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Dodgers interested in Willingham
diehardtwinsfan replied to gunnarthor's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
The AJ trade says otherwise.... -
No way they move that many guys
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Ah.... He looked like he was ready.
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AA SP would be nice, but I'd hope they could get a bit higher upside than a number 3 who throws low 90s (unless he's a leftie)
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Just looking at trade volumes over the years says that the bulk of the team will still be donning a Twins uni come Aug 1. It will be a good deadline if TR can get Liriano and Span moved for some AA starting pitching.
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He's in higschool... expecting him to dominate A ball is a bit ambitious... He's going to get time in Elizabethon first.
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I live in Indy and got to watch their AAA facility play yesterday. Marte and Presley looked pretty good (Presley was apparently called up yesterday and made his debut in AAA yesterday). I have a tough time believing they will want any type of OF help. Marte is having a decent enough season where I'd think they can just call him up if they want additional help offensively, so I don't get the need for Span...
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common Terry... work your mojo and flip Liriano to NY for Michael Pineda... /pipedream
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I don't think anyone was over excited about those picks, but I also think people need to take a deep breath and relax a bit... Fact number 1: This was a weak class. Fact number 2: With the exception of hte top, there was very little in terms of college pitching available to help. This was one of the reasons I wasn't thrilled with the Buxton pick. What exactly would the Twins do? They could draft #5 ceiling college guys (which they have plenty of), some higher upside highschool picks (who'd likely not sign, none of whom would help in the near term), or some lower milage hard throwing college relievers with hope they can teach one or two of them a 3rd pitch. I'm not sure it was the best strategy, but that is what this class gave them. Those hard throwing college relievers are also very safe picks. The floors on most of those guys is a fairly effective relief pitcher, which means we should have some nice bullpen prospect type players to assist with that 2014 team. If one of them develops a semi-decent 3rd pitch, you just picked up an average or better starter... Not the best strategy, but hardly the worst approach either. I for one am encouraged that they didn't go after soft tossers... now let's see how it works.
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I love these fights, especially given that Diamond is Nick Blackburn with a slightly better K rate... Those guys walk a very fine line for being effective in the big leagues. I'm quite willing to enjoy Diamond, but I have a feeling both sides of this fight will be eating serious crow at one point.
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Is your name Dan by chance?
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I would think communication would go a long way here... just me. But when you give a kid a September call up, the advice is simple: this is to get a look at you and make assessments for improvement. Expect to spend next year in AAA, even if you do well.
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Article: Kyle Gibson Makes First Rehab Start
diehardtwinsfan replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I'm not sure he was "ready." His peripherals looked great but the results did not match up. I'm not one to buy this as "unlucky" as much as I am that he still needed to work on a few things before the results start showing up in the stats. Now you have a major injury that essentially takes him out for a year adn typically takes another half season or so to develop. As such, I'd let him work those kinks out in Rochester... certainly if he's dominating you can rethink the issue, but expecting him to contribute in Minnesota come next year is not wise. -
They had the highest pool because they had the most picks. They weren't given extra money to go out and sign a few guys overslot... If they were, they'd like have picked up a couple of the later round higher ceiling guys they drafted. That's my point. I'd think that teams that finish under certain record shoudl automaticaly get an extra couple of mil to the draft bonus pool and an extra mil for international free agents... small market teams like TB should get a boost too.
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all of those pitching prospects in the article look nice... kind of curious how hard some of them throw... I'd think Span could get one of the top 3.
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I agree to a point, but to be fair, at one point you have to consider organizational need. Otherwise you end up with a rotation that is fronted by Nick Blackburn and a bunch of AAA guys.
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I'd argue that the lineup is wrong... Doumit won't be a full time catcher, nothing close to it, nor should he be. Parmalee should be the every day 1B in 2014 with Mauer spelling him occasionally and spelling Willingham at DH occasionally, but still catching.
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Blackburn is not tradable... Pavano, if he was healthy, might be, but for very very little.
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given his age, I'd put his stats with a grain of salt... older guys that dominate Elizabethon tend to flame out in Beloit.
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this makes me glad Bill Smith was fired.
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Hicks and Arcia are 1-3 this far, with Arcia hitting one out. Benson is 3/4 with a HR and double thus far. Elizabethon (as usual) is putting up gaudy stats all over.
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pretty sure you lose the money in the pot for every guy in teh top 10 that goes unsigned.... you don't get to reallocate it elsewhere.
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What happened to Parmalee?
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Action Plan for the Second Half of 2012--Part 3
diehardtwinsfan replied to stringer bell's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Revere is not a proven commodity by any means. He's had a nice run after an abysmal start, but lets be realistic, anyone can do that in a small sample. Teams should pay a decent price for Span. If Revere keeps doing it, he should fetch something nice when Hicks/Arcia/Benson are knocking at the door. -
I'm not sure the O's would be wise to trade given the competition they presently have... That division is absolutely stacked... perhaps owernship drinks the kool aid and they do some dealing. I'm guessing the Twins best bet woudl be to go for the injured pitcher... nice ceiling and low value due to surgery.
