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Breaking: Scott Diamond and Brian Dozier to join the Twins
spideyo replied to Thrylos's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Why Gray? He has the best ERA on the team right now, 2nd to Burton in Batting avg against and H/9, 2nd to Duensing in HR/9. The ONLY thing he seems to be struggling with is that he's walking too many guys, but they don't seem to be coming around to score. Right now, I'd keep him over pretty much everyone in the bullpen other than Burton. Disclaimer: Stats haven't been updated to include tonight's game -
Twins Claim Erik Komatsu, DFA Clete Thomas
spideyo replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
He only gets offered back to Washington if he doesn't clear waivers. -
Article: Twins Drop Burroughs. But Why?
spideyo replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Yeah, cause Plouffe has been a HUGE asset off the bench. In 20 PA's over 6 games, Revere actually has one more hit than Plouffe does in his 40 PA's over 13 games. -
Well dammit, it appears that I have been suckered by incorrect wikipedia information. It DOES say on wikipedia that they can return him to the roster, but it doesn't appear that any other source mentions that option.
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Here's the deal though....within 10 days they can choose to put Burroughs back on the 40-man. Given how Franky has pitched so far, can you really blame them for wanting to keep their bullpen full tonight? If my understanding of the rules is correct, in the next ten days Morneau could end up retroactively on the DL, they could dump a pitcher, they could send Butera back down, or make any other move that frees up a spot on the 25-man and then put Burroughs back on without any consequence (assuming he isn't put on waivers right away).
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Working simply with the pitchers that we've got under contract already, what (if anything) would you do to mix it up to try and make the best of what we've got? Here's my ideas: Bring up Scott Diamond or Cole Devries, and give them a shot in the rotation. If the first one tanks, swap them Put Swarzak in the rotation and move Blackburn to the bullpen to be long relief. Make him our "mop-up" guy who comes in when we're down 7 runs in the second inning. Use him at least every 2 or 3 days, so we can finally see if there is any truth to Bert's frequent assertion that he sometimes struggles because he is "too strong" when he rests too long. Send Maloney to AAA (or lose him on waivers, who really cares?) Trade Capps for whatever you can get for him. Make Liriano the new Closer. It seems like he's good for one lights out inning each game....so why do we keep letting him try to pitch more than that? If he whines about it, tell him he can be the closer or rot in the bullpen, his choice. Remind Duensing and Perkins that they are supposed to be the stable veterans in the bullpen, and that they need to step up. This wouldn't nesc. be permanent changes, but who knows, maybe some of these things might kick these guys in the pants. Plus it would let us get back to a 4-man bench
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Will he make it to FA after this season? Would it be worth it for the Twins to make a run at it? Let's assume for the sake of discussion that the Twins would actually be willing to spend the money on him if it made sense strategically. Personally, I think several things would happen before it would make sense to throw big money at an "ace" type FA like Grienke. #1: Stop the revolving door middle infield. I don't really care who it is, but we need to know we have a SS and 2b who can play over 100 games at their positions in 2013. If someone doesn't prove this year they deserve the starting job and will hold it in 2013, then this needs to be addressed in FA before you chase a #2: No more musical chairs in RF. We need a starter out there, not just someone who needs a place to stand when they aren't batting. #3: Have at least 3 or 4 highly consistent and dependable relievers. We don't have to go outside the organization for this, we just need to be able to trust that guys in the pen can at LEAST get three outs when sent out to start an inning the majority of the time. Right now, you can't say that. Thoughts?
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Looking ahead too, the one series we actually won so far was against the angels, and we play them six times in the next 9 games. In fact, for the month of May we only face two two teams that are currently above .500 (the blue jays and indians), and both could easily be at or below .500 after they face the rangers next week. As I mentioned to a guy at the stadium today, it could be worse. We could be Royals fans
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If you claim someone on waivers, don't you have to immediately put them on the 25 man?
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I am sick of him talking about his "california math" though
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Whoever Inge signed with would only be responsible for a pro-rated portion of the Major League Minimum ($414,000). How big that portion is would depend on exactly when they signed him. All the other guaranteed money in his contract would be Detroit's responsibility. So let's recap a few of our options: Inge replaces Valencia - stupid, bad idea. Inge replaces Burroughs - More position flexibility, offensively it's incredibly hard to predict at this point but probably about an even swap Inge takes the spot Hughes had - He basically would fill the same role Hughes had, backing up multiple positions and adding a right handed bat to the bench, just a decade older and wiser. This would probably mean we send either Revere or Plouffe down to AAA to refine their game. Probably not worth it. Inge agrees to go to Rochester - Incredibly unlikely, but if we could pull it off would be a pretty damn good deal. He may be in an inevitable free-fall to retirement, but he has had a pretty good career, and could be a very good mentor for some of our young guys, especially guys like Plouffe who are asked to switch positions. It also would definitely put pressure on Valencia and Burroughs if they knew Inge was just below them in AAA waiting for another shot at the bigs.
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Apparently he was drunk and started yelling at a panhandler with a yarmulke on, and the tourists from chicago intervened and he got in a "tussle" with them. He's potentially going to be charged with aggravated hate crime harassment. I'd heard from folks who'd worked behind the scenes with the Twins and catering stuff that he was very often, and not a very nice guy to be around.
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What should we do with Plouffe and Burroughs
spideyo replied to spideyo's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
His OBP is .325 though, and in the 2 hole, OBP is gonna be a heckuva lot more useful. Ideally, he shouldn't need to do much more than get to first and/or move span to 2b. Mauer, Willingham, and Morneau should be able to knock him in -
Couldn't we just pretend we traded Delmon Young for Thomas and Inge?
