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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Hmmm.... I don't remember those cars being as cool as Knight Rider. I need to rethink that model of car.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Hey Van... just wanted to know if you had any classic Mauers floating around. I hear those vehicles are pretty expensive, but incredibly reliable.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Excellent thread intro Vanimal...
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Dozier is a top 5 second baseman when things are going well (and I think technically year to date as well, though I haven't looked), so you're right that he may be better than Polanco will ever be. I don't think that means keep BD. My 2 cents. BD is under contract for 2 more years, at least one of which will be at best a pretender type season (perhaps last season's outcome is likely the best we can hope for). Polanco is under control for 5 or 6 more seasons. He has the ceiling to be a top 5 2B, though he will probably be more an OBP guy than a power guy (which given the team needs right now is probably a better fit). He will almost definitely be worse than BD next year, but that investment should pay into a nice career in MN and allow for above average production at 2B when BD is most likely hitting his decline. He also has that whole out of options issue going for 2017. With that case weighed, I think you maximize BD's value and get a nice spec or four to help other areas of the team, most notably catching and starting pitching.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    I think the Twins get more if they take on more risk, but by picking up a near ML ready pitcher sitting in AAA with some quasi-decent upside, they pretty much priced that out. That isn't a bad outcome in my opinion, especially if it means an all out push in 2017 to go young and upside in their rotation.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    was just called up.. and I doubt he gets flipped for a reliever.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd send both of these guys packing. Would make happy to see those reclamation projects flipped instead of being held on to. Plus, we have guys in Chargois and Melotakis who really need to just get some MLB innings as well as a guy in Hildenberger who is deserving of a promotion.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    If someone will give up something for Milone, I'm pretty much ready to get the deal done. Tommy could have been had for free a two months ago when he got DFAd. I don't see how it is that someone will suddenly give up something of value to acquire his services... If they do, I'll be very happy to eat some crow here... I just don't see it happening.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Rosario is the only name on that that potentially surprises me. Do you think his value is peaked? I'd probably leave Vargas alone. I'd argue he's got tremendous upside. I'd want to get Park back up, and moving Mauer to RF would essentially do that. You don't need to trade Vargas at that point either. I have to admit though that Clevinger looks like a pretty solid 2/3 type guy. The Nolasco trade is pretty creative. I'll give you that. Not sure I see the cards moving Alacantra for a reliever. So humor me. Why add Hlidenberger's contract when Melotakis is on the 40 man already? I'd probably bring up Mason and promote Hildenberger to AAA. He'd be a candidate for next year's team, but no reason would I risk having to burn an option this quick if he didn't pan out right away.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Garver has been pretty Meh in AA so far this year minus a scorching hot month this month. I'm going to go out on a limb and say he needs to work a bit more in the high minors. Part of this org's problem is constantly pulling these guys from AA/AAA with very little time in the high minors (Hicks, Buxton, Sano, Vargas, and Arcia). Only Sano has played well enough to make it look smart. I'd entertain Garver as a Sept call up, but not really any earlier. I'd certainly send him to Rochester and see how he does there.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Suzuki - no Abad - yes Kintzler - yes Santana - no
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    So here's the question. Do you take another prospect similar to Mejia for Santana or do you ask for more? I tend to want to keep Ervin myself, so no borderline top 100 guy or (100-150 depending on your preference). Then again, I'd just DFA Nolasco at this point to make room for Berrios or send Duffey to AAA and DFA Nolasco this offseason.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    To be fair, they are slipping b/c the graduated Sano, Buxton, and Kepler, all of whom are top 100. You can complement them with Duffey and (probably soon) Kepler. I'd probably give it some time. There is a pretty steep learning curve at the MLB level.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    There should be return (and a nicer one than Nunez I might add), so no, I don't pull the trigger on Hoey/Jacobson. But to answer the question, I trade him b/c I think Escobar is a decent SS, Polanco should be an above average 2B, Polanco is under control for a long time, Dozier is under control for 2 more years, one of which will at best be a pretender team. You get the return for him b/c 2 more years of Dozier muddles Polanco's development and really doesn't help this team's short term outlook enough to justify keeping him.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    Not sure I'd place a 23 year old pitcher in AAA behind a HS catcher sitting in rookie ball.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    I think his age relative to the leagues he has played in says a lot. He's almost always been more than a year younger, and in the PCL right now, he is more than 3 years younger. Those are the types of guys that can continue to improve and potentially out perform their MILB numbers. This was a pretty good pickup. We can debate if he's top 100 or not, but I think borderline top 100 is very reasonable here. It was a good pickup. I'd much rather run him out there every 5th day in 2017 over Milone. Much more upside.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Ideally, we trade Dozier and put Polanco in at 2nd. I'm not too terribly concerned though if the team decides to move Polanco around this season to get him PT. He needs at bats more than anything else. I just don't want to see him getting the same treatment he got the last time he was up.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    Speaking of Sickles. Here's his write up on the trade.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Might mean a guy like Nolasco gets the DFA... one can hope right?
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Side note, if he's 40 man eligible this offseason, Garver might get a Sept callup as well.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    No, not ready. I'd probably call Murphy up though and put Garver in AAA.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    Moderator note, tone down the bickering.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    with Milone, that plan is either a trade this year (highly unlikely) or a non-tender for the next GM.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    I tend to agree, but we got a borderline top 100 prospect for a utility player having a good offensive year (and not good defensively)... that's pretty much the definition of a blow me away offer for Nunez.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    Back of the rotation is the floor. Mid rotation is the ceiling. That's pretty normal for top 100.
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