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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    The twins have a few pitchers in the lower minors that could have nice ceilings. They've spent some money on bonus babies the last couple of years. The problem is that they have next to nothing in the high minors. They have plenty of bats, but no pitching. Unless they do some trading, they are going to have to sign some pitchers to be competitive next season.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    I'll always remember what Radke did in 2006 for the Twins... The guy had to brush his teeth with his non-throwing hand and coudln't pick up his kids, yet he gutted it out and pitched impressively down the stretch... Thanks for the memories Brad.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    I doubt he gets much this offseason. I'd expect his value to be at its peak come July... He's cheaper, and I woudln't be shocked in the least if he had an OPS north of .900 to go with it.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I should note, sans a Ron Paul run, I'll be voting for Johnson. Honestly, I think Ron Paul should torpedo the Republican Party and endorse Johnson. Obama is a lousy option, but I'd argue that Romney with what will likely be a Republican congress, will be much worse.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    This makes me angry. He's on the ballot, he should be in the debates, as should anyone else on the ballot. How this doesn't constitute election fixing is beyond me.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I know it counts. Arcia is also a capable OF. You're dismissing the gap between the 2. Again, Hicks is 1.5 years older and finally put up a nice season. Arcia has destroyed every level and is so young that developing more power is a given. Hicks will be a fine player if he continues to improve and builds on this year. Arcia will be a monster if he continues to improve and builds on this year. The defensive ability of Hicks wont outweigh a 100+ difference in OPS. Arcia was also a CF until he got promoted and had to share the OF with Hicks, so let's not pretend he's some plodding outfielder. He might not be the quickest guy out there, but I have a tough time believing that a decent CF switching to RF couldn't be above average with the glove. Add to it what smerf said, he's out hit Hicks at every level, and he's younger. Buxton has no experience. In my mind, I'd have a tough time deciding between Sano and Arcia for number 1. Both look like middle of the order bats, and while Sano has a higher ceiling, Arcia looks like he's going to get pretty close to his.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    if the Twins want to limit Gibson's innings (which isn't a bad idea I'd add), it would be wise to shut him down the first month of spring training, then build up his strength in EST and send him to Rochester... that way he can finish out the season normally.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    not to get back on topic, but Arcia should be 1 or 2 in the list right now. Results should be factored in here as well, and a guy like Buxton with lots of tools, shouldn't be rated higher than a guy like Hicks (very similar tools) who has produced results.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    I'll simply repost this. The man cannot be trusted.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Which, and how do you know? Correct answers: Which? -- those people who are voting illegally. How do I know? -- I know this because this is what they and more the 70% of the country have said they want. Just a comment about voter ID, but if people actually cared about vote fraud, they would be outraged at how electronic voting has been implemented in most states.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Hicks with a home run.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    if you had any credibility at all, it's gone... serious, call up guys from beloit? You do realize that players down there aren't nearly as good, right?
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I would think that Slama and Vazques would get the call, just to see what htey can do... then again, I would have thought this would have happened a month ago.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    If you trade a player, typically it is for young cost controlled pieces. This would sense if the Twins were a player or two short, but unless Terry Ryan gets the clearance to crazy in FA, there's no way this makes sense.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    This should actually be considered progress. He was shut down a month ago. Typically, he'd end up having Tommy John sometime next spring.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    nice game for Hendricks today
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    To be clear, the twins will need to get at least one legit FA pitcher and likely trade someone for another one. I do think a scrap heap signing or two makes a ton of sense for the org though on top of this. Personally, both Baker and Bedard would be good targets, though I'll be honest in that I'm not sure I'd expect much of Baker until June. I wouldn't mind a 2 year deal with Stephen Drew either, unless there's some scouting info on him that says he's done. I assume Casilla is gone, so at least with Drew you have someone who has a much higher upside. You can let Carrol/Dozier battle it out for the other spot. If Dozier force it, then Carrol becomes a utility guy.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm really hopeing this is sarcasm, because the only way I could see someone believing this is a better package is if they are high on something. Blackburn was the worst pitcher and baseball, and Nishi wasn't even MLB caliber.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    with the holes this team has, Plouffe is pretty far down on my list of things that need "fixing" this offseason. At worst he's earned his job for at least the first half of next year, and at best, he's a late bloomer that is going to be a very valuable asset for a while. It's quite possible that starting next year he's Danny Valencia part 2, but I don't think the front office can really worry about this for the time being.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Pudge JR got hurt earlier this year and I don't think he's been the same since... it could simply be that he's not quite over whatever injury it was...
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    The only player that I can presently think of that's being held back right now is Anthony Slama, who clearly should be in MN. Some of the names mentioned here are pretty interesting. With Robertson, there was alwasy skepticism regarding his talent level and they pretty much brought him along one level at a time. Garza played in 3 levels one year, and Slowey rocketed up the system too.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    you are trading too many people unless you consider this punting on 2013 (which I'm not against)... the problem with dumping Span and Willingham is that there is nothing in the OF to replace them, especially if you are dumping Morneau too. Personally, I suspect one of Span or Morneau is getting traded this offseason for pitching help. Hopefully they go out and sign some pitching too... I wouldn't mind taking a flier on Stephen Drew (as someone else suggested) as well. He'd be an instant upgrade.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Too bad the RedSox are selling. Morneau would be a monster in Boston with that short right porch.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    Guerra is already on the 40 man. Gray won't be around next year, so in my opinion you just DFA Gray and give Slama a 1 month try... cannot hurt.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    One would think that an easy solution might just be to skip one or two of his starts. With a 6.5 game lead, they have room to do it.
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