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The only way I can see it working is if we cut Burroughs. It might not be a significant offensive improvement, but at least he'd be able to back up several spots (and keep Butera in AAA) In the Strib article, it was suggested that we could send Valencia down and platoon Burroughs and Inge, but that doesn't make any sense to me. I'm pretty sure Valencia is out of options, and if someone grabbed Hughes, someone is definitely gonna grab Valencia. Besides, as much as I think Danny isn't performing up to expectations, why in the hell would you keep Burroughs over him?
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Future Twin? Waddaya think?
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What should we do with Plouffe and Burroughs
spideyo replied to spideyo's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Giving Plouffe regular OF time means that Revere isn't getting that time. Revere might not have the greatest arm, but he's going to have to make a lot fewer throws than plouffe, because he'll catch a helluva lot more. He might not hit many home runs, but last night showed that he can make things happen offensively. He is exciting to watch too. Revere is either going to be a regular part of the Twins OF for years to come, or a valuable trading chip. Last night he looked like he was determined to prove that he deserved to stay up here. I wish we could see that same kind of spark from Plouffe, but right now, it's just not there. As far as playing him at 2b, I'd rather take my chances with casilla. At his worst he's about on par with what Plouffe is doing right now. When he's having a good day, he's a far superior fielder and more exciting batter than Plouffe has shown himself to be. -
What should we do with Plouffe and Burroughs
spideyo replied to spideyo's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Honestly, what gives you confidence that Plouffe will ever develop consistent pop? And what has he done to justify regular playing time? -
Right now, both these guys are hitting like crap, ESPECIALLY in clutch situations. Burroughs has looked good on the field, but if Danny Boy gets his act together, we don't need him in the field. Plouffe is still inconsistent at best defensively at pretty much every position. Unfortunately right now he is our only backup guy at 2nd and SS, but if they bring Dozier or someone else up they don't need him there, and we have a log jam of adequate outfielders who have looked better at the plate than him (Parmelee, Doumit, Thomas, Revere). So what do you do? Neither has options left, so any attempt to send them to the minors to get their act together runs the risk of losing them (and Burroughs can refuse to be out righted and force the Twins to release him). Other than Dozier, do we have any guys at AAA that are capable of playing 2b, 3b and/or SS and hit better than .150? Burroughs is easy to write off as a guy who missed his chance years ago, but he at least has had a few years of decent batting stats and has one position he's good at in the field. Plouffe had a good line in the 51 games he played at AAA in 2011, but other than that he really hasn't had great offensive numbers in the minors, and hasn't really shown any indication that he's going to suddenly blossom into a fantastic hitter. I'd trade them both for Nick Punto if we could. At least he knows how to throw down a sacrifice bunt now and then.
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Good point Storm. I think we can expect the twins to be competitive (i.e. not the royals and orioles of the past decade) for a few years until the young kids in E-Town and lower are ready. Other than Pavano, the only guys we have that are worth A-list prospects all have had recent injury and/or consistency issues (Baker, Liriano, Mauer, Morneau, Span). We'd basically be selling low on everybody, which is only going to make things worse in the long run
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And Gray pitched great last night. Yay for inconsistency!
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Actually, there can be a significant difference in beer taste in cans vs bottles vs kegs. It all depends on the brewery, specifically on their pasteurization process. The two most common beer pasteurizing techniques are flash pasteurizing and tunnel pasteurizing. In the flash method, beer is quickly brought to a high temp, held for set amount of time, and then dropped back down to a cold temp before being packaged in bottles, cans or kegs. With this method, all the beer is going to fast the same, regardless of it's packaging. In the Tunnel method, beer is packaged first, and then run through a tunnel where it is sprayed with hot water until the center of the package reaches a set temperature. In this method, the material used in the packaging, and the shape of the bottle/can/keg does in fact, have a significant impact on how long the beer must be heated for the center to reach the needed temperature, which can change the flavor of the beer. Both of these processes are ultimately designed to make beer more "shelf-stable", so that it can be shipped and stored at room temperature. In the US, domestically brewed keg beer is almost always unpastuerized, utilizing refrigerated trucks and warehouses to keep the kegs at a cold temperature from brewery to tap. Because it doesn't go through this extra "cooking" step, it WILL taste different than the same recipe in a can or bottle.
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I don't care if they're losing by 5 or 10 runs, when my 5 year old gets excited because Mauer or her new 2nd favorite "Mr Hammer" got a hit, it makes it worth watching
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oh, and despite everyone's expectations, Butera is STILL at AAA
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I know not everyone is thrilled with some of the moves made so far, but I seem to recall that the last few years, a lot of people bitched because the Twins weren't willing to do much in FA, didn't make many in-season moves, and trotted the same guys out even if they were struggling. Let's recap what's happened just since the season started 20 days ago: Brought Hendricks and Swarzak into the rotation (instead of making Duensing a spot starter AGAIN) Let it be known that Liriano is skipping a start so he can get his head screwed on right Given Plouffe another chance to make it as an infielder (while simultaneously reminding Casilla he could lose his starting job AGAIN) Claimed Clete Thomas DFA'ed Luke Hughes (while I'm not thrilled with this move, it did show they are willing to send away a guy who isn't having the immediate impact they want) Sent Revere to AAA so he could play every day Gave Parmelee starts at 1b, RF, and LF Kept Mauer in EVERY game Let The Hammer break up the M&M boys. Wether you agree with all the moves and lineup choices they made or not, you've got to admit that they do seem more willing to do things this year that they really haven't in past years. We might have a very different 25-man roster by August 1, but unlike last year, I think it will be far more deliberate and intentional, rather than just plugging the injury-caused holes with unfinished prospects and AAAA players.