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  1. SF Twins Fan
    Yes but what level were they at in 2012? Buxton was in the rookie league and Sano played in low A.
  2. SF Twins Fan
    I understand they haven't proven themselves at the MLB level but they need to be given a chance first and not just a few starts and then send them back down and then call them back up to send them back down after a few more starts. A legit chance to work through things at the MLB level once they have proven they have handled the minors. The Twins haven't done that and it's one reason I don't like the fact that Molitor is coming back as the manager. I'm confused on your take on Gordon saying he hasn't proven himself in the minors so far. He's has been very consistent with the bat at all levels and is proven so in the AFL, which is probably the toughest competition he's faced up until now. His defense definitely needs work but based off of what scouts have said they believe he will stick at SS. I don't see how he hasn't proven himself in the minors. Sano is definitely a work in progress but I would like to see him go through the entire season at 3B instead of "working" all off season at the RF then getting moved back to 3B half way through the season. He's probably only played 162 games at 3B since his tommy john surgery, which was 3 seasons ago. I didn't look it up so that's an educated guess. He needs to play all spring training and all of next season at 3B before we will even come close to understanding if he can play the position or not. I guess maybe I differ in my thought process on what a complete rebuild is. Like I mentioned in another comment I think a complete rebuild entails a crappy MLB product with zero good young players to go along with an empty cupboard in the minors. Yes all those players still need to prove themselves at the MLB level but it's still better that the Twins have the "elite" prospects that have made their way up the minor leagues with success.
  3. SF Twins Fan
    I completely agree with the first part of your statement but to say the Twins are in a complete rebuild is in my opinion an over exaggeration. A complete rebuild implies the team doesn't have a foundation, which is where I would have put the Twins in 2012 - 2015. Back then the product at the MLB level was awful in both pitching and position but the minor league was also completely empty of any prospects. At this point yes the top prospects haven't proven themselves at the MLB level but they were elite prospects and have a proven track record in the minors. They have had SOME success at the MLB level and now it will be up to them to make that continued success.
  4. SF Twins Fan
    I don't agree they're in a complete rebuild. The Twins have a lot of very good young position players at the MLB level. SS needs to be upgraded, and that all depends on what the Twins do with Dozier and Polanco. Maybe Polance is the answer and maybe the Twins trade Dozier and move Polanco to 2nd. But they do have Nick Gordan at AA and he's been playing very well in the AFL. The only real position that needs a drastic improvement is catcher. There are a few options with Murphy and Garver but that position would benefit from another player being brought in via FA or trade. Obviously the biggest team need is pitching but the Twins have a few players who could be difference makers. Starting Staff: Berrios, May, Mejia, Gonsalves, Gibson and Santana. Bullpen: Chargois, Hildenberger, Light, Burdi, Pressely and Rodgers. Plus having Jay, Jorge, Stewart and Romero at AA to start the season there are many options. They won't all make it to the MLB with the Twins but a few of them could be used in a multi player trade to bring in the Ace the Twins really need. The biggest challenge will be determining which of these players should stay and which should be traded away.
  5. SF Twins Fan
    I'm just glad it's someone from outside the organization!
  6. SF Twins Fan
    For the record I don't like LMFAO at all. I honestly have no idea why I picked this username other than it was easy to remember. This is my username on the Strib that I used before I found this amazing news source for Twins information.
  7. SF Twins Fan
    Sign Jason McLeod as the President of Baseball Operations and Derek Falvey as the GM. It would be a promotion for both. McLeod has the experience you'd want for the POBO and Falvey is a young and upcoming Assistant GM that could step into the larger role of GM.
  8. SF Twins Fan
    I look at it as you described him as a middle of the rotation player who maybe has a chance to be better. I'm not sure I'd take that as a compliment if I was Gonsalves. As for Jay you just stated that you're biased because you didn't like the pick to begin with. "Jay was a gamble. With the sixth pick in last June's draft, the Twins took the Illinois closer just ahead of Andrew Benintendi, who is currently batting .350 for the Red Sox, and Carson Fulmer, who mowed through the minors and has been on the White Sox roster for a month. Rather than go after the dynamic offensive talent or the established collegiate starter, the Twins decided to pick Jay with hopes he could successfully transition into a rotation piece. The results, thus far, have not been great." "At the very least, this looks like it is going to be an extended project. Meanwhile, the players that Minnesota passed up to select Jay have rocketed to the big leagues and are already auditioning for prominent roles in 2017. Not ideal." You make it sound like the two players drafted after him are already "lightly it up" when in actuality the one has been sent back down and the other has a whopping total of 41 ABs.
