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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    If he plays well in AA, probably.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    I think he should start the year in AA. I'd like to see him get off to a good start. He didn't do that last season.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    does anyone have the pitches/at bat stats for him and how it relates to the rest of the league? That stat would end this debate. A high number means he's being selective. A lower number means he likes to swing away.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Looks to me like he took a step in the right direction in 2013 only to revert to previous behavior in 2014
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd probably let him stay in AA and watch the month to month trends. Perhaps send him to AAA, but a guy hitting .236 in AA is going to have a huge problem in MLB. Heck, Arcia raked in AA.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I would note he was an .800 OPS hitter the second half of the year. His minor league numbers say he can figure it out as well. Long and short, he needs to lay off pitches out of the zone. He's got the acumen to figure it out, and when he does... Look out. Vargas, Arcia, Sano could be really really nasty.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    wow, well that was quite the tangent... Got some nice laughs this morning. Keep it up.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    My conclusion on framing is that they need to automate ball/strike calls and take away human error. That would take this whole thing out of the equation. I think the idea that framing is a real thing is probably true. It's impact on the game is what's up for debate. Personally, I think framing tends to help certain teams (like the Yankees) and it has little of anything to do with who is behind the dish.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    top 200... really surprised no Thorpe, Burdi, Rosario, or Gonsalves. I'd think all of them would be in the 100-200 range on any list.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    there's always going to be some variance, though at the top not as much. Not sure I'm in agreement with Meyer at 5 given how close he is to the show, but I can certainly see the merits in the debates between these 3. I'm just looking forward to all of them being in the rotation in a few years. The real question as I see it is who is going to go. Santana and Hughes won't be losing spots in the forseable future. Nolasco has 3 years on contract as well. That leaves 2 spots with guys like Gibson and May also in the mix. Someone will end up traded, or in the pen or just DFAd.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Excellent article. I see a few problems. The obvious one everyone touches on is minor league pay. That could solved very easily by simply providing them housing and food. I'd think it's in MLB's best interest if for no other reason than to ensure that they know where these kids are and what they are eating. But this story touches on a bigger problem, namely that low income kids aren't getting noticed. That's a potential talent drain issue. Had McCutchin not tore his ACL, he'd be playing football right now. That, to me at least is a big problem. MLBhas to figure out how to get these kids more notice, whether that be via scholarships to get talented kids on some of these traveling teams, or some sort of academy like what they do in Latin America. In terms of the product on the field, it definitely will help. I'd think it would generate more interest in the sport as a whole too.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    I think the big issue here is that most of those intangibles are team records. Kind of hard to say credit Walker for these while not using the same criteria to credit other guys. As it is, it's not as though the Twins have been hard on the guy. He got promoted to FTM and will likely play in AA this season. Not bad for your 3rd season in the minors.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    Since when was starting in the MWL at 19 (and in his first full season) going slow? Most prospects his age would have been in EST and then pitched in Elizabethon or the GCL. As well, I don't have too much of a problem slowly adding to the stress that his arm gets. I think there's some prudence there, for no other reason than to build strength. It was clearly stated when he was drafted that he was going to need some work as he was a bit raw (if I remember right, he was mostly a football player in HS), so all of this makes sense. As for top of the rotation... it doesn't really matter what they believe, it won't change how they develop him, nor should it.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Gibson was in his first full season, and in my opinion, he did nothing to lose the spot. He was basically an average pitcher. His big thing was a lack of Ks, which I'd like to believe will come back a bit, given that he was striking out A LOT more in the minors (his minor league K/9 is 8.05 and he slightly outperformed that in AAA). Given that his age, I think Gibson takes another step forward, and I don't think it would be wise if he were not in the rotation. Back to the topic at hand, I have to think that May is the guy they want to win this job with Milone being the next on the list. May has 1/3 upside, given the amount of Ks he gets. If he can cut that walk rate, he'll be fine. I think the job will be his as long as he performs reasonably well in ST. I hope that's the case at least b/c I don't want to see Milone there unless someone else is hurt.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    Probably b/c you have rookie cards of his dad. I know I do.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Just a minor nit to pick, but Meyer was on a pitch limit of 80 pitches per start at the beginning of the season. That wasn't relaxed until (if memory serves me right) the all star break.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    We shave our heads... That solves that problem. Now per Ash's hint, let's get this one back on topic.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I probably would have traded him before his extension as he would have commanded a kings ransome (and closers don't always age well), but at this point, it's done. They could probably still trade him in a year or two if he's performing well and guys like Burdi, Reed, the Joneses, etc. are all up and performing.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    If I was a betting man, I'd be putting money on the over for Minnesota and Cleveland.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Unlikely yes. That's a fair statement. I think the Twins should go all out, though given their risk averse nature, I doubt it. Bill Smith is with the org still, perhaps he can slip something into Ryan's tonic so he can take helm for a week, just as long as he doesn't make any trades This whole thing is switching to a draft soon. If they want to blow their slotted amount, it makes a ton of sense to do it this year so they won't face any penalties for the 2016 international draft. It seems as though 6-10 teams are already doing this. Get him, get Moncada and sign a bunch of 100k picks next season. I'm perfectly fine with this.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Walker seems to be a polarizing guy around here. I'm definitely rooting for him, as he'd be the steal of the draft if by chance he figures it out. I think he plays in AA, but to be honest I could see this one going either way. He showed quite a bit of improvement over the course of the second half, so perhaps letting him start in FTM and see if that improvement is for real is a good idea. He's been healthy and is starting his 3rd full season. He's not a 40 man decision for 2 more years. They have time if they want him to repeat. What I will say is this. Walker is a tremendous mistake hitter. The problem is that the mistakes drop as you move up the chain. That may be why is isolated power numbers dropped, as he's striking out or making weaker contact because the mistakes aren't as often or as bad... I could be wrong there.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    All of which happened when exactly? 2005? Is it possible that perhaps he's grown up a bit in the last 10 years? Look, I know Torii is far from the perfect guy, and we all know he tends to run a bit loose with the media and not really think about what he's saying, but right now, I don't really see the concern. For all the talk about swagger and wanting to see more of it, Hunter is THAT GUY. He might rub some people wrong with his personality, but he's going to push them too. Those two things tend to go hand in hand.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Which is perfectly fine. Next year at this time, they will have a better idea if someone is ready. Given Hunter's age, I'm not sure he's going to play another year. I think this is it for him.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    As long as the heirs get all of them, I suppose it doesn't matter that much. But I can say that if the Tigers are losing that much money, if the business get split, someone gets hosed. I still think they are going to hover around .500, but when Price goes, that's probably it. They have nothing to keep this run going, and they are aging. I wouldn't be shocked in the least if the Twins finished above them in the standings this season.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I'm not sure about Hunter's skills as a player, but I think he's quite valuable in that role. If he can teach Hicks and Arcia some of the finer points of defense, I think the OF defense may improve quite a bit. I'd like to believe that Hunter even in his age will be better out there than Hammer. We will see there.
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