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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    It's close, but the 1990 Twins lost 88 games... 1991 Twins won 95 games.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Interesting, considering those were by far the best trades Ryan ever made, and both might possibly be one of the 10 most lopsided trades of all time.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't know if I would trade him personally. He's made good strides on the control aspect of things. The K's have dropped off quite a bit, but I'm also guessing that he needs one, he can return to whatever it is he was doing to get them. He's perfectly fine as a 5th starter for the time being to augment some of the better pitchers coming up through the system, and right now I'm more bullish on him than just about anyone else in the rotation (minus Gibson).
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I have to agree with you here. I have a tough time believing someone is going to use a rule 5 pick on him. Keep in mind the highest level he's pitched at was A+ due to "Blass disease". I do think there's still potential there for him to be useful during his prime, but his career thus far (and the Twins handling of his injury) has been utterly disappointing. I think the Twins can get away with not protecting him (this year)... If he bounces back nicely next year, it will be a different story.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    I have to disagree here. We need Meyer and May to be healthy AND effective to turn this around. This is not a beer league softball league where you can outslug your opponents every day and win. A pitcher is the most important element of any baseball game. We NEED Meyer to be healthy. Period. I have to admit that it's nice to look at what we have in Meyer, May, Darnell, and Gibson and see four guys that could all be 3 or better type players, but reality says that some won't succeed, and if some get hurt on top of that, we are back to the DeVries, Walters, and Correias.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    KC for C+ guy? Yes, I'd do it in a heart beat. C+ guys are typically higher ceiling kids at lower levels who are raw... That's exactly what you target for KC. To answer your real question, I doubt personally I'd trade Perk for 50-100 guy having an off year and a 6-12 in the org... No thanks. I think TR walks away from that too.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    As I have stated before, Terry Ryan is the right man for the rebuild job. I'm not so certain he will be the right guy when the Twins are next competitive, but that's me. That said, I can plenty of nice things about him, and there's a possibility for more nice things once the trade deadline passes. Liriano for Escobar/Hernandez Span for Meyer. Revere for May, Worley. Thorpe and Minier. Kohl Stewart, Gonsalves, and Eades in combination with what appears to have been a very nice 2012 draft class. Ryan is doing a good job adding talent to the minors. He's not rushing our prospects. 2013 is going to be a rough year and 2014 is when I think we will start to see from fruit from all of this. I'm not sure he's the right guy when it comes to going hard after that free agent missing piece, but in regards to doing a successful rebuild, he is definitely the guy you want manning the helm.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    In a couple of years, he will say, "We were rebuilding."....
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm a bit surprised this didn't get dredged back up. Prosecutors asked this week to allow the jury to reduce the charges to manslaughter... 3rd degree murder with child abuse was kind of dumb. Not quite sure what the legal precedent is for that type of thing, I would have thought that manslaughter should have been on the table the whole time. I don't think Zimmerman had any plans to murder Martin... I'm not sure what Zimmerman planned truthfully. But to say that Zimmerman's negligence resulted in the death of Martin is hardly a stretch.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't think anyone is fretting over Sano. They shouldn't be. This is his first taste of the high minors, and struggling is very reasonable. Looking at the numbers I'd say he's pressing and swinging at everything. Pitchers know it and aren't throwing him squat, and unlike FTM, they are much better at it. He should be fine. He's going to have to settle down and take a lot more walks, but once he regains his patience, I suspect things will turn around.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Odds are good the Twins said they'd pay for his college if he didn't make it. I've heard this is somewhat common for these types of signings, and I would think any kid with a partial scholarship would jump all over that. 6'8" lefty... wow. How hard does he throw?
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    I suspect KC (or possibly Pelfrey) will no longer be in a Twins uniform come July 31. That will resolve this problem.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    The problem with that is that these guys are a minimum of 3 years out.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Separate note, but the MLB trade rumors indicated that Houston was looking for two top prospects for Bud Norris. I found that a bit of a surprise, as looking at the numbers, he's not that much better than KC is for us. ERA is a bit lower, K rate is higher, but his walk rate his higher too. He's under control for 2 more seasons. If Houston can get what they want for Norris, I'd think Perkins could net what we are talking about here.... Heck, KC could net 1 nice prospect.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    It has happened in the past, and that's especially true if several teams who really covet a closer get in a bidding war over the only one that's available. That said, if it's a lesser return, I agree... he stays.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    There's a minimum amount of time he needs to be down (with an exclusion for injury)... If they send him down, he'd likely be down for a couple of weeks. You are right he's a mess right now. The question will be whether a night off and a bit of work in batting practice will correct that or if he's going to need some time down in Rochester. It's going to depend on how he adjusts.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    He's sporting a 3.8 ERA and a 6.75 K/9. He's walking 3 per 9 as well. I think that's probably closer to a comparable return for Duensing (though admittedly, Thornton is having a better year) than it is to Perkins.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    Gardy does not appreciate that.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    I65 goes though Indy... I 80 is pretty far north... I 69 runs through Fort Wayne... speaking of which, whose dumb idea was it to name a freeway 69? I would think that the budget to replace lost signs likely triples in every college town it passes through.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Theon Greyjoy, that's because it's shrunk and you are in denial.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    We just called it IPFW... that works... Take it you've been out that way... I've spent 10 of my last 17 years out there.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    It's not what you wrote, it's a reasonable conclusion from what you posted though. I'm with the crowd that says you trade him if you get a good deal, which is either 2 top 100 guys or a top 50 guy and a high ceiling lower guy... I wouldn't do it just to do it though. Perk has a lot of value to the team now. My personal opinion on closers though is that these can be made. They could install Fein in that role and let him do it and trade him in a year or two as well. As for the Twins 2015/16 timeframe is likely when they will be reasonably good. And for potential pen options, I suspect there are a few in the minors. Tonkin looks like he could be one of them as does Zach Jones and maybe Jose Gonzalez. There are also a few guys from the 2012 class that were very successful relievers in college that will likely return there if their attempts to start fail. Truth be told as well, this is an area that the Twins have been successful getting help with in FA.. And spending 3-4/year on a shut down relief pitcher to augment the next wave is a far more likely scenario than giving a starter 10-14M/year.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Meyer had shoulder problems, TJ is not the issue here... That said, I vaguely remember reading somewhere that he's throwing again.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    Farenheit.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    I spent a week of my life in Fredrickton, St. John, and Charlottown fixing a card tracking system for your drivers licenses a while back... I must say that I really wish I could have that week back.
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