  9. SF Twins Fan
    Talk about a debbie downer, my god. What does Gonsalves have to do to be thought of as a number 1 or 2 in a rotation? Tyler Jay is in what his first full season of pro ball and his first real season of starting and you're basically calling him a bust. Andrew Benintendi has 33 at bats - let's wait and see how he does the rest of the season and into next season before we hail him the greatest thing since sliced bread. Have we already forgot what happened to Santana, Vargas and Rosario after their success when they were first called up. Felix Jorge has dominated every level he's pitched at and is only 22 years old. Lets see how these guys all finish the season. This crop of pitching is by far the best group the Twins have ever had coming up together.
  10. SF Twins Fan
    Once all 6 starters are healthy it'll be interesting to see what happens. Is there a trade coming or will someone be moved to the bullpen and if so who from the bullpen gets moved.
  11. SF Twins Fan
    Seems all the uproar in the offseason about the Twins management playing Mauer and having him hit at the top of the lineup might have been overblown.
  12. SF Twins Fan
    Kepler is the prospect I'm most excited to follow this season. He just seems to have the 'it' factor. Seems to have great character, works hard and is determined to make it to the Show. I think the Twins did a great job bringing him up in September last year to get him a taste of the MLB. It will be interesting to see how playing time shakes out as the season goes on. There doesn't seem to be room for him currently on the Twins roster, which isn't a bad thing. Twins finally have competition!!!!!! If Kepler builds off of last season the Twins will be forced to do something unless there are injuries (which I don't hope there are).
  13. SF Twins Fan
    No way on Suzuki. Dozier's situation is interesting. Should the Twins trade him and see if Polanco can take over at second base or keep him and move Polanco? It doesn't sound like Polanco is going to be able to play SS at the MLB level.
  14. SF Twins Fan
    This article seems to come out at a strange time in my opinion. The Twins were always in the running from 2001 to 2010 to make the playoffs. 2011 they came back with basically the same team as 2010, however the entire team was decimated by injuries. From 2012 to 2014 they were really, really bad - that also allowed them to draft Buxton, Gordon, Berrios, ect, ect. 2015 they took a step forward and many prospects are close to making it to the majors. No one knows how those prospects are going to turn out. Will they all become great - probably not. Will they all fail - probably not. Hopefully the front office hit on enough of the prospects to make these last 4 years worth it. This article would make more sense in 3 to 5 years if the Twins don't make consistent runs are the World Series and the majority of these prospects fail. To write this article right at the beginning of potential significant improvements seems strange.
  15. SF Twins Fan
    Personally I'm not too concerned about him starting the year off in the bullpen, because you never know what is going to happen. He could always start the year in the bullpen and make the jump to the Show and once he is more comfortable move into a long relief or spot start role. I'd say get him up to the MLB anyway possible where he will succeed and gain confidence and then go from there.
  16. SF Twins Fan
    Honestly, I think if Nolasco shows he can pitch at all in spring training he'll be traded. The Twins won't get much other than out from under some of his contract, but that is good enough. The rotation will probably be: Santana, Gibson, Hughes, Duffey and Milone - with Berrios being the first called up. Rotations never make it through an entire year healthy, so all it will take is one player missing a start and Berrios will get his opportunity. Besides you never know what you're going to get from Hughes or Duffey. Will Hughes be the guy from 2014 or 2015 - hopefully 2014. Duffey showed a lot of promise in the 10 starts he made last year, but that doesn't mean he's going to have the same success in 2016. Berrios will get his chance this season and if he takes that opportunity and runs with it I don't believe the Twins would send him back down. He threw 166 innings last season between AA and AAA, so he should be able to make it through the entire MLB season.
