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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Nice to hear Hicks has bulked up a bit. A bit more strength might help him.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd rather fill the bench with good role players. Good players need to play. They lose a lot of value on the bench and if there's no room for them, flip them for someone younger to keep the farm strong.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, that could have been much worse. If she had weighed more, he'd likely be the one having the surgeries. Glad everyone made it out OK, and it's a good lesson about having too much to drink.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd be fine with this if it's a probable cause situation, but these random stops/road blocks they do these days are completely unconstitutional. Anyone stopped in that situation has every right to say no.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    It has more to do than just their farm though. The team is old. They have some superstars, granted, but it doesn't take much regression for them to suddenly be bad. They weren't exactly good for a pretty big stretch of last season. Given the team's age, I don't see how that's going to improve.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd probably argue on the stuff (not much elsewhere). Meyer has 2 very good pitches. Stewart was said by scouts to have 4 plus pitches, which is practically unheard of. I seem to remember a review on Berrios that said something along the lines of having "3 plus pitches and the ability to command the hell out of them"... I don't remember who said that (and could be wrong on the number of pitches), but I think all 3 have superior stuff, though with Berrios, it's his control that makes his arsenal deadly more than the pitches themselves. Either way all could be top of the rotation guys. It will be a good second half of the decade if all 3 pan out.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Wholeheartedly agree, but I think we've all seen guys who are rated highly who never put it together either. To me, I think they have to show it in some capacity. that isn't a knock on what Stewart did this year (especially given his age), but it didn't look like a top of the rotation type season. He gets higher if he start to show it, but until it shows, I'd have both Meyer and Berrios ahead of him, even though I think he has a decent chance to be the best of the 3 of them.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Rosario could see time if Dozier got hurt too. He's not that far away from having played 2nd. that said, he needs to get off to a good start in AA. I'm not sold on the AFL numbers just yet. I hope the kid comes out swinging, b/c for all the hype, this is also a pretty pivotal season for him. He cannot afford another year like last year.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    You may be right about their intelligence, but that doesn't mean that the actions are right. that's my issue. They have a clearly defined role in the constitution (as does Congress and the President for that matter), none follow it.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    No, but I like his ceiling better He's gotten very good results in AA/AAA as well. I think Stewart has the highest ceiling of them all, but given that he's been in low A with worse results, he's probably the 3rd on that list.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not a fan of the premise here. The pitchers are cherry picked. Here's the real question. What happened to AAA pitchers walk rates in 2012, 2013, and 2014 when they got promoted? If they on average dropped, then we can start wondering why, but I'd be willing to bet that they collectively went up by about .5 BB/9 IP. The other thing I don't see addressed here is whether these numbers were the immediate year they got promoted or if they are a career number or something taken a few years later. Walk rate is a big deal. I won't argue that you can get away with a bit more if you get the Ks, but at 4+/9 IP, I think Meyer needs to work on his control. We saw what happened to May, and he had a walk rate of half of what Meyer posted in AAA, and he got plenty of Ks too. Meyer needs to work on that, as it will cause issues, and I have no problems with him spending a few months in AAA proving he can go deeper into games and walking less guys. He won't be that ace we want him to be if he's giving up free passes. The real question will be what happens if he improves. I fully expect Meyer to have a pretty good year in AAA. But if May is pitching well out of the 5 spot and if Gibson remains the same or takes a marginal step forward, there's no where to put him minus a trade or injury.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    27 seems pretty low. I'd think they'd be more in the 15-20 range, and I think .500 is pretty reasonable FWIW. Problem with these rankings as most just assume more of the same. Lots of people picked the 2011 Twins to win the division. We all know how that happened.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    Ignoring a superior court, ignoring the constitution, ignoring congressional law, or just making it up as you go. As far as I'm concerned, it's all impeachable. Yes, I think Moore needs to go... along with every justice of the supreme court and a good number of federal and state judges.