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  1. Loosey
    My gut tells me Nolasco makes the rotation if he can not be awful the rest of the way. As with last year, if he can just be OK he may become tradeable to an NL team once one of them has an injury. The Twins probably won't even ask for anything in return except for them to take him and his salary.
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    Suzuki: .255/.290/339 20 doubles 2 HR's Murphy: .271/.300/.403 23 doubles 7 HR's and 1 Triple
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    As odd as it sounds I'm glad Berrios didn't pitch well and get sent down. By not pitching up to his standards the Twins don't look like the bad guy in this scenario sending him down to delay his service time clock. From what I have read, it looks like he legitimately might need few starts in AAA to settle in and get his stuff under control. Sort of a Win-Win (Since he was going to be sent down regardless).
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    I'm ok with it yet not ok with it at the same time if that makes any sense. As things stand now I believe he is one of the top 5 starters on the team. He is better than Milone and Nolasco. HOWEVER, he is also probably much better out of the bullpen than either of those two. So which makes the team better? May in the rotation and Milone/Nolasco pitching 4 times a week in setup? I think May to the pen makes the team better based on how the roster is currently constructed. The part I'm not OK with is they could have avoided this completely if they would have gone and got a viable late inning arm in free agency. Then Milone and Nolasco and May could have had a true competition for a spot.
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    So which camp is Ricky Nolasco in? In theory he is an established major leaguer who should be working on building up for the season, but reality is he is fighting for a spot in the rotation and quite possibly on the team. The other question is, does he know what bucket he is in? So does he change his spring training routine to meet what needs to be done?
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    Andrew McCutcheon is used as a comp a lot. I actually heard Terry Ryan use him as comp at one time. The Gomez comp is relevant for Twins fans because they both came through the org, and were rushed to the big leagues based on need. They also have similar tools.
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    I wasn't comparing Buxton to Gomez, were you meaning to quote someone else? Although I do agree with your comparisons with Gomez.
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    The most important line of the entire article in my opinion was: "Buxton's best plan for learning to hit MLB pitching is to face MLB pitching." There is no point in letting him demolish inferior opponents, at some point he will have to play at the ML level and most likely struggle as he learns. Might as well get it over with as soon as possible.
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    Is it weird that I went to your link and my first thought after looking at the pictures was "I miss Robby Incmikowski"?
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    If Arcia proves it on the field Danny Santana or Eduardo Nunez may have be seeing their last days as Twins. Too many talented outfielders in the organization to string him along (Kepler, Rosario, Sano, Arcia, Buxton). IIRC Santana is out of options as well and just might be a wasted roster spot when it comes down to it at the end of the day. But Arcia needs to show he can be that guy before that happens.
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    Jepsen no from both a player and a team perspective. Jepsen is 1 year away from being able to sign a pretty nice multi-year deal assuming he pitches well again this year. The Twins for their part don't need to press and pay a guy who had the best 2 month stretch of his career (they have done this and been burned before). Sano, a very big yes. Although I think the numbers you put out there may be light.
  12. Loosey
    So far of all 6 of your candidates Escobar is the one I would really think about, and that is mainly due to the fact his replacement is 3 years out most likely. If he can put together a full year of success similar to his previous two 2nd halves as full time guy those guys in the minors may end up being the trade bait, not EE.
  13. Loosey
    Hopefully the Twins will be winning enough in the future they will need to use 2 closers so one doesn't get worn out pitching every day.
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    Thanks.
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    What MLB.tv really needs to set up is a "Weekday Matinee Only" package. I bet they would double their subscriber base, but only if the blackout restrictions were lifted for that package. The reason; most of the people who would use MLB.tv are probably Men between the ages of 18-50. The one thing that age group has in common is the majority of us work, and don't have access to live baseball games during work hours. Build that package without blackouts and their sales would skyrocket. The blackout issues may be moot on the afternoon thing too, because as I said earlier most wouldn't be able to watch the game on their local TV because they are at work so really they are only taking away a small percent of the normal TV watchers for those game.
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    I am interested in how you go about doing it? I have read ways to do it and non of them seem to be what I am looking for.
  17. Loosey
    I think time and confidence will be really help Buxton. I hope he is playing in nearly every preseason game to get the at bats he needs and to get a better pitch recognition against Major League pitchers. I think a few hard hit balls in the next few days will do wonders for him.
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    And he's a .333 hitter!
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    I was down there a few weeks ago, and I would recommend if you don't get to Fort Myers during "real" spring training and are in the area the last few weeks of February still head down to Hammond. A lot of players were working out and doing drills, etc. There were probably only about 25 fans there as well so the players are pretty approachable as well if you are respectful and are aware they are there to work.
  20. Loosey
    I think Kepler has All-Star potential. Imagine an outfield next season of Kepler/Rosario, Buxton, Sano/Arcia. Young and full of star potential. I'm sure 1-2 will no longer be with the team or playing outfield next season. I don't envision Ryan trade Kepler. He tends not to trade prospects once they have proven themselves in the minors. That being said, if Kepler forces the issue guys ahead of him could be moved to make room depending on circumstances of the individual and the team at that point.
  21. Loosey
    Somebody who is upset about Sano in the outfield, please tell me where you think a good position for him to play is? Most of the claims are about him being the biggest outfielder in history, but in reality how many major league baseball players total have been larger than him? Put him at 3rd base, how many 6'4" 270lb 3rd basemen have there been in Major League history? Outside of DH and 1st base there are no positions that naturally fit a man of his size. He is a very large and athletic man, that is only 22 years old. Lets let that 22 year old athleticism show up.
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    Maybe we should see him play one spring training game before we declare Sano ruined forever and traded for whatever the Twins can get for him. He most likely will not be the most graceful outfielder ever, but if he can make the plays he is supposed make and doesn't make too many mental errors, I think he will be just fine. There will likely be a learning curve, but this is most likely a 2 year assignment then a move to 3rd or 1st will most likely be in his future.
  23. Loosey
    Back to the original article: Maybe I am confused because of the title, but why do you think the system is broken? the Twins have one of the best minor league systems in the game based on what I assume is great amateur scouting. The next step is developing those players and you can have the greatest coaches in the world but 90% of the players will be based on their skill level and desire to excel. Coaching can only get you so far. The parts about not knowing if Buxton, Arcia, Vargas, Berrios, Duffey, Kepler will succeed is a question every organization will probably have about their prospects, especially once they take a step back in their development or stumble a bit. I don't think that indicates the system is broken. If anything having that many players in the organization who could potentially be boom or possible bust players is a testament to the Twins identifying young talent developing them to the Major League level and still having a chance to be game changing type players. I would say the Twins system is working just fine.
  24. Loosey
    Do you really think there will be a race between Milone and May? If Milone misses out on rotation will May be the fall back or do they go to Duffey/Berrios to start and leave May in the 'pen? I would like to see May get another chance to start, it's not like he did anything to be "demoted' to the bullpen.
  25. Loosey
    I want to see if Kepler looks like he belongs on a Major League roster right out of the gate and if Rosario has to possibly worry about him eventually eating into his playing time in 2016.
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