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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    One would hope. Didn't these companies band together and do something a while back? It needs to happen.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Honestly, if teams went out of their way to house and feed these kids, I doubt there'd be too much going on, but at those rates (which I believe are the non-40 man rates), those kids aren't making enough to get by. I would think the teams woudl be very interested in housing and feeding of their prospects, just as I'd think the union would be behind this too. Given the lack of a seat at the table in the CBA process, I really don't see how MLB is going to win this one. The would be wise to settle and make some changes.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Think about this way... If he was a US citizen, he'd be in this year's draft as a HS prep guy. Also of note, according to scouts, he'd be a first rounder too. It's looking like the Twins really got something good here.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I think we all would be. He'd be going to the hall of fame. The real issue is that people see him more as a .730 OPS type guy with decent defense. That's still not bad (essentially Elvis Andrus), but at 5 overall, I'd much rather they get a guy who is more likely to be a perennial all star. I'm not sure Gordon is that guy. I won't cry if they draft Gordon, but part of me hopes that someone ahead of them grab him so that we don't have him there. I really want Aiken, Rodon, Jackson, Touki, or Kolek. All, to me, ,are fare more likely to be dominant... and given that this may be the last time in a while that they are picking this high, I hope they get a guy with a really high ceiling, even if it takes them 5 years to develop him.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    This! I'd add that on the Gardy front, his biggest weakness is (in my opionion) developing young talent. While I think that Ryan is the right guy this year and possibly into next, I'm not as certain once they are in the playoff mix. But with Gardy, I'm not certain he belongs here now.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I think a good case could be made for bringing Darnell up too. He's been pretty dominant in AAA. I agree that KC should go in the near future, though I'd rather he stay in the rotation till he's traded.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Thorpe was promoted to Cedar Rapids yesterday. Not sure when he will get his next start.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    You should have seen the place during the 100th year Harley anniversary.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I missed last night's episode, but I know it's good when my wife texts me saying it was gruesome...
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    extended spring training.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    The real quesiton here is this: Can he play CF?
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    I like the idea of grabbing a bunch of high ceiling prep guys...
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    Apparently the baseball gods wanted me to give up and walk away... Nice to come back and see 2-1 in the top of the 9th ending 7-2...
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Well, with a few less acronyms. I'm responsible for a portion of the security audit. With the primary administrators for email and backup systems out of the office, I'm the guy the call when things don't go well, and they decided to not go well as soon as these guys were out. So instead of preparing for the security audit, I was doing break fix. And I'm still responsible for them this week too.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    That would be more like dread. I'm in Cleveland for a DoD IT security audit. And I'm responsible as the technical engineer for Exchange and DPM as the primary POCs are out of the office. I'd rather think baseball.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Twins need to pull off a win. I don't want to sulk on my 5 hour drive to Cleveland tonight.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Unfortunately, I don't think Terry Ryan can do an in-game DFA... but if he could, I'd be all for it. Right now, I'd just be happy letting Parmelee hit and play left.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    This, to me at least, is where a reliance on just stats misses the big picture. Guys don't just go the minors and pitch. They have a plan. They are working on things, and all of this needs to be taken in context. I don't get worked up about a top pitcher with a 7k/9 when I know his best pitch has been largely shelved. As well, low A hitters have trouble with breaking pitches as it is, so if the pitch is as good as advertised, it's not doing Stewart a whole lot of good throwing it a ton. The Ks will come when he starts working it back in, and this makes more sense in the higher minors. But for now, they want their raw talent to work on the fast/change. The fact that Stewart is striking out that many while not relying on his best pitch says a lot.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Anyone else think that Kubel needs to be subbed out?
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    There's some blackmail for when we meet in August...
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Depends on traffic.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    Hughes could use a triple play right about now.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    In a year or two, people will scream at management for not making it a longer deal.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd love to see both Achter and Tonkin in the big leagues. Unfortunately, the Twins need to clear some space for them.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    May hasn't dominated any level in quite some time. I'm perfectly fine letting him stay in AAA for a bit longer. There are still sample size issues here and it would be nice to see that walk rate drop a bit more. I don't think a minor leaguer walking 3.6/9 is going to come into the majors and do exceptionally well. He will be up when a position vacates. Unless Nolasco gets hurt or they finally cut bait with KC, it may be another month or two. You don't guarantee millions to a guy so you can cut him after 2 bad months.
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