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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, he's doing well, but between SSS and the fact that he's 20 years old in that league, I'm not really ready to ride that bandwagon just yet. It would be nice to see him ride this out and head back to Beloit with some success and confidence...
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    The all star game is a joke. The fans from a couple of cities end up dominating the voting and you end up seeing a Yank/Sox matchup against whatever teh NL throws out there. Then the manager goes with bias and selects a half dozen guys from their own team who kind of sort of might deserve it while plenty of deserving folks get left out... Not sure Willingham should be on that list (because he is borderline), but I just about guarantee you that guys will make it there who have no business being there.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    He's 22 as well... I'd be fine with 88 if he was 18...
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    They need pitching to help with the 2014/15 team. I wouldn't have minded a few more prep arms, as you have suggested, but you won't be seeing those guys for at least 4 years, likely more, and there wasn't a lot to be excited with the college starters (though I for one would have rather taken something other than Buxton at the top, hope I'm wrong about that). The college kids are already doing well against more advanced competition, given where they are now, most of them have a decent shot to be good pen options for that team. If Cuellar can teach just one of them a halfway decent changeup, you just added a very nice pitcher to that rotation.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Did he beat you up and steal your lunch money as a kid? 1) He's not "on his way down", he's in his prime. He's 28 years old, established, and having a pretty good year. Yes, Parra is 3 years younger, but that makes him more expensive too. 2) He gives teams something that's hard to find, and Parra does not. (good leadoff guy) 3) He plays well above average defense at a critical defensive position. Parra does this as well. 4) He's also a above average hitter for the same position, as is Parra, but he's lacking the leadoff OBP skills Span has. 5) Both are cheap, though Span is cost controlled. I'm not saying that Parra isn't valuable, but let's be realistic... this is hardly a slam dunk. Parra has been in the league one less year, so it isn't as if Parra is somehow massively cheaper... He's just a year behind in the arb process, and his main comparable is likely Denard Span. They are very similar players. Due to his age and this little problem that he Arizona franchize is on the rise and that they might still consider themselves as contenders, Parra is going to cost a lot more, and he has more question marks to go with it. I doubt he gets moved anytime soon unless AZ gets an absolute haul.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I missed that in the new CBA... good to know.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    I think what bothers me about this is that the replacement player is about as mythical as big foot. They are there, but not exactly in large supply, and I'd argue that's especially true with pitchers moreso than hitters.... that said, I think we are all sick of Nick (Blackburn that is). Given the lost season, he isn't exactly hurting anyone, and quite frankly he's not exactly blocking anyone either... so I really don't care what you do with him. If he's not a 5 year guy, you can send him to the minors and he can fix it in Rochester, but I'll bet anything that his "replacment" isn't exactly a replacement player either.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Curt Shillings bloody sock.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    of all the pieces of consternation, I'm not sure why this is here. Like Pig said, AAA, MN, it doesn't matter. The kid needs to play every day. As well, there are a few decent MI prospects sitting with the 2014/15 teams that will likely bump Dozier during his expensive years, as such, let him play. If he turns into a star, he blocks those kids, otherwise, he becomes some nice trade bait. ' This season is lost, so why people are worried about Brian is beyond me. They have to give him a look. My greater concern is that they are letting Parmalee wither on the bench. That kid needs to play every day too, and quite frankly, I could care less whether it's in MN or in Rochester... My other concern is that there's so little decent starting pitching in this organization to help with the next wave... not a good place to be in.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Danny hit at every level of the minors and continued to do so in his first year in the bigs... His sophomore season was "unlucky" as well. I'm not sure anyone should be giving up on him as he could be cheap/average production in the linup for a few years if he adjusts and figures things out. I have no problems with him playing every day in AAA if he won't do it in ML... and with Parmalee, he's a better prospect. I don't care where he's playing, but he should be doing it every day.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    That all really depends if they are willing to keep that guy around... Let's pretend for a second that April didn't happen. If Liriano was like he is now all season long, I can pretty much guarantee you that whatever team has him at free agency would be more than happy to submit a qualifying offer. You are correct in that this can lower value, simply from the standpoint that teams don't have as much incentive to hold on to the guy if they don't plan on offering 12.4M or whatever it is... In Minnesota's case, they have the resources, so they can bluff... teams like KC and Pittsburg though do not.