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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Isn't he 17? low 90s as a 17 year old is pretty impressive. He could be touching 94/95 on a somewhat consistent basis as he gets into his 20s.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    I think with Parm he might be a tad too patient. The one thing he does do quite well is take a walk. But I suspect his problem is that he lets too many hitable pitches go by. I'm not saying he should turn into Delmon Young, but I think his cure might simply be to ratchet up his aggressiveness. I really wish the Twins had called him back up when set AAA on fire last year. I think it would have done wonders for his confidence and development had he been able to return to MN later in the year. For all the talk of handling prospects, I think Parm has been handled poorly to date. He spent way too much time on the bench in MN last season and way too much time this year too. A player shouldn't get a two week trial and then get replaced by the next hot prospect as Parm did, and then get another 2-3 week trial when Arcia went back down. That's horrible for their development.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    You missed the memo... Wins, losses, saves, and RBIs are NOT allowed.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Kind of wonder what it says about players that don't do well.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    I had quite the collection of Knoblauch baseball cards before that trade... He was my favorite player at that time... That one hurt.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    Nishi's shin?
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    His peripherals are pretty solid. Striking out more than 11/9 IP and walking less than 3.something/9 innings. The big difference is that he's giving up significantly more hits this year. In his previous seasons, he gave up less than 1 hit per inning. Not so much this year. Given that the peripherals are there, I think he can adjust. Not that he's a throw in, but I think he's better than May and would definitely be a buy low guy right now. That said, I wouldn't want a Perk for Barnes deal. He's the extra guy tossed in, not the centerpiece.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    When you post, do an advanced post instead of a quick reply. There's an icon that looks like a paper clip. That will allow you to browse photos... then click the post inline button. Oh, and iPhones suck...
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    translate.google.com Anyone can speak Italian in a forum...
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I doubt Boston would have any interest in Morales. He has struggled in his promotion to AA and won't be worth protecting. I suspect that Kepler would have some value given that he's a borderline top 100 prospect as it is (though he will require a spot on the 40 man next year if memory serves me right). The question is do you trade Kepler and Perkins for Bogarts. I might do that, though I think I'd push pretty hard to get them to sell low on Barnes as well. His peripherals are all there. I'd also think long and hard of a Kepler and Perkins trade for Raunado and Webster. Adding 2 more high upside AA arms would likely solve our near term pitching woes. EDIT: to echo previous poster, I don't know if Boston is desperate enough to do that. Perhaps their new GM doesn't want to live in Theo's shadow and will let Terry Ryan abuse him... Who knows.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    I think the thing that will hurt about seeing Morneau go more than anything else is the return they will get for him. Trading Justin is the right decision, as is trading Perk if the right package comes along.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Food is pretty easy to come by. I had no problems finding good food the week I was there. The Hoover Dam isn't that far away and worth a trip out if time permits. When we went out, we made it a point of walking through a few different casinos every day. We got to see most of them that way. Just an FYI when going out in the late afternoon/evening. If you are going out alone this won't apply, but the strip will be littered with individuals handing out marketing material for various adult services, and they will not hesitate to hand it to children either. If you are traveling with young children, you may want to avoid the strip unless you plan on having some uncomfortable conversations with them.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    The Twins were in the mix for Sano too, but that was dismissed as him being too rich for them as well. While I suspect Gonzalez won't sign with the Twins, I'm holding out hopes that they might sneak in and grab him.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I was with you up until your conclusion. There's a constitutional issue here, as the right to bare arms should not be infringed. I do think there's something to be said that the respect for firearms was common place back in the 1700s due to the need to do things like hunt, but it isn't as though people didn't die back then from this type of thing either. I have a permit, though I don't own a concealable gun yet as the one I have doesn't conceal well, and I want to carry for no other reason than that you never know when you might be stuck in a theater with some idiot shooting at anyone. It may help, it may not, but I'd rather not trust my life (or my family's life) to fate or wait 5 minutes for police when I only have about 10 seconds to do something. That's a pretty valid reason that anyone can use.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I think Baxendale is one of those safer picks (high floor low ceiling). I think he can contribute on an ML rotation some day, but he's the kind of guy who likely gets replaced as he gets expensive.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    One of the problems with short circuiting/accelerating a rebuild is not getting those 5 star prospects. They should pick up another pretty high ceiling kid next year, though despite this recent slump they are still sitting at 7 overall, where I'd imagine elite talent will be gone.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm going to say no. He starts next year in AAA.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    Perhaps he read the article in this thread?
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Where's the like button for the title of the thread?
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Me thinks Eddie Rosario has figured out AA. Taylor Rodgers with a great game today. Lewis Thorpe finally got hit around, but still fanned 6 in 4 innings.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Tend to agree with this. He's another guy I could see at the bottom of some top 100 lists. Seems to be blossoming much like Ramos. Defense is there and offense looks good. 24 in AA is also not bad either... especially with an OPS around .900.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    Up until this year, there was no way Sano would stick at 3rd either. I agree Seagers is likely to move, but part of why he's ranked where he's ranked is b/c he hasn't yet.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    He didn't include them. In the comments he mentioned he'd likely have Appel, Gray, and Bryant in the top 50. He didn't mention Stewart/
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    Yes. A package around SS Corey Seager would excite me too. I'd prefer he be a year older and destroying A+, but he's 19 and destroying the Midwest league.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    The cubs are already over their alotment if I remember correct. I kind of wonder if the CBA is going to be updated to put a hard cap on how much over a team can go. Seems kind of unfair to teams that are staying within the rules when one team doesn't care and bids up all the guys. The Cubs lose out next season, but I could see another team like the Yankees just as easily doing the same thing.
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