Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

dxpavelka

Old-Timey Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    3,653

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    1

 Content Type 

Profiles

Minnesota Twins News, Rumors & Analysis

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospect Rankings

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Minnesota Twins Trade & Free Agent Rumors

Minnesota Twins Fan Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by dxpavelka

  1. dxpavelka
    "Some of the Twins' top prospects have made the jump from Double-A to the big leagues but Gordon still has some flaws. Huge issue with this team. Guys work thru the lower minors in an orderly fashion, one level a year and when the get to the upper minors we promote within a half season or less and then wonder why they struggle at the big level. See: Buxton, Byron.
  2. dxpavelka
    Sports is not a free market entity. If it were you 'd have a few big market teams as the only ones able to compete and eventually as the only ones to exist. Baseball is the closest of the major sports to being a free market. And look at what you have in the final 4: 3 huge markets and one relatively small one. Totally in favor of an international draft but don't know why it would have to be a separate draft-just include them in the current draft. Problem solved.
  3. dxpavelka
    If May is not in the rotation he's your closer. And somebody should be fired.
  4. dxpavelka
    I agree totally. His play, metrics and feel for the position should all improve with additional time to get acclimated to playing there. Some will criticize the organization for not playing him there in his last year in the minors but try to remember that although Dozier hit .242 in the month preceding Polanco's most recent call up and .369 in June, he hadn't topped .216 in any of the 5 preceding months. Dozier had given them good reason to get their top high minors infield prospect ready to replace him. The REAL question here is, if Dozier is not moved, which Dozier do we see in 2017?
  5. dxpavelka
    So you're saying he's Huston Street.
  6. dxpavelka
    We ASSUME that we've got the right guy, that we've got a better guy, that we've got a guy "who is willing to do what needs to be done." We actually KNOW none of that. All General Managers act like they know better than the other teams do. I would not want one that didn't. The object of the game is to know better than the other teams do. Unfortunately, only one GM gets to make that claim each year.
  7. dxpavelka
    If I'm pursuing a catcher with a .210 BA he'd better be able to frame Curt Young into Cy Young.
  8. dxpavelka
    That's not what we were sold three years ago.
  9. dxpavelka
    Not sure, but I think you may have just turned the clock back a few years and traded Dozier for Alex Meyer.
  10. dxpavelka
    Don't that kinda make your head spin a bit.
  11. dxpavelka
    IF the Twins get their affairs in order they SHOULD have far better options than Santiago. IF!!!!!!!!
  12. dxpavelka
    Pretty sure there were a lot folks pushing Hale for this job. They're pretty quiet these days--not that Hale's done worse than our guy.
  13. dxpavelka
    Maybe old age is affecting my memory but I seem to recall a lot of folks hoping Hale would get our gig. Truth be told he's getting canned after a better 2 year run than our guy has had but that may be more of a reflection of the lack of return on their asset investment.
  14. dxpavelka
    My money's on Billy the Goat.
  15. dxpavelka
    Anyone remember way back when the D-Backs were geniuses for bringing in Tony Larussa who begat Dave Stewart who begat Chip Hale? SEE YA!
  16. dxpavelka
    I don't know that it matters.
  17. dxpavelka
    I tend to agree but we don't get a vote.
  18. dxpavelka
    Don't think anybody is saying he is ''fixed". He doesn't need to be "fixed". He's not even broken. He just needs to develop and mature. Fun fact that may or may not have changed over the last 3 weeks: He's never faced a major league pitcher younger than him. He's young. He's going to make mistakes. He may struggle from time to time. He may also realize the potential that's been talked about since before he was drafted. He may not as well. That's why they play the games.
  19. dxpavelka
    Not sure where you ever got the idea I had a "trade Ervin in July" opinion. I've never stated such an opinion. I don't even have a "trade Ervin" opinion. All I have ever advocated for is that the new FO make the best possible decisions and have never stated a preference for any particular move to be made in July OR in the off season. As far as Santana goes, I'm of the opinion that if this team can take a 25 game downturn from 2015 to 2016 there's no reason that it can't take a 25 game upturn from 2016 to 2017 and actually be competitive again in 2018 and if NOT trading Santana gives us a better chance of that than I'm not even in the camp that we have any need to move him. The new FO needs to evaluate any and all aspects of this organization and make it's conclusions and act upon those conclusions and not give a damn what you, I, or any other folks who don't get paid to make those decisions think.
  20. dxpavelka
    Doesn't mean it will be offered in return--regardless of whether it is off season or deadline. Everyone will have a different definition of fair value.
  21. dxpavelka
    Only slightly off topic here, but remember when Max Kepler looked like Mickey Mantle?
  22. dxpavelka
    Sending a message--to Derek Falvey that he should have a field manager candidate or two on speed dial.
  23. dxpavelka
    IF the right value is offered in return.
  24. dxpavelka
    I think that statement was about the period from 1987 to 1991. And since no Twin who pitched in the 1991 World Series was on the roster in 1987 the statement is anything but disingenuous.
  25. dxpavelka
    I think that's what I just said.
×
×
  • Create New...