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  1. Vanimal46
    I thought so, but apparently he's stuck in long relief duty. Ugh.
  2. Vanimal46
    Pelf was cruising, but it shows that there is no confidence in the bullpen..
  3. Vanimal46
    Come on Pelf let's get out of this jam!
  4. Vanimal46
    Whoops, that's what happens when you Google "best free agent catchers 2014" thinking it was for the 2014 off season heading into this year.
  5. Vanimal46
    Not much the Twins could have done this last off-season to upgrade the catcher position, at least from a free agency standpoint. The best option was Brian McCann 5/85 and the Twins are never going to win a bidding war against the Yanks. Other options out there: Jarrod Saltalamachia? He was terrible this season for the Marlins and got a buyout. AJ Pierzynski? 37 years old oh boy... I hate that we're in this spot with so few options besides Suzuki. But the only option to make an upgrade was through trades. And who knows maybe some of the rookies making an impact this season would have been offered to get a catcher...
  6. Vanimal46
    It appears we are still a few years away from any internal candidate making an impact on the MLB roster, unless we're seeking Drew Butera like stats at the plate. I would call the Dodgers to find out their asking price for either Barnes or Farmer in their farm.
  7. Vanimal46
    As a fan I'm a little tired of the Tonkin experiment. If he hasn't stuck the previous 12 times he's been called up, what makes it different the next time he gets the call? I still have faith in Burdi making an impact at some point since he's only 22. The others like Jones and Reed are getting to that age 24-25 where you question how much longer are they considered prospects for the future.
  8. Vanimal46
    So if ROR gets the job done as a lefty in our bullpen, does that finally mean the end of Duensing? (crossing fingers that the answer is yes!)
  9. Vanimal46
    I think an important note in the original article is this: "While Molitor seems open to the 6 man idea, GM Terry Ryan seems less receptive to the idea and is leaning towards replacing a current member of the rotation." I believe TR is going to win this argument, and we'll be going back to debating who's the odd man out at SP.
  10. Vanimal46
    It's been a really fun season so far seeing all of the kids come up to the big leagues. Can't wait to see what he can do!
  11. Vanimal46
    I don't get the fascination of a 6 man rotation. Correct me if I'm wrong, but no MLB team has ever done that before, right? And we expect the Twins to implement a brand new concept? No chance. Milone has had a couple of quality starts recently, but he's just a back end rotation pitcher at the end of the day. He's my first guess at who's out of the rotation. The other I believe will be a revolving door of Nolasco limping to and from the DL, and Hughes.
  12. Vanimal46
    We're about 7 years too late on the Mauer to OF campaign. I completely agree with your takes on Arcia and Hicks. Arcia in my opinion has gotten this far on talent alone. But at the MLB level, you need to put in some extra work to become a well rounded player. He doesn't seem like the guy that puts in that extra effort.
  13. Vanimal46
    Very sad to read about Morneau. I would think he's not living check to check, so I hope he takes this time to evaluate the risks of continuing to play going forward. In regards to Mauer, I hope the FO has the testicular fortitude to make the tough call and bench him for better talent in the future. Sano is continuing to get his reps at 3B in the minors because they want that to be his landing spot. However, I believe he can make the switch to 1B at the MLB level without significant playing time there. He's learning the more demanding defensive position now and should fit in wherever we need him going forward.
  14. Vanimal46
    He looked a little nervous/overwhelmed at the plate, but that should be expected in his 1st game. Didn't help that the scouting report on him was to throw nothing but junk his way. The one fastball he got was hit hard. My 2 takes: the kid has some serious wheels, can't wait to see him work his way to the top of the order. And his defense is already an upgrade in the OF.
  15. Vanimal46
    ABW sounds like our Pedro Cerrano.... "Straight ball I hit very much. Curve ball, bats are afraid..."