  17. SF Twins Fan
    I think this is a solid trade for the Twins. This hurts to depth of the outfield but hopefully these prospects (Buxton, Rosario and Kepler) turn out to be as good as they project to be. I don't think Hicks was as good as some people think. He basically had 1 great month this past season and then reverted back toward what he had done in the past. John Ryan Murphy could fill a void the Twins desperately need to fill at catcher. He plays average defense, throws out would be base stealers at a league average clip (which is much better than Suzuki) and has a better bat than Suzuki. This trade could mean the Twins will try and sign a FA outfielder and I think that would make sense if they could sign one to a 1 or 2 year deal. D Span wouldn't be a bad option if they could sign him to a 1 year deal. He's good defensively, a good hitter and would be a good leadoff hitter for the Twins. The lineup could look like this to start the season: 1. Span CF 2. Mauer 1B 3. Dozier 2B 4. Sano RF 5. Park DH 6. Plouffe 3B 7. Rosario LF 8. Murphy C 9. Escobar Bench of Suzuki, Santana, Arcia and another utility IF or OF. The Twins would have a backup for everyone and it would give the Twins more options to make trades during the season (Plouffe), which would move Sano to 3B and if Buxton is ready move him to CF, Span to LF and Rosario to RF since he has a stronger arm than Span.
  18. SF Twins Fan
    Yes but making the wrong choice and trading away the prospect that ends up being a difference maker and keeping the one that turns out to be a 4th outfielder is even worse. If comes down to, do you trust TR to make the right choices and I'm not 100% sold on him.
  19. SF Twins Fan
    I agree good franchises trade players when their values are high, but the Twins don't have that many proven OF's yet. Rosario scares me mainly because of his plate discipline (He has none), Hicks was good for three months after being really bad for 2 plus years, Sano isn't an outfielder, Arcia has no business even having a glove and was awful at the plate this past season. Kepler looks great in every aspect but again hasn't played above AA (His 10 plate appearances with the Twins don't count) and Buxton will and probably should start the season at AAA and be there for a month. When he was up he wasn't really squaring the ball up like everyone would like to see. So in all reality the Twins could have 6 outfields (Not including if they sign Robinson) but they could also have 0 real outfielders. What happens if the Twins trade Rosario this winter and Hicks reverts back to how he played the previous years. Buxton and Kepler are going to start the season at AAA, which they should, and then you're left with Sano and Arcia in the outfield. That is a scary outfield and not a good scary outfield.
  20. SF Twins Fan
    I don't think this is the winter to start trading players away. There is no way to know which players are going to become assets. Arica has shown flashes in the past that he can at least hit for power, Hicks looks like he figured things out but half a season of solid play isn't really proof of anything. Rosario is great in the field and has some pop, but you don't know if he is going to figure out the strike zone. Kepler hasn't played above AA. I don't understand why so many people are in a hurry to start trading away the young players before you even know what you have in them. I'd say go into next season with the majority of them and see who has taken the next step. Trade away players who aren't making progress at the trade deadline.
  21. SF Twins Fan
    There are a couple of things that give me hope Mauer can return to a similar hitter he was before his recent concussion. 1) Morneau. - It took him 2 full seasons to really get his grove back and in 2014 he hit .319 and in 2015 he was hitting .310. His OBP was .364 and .363, respectively. Mauer is now 2 full seasons away from his concussion. This offseason he's fully healthy and next year could be very telling how the last 2 seasons will go. 2) Mauer's BABIP in 2015 was .035 lower than his career average. I'm not saying Mauer of old will return, but these 2 items give me hope that he could.
  22. SF Twins Fan
    I guess I don't understand what signing Heyward would do for the Twins. He's a career .268 hitter who has only averaged 59 RBIs a season. Seems like a lot of money to be tied to very pedestrian offensive numbers. The Twins basically have 4 center fielders who all play great defense. With the Twins have Rosario, Buxton, Hicks and Kepler all pushing for playing time next season who do they get rid of?
  23. SF Twins Fan
    I agree, but I just hope if Nolasco is in the starting rotation next season it's because he earns it next spring and not because of the big contract (which so far has been a waste). I wouldn't mind seeing him start next season in the bullpen. He's been injured so much the last 2 seasons it would be tough to imagine him making it through a full season and 185+ IP as a starter.
  24. SF Twins Fan
    How is that poor roster management? How were the Twins supposed to know Santana was going to be suspended for the first half of the year and not eligible for the playoffs. And having a rookie help with the push for the playoffs is great not bad management. He will be so much better off in the future having gone through a playoff race and potentially the playoffs. Hughes was great last season and has been injured all this season. The starting rotation of Santana, Hughes, Gibson, Milone and May to start the season should have been an asset. The front office had no way to know Santana wouldn't be able to pitch and Hughes ( after having a great season last year ) would be injured off and on all season.
  25. SF Twins Fan
    After last nights loss this will be a pivotal series for the Twins. If they can take at least 3 out of 4 and Houston continues to slide the Twins might be able to pull even. Houston has another game against Texas tonight and then plays Oakland this weekend.
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