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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Let's start the Correia for Trumbo rumors now... heck, we can even throw in Duensing to sweeten it up.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Yes, he could be, though this discussion is a bit premature... wait until his career is over.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Last I checked, quality players don't tend to take minor leauge contracts.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I still wonder what life for Slowey would have been like had he not been hit in the wrist by that liner... He looked like he was breaking out before that day...
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Me thinks rebuilding entails higher draft picks as well...
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    4.10 ERA is better than league average.. He's a number 3 on most teams and the best starter we have on this one...
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Pelfrey was thought pretty highly for a while as a prospect... This is another one that you could argue that the Mets rushed him too quickly instead of letting him develop on his own. He's also a prime candidate for picking up a tick or two on his velocity, as TJ tends to do that. I think that Baker would have been a better signing, but this is certainly better than Correia, so I won't complain there. Since he's stock piling question marks, I'd go hard after Bedard or Marcum at this point. I could see some of these guys getting flipped at the deadline if they turn out OK.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Worley and Swarzack will be due arbitration, but yes, that's a low payroll for not just 2014, but for the next couple of years. I also suspect that Willingham will be traded and Benson will be in his place. Ryan will be wise to do Longoria type signings and lock some of these guys up at cheaper rates long term and give them a bit more short term... There should be flexibility to add help where needed. I'm not terribly excited by that middle infield or that bull pen. It would be nice if there is a decent FA signing that Ryan could front load a contract for. I hold out hope that Dozier can be an above average bat at one of those positions, but I'd put the odds less than 50%. Florimon is pretty MEH to me as well, and we will find out this season if Plouffe is going to need to be replaced. I think he can be a good bat, but I'd like to see more out of him than a Ruthian couple of months surrounded by absolute putridity.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Again, why in the world would the Twins trade Perkins for a guy who will be a free agent in 2014?
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    How does that work given that he was a free agent?
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Then you don't make the trade (and to be clear, we should not be targeting Andrus either). I agree that the Twins aren't stacked at 3B, but right now, but they have options. They have no options up the middle sans Rosario, and he won't be ready in 2014, and there's question as to whether or not he will even stick at 2nd. In most seasons, impact 3B can be found in free agency whereas impact MI cannot.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Sano and Rosario will be starting in A+ this year... thinking that they could make their debuts some time this season is pretty silly. Given that Rosario missed quite a bit of time to injury and that Sano wasn't exactly lights out in A ball this year, thinking they should have been promoted is also silly. I, for one, have no desire to watch prospects like Sano and Rosario struggle at the MLB level and waste valuable service time not performing because they are not ready. It is a poor way to manage a baseball team and a poor way to develop talent.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    Kluwe is hardly the Vikings' problem, and if the team is losing patience with him over his Ray Guy antics and occasional deadspin article, this team has much bigger problems.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Dave, no one is saying ignore the 3B problem. But to continue in your logic, we haven't had a decent middle infield since 1991, and that makes 3B look like nothing. I don't buy into your logic on Sano not sticking at 3rd. While I don't ever expect him to win any defensive hardware, he's going to get every opportunity he can to stick at 3rd, as there will be no room for him in the OF, and I'm not sure there's going to be room for him at first either. What I am saying is that Plouffe is an acceptable stop gap for the time being and could, (if the bat is for real) be a long term fixture there until Sano is ready, at which point he can move to 2nd, but that is absolute best case. In the mean time, we still have 0 decent middle infield prospects that could be contributing by 2014 and very little in the pipeline that could be useful by 2016. If this team wants to contend in 2014-2020, they are going to need to have above average production everywhere. Olt doesn't improve that problem. If we are going to trade with Texas, Olt isn't the target. It's Profar, Buckel, and Perez.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I vaugely remember someone saying that Pelfrey wanted to come here for whatever reason... He was a pretty highly regarded prospect for a while and I remember not being happy that he wasn't included in the Santana deal. However, my big concern is that the Twins have 2 guys who are not health risks going into 2013 in Diamond and Correa. Worley should be fine, but he's recovering from his own surgery. Pelfrey is recovering from Tommy John and Gibson has an innings limit. I kind of hope they go out and get another question mark (Bedard anyone?) and tell Gibson to stay home an extra month or two before reporting with plans to have him take over in the rotation whenever someone goes down.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Again, I like Olt... but there's this kid named Sano that will be playing in A+ ball next year and AA/AAA in 2014 who last I heard was a pretty decent 3B prospect. In the mean time, there's this huge freaking vacuum of players up the middle and on the mound. I wouldnt' mind Olt in a Twins uni, but he isn't the guy we should be targeting when we trade Morneau and Willingham. The guys in Texas that we would like want are Profar, Cody Buckel, or maybe Martin Perez.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Ok seriously people, Andrus is a good player, but he has 2 years left on his contract... 2 years. He's also expensive. He's going to be ready to leave just in time for 2015 when this team would likely be a favorite to win the central again, and there's no heir apparent in the minors for him either. Like others here, I'm perfectly fine trading Morneau (who is also my favorite player) if the right deal comes along, but it isn't for a good ML SS with a couple of years left. It will be for a good MI or P propsect that can likely see MN in 2014/15 timeframe...