  16. Vanimal46
    While I do agree with you that 1B & C are problems, the way the roster is currently constructed there are no solutions in place. That could change with a deadline trade, but for the time being it's the best options we have. The Twins still have to make upgrades where they can, and Buxton is a definite upgrade to make in the OF. When will we see Buxton wearing a Twins jersey? I've given up guessing for now. I'm a member of the Bring Buxton up ASAP club since early April. As long as we don't have to see Jordan Schafer in a Twins jersey ever again, I'll be happy.
  17. Vanimal46
    To elaborate more on Plouffe, this is pretty much on par of what we've seen out of him his whole career. I've accepted this out of Plouffe, and is one of the main reasons I only want to offer arbitration this off-season over a multi-year extension. I'll include some splits since 2012: 2012: June .327/.391/.735 11 HR 21 RBI July .302/.343/.476 3 HR 9 RBI August .161/.232/.226 1 HR 7 RBI - bad September too 2013: May .292/.365/.477 2 HR 13 RBI June .321/.351/.528 3 HR 13 RBI July .189/.223/.300 3 HR 8 RBI August .196/.264/.330 2 HR 4 RBI - rebounded for a nice September 2014: April .304/.409/.478 1 HR 19 RBI May .204/.256/.381 4 HR 14 RBI July .219/.265/.375 2 HR 7 RBI Do you want to give a streaky hitter like this a multi-year extension? I certainly don't.
  18. Vanimal46
    Plouffe has shown year over year that he's a streaky hitter. We're witnessing the annual slump now, and hopefully the high points make up for the slumps. Mauer was a questionable #3 hitter even in the 90+ loss days, and this season it's painful to see how slow his bat has become. However like others have mentioned, it's not like we have a lot of options to fix it this year. Hopefully Vargas can wake up and seize the opportunity.
  19. Vanimal46
    I would definitely buy a Trey Cabbage jersey one day if he ever made it to the show.
  20. Vanimal46
    A reliever at #6 overall? Yikes...
  21. Vanimal46
    God bless you Hrbowski for being the lone Escobar defender. I don't agree with you, but still respect your opinion. Even Christian Ponder had apologists until the bitter end of his Vikings career. Escobar needs one person on his side on TD.
  22. Vanimal46
    I'm too young to know this.... Tim Belcher. Anything to write home to mom about? Also, Delmon Young ranked #18?? Yikes.
  23. Vanimal46
    Tulo very well could be traded this season, especially if they're out of the race for the playoffs early. They have built their entire roster around Tulo and Carlos Gonzalez. My opinion, and what do I know, is they will demand at least one of the following: Buxton, Sano, Berrios + other prospects to rebuild. I just don't think it's realistic because there is no evidence that the Twins have ever made that type of trade before. The Rockies as usual desperately need pitching. And it seems the natural fit would be a team like the Mets who could include Syndergaard as the key piece in a trade.
  24. Vanimal46
    Looking back at your original post Mike, I think we're on the same page. We're for sure talking about trading the same type of players this year (depth 1B/OF being your example, bench players and bullpen arms being mine) If we can get anything of substance that can help us this year for those players, sure I am with you. I don't know what you could get for them.
  25. Vanimal46
    Yes you are correct, the Wild went out and bought the 2 best FA's out there in 2012. They also continued to build the minor system and now you see today the young ones making an impact. The Twins have done that as well the best way they can in an uncapped FA market with Nolasco (whether we like it or not) and Ervin. The Wild got to this point 3 years later without selling the farm, and I'd prefer for the Twins to follow that model of not selling the farm this season. In 2016 and beyond, my mindset will change. Let's say we make the playoffs this year, get swept in round 1. I would hope we have our core intact and fill in the new guys (Buxton, Sano, Berrios) where they can. If we are still a position or pitcher short of being real contenders, by all means necessary get the job done. I hope I made my opinion clear that I'm willing to let it be in 2015. 2016 and beyond it's on to be WS contenders.
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