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  1. 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.
  2. dxpavelka
    In the event of a 3 way tie for the 2nd Wild Card slots A,B & C are determined by record in games between all three teams rather than coin flip. The Anaheim, Houston, Minnesota order is correct.
  3. dxpavelka
    I see 2016 Trevor May as 2002 Johan Santana. Spend the regular season splitting time between the rotation & the pen but come playoff time (sorry, but KC has another banner regular season & we make a Wild Card Game appearance--hopefully in a hosting role) Molly & Allensie look up and down the staff and come to the realization that the one guy who has the stuff that gives you the best chance to win a 1 game series is May. If the ensueing 5 years are anywhere close to Santana we'll all be ecstatic.
  4. dxpavelka
    Send it to Glen Perkins. I'm guessing that at some point (hopefully this season) there'll be a bunch of folks needing to apologize to him as well.
  5. dxpavelka
    This is probably more football than baseball but guys "having a great offseason." I don't care what you did or accomplished in the offseason, I care about what happens when the real bullets start flying.
  6. 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?
  7. dxpavelka
    Nobody seems interested in stealing home since Rod Carew retired.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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?
  12. 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.
  13. dxpavelka
    Could be because in an admittedly small sample size at the BIG league level this year his average is higher than any Twin except Sano. Just sayin
  14. dxpavelka
    "But while I am rooting every single day for the Twins to make the playoffs...to make a statement...to go as far as they could possibly go...the voice in my head keeps telling me that my beloved Twins just aren't ready to make a serious push until next season." That's why they play the games. Enjoy the ride.
  15. dxpavelka
    Much like Miguel Sano's salary over the next few years will most likely be far less than the value he provides.
  16. dxpavelka
    As is the case with most guys making a big salary number, his being overpaid now makes up for his being underpaid earlier in his career.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. dxpavelka
    Given the fact that we rank no higher than 11th in the big leagues in any significant offensive stat category and rank in the twenties in most I'm having a bit of trouble moving a guy who will "provide pop to another teams lineup for years to come."
  20. 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.
  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. dxpavelka
    We didn't see much of him there before the hammy either though.
  24. dxpavelka
    No but the reason he didn't come up until July may be similar. And also may factor into why he's only played 82 innings in the field since his call up.
  25. dxpavelka
    I'm not disputing the need to bring in outside help but the results of such moves have not been great. We'd better hope for at least 2 or 3 guys from within who haven't been up yet making positive impacts.
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