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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    This is what I was thinking. Petco would be a hitters park with what the Twins put in place the last few years.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Lest we forget, Strassburg was not at the top of said draft boards before he went 1 overall. It can happen, and I hope it does. But yeah, if none of the college guys make a case for themselves, then I'm more than happy taking Green with that pick.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not sure it's a 1 for 1 idea. Didn't Pittsburg sign some guy from the KBO who came over to the majors and has been a decent ball player?
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I seem to remember Kolby Allard being at the top of draft charts at this time (last year?) during his draft as well.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    honestly, the only thing this tells me is what Falvine thinks of Antony's ability to acquire talent... I'm only half joking there. Wasn't expecting a ton for Abad, but it didn't take long to move Light off the roster. I wonder if he'll get claimed.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    My pen: Kintzler Pressly Belisle Rogers Tonkin Chargois One of O'Rourke, Hildenberger, or Melotakis I'd give Hildenberger and Melotakis every opportunity to win that job. I'd put Duffey in AAA, but I'd probably keep him has a starter. This also assumes Hughes is starting. Hughes will likely be with the team, and I'm not sure we can assume he's going to be on the 60 day DL to start the season.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    I like this kid.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Given he struck out 10 batters per 9 innings last season, I've got to think his problem isn't a flat fastball, otherwise, batters would just sit on that. He was pretty good in the minors, and I think you have to give him another shot yet this year. I'd dump a guy like Boshers long before I sent Tonkin packing. Honestly, what we are really doing is waiting for Chargois, Melotakis, Burdi, Reed, and Hildenberger to force it. I'm hoping at least 2 of those guys really establish themselves this year with others forcing the issue, thus giving us the ability to trade off guys like Kintzler or Belisle as the deadline approaches.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    This is probably one of my complaints about the saber crowd. Walks are good, I agree. But walks tend to be the result of good plate discipline, but not something to constantly strive for. A batter should be willing to let a bad pitch go by, and if the pitcher won't throw strikes, then take the walk... but if said batter gets a good pitch he can drive, then by all means, try and drive it. Sure, there's a situational awareness of recognizing the count and game situation as well, but by all means, the goal should be getting a pitch you can drive. Rosario's problem is much like what was said in the article. He can hit anything, including pitches he has no business hitting. His walk rate will rise a bit if he's suddenly laying off those pitches that are 3 inches outside. Pitchers will have to adjust, and when they do, it will likely drop again as he's getting more pitches he can hit.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Playoffs are different simply b/c the pitching staff can be reduced. You don't need a 5th starter (or even a 4th in some cases) and with multiple days off between games, you don't need your worst options in the pen. Carrying an extra bat for flexibility makes sense.... unless of course you are Ron Gardenhire who refuses to play rookies and likes to let pitchers face only one batter.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    So to comment on Seth's projections, I think those are spot on. I'd give Murphy the first shot at backup, and let Garver get a bit more time in the high minors. One place to rethink might be swapping Navaretto for Murray. Murray hit pretty well, even in FTM and is a college guy that should be moved a bit quicker. Navaretto, on the other hand was drafted out of HS and his bat never really showed potential. I have no issues letting him repeat FTM. He's been rushed as he advanced.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    I like Rortvedt, but I'd like to see him do something before I make that statement. Garver will make the majors, and probably this year at some point. Rortvedt still has a very long road ahead of him.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    While I suspect Park will clear waivers, I don't like it... but that said, I personally would be perfectly fine being an injury away from calling up Vielma. Vielma can field quite well. He cannot hit, I get that. DanSan cannot do either. That's my issue. I'm not quite understanding the insurance policy. If that's what they wanted, I'd have to think there were better FA options available.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    If Haley is in the rotation, that is bad.... bad bad bad bad bad.... Berrios to AAA doesn't mean Gonsalves starts in AA. There's 5 rotation spots there, and other than Mejia and Duffey if he continues to start, there's no one else that has to be in Rochester. If Hughes is looking good, I really hope they can send Santiago off to someone for a C+ prospect. I'd hate to see a guy like Berrios blocked by Santiago. My rotation right now (assuming Hughes can start): Santana, Gibson, Hughes, May, Santiago (if I can flip Santiago, then Berrios). If Hughes cannot start: Santana, Gibson, May, Santiago, Berrios. That leaves Mejia, Gonsalves, and potentially Duffey as AAA replacments. There's enough depth there that I'm not terribly worried about injury and potentially enough upside that would allow us to move one of Santana, Gibson, or Hughes at the deadline should a good offer come along.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    Yeah, Park wasn't a bad signing. We had questions there. The mistake was keeping Plouffe, but that ship has sailed. I'm never going to fault the org for adding potential talent, especially in non-traditional ways... never...
