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  1. clutterheart
    Bromberg is one of the prospects that I have become fixated on. He had 1 monster season in A ball and I keep waiting for him to repeat it. I am not 100% clear on the rules, but I think if he is not on the 40 man roster he can be a FA at the end of the season. If that is correct, he should be added at year end.
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    Is Kepler playing at the local VW ballpark? I'll bet the local soft pitch team is telling bench "we got next."
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    There is no try: Why did anyone thing Madison Boer would be a good pitcher? He struggled in 8 innings in Beliot and now is failing in the pitcher friendly Florida St League. Why is Levi Michael struggling so much in the same league? He had an OK June but is back to stinkerville. What scout recommended these two and why isn't that guy working at Burger King now? Why did Goodrum repeat at E-town? Why has there been no major round of promotions after the All-Star Break? - Wheeler, Santana, to name a few Why are the following pitchers' first year of professional baseball being wasted at levels that are much too easy for them: Mason Melotakis J.T. Chargois DJ Baxendal Why did the Twins leave a million dollars on the table in this years draft?
  4. clutterheart
    Remember when Blackburn pitched game 163? That was awesome.
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    How did a thread about prospects turn into a blame game and bitch fest on Wimmers? Playing "he sucks" card for an injured guy is just stupid. If you want to criticize use Madison Boer as an example, Yikes! He is stinking. To the subject at hand: Assuming Rosario bounces back from his injury, I fully expect him to be on this list next year. I think he will be a better overall player than Sano What more does Arcia have to do to get on this list? (besides hit LHP and not strike out so much) Kepler is hitting over .300 has an OPS almost .900 and he is just 19 years old. He could be on this list in a few years too. Whatever you haters think, there are somethings to be seriously excited about in the low low low minors.
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    Credit goes to the new Manager of the Red Wings. Instead of crying in the corner he has helped keep the team interested and competitive despite a bad start, the upstate NY media who wants to run them out of town and a roster that changes daily.
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    No question the system is not the strongest in top shelf talent at the high levels. I don't think anyone disputes that. This is due to missing on guys Danny Rams and in general a very conservative philosophy on pitchers. But you cannot discount the fact that despite their overall system-wide weakness they have drafted guys who have made the majors and one or two of them like Revere could be good ones. Further its to the organizations credit that they have adapted and altered their draft strategy. They have some VERY interesting young arms, they have gone after the non "pitch-to-contact" types and they are being aggressive in the international market. Sure, they had some misses but give Ryan credit for recognizing the misses, owning up to them and coming up with a plan to fix them As a fan, what else can you ask for?
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    "Loan" The only way a "loan" would be needed is if there is a shortfall between cash-on-hand and liabilities. I would bet by bottom dollar that such a shortfall does not exist. "Wall" There is no "Wall" between the Twins' money and Pohlad's money. Its a one way pipeline from the Twins to the Pohlads. Revenue is disbursed as a dividend and does not include their salaries. Those dividends go directly into the Pohlad's bank account. "When fans yell for owners to spend more money on the team what they are really asking them to do is make riskier loans to the corporation." No. That is not correct at all. Fans are asking the ownership to bets that if they raise the payroll they can gain more revenue. Ownerships only risk is less dividend. Not their personal money.
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    As my finance prof. used to say, beware the trap of the %. The % is the tool used by underlings to hide bad news. 50% of revenue from the Metrodome was perhaps a million dollars. 50% of revenue from target field might be hundreds of millions of dollars. The root of the problem is they took public money for a stadium. Unfortunately they are using this public asset poorly and have squandered a once in a generation opportunity to build a fan base similar to the way Cleveland did with Jacobs field. To cut payroll with so many gapping holes in their pitching staff was poor management. If they would have built the stadium with their own dollars they could do what they want. But by holding the team hostage and demanding public money, they make themselves a target when they are enriching themselves off a new stadium. So its entirely fair to call the Pohlads a bunch of greedy jerks who got fat by sucking off the public teats. I wish them the best in life, but come on. Spend money and build a pitching staff for crying out loud!
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    Vikings & Wolves should be thanking their lucky stars they got money this year. Because Twins should be the poster boys for the "no public money funding a stadium" crowd. Target Field is becoming proof positive that a new stadium does not mean the FO will spend to fix their past decisions / mistakes.
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    I know its fun to pile on an announcer but please bear this in mind: My memory tells me Williams had a great pickoff move. So as bad he might have been on the air (and I didn't here it) in this case he does talk from a position of an expert.
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    In this post you self-censored sweared at the guy, then insulted his posts. I would expect more cerebral arguments from a guy with Donatello as an avatar.
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    This probably isn't the place to post this, but I don't care. Twins have a very interesting stable of young arms. Mata, Malinowski, Boyd, Lo, Malinowski, Higginbotham and now Berrios. That group makes Burris at 21 look like an old man! And Gallant is another one who is older but he has his TJ out of the way so in Twins Prospect terms he is on the fast track. Maybe all fans get too excited about low minor young arms…but man one or two of these guys have to emerge as real prospects…Right?
  14. clutterheart
    Scout say Sano can stick at 3B, with a good arm and good footwork So even if the errors keep coming, RF is a possiblity. But if the can Mash, who cares what position they end up at?
  15. clutterheart
    Michael could have been considered. His June was not terrible. Especially compared to may
  16. clutterheart
    Did you even look at box scores? Milb.com says that Floriemon (sp?) closed the game for the Red Wings. Seems like that should be mentioned somewhere
  17. clutterheart
    Thanks for putting the age. That is great info. But I think your age forSam Deduno isn't right. I think he is 29. When I saw the age 23 I got too excited.
  18. clutterheart
    I think 2014 is the year Twins field a professional pitching staff again. Bromberg is working his way back. I think I saw he pitched in NB today. He could be a Sept. Call up to get him and should be on the team in 2013 and competent if 2014 Salcedo (sp?) is also working his way back. He should end the year at NB and be ready to help in 2014 Two wild cards: Gibson - When will he pitch? Wimmers - Why isn't he knifed up yet?
  19. clutterheart
    I would still rather trade Revere
  20. clutterheart
    Qith a clear All-Star like Mauer, being an MVP for a cellar dwelling team means nothing.
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    Free Josh Burris Time for him to make his first big league start tomorrow
  23. clutterheart
    Maybe the scouts were right and he can't play SS in the majors?
  24. clutterheart
    Agree I always hated to see Hicks bat 5th / clean-up.
  25. clutterheart
    If they trade Liriano, the FO not only gives up on '12 but also '13 There is no way to field a professional pitching staff next year without Liriano. - this is the sorry state of the Rotation. So if he goes, might as well try to trade Willingham, Span, and both of the M&M brothers
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