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  1. Loosey
    I really like the Twins recent strategy of drafting collegiate relievers and converting them to starters. So far 1 has turned out to be a good pick (Duffey) while the others haven't exactly panned out as starters, they are mostly on the brink of making the Twins roster as very solid bullpen arms. In the Draft 1 out of 4/5 is a pretty good in my opinion. Hopefully Jay can make the conversion and dominate A ball and become the next super prospect in the organization.
  2. Loosey
    Or the fact that he missed one full month of pitching in the months before the draft and scouts weren't able to get the looks they would like to get if they are investing a 1st round pick. . . Add in the whole cloudy reasoning why he was suspended and I think that makes enough sense for me to drop in the draft.
  3. Loosey
    I feel like there is always a huge difference of opinion on Gonsalves in the boards here. Many like him (me) and believe he can continue to develop and become a very good major league pitcher, while others just write him off quickly because 1) he hasn't developed a nasty breaking ball yet or 2) because he didn't match his Cedar Rapids numbers in Fort Myers. I really don't get it, or maybe I am just more sensitive to the negative feedback on him compared to others because I do like his future. He is about 3 years younger than the competition in every stop he has made and in my opinion has been pretty great.
  4. Loosey
    I think the problem is the Twins haven't contended in 5 years, so over that time getting value out of guys was the way to make the team contenders by accumulating my young prospects. I find myself thinking the same thing as well instead of just enjoying the production on the field. I think/hope we are coming to an end of worrying too much about this and soon will have a very young team that is competing for championships with a core that will be stick together for a long time.
  5. Loosey
    I don't follow other teams farm systems nearly as closely as I do the Twins, so my question is do other teams have the layers upon layers of prospect depth the Twins do at important positions like Shortstop, 1st base and outfield? Including Escobar they have 4 Shortstops that could be Major League ready in 1-3 years and depending on who you ask around here, all have a chance to be above average. In the Outfield they have 6 or 7 guys that are competing for a spot in the next year. And then if you mix in 1st/DH type guys they have another 4 guys including the current major leaguers who could be ready this year to be contributors. Maybe it's this way across the league and we just put too much value on each of these players since we are closer to them by following them from day one, but it seems the Twins may be coming to a crossroads in in the next 15 months on who is going to be part of the future and who is merely an asset.
  6. Loosey
    Yeah . . . . I got a little carried a way there trying to make a point. But my point does still stand that a shut down reliever is important and I would rather have Meyer be that than gone entirely.
  7. Loosey
    Boo this man!
  8. Loosey
    I have to disagree with your sentiment. You would only want him to be an Ace starter or nothing at all? Relief pitchers all have to come from somewhere. What if he becomes a Wade Davis type of 7th or 8th inning shut down guy? The way pitching has become in baseball over the last few years stud relievers are almost as important as stud starters as starters continue to pitch fewer and fewer innings.
  9. Loosey
    If he turns out to be a #3 pitcher for the Twins for 5-6 years would everyone consider that a success for a #4 overall pick? Or are the expectations to be a #1 starter when you are drafted that high? I personally think any pitcher drafted out of high school who has a sustained major league career is a success in my mind whether they are a #1 ace or a journeyman starter.
  10. Loosey
    I know people with type 1 diabetes and yes it can be difficult and can put you at somewhat of a disadvantage in certain areas of life. That being said if he manages it and takes care of himself I don't see how have this disease will impede his progress to becoming a good major league baseball player. He has more medical staff and additional resources at his disposal than most people with diabetes. I personally don't think it was a "risk" at all.
  11. Loosey
    Funny how quickly I forgot John Barnes.
  12. Loosey
    I get what you are saying and agree. It's just the first part of your original comment I was disagreeing with. The next problem is actually getting those types of players to sign here. Say the Twins did offer Cueto $25M a year. What's to stop him for then running of to the next team and use the Twins as leverage?
  13. Loosey
    I've heard people make this claim before (probably you) and it simply isn't true. It isn't like the Twins are out there with a pile of money to spend on free agents and then if they decide not to spend it they just add it onto the next years free agent pile to make it bigger. The $12M Nolasco is getting and $9M Hughes is getting wouldn't just roll over into the next season if they didn't make the signings. The Twins take that money and put it towards their bottom line. Then they start all over again the next season. But I do understand what you are saying about not signing 3 mid -level contracts instead of one big one. However this is the Twins way of diversifying their risk. If one $25M a year guys fails they are out $25M. But if you spend $25M on 3 guys and one is awful and two are serviceable then at least you got two serviceable guys out of the deal. Unfortunately that's how the Twins operate.
  14. Loosey
    I don't think Ryan was saying he was shocked at the strikeouts after looking at the stats after the fact. It seemed he meant to say as the season progressed he was sort of surprised Mauer was striking out so consistently last season. From Reading the Comments it comes off as if Reusse told Ryan that Joe struck out 112 times last year and Ryan goes "OMG really?!?!?". When in reality Ryan just said he was surprised last year at how much he was striking out, and that comment came after they were speaking about his vision blurriness. So as much as I like to rip on Ryan, this quote to me isn't a rippable one.
  15. Loosey
    My wife is blonde and had a baby with her, but my son didn't have a notebook that I'm aware of. He was pushing around my 8 month old's stroller for a while.
  16. Loosey
    If any other TDers are here. My son and I are here would be cool to meet you. My son is the crazy 4 yr old running sprints on the Astro turf bullpen.
  17. Loosey
    Thanks. I shot him a PM.
  18. Loosey
    Planing on stopping in tomorrow morning at Hammond with my 4 year old son. Anyone in particular I should ask for that may be there tomorrow. I haven't met any other TD ers before.
  19. Loosey
    Did Nike have some light filtering contact lenses that they were trying to use on Troy Williamson? IIRC he had problems finding the ball in the lights at the stadiums and in the sunlight. If that was true he also had problems catching the football on top of the vision problems. But you would think there would be something to filter the light so he wouldn't have to use sunglasses.
  20. Loosey
    The other part about ranking prospects and following them is it is just plain fun. Now that I am at an age where many baseball players would be on the back half of their careers, being able to watch 18, 19, 20 year old kids develop as baseball players and eventually join your favorite team as a Major League baseball players is strangely rewarding to me, even though I did absolutely nothing to contribute to their accomplishment besides sit and home and read about and occasionally watch a few prospects play in minor league games.
  21. Loosey
    I still hope that Mientkiewicz is the manager of the future. I thought Molitor did fine last year, but bullpen usage puzzled me at times. I think being relatively young, Dougy Baseball could hold the attention of the team for quite a while and maybe bring a fresh outlook if Molitor decides managing ain't his thing after a year or two..
  22. Loosey
    I wouldn't call the AL Central a weak division anymore. It only has the reigning World Series champion and back to back AL Champion Royals. Plus the weak teams in the division reloaded this year. You could see the last place team be very very close to .500.
  23. Loosey
    Well, there go his chances of being one of the few #1 overall picks going into the Hall of Fame. . . .
  24. Loosey
    Loosey - February 14-18 Pre-Spring Training but plan to stop by one morning to walk around.
  25. Loosey
    I'm lost. . .
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