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  1. sftwinsfan
    I guess I don't really buy into the fact that a healthy guy in his early 20's can't throw 150 innings in a season regardless of how little he pitched last year as long as it's monitored well and he's in shape. For all the rules around how to treat pitchers nowadays combined with better nutrition and monitoring of everything why is that arm injuries seem to be even more common now. It's definitely a blow to a system that was already thin in every category outside of relief arms, light-hitting middle infielders, and 4th outfielder types. I was also a little concerned with Molitor's comments the other day about Romero, something about we still think he has potential as a starter. Not real encouraging.
  2. sftwinsfan
    It could have been a big mistake for Vargas to have gone to sit on the bench for Team Puerto Rico rather than compete for a spot on the 25-man roster. Park has definitely made some adjustments and is making the decision a lot harder on the Twins. He's definitely got some ability and the right makeup, I'm hoping we will be pleasantly surprised by Park the year.
  3. sftwinsfan
    I saw something in the prospect thread with him where someone mentioned that he might need Tommy John surgery, but nobody else responded to it, so I was hoping it was nothing. That would be really unfortunate.
  4. sftwinsfan
    Seems to have some ability and a good head on his shoulders. Him, Balazovic, and Benninghoff are the 3 pitchers from last year's draft I've got my eye on going forward.
  5. sftwinsfan
    Too bad the new collective bargaining agreement will affect this year's draft. Lowering the slot value of the #1 pick from over $9 million to $7.4 million definitely hurts the Twins leverage in negotiations as well as their chance to get creative.
  6. sftwinsfan
    I'd lean 1. Alex Faedo or Kyle Wright -Greene is tempting, but HS pitchers are such an extreme risk and it would be nice to potentially have a starter who would stand a good chance of reaching the majors while guys like Sano and Buxton are still with the team. 35. Wil Crowe 37. Shane Baz -I'd also look at Mark Vientos, Griffin Canning, and Peter Solomon Doesn't seem to be a lot of hitting talent in this draft so I'd go towards the strength of the draft since it also lines up with need. Get as many starters with talent into the system as possible.
  7. sftwinsfan
    Guys that i could see contributing in the future: -Chargois-thought he took a step forward late in the year. With his talent hopefully he'll be a big contributor in the future. -Duffey-putting him in the bullpen where I believe his future will be. OPS went from .718 to 1.045 from 1st to 2nd time through the batting order last year. I think he could be a solid set-up guy. -Pressly-I think he has the stuff to be pretty good, but wildly inconsistent. Looks filthy at times, hopefully he can work on the consistency. -Rogers-could be a solid contributor over the next few years -Everybody else: not real excited about, May hopefully switched out with Duffey in the rotation.
  8. sftwinsfan
    While I think they could afford to do so and would love it if they would do it, I just don't see the Twins taking on $10 million in salary for getting an extra prospect.
  9. sftwinsfan
    Kind of looking like this is not getting done this off-season and we'll be discussing this up until next July. It's the right move by the Twins if as reported the Dodgers are only putting 1 key piece on the table (I realize that some say they have put 2 out there, but most reports seem to indicate only JDL at this point). If the Dodgers are struggling a bit offensively in the 1st half and a few games behind in their division I see them being much more cooperative than they're being right now. There's certainly risk there for the Twins too, but I think the odds of Dozier having a good 1st half (which he's had 2 out of the last 3 years) are a lot higher than JDL with little to no big league experience suddenly making the Dodgers rotation and pitching like an all-star in the 1st half. The Dodgers may realize they do not have an infinite window of contention. Kershaw and Urias are awesome guys to have in the rotation, but pitchers break down. Back in 2006 the Twins had an elite SP in Johan Santana along with a young phenom in Francisco Liriano and a top prospect in Matt Garza right behind him in the minors. We all know how that worked out, at some point you may want to take your shot before things slip away.
  10. sftwinsfan
    If it was me: Plouffe-no. Would have no position now, assuming Sano at 3rd. Don't need another logjam. Milone-no. Hasn't been able to keep a rotation spot the last 2 years and that's really saying something on this team. Santiago-yes. Has an alright track record, hope he gets hot and you can find a team to overpay for him at the all-star break in 2017. There's next to nobody on the free agent market and the young guys have barely pitched above A ball and are unlikely to be ready in April. Kintzler-yes. He pitched ok and is cheap, wouldn't really care one way or the other on this one. Gibson-yes. He's a guy I could see putting it together after moving to a team like the Cardinals or something. He's still cheap, isn't far removed from being a decent starter, so hope that he's healthy and give him another shot. Escobar-yes. He's cheap and a solid utility guy. Can play all over the field and gets hot with the bat at times. Pressly-yes. Good velocity, looked nasty at times. Very cheap, could be a nice payoff with some patience and the right instruction.
