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I'd be a bit cautious in assuming Sano is simply going to improve on last year. He may, and I even think that's likely, but he may struggle. There will be a book on him in 2016, and he is going to have to make adjustments. All major leaguers do. Given his track record, I think he's likely going to be fine, but sometimes that kind of stuff can take a guy down for a few months (or an entire season). Sano wouldn't be the first elite prospect to have success and then struggle the following season. As for Arcia, I'm really happy that he seems committed this offseason. I really hope that this commitment is more than just BP and hitting the weight room, but also working on his OF defense, where he desparately needs to improve. The kid played CF for a bit in the minors. Yeah, I know it was rookie ball, but there's no reason to think he cannot be an average defender in his 20s. He's athletic enough to do it.
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I guess for me, it would depend on the trade. I really don't want to part ways with a prospect for Storen given the short contract and the fact that the team isn't quite established yet. If the Nats are serious about getting rid of Storen, the Twins could probably get him fairly cheap, whether that's trading a guy like Milone straight up (which I think is very doable) or somehow convincing the Nats to take Nolasco and some cash off our hand. I guess the real question is what Washington is looking for in the trade. They are likely asking the moon, which is why he's still in DC.
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Duffey improved his peripherals each year. I could see some regressing as he gets figured out, but I've seen nothing to indicate that he's peaked either. I suspect any regressing will be met with adjustments, as he strikes me as the kind of pitcher who is quite capable of making them. He's successfully done it on each of his minor league stops.
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I think the Twins would be absolutely foolish to cut Arcia. I don't care if he's worn out his welcome or not. He put up a minor league OPS around .900 while being very young for his league. The kid can hit. Let's not forget that he was dealing with a hip injury last year. Those types of injuries tend to sap a person's strength. I think healed up, he'll be more what we expected last year. As for his strength, if he's taking a page out of the Berrios workout regimen, I really don't care. I understand that strength isn't his problem. Endurance and recovery certainly might be. Let him be a bod builder in the gym. If anything else, the fact that he's in Fort Meyer's right now, working out like a fiend and practicing every day ought to be an encouragement.
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I beg to differ on Buxton. I suspect Sweeney gets first crack while Buxton starts in AAA.
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ah, so whose kid is she? Side note, I suspect either Luke or Leah dies in Episode 8. They are wisely removing the old and bringing in the new. I could see force cameos like Obi Wan did in Episode 5 and 6, but largely moving on.
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I could see that as Wedge's kid. Would make sense. Presumably Luke/Han/Leah know Wedge and would know the backstory.
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yeah, nothing quite like the wanna be politician taking on a high profile case. That attorney was no good. After episode 4, I really hope people end up in jail.
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We are talking about recovery. Steroids are already used selectively to assist in recovery of injuries (Cortizone is a good example of that). Lost in the legal/illegal storm here is that some of this stuff has medicinal benefits for not just athletes, but non-athletes as well.
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This is largely true, but Hughes also extended at a fairly reasonable price if I remember right. It's not like he's getting paid 20+M a year.
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Spring Training 2016: Questions/Info/Help/Etc
diehardtwinsfan replied to dougkoebernick's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I might be able to go that week too. I'll be in Tampa the next week, so I could probably convince my company to fly me down a bit early if I come up with my own lodging and transportation during that time. As for suggestions, my wife and I honey mooned on Sanibel Island. Nice quite place to visit (though I'm guessing the spring is a bit busier than the fall is/was). Most memorable restaurant for me was a place called the Hungry Heron. It was a small hole in the wall if I remember right. They had a really delicious 3 cheese tortellini. That was 14 years ago, so perhaps my food tastes of changed, but that's the one place I still remember to this day and would probably go to again if I was back in town. -
Problem with this type of thing is that Dooku's lineage would be for all intents and purposes lost, especially when the Jedi Temple in Corrusant was destroyed. There's definitely some indication that Leah, Han, and Maz knew more about Rey than she did. Heck, if you looked at her toy collection in the ATAT she was living in, you'll see an X-wing fighter pilot doll. I could see her being a descendant of a lesser known character from Episodes 4-6, but that really doesn't explain her ability with the force.
