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  1. TRex
    It's a little off topic (ok, a lot), but I think everyone forgets that at the time Santana was traded he had a full no-trade clause and was really a sign-and-trade ala the NBA. So what the Mets (or whomever) really got was the 'right' to give a small(ish) left-handed pitcher with a precipitously declining K-rate one of the largest and longest contracts in history for a pitcher. I think this is what really controlled what teams were willing to offer for Santana, especially the Yankees who seemed fixated on CC even a year before he became a free agent. Now, I think it is much harder to defend against the argument that they could have held on to him and gotten the prospects when he signed elsewhere as a FA. I personally believe that it would have been a cancerous situation that I wouldn't want on my team, but that is hardly quantifiable!
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    Regarding Arcia's AA performance, it is also important to remember he stumbled out of the gates to a triple slash of .174/.240/.217 after his first 6 games (4-23 with 1 double, 3 RBI, 2 W and 7 SO). Since then, he has had a .360/.400/.623 (27-75, with 4 doubles, 2 triples, 3 HR and 23 RBI with 5 W and 20 SO).
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    Mostly tongue-in-cheek, but... Oswaldo Arcia was pinch-hit for in the third inning of this afternoon's Rock Cats game for no apparent reason. It's not necessarily 'Twins like', but someone who is on the 40-man and has an OPS over 1.000 in his last 70 AB may be worth a look. And the Twins have a history of aggressively promoting Arcia. I guess an alternative reason for Arcia's departure is that he was included in a trade.
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    Regarding the money left on the table... I am pretty sure that the number is not as high as $1 million. In addition, I read that because no one knew how this new system would play out, the rules stated that money not spent this year could be carried over to next year (this only applies to this year, however).
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    I'm with you MWLFan, in that Wheeler seems to have earned a promotion. I was amazed, however, that even though he is a college arm, he is still the youngest pitcher on the Beloit roster! I suppose that is an indictment on the Twins' pitching prospects.
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    IIRC, 'Service Time' only accrues when you are on the 25-man roster. So being called up after rosters expand in September does not start your clock. Can anyone confirm this or have a different recollection?
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    Your statement made me think about the Twins of the early 2000's being promoted together, so I looked over the minor league rosters. Not surprisingly, the New Britain Rock Cats went 83-59 and the following players all had over 225 PA: Chad Allen (yawn) Cristian Guzman Torii Hunter Jacques Jones Doug Mientkiewicz Chad Moeller A.J. Peirzynski I doubt we will ever see a single minor league squad contain so many players good enough to stay in the big leagues for over 6 years (even though they may have not been the most talented). The pitching staff also had Mark Redman, Joe Mays, JC Romero, and Mike Lincoln (who has had a lot of success with the Pirates).
  8. TRex
    In the interest of encouraging a stimulating discussion, I was trying to downplay my own bias... but I couldn't find the right words, so here it is anyway! During this draft (and others), I always wonder why we get upset with the Twins for taking Baseball America's 49th rated prospect with the 32nd pick. I love BA and all that, but how many of their 'scouts' are in actuality just reporters. And how many of these people would jump at the chance to join a major league scouting program? I guess what I am saying is that the Twins have a scouting staff of over 20 people, and get further input from the various coaching staffs and affiliated personnel like Tom Kelley and Paul Molitor. So am I in the minority in thinking that the Twins, and EACH of the other 29 teams, have a better scouting department than Baseball America? If BA is better, why wouldn't a deep-pocketed team like the Yankees just buy the info as was done with STATS, Inc. data? BA is run on a shoestring budget, so it probably wouldn't be all that expensive. What do others think about the relative size and quality of the BA scouting department in comparison to a MLB team?
  9. TRex
    While I really like Arcia as a prospect, I do think you need to go the extra mile and point out that he is Hicks-esque (or would that be Hicks-like?) in that his platoon OPS split is .551/.980 vs. LH and RH, respectively.
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    I'm not an expert in the mechanics of hitting (and I don't predict Revere will ever hit even 20 home runs), but remember that the only reason Kirby developed any power is that he completely changed his swing by incorporating a leg-lift.
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    I see your argument, but I think it is really important to remember that Reynolds (and several other strikeout kings) was a college-seasoned 22 year old playing high-A ball, not an 18 year old kid in low-A. The Miguel Cabrera comparison doesn't quite hold up for strikeouts either. While Miggy struck out much less, he also only hit 7 home runs (with a .709 OPS) as an 18 year old in Kane County.
  12. TRex
    I'll take Jorge Polanco!
  13. TRex
    Hey Seth, I am not so sure about the comps between Cole DeVries and Terry Doyle. It was written that Doyle typically picks up a few mph on the gun as the season goes on, and that he was hitting 93-94 in the AFL. I don't think DeVries ever had that kind of fastball. I think the Twins just took Doyle hoping he could maintain that velocity.
  14. TRex
    Small sample size part II: I guess even more telling than his prowess with runners in scoring position (presumably meaning pitchers actually have to go after him), Sano is 0 for 8 with the bases empty. To maximize his potential, he is going to have to become very disciplined (as many others have already suggested).
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    My favorite small sample size stats of all time: Miguel Sano has had 7 plate appearances this year with runners in scoring position. He has 2 walks and 4 hits (1 3B and 3 HR) with 10 RBI; which results in an OPS of 3.857 (.800/.857/3.000)!!!
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    ... like Oswaldo Arcia? Actually, I agree with you that the Twins are really slow at promoting minor leaguers from Beloit, but it does happen when they truly dominate. Let's hope Sano's season falls into that category.
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    Do you have a chronic need to get the last word in, Nick ?
  18. TRex
    Maybe we could start a 'Sunshine and Rainbows' forum for those of us who are interested? Might be like the good 'ol days (i.e. Fastball, DTFC) for us old folks!
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    I had ESPN Insider for the last two years and enjoyed it. Jim Caple and Buster Olney (and even Kevin Goldbergare closet Twins fans, so you get some pretty good information. My subscription expired in January and I haven't renewed it yet... waiting for the season to start to see how much I really miss it.
  20. TRex
    I think Gardenhire called him out not because of the results (i.e. walks and runs), but because he 'didn't make any adjustments' and he 'didn't throw the ball over the plate'... meaning it was all about effort. I think Gardy is pretty consistent in that when he calls a player out it's not because he is in a 0-20 slump, it's because he goofs up the footwork they've worked on 100 times and fails to bend down (per his rant on Danny Valencia), or he's going up to the plate without a situation-specific plan.
  21. TRex
    I like this idea, but personally I would choose these career milestones: Cup of coffee Arbitration (Dustin Mohr but not Mike Ryan) Free agency (Pat Meares but not Allan Anderson) Vesting retirement (10 yrs) (Cuddyer, but not Hocking) Hall of Fame (Mauer, but not Hrbek) I also don't think you can use the number of picks that appear in the majors as a comparison between teams because the bar that Cleatus Davidson had to reach in the 90's is much lower than for a pennant-chasing team (i.e. Braves) as well as the current Twin's team.
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