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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Rosario and Meyer would be #1 prospects for a lot of systems, and most systems aren't special after 8. This is a pretty deep system with tons of raw high upside guys at lower levels as well.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    No. What it said is that no one claimed him. This means no one was willing to take the risk of the Twins simply saying "You can have him and his salary". It's a bit of a catch 22. If he passes through unclaimed, they can trade him to anyone. If he's claimed, they can only trade him to whomever claimed him. You don't want him claimed if you want everyone bidding on him, but what this said is that demand was low enough that no one really wanted to risk getting him and his salary for free. It means we need to pick up some of that or the PTBNL will be conditionally based on how well Justin peforms for his new team. I'm not necessarily against either of those options.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Earlier this year I was guessing Logan Darnel, but he's not been terribly good in AAA this since his promotion. I honestly am not seeing much in terms of FA signings. Deduno and Albers will likely have earned an extended look next year. KC and Gibson aren't going anywhere (at least until KC is potentially traded). That leaves one spot. You can fill that with a FA and leave Worley, Hendricks, Meyer, May, and Darnel in Rochester to duke it out. Not a bad option, but even then that leaves us with a potential log jam there.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Yeah, someone needs to get Smith a job with the Reds or Red Sox.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Only had 10 options, and I'm pretty sure I'd get banned for leaving off the Ralley Monkey.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    How many AA at bats does he have now? I just don't see him starting in MLB next year and I don't see him getting called up in Sept. I don't think it's overly conservative either if they let him finish out the year in AA (or perhaps promote him to Rochester for the playoff run) and then start next year in AAA. Let's not pretend he has nothing to learn in AAA. He might not have much to learn, but I'd much rather my prospects learn all they can in the minors before coming to the majors... That's just me. Besides, like Plouffe or not, I think he should get next year to see what value he has. If you call up Sano, you start running into more PT issues. The Twins need to figure out if he's the future or trade bait. While he hasn't been lights out this season, he's shown enough with the bat to give him some more time. If he gets hurt next season or continues to hit in the low .200s with some power, I think you trade him.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Honestly, I'd be thrilled if we got a similar prospect for Morneau as Butera. He hasn't been his old self, and I'm still in shock that the Dodgers would be willing to send a guy like that over. I'm guessing TR has held out for more. He doesn't give away his guys. He wants value back.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    You missed Thorpe. He's in the top 10 as well I think.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    You are right, we don't. But between the guys we have, there are options even if some of them turn out. On the other hand, we don't have much in terms of pitching prospects or middle infield help, so let's not deal from a position of weakness to get some sort of "sure thing" at a position of strength. It makes no sense, and it's the kind of trade that could end the next wave rather quick.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I accuse Ashburry with the bat in the sitting room.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    His minor league numbers say he should get a decent margin of them. I get that he isn't doing that this year, but this is also a bit of a learning curve and likely an endurance struggle.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    This too. I don't see it happening. I'd be interested in Fernandez simply because he fills a position of need, but OF is not a place where the Twins need guys. If they'd take Hicks and Harrison for him, yeah, I'd probably do it, but I don't think it's wise for the Twins to be creating voids at positions of weakness in order to get a guy that fills a position of strength.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    The most realistic post here...
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I was going to post something similar...
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I wonder if he has a potential partner lined up and waited until the waiver priority made it likely that this partner could claim him. I agree that it would be nice if he clears it, but there was enough interest that some one out there might want to snag him.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    This was part of my beef with the Parmelee situation. Dozier has been handed the job and did not have a lot of expectations. He was simply told to do the job, and he did it well. His defense was excellent, but it took 2 months for the offense to actually start contributing, and now we are talking like he's more than a placeholder, but a fixture for the next wave. I'm not quite sure he's there (yet), but the bottom line is that you have to play him. Parms, on the other hand, got 3 weeks of PT and then got benched for Arcia. He got a couple more and then got benched again for Arcia. I don't know if Parmelee will ever be good, a solid MLB contributor, or a backup, but the bottom line is that he should be playing... EVERY.DAY. His minor league career says that he can hit. It may take some time to adjust, but the kid has shown patience (probably a bit too much of it to be honest), which is one of the most important skills needed to transition to MLB play. I kind of hope Morneau is traded just so Parms can play first every day for the rest of the year.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    That's not a Twins issue, that's an MLB issue. Prospect for prospect swaps are rare. Besides, right now, the Twins should be acquiring prospects, not trading them.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    the streak continues... for now at least.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    I voted for a relief pitching prospect for Butera. That obviously was low. Assuming a similar return, I'd guess Sam Selman or maybe Orlando Calixte, but that seems like a high price to pay for Carroll. Either way, this might be fun.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Don't have a catchy nickname for Carrol like Butera, but given the return for Butera, I nice snarky poll is just what we need to pry Ventura away from Dayton Moore.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    The story on this page seems to contradict what you are saying here (that he wasn't drinking). I get it's underage and all, but it's beer. I cannot stand the stuff personally, but I can tell you from personal experience that baseball players like their beer (more so than most college students IMHO) and they pretty much all do the underage drinking thing. We can debate right from wrong here, but if this is his character flaw, it is the same flaw that I suspect 90% of the Twins' minor league system has (and everyone else for that matter too). That said, if this is what made him fall. Great pick by the Twins.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    I like his tweet after the performance today: Someone needs to tweet him Law's writeup. That ought to keep him going for a couple of years.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Wow, I figured at best we'd see a higher ceiling relief pitcher for that. Need to pull up the trade return thread and see who won.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    This isn't quite true. He put up pretty good offensive numbers in AA for 2011 and wasn't bad in the lower minors either. The big thing I see is that his approach seems to have normalized a bit with AA. He was a very patient hitter but that seemed to go away last year. Now he's doing a better job picking which borderline pitches to take and his striking out less and walking more.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    Two months ago, you were suggesting DFA.
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