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  1. Loosey
    I would straight up swap him for Duensing today. I know that leaves Thompson as the only lefty out of the pen but I would rather have Meyer in there getting major league reps. Let him finish the season in the pen and give him a spot start if needed and then one more shot next year to start. If that doesn't work, you got a hard throwing bullpen arm.
  2. Loosey
    No Effin Way!
  3. Loosey
    a 3-4 starter? I know he isn't a big strikeout guy but I think he deserves a little more credit than that. I would say he is a very solid 3 and a borderline #2 starter. On this team he is definitely a 2.
  4. Loosey
    I like Mauer and always thought he was a great player. That being said, at least externally to the fans (me), he seems like baseball was just a job to him. He never seems to be really happy to be playing the game and if his career ended today it seems he wouldn't be that greatly upset. I could be be greatly incorrect here as he has a very mellow personality that can come off as not caring when in reality he deeply cares. Maybe it is 4 years of losing, injuries, not catching anymore that he has lost interest. Add in the fact that he had expectations to be the greatest player ever and didn't live up to that mainly due to not hitting for power and getting ripped for it. It adds up and maybe has worn him down. Which brings me to my next point. If the Twins traded him, I think he would see a career resurrection because the expectations would diminish and would most likely not have to be the "face" of the franchise. .280/.360/.375 Anyways I think I got off track on whatever point I was trying to make . .. .Happy Friday!
  5. Loosey
    Yeah, that part I agree on as well for fringe/non-star players. One example I can think of in Juan Rincon. I was speaking more about the guys who would have been there without them either way. A-Rod, etc.
  6. Loosey
    @Bark's Lounge that seems to be bit of an extreme exaggeration of how much of an advantage steroids give someone. Yes, Steroids give you an advantage in strength/recovery time and probably swing speed. That being said using your comparison of cheating would let me win the Boston Marathon if I took a cab for 20+ miles. On the flip side if I took steroids and stepped into a batters box against a major league pitcher I would not become a great major league baseball player. I would still be an average guy that just happens to be stronger than I would normally be but not a better baseball player. But I get what you're trying to do. The thing that bothers me about steroids in baseball is we will never know how good guys like A-Rod, Bonds, McGwire, etc would have been without them. Would they have hit 20 less home runs or 200 less home runs in their careers? We will never know now. That's what sucks and that is why they won't get into the hall because it is cheating and we don't know how much or how little helped them, but the gatekeepers to the HOF will err on the side that it helped them hit 200 more.
  7. Loosey
    I was watching the Video of Kerby Camacho (great name baseball name BTW!) and really liked his left handed swing. His RH swing looked a little slow. Do teams ever have players quit switch hitting and go to one side or the other permanently? Not that I am a scout nor do I claim to be able to differentiate the difference between a 1st round talent and a 30th round talent from a video, but he seems have a quick throwing motion while catching and a silky smooth left handed swing. I like it.
  8. Loosey
    Outside of having to get him on the 40 man roster I have no issue with starting him out at FM as a reliever and see how he does in 4-5 appearances. If he is good move him to Chattanooga. If he can take care of AA hitters pretty easily then if a time comes in August or September and the Twins are still in contention and need a lefty reliever, give him a taste of the Majors. Then next spring stretch him out in Spring Training and start out at Fort Myers or Chattanooga depending on well he does in the spring. Give him 2 years to figure out starting and hopefully have him in bigs starting in late 2017 or 2018.
  9. Loosey
    Did the Twins Draft Lenny Webster twice?
  10. Loosey
    I am fine with the Twins making moves to keep this team competitive. However, no moves made should involve any upper end prospects unless what they get in return can be retained for next season and beyond. The 2nd wildcard spot is actually kind of scary when you think that the Twins will most likely still be very much in the hunt for at least the 2nd wildcard spot come the trade deadline. Because if TR is trying to make a push to get that spot or more he could do some very damaging things to the long-term health of the organization. He has given up key pieces of the future before instead of thinking a few years out, (See: Wilson Ramos for Matt Capps). I hope the Twins continue to win and supplement from within the organization this year to remain competitive.
  11. Loosey
    I think the Dougie he is referring to is Mientkiewicz, not Darren Wolfson. Dougie M is actively watching and teaching Sano on a daily basis.
  12. Loosey
    Mush that into one game and that is a very solid line. I like having him in the pen now to get more game reps. If he keeps up this type of pitching I think a promotion to major leagues as a reliever is due. Maybe if he has success there a chance to break into the rotation next year.
  13. Loosey
    My concern is he turns into a higher end Anthony Swarzak. Which isn't terrible, it just seems like his pure ability will be of higher value as a starter and I hope that is where he ends up. I do like the idea of the Cardinals approach to starting guys out in the bullpen in the majors and then moving them to the rotation when they are ready. And as others have mentioned the Twins bullpen is starting to show what it really is. My thoughts are bring in Meyer as a reliever in majors and let him taste some success in big leagues and then at the end of the year or next season give him every opportunity to be a starter. If he struggles again, then it is pretty obvious he isn't meant to be a starter.
  14. Loosey
    Alex Meyer has been pitching pretty well out of the pen recently. He seems to be throwing more strikes and has yet to give up a run in a relief appearance. That being said I do have a question about this move that I haven't seen addressed anywhere. Is Meyer now going to exclusively be a bullpen arm or was his move to the pen more temporary to get his head straight? A week or two before he was "demoted" to the pen I made a suggestion in one of these threads to move him to the bullpen temporarily to get him his confidence back and more consistent game action out of the pen, and if he is successful in that role give him another shot at starting. Have the Twins made mention to what their plan is for Meyer long-term now? Also, what does everyone else think they should do with him. I still think he should get a shot at starting again. He definitely has the raw stuff to be very good, and I once his confidence is back I think he can be successful again.
  15. Loosey
    Of all the pitching prospects outside of Berrios, SG excites me the most. He seems to mentally understand what he needs to do more than most 20 year olds would. Add in his improving repertoire and I think the Twins definitely got a 1st round talent in the 4th round. Add in the fact that he has struck out 77 batters in 55 innings. Think about that for a second, that means half of the outs he has recorded this year have come via the strikeout while still being about 2 years younger than most pitchers in the league and 2.5 years younger than the average hitter. That's pretty impressive!
  16. Loosey
    I saw some tweets, can't remember from who, which claim he was beginning to get around 94 Mph on his fastball in his most recent starts. So as the weather has heated up it seems his fastball has gained some velocity if those tweets are to be trusted.
  17. Loosey
    Oh the glory! Also don't forget Max Kepler. I know it's a small sample size but he has been playing unbelievable the last month and half. Maybe we are finally realizing his potential. Maybe I am going way out on a limb here but when I see Kepler's skillset and some of the things he does, he reminds me a lot of Shawn Green.
  18. Loosey
    I agree and disagree with this article. I agree about the whole already complaining about a losing streak that hasn't even happened. That's no fun to read or hear about, that to me is just plain being pessimistic and looking for something to be negative about. However, I think it is perfectly fine to complain about some of the decisions that have been made, (Tim Stauffer I'm looking at you). To question what the front office is doing and some in game decisions, that is fandom and creates good conversation. If we agreed with every the team does Twins Daily wouldn't be around as we would have nothing to talk about. Questioning decisions and arguing with other fans is what is great about sports. We all have differing opinions and desires for the route we want the team to take. The only thing we really have in common is the destination we want them to end up at.
  19. Loosey
    I really don't see the point in trading a serviceable pitcher for scrap heap parts. When healthy Nolasco has shown he can be a good #4 quality starter. At this exact point in time outside of Milone (maybe) I don't see anyone else with that potential. In the future, yes, many arms will hopefully be Major League ready and of higher quality than a #4. Berrios, Gonsalves, Hu, Meyer, Rogers, Slegers. But they would all get rocked at this point in the Majors. So as bad as his contract is dollar and lengthwise, its ok to have a glut of pitchers who can pitch in the majors. No need to trade Nolasco away.
  20. Loosey

