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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    It's all ego, and perhaps way to make a few extra dollars come retirement time. My problem is that you see these for good players in big markets who were overrated.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd say no on Santana. He's not the same guy he was, and I don't see him having a renisance in the pen. I like the idea of Sipp. I'd be happy to DFA some of our pitchers for a guy like that. I'm also not against giving guys like Darnell or Rogers a chance there.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Milone for Storen... OK, throwing that out as a bit of a joke, but given how tough it is to find decent pitchers, Milone will have some value. It could be in the form of a lottery ticket prospect (I'd think you can do better than a Palka or perhaps get a couple of those) or perhaps a good reliever like Jepsen. There's plenty of options out there. I certainly wouldn't just nontender him.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    He's still going to be in leveraged situations. I don't want him being the primary guy. The pen needs some lights out guys like say Storen or O'Day (or both). Fein can still be a very good contributing member in that scenario, but tendering him and expecting him to be that 8th inning guy will be a mistake.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't have a problem with Fein on the roster for 2016. I have a problem with Fein being the 7th or 8th inning guy in 2016 for any situation other than a couple of injuries that forced the situation. Escobar would be an interesting one to consider locking up if the Twins think he can be the starter. I suspect though that Eduardo and company would likely want to bet on themselves in this scenario too as the arb values for a starting SS will be much higher than that of a utility guy. I wouldn't be against approaching him about a long term deal, but I suspect he likely would want to wait a year too. I'd probably offer arb to everyone on the list to be honest (though I'd trade Milone for sure and most likely Plouffe as well). Everyone there has value if used in their proper roles. Even Nunez as an occasionl spot starter/PH bat could be quite valuable. I just don't want the Twins to be counting on guys like Fein or Nunez for key roles.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd be fine with a 1 year deal, but at 2.6 WAR last season, I have to think someone gives him a multi-year deal.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm a Buckeye's fan, though nothing more than a casual college football fan, but to say that the Bucs weren't overrated this year would be foolish. They didn't exactly blow away the bad teams that the beat, and while they barely lost to MSU, I think their current rankings are probably appropriate. [RANT] One thing that really bothers me about college football though is that rankings rarely take context into account. 1 and can beat 2 by a last minute field goal and suddenly 2 is now 8. Or on that same manner a loss in November is much worse than a loss in September. I don't get that. A loss is a loss, but even a good team has a bad day. There's some pretty silly rules in there, and then when you add politics, you see a lot of undeserving teams make it (my bucs have been the benefit of that, and they've been on the other side too) [/END RANT]
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, this isn't about a costumed hero going around and saving the day. More about a woman with superpowers who is also dealing pretty heavily with her own demons. and yes, in terms of villians, Killgrave was by far one of the best ones Marvel has done.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Detroit's moves don't really make a ton of sense. This team is on the down swing and I don't see them resurging. Zimmerman isn't Price, and their core is getting even older.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I get a little wary of spouting career stats of a guy who's major league career is roughly one season. For that matter, career stats generally need to be taken with a grain of salt anyways as a player's yearly stats will vary quite significantly from the career total more often than they don't. It's a bit disengenious, and given Santana's age, even more so. I'm not a huge Santana fan to be clear, but given he was only 24 last season, I do think that there's a reasonable chance he will improve on those at some point. That said, I do hope Santana isn't plan A.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    This is my thought too. Find a guy on a 1 year make good deal to play CF. Someone who has some decent promise but had a bad year last season for whatever reason. If he's doing really well come July and the Twins are in it, Buxton sits in AAA unless he's absolutely raking. If he's not, he's going to switch to a part time job once Buxton is ready, and if he's doing reasonably well, he probably gets traded when Buxton is ready.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Honestly, this is likely just a means for connected individuals to send easy tax dollars to their friends. It wasn't an accident that a guy like Jerry Jones was collecting the bulk of it. I do and don't agree about the teams accepting it. If it's a fair market price, that's one thing I guess, but at the same time, it's tax dollars and everyone knows this. But yeah, the ultimate responsibility lies with the DoD. Unfortunately, like most things, someone might get a slap on the wrist and that will be about it. The DoD desperately needs an overhaul from the top down.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I saw that one coming, though I honestly thought they would play it out a bit more. I'm expecting some Jessica Jones/Daredevil cross over starting next season. I'm really liking this.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I honestly thought the minors would make the most sense for Buxton. He wasn't ready for ML pitching, and I'm not sure how the offseason will suddenly get him there. He needs at bats, and I think spending some time in AAA working against ex-major league pitchers will be beneficial. I have to think the Twins will look for a CF on a 1 year make good deal to man the position in the spring/summer... possibly someone who can be flipped at the deadline if Buxton is ready. Now with the Hicks trade, I have to admit this surprised me a bit. Not sure how the OF is going to look in the short term if it's manned by Sano and Arcia on a somewhat consistent basis. I cannot think that will be a good thing for OF defense. I'm not terribly worried long term, especially with Kepler and Walker sitting in the high minors as well, but I could see some OF regression in the short term if they don't go out and get a decent CF.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    As someone who has spent most of the last 3 years in various DoD environments, I must simply say "I concur".
