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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Honeslty, I'm most hopeful for Burdi, Reed and Hildenberger. That could be our version of the KC bullpen right there and could do it for 6 years, and they will be in AA/AAA next year.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    A large percentage never come back from it either for what it's worth. You are welcome to ask John. He is pretty good about answering questions on his lists.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I could see Walker being part of some trade talks if the other team wants him, but I doubt the Twins are actively shoping him. He's got 3 option years remaining and enough upside that unless someone else is really high on him and wants to give us something we desparately need right now, he's going to be a Twin for a couple more seasons. I agree there's a glut here, but Walker, Buxton, and Kepler all have their own quesiton marks. If they all pan out, yeah, someone gets traded. But it's better to hold all of them and use the ones that pan out vs. trading one prematurely and finding out you sent the wrong guy packing.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    He might be a better catcher too I'm joking here, but the reason Schwarber is up is b/c of his bat. It's also the reason he's in LF. They could leave him down there and develop him as a C or get him up now in the OF. Schwarber is not a good C. I wouldn't trade Berrios for Schwarber b/c at the end of the day, Schwarber won't be catching.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd be fine getting Storen. The issue with him being unhappy though is that I believe he wants to close. I don't think moving to Minnesota is going to fix that problem. and yeah, everyone knows he wants out. He's making 9M as well. The Nats won't get much for him.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I have no problems with some minor league contracts on some guys that could be good, but yeah, some of hte marginal starters should be cycled into relief help.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    I would like to point out that this is Miss Vanimal responding, not Mrs. Vanimal. Do you have a daughter? Single sister? Oh wait, now I sound creepy.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    John does discount for injury. He was pretty high on Thorpe prior to the TJS. If he comes back strong, I have no doubt Thorpe goes right back up.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    I would be very disappointed if May ends up in the pen. I think that's the wrong answer, but there's a glut of pitchers in front of him. I get that Duffey had more success out of the gate, but May has more upside and was the Twins best SP when he got demoted. I think it is way too early to give up on that, and I'd even be willing to have Duffey on the Rochester shuttle to start 2016 to let May there. Looking at your writeup, I have to think that Josmil Pinto (also out of options I belive) will function as a bench bat, occasional DH/1B/backup C as well. The kid has a good enough track record to say he can hit and I think he'll improve the bench bat situation quite nicely. Nunez has a little pop too, and of course so does Arcia, which should give Molitor a decent option most games. I really think that the Twins will try to get an OF, whether that's a Span on a 1 year deal (I doubt Span does that) or a trade to pick someone up with a year left. Even if Plouffe is traded, I don't think TR relies on one of Buxton/Kepler/Walker to hold down a spot in the spring of 2016. All have way too many question marks, though I fully expect one or more to be pounding down that door by the end of May. That said, I think the roster has to still be lighter some major leaguers at some point. My candidates are Santana, Plouffe,Nolasco, Milone, and Gibson. I would be actively shopping all 5.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Terry Ryan has been pretty busy this week, more so than I think I've ever seen in a Twins offseason... at least morso than it's been in a while. He picked up a boom or bust 1B, a part time C, and a prospect in exchange for a lot of cash, a worse backup C, and a starting OF (though to be fair Hicks didn't exactly start all year). I'm not good with who is available and I haven't had time to research, but I think the next move is going to be to get an OF. I don't think Span will come here on a 1 year deal (though that would be ideal), so I think there's another trade coming at some point. My prediction: Tommy Milone is sent packing for a slightly above average major league cornoer OF with 1 or 2 years left on his deal. That's my guess for the next one. Other candidates would be Nolasco leaving for really nothing (if we are lucky a Jepsen type RP). Plouffe getting traded, though after yesterday I'm inclined to take TR at his word when he says Plouffe is the 3B, is another possibility. I think the real dark horse is that someone gives TR an offer he cannot refuse for Gibson. Thoughts?
