would be to have Gibson and Hughes change their last names.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    It's a fair question Mike, and I don't see it as snark Garver has very little time in the high minors, so to some extent we have to move past SSS issues. Garver is also likely not the best defender of the 3. He's not a bad defender, but those are things he needs to work on. At some point, working with Castro on that will make sense, but I don't know if that point will be this year (excepting injury). I'd argue next year he's probably the guy who can also function as an occasional 1B/PH to get his bat in the lineup a bit more. The big knock on him this spring was how little time he had in the high minors. He's add 1 month to that number. One good month, yes.... but 1 month. Personally, he's my number 2 in 2018 and slowly starts to supplant Castro as the 1 if he's doing well... but this year... just develop.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    I'll add to this. Garver won't be starting every day if he's called up right now. Garver has had very few at bats in the high minors, and while he's doing well, without question he could stand to learn a bit there I'm sure. There's more to catching than offense. It's an important defensive position, and there's very little defensively that he can do that we will see in his AAA box scores. He will get a trial at some point, and if he does well, Giminez will be gone. I'm not fretting over that just yet.
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