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  1. Squirrel
    yep. Personally, I have high hopes for him, but yes, his development definitely got side-tracked. Was also very impressed with him in Seth's talk with him
  2. Squirrel
    The minor leaguers, too ... those are really fun games to watch, especially the low minors
  3. Squirrel
    And my guess is the owners know it will be denied, which is why they asked for it.
  4. Squirrel
    I'm not so sure it will be the players to feel the pinch first. They've been preparing for this for some time. They knew it was going to be a lockout or a strike. They've known it since 2020, when trying to negotiate the partial season. They may have known it earlier than that. I'm fairly certain that they have accumulated a 'war chest', so to speak. It won't be the money where they feel the pinch. It will be in not playing that will be the most difficult. When I was last involved with a work stoppage, it lasted 7 weeks. We were told 18 months ahead of time, 'This one is going to be difficult so start saving.' Between what I'd saved and funds from the union, I could have lasted a year. It wouldn't surprise me that every player involved prepared for this. I think both sides could be stubborn enough, and financially able enough, to hold out an entire season. But the hardest part for the players won't be the money. The pinch they will feel is in the not playing.
  5. Squirrel
    From my experience of being in complicated labor negotiations, it all depends on the willingness of both parties. Long, productive negotiating sessions can bring about a resolution rather quickly. (Rather quickly means within a couple days.) It just depends on the willingness to compromise ... and both sides need to compromise, this isn't the fault of just one side. If they are making progress, and hopeful a resolution can be reached, I hope the owners will end the lockout so players can get a jump on getting back to work. That would go a long way in signaling good faith. But, that would depend on the perceived progress from either side's pov
  6. Squirrel
    No way. then you'd have a Hall of all Yankees and Red Sox players and no one else. Let the players vote who should/shouldn't go in
  7. Squirrel
    I have never been a fan of Polanco at SS. I'd been advocating for years to move him to 2nd, and, frankly, am surprised it took as long as it did. He is not a SS solution. Of course, the SS I wanted years ago is now with another team. So it goes, always. There are still other options than this. I'm not sure what will happen, but if it's this, ugh, is all I can say.
  8. Squirrel
    It doesn’t demonstrate anything if the offer was so far from being a good faith offer showing no real willingness to take steps toward compromise, Seriously,, the offer made was a PR move to say they’ve made an offer but the intent was not an offer to get talks started but to get rejected so ownership could say they tried and the players didn’t. (And as I’ve said many times, BOTH sides need to compromise or nothing will get done. Hard line stances in bargaining go nowhere, and that a good contract usually means neither side is happy in the end but can live with it.) And no, I’m not suggesting the players would be more willing if the owners ended the lockout, but a lockout is an ownership tactic/attempt in defensive strongarming. No one wants to blink right now so no one is showing any willingness here. But, as I said initially, if both sides were willing, this could be over tomorrow and work could start up the following day.
  9. Squirrel
    They can still talk, as I said, but until the lockout is lifted no one can go back to work, no one can be at their team’s facility, there is no communication with players. I’m not even sure how this affects the process of getting work visas, but I think all of that doesn’t happen until the lockout ends. The players are barred from everything. It signals an unwillingness.
  10. Squirrel
    Well, I have been involved in many labor disputes ... it actually doesn't take much to come to an agreement once you want to come to an agreement. Usually both sides agree in principle to things, but the actual document takes a while to come together as the 'wordsmithing' between lawyers is worked out. We've used stenographers in our negotiating sessions so the note taking of who said what and who agreed to what is clear for the process of lawyers actually hashing out the document. Work can go on when there is an agreement even if the actual document isn't ready for a couple of months. But ... both sides have to be willing. And, the owners need to end the lockout. It doesn't matter if you believe the players refused to negotiate, the owners still called the lockout, so they need to end it. There can be talks, but the owners have to agree to end the lockout. And both sides have to be willing to come to the table and willing to negotiate in good faith. They could be headed toward an agreement tomorrow, if they wanted, and the players on the field the next day, if they wanted.
  11. Squirrel
    One of TD’s strong points is talking about prospects and the minor leagues. No other site has this much comprehensive coverage and Seth et al do a really good job at it. Some of us like to follow these kids from start to finish, so to speak, so we really look forward to these off-season rankings and in-season coverage so when one of them finally gets there, we already know as much as we can to cheer them on. I get your ‘complaints’ about the Twins needing pitching, but honestly, this is where it starts. Or, we use these prospects to make a trade. It’s a huge part of the game. I suggest, for your own peace of mind, when you see an article with the word ‘prospect’ in the title, you ignore it. With nothing happening right now in baseball, this is pretty much all we have to read and discuss.
  12. Squirrel
    This thread isn't about Simmons. Stop it.
  13. Squirrel

    Cookies, please

     

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    2. Squirrel

      Squirrel

      A friend made me cookies with a ‘special’ ingredient ?