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Grossman is a 4th OF at best (and I'm being generous), and I'd argue you can replace him with a better option for not much more money. That's a separate transaction in and of itself. I'd like to think you could get a passable bat or low hit/avg CF def type guy for reasonably cheap at this point. I haven't scanned the FA list, so perhaps there isn't one out there, but I'd argue that Grossman is in his own category.. As is DanSan. I get he's young and cheap, but he isn't good at much of anything minus that impressive 2014 where the stars aligned. He's shown no ability since then, or even flashes of being able to repeat that in the following 2 seasons. His minor league career is pretty meh as well. Again, he can be upgraded cheaply, and I'd add with in house options if needed.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Levine's quote pretty much sums it up. Rosario is an above average defender at the corners and can play acceptable defense in CF. If he can cut down on swinging at bad pitches, he's a really good player.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I honestly think that Vargas, Park, and Mauer is good on the roster. You always have a decent bat off the bench in that scenario, which gives the manager flexibility. I suppose Park could really force things this year, and that he'll likely clear waivers, but I don't like taking that risk in favor of keeping guys like Boshers or DanSan.. Park is still very much an unknown quantity. If his struggles last season were due to injury, he suddenly has a lot of value as he's cheap, an above average defender at 1st, and can hit.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Exactly, and that's why the product on the field has been abysmal.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    I personally don't understand why it is that people are so down on him. It was no secret that adjusting from RP to SP would take some time. He started 13 games in FTM last year averaging just under 9K/9IP with a very respectable walk rate and a H/9 under 9 as well. His ERA was spectacular (2.84) and he averaged more than 5 innings a start (side note, I'm not sure if he was on a tight pitch count or not, but given the way the Twins operate, he likely was). He got all of 14 innings in AA after his promotion. Yes, he didn't do well and was shut down due to injury. But 14 innings. The workload was pretty similar to last year, except he had to adjust to pitching once every 5 days. We all want our prospects to dominate right away, but there's almost always context that has to be considered, and Jay was very dominant in high A. This really looks more like an issue with fatigue. I'd expect him to restart in AA and hopefully pitch around 110-120 innings before again returning to the pen to finish out the season. I would consider that a fairly successful season, and I suspect Jay will find himself on plenty of top 100 lists if he can do that and put up similar numbers to his FTM campaign.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    The Twins are certainly in a big enough market to where they could if they want to. They certainly wouldn't be able to do it one through five, but picking up one top end FA pitcher is reasonable... now that said, would the Pohlads do it? I agree with you here in that I have my doubts. I'm hoping Mr. Pohlad is sick of losing. I've got to think that firing TR and company was part of that and that hopefully it also means a bit more sanity when it comes to FA pickups.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    My issue has more to do with the idea that I think Park could still have value... and DSan or Boshers on the other hand do not. The DFA helps with a log jam on the 25 man roster. That's good I suppose. I'm not convinced at this point that Park was worst of Mauer/Vargas/Park, and I think there's a reasonable chance that when he comes back from injury, he could be best of the 3 going forward. Now I have no idea what the FO knows about Park. If they've concluded that I'm off my rocker here, then yes, cut bait. They still owe him his money, but no longer owe him a roster spot. If this is simply a gamble so that they can keep the likes of DSan or Boshers on the roster another season... well I don't get it.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I say we give him the Duensing treatment.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    culture change usually takes a while. It's not instantaneous. Might be a bit harder with guaranteed contracts than the ones that aren't. That said, I'd think you'd start seeing dividends in a year or two in that area.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    hope that's the end of Boshers. Edit: Park, seriously???
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