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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    In terms of elite hitters not in the first round, seems to me that Trout was a supplemental. Pujols wasn't a 1st rounder. Morneau (pre-concussion) was pretty elite as well but he wasn't a first rounder. I'm sure it's like anything, you are far more likely to find an elite hitter in the first round, but the odds drop the further back you'd get... I suspect that you can find more very good hitters in later rounds than you do pitchers.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    1) People are going to be very disappointed with the results Buxton puts out in low A, even though they won't be terrible (750-800 OPS). 2) Arcia murders AAA and gets called up after a ML trade. 3) Meyer and May both take major steps forward giving New Brittian a nast 1-2 combo. 4) Benson has a nice bounce back year in AAA, but not so overwhelming that people are ready to hand him an OF job. 5) Levi Michael breaks out finally giving fans a reason for hope in the middle infield.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    If memory serves me right (and I'm too lazy to look it up), escobar is pretty young. He's the type of guy who could put it together and suddenly be a decent option (at least with the bat). It's too soon to say that's happened, but the results are certainly encouraging. Would be nice if it turns out that he becomes a star and the WhiteSox are the latest casualty of the lopsided Ryan trades.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not sure what to think about this.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Unless the Twins are in contention, he gets the job all season long.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    nah, we need to keep his rookie eligibility to help inflate the farm system ranking for next year. that said, I'm not terribly worried about Arcia forcing a trade of either Willingham or Morneau, I am hoping though that Benson can do the same.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    and way too many of the guys on this roster were on it.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not so certain about that. Manaea and Anderson both look like potential anchors and should be there. I'm not so certain while people are suddenly down on Manaea. He's had 1 bad start.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    I just hope with all the hype that this team doesn't dissapoint this year. Rookie league stats in particular are dangerous to go by. I agree that there's a lot of hope, but it seems as though there's a lot more buzz than there should be... Hope I'm wrong.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd say at this point Arcia has already broken out. The guy I'll be watching closely is Benson. He's a pretty big key for MN going forward and will be a big reason as to whether or not Rochester does well.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    He rarely steals too. I agree with Rosenthal that Gardy would find a job in no time. I'm not so certain that his time in Minnesota hasn't come to an end.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't know... Appel, Gray, and Manaea. That's 3 right there and Anderson/Stanek are still making a case for themselves.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    yay baseball!!!! Worley vs. Verlander.... why is it I have a feeling it's going to be a long season in the pitching department.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Most of this could probably be addressed by batting Dozier 9th... Just a thought. Then you still have Dozier and Hicks batting in front of Mauer (though in reverse order) except that Dozier gets far less at bats and Mauer, Morneau, and Willingham get more.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    You have to give up something of value to get something of value. Personally, I didn't value Revere all that high and would have been thrilled to get just May for him. The Phillies apparently didnt' feel the same way. Worley is an established major leaguer with two seasons of experience and a decent ML K rate (and I'd also note the K rate improved in the late minors). I don't think anyone expects him to be an ace, but he could be a #3 type pitcher for us over the next 4 years at a minimum, which is very valuable. Given his success at this level already, I'd say the risk for a guy like Worley of achieving that is relatively low. The risk for May, on the other hand, is very high based largely on his inability to consistently throw strikes. May definitely has a higher ceiling, but there's a decent chance he never makes it. Ryan essentially took on two projects... a low risk one and a high risk one.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Slama had 4 2/3 innings in 2010 and 2 1/3 inning in 2011. Are you seriously basing your conclusion on a grand total of 7 innings over 2 seasons? Given the state of the bullpen the last two years and the state of the Twins org during that same time frame, Slama should have been given every opportuntity to earn a spot, especially over the likes of Jeff Gray. I'm not going to pretend that he's the next Joe Nathan or anything like that, but the one thing he has done is put up gaudy stats at every stop, and has had no problems getting strike outs, only to get crapped on by this organization. He's one of the few people in the high minors that has a chance to be a good late inning reliever. Why he has not gotten an extended trial, especially by a terrible team is beyond me.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Ah. the bad bitter memories. I posted in a different forum in those days and remember commenting a day or two before that game that I thought Gardy was a bad manager and needed to go. None of the other posters were Twins fans... and then that game happened.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd say no. He was a good SS, but not HOF worthy. He was never even considered the best SS when he played.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Johan's pitcher abuse scores went through the roof when he went to NY, so I think the Mets hosed themselves more. I don't feel that bad (for them) given how bad they hosed the Twins... Johan on the other hand, I feel bad for.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    and prior to 2010, I'm guessing that OBP was more like 2011.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    It was in the BYTO days, but it was a shot to deep center. The runner was fast but not a typical speedster. No error.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    If memory serves me right, it worked out very well (to the tune of 5-6 runs a game during the sample). Gardy went back to his old ways when some people came back from injury.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I think this sums it up well. Benson is an emotional guy, so something like this wouldn't surprise me, and I suspect once he cools off, if he's an honest guy he'll realize that Hicks outplayed him and playing every day as far more beneficial to his long term earning potential than staying on as a 4th OF. That said, I'd be far more concerned with how he plays in Rochester. If this comes with him, that will destroy his career. He'll be up with the club no later than next year if he looks more like the 2011 version of Joe Benson than the 2012, but if he cannot get over a setback like this, I don't know how he's going to handle the majors when some pitcher makes him look silly. It seems like this happens in the Twins organization quite a bit. I haven't really payed attention to other orgs, but I wonder if the Twins have an issue with setting expectations. With a guy like Benson, I'd have made it clear to him that while he has a chance to compete for the position, he's very likely going to end up in Rochester even if he does well. That's not a slight, just a simple statement given that Willingham isn't going anywhere, and neither was Parmalee.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    I doubt Berrios skips a level given his age. If he dominates in Cedar Rapids like he did in the rookie leagues, I could see him in Fort Meyers this summer. New Brittian though is highly unlikely. Personally, I'd be thrilled if he landed in A+ ball this summer.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    Seth tends to be overly optimistic in general, so I'm bit surprised by these rankings to be honest. I think you make a strong case that a number of these guys are ranked low. Obviously Mauer and Willingham are pretty appropriately ranked, and Florimon will suck, but there's good reason to think that guys like Plouffe and Parmalee will be very good.
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