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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    I just cannot see arroyo... just can't. Cannot really see Garza here either unless there's a trade lined up for KC... got to be a bat.. Most likely Drew, and if everyone is out on him, he might come cheap enough where Ryan's going to look like a genius... though if he comes cheap, I wouldn't be surprised if Drew wants a short term deal.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    thanks thrylos
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    What sticks out to me is Pinto at 12. He's a catcher that put up a .900 OPS last year and did it in the majors too. I know it's a deep system, and I know Pinto has warts, but to put him ahead behind guys like Kepler, Santana, etc. is kind of odd in my opinion.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I'll be in Orlando the week of opening day. Just curious if there's anything going on at the Twins complex that week with the minor leaguers. I'd be up for catching something there if the option is available.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    You'll care when you are getting replacement level production for millions of dollars with an untradeable contract. We've all heard that complaint before. But that said, the "who is available" is a pretty big problem here. Sure, they could give me 5M dollars to play SS for them on a 1 year deal. I'd gladly take it, and I'd be booed out of the stadium on during spring training. The bottom line is that there has to be something good available worth committing that kind of money too, and the long term viability of that contract is something they need to strongly consider as well. The guys we are talking about won't be signing one year deals, and I don't think it's unreasonable to target guys that they think will fulfill the value of that contract. At the end of the day, this is still a business, whether or not you or I like it. I'm not going to disagree with you in that the lack of spending by the Twins has been maddeningly frustrating at times, but this offseason, they seem to have put that to bed. They went and got two good pitchers and resigned a 3rd guy. They've added depth at C and grabbed lottery tickets in Bartlett and Kubel. They are making moves that most of us recognize need to be made. What the overall payroll looks like when that is done is hardly the reason to condemn them.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    Except that there's really not a lot of good players. That's the point others are making.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Players who stick in the majors tend to eventually reproduce their minor league numbers. It might take a season or two of adjustment for that happen, but very rarely do players outperform their minor league numbers by any sort of significant margin. This is where I come from on Florimon, and I think this is where Brock is as well. He has thousands of PAs in the minor leagues all of which say that he is not a good hitter. Could things suddenly click and he turn into a good hitter? Yes, it's possible. But I would think the odds at this point are incredibly low, especially given his age. Personally, I'd rather roll the dice with Escobar at short. He has shown that he has the ability to hit, though he has not done it consistently. He's also younger. I'd rather give him a full season of the job and see if the Twins do need to go after JJ Hardy next year (or go with Drew this year) than to give Florimon another shot. SS is a big hole on this team, and it will be for the forseeable future. That's probably the one area where the next wave still doesn't have a long term option (unless Polanco can shine at SS this season).
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Just b/c Kepler was very good in E-Town doesn't mean he should be ranked higher. Prospecting is very much a "what have you done for me lately?" type thing. People are ranking Kepler lower because there's definitely more risk to him now than what there was last year at this time. That's fine in my opinion. I don't think anyone is arguing that the ceiling for Kepler is a very good major league player, but his first year in rookie ball was pretty disappointing after his start. Yes, injury had something to do with that... and yes, he held is own in the AFL against much tougher competition, but he needs to come out healthy and perform at this point to get bumped up. I'm fine with him being in the teens... He's in a deep system and I think his performance merits that. If he does well in Fort Meyers, he's going to be much higher on the lists given his age, athleticism, and performance.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Pinto surprises me. I think Berrios is a bit too high too... Guess they really really like him. and yes, Santana has no business being on this list.... Perhaps I'm missing something about him, but I don't get the love. He's looking like he'll be a slightly better version of Florimon. That's not a bad prospect, but hardly a top 10 one in a deep system.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm actually glad the Twins passed on this one. This man has been so inconsistent in his career. He's also had quite a few injuries. Perhaps he finally figured it out, but I'm not sure I want my team handing him the 5 year contract and giving up the 2nd round pick to go with it.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    I think Parmelee is going to be the starting DH and a somewhat frequent corner outfielder to spell Willingham and Arcia. I just want him to get a full season of consecutive at bats to see if he can put an end to whether or not he has some long term plans. Otherwise, he's going to be a nice bench bat/defense corner OF sub. Also, I'll be shocked if he doesn't make the 25 man roster (baring trade, though I don't see his value being all that high).
