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  1. dxpavelka
    The fact that "Escobar wrapped up the SS position" made this list shows how much work remains undone.
  2. dxpavelka
    The biggest advantage Murphy has over Pinto is that he hasn't spent 10 years in our organization without learning to play defense. An outfield of Rosario, Buxton & Hicks may have been far above average defensively but would have been just as far below average power wise.
  3. dxpavelka
    That was either A. A long time ago at a point when moving Hicks would have been foolhardy or B. Not going to happen without a hell of a lot more than Hicks in the pot AND Greinke never would have stayed here either.
  4. dxpavelka
    Who in 2015 had the highest batting average of any Twin with more than 10 plate appearances. Just sayin.
  5. dxpavelka
    How about best guy plays-regardless of whether it's Santana of Polanco? Seems reasonable to me. Let it be decided in camp.
  6. dxpavelka
    You may be more right about than you think. Maybe what he needs is an off-season of NOT reading about how his 2014 performance is not sustainable. Sometimes young ballplayers, especially young Latin ballplayers are a little bit like kickers--once you get something in their heads it's hard to get it out of there. Santana, Arcia, Vargys. Anyone see a trend? We need to figure out a way to develop these guys rather than throw them away.
  7. dxpavelka
    I realize it was a small sample size but Arica's big league final average last year finished ABOVE the "every Twin except Eduardo Nunez" line.
  8. dxpavelka
    See: Kershaw, Clayton
  9. dxpavelka
    Especially if your goal is to have an OF that combines for 35 home runs next year.
  10. dxpavelka
    Why would you move your best offensive prospect in a generation(s?) to a defensive position he's played 3 times in his life? Let him play 3B, be comfortable offensively and IF he struggles defensively, deal with that down t he road after he's established himself with the stick.
  11. dxpavelka
    OR, you could be totally off base. I guess we'll have to see what happens.
  12. dxpavelka
    So would Dozier not reacting to the All-Star break like it was Kryptonite.
  13. dxpavelka
    After extensive research I've learned that he's only 21 years old AND that MANY much ballyhooed prospects don't become dominant major league baseball players at the age of 21.
  14. dxpavelka
    Stands to reason that a team with 94 wins is going to look better on paper than one that will finish with between 83 and 86 wins.
  15. dxpavelka
    Confused. Perkins has a no doubt All-Star 1st half, half a dozen terrible outings in the 2nd half and we want to replace him. Dozier makes the All-Star team because of an injury, is so bad in the 2nd half that he actually manages to LOWER his sub .244 career batting average and we're still pissed that it took an injury for him to be an All-Star?
  16. dxpavelka
    I'm going bold and calling for a move of Kepler to catcher. Not many at bats likely to be available between OF & 1B in the coming years. Send him to the AFL to convert and since he's probably going to need to start next year in the minors he might as well be learning to play a position of need while doing so. Should be an upgrade over Hermanson/Fryer by June. Could split time with Suzuki after than and hopefully hit well enough to force his way into more playing time.
  17. dxpavelka
    Actually I looked at BOTH of their minor league stats. Neither put up huge run scored or driven in numbers. The two combined for a total of 1 double digit home run seasons. Both hit far more doubles than home runs. Career minor league slugging % were within 6 points of each other. Mauer hit for higher average and OBP. Kepler struck out at a higher rate. Mauer walked at a slightly higher rate. Except for position & Mauer having a significantly higher batting average they're quite similar. I personally would be thrilled to get Mauer type production from him and think we will except for the batting average but am not sure most Twins fans would be.
  18. dxpavelka
    Agree but it's a start & a route to big league at bats. The spots he currently projects at don't appear to have many available AB's. Not looking for him to be Johnny Bench just an upgrade over Hermanson & Fryer and good enough to share the position with Suzuki.
  19. dxpavelka
    Not sure some Twins fans are gonna like this but what he brings to the plate is Joe Mauer with slightly more power and speed. The speed difference is why he's an outfielder not a catcher. Won't hit for as high an average as Mauer did for most of his career. At his best he's Joe Mauer with the same warts. Like it or not. And here's a thought--If our OF is as stacked as we've been led to believe for the past few months and if a logjam exists there, and we know Mauer's not going anywhere for a few more years our biggest position of need is catcher why not send him to the AFL and make him a catcher?
  20. dxpavelka
    The Indians don't hold the key to the Twins sucess or lack thereof. The Twins do. The Indians may have a say in whether the Twins are able to put that key into the lock, but the Twins hold their own key.
  21. dxpavelka
    Not sure about trading for a guy who obviously doesn't NOT want to be a closer. Yes, I understand there are some questions with our incumbent closer but if those are answered there is very little doubt as to who owns that role here. If those questions linger we also appear to have a second viable option. Not to mention potential option or two on the farm horizon.
  22. dxpavelka
    At the beginning of the year I think some folks thought Pinto could / would be part of the eventual equation behind the plate. Not sure why but he was viewed as such.
  23. dxpavelka
    Good article showing how you win with a TEAM performance. You can hope one guy steps up and carries a team on his shoulders but the reality is that such events happen very seldom. Yes, they can be legendary when they DO happen but you can't count on them. More often than not your best bet is to win as a team. If one guy struggles, someone else picks him up. If the bats are cold the pitching is hot. If the bullpen is cold the starters are on, or vice versa.
  24. dxpavelka
    Good point about Dozier's last chance to lead the team in home runs with Sano no onboard. Maybe if he had a few less meaningless home runs and a few more meaninful base hits the team as a whole would benefit. Just sayin
  25. dxpavelka
    I'm as big a fan of both Hicks & Rosario as you're going to find. I was calling for Rosario to be promoted for a year and a half before it happened and was one of the few folks around these parts not wanting to move on from Hicks the last 2 years. That being said, I think the need for bats will/should outweigh the desire for stellar corner defense over the next couple years. This is a team that ranks no higher than 11th in the big leagues in any significant offensive category and in in the twenties in most categories. We realistically have 1 guy who can be classified as a legitimate all-star caliber hitter at this point and he's got less than 200 big league at bats under his belt. Our 1B lacks power, our 2B would be ecstatic if he could hit .250, our SS projects to be a journeyman for the next few years, Neither Hicks nor Rosario drive in significant runs. Our CF has been compared to Mike Trout but has a LONG way to go to get to that point and most likely never will from a power standpoint. I love both guys and love having a great defensive outfield but if you can't score runs you won't win.
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