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  1. Vanimal46
    Before we go too far down the rabbit hole of Smith's handling of Gomez at the beginning, at least he made the right call of acquiring Gomez over Milledge. When at the time, all accounts pointed to Milledge being the higher rated, better prospect. In hindsight, it would have worked out better for all parties if the Twins didn't low ball Hunter that off-season, and he would have still patrolled CF with Span and Gomez playing every day in AAA. I wonder who was the person who pushed Gomez out so early? Was it Smith who thought he only provided speed and would be a ground ball hitter? Was it Gardy who couldn't take his antics and at times swinging out of his shoes at the plate? A little bit of column A a little bit of column B?
  2. Vanimal46
    Not sure why there needs to be a comp to prove the players have value.... Even if there was a comp, there's a 99.9% chance it's not accurate. I'm not sure what your point is in the 2nd paragraph.... Most teams trade prospects before they reach the failure point. Like Steve said, most every trade in the MLB is a proven player for prospects.... Your solution in the 3rd paragraph is to hoard all prospects until they no longer prove useful? Even if there's not an available slot to put them on the MLB team for 2-3 years? That also makes very little sense. The perceived value of these prospects are different for each GM. Steve's point is all 3 he mentioned are consensus top 10 prospects in a very good farm system. There's going to be some demand for the players. How much? Hard to say when we're not involved in the trade discussions.
  3. Vanimal46
    5 very worthy storylines to follow this month. I'm most looking forward to Buxton forcing the issue to be the opening day CF, and Park's transition to the MLB. I'm in agreement with you Nick that Berrios is most likely starting in AAA for a couple of weeks to get that extra year of control. I think another storyline to follow is which one of these flame throwing relievers is going to force the issue? Like I've posted many many times this off-season, I wanted a proven FA reliever to join the team. Since that didn't happen, I will embrace the youth movement. No more Tonkin's, Kintzler's, Buddy Bosher's out there. Let's see one of the young guys step up and make the team out of ST.
  4. Vanimal46
    I'd like to see more than 1 HR from Gordon, since that's approaching Ben Revere territory, but really I'm not too concerned about it. I'm hoping that Gordon continues to develop, and can be a lead off hitter for the Twins in the future. That would be extremely valuable to have a table setter at the top of the order for Sano to drive in.
  5. Vanimal46
    Other than live sports, and really that's only limited to the occasional Twins or Vikings game, I don't see any reason to turn it to that channel anymore. Life is too short to listen to the Stephen A. Smith's of the world....
  6. Vanimal46
    ESPN sounds like a real evil corporation to work for. Especially for women. I used to love watching that network in their Baseball Tonight / SportsCenter heyday during the 90's... Now I can't stand to watch ESPN.
  7. Vanimal46
    A lot of choices today for National Holidays.... Today is National "DADGUM That's Good!" Day! Not only is it a southern phrase, it's the name of a cookbook sold by John McLemore. I think to celebrate, just cook something for dinner tonight and yell out that phrase.... Today is also National Peanut Butter Lover's Day! I've been on a peanut butter toast craze for breakfast the last couple of weeks. Crunchy, creamy, it's all good to me. Today is also National Pig Day! I will celebrate my including bacon in one of my meals for the day... I find it funny how much of a fraud teacup piglets are. One of the last Miss Vanimal's was obsessed to get a teacup piglet. I said it may look cute now, but it's not going to be so cute when it's 350 lbs. in 5 years. Today is also National Horse Protection Day! Would you like to adopt a horse? Today may be the best day to do so... A horse wouldn't quite fit in my apartment today.
  8. Vanimal46
    Here's a question in the spirit of real baseball games approaching quickly... Two Tickets to Paradise! Congratulations! I don't know how you keep winning these prizes, but you do! Good job, you! This prize is 2 tickets to an upcoming Twins game! You have two options on where to sit in Target Field for the game... The first option are nosebleed seats. However, you're in a section where there's a giveaway with free beer, food, and a crowd of TD members next to you. It's up to you whether that's a good or bad thing that TD members are sitting next to you. The second option are Champion's Club seats. However, in these seats, drinks, food, and even using the restrooms are out of the question. You're just there to sit in those seats, and that's it. Which option do you choose?
