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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    MLBTR is reporting that the Yankees are interested in hammer.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I think the GM is unemployed this offseason.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Is Sano going to get any PT this year?
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    everything about these guys says 'fifth starter' or 'long relief'. That said, getting something like that out of picks that low in the draft, however, is a very very good thing.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    I think the plan all along was to trade Morales if the Twins couldn't get into the thick of the things. I'm guessing Morales was fine with that too. Not sure I'd all it a salary dump as much a I'd call it getting a potential impact player or prospect.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    The O's match up well. I don't think you get Bundy, but TR probably starts there and 'settles' for someone a bit lower on the chain.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    TK retired if I remember right. He wasn't forced out. And let's not forget that there were some periods of pretty poor play during his tenure as well.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm filing a service time grievance due to my post total going away.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Because you've had an inside look at all of his trade options over the last few years? At what point does this just become a witch hunt? The Twins haven't exactly had a ton of value to part ways with over the last couple of years, and like anything else, making a trade requires 2 to do it, and they have to match up in terms of need. Personally, I don't get why you even site competitive balance picks and bonus money. The Twins have shown far more success scouting the minor leagues of other teams and finding a gem that way. Why mess with something that works? And exactly why would a 90 loss team be looking to add non-expired contracts in August? If the contract was decent, the other team is going to pull the guy back. That's how August trades work. I really don't care how Ryan managed to acquire Meyer and May. Bottom line is that he waited out the Nats until they gave something of value, and when the Phillies called he jumped on it and got something of value. The team with the leverage is the one receiving the phone call. Ryan did what he needed to do to get value. You original post was slamming Ryan for trades that were omitted. When I pointed out the value in not making a trade, you've changed it to a lack of creativity. I get that you don't like Ryan. That's fine, but this is just a witch hunt.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm perfectly fine not executing a trade if you don't get value for it. I think that's prudent. I'd also think that after watching Bill Smith run the org for a few years that most of us would be fine with that approach. Part of trading leverage is the other guy knowing you cannot give a pile of junk for something of value. I don't think anyone should be buying into the idea that Ryan is simply shutting the door on any trades. He's shown he will do them, he just wants something of value for the return.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Which is pretty much exactly as I said. In charge of a large department, but not running the show. Here's the org chart. Kevin Towers is still in charge.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    So what teams schooled Terry Ryan in the trade market?
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd be quite happy with this. Here's the O's list. Cisco is in low A right now, but he's got an .869 OPS to date as a 19 year old, and I think the Sal league is technically a bit tougher than the MWL. The only downside is that he's at least 3 years out. Eudardo Rodriguez might be a nice buy low candidate as well. He's 21 in AA and a hard throwing lefty. Hunter Harvey is another one I'd target. He's flat out dominating the SAL league right now at 19. As for the Cards, I think I like the O's options better. Piscotti might not be a bad deal, but I'm not liking the lack of power. Reyes is pretty wild, but could be a really good pitcher. There's quite a bit of risk here. Kaminski might not be a bad get, but his K rate is really low as well. Could be a Stewart type thing here as he's dominating the MWL.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    He picked those positions with the Twins in mind?
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd think the networks would want to be frugal about this. Video ads are bad for everyone, considering that most traffic for most places occurs during working hours
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    My gut says Stewart was told to go home or to return to Ft Meyer for rehab. He's near the full workload he should be at and with the shoulder, it's best to play it safe and shut him down.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd be pretty hard pressed to find a trade that Ryan was directly involved with where the team got the short end of the stick. This is an area where Ryan has consistently won big... so much so that in his first tenure, teams stopped trading with thim. The closest might be the Doug M trade, but the prospect they got at the time wasn't bad.. especially considering Dougie was a slick fielding 1B with very little offense. As such, I think you're leaning the wrong way. Had Bill Smith done that trade, we'd have ended up with a lot worse. Had Billy Beane or TB's exec been doing that on our behalf, I'm not sure the return would have been a lot better.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I fail to see how being a successful manager with no GM experience is somehow going to make you a better chance to succeed at a rebuild than the guy you have in place now (who has a track record of doing successful rebuilds). You may place those odds there, but no one bothered to give Mr. LaRussa a crack at it. He's not going to walk in to an org an be the GM anyways... He's likely going to be put in charge of a high level office.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm pretty sure that 20 days is only for a rehab assignment. If he goes down for anything other than injury, he's optioned.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    I think Suzuki goes before the deadline. I think Hammer goes in August as I somehow doubt that the Twins will get anything worthwhile for him. They'll roll the dice that he heats up as A ball utility player isn't what they want. KC, I don't know. He'd likely clear waivers, but the question at hand is whether there's a contender doing the PJ Walters, Pedro Hernandez rolodex callup for their 5th spot. They would likely give us something for KC, but I wouldn't expect it to be much. I wouldn't be shocked if Duensing or Fein got sent packing yet. Some team is typically looking for a reliever and will pay a higher ceiling/high risk A ball guy or maybe even a bit more for Fein. The Twins have serveral relievers in AAA deserving MLB time as well, so it would alleviate some other issues.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    I think Bird's post was that the odds are less (in Ryan's case at least). I'd tend to agree and I think they'd be much less. Baseball is a lot different than football in this regard. In football, and offseason can completely transform a team, and as we all know, the coaching team is one of the most valuable components to a football team. While I feel that coaching is presently undervalued in baseball, I'd probably note that on field management would be more like a 10th guy in terms of WAR added or something along those lines. Firing the GM won't suddenly make this team a contender. It isn't how it works. Rebuilding from the farm up will. Ryan is quite good at that. He has a track record of doing so, and I'm quite content in allowing him to a do a job that he has historically done well. In regards to the issue Nick raises, yes, this does need to change. Right now though, it really matters little. Of the 3 signings, I think Kubel was pretty justifiable. Even Bartlett wasn't a bad move, though the implicit guarantee of a roster spot was the part where this needs to change. Either of these moves could have been high reward type moves at the deadline if either player figured things out. The problem was basically guaranteeing them a spot, and in Bartletts case, destroying CF depth to get it.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    One Tommy John surgery can screw that up. I still think using options smartly is smart. If he's up this year, they don't send him back down.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    FWIW, I was pretty against the Buxton pick and he performed worse than Gordon did in his rookie league debut, so I think there's still good reason to think that Gordon could get off to a decent start in rookie leagues, though I won't put Buxton level expectations on him. The Twins, however, seemed pretty infatuated with him, as they were with Buxton... so who knows. One thing he didn't mention, that I think is important is that most of these hitters are also adjusting to using much heavier wooden bats. That is something that many hitters struggle with in the rookie leagues. I think that plays heavily into the fatigue as well, as they are playing more baseball than they have in the past and they are now using heavier bats.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    I think that was more of advice from one woman to another. Let's try to keep this thread civil. There are already a ton of deleted posts in it. Thanks guys.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    Couple of things about Meyer. He isn't on the 40 man, so in terms of being smart with options, he isn't coming up until he's up for good for the year. That means a full time spot has to be open for him, and he's going to need to have room the pen to transition once his total innings have been hit. Otherwise the team unnecessarily burns an option on him. Second, as Seth mentioned, he hasn't been lights out all year. He was good, had a pretty bad rough patch, and seems have adjusted. I'm with the others in that I think May was supposed to have gotten the call, and had he not been hurt, he would have. I still think he should be ahead of Meyer and Meyer comes up in September. If Nolasco (or Hughes) is going to be out through August, I think Meyer heads North. May (once he's gone a 6/7 inning start), will likely come up to fill the current 5 spot. Come September, Darnell, Johnson, or Pino will take Meyer's place.
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