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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    I keep forgetting about that rule... makes some sense.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, that's been his MO... his Ks ratchet up every time he goes to a higher level and as he figures it out, they drop. I suspect you'll see that in MLB too for what that's worth. The question to me is whether or not we will have the patience of watching some truly horrible at bats for a couple months until he figures it out.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    It's probably worth noting that the beautiful pitch he threw in the video wasn't a strike. I think hitter are laying off of that pitch a bit more...
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Wade is an OBP guy too.. I'm actually surprised Cave got the call for that reason. Twins could use some on base help.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    This may be the right course of action too. He really needs to work on his plate discipline. Sending him down when Marwin returns to see if he needs a couple weeks in AAA to get his head straight might not be a bad idea.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    the fact that we are winning games like this is a testimony to the offense. That said, we've been playing a lot of sloppy baseball of late. I really hope they can correct that at some point. The cracks are showing.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    any idea if they've saved enough of their pool to get one or both of those HS pitchers?
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Not quite sure I'm ready to see him yet, especially knowing how poorly he does when tested with a new level. I'd rather that be a September thing... but that's me. Probably worth noting that his K rate presently sits around 37%... That's Sano territory, and he's in AAA.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Agreed with everyone else (minus the Stroman part)... he should be one of our top targets.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Pattern wise, Rooker has always struggled with a new level... He strikes out a lot during his first month or two until he acclimates. I don't think (so far at least) that it's an April thing... but this pattern has existed with every level he's played in... every single one. He figures it out eventually, which is good, but I don't expect his major league debut to be pretty.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    The K rate is a bit lower than I'd like for a reliever, but he wouldn't be a bad get... especially with runners on where a grounder can induce a DP.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not 39, nor a Bachelor, and I hate cats... I will neither confirm or deny the rest of the contents of the article.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I noticed Boston was pitching him high... kind of makes sense. So what kind of adjustments do you think he should make without destroying his ability to hit home runs?
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    this is another one that if he's available, you get him.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    Interesting... wonder where some of the other top end guys like Giles sit on this... would be a good exercise... That said, I suspect your second pen arm will be one of Pineda or Perez if they can get a playoff caliber arm in the rotation.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd rather aim higher... they are having a special season. Trading prospects for reclamation projects is a bad idea. Get Giles, Smith, etc.... pay the price to get them.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    I didn't have too much of an issue with him swinging out of his shoes last night. It was a tight game where a solo home run certainly would have mattered... That said, in the few at bats I watched, he wasn't doing a good job taking pitches. Granted I'm on game day, so I cannot tell if they were balls or strikes, but based on GT comments, he was just swinging. He's got to lay off pitches outside the zone.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    Both Gibson and Pineda are without question trending in the right direction. I don't think a 2 game sample size on Gibson is at all fair either. WHIP can be all over the place in that number of games. I'm a bit concerned bout Perez. He is trending in the wrong direction though I do think he could be a solution in the pen with his 2 good pitches. I do think adding a starter makes sense, but I'm not really a fan of aiming low. I'd want a guy like Matt Boyd, Syndergard, etc.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    which was more than double his WPA when he singlehandedly beat Cleveland.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    The way Perez has pitched, Pineda may end up being the 4th starter.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm guessing Polanco was ordered to do that... Personally, all I was thinking about in that situation was avoiding the double play. The sac bunt did that and put two runners in scoring position, and with Cruze and Rosario coming up, that was a reasonable bet to see one or both of them come home. You're in a situation where you need that run, so I get it. I do agree that it would have been nice if he was bunting for a base hit... perhaps he was (I didn't see it since I was watching on gameday) and just didn't execute well enough... that is a problem with bunts.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    That will certainly depend on ones' definition of said prospect. Lewis, AK, and Graterol are probably unquestioned (for now). One could argue for several of the others you've mentioned (possibly Blankenhorn too if this break out he's having is for real)… just depends on what other teams think. But if you're talking top 100, it's really just Kirilloff, Lewis, and Graterol for now.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Weren't the Mets openly talking about trading Syndergard this offseason?
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    We have a top 10 minor league system (some would say top 5), so yeah, we have prospects. I think the big lack is that we don't have a ton of blue chippers (3-5 depending on how you look at them). But we have plenty of prospects to make a splash if we want. Look what the Yankees just gave up to get Encarnacion. We could have beaten that easily if we needed another hitter. We have enough prospects to get an impact starter and impact reliever if we wanted.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    I know it sounds weird, but I'm hoping they aim higher. I think there's better options out there and they need long term help. Pay the price and get Boyd, Syndergard, or Castillo (or someone of that ilk who is pitching at a #1 level now and has some control)...Bumgardner is a rental and he's been decent (in the NL), but definitely not the Bumgardner of old. I get that he has playoff experience, which is valuable, but I'd rather pony up some of the blue chip guys to get someone under control for a bit longer. Other than 2B, this lineup will all be here next year. We have some big pitching gaps, especially not knowing what happens to Odorizzi or Gibson. I'm not going to cry if they get him, but unless there's an extension for Gibson in the works, we're looking at filling 3 spots next season. I'm still interested in Will Smith though.
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