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  1. GACbaseball
    Since these contracts appear to be pricing us out (and not that we can't afford it, more that the dollars exceeds their value too significantly), I'm hoping for two of these four options: 1. Sign Dallas Keuchel 2. Sign Hyun-Jin Ryu 3. Trade Trevor Larnach and Zach Littell for Robbie Ray 4. Trade Jordan Balazovic and Nick Gordon for Jon Gray
  2. GACbaseball
    It was Houston's #3, #4, #5, and #22 prospects, which are fairly close to what was listed above. If you want to substitute Duran for Graterol, then it may be closer. But that is still giving up a ton for a 35 year old
  3. GACbaseball
    To get Greinke (assuming he would have waived his no-trade clause which he didn't), we would have had to give up the equivalent of Graterol, Balazovic, Larnach, and Jose Miranda. Does giving up that much mean that we'd have a good (more than 50% chance) of winning the World Series?
  4. GACbaseball
    I just played around with BTV.com, and I think we should do a few of these deals that were approved according to that website. It might help out our team this year: Royce Lewis and Adam Bechtold for Mike Trout Kiriloff for Freddie Freeman, Kevin Gausman, and Luke Jackson Graterol and Wade for Gerrit Cole, Michael Brantley, and Roberto Osuna. Do you guys think those deals would help our chances this year? Who says no to these deals???
  5. GACbaseball
    I think the overall message behind this is that they want him to have a consistent position, not bouncing around between RF and 3B. Maybe they think that positional changes is what caused Danny Santana to struggle and want to simplify things for Sano. All I know is, Miguel Cabrera didn't play a game at 3B for the Marlins in 2004. Yet he was still able to become an MVP at 3B or 1B. Positions are fluid, it does not matter at all where Sano plays defense this year. The most important and difficult thing is to make sure his bat is his focus. That may be accomplished by keeping in him in RF to a) diminish his thinking about most things not related to hitting and keeping his weight in check/getting him used to a 162 game grind of playing defense everyday
  6. GACbaseball
    For the record, I'm not saying Polanco is better than Dozier right now. What I'm saying is if we have a guy that is very close to being major league ready, and has great potential, why not sell high on Dozier? Do you really think he'll ever have a .841 OPS again? I don't know how you say trading Dozier for a position of need is short sighted... If anything it is too long sighted!
  7. GACbaseball
    I think the most overlooked player on Twins Daily has to be Jorge Polanco. With how much scrutiny Buxton, Stewart, Gordon, Jay and all of the relievers get, and for how much we talk about Plouffe blocking Sano, is there any way that Dozier could potentially be blocking Polanco? Polanco's bat is major league ready and his glove, while still needing a lot of work, profiles best at 2B. Dozier had a monster first half last year but struggled brutally in the 2nd half. The real Brian Dozier is likely somewhere in the middle - an average 2B who hits a lot of home runs with a low OBP. I would love to trade him at his peak value to upgrade pitching while also pushing a promising young player into substantial playing time. Obviously this would signal another "we aren't ready to compete" year, but frankly, I don't think we are ready to compete with the Royals in the AL Central. Why not position ourselves in better position for the prime years of Sano, Buxton and Berrios? Before the Mets traded for Neil Walker, I would have loved to see a trade of Steven Matz and a high potential A-baller for Dozier and Phil Hughes.... Or Dozier, Tommy Milone, Kohl Stewart, Chargois/Burdi/Reed, and filler for Harvey, Syndergaard or DeGrom...
  8. GACbaseball
    What if we all bought one of these new red jerseys? Would we have enough money to sign Bastardo then?
  9. GACbaseball
    In other mediocre bullpen news, here's this tidbit from MLBtraderumors: "The Twins may be interested in Mets reliever Carlos Torres, who currently sits in DFA limbo, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post (via Twitter). He’s only owed $1.05MM through arbitration this year and his peripherals suggest that last year’s 4.68 ERA may have been a bit unlucky, so it’s not difficult to see the appeal for a Minnesota club that could stand to deepen its pen."
  10. GACbaseball
    I think you hold onto Plouffe until two of Buxton, Kepler, Arcia, and Walker prove they are ready for an everyday MLB job. IMO, They could all use a little more seasoning, or in Arcia's case selective insertion into the lineup, so I wouldn't feel great about needing Sano to play 3B everyday
  11. GACbaseball
    I agree with Beckmt 100%. I think this board can confuse "potential" and "unknown." Just because we know what Fien and Nolasco can give us, does not give them less potential than Tonkin. We have not seen enough of Tonkin at the MLB level to know for sure what he can give us but I think his best case scenario is to be as good as Fien is now.
  12. GACbaseball
    Is there any strategy at all in sports then? Pitchers copy the status quo by throwing fastballs when behind in the count, managers pinch hit for weak hitting players, and pinch run when they need a stolen base. The whole sport is basically a routine because everyone attempts to do the same thing in every situation
  13. GACbaseball
    That's really intriguing. I'm sure many football fans thought it was crazy for players to specialize on offense or defense at one point, too. I enjoy being nostalgic, however, and while that may make the game less entertaining for most people, I prefer the game to continue to resemble the game that I played when I was younger. If the game changes, I'm not going to stop watching, but just my preference!
