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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Berrios, on the other hand, pitched quite well.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    We need a thread where you post your various avatars... or maybe we don't....
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd bet over the course of a season, the number of outs divided by the number of innings played would present a far better metric than UZR... just my guess. I'm highly skeptical of any defensive metric that needs 3 seasons of full data in order to be considered accurate.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    As a general rule of thumb, you are better off.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't see how this is an unhealthy obsession with service time. Gibson is going to be shut down in Aug/Sept. While his peripherals were good, he didn't dominate AAA his last time around, and thus far he's not dominating it now. By the time he's back and actually ready, how many more innings will he have left? My guess is that it will be well under 100. Calling him up this year to be honest makes little sense as he's going to get shut down, wasting a year's worth of service time. Like it or not, this matters, and I fail to see how it is in the teams best interest, or even his best interest to spend that time up north. If he was destroying AAA hitters, possibly. But he's not. Barring massive injuries, I'm not seeing how he gets called up.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't think Gibson is coming up this year. Between the fact that he's on an innings limit and the fact that he is still not effective in AAA, there's no reason to waste his service time.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    I tend to think they gave up a bit too much for this pick, but I'm not crying too much over it given that there was some question that they weren't going to use all their picks anyways due to cap issues... Getting rid of a few picks to get the guy you want, even if you are overpaying a bit isn't necessarily bad in this situation... What we don't know also plays into this: 1) How much value did the Vikings place on this supposed mid round depth in this draft? It's possible that they had given first rounds grades to all 3 of those guys and weren't terribly high on everyone else. 2) Could they have gotten better value by not trading up? They could have picked up Honey Badger in the second round and traded back into the second round for much less to get another a WR. How much more valuable was Patterson than who they could have picked up? Doing this would have let them play far more nickel defense, which would have minimized their need for a MLB. That said, Spielman likes to make his splash.. It certainly grabs headlines and I have to admit that getting 3 guys that will start and likely be impact players isn't bad. I'm not going to cry too much about it. We'll know for sure how this turns out in a few years.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    I realize that... I was just making an observation... Interestingly enough, Liriano was more a ground ball pitcher...
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    seems like it. He's been doing much better this week.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Between Gibson, Meyer, May and 2013 pick #4, the Twins should have some decent cheap front line pitching to go with the 2014/15 wave. Given that Benson is looking more and more like a bust every day (and I really hope this isn't hte case as I like the kid), I could see reason to hurry up Buxton as there'd likely be an open OF spot at one point. That of course assumes he continues to rip the cover off the ball. That could easily change should he actually struggle. The fact he's doing well is great, but he could get promoted and suddely fall of the Trout timeline... Who knows.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    The issue with accelerating the rebuild is that teams that have near ready talent will likely promote them instead of trade them for someone else's talent. To accelerate, you are going to have to do it via free agency. I still see this team as having too many holes, mainly in pitching and up the middle. Meyer and Gibson will likely break with the team next year, but even in that best case scenario, those two are likely going to take some lumps.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Gotta say ashbury, those avatars just get better and better. Forget the Twins game. I just need to join the game thread to see the next unveiling.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm telling.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Santana was like that. He was a fly ball pitcher.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    Put me down for Serrano or Brents if still there. Fastballs can be taught... a good curve on the other hand cannot. That's Serrano's advantage. Brent is a lefty that can touch 100. Those are rare as well.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    I've gotten the impression that honey badger was more a 3rd rounder due to the question marks... I'd certainly consider blowing the second round or third rounder on the guy... He has talent. The real question is what will Spielman do with this his picks. Something tells me there will be a trade or two on Friday.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm surprised Windle isn't on this list. Yes, I think there's a good chance he's not there at 43, but I'd say there's a decent chance he's there. Manaea/Windle would make for a couple of nice lefties.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    Holy crap Dozier... nice at bat, no matter what the outcome.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm stealing this... living art museum... gold. But really, do the engineers need certifications in Minnesota?
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Pay her more than you are worth.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    You forgot one. Sticking with Dozier even after a horrible start.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    It seems as though there are scheduling problems fairly often towards the end of the year due to make up games... I kind of wonder if they shouldn't pad the schedule by a few days and add a few off days during Aug/Sept for that purpose.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Appel's problem this year is he has no leverage. I wouldn't be surprised if his team is telling everyone that he wants their slot plus their extra, but asking a team to forfeit their 2014 first round pick is a good way to find yourself unemployed.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    Personally, I'd give Escobar a wide margin simply because if he succeeded, it would rile up WhiteSox fans. I seem to remember AJ paying Escobar a very nice compliment after the trade... I dismissed it as AJ, but this far, Escobar has looked pretty good. I do hope he gets the chance to start, as I'd like to see what he can do with it.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    Buxton is doing well, but I'm skeptical they promote him that quick. I'd guess he's more likely to get bumped June/July timeframe. Keep in mind that Sano got off to a really hot start last year only to go through a really long slump mid year. While I don't think Buxton will be that extreme, it would be wise to give him some additional PT in CR to make sure this isn't one massive SSS fluke.
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