  11. sftwinsfan
    It's pretty safe to say Falvey's link to the Indian's pitching development success is probably what put him over the top in the hiring process. I hope he learned enough to carry that forward to Minnesota and hopefully that starts with a new pitching coach. The evidence with Berrios, Santiago, and Gibson is pretty damning. Hopefully he makes the right changes because the organizations success likely comes down to if they can develop Jose Berrios, Stephen Gonsalves, Tyler Jay, Fernando Romero, and Kohl Stewart into 2-3 reliable starting pitchers. They have the talent, but can they get it out of them? Otherwise we'll be sitting here about 4-5 years from now having this discussion all over again with the pitching prospects they've obtained going forward.
  12. sftwinsfan
    If Hughes can show up to spring training with his old velocity back, give him a shot at the rotation. If not, try to let him air it out an inning at a time in the bullpen. Too many holes in both the rotation and bullpen to not put a guy in the place he's most likely to succeed in. As for Perkins, it would be surprising to see him come back, but who knows. I just don't want to see him come back with an 89 mph fastball and the Twins try to throw him out there based off of who he used to be.
  13. sftwinsfan
    I'd like to see Park start the season next year without much pressure, platoon at first with Mauer and occasional starter at DH. Let him earn his way into the starting lineup.
  14. sftwinsfan
    As pointed out above, Buxton's last 10 games at Rochester: 42 at bats with 19SO and 0BB. Yes, he's hit 4 HRs, but I seriously doubt he was sent to AAA to try to become more like Adam Brett Walker. Is there some kind of disconnect going on here or does he just not get it? With Blankenhorn I think the question is more does he reach Fort Meyers next season and when. I'm encouraged by his start in Cedar Rapids but it's a pretty small sample size so he will very likely start there again next spring.
  15. sftwinsfan
    Jim Hoey is exactly who I thought of with Pat Light, but not like they had much invested in Abad either so I don't really care. Small chance he turns into something, but there's a chance.
  16. sftwinsfan
    I guess I don't remember them so much by the careers they had but by the year they were having. I always found the worst to be Coomer's season. Mays was pretty good that 2001 season and Nunez has been shockingly good this season but there was just no argument to be made for Coomer the year he made it.
  17. sftwinsfan
    Love him or hate him he's had a great first half and deserves it. People can argue this or that over the batting average but he's one of the only guys on the team that uses the whole field and seems to have a solid approach of taking what is given to him. What I'm most surprised over are the homeruns and stolen bases. Plus just the whackiness is fun to watch. That little slide into 2nd over the weekend was hilarious.
  18. sftwinsfan
    I think people would be a little more forgiving if not for the fact that almost all the top talent already allegedly has deals with teams in place and the Twins are linked to exactly none of them.
  19. sftwinsfan
    Do I believe this is the real Eduardo Nunez? Not really. But I'm not going to trade him just for the sake of trading him to get yet another possible back-end of the rotation option for the pitching staff. If you don't get anything decent in return he's at least a decent bench bat/pinch runner with some versatility that doesn't cost much. The guy did have a .758 OPS last year, so maybe his is getting better. If I can get a reasonable lotto ticket in return then I'd do it. Of the guys mentioned I'd consider a guy like Marcos Molina or Juan Hillman. Or maybe see if they could package one their many mid-level minor league pitching prospects with Nunez for a little higher-ranked prospect back.
  20. sftwinsfan
    My money is on Park being sent down or Arcia being DFA'd. As others have pointed out Park is struggling badly and could probably use some time in AAA to make some adjustments. Arcia would also be another option. I don't think his adventures in the outfield over the weekend really helped his cause. Santana will definitely stay on the team for now, Molitor really seems high on him.
  21. sftwinsfan
    I don't really have an issue with it with the guys K numbers and some past success/age. The thing I do have a problem with is if they send Chargois down after one bad outing. If he goes out and does that 3 times out of 4 and looks completely overmatched then fine, send him down, but how are these guys supposed to succeed when they know coming up if they have one bad outing they get sent straight back down? Now, if a guy was brought up for a spot start and was told that, I would understand that. But this is more like, well Terry Ryan found out his housekeeper has a nephew that pitched and nobody else in the league wanted, and we're going to go with that guy.
  22. sftwinsfan
    Look at the upside the Cardinals have added, they end up getting both Delvin Perez and Dakota Hudson. Quite the haul. Personally I would have taken advantage of Perez's fall and taken him at #15. With an organization like the Cardinals grabbing him it probably shows that it wouldn't have been a bad gamble.
  23. sftwinsfan
    I'd be shocked if the Twins didn't already know he was willing to sign for not a penny over slot. Haven't heard of any sign-ability issues with him. If he doesn't sign the Twins would have the #16 pick in the 2017 draft as compensation.
  24. sftwinsfan
    The hand speed thing worries me but I'd need more data on him vs players in the big leagues with comp hand speed, etc to really draw any firm conclusions. Personally there seemed to be more value left in the pitchers when they picked but let's hope it works out. Bad thing about high school hitters is that we more than likely won't really know much for at least a few years. Based on his level of competition it wouldn't surprise me if he didn't see Cedar Rapids until 2018.
  25. sftwinsfan
    The hand speed thing is a little concerning, sounds like Chris Parmelee. Also yeah, can see it potentially being an issue with instruction and foresee issues with his dad being too involved. I'd rather roll the dice with a prep pitcher with upside.
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