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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Santana plus cash for Glasnow... common Antony get it done... I might rethink my position on your future job if you do
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    tend to agree. Mauer can get a lot of rest down the stretch. Like to see what Park can do. You can play two of the three every night, so while not ideal, you can definitely get them all at bats.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Have to say that Nunez wasn't on my list to trade, but when you get a top 100 guy for him, you do it. Makes me wonder what Dozier is worth. I'd imagine that would be a higher ranked top 100 plus one or two low A lottery tickets.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    You said it in your opening, drafting and developing are two different things. The problem is that by using WAR of the guys that make it, you've combined the two. Not sure how easy it is to separate things out, and the only real metric you have is that the industry generally likes are farm system, but for some strange reason, said players seem to be taking a while to get it or don't get it at all.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    TD doesn't need this fiasco again...
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I doubt the problem is that GMs know the Twins will take anything for him. I think the problem is that GMs won't give anything for him. The guy has no value based on how he has pitched the last 2.5 seasons.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Hlidenberger isn't on the 40 man yet. Not sure when he needs to be added, so at that I think that Melotakis and Chargois are ahead of him. He should be able to move to AAA at some point. Not expecting him in MN till next year though.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    I've said it before, I'd have problems keeping Santana. If they cannot find anyone for milone/Nolasco, then DFA one or both. I'd rather have Berrios pitching here than one of them. I'd rather DFA one of them than trade Santana for what will likely be an underwhelming return and still have Milone and Nolasco on the roster next season.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Ricky has done that his entire career. It's why I tend to rail on the whole luck vs. not luck issue. Nolasco's problem is not that he's unlucky. It's also why he was a bit more popular of an option when he was a FA... teams felt they could fix him and get a bargain for their deal.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Both rookie leagues have more than HS players. That was kind of my point. I don't have a problem rushing college guys through it, especially when they do well there (see Wade, Lamonte). I just don't agree with the blanket statement that there's an industry standard to not put college guys there. It's a case by case situations. Guys like Tyler Jay get moved to high A. Guys like Lamonte Wade end up in rookie leagues.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd probably just DFA Nolasco personally rather than giving up an asset to get rid of him, but then again, I don't know the finances of the Twins. Personally, I'd use a guy like ABW to upgrade the prospect I'm getting back. No one will trade a top 100 prospect for say Suzuki, but they might throw one in if they are still getting a decent prospect back (such as Walker who really has no place with the team as it's currently developing). Of the list above, the guys I wouldn't really want to part with would be Palka, Hildenberger, Meyer, and Wheeler. Not saying they are untouchable, but I'd definitely be trying to unload the other guys. Most are blocked at this point by better options, but they still have the potential to be productive major leaguers.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Then why is it that the average ages of the GCL and Appy leagues around 20 years old? That means that for every Kirilloff, there's a 22 year old out there averaging it out. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the Twins aren't the only team out there to employ college players in rookie ball.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    In a lost season, I think they should make sure Park and Vargas get their PT, and if they shine, we have a nice problem for 2017. Not sure I'm a fan of trading one of them given that Mauer only has 2 more years after this season, but I do think the team is going to have to get a bit creative here. Perhaps Mauer can play a little RF, or perhaps he just gets a lot more rest and starts spending more time on the bench. That isn't a bad thing. He takes good, professional at bats. Not a bad pinch hitting option late game... expensive yes.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd have to think so at some point if he keeps this up. We're still in SSS territory, but if he keeps doing what he's doing, I'd have to think he gets the bump.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    BTW, Kirilloff is also younger than all of these guys. Diaz and Blankenhorn are 19 and this is their second go around in Elizabethon. Neither did that well there last year. Davis just turned 22 a few weeks ago.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Yeah, just b/c dad is around the game doesn't somehow mean that Kirilloff is suddenly going to ignore coaches for dad's advice (and given how well coaches are liked at TD...). And heaven forbid that he's come from a somewhat sheltered Christian background. I think some of that criticism just gets ridiculous. It might cause some adjustment depending on how sheltered he was, but given that his name has been on the national stage for quite some time, a lot of that likely went away while he was in HS. I'm sure he did travel teams and talent showcases. I'm sure he had plenty of teammates into drugs, women, and alcohol. I'm fairly certain that his father, who is in the game, has told him about that stuff. That taste of freedom is something that needs to be thought through with any 18 year old, whether in college or playing professional baseball. In that aspect, Kirilloff is no more a risk than Rortvedt, Cabbage, Blankenhorn, Buxton, etc. I think my bigger concern is that due to his dad's work as a scout, he's picked up on some of the nuances of the game that allow him to inflate his stats against weaker competition. Yes, I do agree he needs to walk more, but he seems to have no problems punishing pitching in the strike zone. I'd like to see him against more advanced talent to see how he handles that. He was a first round pick for a reason, and the Twins pushed him a bit too starting him in Etown instead of the GCL. So far, he's responded.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    I've been watching that too. He's apparently recovered from that injury. I think if Molly gets creative, you can get both of them in the lineup with some consistency. Might mean Mauer gets more time on the bench, but given Joe's performance, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'd like to see both Park and Vargas get plenty of PT down the stretch. Potentially one can get traded, as there's always a team looking for a DH that can mash.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, there's definitely room to quibble over there. I don't know if they spend too much time in the low minors.. some of the college guys I think you could argue for it, but then again, Lamonte Wade is good example of them bumping one up quickly. He started in CR and is already in FTM. Will probably start in AA next season. I think there's something to be said though about the Twins and their impatience for time in the high minors (unless of course you're a pitcher). Vargas, Arcia, Buxton, and Sano are all examples of guys who had very little high minor time, and only Sano has looked ready during his entire ML time.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    I think I'm going to take a Sunday afternoon nap instead...
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Sickles has an article up on his site on fixing the Twins. Might not hurt to go over there and voice your opinion.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    To be fair, Palka still strikes out too much as well, just not quite as bad as ABW.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    Guess we are agreeing to disagree, as I think a low A upside prospect would have probably sent Plouffe packing.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    If he had zero value this offseason (which is what I'm saying and I think Ashbury as well), then he hasn't destroyed his value, now has he? His only cost is money, and then you can potentially flip him to a team like NY who was a good bet to be in need of a 3B at the deadline. Plouffe got hurt though, it happens. I'd note an August trade is still a very real possibility here.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    While I agree with the first statement, I think you need to be checked for a concussion. Any doctors on the board?
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    I meant this last offseason, and no, I don't hate the guy. Milone was coming off a decent season and was one of 7 pitchers competing for 5 spots, not to mention his clone in Pat Dean had been added to the 40 man as well, and at the time Berrios was slated to start in AAA while not on the 40 man. Rogers was also slated for AAA and a starter on the 40 man or a possible reliever. That's too many pitchers with guys like Milone blocking upside guys like Berrios, May, and Duffey. He should have been traded this offseason, and while I didn't expect much of a return, the money saved could have gone towards a bullpen pick up that the team needed, or perhaps he netted a reliever in return. Instead, Duffey starts in AAA (granted this was probably appropriate) and May moves to the pen (not nearly as justifiable). We were already overpaying for Nolasco, who I might add is a guy I'd have rather put in the pen over May. I wanted to move Milone while he had some value. Now, he's got none and is blocking Berrios. He's also more expensive. This is a scenario where Jim Polhad could have picked up a couple more wins by saving a few million, and it wasn't that hard to see. I don't have anything against Milone. I do know that pitchers of his type walk a fine line, and after a decent season, moving him for anything would have been wise.
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