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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Next year is the end regardless. He won't get cut though. He either gets traded or finishes out his contract and becomes a FA.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    I wouldn't worry much about ground out flyout ratios until after the season personally. Even if he is a flyball pitcher, if he gets a lot of Ks and minimizes his baserunners, he'll do just fine. Santana was a flyball pitcher and he earned a couple of Cy Young awards.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't get this. He's being pushed by no one and it's much easier to find a 1B who can mash on the FA market than it is a 3B. I get that his defense may never be stellar, but he's 20... Defense can and will improve, and I'll sacrifice a bit with the glove for a kid that can absolutely mash at that position. Good hitting 3B aren't nearly as easy to find as people think.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Too bad Gonsalves took the loss. He pitched a gem.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Sano jacked one in his first at bat today.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    excellent article.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Any chance Meyer gets promoted to help Rochester with their run?
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    I kind of wonder why they are holding him back. He's put up better numbers than Stewart or Gonsalves, and he's a year younger. He clearly is a cut above the competition in the GCL, so I'd think letting him start a few in the appy would be to his benefit. Just speculating, but could it be because he hasn't finished highschool yet?
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not going to disagree with you on points 1-3. Truth be told, I don't think anyone disagrees with you there (although the casual fan might disagree with you on number 2). Though to pick a nit, Drew was offered arb this year. His salary was closer to 750k than it is 150k... That said, what I don't think you see is that it is very likely that the return being offered is crap. That's our point. The Twins don't need to dump Morneau for salary relief. They need a decent player for him. If the only thing on the table is "future utility infielder" or org filler, I'd pass. No reason to trade him and cover any salary if that's all that's being offered. There has to be a decent prospect on the table to do it.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Rosario, if I remember correctly, is from Puerto Rico, so he'd be eligible, would he not?
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    I swear I've said this 100 times on this board, but part of being a good negotiator is learning to say no. Bill Smith was a lousy trader because he went out and got the guy he wanted and didn't say no when a bad deal was offered. That's how we ended up with the Santana mess. Like it or not, if Terry Ryan doesn't get what he wants, he simply says no. I hope this isn't the case with the potential Morneau trade, but if teams are offering only org filler, and expecting the Twins to pay his salary, say no... Period. If a decent prospect is offered, then I'd put it on the table.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Nice nights for Felix Jorge and Eddie Rosario.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    They gave him an offer. He turned them down.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Wait, Chad Allen.... Steroids? Is this a joke?
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I seem to remember reading that Pinto was considered an above average defender... Maybe I was wrong there. That said, I think Pinto gets the call after Rochester's season is over and will get a reaonable amount of PT in September. He starts in AAA and if he continues to do what he's done, will provide impetus to trade Doumit at the deadline... Hopefully, Doumit is having a good season through July of next year so that teams might actually be interested. Pinto comes up and takes on that role after this.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    It's not about what a certain position SHOULD produce at. It's about what it does. Catching is rigorous on a player. Catchers as a whole tend to produce much worse than the league. Defense is also a premium there. Mauer does all of that well and can OPS around .900. At first, he's merely good. At catch, he's an HOF. It's a lot easier to find a 1B that will put up good offensive numbers than it is finding a catcher who will put up those numbers. That's just how it is. His contract is tied to catching, and that's where he should be as much as possible. I agree in a lost season that we should save the life on his legs, but I would avoid moving him as long as possible.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    I think Stolmy Pimentel might be a decent return. He's not highly thought of in the prospect world, but at 23, he's doing quite well for AAA Indianapolis. Saw him pitch a couple weeks back and he was hitting 95 late game. Still needs to work on control, and his K rate isn't ideal, but I think he could have a decent major league career.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I've been an anti-Gardy guy for years, though I've learned over the years to appreciate some of the things he brings to the table. I do think it's time for him to move on, mainly because some of his biggest weaknesses are dealing with rookies and he's going to have a lot of them over the next 3 years. On the flip side, for all the flack, the man will have no problems finding a job this winter if he wants one.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    It's not that it counts more, it's that catchers as a whole tend to get a lot less of them. This is what makes Mauer valuable. Mauer is an HOF as a catcher. As a 1B, I doubt he makes it. He's just good, not great. That's why it matters. That said, getting him some time there right now will help keep him fresh for catching as he ages. I'm fine with that as we want him catching when the next wave arrives.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    My wife and I honeymooned there. I remember that beach.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Keep in mind that if the Twins extended him prior to him hitting FA, they could at most give him a 20% paycut. That means they'd be paying him about 11M/year. If those bridges are burned, bit's b/c Morneau has no idea what he's actually worth.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    Remember that the next time you have to fire someone. There are people out there who are uncoachable. Garza, lest we forget, had his fair share of runins with the Tampa Bay coaches after he was traded and eventually ended up getting medicated if I remember right. I'm not trying to defend Anderson here, because Thrylos's point about not developing any of those 6 (minus Perkins) is apt I think, but coachability is an issue. Many professional athletes have NEVER experienced failure at any level. They have egos the size of the planet and don't take advice well. To me, this is a bigger problem in football then baseball, but it is an issue. I do agree that coaches need to be good at reaching people of all personality types, but lets not pretend that coachability isn't a good trait.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    People said that about Arcia too, and he ended up being sent down a bit. Sano will take some lumps, and if his AA stint is any indication, he's likely going to have to adjust... That said, he's shown (thus far) that he can. I'm not worried about Sano, but these types of expectations tends to lead to little patience when it is often needed.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    Cannot help but noticing that in the GCL, the Twins seem to have a ton of pitchers who can strike out more than a guy an inning. Is the hitting there that bad or do we just have nice prospects. Not much talk about Fernando Romero, but he's got 40+ Ks in 39 innings this year with only a dozen or so walks... He's 18 too. Oh, Sulbaran had a nice game today.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    Seems to me like this would be a good time for a cup of coffee for Pinto. Is he not on the 40 man? Just let the kid know he's up for a week's worth of games and headed back to Rochester with an item or two to work on.
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