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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    I think everyone agrees that you don't trade Perk to trade him. You do it for supreme talent, and at positions of need. This is reason 1 why I don't like Castellanos. While he's a top 20 prospect, he fits into an area where the Twins already have a glut of players... and to add to it, Detroit's system sucks outside of him, so no help at pitching or the middle infield worth bragging about. The most likely trading partners are Arizona and Boston, as both have needs there and have the guys that match up. Levi already mentioned Owings, Bradly, and Skaggs. AZ might be desperate enough to part with one of those guys. In Boston, there's Bogarts, Marerro, Barnes, Raunado, and Webster. All of them fit nicely into the Twins needs too.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    I think you have to give him time. Let's see if this surge is for real first... at that point, they can decide to move him. I suspect Beresford is going to get a real shot there next year. If Rosario continues to excel and Dozier improves, the Twins can either move him to short or trade him for a nice haul.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Now that I think of it with Beresford, he's not on the 40 man (as Jokin mentioned). This means they'd burn an option on him this year when he is eventually sent down.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't know much about him either, but Gardy has always loved having several middle infielders on the bench. I'm guessing he wanted to replace Escobar with another middle infielder, and Florimon and Dozier have played well enough to keep them from giving Beresford a tryout.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    point taken.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    Well, with his callup, the only way I see him getting PAs is to have a lot of Doumit in RF. I think at this point they should let him play every day. If Doumit is traded, there will be a vacancy at DH that Chris could fill cheaply for the next wave.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not sure TR is afraid to take risks as much as that he's afraid to take certain risks. Case in point: This offseason he (from the looks of it) sold high on Span and Revere and handed CF to Hicks. While I doubt anyone expected Hicks to be as bad as he was in April, I do think that they expected some bumps in the road, and were willing to take the risk of handing CF to Hicks with his only real backup being Benson. Ryan seems quite willing to take risks such as this. He's made trades over and over again in his career, and it would be fairly difficult to find a trade where he was on the losing side. He takes those kinds of risks, but from experience, he and his staff have a process in place that works far more than it doesn't. The risks he won't take often are the FA signings. He has done those in the past, and those have burned the Twins far more than failed trades have. Some, like Mike Lamb and first RonDL White were considered pretty decent moves given the Twins needs/budget/etc, but those ended failing pretty miserably. Some, like Willingham and Doumit, have paid for themselves. I agree that the free agency fodder that Ryan tends to target has not helped him either.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    There was a time when Duensing was a very effective LOOGY. Not sure if something has happened lately or if the league has finally figured him out. I would think that the Thornton trade would give us a fairly good idea of what his value would be. Thornton is having a bit better season, so the return might not be quite as good (not that it was spectacular by any means), but that's the market for LOOGYs. If Ryan could flip him for something similar, by all means do it.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    He probably owns his own bar where he can drink for wholesale prices.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I think technically Walters was DFAd when Pelfrey came off the DL... so that spot is open.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    I like him even more after reading that... Smart kid and very down to earth. You don't see the sense of entitlement that you find in many athletes.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Rosario 3/4
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    Not sure about pre-surgery, but he had some issues earlier this season. I chalk a lot of it up to TJ recovery...
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Ban worthy?
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I agree with this, but I'd add to it a bit. Just because someone knows baseball and can look good in front of a camera doesn't mean that they are capable of developing said talent. Whomever replaces Gardy (assuming he's gone) should be someone who is capable of teaching these kids as well as establishing an environment in the clubhouse that allows them to succeed. This type of talent is not the kind the public will see... ever... but it's instrumental to what the team will need.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Darnell has to be on the 40 man this offseason or risk being exposed to the Rule 5 draft. He's a prime candidate for a September call up after the minor league season ends.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    I seem to remember this last offseason that people said payroll wasn't an issue. This implies that it wasn't, but that Ryan didn't spend it as it wouldn't aid in the rebuilding. What I really hope is that he's going to take that money he saved and blow it at that Cuban Free agent Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez. If the money is there, why not blow it on a piece that could be a significant part of the rebuilding?
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I look at it more in terms of what they've contributed to their respective teams... Interestingly enough, based on their stats, they've been pretty similar players, which is really nice considering we turned Span and Revere into Meyer, May, and Worley. And from a potential standpoint, Hicks looks like he encompasses most of the best tools of Span and Revere with significantly more power.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    To restate what I poorly stated, I'd have benched him for staying in the game with a broken foot, risking further injury, and grounding into a double play*** But, as others have stated, there was no one left to replace him with, which is a completely different scenario.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm pretty sure that Sabean has Terry Ryan on his blocked list. Unless they want Perkins, I don't see Crick as an option. The other guys wouldn't be bad pickups for Doumit.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd rather the Twins move him for a high upside relief prospect in say AA thank a 88-90 MPH heavy sink starting pitcher.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    I was not aware that there was no one left on the bench.. I'll retract my statement. The problem as I see it is that too many players do that type of thing in the name of tough and it handicaps the team... We've seen that happen here in MN on many occasions.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    A couple of points regarding Fein: 1) He's done this 2 years in a row. While SSS is a bigger factor for relievers, at what point do we recognize that perhaps the talent is there? I have a tough time believing that a guy who's peripherals scream dominant is simply getting lucky. 2) The Twins love fastball/slider guys in their pens. They've been doing it as long as I can remember, and they've had (for most of the last 15 years at least) very good pens. 3) I think both Fein and Perkins are highly valued this year, but there's a big difference. Fein hasn't been locked up through arb, whereas Perk has... and of course Perk has the coveted "proven closer" title. I think a better strategy is as follows: 1) If the market permits, trade Perk for some high upside talent. 2) Lock Fein up on a similar deal to Perk, which could be done if the closer role is done in a committee type situation for the remainder of this year. 3) Install Fein as closer starting in 2014. 4) Flip Fein in 2014 with the plan of having Tonkin be the official closer for the next wave. I think the Twins will benefit far more from that as they will likely pick up some nice prospects to add to the next wave.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    Pretty much this. I'd keep that fast ball around as on out pitch on 2 strikes. That said, he's succeeding in a somewhat unorthodox manner. I doubt they get much in terms of offers for him, but he can be a decent back of the rotation arm for the near future... better than some guys.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm sorry, I'd bench a guy for breaking his foot so he can finish an at bat and ground into a double play. You call it tough... I have a few other adjectives that I call it. It certainly wasn't fair to the rest of his team.
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