    Swihart

    Loosey replied to GP830's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk

    As a team still in the building mode the as Twins are I am against trading multiple prospects for another prospect. To risky in my mind. Swihart may turn into a superstar, but so might Berrios, Sano, Buxton, Gordon, Polanco, etc. As we have seen with many players, Minor league success doesn't alway translate to major league success. If I trade a prospect, I want a proven commodity in return. That's just my own opinion.
  21. Loosey
    The draft is a crapshoot. And outside of a few guys that most likely won't fall to the Twins at 6 I am not in love with any players. I am in the minority here, but I say go big and take the risk and pick Aiken at 6. If he fizzles out or doesn't live up to the previous years hype, oh well, he is just like the other 75% of first round picks that don't live up to expectations. I think the Twins are in a position with their farm system to be able to take a chance now on a guy like him without having to worry about losing their only blue chipper.
  22. Loosey
    I found video from the game . . . . Unfortunately the cameraman must have left before the 4th inning because Buxton's inside the park home run is not in the video. His double is on it though. http://www.wdef.com/content/sports/localsports/story/Lookouts-and-Biloxi-Combine-For-29-Hits-as/L10QWwi8Qk6BFnuLK1hpvA.cspx
  23. Loosey
    Any luck on that Buxton Inside the Parker yet? I've searched the web and went to the Chatanooga ABC news affiliate site and only found a story with no video. Maybe they will add video to the story soon: http://www.newschannel9.com/sports/features/headlines/stories/lookouts-lose-extra-inning-2224.shtml
  24. Loosey
    What are the rules with someone like Arcia if they just continue to struggle during rehab? Can they keep them down there but not for Rehab and use an option? Basically what happens if they decide not to bring him back up?
  25. Loosey
    Especially will happen if he pitches lights out the 2nd half and is part of the reason they make the playoffs.
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