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  1. Vance_Christianson
    I honestly think that Walker is going to be in the Pro's in the next 18 months, especially if he keeps getting 20+hr's and 100+rbi's. If I recall he has a big arm, and avg defense. Sounds like a RF to me. I'm assuming he's going to be in AA this year, and he should kill it there. He's going to have Buxton, Sano, Kepler, Polanco, etc. Runs Runs Runs, that means RBI RBI RBI for Walker! Walker's avg has never been great, but he knows how to come through in the clutch!
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    I agree on the OF with Rosario, Buxton, and Arcia being the starting 3, but there is no way that they are going to trade Hunter! They overpaid him to come back to Minnesota to help these young OF's. I like having depth between our youth and current roster, but we have way too many poor defensive players that should probably be DH. LOGJAM at DH with Vargas, Hunter, Arcia, and possibly Sano when he comes up. I like the Hunter signing a lot, as him and Molitor are going to rip into these young kids when needed to get us to the next step aka winning! We are about to have a serious logjam at DH, 1st, and OF in the next year or so. Rosario, Buxton, Arcia, Hicks (maybe?), Kepler, Walker, Vargas, Sano, Hunter, Mauer, and Harrison. That is 11 players that could be on the brink/ready for MLB ball in 2016 to play OF, 1st, and DH. LOGJAM!!! We also have 8 Starting Pitchers that could probably all pitch right now for the big league club. Meyer (already in minors camp) and May are 25, and probably are going to AAA. 25 years old in AAA, their value is diminishining by the second down there! I'm sure injuries will happen and they'll get their shot, but damnit, lets make sure they do and not freaking Logan Darnell or Yohan Pino (not with us anymore) like last year. Meyer and May just need their time in the majors. At age 25 it is time to sink or swim with Meyer, May, and Hicks.
  3. Vance_Christianson
    That must be a rule for fat 1st baseman with no footwork?! glove foot is always out in front to stretch out if need be. This pic shows glove foot is on the base. Please read on how to play 1st base. http://www.qcbaseball.com/skills/infield_firstbase1.aspx
  4. Vance_Christianson
    I know Hicks made some mental errors yesterday, but I'd much rather see Hicks in CF and Schafer in LF. Just Saying.....Hermann is great on AAA, and we can call him up when we are in a pinch.
  5. Vance_Christianson
    If we are using AA for Educating and AAA for Fine Tuning, then I'm more than okay with the Fab 3 going to AA.
  6. Vance_Christianson
    Vargas better keep practicing at 1st base, as he's got the wrong foot on the base in that pic. LOL! If he can hit .270+ 25hr+ .340obp+ I don't care which foot he uses. Go Twins!
  7. Vance_Christianson
    I honestly think that if Sano, Polanco, and Rosario show that they can compete this Spring then why not send all 3 to AAA?! I personally don't care if that's the last level they were in or not. All 3 are proving their prospect status to be true this spring, so lets put all 3 at AAA! Buxton I could see going to AA for a month or so, as he's only played 1 game above A ball.
  8. Vance_Christianson
    With that type of attitude he's giving the Twins no choice but to make them move him up to the next level till he finally lands in Minnesota! "Dreaming" starting 5 2016: Phil Hughes Ervin Santana Alex Meyer Kyle Gibson/Trevor May (1 of these 2 are going to push each other off prob be traded) JO Berrios Not far behind (just to name a few): Stephen Gonsalves Lewis Thorpe Kohl Stewart
  9. Vance_Christianson
    I'd like to see May and Meyer excel this spring, and show the Twins how big that logjam is. Also, why would we put Pelfrey in the pen when we have so much young depth at AAA (Achter, Oliveros, and Tonkin). I personally would like to see our Long Relief Pitcher be Meyer or May, which ever 1 isn't the #5. I think it should go to May pending he has a good spring, and Meyer go to Long Relief so he can get a bite sized feeling of being an MLB Pitcher. If we want him or need him to be a SP (after 2-3 months) we can stretch him out in AAA for 2-3 starts. Kind of like what the Rays did with David Price. I like Milone as our #6 for the first 2-3 months as he has experience, and kick Pelfrey to the curb.
  10. Vance_Christianson
    I'm a huge Hamels fan, and i'd love to see him in the front of this rotation for 3-4 years. If I was the GM I'd trade Thorpe/Gonsalves, Travis Harrison, and Levi Michael.
  11. Vance_Christianson
    I personally don't think we need a catching prospect when we have 2 that'll be ready in 2 years when Suzuki and Pinto will be on there way out.
  12. Vance_Christianson
    May - #5 Meyer - Long Relief, so he stays somewhat stretched out Milone - 6th or 7th inning guy #6 starter till Meyer proves he's ready to be #6 Pelfrey - 6th or 7th inning guy at best, rather see him released for some youth! We all know that 1 of our 5 starters are going to get injured or something throughout this season, so keep Meyer and Milone throwing up in the Majors out of the pen. I also have some faith in Nolasco. After he came back from injury last year, in his last 7 starts his ERA was 2.70.
  13. Vance_Christianson
    I'm assuming that Vargas has been getting some reps in at 1b this winter for PR?!
  14. Vance_Christianson
    I was only stating that it took Gomez 3-4 years to figure out how to play at the MLB Level consistently, and I see Hicks being the same way. Hicks has always been a slow starter in almost every level.
  15. Vance_Christianson
    I'm trying to figure why we'd be okay with running Shane Robinson out there? Good at defense, maybe so, but spend 4-7 million on Rasmus and still get good defense with a lot more power. He'll fill in the gap well, and if he has a nice 1st half, we can trade flip him for a nice prospect as Rasmus is just entering his prime years. He'd be an excellent bottom of the order guy! 1. Santana - SS 2. Mauer - 1b 3. Dozier - 2b 4. Hunter - RF 5. Plouffe - 3b 6. Arcia - LF 7. Vargas - DH 8. Rasmus - CF 9. Suzuki/Pinto - C What's not to like about that line up by spending 4-7 million more?!
  16. Vance_Christianson
    I think we should sign Colby Rasmus as our CF, and Schafer is our 4th OF! Hicks starts out in AAA. Hicks reminds me a lot of Gomez. It took Gomez 3-4 years to figure out how to play in MLB level of ball consistently. Rasmus is only 26 or 27 years old, so he'll fit in nicely into our rebuild, and when Buxton is ready then we can move Rasmus over to LF or RF. There is nothing wrong with giving Hicks, Rosario, and Buxton as many Minor League at bats as possible till August/September, or when an injury occurs. If we don't get Rasmus then we should start Danny in CF and Escobar at SS. It gives us our best lineup IMO.
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