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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Because there is a point to which this is detrimental. I can give you example after example of guys who were called up too early and never panned out. In recent memory, Carlos Gomez and Delmon Young. In Young's case, the contract kind of forced it, and in Gomez case, they had to have something to show for the Santana trade, and look what happened... Gomez never amounted to anything close to his potential, and Young just started getting tolerable when he got expensive, at which point he regressed again. Both had star potential in the big leagues and neither will ever amount to much of anything. I agree that there are other issues here, but Lev's point is very valid. You have to do what is best for both the org an the player. My big thing is that Dozier (and Parmalee for that matter) should be playing every day. I'm presently not terribly worried where either is playing, though the case for Dozier is looking more and more like AAA. He's making mistakes that he didn't make before.... that's a sign of not being ready... it isn't a knock on Dozier as much as a recognition that 2012 may not be his year, and spending time in Rochester might be in his best interest. As for the org, there is one other big thing... service time. I know we have money now, but that still doesn't mean make stupid decisions. If he needs developmental time, there's no reason why he cannot develop in AAA where his clock isn't ticking. It certainly shouldn't be the sole reason for doing this as it was in the past, but if he's clearly not ready, then don't waste the time.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Whether or not it's true in this case, there is a well defined pattern of the organization bashing guys publicly and getting mad at them for "not recovering." and it usually turns out that there was something else wrong. The medical staff on this team is an absolute joke.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    He can already hit 91 from the same BA report, and at 16, he's still adding velocity. The kid could reasonably top out in the mid 90s if things progress. I like that signing. They shoudl be signing lots of pitchers in the international market.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Perhaps that he's the 4th best middle infilder on the team? I think the ship has pretty much sailed with Alexi. He is what he is, a decent utility guy who is about to get expensive. I'm guessing he's done in MN after this season and will end up signing a lot of 1 or 2 year prove it contracts. I doubt we will get much of all of value for him, if we do, we should be building a shrine to Terry Ryan at TF somewhere. As for Valencia, there's hope for getting something of value for him, though not this year. He had a good rookie campaign and has always hit in the minors. Should he figure things out in AAA, I could see him pushing Plouffe into a middle infielder role (which I'd personally welcome) and retaking 3B. Otherwise, he might be a decent trade chip for someone somewhere if Plouffe cannot move, but that is solely dependent on him figuring things out, which to this point, he has not. And blackburn... OK, seriously, we couldn't give him away right now.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    hehe.. nice. The thing about that Blackburn is that he seemed to be able to dial it up and get some strikeouts in key situations. This version seems allergic to them (though the K/9 from those years and now would say otherwise). Diamond, while he won't be a K monster, is getting a few more than Nickie...
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    Not to pick nits, but Santana was a rule V selection from I believe Houston... He may have come through Venezuela, but not via the Twins.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Hicks and Arcia with multi hit games.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I only get excited if the guys are young for the league (like Sano, Arcia, and Rosario)
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    88-91 as a 16 year old... cannot complain about that.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    they always throw him outside, why doesn't he take it and go oppo? I'd think if he starts scorching a few to LF that this will change on him in a hurry...
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    pretty sure it had to be Duensing... wasn't that guy basically worth his weight in gold?
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    the east is ridiculous... last place time is .500... kind of like hte Twins division in 91...
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    The Twins shoudln't trade Span to trade him. That's why Bill Smith got fired. He bashed his players publicly, destroyed their value, and then traded them for crap. If those are the offers on the table for a above average, cost controlled CF, then you keep him and consider retooling for next year (assuming we can get 3 starts in FA). If not, you trade him for two very good starting pitching prospects. Ryan isn't the best GM out there, but in this I know that he isn't going to trade a guy simply to do it. He's going to want value.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Again, I don't get this whole "elevate" thing. If the fastest a person can run is a 4.4 40 and then they suddenly turn in a 3.9 in the clutch, you may have a point, but they are naturally limited to what their skill level can provide. Jeter is a great player, but Mr. November is a joke, because while Jeter can come through in the clutch, he fails too, we just don't remember the failures. No one remembers Puckets other at bats in game 6 of the 1991 world series, but every single person who watched that game remembers his final one. Does that make Puckett clutch? I don't think so... What I do think, however, is that while people cannot play beyond their skill level, they can certainly play below it. Francisco Liriano is a perfect example of that. He's got the skill level to be a perennial cy young contender, but you never know from start to start whether or not he needs his head screwed on tigher or not. He chokes. I'd bet that a lot of players do this from time to time...
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    pretty much this, though I wouldn't mind him getting more seasoning in AAA, but given our rotation as it is...
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Why in the world would hte last place team of the worst division in baseball send off prospects to aquire a pitcher? If the Brewers would take a Rene Tosoni for him, I'd do it in a heartbeat, but in reality, they will ask for Sano and Arcia or something like that, and in no way should the Twins bite. I agree this team would be a contender if they had decent starting, so if they want to contend, go sign him next season. He'd still be around when Sano, Arcia, Rosario, Benson, and Hicks are all joining the team, so it is hardly a bad move.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, watching Justin hurts... my favorite player by far. Hope he can get back to some of his earlier form
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    pretty much this, though I think you can make a case for people choking in the clutch.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    No GM may want to give up something of value for Span, but to get him, they are going to have to. He has his flaws, no doubt, but contrary to what some around here think, he's going to be expensive, as he will be in demband. I'd hope they get a AA front line pitcher personally, and possibly another higher ceiling guy in the low minors. This is one area where I do trust Terry Ryan, and the idea of him being the guy pulling trigger on potential Span, Willingham, and Liriano trades makes me happy.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Hicks was 3/5... seems to be on a bit of a hot streak.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    That's the one thing I've been pretty excited to see.... Too lazy to figure out if these guys are young for the league or not, but every time I look at a box score, one of these guys is striking out far more than 1 guy an inning... Hope that holds up in Beloit.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    The Twins shoudl go after every single pitcher on that list.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I guess I didn't think there was much of a difference between Buxton and some of the pitchers. Zimmer, Gausman, Giolito, and Appel all have the look of front line pitchers, and with pitching being the most important part of the baseball team, I'd have went with one of them... Oh well, water under bridge.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    waiting for the Verve JWE party to start.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    Oh wow... at BYTO, this thread would have been moved to the other forum... 1) Ryan was at a SABR conference... He's a scouting guy. Those comments make perfect sense simply from that perspective. He has said in the past that the Twins have hired math guys to incorporate statistical analysis, but he freely admits to not being that guy... nothing wrong with that at all. 2) Are people seriously trying to argue that the Ramos/Capps trade was a push? Ramos could have never returned from his kidnapping this offseason and it would still be a heavy win for the Nats. 3) Like Dave and John said, Gardy deserves some blame here, but certainly not all. I look at 2004 in particular as that second game was horribly managed... but like others said, some of this is on the players too. 4) Ryan's big mistake in this org was that he had several crappy drafts leading up to his resignation. The organization was in a bit of a pinch. That said, I'd have much prefered he had handled the Santana negotiations, because as of right now, Santana netted us a decent relief prospect, John Rausch, a injury plagued season of JJ Hardy. Not many people were happy with that package, nor should they have been.
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