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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Of interest, rapes were far more common in the books. So far, we've had what 1? 2 in the shows along with a couple of thwarted attempts? It was very very very common in the books. Right now you are brushing up on items from book 6 as many characters are hitting the end of their development from a book standpoint. I suspect some of that is nothing more than what you'll see in Winds of Winter when that comes out. Sounds like I've missed a couple of good ones.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Yeah, I think the final decision that TR, theo, etc. are making is something along the lines of 'yeah, I'll go overslot for him' or 'no I won't'. Not much else. The GM might dictate a lower slot strategy to get high upside guys, but I'd imagine that even that is done with input from the scouting guys.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Why in the world would a team in a pennant race trade one of their better players for an unproven AA prospect? Sano is not better than Plouffe right now. Trading Plouffe is a move for the long term at the expense of the short term. The same would be true installing Sano in RF. It might not be true at DH, but I think you can argue that Vargas is more ready now. I fail to see how this is some sort of corporate line coming from Dougie. The man sees Sano play every day, which is more than anyone on this board. Sano will get his shot, but I have no problems making him earn it. I'd note, that's how Dougie lost his job too... Morneau flat out took it from him.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, it's a bug with this software. You can put 1 space after a period and it's fine. Follow proper grammar rules with two spaces, and it gets rid of it. That said, let's hope the Twins make a statement about being for real. Sweep baby.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    It's an interesting promo idea. I could see it working in certain circumstances. Biggest issue is making it worthwhile to the owner losing the home date. I think one game at TF could easily do that, especially if it's marketed right. But yeah, I think it's team by team. You'd have seen the draw with Cedar Rapids/ Fort Meyer last year or Chattanooga this year... Not quite sure you'd get that draw to see Cedar Rapids this year.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    Plouffe is doing pretty well, so baring an injury, I think Sano is going to be in the minors this season. I expect him to move to AAA at some point, as there are some things he can learn there.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Too soon to trade Arcia in my opinion.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Seems the team has been struggling a bit more. Hopefully they take this series and get back on track. Vargas I think will help. Would still like to see some additional help in the pen. Hopefully the starters each go 7 innings and my concern is moot.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Great piece.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Yeah, I want him starting again too and hope this is just a temporary thing. He's far more valuable as a starter than a reliever.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    This needed to happen. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you'll probably see some changes to the pen this week too. Needs to happen.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Interesting... I always assumed the players would have some kind of idea from scouts where they may be selected.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd agree that Oliveros is going to have a learning curve and won't likely be better than Stuaffer or Duensing, but he does have some upside, more so than them right now. I'd rather see him and Tonkin fill those roles with some hope of promise. I have a real tough time believing that Vargas won't be an upgrade at the DH role. The lineup is pretty anemic right now, and when Plouffe, Hunter, and Dozier cannot get it done, they suffer. It would be nice to have a potential potent bat at DH, Escobar's glove at SS (even if his bat never comes around), Santana in AAA. I think it would go a long ways towards staying in 1st place.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I have a feeling they take Allard ahead of Aiken. I also think Allard will sign for less allowing them to grab a couple more HS guys.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    Not sure what that has to do with May. They weren't even acquired in the same trade.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Last year at this time, it was pretty much assumed the Twins would take Gordon. This year, not so much. Really curious who they are homing in on.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    May I suggest the opposing team logo for each of our current opponents?
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    Wholeheartedly agree here. Too bad I can only give one like. Based on his minor league numbers and the age at which he did it, the kid could feasibly post a .310/.370/.530 line for several years, not to mention playing adequate defense in the corner. No question on the potential. I get the impression though that his problems don't boil down to just talent. I suspect that there may be some maturity issues here. I hope that's not the case, but he is only 24. His big issue that I've seen is that his plate discipline regressed at the major league level at the major league level. He was never super patient, but a .377 career minor league OBP says he can take a walk to minimize the impact of his strikeouts (which he always got a lot of). He's not making as much contact either striking out at a higher rate in the majors. I'd like to believe the contact issues will improve as he sees more MLB pitching, but for a guy that absolutely raked at every level he was at, I'm a bit surprised how long it's taken him to adjust to the majors.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm pretty convinced that prospecting is baseball's equivalent to being a drug addict or gambling, or some vice like that. It is very addicting. Every guy you follow has some chance to be the next big star and you can say that you were following his career from before anyone actually knew about the guy.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, we tend to forget about that when rushing a guy. There's a limit to the total innings pitched before he gets shut down. Gonsalves will probably be shut down around 100-120 innings at best.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Arcia has been downright bad in the majors this year. His defense has been bad since he called up and his bat isn't doing well enough to make up for it. He's been bad in AAA too. Certainly there's some super 2 benefits that the team has gained here, but I don't think we are having this conversation had Arcia been hitting the way we expected him to.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd pass here. I think drafting high upside HS talent at this point makes a ton more sense than 1 good prospect and a bunch of easy sign college guys.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    It's refreshing to see this thread instead of the reverse magic number threads that have been posted here the last couple years.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    I seem to remember Fro posting over at vikingsmessageboard.com. Perhaps someone could reach out to him there.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    You couldn't do that there either
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