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  1. spinowner
    Didn't see the game and haven't read the thread but had to comment: Patrick Reusse once wrote that if you pay attention to a major league baseball game you will see something you have never seen before. In this game I didn't have to look hard; I've never seen a 3-run single before. Credit Dozier for never slowing down, Glynn for sending him and Marte in left field for nonchalanting.
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    A minor point, but it's my understanding Santana is allowed to pitch in the minors (without pay) during his suspension, which would allow him to be game-ready the day he is elegible to return. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.
  3. spinowner
    This point is well-taken. Who knows? Maybe he's the next Jamie Moyer and he'll be part of the rotation for the next 20 years. Put Berrios and Meyer ahead of him and teams will be so befuddled that it will take 7 innings before they get their bearings.
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    Ha! I don't think the snookerer will become the snookeree.
  5. spinowner
    Sorry to have to inject scientific fact, but humid air is less dense than dry air. And warm air is less dense than cold air. Lower density means lower air resistance. Higher density has the opposite effect. That's why there are fewer home runs in cold weather. Breaking pitches will break more in cold dry air and break less in warm humid air. Air is also less dense at higher altitudes, which is most evident at Coors Field. The second highest elevation in the majors is Atlanta, which, coupled with warm humid conditions in the southeast during summer months, makes that location the second most favorable for home runs and the second least favorable for breaking ball pitchers.
  6. spinowner
    Just reinforcing that the two of us have to agree to disagree on this. The point is, what is most helpful to further the development of young prospects?
  7. spinowner
    Nitpicky item for the mods: Doesn't this thread belong in the Minor League Talk section?
  8. spinowner
    I've always thought that a good team's starting rotation should have at least one southpaw and Milone is probably the best in our organization at this point, but on the other hand he could probably be very good as a middle reliever and as a LOOGY, especially following a hard-throwing right hander. I would think he'd be a significant upgrade there over Duensing or Thielbar. I'm sure TR and PM have considered all possibilities, so it will be interesting to see what action they take.
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    Hughes, Gibson and May are the three who are most likely to be part of the medium-term future. (To me, medium-term means the next 2-3 years.) Nolasco, Milone and Pelfrey are less important and I'd trade one or more of them if there's any worthwhile player(s) to be obtained in return. The problem with a trade is the Twins are more in need of pitching than position players and it's difficult to upgrade pitching by trading pitching unless you get a young prospect and get lucky.
  10. spinowner
    The Google says Giordano's is opening in June at 27th and Hennepin in Uptown.
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    This is the crux of the trade-or-not-to-trade question. It's not whether someone should be traded it's whether TR feels the trade will improve the organization's position. I'd probably (probably) trade Buxton to the Dodgers if they'd give us Kershaw and Puig in return. As for Plouffe, it will be interesting to see what happens when July rolls around. If any contending teams covet him to the extent that they would be willing to make a trade that would make sense for us it wouldn't surprise me to see it happen, especially if Sano continues to improve.
  13. spinowner
    Herrmann could catch for Rochester on Tuesday.
  14. spinowner
    It's not a bad stadium but I do not put it in the top 5 like a lot of traditionalists rate it. Plus the concessions are very poor, at least that was the case the last time I was there. That's why I said overrated. I haven't been to a lot of stadiums but I'd put it somewhere in the middle of the pack.
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    To repeat, or at least to reword, there's nothing wrong with trying to win games now, but let's be real. At this stage of the rebuilding process player development still comes first. This organization has been steadily improving its player personnel from top to bottom since the dark days of 2011 when the cupboard was bare well down into the minor leagues. Rebuilding in baseball takes time unless you are one of the 4 or 5 teams that can spend $300M+ per year on salary. We have worked our way to the point where we have a major league team that's about average with many well-regarded prospects knocking at the door. IMHO, and I do mean H, I think we need to stay the course, continue to develop all our prospects, and expect a strong team capable of making a push at the big time within a couple years.
  16. spinowner
    It's not on the record, but I went into the season expecting upper 70's in the win column. I'll go on the record now predicting 81-81.
  17. spinowner
    If you really think the 2015 Twins are in a position to win the WS then I can see how you'd want to win as many games as possible this season. As for me, I'll repeat that at this stage of the rebuilding process the W-L record takes a back seat to player development. That doesn't mean the players on the major league roster should not try to win games; of course they should. And PM should manage to win games as long as the prime directive of preparing young players to contend in the next 1-2 years is not compromised. Possibly next year and certainly two years from now I expect the Twins to have a win-it-all-this-year mentality.
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    This is the part on which we concur. Strongly. But I will add to that. The goal is to do that as often as possible. As good as this year's W-L record is on May 18, most reasonable people still peg the Twins as a very, very long shot to win the WS this year. By making prospect development the primary goal in 2015 we are increasing the likelihood of more frequent opportunities to contend in the future. Psychologists refer to this as delayed gratification. Sacrifice now for more and better opportunities in the future.
  19. spinowner
    Nothing is not negative. Nor is it positive. It's nothing. I'm glad that the Twins are more watchable this year, but as I've said before what's most important for the Twins to do this year is to develop their young talent. What Buster Olney thinks means absolutely nothing.
  20. spinowner
    And good scouting and coaching.
  21. spinowner
    As I've said in past threads I think the goal for the Twins organization for the 2015 season should be to prepare their best young prospects as well as possible to contend in 2016 and beyond. All else is secondary in importance. I'm guessing they feel that Vargas will improve as a player more quickly in AAA than in the majors, and if that's the case then that's where he needs to be. If the Twins lose a couple more games this year as a result, so what? Of all the statistics to consider, the least important statistic is the major league team's 2015 W-L record.
  22. spinowner
    Of course. But what I thought went without saying is that we needed immediate help and the Nats needed deferred help. Any trade is best judged in hindsight but we don't have that luxury when the trade is made. Again, I thought at the time the trade was made that it was a good one for both sides.
  23. spinowner
    Recall the situation in 2010: Nathan was out after TJ. Jon Rausch was closing. Matt Capps had been in the ASG the previous year. We needed a closer and didn't foresee the need for a catching prospect. I thought the deal benefited both sides at the time. Had Capps not faded away after just another year or two it would have been fairly equitable.
  24. spinowner
    With the possible exception of the playing field itself Wrigley is quite probably the most overrated stadium in the majors. Cubs fans love it because it's where their team plays its home games but beyond that it's ordinary. IMveryHO, of course.
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    Means absolutely nothing.
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