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I could get behind all of that... and yeah, Darth Plagueis actually returning in human form given that he could supposedly prevent death would be a very worthwhile villain.
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I would hope in jail. There's a few guys there that I think got carried along by things and made reasonable decisions based on the information they had, but there's no question a few folks crossed real lines knowingly in putting him behind bars the first time. Then to have some of those same folks (who were being deposed during the murder investigation) being anywhere near the crime scene is almost instant reasonable doubt. I would think just about any reasonably intelligent human being with no law experience could spin reasonable doubt out of that. Speaking of ignorance, if he is guilty of murder, their presence just got him off (or at least it would have if I was on the jury). If he's innocent, it's part one all over again with the real killer still being very much alive. Only thing that could make this worse is if one of the cops/DAs actually killed her to frame him. Oh, side note, I lived a couple hours from there when this was happening and even vacationed in Mishikat. Too me, that is more scary.
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Seeing Into The Future (And Not Liking It Much)
diehardtwinsfan replied to Steven Buhr's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I think the international draft is going to happen for competitive balance reasons (and yes, it saves the owners money too). But honestly, for competitive reasons, something needs to change. Otherwise, you have perennial powerhouse teams managing to stay that way b/c they consistently outspend their opponents in the international FA market. Only way I see that changing without an international draft is if the penalties get much more severe. -
Rey would have to be Kenobi's grand daughter to make that work. Kenobi was an old man in Episode 4 and a significant other was never mentioned in their time together. Problem with that at this point is that no one would know about her other than possibly Luke (and that's remote). My issue with Kylo is that there's no way that character could have wiped out the next class of Jedis. Perhaps Snoke was being trained by Luke, turned and took Kylo with him. That I could buy, though again I'm really really really curious about who the Knights of Ren really are.
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3 episodes in and what little confidence I had in humanity is already waning. Just cannot believe that the investigators would allow people with an obvious conflict of interest to be involved in that murder investigation.
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Yankees paid way too much. If he Twins had to top that, I'm quite glad they didn't.
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speaking of reappearing, was I the only one who half expected to see the Mos Eisley Cantada playing when they visited Maz?
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watched the first episode today. It was interesting. I'm afraid to watch the next b/c unfortunately I have a bad feeling as to how it's going to play out.
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After a second viewing, a few thoughts: 1) Snoke mentions that Kylo is the captain of the "Knights of Ren" or something like that in his first encounter. I don't think Kylo will be the only Ren we see in episodes 8 and 9. 2) I don't think Kylo and Rey are 10 years apart, and I have a tough time believing they are brother and sister, if for no other reason than he'd have had a reason to mention his sister and Han and Leigh never bothered talking about that either. I do think she's Luke's daughter. Perhaps they kept Mara Jade and simply had her die in Kylo's uprising. 3) Can I register a complaint with Disney about the concept of Han manually jumping out of FTL as a part of a precision maneuver? Sorry, that one bothers me a bit
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ah. Well, taking the entire family to see it tonight... so I wonder if there's anything else I should try and pick up on.
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I remember from the books that a Jedi typically had a skill they excelled in: pilots, fighters, fixing stuff, etc.
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Interesting topic. I wonder if improvements in coaching/development have something to do with this.
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Seeing Into The Future (And Not Liking It Much)
diehardtwinsfan replied to Steven Buhr's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Given the lawsuits moving through the courts right now and a bit scrutiny on this, I suspect that they will do something to fix the minor league situation. Whether it will be enough, who knows, but I suspect they will move on that a bit. I'd be surprised if they didn't as the Union could find themselves in a very sticky spot if they continue to negotiate salaries for people who aren't members. I think the QO/compensation piece will likely go away. It may be replaced with a comp sandwich pick or a pick right above the team's first rounder that signed the guy or perhaps their first round pick gets moved to the end of the first, but I suspect that the forfeited pick will be gone.
