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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    I hate the WhiteSox.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    News flash, Gibson is beyond super 2 and extra free agency year. He can get called up today and the financial benefit would exist... yet he's still in Rochester. Let's stop arguing that this is all about Gibson's service time.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Both of these guys are likely placeholders. If one were to catch lightening in a bottle, I'd bet on Dozier, but I think that's looking more and more unlikely. Rosario will likely be transitioning into 2nd base at some point over the course of next year. That's when this decision will be forced. I personally would go with Dozier over Florimon if forced to choose. I could see moving Plouffe back to short as well (especially given the lack of high ceiling prospects there) if both Sano and Rosario get called up. That would leave Dozier as a utility guy. The one problem I have with this discussion is that it really should be Florimon vs. Dozier vs. Escobar. Escobar should have a shot too.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Perhaps I've forgotten, but I'm pretty sure that Stephenson is considered a better prospect than Cingrani. I personally would be thrilled if the Twins got either of them from the Reds for Perkins. I was hoping last year they could have gotten Cingrani for Span, though I was quite happy with the Meyer trade. My gut, however, says that the Reds won't pony up either of those guys... at least not with including a lower level propsect of their own.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not sure I'd call KC a piece or two away. Their strong farm has graduated, but not produced the expected results. More than anything, I think Moore jumped the gun on that trade, and right now, it looks as though I'm right.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm saying that you've been screaming to trade away every prospect in the system for guys like Shields. It doesn't work. And if you haven't noticed, even with one of the best farm systems in baseball, this system is still fairly bereft on starting pitching talent. Right now it's Gibson, Meyer, May, Berrios, Stewart, and maybe Baxendale. If history is any indication, half of them won't make it, and you want to trade away anyone and everyone for an expensive "ace" that will help a 70 win team become a 75 win team. I'd rather suffer through another losing season or two to pick up another Buxton or Stewart than to overpay for a guy who won't put us over the top. I'm all for trades/FA signings when there's just a few missing pieces. Unfortunately, this puzzle has a lot of blank spots.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    You are missing an option. Given the play of the middle infield, I could see him going back there. His problem at short had to do with nerves, and I think having a couple of seasons under his belt should take care of that. If not short, he can hold 2nd till Rosario is ready. Even if he still has Knoblauch syndrome, I'll trade an .800+ OPS at SS for a few dead/maimed fans on the first base line.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Yes, I desperately want to figure out a way to make that work... Sadly, I think that's just a dream....
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Not happening when you trade them all away... Then there's this problem about major league contracts being guaranteed. He plays for the team as long as he has a contract, whether he's still good or not.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    How old is Sheilds, and how long do you think he's going to be pitching at a high level?
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    No, it wasn't an option. Morneau is under contract. There was no choice to retain/not retain him. This isn't football where you cut the guy and the contract magically goes away. Morenau was here regardless. The question is what value the Twins could have gotten for him in a trade, and my guess is not enough to make it worth trading...
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    ok seriously, we need to stop thinking that having a 3rd catcher is normal.... especially when looking at guys like Herrman who don't exactly hit well either.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I kind of wonder if Slama didn't ask for the release. He wasn't getting a shot here, and that was pretty clear. I hope it works out for him. I never quite understood this org's refusal to give him a real chance last year. I get that he doesn't look the part, but in a 96 loss season, I don't see the harm, especially over the likes of Jeff Gray.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Speaking of Burton, there's a guy who might fetch something decent. I get that teams won't overpay for him, but I could see the Twins getting a flame throwing relief prospect or a 3/4 type starting prospect for him.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    Agreed... a bit. I seem to remember KC a few years ago having Hosmer and Mostakas (or someone else) in the top 5 at one point. It's encouraging to see them there, but no guarantee that these guys will be future all stars.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    This... For all talk about bench depth, when a team is carrying 12/13 pitchers and 3 catchers, that leaves it with a pretty short bench. I don't mind having a guy who can play catcher in a pinch but has value elsewhere (which if the bat continues to develop, guys like Pinto or Koch could be), but no way would I handicap a roster to keep a guy like Herrman on it who cannot hit well and can play a position that can be filled by several other individuals.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Law has never liked the Twins. That said, when he does find time to praise them, you know it's warranted.