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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Thorpe's Midwest league debut was rather forgettable. He surrendered 5 runs in 4 2/3 with a single K and 3 BB.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    I still think this team is more a pretender than a contender, even after the Morales signing, though I'll admit they closer to it than they were. That said, I'm perfectly fine making a run, but it should not be done at the expense of the development of your future core. 1) Morales replaces Kubel 2) Fuld replaces Hicks, who is optioned to AAA. 3) Santana returns to AAA when his bat cools off. Stop gap CF is obtained. 4) Correia is traded or DFAd in favor of May, Darnell, or Johnson. 5) Guerrier and Burton are traded, DFAd, whatever in favor of Tonkin and Achter. That would probably be the best way for the team to compete. Even then, I'm highly skeptical of the Twins being able to win the division, much less go deep into the playoffs, but I think it would keep people watching into October.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Yeah, I'm hoping to do that with my next dog. My current dog I got as a rescue at 3, so we had different issues with him. The job lead I'm most interested in right now involves working out of my home. If I do that, I think it's time to get a puppy.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    7 runs on 3 hits? How in the world do they manage to do that?
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd do that with mine, but unfortunately he's not trained to run. He wants to sniff every blade of grass, mark every phone poll, and poop every half mile... doesn't make for a good run.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    Last I heard they were a couple hundred thousand under the 3.9M they had to spend. To me, that's spending your cap. But the final numbers haven't been published and some of the most recent signings never had dollar amounts listed.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Looking forward to the title Moneyball III: Return of the Twins.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Not sure offhand. I think Meyer is one... It will be guys from the 2010/11 draft class
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    That's what I don't understand. This was considered to be a pretty deep draft (particularly in HS pitching). I don't have a problem with doing the quick sign/cheap sign guys if they had grabbed a high ceiling tough sign highschool pitcher, but thus far, I'm not seeing that.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    He's played exactly how much? This is what royally bothers me about Gardy. He started out well, got into a slump, and hasn't seen the light of day since. You have to let him work through it, not bench him at the expense of Nunez, Kubel, Cola, etc.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Note, edited the title to get the name right... sorry, it was bothering me On a that note, to answer the question, this is looking more and more like a lost season for him. Wrist injuries can be nasty. Hopefully he starts swinging a bat soon and can at least get in partial season in AA.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Walker has been on fire of late.... still needs to work on the K/BB thing, but goodness, when he's hot, he just destroys anything.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I thought Burdi wasn't expected to start?
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    John Curtiss.... hoping to take advantage of having TJ already done...
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    Hopefully lots of highschool pitching.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Strictly from a long term standpoint, I'd trade Hammer, and probably a few other guys if someone gave up anything of value for them. While this team might be good enough to be a pretender, I really don't see them as a realistic contender this season. Their main goals should be getting younger guys playing time. If trading Hammer meant leatting Parmelee play every day in right, I'd be fine with that, even with the drop off in talent.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Welcome to the forum. Please share something about yourself in the rookies and lurkers thread. I suspect most of the board won't share your optimism on September, but I do think this team should hover around the .500 mark for the remainder of the season. At the very least, they are a lot more tolerable to watch. I wonder if they try to trade Hammer if he keeps it up.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd be a happy man if the Sox took Nola at 3.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Sometimes I'd really like to sticky quotes like this. Starting pitching is the most important position on the field, and in my opinion it isn't close. I'm not saying draft a pitcher if someone like Jackson is the best available at 5, but this once every 5 games thing should not be the reason to not draft or pay money for good pitching. I'd note that the starting pitcher that goes 7 innings will also see a very similar amount plate appearances as a hitter over 5 days... and that pitcher has far more control over the outcome than than the hitter.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Sadly yes... and I would think that MLB would want to make sure their nutrition is well cared for. This is an odd way to treat an investment in my opinion. Guys like Buxton won't really have problems given their large signing bonuses, but guys drafted in the later rounds really don't have much to work with.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Fein and a prospect seems like a lot to give up for him. I guess that serves as a reminder as to just how valuable a decent CF is. This really was a failure of the front office. Hicks needs to be playing every day in AAA, and I'm not sure Fuld is an every day player. At this point, I'd strongly consider DFAing Guerrier and adding some CF to the 40 man to act as a place holder to get Santana more reps at SS and Hicks some time in AAA.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I kind of hope someone takes Nola and Gordon in the 1-4 slots, but I suspect both will be there. I'm hoping they take one of Kolek, Touki, or Newcomb. In round 2, I'd grab a high ceiling prep arm or Hoffman/Fede/Gatewood if one of them really falls.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    This is a big part of the problem. They are 'represented' by the MLBPA, but they have no voting interest. They have no vote on the CBA at all. The MLBPA has clearly not represnted them well, and that's a big part of this problem.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd probably sub Touki for Newcomb, but that's pretty good. Sadly, I think the Twins are pretty high on Gordon. Not my first choice here.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    There's a few other things being packed into this. The government likes it for surveilance reasons as well as they can deal with a handful of ISPs a lot easier than a larger number of them. Make no mistake, this will destroy the little guy. This bill is bad all around.
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