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    How long has he been in the leauge now? If it's less than 5 years, they can designate him for assigment and he has to pass through waivers. I highly doubt someone is going to take him, so he clears waivers and he goes to Rochester where he can figure out what he's been doing wrong. Yes, it's expensive to have him down there, but there sadly are better options up here.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I think it's pretty obvious actually. This was considerd a weak draft in general, and the Twins wanted some upside. They broke from the ranks of soft tossers who pitched to contact and went after some hard throwers who (if they succeed) will likely be able to join Sano and crew for their next wave of minor leaguers. This was still conservative by most standards because there's good reason to think that a couple of those relievers will (at the very least) be decent pen options in the majors... this draft was for the 2014/15 teams. If they get a starter out of it, they did well, but at worst, that team won't be looking for pen help.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    pretty much this, though in Smith's defense... at the time the Twins were considered to have a dearth of pitching talent and not much on the hitting side. Slowey was in that mix too, and was breaking out until that injury. As such many were clamoring that they trade from their excess to pick up hitting, which is exactly what the did... The problem was that Smith is clearly not a talent evaulator or a negotiator.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    nope, still there... except that to get picks, the compensation amount needs to be around 12M. I can offer a scrub an arb award of 2M, but if the scrub leaves for greener pastures, I'm not getting a comp pick...
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    someone would overpay, though I suspect Francisco is going to go the Ed Jackson route this season... so if the Twins offer 12.4, he takes it.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    because we don't have many good pitching prospects..
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    Do you really think other GMs are foolish enough to not notice that Justin is no longer playing against lefties and will therefore overpay? Face the facts, we won't be getting much if anything for Morneau at this trade deadline. This is due to his salary and having a year and a half yet to play. You may as well be patient with him, because that is the ONLY opportunity this team has to get something decent from him... We don't need another #5 pitcher upside guy.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    have to admit that I don't see what you see in Tosoni... seems like org filler with the occasional cup of coffee.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    There's a few things to consider with this, the biggest is whether the Twins view themselves as contenders next year.. If they do, they are going to need Liriano. I'm going to assume that while they may publicly say they are, in private, they are writing off next year and will trade him, hopefully for a front line starter in A+/AA to complement the crop of hitting prospects that are coming through the system. If they can get that for him, they should move him in a heartbeat. I'd be leary of offering him too big a pay day... His history is eratic enough that he will not likely be a team's top aquisition. If the Twins offer him the 12M to ensure a draft pick, they may be shocked when he accepts arb with the hope of having a second good season and getting a payday.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    maybe this got lost in the formatting, but I fail to see how trading Morneau right now would be a good move for either the present or future of this franchise. With 20some million still on that contract, no organization is going to give up much for the hope of him returning to spring of 2010 form. You may as well hold on to him and let him work through those issues... If he does, someone will trade something very nice for him at the deadline next year. If he doesn't, the worst you are doing is giving up a chance to aquire another team's Rene Tosani.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    color me MEH... He wouldn't be a terrible prospect, but hardly the type of guy I'd swing a trade around as I'd want better K/9. If you are trading Morneau, I'd rather wait a year and see if he can build on this season and hope to get something signficantly better than what they already have in the org... not quite sure Cloyd fits that description.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    didn't VodkaDave already get that title?
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    DPJ, I guess I hold out more hope than you do. Valencia had a pretty decent minor league track record and was good in his rookie campaign. Sophmore and Junior seaons certainly have had less than desirable results, but given his history, I still think there's hope for him to put it together and provide decent production for a couple years while he is cheap... Given that, I'd play the kid every day, whether that's in Rochester or MN, I don't care.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    Good day for Hicks and Arcia thus far... game not over... Hicks is 3/3 with a tripple and Arcia 1/2 with a HR. Koch has also hit one out for Beloit.
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