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    The problem here is that the color of their skin means absolutely nothing, and it makes things horribly worse when people focus on that instead of the crime that was committed. Those two individuals (if guilty) forfeited what mattered about their lives when they raped and murdered a pregnant woman. I could care less about the color of their skin or hers or her unborn baby. Lives matter, and they matter equally. There is something seriously wrong with our society when someone(s) can take the life of another so cavalierly that they could do something like this. The fact that we get caught up in white lives and black lives is a symptom of a much greater problem, namely that we as a society try to say that some lives are more valuable than others (if you don't believe me, look at how society meters justice with regards to skin color), which tends to anger those who get slighted in that mess. Instead of seeing it in terms of the crime, we see it as white vs. black, rich vs. poor, pretty vs. ugly. We get lost in the b*** s*** of white vs. black while real white people and real black people get hurt in the blowback. Is racism still a problem in this country? Yes, but so much of it would be less of a problem if as a society we simply started treating people equally across the board, whether that be in the justice system, economic system, or social system. The root of racism is the failure to recognize that all men and women are created equal.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    It's why I think a Milone trade needs to happen as well. I'd flip Milone straight up for a decent reliever. He's a bit redundant as a starter.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I could care less about the color of his skin, but cruising at 65-70 in the left lane while not passing is something that people can (and should) get tickets for (and note this comes from a driver who would be going the same speed). [/Pet Peeve] On a more serious note, I think Levi nailed this one. I do think that as a whole racism is less than what it was. That's not an excuse to simply ignore it, but it is something that needs to be recognized. The real issue here though is that there's so many different groups with agendas that absolutely love to use the race card. It's Democrats, Republicans, reporters, cops, lawyers, unions, and anyone else, and most of it is very self serving. Most of the solutions bandied about by people aren't meant to actually solve this problem but to inflame it (and honestly, I'm not sure how solvable this problem is through any other solution than time and cross cultural exposure).
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not sure I agree with that line of reasoning. Now you're adding a guy in the fall just to DFA them in the winter. There really isn't an idea way to handle that I guess other than that it needs to happen. My biggest beef has more to do with who was kept and who was let go. Pinto most definitely wouldn't have been DFAd in my opinion, not in favor of Dean at least. Who knows, perhaps he's still seeing double and that's why he got the boot. Either way, no way I'd have given up that easily.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    There's definitely a few guys on that list that I'd trade Zach Jones for in a heart beat, so from that aspect, I'm good. Not quite as certain about Josmil Pinto (rather not have lost) or for that matter, Pat Dean (not sure why he was protected). Honestly, if Dean is that valuable to a major league team, I'd have spent a lot of time trying to flip him to another team for say a similarly blocked OF or even an RP. It wouldn't have to be much I would think, as no one would have cried if Dean was flipped for a young reliever or a 4th OF. Dean likely isn't going to see much time in MN other than a spot start as he's likely behind Rodgers, Duffey, May, and even Meyer in the pecking order as well as being chased by Berrios who I suspect will get added at some point in 2016.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Frazier will certainly set the market. But i'd imagine he's going to cost quite a bit more than Plouffe, who can likely be had for a shut down reliever and a semi-decent prospect.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    There might be a thread or two out there on this Welcome to the site. Tell us a bit about yourself. I've got one of those hankies in a box somewhere.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd note that of late the site has been borderline unusual. Lots of browser crashes/scripts hanging. Any chance this is correctable?
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, waterboarding/torture works in that you can get the recipient to say whatever it is you want them to say. Killed Santa? Check. Raped the Easter Bunny? Check. Involved in terror plot? Check. Is it true? Who knows, but they'll admit to anything to make the pain stop. But let's not kid ourselves, this problem falls on both sides of the aisle, both of which need to be evicted from American politics.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    In the case of Plouffe, I think you are right here. I really don't see his value going up by this time next year. If they trade him, this offseason is probably the one to do it.
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