    3. wsnydes

      wsnydes

      It was M&Ms, wasn't it?  I love me some M&Ms!  ?

    4. Squirrel

      Squirrel

      well, they must be pretty weak because one did nothing ... I might try one and a half tonight, then we'll see ... but they really don't taste all that great

       

  14. Squirrel
    He’s in the HoF as a Twin. I think that gets him his number retired.
  15. Squirrel
    Well, I'm not convinced it's a full rebuild. And yeah, we could be going into a partial season, but so far, I'm just going with the assumption, which could be wrong, that we will play most of the season. Given that those are my parameters, I don't think now is the time to move JD. There will be no takers for him unless we eat a ton of his salary, so moving him does not give us salary relief. If someone is willing to take on the salary, then I listen, but then we get nothing in returns. So I still think moving him midseason, hoping he performs well, is the best option for the best return. We don't know yet how Miranda's offense and defense will translate once he reaches the bigs. Until we do, it would be short-sighted to move JD now. Miranda is likely going to start the season in AAA and play the up and down shuffle until someone is traded - whether it's JD or Arraez. And since this is a thread about Arraez, and trading him, I think he is the best option to get someone decent in return, giving a space for Miranda. If we play the whole season, this is what I'm looking at. We can disagree, but this is how I look at it.
  16. Squirrel
    I still think, no ... the time to trade Donaldson is mid-season, especially if he's doing well and we're not. Miranda will have his opportunities going between the Twins and the Saints to start the year, unless we move Arraez. Donaldson was/is a big part of our offense. You cannot expect Miranda to just step into that ... RoY if he does, but that is not something you can expect. You keep Donaldson to start the season. Frankly, I really think these discussions that Miranda is the 'next coming for 3rd base' are premature. Let him get his feet wet at the big league level first, then decide what to do with JD, not before, and potentially be left with a gaping hole. That's my opinion, and I'm sticking to it!
  17. Squirrel
    Fully concur ... welcome to the boards!
  18. Squirrel
    I disagree, strongly. First, are we in a full-blown rebuild? Second, the time to move JD is midseason, especially if both he and Miranda are having strong seasons.
  19. Squirrel
    Trade them for what? Seriously ... do you expect to bring back pitching that will amount to anything, which is what we need? Honestly, this is really short-sighted. We don't know if Miranda will be major league capable, and yes, we need to get him in there. The time to trade Donaldson is mid-season if both he and Miranda are performing. Sano ... I have no answer for that one, but he will bring back nothing of need in a trade.
  20. Squirrel
    ftfy That's the cynic in me. To keep the fanbase engaged requires two things ... players fans want to root for and a winning team. Without pitching doubtful the latter will happen. While Arraez is a fan favorite, so are Polanco, Buxton, Donaldson (at least for me), Garver, Ryan and Ober ... and I think some of the up and comers could fill that void, too ... Miranda, for one. But I think the common point most, including you, are making ... depends on the return. And it does.
  21. Squirrel
    I thought we should have traded Arraez after his first season. If we are going to make a trade for pitching, we are going to have to give up someone and Arraez, in a package, is probably the best player to bring back something. But he is a favorite of many, so it would definitely hurt, but a great return could soften the blow
  22. Squirrel
    Your two posts, one after the other, are probably the best posts of the day ... lol
  23. Squirrel
    Donaldson won’t be the reason Miranda doesn’t come up. Miranda plays the same as Arraez. The fact that we have Arraez is more the reason, imo. Miranda plays 2nd, 3rd and some 1B. He’ll either come up when there are injuries or if Arraez is moved
  24. Squirrel
    I think that makes no sense, when you have Kirilloff, Larnach and Rooker (as of now), and even Gordon, and Arraez in a pinch. Sano is not going to be a full time DH, even though he will spend a chunk of time there, but so will Donaldson, Garver, Arraez and a few others. In his whole minor league career, Miranda has played LF a total of 3 times for a total of 25 innings. While I get that LF seems to be the place to play just about anyone, if that is where you are going to put Miranda, he is going to start the year in AAA to learn the position. And I think I read here somewhere on here, there was a good reason to not play Miranda out there more than that, so it is likely not going to be a regular place for him.
  25. Squirrel
    I think he’s played more 1st base than LF. And he’s played quite a bit at 2nd, which he has said is the position he likes best of all those he’s played. He has even played SS, but rarely.
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