  14. GACbaseball
    If Lucroy sticks behind the plate and shows that he is past his concussion problems, the price goes up even more... At this price, I don't think it'll be worth it for him. We should be looking for younger, high upside catchers rather than older, established catchers that require a lot more in return
  15. GACbaseball
    For what it's worth, David Schoenfield just posted an article on ESPN mentioning possibilities for a Lucroy trade and the Twins were included: "No, the Brewers aren't getting Byron Buxton or Jose Berrios, but the Twins have a lot of interesting prospects like Nick Gordon, Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco and Kohl Stewart. They could throw back Murphy or Suzuki (paying $2 million of Suzuki's $6 million salary to even out payroll) as well." No chance we are able to dump Nolasco, or add Will Smith, without giving up atleast 2 of those prospects as well as other minor prospects. Would anyone do a trade of Nick Gordon, Kohl Stewart, Trey Cabbage and filler Lucroy and Will Smith trade? That's probably a more realistic prospect expectation for them
  16. GACbaseball
    To me, it's not overblown or robotic. Not all teams do it the same way and an individual team doesn't do it the same every time. Also, having 9 DHs would be the most realistic about athleticism. Why force the White Sox to have to play one of Jose Abreu or Avisail Garcia in the field? To have the best play possible of the game, wouldn't it make sense to have someone in the field for them so they can focus on hitting? I understand your point about not preferring to see pitchers hitting, and respect that. I know that the DH is inevitable and will be fine with it when it comes. I'm just waiting for an acknowledgment that an opposing viewpoint can be valid, not just woeful and overblown. And in the meantime, stirring the pot a little more
  17. GACbaseball
    I would imagine they would work it into the new CBA and make it effective for the 2017 season. As long as they give everyone a full offseason to address the need for another hitter, it shouldn't be too big of a problem
  18. GACbaseball
    I never said pitchers were good at hitting, I know they suck and I've conceded several times that they typically give away 2 at bats per game. I just prefer the tactical side of the game that comes out more in the National League, even if that means sacrificing one run every fourth game (AL runs per game average last year=4.38 vs. NL=4.11). To me, a 0.27 difference in runs per game is worth the extra mind game that goes on with double switches, when to pinch hit for a pitcher, how to manage your bullpen knowing the pitcher spot is coming up, etc. I'm curious if you think the game would be better if there were 9 different fielders and batters every game to have the best possible matchups every at bat?
  19. GACbaseball
    Why do they make Drew Butera hit then when he catches? Why does Mastroianni have to hit? Ideally for you then, would you prefer to see a game with 9 fielders and 9 different batters? Let the best 9 defenders play the field like in football and have the best 9 batters hit?
  20. GACbaseball
    Realistically looking at the Twins management and ownership, I just don't think it's a good idea to put all of our eggs into one superstar. If that guy bombs we are screwed because the Twins ownership is not about to call it dead money and eat the contract. He will continue to play for us, block better and younger players, and inhibit us from signing free agents. Obviously that's pretty pessimistic but with the Twins current ownership, I think management is following the best strategy by signing multiple above average players with the hopes of one or two of them outperforming their contract like Phil Hughes did in 2014. If Hughes can bounce back to that level, Santana pitches like he did at times down the stretch, we have an ace-caliber pitcher without the risk associated with a monster contract. Although Nolasco might be used as an example as why we shouldn't pay mediocre players, I think it's a good demonstration of what happens when we pay for above average players. For every Santana and Hughes, we are going to have a Nolasco contract. But the difference is, we can afford to stash him on the bench/DL or cut him without it really affecting the construction of our team. If the one megastar we sign tanks, we don't have other options and don't have the money to pay for another try at a good pitcher.
  21. GACbaseball
    My argument for this is that Freddie Freeman doesn't need pitch because he is playing first base. I think that anyone with a glove should hit, not everyone with a bat should have to pitch. I know no one will ever change your mind about thinking that it is a waste of everyone's time and outs to have pitchers bat when a more productive player could take their turn in the order. I am just hoping by the end of this discussion everyone will have more respect for the other side of the argument. I am a Twins fan through and through and have grown up watching the DH. I just prefer the dynamics of the sport without the DH, with late-game management being more interesting to me and worth giving up 1 or 2 at-bats per game of not having the best possible hitter at the plate.
  22. GACbaseball
    If rosters expand to 28, I would also like to see a rule on how frequently you can make a pitching change... I don't want the last 6 outs of the game to be 6 different pitchers (obviously an exaggeration but you get the point)
  23. GACbaseball
    I've never used the "we've always done it this way" fallacy, I just personally enjoy the late game strategy that comes with NL baseball that just doesn't with AL and the DH. Pinch hitting, bunting, decisions on when to take out a pitcher for a hitter in a RISP situation if they are dealing, and the need for a deep bench are all things that have much more importance in the NL, which I like more than having one extra hitter in the lineup
  24. GACbaseball
    The NBA could have made a rule allowing for one "Designated Shooter", and had a player shoot free throws for Shaq. It seems ridiculous to do this now but this is literally what Major League Baseball did when they made the DH. Why make an inept free throw shooter stand up there doing something they can't do?
  25. GACbaseball
    It's like saying they should have let someone else shoot free throws for Shaq because watching him shoot them was more pathetic than having pitchers hit in my opinion haha. I prefer a more well rounded sport, not one where everything is as specialized as football is.
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