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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    I wouldn't be surprised if Odorizzi was traded this offseason... i guess that depends on how the FO views guys like Gonsalves, Mejia, Stewart, Romero etc. There's too many of them and not enough spots. Guys like Mejia and May are out of options as well. I think trading Gibson woudl be a mistake. Extending him (depending on the length) might not be a bad option, but that one is fraught with risks too (see Hughes, Phil). If he was willing to go for a 3 year deal, I'd probably do it.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Not sure I'd call Cave a cast off just yet. He's a late bloomer on a loaded roster where there was no room. He could end up being very good. Right now, he's an upgrade over Grossman (which we need). If we're lucky, he becomes another Brian Dozier.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    I think Wade is a better prospect. He has a bit of power and great plate discipline. Not sure how they rate defensively. If not for Cave, I think Wade could take the Grossman role in 2019.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I think a case can be made for shutting down a few people. Hildy's been off. I'd DL him. Same goes for Reed and Santana
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    baseball cards.... brings back memories.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd try and trade him, which probably means sitting it out as I doubt another GM offers a ticket for him. I would not extend him. He's been bad for 2 years now. We need to set our sight a bit higher for 2019.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    well, he profiled as a workhorse major league starter who could be an above average pitcher... and when he got demoted to the pen, it wasn't due to performance, it was due to Pelfrey coming back... so I think some of us want to see what he can do. I'm not against him ending up in the pen, I just think he could be a better starter.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    The only reason Thorpe didn't get pushed to Etown as a 17 year old was that he was completing high school... think about that. He was a very good prospect and had 2 years off. It's not surprising that he's regaining that form. Hoping that continues. He could be a very good ML pitcher for a long time.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    The one thing I wouldn't do is save my best reliever for closer. If May's ultimate place is in the pen (and I don't think it should be), then closer is not what I'd tap him for. I do think that a rotation between Hildy, Busenitz, Moya, and Duffy would be smart.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Didn't JJ Hardy get his time manipulated in a similar fashion when he was with the Brewers? I don't believe he won that... and honestly, Buxton has zero ground to stand on if the Twins did it. His performance speaks for itself, and a hot few weeks in August isn't going to change that, nor should it.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Funny thing is that those weren't the only prep guys they took. Blazovic and Benninghoff were both taken (though Benninghoff was already in TJS recovery at the time), though neither of these guys have really shined so far. On the college side, the got Tyler Wells and Griffen Jax. This draft is looking to be a monster draft.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    It's also completely legal. The union can cry about this all the want, and all the Twins need to do is point to Buxton's results this year. He wouldn't be the first guy in all of baseball who got sent home in September. It's a crowded roster, and the Twins could simply state that they need to get a good look at Field, Cave, Austin, and Ralley, and quite frankly, they'd be right. Again, Buxton put himself in this situation. As far as I'm concerned, he get the Sano treatment, fly to FTM, and spend 4 hours a day in the weight room. That kid needs to bulk up. I'd also make it clear to him that the plan is to start in him the minors next year, no matter how good his spring is... so put in the work needed to get his bat up to speed as well as the work needed to make him a bit less brittle.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't think this one is too hard. He finishes the season in Rochester. If the Twins were in it, Id' call him up. We aren't, and Buxton is a big reason for that. He stays home. His instructions are to bulk up a bit this offseason. He needs more padding so to speak, even if he loses a step. My plan for 2019 is simple. He has an option. It will be used. Buxton will earn his next trip to Minnesota.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    wondered if Thorpe would get bumped with Stewart going up. AK is killing it. So is Rooker. Defintiely wouldn't mind getting Rooker to AAA.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I was going to suggest Tyler Wells.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Are you sure he didn't understand the context? He didn't acknowledge it in his statement, but that's a far cry from not understanding it.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Rodriguez was a sleeper. He was a personal favorite of mine as well, but it's hard to fault the Twins there. He spent several years as a CF and then switched to pitcher with mixed results. you can certainly argue the bloodlines, but the only option the Twins had was to put him on the 40 man at the end of 2017 after posting an ERA just under 4 in AA with a 7.4 K/9, 3.2 BB/9, and a fairly high hit rate too, as a 25 year old in his first taste of AA. Just about any of us would have done the same in that scenario. Rodriguez wasn't enough of a prospect to be protected.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't believe Judge was ever seriously considered as a top pick... by anyone. Manaea was, but he also got hurt and fell pretty hard due to it if I remember right. KC pulled off a big underslot move to get him.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    That number has (I believe) been trending down. He struggled a lot with this when he first got called up. He's been much better in that area over the last month or two. I think he had to learn that AAA hitters are a bit more selective than the ones in AA.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    The picked up a high risk/high reward kid. Not sure what else we expected. I think this return is fine.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    I remember him getting tossed as a bench coach under Gardy at one point. I think he threw a bat out into the field or something like that in frustration.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    He won't be on the 40 man next year, so I highly doubt he's going to be the guy to cover a DL stint unless they only keep 2 catchers on the 40 man.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I would plan on Buxton starting next season in the minors and try and find someone needing 1 year make good contract (if one is out there).
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    Casilla…. there's a name I haven't though of in a while... speaking of this theme and unwarranted patience. Didn't he replace Luis Rivas.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    I think this is pretty easy. Austin to MLB Rooker to AAA On the pitching side, Gonsalves first, and then Thorpe. any 40 man reliever in AAA needs a look too.
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