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    Plouffe's injury has made it difficult to see what future he has on this team. I'm not against moving him to second, and honestly if he continues to hit, I wouldn't be surprised to see him return to SS (I suspect the arm issue in his first season was due more to nerves than anything else). He wouldn't be blocking anyone there and at this point, he's established as a hitter and can worry just about his defense. Romero is an interesting case. Let's see how he does in AAA. His problem is Sano is knocking at the door. Honestly, the best thing that can happen with him is that he gets called up and gets off to a hot start in MLB so that he builds trade value. With Sano behind him, Romero doesn't have a future in this org. He's trade bait. If he can hit, I can see Ryan swinging a deal to get something value for him.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not sure what you are getting at. The choice to retain/not retain Morneau wasn't an option, and for all the talk of crap shoot FAs, none of that was going to work this year. 2010 was a great year in which this team won 94 games. I don't think anyone reasonably predicted that 2011 was going to be that bad. Yes, Hardy was replaced by Nishi, but it seems as though the entire org took a step back in 2011 and never recovered. 2012 was the first year the Twins could reasonably adjust, and while they found nice gems in Willingham and Doumit, their starting pitching imploded (not terribly surprisingly). The Twins came into 2013 knowing they needed 5 starting pitchers. Outside of Sanchez, I'm not seeing a lot of significant upgrades out there on the FA market. Signing him would have them in the "pretenders" category. If he provides value the entire 5 years of his contract (not likely), he might help the next wave, but his presence would do nothing more than make it more difficult to grab another nice prospect next June.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    It's definitely looking that way, though we don't know what was on the table for him. Willingham had a history of injury going into last year and was just starting a 3 year deal. I doubt teams were willing to give up a lot of value to pay a guy the remaining 17M on the deal so that he could spend a lot of time on the DL, as well, there wasn't anyone to replace him. Ryan may have gambled on this one, but I highly doubt he was turning down offers of Dylan Bundy for him.... something tells me that he wasn't even getting an offer of Tony Cingrani for him.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't get the fascination with Herrman. He cannot hit. His minor league OPS is .732, and with each promotion he's gotten worse. Perhaps you all see something I don't, but that bat isn't going to play up at another position. Rohlfing has a career OPS of .655 and has never had an OPS over .710 minus 40 some at bats in Rochester this year. I'd probably temper my enthusiasm with him. SSS is prevalent here, and I think this carriage will be turning back into a pumpkin before the year ends. Pinto on the other hand sports an .823 career OPS despite struggling in 2010 and 2011 in pitcher friendly leagues. He's gotten better the further along he's moved, and he's only 24. He's the future Doumit, and if his bat plays up, he's going to find himself occasionally subbing at another position or DHing. I'm not sure he's quite as good as Ramos was, but young defensive minded catchers who can put up .900+ OPS in AA don't exactly go on trees. For that matter, young players who can put up a .900 OPS in AA don't exactly grow on trees.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    Last year, some 23 year old kid named Liam Hendricks put up a 2.2 ERA with a WHIP just under 1 and struck out nearly 7 batters per nine innings... That kid didn't do so well post call up. I don't get the angst with Gibson. He isn't going to be saving this season and he's obviously not reaching his potential... that part is pretty obvious from here. I get that he may be better now that several of the current starters. He also still has some things to learn in Rochester that they don't.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    My 2 cents. The Twins had the number 4 pick overall last week, and last year they picked 2 overall. Next year, they should have another top 10 pick in a fairly strong class. That has produced some pretty impressive talents in Buxton and Stewart, both of which have the ability to be all stars at critical positions for a long time for years to come. I agree with Levi in that free agency should not be ignored, where I think I differ is that its use is mainly going to be fill those gaps as the next wave arrives. While I liked the idea of a Sanchez signing, and advocated for it here, the truth of the matter is that this year's team needed 5 free agent pitchers in a crop where only a handful have been worth the signing. Assuming we would overpay enough for Sanchez, that would not have helped this team enough. Had Ryan hit the jackpot and got all of the right players, we would have been competitive, but for how long? The problem with free agency is that it can be like a drug. Teams can get dependent on it, as it will produce some results, but also enough to keep them away from those sure thing high impact players that are found in the top of the draft. It definitely isn't an either or thing, but to me it makes a lot more sense when there's a talented core in place and you are filling in the gaps. Whether Ryan will do that or not, I'm not sure.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not sure his career numbers are a useful indicator given that he's got 2 years of play where that number was artificially deflated due to injury. Justin is hitting the ball hard, just not far. It isn't as though he's getting on base with seeing eye singles and bloopers.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    There for Slamma > Peace. Looks like he's headed towards government work.
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