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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, not being claimed can be a good or a bad thing. If he sneaks through, a sudden injury can make him a valuable piece. If he doesn't, you have to negotiate with one team. Him getting through isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I'm not sure he'd net that much.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    But but but... for the love of Jeter how could you espouse such heresy?
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Little big horn, little big foot... close enough I say.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    We have a few of those in our system, but TINSTAAPP, right? The more the merrier, and if Dozier netted one or two of those type guys, even better. You get enough, and we can have a lot of high end cost controlled pitching for a while.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I have to think BD would bring home 2-3 prospects, with at least one being top 100, quite possibly 2 if you aren't getting someone in the top 40 or so. Personally, I like the Yankees the best here as they have a few top 100 guys (likely in the 60s range, but good fits) that could be targeted (Sanchez and one of their High A pitchers).... though in general I just hate the Yankees. I have to think though that a trade here makes sense. Not sure I want to go into 2017 with Polanco being a super utility guy. Not bad from a depth side of things, but I'm not sure that best uses his talents, and BD can bring in a catcher and maybe some additional help (unless of course the team plans on binging and getting Ramos).
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    Pretty sure I'd get mistaken for a big foot if I took my shirt off at Walmart... though I might be a bit too short for it. Is there such a think as a little big foot?
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd say the bickering here needs to be toned down... then again, that was a few days ago... Back to the original issue. I'm not going to get worked up if a writer thinks that there are more qualified HOF guys than there are ballot spots and wants to leave off a guy like Ichiro b/c he knows he will get in... that doesn't really bother me. The ballot right now has more guys deserving than the writers have votes. But leaving him off for a stupid reason... yeah, not a fan of cutting off my nose to spite my face. I'm not sure cumulative WAR is a good metric for Ichiro given that he didn't start playing MLB baseball until he was 27. That's a lot of good seasons that are just not there.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    I was responding to the idea that only the 'pro-faith' crowd brought it up. That isn't the case (aka profootballtalk). Yes, those guys follow Tebow, and there's an 'anti-faith' crowd that likes to bring him up just as much. It's nauseating... from both sides. None of which has anything to do with playing baseball... My point, just ignore it. If he's good enough, he'll get the chance. If he's not, he's not. Reason why he isn't in the NFL is that people cannot seem to drop the player from his faith (either pro or con). He's not a great QB, but I cannot for the life of me believe that he is some how worse than all of the 64 second and third string QBs in the league.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    you know, back when his career peeked at C, I remember talking to a friend and agreeing he was already an HOFer. He's had a couple of bad seasons, but I'm not sure how that suddenly disqualifies him. Yeah, he won't ever be the power hitting 1B, but he was one of the best catchers to ever play the game.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Honestly, with Albers, I don't think anyone is concerned about losing him, and if someone takes him, it's good for Albers more than anyone else. I don't have a big problem with it. Flight cancellations... yeah that sucks, and I think that most of the 40 man pitchers in AAA who could come up had pitched recently.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Amputation of left leg scheduled for tomorrow
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    This. He's cheap and can be DFAd if he takes a major step back. If no one offers anything of value, then by all means hold on and see if he fetches more in 2017.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    Those 3 pitchers all have decent upside with Sheffield posting the best results. All are probably 2/3 type guys at their ceiling with a non-zero chance at a #1 starter, but hardly sure things in that aspect. They are very much in the Jay/Stewart/Gonsalves category, though all are likely top 100 and are thought of a bit higher than our three. That could certainly be a bit of Yankee bias, but I think the more of those types of guys the better.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    There's only one way to cook a steak, and well done is not it... Not sure the analogy holds. We are talking about steak though, right?
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    As a 4th OF, I'm perfectly fine with Grossman staying. He's a decent 4th OF that can do the occasional start against a lefty to give someone a night off. That's not a bad thing at all. More than that, not so sure. I'm not certain he's going to be trade bait for anything decent. Heck, I think DanSan would get a better return to be honest. I'm with others, a 1 year deal on say Carlos Gomez (Buxton in AAA) letting Rosario stay in LF and watching Palka/Walker in AAA makes sense. I suspect Walker is more trade bait at this point, but I think Palka has a decent chance of being an above average corner OF. He certainly strikes out less and walks more, and while Walker has a bit better power, Palka is still pretty high on that scale.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Dozier may not be the best with the glove, but he's better than Uggla ever was... But yeah, I think sell high makes a ton of sense.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Top 15 pitching prospect on an org list isn't necessarily cannot miss. I'd want one, maybe two top 100 over all guys (unless that's what you meant by top 15) and I wouldn't care if that's a catcher or a SP headlining it (though I'd probably want a decent option at the other piece if there's one in the high minors). Like the Yankees idea. Sanchez isn't going to be an all star behind the dish, but he should be above average and he's pretty much ML ready and would pair nicely with Garver. Real issue here is that the Yankee's best pitching prospects are all in Tampa (High A). Do you take a package that is Sanchez and one of Justus Sheffield/Kaprielian/Acevedo. I'd pretty happy if we got 2 of those guys... ecstatic if they could get anything else on top of it.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I agree. He's streaky, which may have more to do with the idea that he has to work a bit harder to adjust than some, or perhaps he's been dealing with more injury (I know this was a case a couple years ago at least)... I think you take the premium rate, more so b/c he's gone after 2018, and that is really when this team will be a solid contender. May as well get another potential impact piece or two for him. The question really is how much?
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Don't know if we need the secret sauce per se, but it would be nice to know the types of things to consider when they do it... like, (hey, a ton of catchers got dropped today, let's drop Suzuki) or trade partners, etc.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Berrios was in the minors when I wrote this up. I don't expect him to be on the list next season.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd probably gamble on this offseason given he's getting his first taste of high A, but if that continues, I'd probably add him next season. Seems to me he had a pretty strong arm if memory serves me right.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, there's a bit of an art to trading too. Suzuki is good enough that I think RA has every right to ask for a reasonable player. Doesn't have to be a top 100, but getting a guy like Mejia for Kurt isn't unreasonable at all, and if the offers are all in the Pat Light category, I can kind of understand why he kept him. Lucroy definitely messed all of it up, being traded last minute. I suspect Kurt would have been traded had he not vetoed the trade to Cleveland.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I think they should still trade him. Polanco won't be as good next year (or quite likely ever for that matter), but he can still be an above average 2B, and 2 years of control vs. 5 or 6 is what is at stake here. They could get a really nice high minors pitching prospect and/or catching prospect for him and still replace him with someone who should be above average at the position.... that and we need more OBP than power.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    Gomez might not be a bad option as a 1 year make good type deal letting Buxton spend next season in AAA.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    It seems like Rodriguez has been in the Twins org forever, though for a time he was at CF... So here's a question, I'm assuming he's a minor league FA at some point, but if not, at what point do the Twins protect him on the 40 man? He really seems like he has turned a corner, and you do have to be patient given his first couple years in the minors have come as a hitter.
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