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  1. Vanimal46
    Is there any science behind how you become right or left handed? I'm absolutely right hand dominant, but swing left handed for golf, hockey, and baseball.
  2. Vanimal46
    I get that. Back to my first point. If Kepler, a more polished prospect than ABW, has concerns on hitting MLB pitching, then ABW, an all or nothing player, currently on a month long slump I should add, is going to be better?
  3. Vanimal46
    And are we going to ignore the fact that he's slashing .193/.305/.339 over the last month in AA? If there's doubts about Kepler facing MLB pitching, who's a much more polished prospect currently, ABW will be humiliated on the big club.
  4. Vanimal46
    If that's the case then we need to start a "Pick-up Polanco" and "See ya Santana" ad campaign on TD.
  5. Vanimal46
    On the 99% club, the hitters are really the only thing of interest. I'm sorry but I'm done with Achter and Tonkin. They haven't proven anything except being AAA, borderline AAAA pitchers. Also hope to see Polanco get more than a cup of coffee to see if he's worth the hype.
  6. Vanimal46
    2 bb/9 seems reasonable to me, but your prerogative on that. Can't comment on his pitch selection because I haven't seen him pitch... Can we stop using Aaron Hicks as a benchmark of what could happen to upcoming prospects?? You say Aaron Hicks...... I say Miguel Sano......
  7. Vanimal46
    Touché I forgot about Cotts.
  8. Vanimal46
    Care to elaborate further on your stance that Berrios isn't ready?
  9. Vanimal46
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but i think there's an open spot already when the Twins DFA'd Fryer...
  10. Vanimal46
    Is He Ready? Yep. He's been ready for a couple of months now IMO. He's done nothing but dominate at every level. Not sure what else is left to check off the list for him in AAA....
  11. Vanimal46
    You're in god's country up there. Beautiful during the summer! My dad and I would take an annual summer fishing trip to Eagle's Nest Resort for some of the best walleye, pike, and bass fishing I've ever experienced!
  12. Vanimal46
    Have no fear ChiTown, I'm up for the Astros series. A Whine Line debut on the big stage in a crucial series? Clear the cache now, because TD's going to explode!
  13. Vanimal46
    That is ohh so delicious always!! Love it!
  14. Vanimal46
    I know how we can get him here. It's not something we can just piece together though.. We need some one who can play the saxophone, and someone else to sing. Next, start playing George Michael - Careless Whisper. Bark only answers to seduction techniques...
  15. Vanimal46
    If only Whine Line regular Bark was here to photoshop Miguel's face on that body... We deserve a realistic picture!
  16. Vanimal46
    What would a mini Sano look like? 4 foot 175 lbs of rock solid man?
  17. Vanimal46
    Love the avatar picture. On my computer screen you are REALLY into watching a video ad...
  18. Vanimal46
    Just a quick google search brought up this article.. And if these are the "best" rule 5 picks in recent memory, you may be right that it's rolling the dice in a losing game. One interesting note in this dated article, "teams made 232 selections in the major league Rule 5 draft from 1999-2012, which places the odds of landing an all-star-level talent at four out of 232—or 1.7 percent. Even if we count all 13 players above as smashing successes, the odds of finding another one are long: 5.6 percent, or about one in 20 Rule 5 picks." http://www.baseballamerica.com/majors/how-to-make-the-rule-5-draft-matter-again/
  19. Vanimal46
    Any thoughts as to why this hasn't worked like in years past? The Twins had sustainable success from unheralded prospects like Juan Rincon, JC Romero, Jose Mijares, Matt Guerrier, etc. And lately just can't seem to find the magic formula like they could before.
  20. Vanimal46
    Not sure how much else can be added to this conversation.. TR did cash in initially on Suzuki and Hughes with good, team friendly contracts. It's just frustrating that the FO took the bait and doubled down after Hughes' career year, and Suzuki's career high 1st half. I think we can all admit that we would be talking about Nolasco and Santana under performing their annual contract rate eventually. I just figured we would get at least a good year out of them before we got to this point of being frustrated with them.
  21. Vanimal46
    When you look at this season overall, sure this was a successful year. Considering most of us had them in the 75-85 win range, they're hopefully going to achieve that while staying relevant in the WC chase. I'm a believer in expectations changing during the season, and there were some things that were not changed that IMO could have made this season even better. And those are the frustrations we've noted all year: - The couple weeks prior to the ASG my expectations grew as the team had the 2nd best record in the AL completely unexpectedly. Instead of building on that momentum, very minimal changes were made to the roster. - Trevor May demotion: He was finding his groove as a starter, until E. Santana came back and caused a disruption in the rotation. I didn't feel he should be the odd man out then, and the 1 month disappearance from high leverage action was mind boggling. - World's longest leashes for unworthy veterans: Tim Stauffer got 3 months worth of paychecks for....reasons. Duensing, Boyer, Robinson all still getting more playing time than I would like. So overall there's been good, and bad, with this season. Who knows, they could get hot in September like they did in May, but I think this season could have been even better with some aggressive moves earlier this season.
  22. Vanimal46
    No doubt! Entry-level engineers, no matter the discipline (civil, electrical, mechanical, etc.) make some dang good money off the bat.... No chance I am smart enough to know how they do their jobs, but it's nice to make money finding better opportunities for them
  23. Vanimal46
    hope your son stays on the engineering path! I recruit engineers for a living and know there's a huge demand for them....
  24. Vanimal46
    Looks like we may be holding off on the Berrios call up for.... Michael Bowden????? WHO?
  25. Vanimal46
    I hope you're right on the prediction, I'd love to watch him pitch... Call me a skeptic, but I can't see it happening in mid-August at the risk of burning an option year. More likely to see him in September and start the option years in 2016.
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