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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Interesting.... what I've been reading is that he has a smooth easy delivery that makes scouts drool... Personally, this is the pick I want. He may be a bit further away than Appel, but we need someone who can be a solid number 1.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    bullpens are going to be bad when starts cannot consistently go 6-7 innings. My big issue is that they overpaid for Capps to the tune of a draft pick and several million, and that they didn't go out and pick up another decent arm such as Dan Wheeler on the cheap. I liked the Zumaya deal, but not if it was the only one. I agree that trading is not wise right now, but doing nothing is equally foolish.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    In what bizzaro world is Revere the best OF on this team? He's an ideal 4th OF who has a starting job b/c there's no one to challenge him. Benson has a much higher ceiling, and while I think that he'd be much better benefited from a season in AAA, I still think he's a better option now.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    That seems a bit extreeme... did you take away the 43 at bats too?
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Only 1 year ago they were the favorites to win the central. Had everyone been healthy, they'd probably still be in conversation to win it. That 99 loss season tends to sour people's outlook when they take a big picture view. I agree the question marks here are much bigger than say with Detroit, but Detroit has it's fair share of problems as well. The central could easily turn into a 3 or 4 team race in which the winner doesn't win 90 games. For the Twins, I really think it is coming down to health.... Mauer seems OK, but Baker, Liriano, and Morneau need to be healthy look like their former selves. If they do, they will be right in this mix too.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm with thrylos on this one, I want Giolioto with that pick if he's still on the board... we have plenty of toolsy OF prospects, so taking a year off and going after a guy that could anchor the rotation for the next 6 or so years would be wise... I'm not sure, however, that he can be in the bigs in 2 years... he is a highschool prospect. That said, he definitely would deepen the farm system quite a bit.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    The ifs for this team will be answered in spring training. Morneau hit like crap last year in ST. He only was able hit minor leaguers well. If he's hitting major leaguers in ST, then I (for one) would feel much more comfortable. Liriano is another big one... if he's walking guys a ton, then we know what we will get. I agree that expectations should be low after losing 99 games, but let us also remember that the Twins were a bit of an aberation last year as they expected to contend but had just about everyone on the DL for long stints... kind of hard to contend when less than 2/3s of the starting linup failed to get enough plate appearances to qualify for any titles. I agree with others when they say the pitching was bad, but some of that was due to atrocious defense, which will hopefully be much improved.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't like the idea of having 3 catchers, but I won't be surprised. Like others, I want Towles as well. He at least could hit in the minors. I think a lot of this might end up on how well Parmalee does. If he forces his way to the DH spot, Doumit switches to right. You won't need to worrry about a 3rd catcher in that situation. If Ploufe does well, Doumit is forced into more of a DH role. I don't see the big deal as you'd lose your pitcher once for what, 2 or 3 at bats at best? The next day, you'd have someone from Rochester in the lineup.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd kind of hope they call up Hendricks personally, but if it is a reliever to the rotation, I'd say Swarzak...
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I do think they should be the favorite, but by no means do I think they are unbeatable. Just last year they were not even in the picture, now they suddenly are. Their 95 wins was a figure inflated by luck and by the fact that the two big players in the central royally sucked... I see KC being a lot tougher to beat this season, and I think Cleveland might be a bit better as well. Likewise, a healthy Mauer and Morneau suddenly makes the Twins a very tough team to beat. The WhiteSox raised the white flag already, so I think this team is going to be in the basement. The Tigers could easily find themselves in the middle of a three or four team race where no team really distinguishes itself... I know this, a healthy Twins team won't roll over like last year on any of those teams. In terms of the roster, it isn't as special as you'd think. They replace Martinez with Prince so this year they aren't seeing as much of an improvement as you'd think. Defensively, they've always been bad and they might have gotten worse. Fast players like Casilla, Span, and Revere shoudl be fined if they aren't dropping bunts every time they are up to bat, as I highly doubt that Cabrera, Prince, and eventually Martinez are going to be able to consistently stop them... they are just too slow. Verlander is awesome, but he's going to need to strike out 15 a game with this defense. In all, they are the rightful favorites, but it would be ridiculously stupid to think this one is sewn up. The central could easily be a 3 or 4 team race where the winner only has 85-90 wins.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm going with 15.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Revere needs to avoid hitting it to the pitcher.... I don't mind a punchless lineup so long as everyone in it maintains a high OBM and is a hard out. I'm not quite convinced that everyone fits that mold and I'm holding out hope that either Parmalee or Ploufe forces their way into the linup thus relegating Revere to the bench a bit more often. That, I think, would go a long way (assuming of course that Morneau and Mauer are healthy). I don't think you can call Span powerless either. He does hit a lot of extra bases when healthy. The guys that concern me are Nishi, Casilla, and Revere. They need to get on base much more if they are not going to hit long bombs.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    Is your wife OK with this Seth?
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    That k/9 is a pretty big deal though. That's one extra out every three innings where the batter doesn't touch the ball. That's a pretty big difference when you are only coming in one inning at a time.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    Assuming he's there and that nothing changes over the next 3 months, I think Giolito is probably the guy they should take. He might be a bit further off, but works in the mid 90s and can throw 99 with a fluid, repeatable motion. I'd much rather go for a controllable staff ace then a guy like Appel who has the higher floor but lower ceiling.
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