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Started clicking random links at fangraphs and came across this little interview from Duensing regarding his time in MN, becoming a free agent, etc. Interesting read.
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Well, it was Philadelphia... they have some of the lowest class of fans out there, so not really surprised at all.
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There was a thread on it... I for one would really liked to have seen what it was. Most common guess was Esan to Toronto.
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100% that he gets put on waivers 0% that he gets claimed.
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Well, I don't think that the lists should really be our sole criteria. That really has already been pointed out. Perhaps they liked those guys more than anyone else.
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I think ESan is a problem for the next GM. I'd prefer to keep him personally as Gibson/Santana aren't bad options and the rotation is already going to have it's fair share of new guys in Berrios, May, Duffey, Wheeler, Dean... and then there's Hughes, Milone, and Santiago. I would guess Hughes starts in the pen and Milone is likely non-tendered.
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Not only that, but the average age of the rookie leagues is 21. Pretty hard to get that average age if teams aren't starting college players there. -
I'd put Rosario in CF and tell Plouffe he's going to be playing a lot of LF or RF. Season is over. I want Sano at 3rd and I want Buxton working on hitting in a bit less of a pressured environment. Now I haven't paid close attention to Buxton of late, so if he's been hitting well, then by all means correct me, but he's flirting with the Mendoza line overall and really needs to go back to taking good at bats. He isn't developing that trait in MLB.
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Ok guys, we've all graduated high school, and most of us have been out for quite some time. I know we all have dirty minds, but let's check that here and now as we really don't need to advertise it, especially since there are women who read and post on these forums. This is a good cause being run by the Twins wives, we really don't need to pollute it with everyone admitting that they are still effectively a mental teenager.
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Vargas' OPS since getting called up is north of 1.000. I really hope and pray to God they don't do that to accommodate Plouffe. It's bad enough that they really need to give Park another shot and will have issues balancing Park, Vargas, and Mauer between 2 positions. To me, it almost has to be Buxton (and sadly it won't happen). Nothing against the guy, but he still isn't ready. Perhaps they do Sano. Not a fan of that idea personally either as Sano has had far more success at this level. Plouffe needs to come up and play so he can get traded for something... anything.
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I'm sure the two are tied together in some way; I cannot really argue there. I do think though that development is a bit bigger of a problem with this organization, and I hope that the new GM adds some resources in that area in particular.
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I'd probably send Buxton down. Rosario can man CF and Plouffe can spend time alternating between 3rd and OF until he's hopefully traded. Buxton has hardly turned it around in his second stint and can use more time working on AAA pitching.
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In all honesty, I think this 'Twins promote too slow' has been pretty thoroughly debunked at this point, especially given the number of guys who have been promoted of late that were clearly not ready. There's definitely a case to be made for pitchers more than hitters, but I'd hardly argue that a guy like Berrios has been moved slowly. Yes, we get frustrated when we see a guy putting up good numbers and not getting moved up as quick as we'd like, but we can find plenty of people who are. This comes down to the simple fact that a lot of this happens on case by case basis, and not everything a player needs to do necessarily shows up in a box score. You also have to add in the fact that with every promotion, a corresponding roster move needs to be made both above and below said player, which includes player cuts and having someone below that can move up to take the promoted player's place.
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I wonder if Mauer's approach tends to excel when those around him are doing well too.
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Fantastic read.
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There's probably something to this. Not sure if it's comfort level. Perhaps the different motions generate enough of a different movement on the pitch making them less hitable? I don't know.
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Yeah, lots of potential impact sitting in the high minors. This team will turn around faster than some people suspect, especially if some of the guys currently up there can take some big steps. It still really hinges on Sano and Buxton figuring things out I suppose. Not that Sano hasn't been bad, but he hasn't been the star we hoped for.
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I certainly hope not.
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So what exactly do we do about the catcher spot?
diehardtwinsfan replied to DocBauer's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Sometimes I wonder if people need to adjust expectations. Using qualified pitchers, there are only 65 pitchers with ERA's at 4.5 or under. League average ERA, by the way, for starting pitchers in 2016 currently sits at 4.31. I wouldn't call that a number 3, but considering there's only 88 qualified players (out of essentially 150 positions), that ought to tell you what a number 5 really puts up. -
From the sounds of things, we almost traded Erv... I'd really like to know what was on the table, but I don't think the Twins were allergic to trading him. I suspect Toronto just didn't want to pay the price as we would have walked away with Reid-Foley and likely one or two other prospects.
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Should Sano Get Demoted?
diehardtwinsfan replied to MileHighTwinsFan's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
DFAing Santana isn't much different than Arcia in my opinion. Potential is still there, and while his ceiling certainly isn't as high as Arcia, he is already at his floor, and that floor can be a useful piece if used properly. Won't argue Molitor's usage with DanSan, but this isn't where I'm acting. Can guys on the DL get passed through waivers? Just curious, b/c if so, I'd have already sent Plouffe through. He could still potentially be traded while on assignment to a team needing a 3B. I'd be happy getting someone like a Pat Light for him... just get him off the 25 man. -
that's some serious offense this month when there are honorable mentions with an OPS > .900
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basically, he's saying that due to angle/exist velocity, Kepler shouldn't be able to do what he's been doing, and he questions if he can keep it up... I think the one thing that needs to be considered is that Kep has really just started showing some power (second half of last season was when this started). I wouldn't be shocked if part of this is that he's a kid that's filling out still and it's starting to show. Whether or not he can be a consistent 30 HR type guy is certainly up for debate, but what he's doing right now is ridiculous.
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Value relative to what was being given up... that's my 2 cents at least. Don't have too much of an issue with his grades. Only trade I didn't like was Nolasco, and not that it wasn't a bad one from everyone's standpoint, just that I'd rather have eaten the contract and DFAd him and kept Meyer.
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More enticing, yes, but I'm skeptical. Santiago isn't much more valuable than Milone I'd think. The real question is whether the staff is going to go full on youth and run Santana, Gibson, and some combo of May, Duffey, Berrios, Dean, Mejia, Wheeler or if they keep Milone and Santiago.
