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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Twins win 100 games and power their way to a WS victory. The Vikings go 14-2 and become the first team to win a superbowl in their home stadium. Diehardtwinsfan wins the powerball and is never seen again...
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    I think we were hoping to get a JJ Hardy quality player for him.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm from Merica... we only use inches, feet, and horses... not this kilo crap.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Problem with Disney is that they are without question going to be affected by a recession, and even if the official numbers say otherwise, the economy is heading into a recession. Flip side is that they are pretty massive. They certainly won't crater like some stocks would in that scenario.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    That's the problem. You're supposed to be using the English statistic system.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I would also argue that while having premium defenders to sub, it's also quiet nice to always have a premium bat on the bench to sub as well. You don't necessarily need to go out and get the next Thome, but having a 3 man platoon at 1B/DH ensures that you have a decent bat on the bench if needed each game.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Whole heartedly agree on that. It's a valid point as well. I'd note that other people have come over from the KBO and succeeded, so I don't think it's as simple as velocity. If guys like Kang could do it, there's no reason to think Park cannot. Now, I get that he's a different hitter, and perhaps that will be part of it, but when he was hot, I do remember a lot of people being very impressed with the way he approached each PA. Yeah, he still struck out a lot, but not due to flailing at pitches out of the zone. Pitchers will have to throw him strikes, and he can punish a mistake. I personally think they gave up on him a bit too quick. Now I suppose he could end up back on the 40 man in quite easily, especially when guys like DSan and Boshers still have a spot, but I do hope he gets another chance if he's healthy and hitting.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    you also have to consider that it is very possible that guys like Sano and Polanco really don't have relationships with guys like Mauer and Dozier. That may be true, it may not, but one cannot assume that because we have vets in the clubhouse, they are guys that these guys relate to.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    On Jorge, he needs to get more Ks. His stats have been pretty good, but that K rate is too low. Given his age, there's room to improve, but I don't think that rank is unreasonable at all. I like guys like Jay and Romero much more than Jorge. If I remember right on Wade, he would have been drafted much higher had it not been for that injury. Personally, given how few of those mid-to late round picks make it, I like the strategy of taking guys who would have been higher picks but fall due to injury. Wade is a guy I hope starts in AA. He's another CF as well, which makes me think he can provide above average defense at the corner.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    velocity was a question coming into last year, and it certainly doesn't surprise me that he struggled there. The question as I see it is this: Is it a timing thing or a bat speed thing? One is fixable via repetition. The other is why most of us aren't MLB hitters. I would have expected some of that this season to be honest. I'd also be curious what he got to see for speed in AAA, not just MLB. Do we see improvements there or is it more of the same.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    I think they want vets who have a bit more history on winning teams.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Cash was a pretty good artist back in the day. Pretty impressed we got him for Light.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    The FB speed is a bit silly. What matters is the ability to pitch deep into a game and to do so effectively. ERA may be a flawed stat, but over 200 innings, it does give you a reasonable sample as to how a pitcher actually pitched. Yes, it doesn't lend itself well on the repeatability scale, but most pitchers throwing 200 innings with 200+Ks are going to fall into that ace definition. The ERA will usually look nice in that scenario as well.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I'm not sure I'm a fan of extending him. He didn't give a year of FA when he got his last extension b/c he wanted to bet on himself. Thus far, he's winning that bet. This likely means the Twins won't be keeping him. We could help him and us though. I'd have no problems letting him try April at SS and see if he can stick. If he can, we have a SS to trade at the deadline who is hopefully still hitting well. If he fails, we move Polanco to SS and put Dozier back at 2B. From a value standpoint, Dozier is worth a ton more as a SS than a 2B. If we truly believe there's no likelihood of this team competing, what's the risk?
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    Given he's a former SS, why not short? Polanco is a natural 2B. Dozier moved over there b/c his defense wasn't good, but his defense originally wasn't good at 2B either. He got better. Would it translate the other way? I'm spit balling a bit there, but I'd think the occasional game at SS might be a good thing, especially if he keeps hitting. If he shows he's adequate defensively, he's suddenly far more desirable at the deadline.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    True, but I think it's more of a late inning defensive substitution where they make sense. I wouldn't start either of those guys other than giving someone else the occasional day off, but having options to improve the defense when there's a lead certainly makes sense.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, way too soon to be taking Sano to DH.... Way too soon. Plenty of 3B guys have come up and improved defensively over time. I'll live with a bit below average for now knowing he will be an offensive force there. As he ages, that may change, but for now, Sano is a 3B.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    never been a fan... Pizza on the other hand. I could eat that 7 days a week and not get sick of it.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Don't get me wrong, I like thin crust too... but Chicago style deep dish is yummy... nothing like 2 inches of cheese and meet to go with some crust... You can always cut away most of the crust... but you cannot load that much topping on a thin crust pizza.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't get hot beef sandwiches... Chicago style pizza on the other hand....
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Sometimes that process starts before the announcement is made. He may already have cleared waivers, or as noted, he may not have even hit it yet. There's definitely some gamesmanship about that whole process. As for a trade, if he was traded, I wouldn't expect much.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    I could be wrong there. For some reason I remember him taking a massive step forward that year.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    As for Harrison, his make or break season was last year in my opinion. Obviously, he's still around, so I'll be rooting for him, but he's not exactly young for his league anymore and hasn't really improved in the high minors. He's not a bad option for this season, but I have to think he needs to take a big step forward if he wants to be playing baseball for much longer.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    I would look at a guy like Granite as that potential 4th OF of the future, though not necessarily in the traditional role. He has the potential to be good enough to start CF, but behind Buxton he's going to find himself in the corners a lot. His bat is probably passable in the corner, but that could lead to some pretty impressive defense. It also means that with 3 CF type guys on the roster (Rosario and Buxton being the other two), you can put some fantastic defense when a fly ball heavy pitcher is on the mound with relatively decent bats to go around as well. That would leave the 2018 and beyond team with a pretty nice 4 way platoon in the OF. Granite's issue presently is that he isn't ready yet, but I think by mid-season he may be the guy pushing hard for that spot. Hopefully that means Grossman's days are numbered.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    He'd have a really awesome last name if he was a hitter... good luck to him.
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