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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    That ruined a perfectly good song too I might add.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm loving this thread... On that note, I'm planning on being in the Twin Cities late August... I'll be happy to receive all those steak dinners I've been promised.... Or perhaps Brock should say something about a papajohns pizza... Perhaps multiple classes of likes? I like Gil's post enough to buy him a PapaJohn's pizza. I liked Diehardtwinsfan's post enough to buy him a steak dinner. I liked Brock's post enough to buy him a car.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Really? You just turned a question on how to judge Ryan's tenure to an indictment on Ryan's motives and have continued to escalate this. Moderator note, let's try to keep this civil.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I would agree wholeheartedly on Suzuki, but let's not forget that Kubel (up until last season) was a pretty decent hitter, and he's not exactly putting up otherworldly numbers right now... He's just hitting well. He very well could do this all year long. Cola is a bit of a wildcard as he's raked in the high minors the last two seasons but struggled in MLB last year. His age is a factor against him, but he's demonstrated the ability to adjust... Who knows. If he keeps it up, he becomes quite the steal.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    I think there are a few criterion here. 1) What did he do with what he had to work with (i.e. budget constraints, bad contracts, etc.)? 2) Post season appearances where it was expected. 3) Post season appearances where it wasn't expected. 4) Post season results 5) Farm system quality year over year. 6) Regular season results when not in the post season. 7) Knowing when to rebuild and when to go for it. And this is just to start. I'd say there's a bunch more which makes this question pretty complicated. Ryan ran a pretty good ship during the 2000s timeframe, though he punted on a couple of tough decisions, and I think that was a pretty big mistake. I dont' think it's fair to credit him for the successes or failures of Bill Smith. As for the overall grade, I don't really think you can grade him until his body of work is complete. I can say this. If Ryan was fired today, there would be a number of teams quite willing to hire him. That, to me, says that he's doing a pretty decent job.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    That one inning against the Jays I'm sure skewed things a bit, as a commentor noted... I'd also say that if pitchers start throwing them more strikes, the should still get good hits. The key to plate discipline isn't as much drawing walks as it is laying off pitches you cannot make good contact on.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    I still maintain that it would have been best for Hick's development to play in Rochester. He's hitting better than what he was last year, which is good, but I have a feeling he's going to put up less than stellar numbers and still end up there at one point.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm most excited by whom the production is coming from. Plouffe, Dozier, Colabello, and Pinto are all hitters who could be considered pieces of the next wave. That's without factoring Arcia, and what's looking like a potential re-emergence of Parmelee in AAA. I'm not expecting them to compete for a pennant, but this could be a rather enjoyable season.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't know if the results are sustainable, but the approach certainly is. The big thing I see is that I'm not seeing out of norm expectations for a lot of guys besides Suzuki and Colabello... and on Cola, his minor league track record says he can keep this up. Will definitely be interesting.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't see Meyer playing in Minnesota at all this year unless there's a trade/injury. Part of that is that he is on a limit. Part is that he hasn't pitched a whole lot in the high minors. And the biggest part is that there are lots of guys under contract. If this team finds itself in a pennant race and Pelfrey is sucking it up once every 5 starts, perhaps. But Meyer will most likely stay in AAA this offseason.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    I think the catcher has to get one too.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    To answer your question, sample size. They may be ready. They may not. 3 starts doesn't determine if either guy is ready. I'd call them up 3 starts in if someone got hurt and you needed a body... not to replace anyone. If there's another reason, it would be 40 man related. I'm not sure offhand if they are on the 40 man or not, but if they aren't, they aren't getting called up until after guys on the 40 get their crack first.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    The approach is certainly sustainable. Don't swing at stuff off the plate. It will also eventually force pitchers to give him more fastballs... which I'd add would play into his power.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    A couple of things: 1) You don't get to just DL someone b/c they haven't done well. The DL is for injury purposes. If the guy is dealing with some pain, then absolutely DL him, but just putting him there b/c he's been ineffective isn't really an option, and I don't think making up an injury is ever reasonable. 2) I doubt they do anything just yet. The season is barely 3 weeks old. You won't see anything major done until June I'd imagine.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    It's nice to see both Gilmartin and Johnson getting the Ks. Gilmartin is averaging a K per inning. He was pretty highly thought of when he was drafted but had definitely fallen when he was traded here. Here's to hoping our coaches saw something and fixed it and this is sustainable.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    I can only imagine the moderation headaches that guy would provide if he returned... That said, he was good for some occasional comedy though.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?cid=&lid=&org=142&sc=&sid=milb&t=affiliate&ymd=20140418 Not a great day for our pitching prospects. Meyer got shelled. Berrios gave up 7 runs (5 unearned) and didn't last long. Stewart was OK giving up 2 runs in 5 innings... Still not racking up those Ks.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    It probably depends on how the pitches break out. Rodon, Hoffman, Aiken, and Kolek are all ace potential guys, and there's a few others you can potentially throw into that mix. If they are all off the board, I'm not going to cry about Jackson as the consolation prize... I'd hope Gatewood or Gordon could force it into a choice... or another pitcher...
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    He's in extended spring training right now. I'd guess Elizabethtown, but I could also see him getting sent to Cedar Rapids as soon as someone gets hurt/promoted.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    It would be something like a .250/.500/.520 and then only score 40 runs. He'd probably break the walk record.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Cannot say I feel sorry for the Jays on this. The goal is to win the game. Hitters shouldn't be swinging at pitches they cannot hit, and if the Jay's pitchers couldn't put it over the plate... well all I have to say is too bad.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    starters with multi-year deals are going to pitch longer. That's just how it is. I wouldn't be shocked if TR was able to find a buyer for KC at one point to get an AAA guy a shot, but this rotation that we currently field is what's going to be pitching in MN for the forseable future.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I haven't really been worried about Pinto, his track record says he's going to be able to hit without too many problems. His average definitely needs to go up, but given the expectations for this season, I'm quite willing to let him play it out given that he's taking good at bats. I'm pretty excited about Dozier (though that average needs to come up), Plouffe, and Colabello so far. All of these guys are under team control long enough that they can be a part of the future. Plouffe could transition to the OF when Sano gets up for for good, which would be insurance against Hicks failing (and while he takes good at bats, right now I think this is a very real possibility. I really think he should have been in AAA, even if Presley was worse at the ML level). If Hicks succeeds, suddenly there's a possibility to trade if you don't think there's room for Sano, Plouffe, Cola, Hicks, Buxton, and Arcia. I might be counting my chickens a bit on Arcia and Buxton, but I think at this point that both of these guys will at worst be average major leaguers...
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm sure our bosses all love this.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    How in the world is this team scoring as many runs as it has?
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