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  1. Vanimal46
    They're good looking twins! And know how to transform a gross looking house into an open concept, modern paradise!
  2. Vanimal46
    I see what you did their.
  3. Vanimal46
    Yeah, I agree that the problem hasn't been losing players. In the year or 2 before Target Field was built up to today, they've resigned Morneau, Mauer, Perkins, Dozier... As well as giving out unwarranted extensions to Suzuki and Hughes. Since the ballpark opened, there hasn't been anyone else worthwhile to re-sign.
  4. Vanimal46
    Agreed. This organization needs top end talent again in the system. They have depth already. I'd rather they go all in at 1-1 but understand the strategy to go underslot to get something better at 35/37
  5. Vanimal46
    Obviously I haven't heard this directly form a Twins' source. That was my instant reaction reading KLaw's response that InfraRen posted.
  6. Vanimal46
    Ugh. Disappointing that Greene wasn't even on the Twins' radar anymore as of a month ago.
  7. Vanimal46
    I don't know who this is, but hey, it's a creative idea! Jim 3:30 Any pitchers that could come up and help in the bullpen later this season, like Sale did in his draft year? Keith Law 3:30 Lange.
  8. Vanimal46
    The 2 NL leaders in ERA throw 93 and 94... We may just have to agree to disagree about our opinions on velocity.
  9. Vanimal46
    I generally agree that lefties can get away with slightly less mph than a righty. Though I'm a big believer in velocity being a key indicator of a pitcher's success. There's a new article on Fangraphs "In Game Velocity Changes - When Fatigue Attacks" that discusses the fine line of velocity and a pitcher's success. Matt Harvey for example was very very good when he sat at 96 and 2 plus secondary pitches. Now he looks like a shell of his former self now that he's sitting at 92. Arietta this season is seeing a drop in velocity, and as a result, struggling with a 4.68 ERA. If McKay is sitting at ~90 right now, and he loses any sort of velocity along the way, I fear the Twins drafted Tommy Milone.
  10. Vanimal46
    Not sure. He didn't clarify it on the Fangraphs chat.
  11. Vanimal46
    Great post... Thanks for doing the research!
  12. Vanimal46
    12:40 Josh: If you were the Twins, who would you pick? 12:40 Travis Sawchik: I am not a draft expert. But Hunter Greene is the most compelling guy, for me, in the field
  13. Vanimal46
    I'm quite concerned about his velocity number in general, and the fact that his velocity drops even lower after 55-60 pitches. I just don't see that combination as a front of the rotation starter.
  14. Vanimal46
    I may have an irrational man crush on the Property Brothers.... There, I said it!
  15. Vanimal46
    Welcome aboard! One thing to know: USAFChief is old... I mean, real old. You'll be impressed with his jokes and comebacks to messages such as this!
  16. Vanimal46
    Because the safer play sounds an awful lot like a back of the rotation starter.... I don't want a Kyle Gibson at the #1 overall pick.
  17. Vanimal46
    Agreed. The velocity era isn't ending anytime soon. Every team is acquiring pitchers that throw 95+. Meanwhile our favorite team is targeting someone who throws 90. Awesome.
  18. Vanimal46
    The average fastball in the MLB is 94 MPH. Considering the Twins have been behind the 8 ball for years using power pitchers, I'm very disappointed they're targeting another 88-91 MPH pitcher.
  19. Vanimal46
    Dave Cameron wrote about this today on FanGraphs... "The Siren Call of the Two-Way Star" http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-siren-call-of-the-two-way-star/
  20. Vanimal46
    Yeah that's fair. Hopefully we do see him make the move to AAA soon and pitch on back to back days.
  21. Vanimal46
    In regards to the Royals, the best thing for the Twins would be if Dayton Moore thinks their core can make one more miracle run... They'll miss the playoffs, and all of their pending FA's leave without getting anything back in return.
  22. Vanimal46
    How likely could that happen when there are 7 teams with 2 picks before the Twins at 35? And with the bonus amounts more uniform than previous years? It sounds great on paper, but hard to pull it off in real life.
  23. Vanimal46
    Possibly. Just throwing out different ideas since with Dozier, I don't believe they're going to get a reasonable offer better than De Leon. And there's not a lot of other choices... Kepler, Gordon, and Buxton would be the people who would move the needle acquiring legit pitching.
  24. Vanimal46
    Trading Dozier for pitching makes the most sense for this organization, but it's starting to feel like fitting a square peg into a round hole... No teams are out there looking for 2B, and willing to give the Twins what they need to make something happen. The elephant in the room.... Gordon. Would teams value him more being a top ~50 ish prospect who can play multiple positions? Sure, it would hurt to lose Gordon, but it's probably more realistic to get the pitching this team needs if he's the feature piece.
  25. Vanimal46
    The problem is what has changed since last winter in the trade market for 2B? If only one team was interested and set the price at De Leon, who else is going to pay more when there hasn't been a significant injury to a star 2B?
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