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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Thanks to everyone for some great game threads.. what few I participated in. Offseason blog plan coming shortly.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    I wonder if some team out there would do a Herschel Walker type trade for AP.... and I wonder if the Vikings would do it.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    At this point, I say lose out. Get the top pick and draft a franchise QB and be done with it... I kind of wonder if that may have been a plan all along when the team had 3 first round picks and drafted only 1 with the intent on starting day 1...
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    think about.... I just lost my train of thought...
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Actually no it's not. We had a couple of bad drafts in that time frame and made two big mistakes with pending free agents. Admittedly, those mistakes are hindsight 20/20 type issues, but when it takes 4-6 years to develop quality major leaguers, 6 year old decisions make a pretty big difference.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I think you are obfuscating the point just a bit. Using Sickle's top 75 prospects, the Twins have 4 guys in the top 75 who will be in AA/AAA next year playing at CF, SP, 3B, and 2B. Those are some of the hardest positions in baseball to get good talent, and all will likely see time at TF next season. They have a 5th guy who is a bit further back. Waiting for the kids is going to make sense in that type of a situation. You don't want to block them by signing guys like Ellsbury or some 3B. Now I agree that we need to go out and get pitching. I'm not sure I agree that we should be doing 5 to 7 year deals to do it. That's just silly. How many of those contracts end up working out? If you do something like that, your young kids will get good just as that huge contract starts becoming a burden. I don't want to burden the next wave with another Nick Blackburn, Joe Mays, etc. Even with TF, the Twins aren't the Yankees or Cubs who can essentially print money. That said, I do think the Twins need to be more proactive on the FA market side of things. Particularly with younger talent. I think the money would be much more wisely spent on the two Cubans and/or Tanaka... I hope I'm not asking too much, but honestly, getting one of those guys would make me pretty happy this offseason.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Keeping Santana and trading hunter would have been the right answer in terms of how they hurt the team, but hindsight is 20/20 too. I would also add a couple of bad drafts during that timeframe as well. That's one of the big reasons why we are paying for it right now, as those classes are where the Twins would have been pulling minor league talent the last couple of years... and there really hasn't been much there.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    I appreciate the complement, and I tend to agree on the pitcher (though I think I'd make the exception for Gatewood, especially if the Twins think he can stick at SS). If rumors are true though, Gatewood won't make it to 4 or 5... If that's the case, I think I want Kolek.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Sickles only gives out about 30 As, so I don't see Meyer on John's border for this one. I do hope I'm wrong. I do agree that strong AFL performance might make him rethink that, though truth be told, Meyer won't be "young" for this league.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    You pretty much nailed it. The nice thing about Tanaka is that if you win the posting bid, you get exclusive negotiating rights. Given his age, if I was going to toss 50-100M at a guy, it would probably be him (note that includes posting fee). I like Hughes as another signing as well, though honestly, I'd be happy with Tanka or Abreau instead... Tanaka is more of a need obviously.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    no hitter through 3... think about jinxing it...
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    There's a lot worse options in the FA market than Pelfrey, and while he's not my first choice, a 1 year deal isn't something I'd cry about. I think he's going to have a bounce back season similar to Pavano the year after he was traded to the Twins. Hopefully, they capitalize and flip him at the deadline for a prospect.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I should probably clarify. I'm more of a power and OBP guy. Speed is nice, especially in the OF where there are some obvious defensive gains from it, I want guys 1-9 with some plate discipline and enough pop to scare pitchers into doing something other than grooving a fastball in the zone. Having Hicks and Buxton in the OF should satisfy most speed requirements for the forseable future, and while I won't get upset about Turner, I think I'd rather get the upside guys in Kokek or Gatewood.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    The comment was that there weren't any sure bets in the FA market. I don't know you consider Linci, Haren, Nolasco, and Johnson (though his problem is more health related) a sure bet by any means. Even Santana wasn't a sure bet coming into the season. You could sign 5 of those guys and still field a team that is below .500.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I find a couple of things interesting. 1) Most of their FA signings are exactly the types of signings that Ryan would make. Low budget, FA scrap type guys. The big difference is that it clearly worked for them. 2) Their pitching staff made some massive strides forward. We should hire their pitching coach. 3) They made quite a few trades. More so than I thought.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    I dont' consider Darnel a major prospect, but he gets a shot next year, and I think he can be something better than a 5 starter. I haven't seen him pitch, but he seems to be able to put out some high K games on occasion. I do think he can be a decent mid-rotation arm, which is nothing to sneeze at. I also think that Worely should get another chance, and I'm not sure we should give up on Deduno quite yet either. KC is also in the rotation, so I'm not terrible sure the Twins should go out and get a ton of guys. Honestly, if they just got Tanaka, I'd be thrilled. Hughes as their other pitcher would be nice too, but you have to keep some spots open for the young guys coming up.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Yeah, but I'm a Vikings fan too.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    No votes for Bobby Cuellar?
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Another blonde moment?
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    I keep hearing sex sells, but every time I use sex to sell something, there are no takers.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    When did you become a mod? And how long will it take to abuse your power?
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    6. Think about Kolek or Gatewood. Both will look nice next June.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Honestly, I'm not a terrible fan of speed guys offensively. I like them in my OF, but beyond that I'd prefer guys with some pop. I'd rather have Gatewood over Turner personally, and while I won't cry if they end up with Turner, I'd rather go with a pitcher or Gatewood with that pick. I'd be perfectly fine grabbing another HS arm like Kolek. You can never have enough of those type of guys.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    He drafted Frasier in his shadow draft, so for what's its worth, he liked him better than Stewart. I don't get that personally.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    I tend to agree. Those are some nice combinations and he should be an above average pitcher. It sounds like really needs to get one more plus pitch into his arsenal before you can call him a top of the rotation guy, but the fact that he's 19 means that's still quite possible... that and he could in theory still add a tick or two to his pitchers.
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