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I don't have the stats handy, but I don't remember him being bad last year. I suspect he's going to be in line for a mid-season callup.

Not to be the Debbie downer, but Meyer has had 1 good start after 2 really bad ones. I think it's a bit premature to ask who he is going to replace and when.

I have to think it's coming... maybe not just yet, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if he heads down to AAA for some seasoning.

Personally, I'd like to see Buxton have a month in AA where he's actually hitting well. Right now, he's striking out way too much with very underwhelming results. SSS I know, but I think he needs to show he's better than AA before he spends time in MLB... I'd think Hicks and Gomez would have taught us a thing or two about rushing players by now.

nice game for May so far. Like it!

Hughes was an ace last year. He was one of the top 15 pitchers in baseball. That much, I think we agree on. I'd say right now, he's a good number 2. Number 2s can have ace like seasons from time to time. If he has another stellar year this year (and so far, he's not) we can revisit that.

Man I hope Walker can keep that up. That would be a huge boon to the organization if he's figuring out advanced pitching. He's certainly starting off much better than he did at FTM last year.

I thought Tommy John replaced the UCL with a tendon from another part of the body. If that's the case, why would it matter? I know there are a couple of docs on this site.. wouldn't mind a bit more detailed explanation from those that understand this process.

spot starter or not, Salazar is hitting upper 90s according to ESPN game cast.

May 2, 3 - Jacksonville (Marlins) elee612, May 9, 10- Jackson (Mariners) May 16-17 - Montgomery (Rays)- SD Buhr?, Chitown May 30-31 - Biloxi (Brewers) - SD Buhr (preferred) Hmm... not quite as much interest as I thought. My wife would prefer me going down one of the earlier weeks as I have business trips the last two weeks in May. Chitown, I'll be in North Chicago on May 18. Anyone else thinking of going? I know Thrylos was interested...

Switching back to Arcia for a bit... I have a tough time believing he cannot be an average defender. He's not some fat out of shape slob. And I'd add that the way he's swinging the bat right now, I'd probably give him some time in AAA to season. He's not playing his best right now. Not sure if the coaches are getting through to him or not, but he's been pretty bad on both sides of the ball.

Well, if you have 2 TVs, there is this new fangled thing called a VCR. You can record on one TV, even with it off while watching the game on the other TV.

A year off to focus on strength and endurance helps too. Not quite ready to say ROIDS (even though we all know he's done them).

AA is probably the second biggest jump in terms of difficulty. I expect them to struggle. It happens. They have to adjust. The ones that cannot flame out, and sometimes it takes time. Prospects that can dominate AA end up pretty high on the lists.

If a liquor store WANTS to be closed on Sundays, I'm quite fine with that. It's the law saying they aren't allowed to sell on Sundays that bothers me. That, is the difference. Like Levi said, the law is stupid.

They are in Indiana.

MLB is investigating this now too, as there's a rash of tests for Stanozol, which they note is an oldschool way of cheating and easily detectable. I'd be really curious if its gotten into a supplement that players are taking or if there's a way to get a false positive. I doubt the suspensions will go away, but if Santana truly doesn't know how he took it, cooperating with that investigation might determine where it's coming from.

Like Mike said, probably more in the 25-30 range, but I could see a peak season happening at 35. His minor league stats, while showing impatience say he can hit .300 with ease. I think he's got to be a bit more patient (not necessarily draw more walks, but let pitches go that he has no business swinging at), but if the plate discipline picks up, I could easily see him putting up a .300/.350/.520 type line cracking .900 OPS in his peak seasons. The kid has power.

7 movies, roughly 2-3 hours a piece. I'm guessing the clone wars cartoon movie wouldn't happen. You'd have to do something like that one of those theaters that allow you to order lunch and dinner too, but if one out here is doing it, I'm kicking around getting a seat... Biggest thing would be to get up and walk around from time to time.

Sadly, you're right and it's no laughing matter.

I don't think this is religion though getting in the way. Yeah, there are some that don't want to work/shop on Sundays. I get that. That's their call, but them controlling it from a political standpoint is long overwith.

We have this same issue in Indiana. I have a tough time believing it's the liquor store lobby. I'd think bar owners would be all over it, as a big form of competition is closed on Sundays. But yeah, I think it's silly. If they cannot remain profitable, then close the store. The Walmarts of the world will be happy to pick up those sales. As to Ben's point, the problem is that sometimes life dictates that you aren't going shopping on Saturday. I like picking up a bottle of wine to split with my wife, but that doesn't happen shopping on Sunday, and sometimes, that's when I shop. Instead, I buy nothing when that happens and no one gets my money. The law is stupid (one of many stupid laws). It's on me to come into work sober on Monday, not the state.

There's likely something to this as well. Falls on ownership. They could be the ones saying 'don't trade Perkins'. Not sure if this is the case or not, but that said, I'd think that once the season is lost, you'd see mid-season moves. Granted, I don't think they get much for most of those guys, it's a bad team. You won't get much for htem.

You and I may not agree on Meyer for Span, but you definitely have a point here. I think at point, simply admitting where you are (and committing to it) would have been beneficial. Rebuilds are risky things, and when Span and Revere were traded, this signified to me at least that this is where the club was going... but you're right in that they didn't go all in here. I think there's something to be said for what value could have been gotten. I suspect there was little out there for Hammer and Suzuki. I was pleasantly surprised for what they got for Doumit, but that return is now in another organization as it wasn't very good... But Perkins... I have a tough time believing we couldn't have gotten something similar to Meyer, or a bat a higher level, for Perk. The flip side to this approach is that there are a lot of minor league FAs getting time in MN while the prospects develop, especially if those buy low 1 year deals fail (as many do) and the ones that succeed are traded at the deadline. Believe it or not, committing to it would likely have put an even worse product on the field than what we saw last year. Personally, I'm not necessarily against that, because if you're going to be bad, you may as well do it the way Houston did and get the first overall pick to get the best overall talent. Question to me is whether or not the Pohlads or the fans were OK with that... I think you're right on this though... They should have made a plan and stuck with it. That is where the front office failure is magnified. I don't see how they could have built a competitive team through FA given the holes they had, and I don't think Ryan saw that either.

A little too early for any of it... at the very least they looked competent the last couple of games, more than we can say for the first 6...