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He's out of options, so he's going to be on the roster or released. I suspect he'll be on the roster as TR doesn't like to give up on prospects, and given Arcia's minor league success, it would be silly to let him go. Personally, he's my opening day DH/occasional OF or the RF if Rosario has a sophomore slump. That said, I hope it's his hip, as that would explain a lot. Not that I want the kid injured, but an injury explains the poor performance. I haven't seen guys who destroy AAA suddenly be unable to do it again.

That and most teams wanted to draft him as P, not an OF.

This is more like a horror show.

my cousin teaches at Michigan State.

Not on the 40 man and not required to be till end of next year. Going to cost him an option to stay in AAA after he gets sent back there b/c we went out and bought 3 FA starters.

I don't have that excuse, but I write right handed, and do most everything else left.

I hope TR isn't reading this thread. He might try to sign him to a contract.

This... many times over. Get ahead in the count, but when you get 2 strikes, that's when the wipe out pitch comes.

Personally, I'd be happy with a candidate from either party that actually shows that they understand the problems facing the US. I see no evidence that Republicans or Democrats recognize and want to deal with most of the real problems we face, just a few canned solutions meant to pacify the masses that don't actually solve anything.

At his age, I don't think you platoon him. I'd probably have him starting next year and let him play out the entire season as an OF starter (though if you give him a day off, it should be against RH pitchers). You can examine those splits at that point and determine if he should be platooned.

He belongs in my opinion.

Stick a fork in him Honestly, not much you can do. He's under contract. The team could technically make him play catcher, though I think there'd be quite a bit of controversy there, and I just don't see that happening. Honestly, if there's a solution, it might be to transition him to the OF. I cannot imagine him being a bad defender in the corner (probably average), but it would open up a means to keep Plouffe and Sano in the lineup every day, let Arcia DH, and then use Rosario or Kepler as a means to give each OF an night off at least once a week as well as provide a nice late inning defensive sub. I'm not quite sure how that would work if Kepler, Arcia, Rosario, Buxton, and Hicks are all doing well enough to force playing time, but I think that solves a problem in 2016.

I'm not sure how access to porn somehow drives the problem. That's a separate debate and I think very loosely tied to abortion. I think there's a common sense idea of an internet red light district, that unfortunately I think the government may have to force simply because some are determined to make it easy for children to stumble into it, but I don't see this dropping pregnancy rates. Sex is infused into our culture, and while porn is easier to access today than it was 20 years ago, I don't think that simply reducing access to porn is going to lower pregnancy rates. Personally, the idea of a policy on non-marital sex bothers me as well. It's a free country. You want to have sex outside of marriage, go right ahead. You know the risks and choose to accept them when you partake. If I choose not to, that's my business as well. I may be in a bit more of a minority here among my more conservative friends, but I think the real solution is non-agenda driven, honest education, reasonable compromises on abortion surrounding medical needs and rape, and a much bigger focus on personal responsibility (and that's not just with this conversation). That includes, I might add, the father of said unwanted child who decided to take off. What's often lost in this debate is that a lot of abortions happen because the father won't stick around and the mother is forced to raise a child alone. But tell me why it is that in this entire debate, no one wants to tackle one of the most obvious portions of it? There's a very real issue with the fact that people want all of the benefits of sex, both in marriage and outside of it, without having to pay the costs needed to obtain it. We can argue all day whether absolute morality exists or does not, but somewhere along the line responsibility needs to be considered as well... responsibility to you, your partner, and the life you may or may not create.

As I said before, this argument really cuts two ways. I may not be the authority on human-beingness, but then again, neither are you. You see it as a choice (an ugly one, but a choice none-the-less), and a staple of human-beingness. I see it as murder outside the bounds of rape and medical situations where the mother's life is in danger. You're simply saying that my conclusion on human-beingness is invalid because, well, I think it's murder. But somehow, simply boiling it down to choice and control is OK. That doesn't fly. All you're attempting to do is force the discussion to move to an area where you can win it. Calling it murder doesn't stop the analysis. It puts things in perspective. I cannot suddenly say, 'hey this doesn't come down to human life' when in reality, that's exactly what it comes down to. To simply reword this discussion to simply say that it impedes the debate, misses the point. People don't want to get down to the heart of that matter because it forces them to have to answer some very uncomfortable questions... Questions that need to be answered too I might add. On your last point, I do agree. The free market (no market for that matter) favors unwanted children, and I wholeheartedly agree that things need to change here as well. That doesn't, however, provide a justification for abortion.

Pretty much this. Add to it that his contract makes him untradeable. He isn't being cut either, and while I think a lot of people wish he'd move back to catcher, I doubt that happens as well.

My bad on the innings. I thought he pitched a bunch in one of those blow outs... Anyways, sorry, but I'll disagree on the conclusion. He's got top of the rotation potential. I could see him staying in the pen for the rest of the year (personally disagree, but whatever), but I think going back to a starter, especially with some experience in the pen is beneficial for both him and the team long term. Now if you don't see improvement over the next season or so, I think the pen might be the right answer.

I get the desire to add pitching, but we have 6 starters now for 5 spots and that doesn't include Berrios. Only way pitching is added is if the Twins manage to shed Nolasco, Hughes, Gibson, or Santana. I really don't see any of that happening unless the Twins think Gibson is a mirage and sell.

Assets to trade: Plouffe, Polanco or Santana (if they are picking up a solid SS), Rosario, and Milone. At some point, one of Vargas or Arcia will likely be out of here too. I'd add Nolasco to this list, but no one is buying there. Needs: SS, C, RP help. You can get RP in free agency, and there's a few guys in the high minors deserving a chance, but SS and C are going to be harder to fill. If you could flip those 4 for above average help at SS and C, I'd be pretty happy.

Didn't May just go 3 or 4 innings out of the pen recently? If so, I suspect he's in line to move back. That would be what was needed to stretch him out with the hopes of going 5 or 6.

why trade off the younger guys? Those are the ones you keep.

We could offer Adam Brett Walker to them for a king's ransom.

No offense, but I think Oswaldo Arcia completely destroyed his value this season.

Cut him. He sucks

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