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    The Tigers didn't exactly run away with it for most of the year this year. They were pretty bad for a while. As an aging team, those stretches of bad play only get worse. I don't think the win it. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if they imploded like the Twins in 2011, but more likely that they finish around .500 and in the near future, start to look like the team that Verlander played on in his rookie year.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I like tools, but I think results do matter. I'd probably go Meyer, Berrios, Stewart right now just b/c of results. As for ceiling... They are all potential number ones.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, Berrios may get the opportunity, but I'd imagine he's going to spend most of this season in the minors. What will be real interesting is how the rotation is handled going forward. Nolasco, Hughes, and Santana are locked up for a while. I wouldn't be shocked if Gibson (or possibly Nolasco) is traded this offseason.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Judges have been legislating for years. Of course, the hypocrisy here is what bothers me more than anything else. The same people complaining about how judges do this are the same ones saying that it's great he's taking a stand.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I guess the idea of saying Gonsalves projects as a 3 is pretty suspect in my opinion. He has the results along with a good fast/change combo. He's also done it at a young age relative to league and has the eyeball metrics too (mid 90s fb from the left side). That strikes me as a ceiling much higher than a slightly above average pitcher. Whether he gets there or not is why he's in the low teens as opposed to the top 5. He's no sure thing, for many of the reasons cited. But to me, he's got 1/2 potential, and I'd have him rated much higher than Taylor Rogers.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Loving this thread. With 3 square a day and free housing, I'd think any minor leaguer would be all over that. They don't get paid much, get a head start, and keep themselves in the good graces of the front office. No brainer.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd say with Mauer, his presence on this list will have a lot to do with how he does this year. Another injury riddled year with some ineffectiveness, and he's on it. If he produces closer to career norms, he certainly will get flack for the lack of power, but he'll still be productive.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Just a point, this may be one of those years where the central is considered weak because there are no 90 win teams, but there very well may be five 80 plus win teams. It will be interesting to watch. These teams could do a good job beating up on each other.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    I'll personally be a bit disappointed if they cannot find room for Escobar. I'm not sold on Santana repeating personally, and I think defense at SS is going to take a hit in the short term with Santana at SS. The Twins were on the unlucky side of things last year, so I do think that 80 wins is pretty reasonable. The OF defense scares me a bit though. The question at hand is whether or not Hunter presents a pretty decent upgrade on Hammer defensively. I'd like to hope that's the case, but I'm not certain it will. I'm really hoping that the presence of Hunter helps Hicks and Arcia defensively. As for Hicks, if he is plan A (gag), it probably wouldn't hurt to reduce his exposure to righties early on to get him some confidence. As for regression, I think Santana in particular is going to get hit hard. Hughes will regress a little I'm guessing, but I don't think it's going to be massive. Vargas is a risk, but I think he'll ultimately be fine (so long as he finds the plate discipline he left in NB) I think a case can be made for far more of the good kind of regression in Mauer, Nolasco, May, Plouffe, Dozier (yes, I think he gets a bit better), Gibson, and Hicks. The amount remains to be seen, but that should offset the bad kind by more than enough.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Santana might be a no doubter now after the season he had, but his minor league track record didn't indicate he'd preform this well. He wasn't on many (if any at all) lists. That said, I'm a bit surprised with 6 guys in the top 40 (wow), that there's nothing in the bottom 60. I'd have thought Thorpe, Burdi, or Polanco in particular would have snuck in. As for long term, I think the neat thing here with this is that there are a number of guys who could be on this list next season depending on their year this year. These include: Thorpe, Polanco, Kepler, Gonsalves, Hu, Michael, Minier, Diaz, Murphy, Walker, and Rosario. For these, one very good season at the level they are at (assuming most are promoted), and I suspect they will get lots of love. They all have the tools and at least some track record of success.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    I think the extension is a good idea. The mistake would be to buy out more than 1 year of his FA. I'd probably have years 2 and 3 as options personally. It lowers the price of the contract and also makes it much more tradable.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    I think Detroit's run is over. It's an aging team that really doesn't inspire me much. I think KC is going to regress too, with Minnesota, Cleveland, and Chicago improving. I think Cleveland wins the division.
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