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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    He's just expecting a dose of reality. Perkins turned out OK as a relief pitcher even though for a while he was the worst of the bunch. Garza has been pretty decent too, but injury killed Slowey and Liriano... and then there's Blackburn... It's the injury that really bites. I'm pretty convinced that we'd have different opionions of both Slowey and Liriano had they never gotten hurt.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Yes, if want that, go read the Buxton thread. He's apparently the best prospect ever and a near lock to make the HOF.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm a bit surprised people are even asking this question. He still needs quite a bit of work defensively, so I doubt he ends up in NB. He could get promoted if he continues to hit and plays decent defense, but he won't be starting in NB... No question if he puts things together that he'll be moved rapidly, but unless he forces it, the soonest he will be in MN is for a Sept call up next year.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    It's a very nice group of arms.. stastically speaking though, half of them will not make it. It would be nice for luck to be on our side for a change and see all of them hit their ceilings, but odds are good when they are ready, we will still want pitching. TINSTAAPP
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Morneau and Willingham were not kept to "put butts in seats". They were kept for value reasons. In Morneau's case, there way too many question marks in July. Those question marks got largely cleaned up in Aug/Sept, and a healthy/productive spring and early summer will make Morneau and the 7M he would cost a very coveted asset come July. Willingham is a similar except that he had 2.5 years on that contract last year, and while it was a reasonable price, his injury history, the fact that he could have been had by anyone that offseason, and the longer committment likely scared off some teams. Willingham (assuming he stays healthy) will also be valuable come July... moreso than last season. I suspect both will be shopped in July for prospects that will help the 2014 wave... I'm hoping for middle infielders and pitchers. That's what the Twins desparately need.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    with that inning limit, and the fact that his clock hasn't started yet, I kind of wonder if he stays in EST and takes it easy for a month or two (or pitches out of Rochester's pen) before moving to the rotation.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Chicago also just changed GMs, which kind of makes them hard to gage. They used to be a heavy player in the FA market. While Theo will go there, he believes in a farm system too and does some Beane style moves (like Scott Baker) to hopefully improve that.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not sure I get the love. Class of the division? Yes, but that means little in the AL central. 100 wins? Have you seen them play? They have 3 DHs, and 2 of them have to take the field on a daily basis. Their defense is awful. Their offensive core is one of the best in the league, but there's 9 guys in a line up and they have several black holes. They SHOULD win the central, but this is not a team that others fear to play.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    With the Twins likely being in the cellar this year, why not give him a 1 year deal to DH/pinch hit. That man puts fans in seats, and is the only one in history to get Hawk Harrelson to shut up.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Perhaps people should look at how many players the Twins have gotten to the majors as compared to other teams. Seems to me that the Twins have been on the higher side of that number in recent years. That Tampa bay draft shows a ton about how difficult identifying talent can be. TB passed up on James Shields 15 times. Hellickson and Cobb 3 times, etc. These guys weren't sure things. They were toolsy highschoolers who were incredibly raw and needed work. Perhaps Tampa knows something about developing pitchers that others do not. That seems quite possible. For that matter Pujols was passed up by every team more than once. Drafting good players is hardly an exact science. When teams are thrilled to get more than 2 major leaguers from a draft class, I find it strange that fans are railing on the organization with expectations that they should have a dozen or something silly like that. If this was a sure thing, Pujols would have went first overall.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    This is the Twins medical staff we are talking about... he had the whole offseason to rest and rehab.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm fairly certain his UCL was in tact before signing, unless he simply duct taped it together to fool the Twins' medical staff.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    Minor league baseball is littered with guys who were 5 tool prospects and never made it to the show (or failed miserably when they made it). People around here are talking Buxton up like he's Bryce Harper or something like that. I don't get it. He was a top prospect in a very weak draft. In a stronger draft, he doesn't go 2 overall. He might not crack the top 10 in a strong draft. There were concerns about him when he was drafted, namely that he hadn't faced much in terms of competition and that he was incredibly raw. I get that he's a toolsy guy that could be the next Matt Kemp. He could also, as Thrylos so aptly pointed out, be the next Marty Cordova... and right now, he's got a better chance of being Cordova than being Kemp. This is why I do not get the hype, especially when people are largely ignoring a guy doing everything that we hope Buxton will do. Buxton is at the very least four years out, and unless he puts up Ruthian numbers in Elizabethon/Cedar Rapids next year, he's going to get replaced by the next big name by this time next year. I hope I'm wrong.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Trade Morneau or Willingham. Problem solved.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I suspect both Willingham and Morneau will be hot commodities at the deadline, and I hope that the Twins pick up a solid middle infielder and another good pitcher as centerpieces for each of them. I also kind of hope that Morneau would resign next offseason and do a DH/1B rotation with Parmalee...
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    The only reason Buxton is top 25 is because people get all googley eyed over tools. Unless he hits like Babe Ruth, his stock is almost sure to fall as everyone will be enfatuated with the next big thing that comes along... Buxton is no Bryce Harper. He's Aaron Hicks part 2 with perhaps slightly better tools. Not a bad prospect by any means, but not worth the attention people give him around these parts.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    He was a centerfielder until he had to share an outfield with Aaron Hicks. I don't expect him to be Ben Revere in the corner, but for people to expect him to be an above average outfielder is hardly unrealistic. Perhaps he will continue to fill out and slow down a bit, who knows, but right now, he should slot into right as an above average defender. If Benson can work his bat out, he could be a gold glove calliber in left... With Hicks in center, that outfield defense is looking pretty good for the remainder of the decade.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    The new CBA makes it clear that you cannot sign him to a major league contract. I suppose they could have a handshake agreement to add him to the 40 man right away, and given his talent level, they'd likely be able to send him to AA and if he succeeds do so, but this is not a requirement. If 2014 is super deep, then yes, I'd draft Appel. I'd also do what Houston did and grab a couple more tough signs in later rounds. If Appel doesn't go for slot (or slightly over), then I take that money and throw it at them, but no way would I draft Appel and then not sign anyone else. Unless he's the second coming of Santana, you just don't do that.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    a lot of players would have taken the money and ran... nice to see he's honest.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm strangely very bullish on Deduno. I think he cuts his walk rate to 3BB/9... and if he does...
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Toronto has a lot of nice pitchers worth snagging, though they do not have much in regards to middle infield help. I'd be interested in Syndergaard or Nicolino, both would be starting high A or maybe AA this year and could complement Meyer and May. Norris may have some upside, but thus far hasn't shown much and should be repeating low A for his 19/20 year old season. I wouldn't mind Hechavarria either, but I'm guessing he will be at the major league level and not available, though his minor league career is pretty suspect. His only good years at the plate were in the PCL. Toronto has pieces to get Morneau if they need him. Whether they want to do it or not is a totally different issue.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    I think the worst part of the Santana deal was for Santana. I seem to remember reading that his pitcher abuse ratings skyrocketed when he went to NY... I wonder sometimes if he would have been healthy these last couple of years if he had someone like Gardy managing him. I'm not a huge Gardy fan, but he is very careful with his starters... Too bad he hasn't been as careful with his relievers.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I cannot seem to find a good link to the Hawk Harrleson Jim Thome walkoff at target field a couple of years ago... that was just priceless.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    played a year in highschool, but hadn't played up to it... way too late to start.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    So many of those teams just choked... Honestly, that started in 2004 when Gardy let Nathan in way too long. Everyone watching that game knew what was going to happen... except Gardy.
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