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Here's the writeup over at minor league ball http://www.minorleagueball.com/2015/11/11/9713056/who-is-the-twins-newest-prospect-daniel-palka Definitely a lottery ticket. If you compared him to one of our own prospects Adam Walker, he has slightly less power and a bit more speed/plate discipline, but he's pretty much the same type of prospect. He's boom or bust. I like the move given that Herrmann is (as they put it) a 'this is what he is' type guy.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    I was actually thinking more of a 1 year stop gap. They have Buxton, Walker, and Kepler all in the high minors... all of whom have pretty high ceilings. Rosario is already there now. In theory, 2 of those 3 will be ready sometime next season.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    It's like every day is Christimas right now. My thoughts: 1) Somewhat on the fence. I'd have rather had Norris or Lucroy. I'm guessing the ask there was pretty high. Trading Hicks may come back to bite us, but I think the same could be said for the Yankees about this kid. I'd have waited a year on Hicks, but the Twins know him better than we do and may have realized that they've done about all they can do for him. 2) BABIP is probably overstated. His is .350. Isn't the league average about .330? If so, we are talking aobut a few extra hits a year... nothing to worry too much about. Regression isn't the issue. 3) He posted a .732 OPS last season. That's well above average for a catcher. He's also gots lots of control and is 2 years younger than Hicks. More question marks than Norris or Lucroy, but a good add. 4) Given how fragile Hicks seems to be mentally (and that's an appearance, not necessarily a fact), I really have to wonder how he's going to handle the NY media. I cannot imagine that going well at all. I do think this means that as far as Ryan is concerned, catching is addressed for this year. Like it or not, he's going to focus on RP help. It also may mean that Sano really will be in RF. Not quite certain I like that.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Not sure if this is his swan song or not, but like Levi, I'm not complaining. He's making it a very interesting offseason so far and I really cannot complain about anything he's done.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    No kidding on Lucroy. That said, Herrmann was the right move. Pretty smart by Ryan. Raise your hand if you predicted he'd be the first one traded. I'd have bet money Milone or Plouffe would have been sent packing first, and if the rumors of Zimmerman are true, then Gibson as well with Nolasco becoming a very expensive reliever or traded for a bag of balls. That said, I still think the Twins will go north with 3 catchers, as Pinto will make the roster (though at the very least, he can be a pretty nice bench bat when he's not catching/DHing) and I suspect they will go get someone. Right now, I'm thinking that someone is probably Norris. If Ryan can get either Norris or Lucroy without giving up the farm, then I'll take back everything I said about wanting Ryan to step down after this season.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    This really should tell us what good defensive catching is worth to ML teams. I never in a million years ht we'd get a decent prospect for Herrman. I thought he was a non-tender candidate. This also clears up a 40 spott as this kid won't need to be added till next year.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd trade the sup pick for Storen in a heart beat. I think it would cost more than that though. I could see them asking for JT Chargois, Jake Reed, or Nick Burdi.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I wouldn't read too much into this either. Trading Plouffe for Norris, Kimbrel, or realy any major leaguer isn't really subtracting anyways. Trading him for a couple low A high ceiling prospects most definitely is. That said, plans are always fluid. I'm guessing that as it stands right now, this is Ryan's plan if nothing else happens. This also assumes he cannot get anything else done (which probably isn't a good assumption, but one that by default you have to make, as there's no guarantee that plans A, B, and C work out as planned... it happens). As well, as others said, he cannot just leave Plouffe hanging (and likely has already spoken with him). It's the nature of these things.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, Park doesn't make sense in a vacuum. I like the idea, but I have to think Ryan has more in store. This may turn out to be one of the more active offseasons in a while.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    wow...that's one sucky contract (just looked it up). I suppose you have a point here other than the fact that Wright was on the wrong half of 3B this offseason. Given they were in the WS, the strikes me as a bad contract they offload (and pay a good chunk of) to a bad team so they can pick up a better 3B. I wouldn't rule them out, as the Mets without question have the resources to get it done if they want to upgrade there, but I do agree that's quite a bit more difficult.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Let's not turn this into a Walker thread. There's a minor league forum here and we can speculate about his future there. Given he has 3 option years once he's added to the 40 man, I'll reserve judgement on said evidence, as no decision needs to be made on him for 3 more seasons. If the Park signing was evidence that someone was on the way out, I'd put money on that someone being Arcia and/or Plouffe.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't think Hicks is traded in the offseason unless Ryan gets an offer that blows him away. I don't think they want a repeat of 2012 when they emptied out CF and had no capable replacements. That's not to say that Buxton won't figure things out, but I think Hicks or Rosario is traded when Buxton is ready, not until then. Besides, as pointed out, Hicks really needs to show that his improvement wasn't an abberation. He's not going to fetch a whole lot (I would think) until he shows that he can consistently hit well enough at the ML level.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I've had too much to drink to recognize the difference between David and Daniel when I'm skimming an article I'll take him for what was meant other than what was said
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    The problem, as I see it is that I suspect there may be an issue with durability... or perhaps there is a strength there. Not sure if injury is the problem or the solution here. If it solves the injury problem, then this is the right answer.... If it doesn't, then at the end of the day, you still need that ace that goes 4/5 vs. 6/7.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    Not quite sure about No Doubt, but I highly doubt that Sano in RF is plan A. It's probably Plan C, but could very well happen if A and B don't work out.
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