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    I waffle on Drew personally and am on the "don't care either way" bandwagon for this pickup... But the question you've been asked a few times, and it bares repeating, is who else should they sign? You keep saying throw money at guys? At this point who? They've gotten pitching help that they desperately needed. A SS would definitely help, but only Drew fits the bill of one that can help. Beyond that who? They have prospects in the high minors at any "open" position. I think most of us are for spending money where it makes sense, but at the end of the day, we are talking about millions of dollars. Spending it for the sake of spending it is a good way to prolong our misery.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I have to admit I didn't understand Escobar not getting a shot last season. I guess the question to me is whether or not Escobar can be a good ML SS. With Florimon, you get a good glove for cheap. I'd rather have Drew than Florimon, but I'm not sold on the price. I'm not going to get worked up about this either way, but why is it that I have this gut feeling that we are going to sign Drew only to watch Escobar outperform him...
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I think the draft pick compensation should be tied more to the team's market size then losing a free agent. The RedSox are a huge market and can sign away folks without fear. The compensation was meant to protect teams like the Twins (formerly) and pirates from being a farm system to other teams... That said, I still miss JJ Hardy... What a colossal blunder. Wonder if the Orioles would send him back to us for the ghost of Hoey. In conclusion, I don't have a huge problem going for him. I think the price needs to drop a bit or get an option or something... I'm not super excited by him either, but as this article shows, there won't be any better options any time soon... other than possibly Hardy next year.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    20 yrs old in rookie ball, believe it or not, is pretty average from an age standpoint. But it's old enough where you don't put a lot of stock into those numbers. If he puts up good numbers in Cedar Rapids next season, then he's going to start rising up on the lists. Right now though, he's one of many guys who have done well at rookie ball, but not really on anyone's radar.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    not to derail the thread... I stopped posting at Twinkietown right after SBnation did that ridiculous design overhaul.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    I do and I don't agree. Basically, the problem is that larger market teams are pilfering good players from the smaller market teams making it difficult to compete. The problem as I see it is that it sucks for guys like Drew who probably aren't worth the comp pick attached to them.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I still think there's a chance your fan crush turns out to be a decent crush...
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Not to be nit picky here, but I'd be willing to bet just about everyone on this forum has at one time taken a prescription pain killer that was left over from a previous script long after the original condition had ended. I know I've done it, and I'd guess most of us have too. I just don't get too worked up about this, and this is the type of thing that I really wonder exactly what the purpose of MLB's policy is. Either way, Eddie is going to miss 50 games due to this. That should be a good lesson to him.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    I think it was Danny Valencia acting alone
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    I think you have to put Kepler in A+ ball.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    A lot of good happened this offseason, but this is one of the head scratchers in my opinion. I'm not a fan of Gardy, that's no secret, but even his biggest defenders will note that mentoring rookies is not his strong suit. This, to me, could be a big mistake as the next two seasons are going to see a number of promising rookies making the bigs.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    That's just it. I personally thought they were done after Hughes and Nolasco... Pelfrey was a bit of a head scratcher, as I think a case could be made for Meyer breaking into the rotation at some point next year, and Gibson, Worley, Diamond, and Deduno all getting another shot... I think they are done, and I wouldn't be surprised at all if TR has a KC trade lined up.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    This is another one where being upset makes no sense. There was no SS version of Robinson Cano to spend the money on. I think the pitchers they went after are the ones also most likely to succeed. The only one out there that I think might have been a better get was Garza in my opinion, and I'm not sure that's shared here. Santana makes me nervous personally. Garza is also waiting till after the Tanaka thing happens, so I honestly think the Twins were smart in waiting. People would be complaining on how the market passed them by when suddenly Garza is getting the big money deal from everyone who lost out on Tanaka. The went and spent money on some of the top options available. I get that they could still spend more, but at this stage of the game, I'm not sure on what. They got 3 guys who all look like they should outperform the contract, they are staggered so as to open up one additional spot each year. They did this right.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    This is a philosophical discussion that I think really deserves a separate thread at some point. I tend to agree with you that if this was the choice most fans woud choose the draft. One less win in 2013 would have been the difference between 3 and 4, and living up to our pythagorean record (60 wins if I rememer right) would have had us drafting 2 overall. With what is looking like so much elite talent in the top of the draft, it won't matter that much except that we could have a bit more control over which elite piece we grabbed. That said, there really does seem to be a "win now" vs. "win later" debate going on. Personally, while I like to win now, I don't see it worth it at the expense of long term winning. A boom/bust cycle is fairly normal in sports (unless you are the Yankees) as teams need to have a few bad years to restock on talent.
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