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, if he's bringing a nice middle infield or SS prospect over with him, I'd be fine with eating his salary... otherwise, he can stay in LA.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    I often find that people who use the term "hindsight is 20/20" often lack foresight. The Hardy trade was pretty obviously bad to a number of people, and yes Gardenhire had his hands all over it. I agree he isn't responsible for the return, but dragging the guy through the mud didn't exactly give Smith leverage either. Gardy didn't have the leverage on the organization in 2002 that he has today... and is a problem as well. I tend to think Gardy needs to go. He's never been good with the kids, and his game management skills (or lack thereof) are well known. He won't be fired, he just won't be extended. This is probably the most honorable way to do this. The Twins are going to need someone capable of developing young talent (like a Joe Madden), not someone whose first tendancy is to plug in some crappy veteran over that rookie who will make mistakes.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    A few things... If 2013 is the goal, then trading Morneau will hurt us offensively. I'm fairly certain Mastro can match Revere's numbers and Parmalee should be able to out do Span from the offensive side of things. Trading Morneau removes an .800 OPS and potential .900 OPS from the lineup with nothing to replace it with. I'm fine with trading Morneau for the right price, but at this point, you are are calling up at least one of Hicks/Arcia (possibly both) and I'm not certain either are ready. Trading Morneau and Willingham means your OF consists of Hicks, Arcia, and Benson. Benson is definitely not ready. I suspect that the Willingham/Morneau trades will happen at the deadline as the Twins will get a chance to gage who of Arcia/Hicks/Benson are ready to take over and who needs more seasoning. If Mauer spends more time behind the plate, I could see Morneau getting an extension to play more DH... Waiting on both potentially heightens the return and gives the Twins a chance to see who can step in. I coudl see the Twins trading Morneau for an offer they couldn't refuse (like Profar or something like that), but I don't see that happening.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah this... the only disapointment in my mind is that Mauer didn't play as many games behind theplate as I would have liked. As a catcher, he is one of the best of all time. Those numbers don't scream HOF at first, but they are at C. Having someone that gives you that much of a leg up at a key position like that is one of the big reasons why the Twins were competive the second half of the last decade.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd be interested in those pitchers, but not for guys you are building around. If the Dodgers want the guy we got for Valencia, fine, but not anything that might be a future contributor. LA has 8 starters for 5 positions. They have no leverage on this trade.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Pretty much this. No matter what, Webb is going to get the league minimum with potentially some incentives... If he can throw, I have no problems with tehTwins burning a 40 man spot on that. I'd have more of an issue if there's no backup plan.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    wait... newsflash... high profile players always sign with large market teams... you don't say. I've yet to hear of one small to mid market team that said "we offered XXXXX more money, but he took the smaller contract to play with the Yankees".
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    Not to say that I wouldn't like Olt, but given the team's needs, I wouldn't consider this unless it was for a high upside middle infielder or more pitching.
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