  9. Vanimal46
    Both Miggy and Pujols weren't even close to Sano's weight in their 3B or OF days... Heck, Pujols isn't as big as Sano even today.... The pictures don't lie.... Here's Pujols his rookie year http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/G_s81JXi7Vk9z._3RH9SmQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTI0MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/YahooSports/1307346769.jpg And Miguel Cabrera during his 3B and OF days http://img.fanbase.com/media.fanbase.com/8/38072/c69820af4cdf3e66e4f5018314c3edede990b71a.jpg?x=300&y=450&sig=47d2537b92d3d171ecca28f1c0d06561
  10. Vanimal46
    Yeah I'm not sure what kind of return that group of guys can bring back. I agree with you that Plouffe brings back little in return, along with your assessment of Walker/Arcia not bringing back anything special. What I agree with Steve about is the idea of selling Polanco this season before he runs out of options. The mindset from the Twins and bloggers of Twins baseball is Polanco has question marks of whether he can stick at SS or not. Is that a league wide assumption that he can't stick at SS, or is it just us? Wouldn't it be nice to sell him to another team with the glimmer of hope that he could stick at SS, instead of 1-2 years later when it's more definitive that he can't play SS, thus his trade value dropping lower than today?
  11. Vanimal46
    Yeah that is true. He's gambled on himself the last 2 offseasons... It worked out pretty well in 2014, not so much in 2015. If he puts up another .674 OPS this season, his high salary days may be over. You've got to think he's looking back a couple of years ago when he turned down 7/107 and kicks himself for not signing that contract.
  12. Vanimal46
    Yeah he may be able to rebound this year and rake in next off-season with the weak FA class. If I were Desmond though, I'd be pretty upset at my agent for leaving nearly $8 million on the table 3-4 months ago. Someone was giving him bad advice to decline the QO....
  13. Vanimal46
    That was my exact thoughts... Power potential but high K rate in the minors didn't equal MLB success for several of those prospects.
  14. Vanimal46
    Chris Mitchell of Fangraphs wrote an interesting post this morning where he looked back at Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects from 10 years ago, and where they ended up. It's pretty interesting to read the names and remember the fact that they were baseball's darlings. Some panned out better than others, and some never made their impact in the MLB.... Here's the link to look back at the names.
  15. Vanimal46
    This situation is way too cloudy for the next 2+ years with Dozier entrenched at 2B, and Escobar + others coming to the rescue in the next 2-3 years. I think this situation could end a couple of ways for the Twins. If the team is contending for a playoff spot in July, IMO Polanco should be trade bait to acquire a player who can help the MLB club this year. If the team is struggling and the outlook for a playoff spot isn't great, IMO Dozier should be traded and the team can plug Polanco in at 2B to let him grow. For the time being, it's nice to have depth, but at the same time it's also wasting a potential trade chip for 2-3 years while he waits for his chance at the MLB level.
  16. Vanimal46
    The Ian Desmond saga is over.. In one of the more puzzling moves of the off-season, Desmond signs a 1 year $8 million contract with the Texas Rangers. He's projected to play LF for them this season. Another example of a guy who probably should have taken his QO from his original team and try his luck in FA next season.
  17. Vanimal46
    This extra day is great! It's giving me another day to search for pocket change in my couch to pay off my rent!
  18. Vanimal46
    Well, if you recall ChiTown, Snepp went DEEP undercover to investigate Moderator-Gate 2015, and provide insight for the Sunday morning interview on my game thread.... I don't think he's ever been able to recover from that operation.
  19. Vanimal46
    The weather, I suppose. All Midwesterners know how to small talk about weather.
  20. Vanimal46
    Start planning ahead for the weekend folks... Today is National Pistachio Day! Do yourself a favor and get the salt and pepper pistachios from Costco. You can thank me later, or get mad at me because you ate the 3 lb. bag in one sitting. The choice is yours.... Tomorrow is National Kahlua Day. I will celebrate early by enjoying a White Russian tonight at the bar.... Tomorrow is also National Strawberry Day! Why have national strawberry day when strawberries aren't in season? I was extremely disappointed in the quality of them the last time I bought a pack at the grocery store. And Sunday is National Chocolate Souffle Day!
  21. Vanimal46
    What year is this?
  22. Vanimal46
    There's only room for one of us in this town, Negativity Police. I'm not giving up easily..... I'm a Texan now, and the only way we settle disputes down here is a duel. Name the time and place, partner. I'll be there with my super soaker. http://thevisionbeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/banner13.jpg
  23. Vanimal46
    You?? A new sheriff in town? I'm shaking in my boots.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sJqTDaOrTg
  24. Vanimal46
    I was hoping you'd say Nick Punto's determination for sliding head first into 1B....
  25. Vanimal46
    Aroldis Chapman's velocity and Greg Maddux's control. I could be a shut down closer or ace starter for 15+ years....
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