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  1. Vanimal46
    Bummer. Wishing him a quick recovery.
  2. Vanimal46
    If JRM can't beat out Gimenez, then frankly I don't have faith he'll ever make an impact on this team. No need to have 2 veteran presences at the same position.
  3. Vanimal46
    Bingo.
  4. Vanimal46
    That's fair. I didn't make it clear before when I said safe college arms. Your examples definitely qualify. Johnson's high velocity, converting relievers into starters hasn't worked out well either. If they're searching for a front-line starter, I hope this time they take someone who's currently starting.
  5. Vanimal46
    You can consider it non-typical college arms, but they are still college arms. If we move the sample size from 2012 to 2000, the trend of HS toolsy players or college arms is clear.
  6. Vanimal46
    The previous regime almost always went with the "safe" college arm, or HS OF with tools... Mostly it was a conservative approach. I want the new regime to gamble on the highest upside possible. And that certainly sounds like Greene.
  7. Vanimal46
    Concur. He's only had 76 PA's in AAA so far, and 434 total above A ball. He could use every day at-bats in AAA instead of finding at-bats when he can at the MLB level. If Castro is injured for a significant period of time, that looks like the only path for Garver to get consistent MLB at-bats this season.
  8. Vanimal46
    Yeah I'm not too concerned about his future position 4-5 years down the road. If the guy continues to hit, they'll find a position for him to play.
  9. Vanimal46
    This year? ~5% chance. Adrianza would be the default option if they want a glove first SS.
  10. Vanimal46
    There are some most websites where "DON'T READ THE COMMENTS" definitely comes into play... Looking at you, Start Tribune / Facebook / ESPN! This is definitely not one of those places. Hell, sometimes I don't even read the OP and jump in when the comments veer off in another direction.
  11. Vanimal46
    We need to see Jay get more quality starts... Only 5 times in 15 starts where he pitched 6 complete innings or more. This is a big year for him in his development.
  12. Vanimal46
    I don't think it boils down to that. Molitor could value Adrianza's defense and let Polanco be the utility guy this year. Based on what we saw last season I would almost bet on Adrianza being the guy to start most games at SS because he's better defensively than Polanco.
  13. Vanimal46
    Not really... All it would take is Molitor valuing defense over offense.
  14. Vanimal46
    I think the SS competition between Polanco and Adrianza is closer than we like to believe. It would not surprise me if Adrianza started more games at SS than Polanco this season.
  15. Vanimal46
    Another guy, like Blankenhorn, where it's hard to get too excited about right now. Too far away, and too many things that still need to happen in his development.
  16. Vanimal46
    Couldn't disagree more with your last paragraph. With this logic, Manny Machado doesn't care about the Orioles, Julio Urias hates the Dodgers, etc.
  17. Vanimal46
    That's what I'm here for! To spew the takes, and ask the HARD HITTING questions.
  18. Vanimal46
    Yeah I suppose. He's still down there in Florida right now and getting the crash course before leaving for this tournament, no? Being with the coaches every day is a good thing, but pitching against Manny Machado 3 times a game instead of Manny MayNeverMakeIt is also valuable.
  19. Vanimal46
    I don't get why Berrios pitching in the WBC is viewed as a negative thing... There's a lot of very good players going to the tournament. Probably better talent than what he would face in spring training this year if he stayed in Florida.
  20. Vanimal46
    We heard John's side of the story that you misunderstood the initial offer and John became a petulant, pouty ass as a result of it. What's your side of the story, Brock?
  21. Vanimal46
    This should certainly be the most fluid group on the team. All I really care about is shuffling through the list of 13+ options and making a decision on who stays and who goes after this year. The MiLB options aren't spring chickens anymore. They need to get their chance in the MLB soon.
  22. Vanimal46
    Your last paragraph hits the nail on the head where I'm at with Stewart. We probably don't have enough info to blame Stewart's lack of progression entirely on the past regime. But, as you pointed out, the past regime didn't have many, if any, success stories developing power arms. From our view 1,000 miles away, it sure sounds like they were still preaching pitch to contact and making him a sinker ball pitcher. I also believe a new regime and new philosophy could work wonders for him. Looking forward to reading his progress in the minor league reports this year!
  23. Vanimal46
    And welcome aboard to Twins Daily! A place with zero SEC talk! Don't be a stranger around here.
  24. Vanimal46
    That's why you're the go-to Spy! Thanks for clearing up the confusion!
  25. Vanimal46
    spycake is usually the go-to on here for service time questions... IIRC, he was left on the MLB roster for a couple days too long in 2014 to not qualify for the extra option year. Whatever it was, they screwed up wasting these option years... He had literally 20 PA's combined in 2014 and 2015. They could have thrown a dead corpse on the field to save Polanco's option years.
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