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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    then he has two years left... thanks.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    The Os would be a powerhouse right now in the central... just saying. I'm not sure it's the best move either though.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    The Nolan Ryan fight video? Was there something at the end that I missed? Apologies.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I dont' think the Twins need any more non-strikeout guys. Jurrjens did have a few good seasons in there, but that was NL and not exactly huge strike out rates. I'd rather them target guys who profile to be more than a back rotation starter.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Doesn't parm have one option left?
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    The Twins need at least 2 pitchers, and I'd prefer a 3rd on a 1 year high upside prove it type deal. We shouldn't be counting on too many guys like Deduno and Walters for next year. We just shouldn't. Those guys belong in AAA for depth. They'll be needed at one point, but should not be counted on as starters. This team also shoudln't be counting on Hendriks and Gibson either for this season. One or both of them should likely emerge at one point during the season, but expecting both to is dangerous. If you flip Span (or Revere), I don't think you do it for a 2B. You do it for a pitcher, as I don't see this team spending 25M and getting 2 or 3 decent pitchers this offseason. I agree that Dozier needs to improve, though there's good reason to think that he can. There's not a lot of hope for both spots though, as Carol is what he is. Nishi's collosal failure might buy Casilla one more year to put things together, but like most I don't have the confidence he can do that. It might be better to take a flier on guys like Kelly Johnson or Jeff Baker to man that spot for a year or two until one of Santana, Arcia, or Michael is ready.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    it's a lost season, so I dont' mind calling him up to see if the improvement he showed in Rochester was legit... scholarship program or not.... but it's pretty obvious (thus far at least) that it isn't. Cannot hurt to give him another day or so until Plouffe is ready just to see what's there, but my suspicion is that this is going to be viewed as a sunk cost come December.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    This got a lot harder when my wife would no longer disguise herself as me and play.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    You forgot Nishi Though I'll say this, every time this team has had a decent middle infield, the MI players manage to find their way into Gardy's dog house and get run out. Bartlett and Hardy are more recent examples. Both were good players at their position. Both were sent away for nothing.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    What in the world is your definition of below average production? In his 7 year career, he OPSed below .800 for an entire season only once... in 2007. He had two mid season promotions in 2006 and more recently in 2010 where he struggled out of the gate, but that was after extreme success in his former league. How in the world is that below average?
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    In the majors, 2/3s of those will be counted as hits, so it doesn't matter
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    I never said he was a sure thing. He also spent a large part of this season on the big league club not playing every day. That's a lousy way to develop talent. My issue with statements like what you have posted here is that they lack any sort of context. It's well known that the Twins had to tweak Parmelee's swing because of contact issues. Otherwise he would have been Rob Deer... That took away quite a bit of his power, and it took a bit to come back. Over the last season and half though, the guy has been putting up video game stats in the minors. He does have pedigree, as he was a first rounder who was a potential middle of the order bat. The problem is that it took a bit longer for him to develop. Even in spite of this, he's 24 and has shown that he has nothing left to prove in AAA. Yes he struggled. But that's true of most rookies. Not every rookie is Mike Trout or Steven Strasburg, and I don't get the mentality that says "if you don't produce in your first month of action, you must be worthless" So would I trade him? Most likely no. I don't think he has "little value" as some of you have suggested, but if he does, you definitely don't move him. The problem the Twins have right now is that there is no place for him. That could have been alleviated by trading Span or Morneau, but both remain on the team.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    The issue here is depth and the fact that you quote a season's worth of numbers without any real context behind them. 1B and 3B in particular are NOT the same positions now than what they were in the spring. On the depth side of things, if Mauer was playing catcher a bit more (and moving Butera out of the lineup alltogether), the catching position improves (though I'm not sure management supports the idea of keeping Mauer behind the plate more). I'd be more inclined to use the guys who will be startinga these roles in 2013 and extrapolate their numbers based on the context... If Plouffe is for real, 3B is a top 5 position. If Morneau has returned, 1B is a top 5 position. I realize that these are "ifs", but there's plenty of evidence that should give the FO hopes that these are reasonable gambles. With 25M to spend, the Twins won't be able to "fix" every position, so counting on Morneau and Plouffe is very defensable. The problem beyond this though is depth. Next year's depth of guys that can help on the offense will be Parmelee and Hicks/Benson/Arcia. There's no depth in the middle or on the mound for that matter, and the guys manning it now certainly don't inspire confidence (though I do think there's very good reason to think Dozier will eventually earn one of those positions)
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I guess I question why it is people think he'd have little value. He's a 24 year old absolutely destroying AAA... He struggled earlier this year, but also hit ML pitching nicely last September. That said, the only way they trade him is if they extend Morneau. Extending the aging vet while trading the prospect is generally not the wisest of moves.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I doubt Andrus will come cheap. He's an inexpensive commodity that plays pretty decent defense and can post a .750 OPS at short. I'd love for him to be here, but he's going to cost something, and he won't be cheap.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't think there's a person on this planet who would turn down 3M for 6 months of embarrassment.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    To be clear, I don't think many people were in favor of dumping JJ... I know I wasn't on that list. Most of us thought that Nishi could be a .700 OPS guy playing above average defense.... sadly, none of us saw him play.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    go check out the metrodome, astrodome, and kingdome.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    [video=youtube;BuGp2ZRGIqI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuGp2ZRGIqI
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    and at the time, most of us considered that a real possiblity... His projections by the good folks over at BP was a .270ish hitter, which was a huge improvement over the likes of Tolbert and Punto... or so we thought
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    So are the Twins playing chicken with their medical insurance rates to get Gardy to quit without firing him?
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    That usually happens when they are coming back from their rest and rehab too...
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I certainlty wouldn't mind middle infield upgrades, but this team needs pitching, pitching, and more pitching. They need to get at least 2 more starters via trade or FA.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not sure the Twins should be "counting" on any of these starters for next year. Some have earned spots (like Diamond) and should be merriting consideration (like Walters/Deduno), but that's a far cry from counting on them...
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    And you forgot that they DL stint will be rest and rehab for a couple of months (and in this case through the offseason) followed by Tommy John and/or Labrum surgery.
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