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  1. dxpavelka
    Lengthy response to something you're not interested in.
  2. dxpavelka
    Carew was never a stellar defensive player, certainly not at Mauer's level at his position, especially at turning the double play, and the injury certainly didn't help. The fact that the Twins lacked a classic slugging first baseman at the time contributed as well. The presence of guys like Lyman Bostock, Danny Ford & Larry Hisle helped overcome some of any perceived power shortage his presence at first may have caused.
  3. dxpavelka
    Actually Joe WILL go because his run of greatness was as a catcher.
  4. dxpavelka
    Seems like there's plenty of groceries in the cupboard. Old Mother Hubbard don't seem to be much of a cook though.
  5. dxpavelka
    No, actually, he is a 2+ WAR player THIS season. He COULD be a 2+ WAR player next season or he COULD drop off the face of the planet. As Paul Molitor once said (and, no, I am NOT a Molly apologist--I think he should have been fired for playing Sano in RF and May in the pen) advanced analytics are an excellent way of predicting past performance. I'm just trying to maintain CAUTIOUS optimism in light of the fact that he has the same number of home runs in 303 big league plate appearances as he did in previous thousand minor league plate appearances. I'm actually more intrigued with his minor league double and triple numbers than his home run output.
  6. dxpavelka
    And Trevor May remains in the pen.
  7. dxpavelka
    But his power display could easily be a mirage.
  8. dxpavelka
    Buxton is STILL a kid with fewer than 850 plate appearances above the A ball level. Also sure hope that fact that Kepler's home runs are more than his last 2 minor league seasons combined is not a pre-cursor to him following up his rookie season surprise in Danny Santana fashion. Just sayin
  9. dxpavelka
    There has never been a Hall of Fame player who has then won a World Series as a manager. I've yet to be convinced that Molitor will be the first.
  10. dxpavelka
    And the organization STILL hasn't gotten it right.
  11. dxpavelka
    Exactly the type of thinking that has led us to the present precipice. A mid September hiring would mean a 2 month search. Plenty of time to find the right guy.
  12. dxpavelka
    Polanco's been ready for a year. Dozier spent 4 of the 6 months of that year hitting below .216.........
  13. dxpavelka
    When Ryan was canned the explanation should have been twofold. Sano to RF & May to the pen. If Molitor was complicit and not just following orders (Sano leaving RF around the same time Ryan gets fired causes doubt but May remaining in the pen lessens the doubt) he should be next to go.
  14. dxpavelka
    Try to remember that we're talking about a guy with 815 career plate appearances above the A ball level. Things change fast. Four days ago we were debating the merits of Sano being the guy getting shipped out.
  15. dxpavelka
    If the four pitchers acquired are solid contributors making up 30% of the staff 2-3 years from now he won all three trades. Foolhardy to make such a proclamation at this point.
  16. dxpavelka
    Unless nobody makes an offer worth taking for the first 3 guys. You never know how that stuff goes. A whole lot of fans spent the offseason whining about Ryan not trading for Lucroy, but guess what, he had us on his no trade list.
  17. dxpavelka
    Dozier has had one month in the last seven with an average north of .216. If anyone in this organization had any balls, he and Nunez would be helping each other pack their bags. Since that is not the case Polanco probably becomes the latest guy to attempt to become the answer at shortstop. Hopefully he gets a slightly longer audition at that spot than Santana did and takes advantage of it. Ideally he can hold the spot for a couple of years until Nick Gordon (or Vielma) is ready to be the SS and somebody finally pulls their heads out of their a*$#@ and makes a move to clear 2B for him long term.
  18. dxpavelka
    And yet we hover on the brink of being only 19 games out of first place.
  19. dxpavelka
    In part because for some unknown reason hitting seems to be a factor in winning Gold Gloves.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
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