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  1. dxpavelka
    Guys like Billy Beane & Theo Epstein are a pipe dream. Probably the same could be said for Cherington although unemployment sometimes does funny things to a man. Same for guys like Jed Hoyer. Sure he's Epstein's puppet but if he moves on its not going to be to here. That gets you down to guys at the lower levels of front office management. Assistant GMs and such. At that point one name pops. A guy currently working on Addison Street with local connections of some repute. A guy who satisfies the urge to keep it in the family AND bring in someone from the outside. A week hence might be a little premature to wrap up this business but I can hear the introductions now at the 1991 reunion game against the Braves next Wednesday: Ladies & Gentleman a 2 time World Series winner for your Minnesota Twins and your new General Manager--Randy Bush.
  2. dxpavelka
    The answer to your question is that, like it or not, we have to. Your other options are twofold. 1. Become a fan of a different team. 2. Buy the team. I'm sensing most of us are not interested in option 1 and lack the financial wherewithal for option 2. The other thing we have to do, again, like it or not, is not fret over Jim's statement that Molitor will be the manager for 2017. Yes, if it were me, I would make a move there, but it's not me. He said 2017, not forever. The first thing a new GM, especially one from outside the organization, will need to do is evaluate what he has from top to bottom. That will include the field manager. If the guy we bring in is concerned that his long term sustainability and success are hinged on 2017 then we got the wrong guy. Have not seen a lot of names thrown around but I'll go ahead and throw one out. Randy Bush.
  3. dxpavelka
    TRUTH. He's NOT an outfielder. HE feels comfortable at 3B whether you or I are comfortable with him there or not which will impact his performance at the plate. He'll be at 3B for the next 5 years after which he'll move to the other corner for 5 more and wind up his career as a DH.
  4. dxpavelka
    Focusing on offensive numbers and ignoring defensive shortcomings, especially at the SS position, is the type of thing that leads to those 90 loss seasons. And I didn't say Nunez would be a catalyst for future 90 loss seasons but failure to improve that spot defensively would contribute.
  5. dxpavelka
    IF. Until IF becomes reality its just IF. Just for fun and games I urge you to check out Brian Dozier's post 2015 All-Star Game stat line. Or, for even more fun, check out Bryan LaHair's (yeah, I know) post 2012 All-Star Game CAREER. None of which takes away from the fact that Nunez is still a marginal defensive player at best and that if he's still our starting SS 2 years from now we'll be well on our way to another 90 loss season.
  6. dxpavelka
    Nunez is still "a decent hitter with no real defensive position." He's an all-star for the same reason he's our starting SS. Somebody has to be.
  7. dxpavelka
    I like Kepler. Maybe even LOVE his potential. Not quite ready to throw the word SUPERSTAR around yet though.
  8. dxpavelka
    Have you seen this team play?
  9. dxpavelka
    Dozier has been EN FUEGO. For a month. ONE month in the last six. 'Nuff said.
  10. dxpavelka
    Dozier usually doesn't go up to the plate blindfolded until after the All-Star break.
  11. dxpavelka
    The only strong disagreement I'd have would be Kohl Stewart. He's still a 21 year old 1st round draft pick with a career minor league ERA under 3. Those don't grow on trees.
  12. dxpavelka
    The rules would likely dictate that since he can't be traded he also could not be exposed to the draft.
  13. dxpavelka
    Gotta love it when this team has a logjam and needs to clear things out. A year ago we had a logjam in the OF. Or so we as fans thought. Could we trade an infielder to ourselves for John Ryan Murphy? Amazing how we went from logjam in the OF to moving infielders to the OF--Sano, Santana, hell even Rosario used to be a 2B (and probably should still be). The last 3+ months of this season needs to be about seeing what certain guys can do in certain spots. Sano at 3B. Polanco at one or both middle infield spots. Maybe even Santana with a real shot at SS. Buxton, Kepler, Rosario in the OF or maybe Rosario at 2B. Trevor May and Jose Berrios as starting pitchers. Any of a half dozen young guys as relievers. The rest of this year needs to be about finding out who is capable of contributing at what level for 2017 and beyond. We can't afford to have a 29 year old defensive liability at a variety of positions as our All Star or needing to sign a 26 year old off the scrap heap to be an every day OF. P.S.: Sell high on Grossman before the glass slipper shatters.
  14. dxpavelka
    They aren't but there are quite a few rubes who seem to think that being a Hall of Famer somehow makes Molitor a better manager. They don't seem to grasp the fact that no manager who has been elected to the HOF as a player has subsequently gone on to win a World Series as a manager.
  15. dxpavelka
    Nothing better than coming across one of the 4 people in this state who was NOT doing cartwheels when we moved on from Gomez.
  16. dxpavelka
    If Molitor could coax a few more wins out of this team I would strongly suggest he do so. The is not going to have the luxury of coming out of the gate with a World Series ring or 3 straight post-season appearances. If TR gets bumped out of his chair the new guy may not give a rip about the fact that he's a Hall of Famer or one of us.
  17. dxpavelka
    Luckily for us we've reached this point at a time when, not only is his value down, but teams also know the Sano in RF thing was a major mistake as well. Well played.
  18. dxpavelka
    Enlighten me on what you've seen in 2016 to convince me it was.
  19. dxpavelka
    One thing we should have learned from all of those Gardy post-season losses and the ensuing last 5 years is that I'll take a post-season drubbing 10 times over what we've been exposed to since 2011. At least June, July, August & September were entertaining. Funny thing about that bullpen. It's ERA is just shy of a full run better than that of the starters. Just sayin
  20. dxpavelka
    First of all I wasn't advocating bringing him back, merely pointing out that getting rid of him was not quite the panacea so many wanted to believe it was. As to your leading question I'll start the answer session with Tom Kelly 1997-2000. The team improved in 2001 as I believe this team was bound to do in 2015 regardless of whether Gardy or Molitor was calling the shots. We'll never know that. And, yes, I realize TK had the cache that comes from winning 2 World Series rings to get another year beyond 4 straight 90 loss campaigns. But take away those 2 seasons, which a strong argument could be made for both being the result of brilliant moves by Andy McPhail (Gladden, Reardon, Morris, Chili Davis) in the off-seasons preceding them, and quite a bit of the bloom comes off TK's rose.
  21. dxpavelka
    Career Winning %: Molitor: .448 Gardy: .507 Just sayin
  22. dxpavelka
    Miss me yet?-Gardy.
  23. dxpavelka
    Relax boys & girls. This is the Twins. ZERO chance of this being a bad move. In 3 years Robbie Grossman will be batting cleanup and battling Mike Trout, Miguel Sano & Byron Buxton for MVP honors. With an outfield impediment being removed Sano will FINALLY be able to return to right field where he'll rival Buxton as a defensive player and the two of them will make Twins fans forget that Kirby Puckett & Torii Hunter ever wore the vaunted pinstripes. Happy days are here again. It's gonna be HUGE.
  24. dxpavelka
    At some point the glass slipper will break for Grossman. Think Lahair, Bryan. Would be nice to have both Arcia and Rosario as options when that happens. The one guy who COULD be moved and actually MIGHT bring value in return is Dozier. Moving him would open infield opportunities for Santana and maybe even a re-visit to 2B for Rosario.
  25. dxpavelka
    Whatever decisions are made regarding outfielders must be made keeping in mind that sooner (likely) or later the glass slipper will shatter and Robbie Grossman will return to being--Robbie Grossman.
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