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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    That's true, but you have trade someone or something (in that case Billy Bullock).
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    From a defensive standpoint, I don't like it, but with diminishing skills, is Hunter going to be worse than Hammer and Kubel? I'm hardpressed to think that he's gotten that bad. On the flip side, another good bat for the lineup that was 6 or 7th in producing runs last year (which is even more impressive given how bad they were at the beginning of the season)...
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    At the end of the day, I'm expecting a trade this offseason. If Meyer progresses (which I expect), he's going to be ready with no place in the rotation next year. I'm assuming that May is going to be fine in the rotation and establish himself. Nolasco will have 2 more years, Santana 3, and Hughes 1. Gibson will be the likely candidate, but I think someone is traded.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I really hope that Suzuki and Pinto split the load this year. Pinto has proven all he can at AAA and needs to work with ML pitching. I still think he can be a pretty good catcher and I don't want t see the Twins wasting options letting him destroy AAA pitching when they are going to need a 2nd C anyways. It probably wouldn't hurt to have him get a LF and 1B glove so that he can do some occasional fill in work and occasionally DH, but he really needs to be playing in Minnesota all year this year.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    My bad.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    Graham is a rule 5 guy, you WILL see him in MN this year if they decide to keep him as he has to stay on the roster all season long. That said, I think you're going to see quite a bit of turnover in the pen this season.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    What concerns me most is that I wanted May for that 5th spot. I have a feeling it's now Milone's to lose, and May will be in the pen or AAA. I'd rather him starting in ML.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    did He has 1884 career ML innings in 10 seasons averaging 188 IP/season. That's the definition of a workhorse. Not very many guys will do that in their careers, including many of the names thrown about these boards. Also, the ERA should always be taken into context as pitchers typically struggle their first few years in the big leagues and do on occasion get hurt. Santana dealt with both. He's been below a 4.0 ERA 4 of the last 5 seasons and 5 of the last 7 seasons. Yes, he had a couple of clunkers in there, but they are pretty far in his past also.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Let's hope it's the 30th pick.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I think the change in mindset is that they want as many guys named Santana on the roster as possible... Waiting for them to give Johan another shot at a minor league deal.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    I was a bit higher on Gilmartin than the Twins were apparently. Good luck to him. Personally, I'd have kept him and not picked up another reliever, but who knows.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    About the only thing they didn't do is chase after Cubans... Might have been his biggest mistake though too...
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    If anything, this tells me there's a problem with WAR.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I'm kind of curious about what happens to Millone. I have a bad feeling it means that May will not be in the rotation this spring, as I don't see Ryan being able to trade him for much. I don't like that at all.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    Here's to hoping an improved Trevor May will take care of most of this.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    I think it comes down to the fact that there's a public subsidy that people in the state paid regardless of fandom. In that aspect of things, I get where Levi is coming from. I don't have too much problems with the Pohlads using extra revenue to aggressively paying down debt, that's not bad for the long term of the business. Payroll won't win games. It can help. I'm a huge advocate of smart payroll moves.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    I think Escobar should be on the block before Dozier in my opinion. That said, I'm not sure I move either unless its a good price. I think there's more risk in holding Escobar at this point in that there's question of whether or not he can keep up the offense, but I also think Santana could use more seasoning in the minors as a SS and letting g Escobar get a chance to build on his value for another year at SS may not be a bad thing. Sell high.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I think the question I ask is who is going to go if/when the younger guys are ready. I'm fine with Meyer in AAA to start, I think that's the right choice, but Hughes, Nolasco, and Santana won't be going anywhere due to contracts. Do the Twins trade Gibson if Meyer is ready, especially if no one will pick up the other contracts?
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, this could be a great year the Twins AA affiliate. I expect though that at some point, many of these guys are going to get bumped to AAA or the MLB team.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Looking forward to what is hopefully many years of Sano playing in MN.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    I think trading Pinto or Plouffe would be a mistake. Perhaps someone will gamble on Plouffe, but I don't think they will, and I think his value will be much higher next year if he can maintain or improve on his existing season. Perhaps someone who desparately needs a 3B will give up a top shelf pitcher for him, but I'm doubting that.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    Hu is another good candidate, but I think the big thing that Thorpe and Gonsalves have on Hu is that they are 2-3 years younger.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I think I'd go upside with the HS arm. They have a lot of nice arms coming up through the system right now, and all a college arm does is clog that up.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    If Walker can figure out his contact issues, he'll be the steal of that draft. He's not a bad pick for a break out, as he certainly improved over the course of the season. I think both Thorpe, Kepler, and Gonsalves could take massive steps forward this year as well.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    If they aren't going to go after an ace, I'm honestly 'fine' if it's full (I use that term loosely, I just don't see the point in signing a marginal guy to compete). I wouldn't mind the upgrade, but as far as I'm concerned, Nolasco, Gibson, Hughes, and May are all slotted there. I could see a make good deal for someone, but I really think Pelfrey, Millone, and Meyer compete for that fifth spot, and even if Meyer out pitches them, I suspect he starts in AAA. I also suspect that baring injury, Meyer is in the rotation at some point later this season. So in conclusion, other than a make good deal, or some sort of unexpected event where a guy gets handed to us, I don't think it happens.
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