Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

PopRiveter

Verified Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    755

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    1

 Content Type 

Profiles

News

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects Ranking

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

Minnesota Twins Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker

2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Tracker: Picks & Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by PopRiveter

  1. PopRiveter
    My observation: the Yankees haven't shown any "fire" or "spark" while winning all those playoff games. They have been clinical and precise. They have been incredibly professional. They simply paid top dollar for tremendous talent and then excercised that talent. It is why I hate them. They are as far from "fun" as a sports team can be. It's like watching a group of the world's best lawyers sue your beloved family business. Yankees are cold, clinical, boring professionals whose victories take all the "fire" and "spark" out of a game that should be magical. Don't you dare suggest turning a real mlb team into a clone of this evil corporation. Touched a nerve here.
  2. PopRiveter
    I like Blackburn. He seems like a really great guy who used to be a pretty good pitcher. I hope he can get back to that, but I think it's more likely he'll just be a former pitcher soon. That ball does not move this year.
  3. PopRiveter
    I missed this until today. I'm tearing up, Bonnes! I proposed before a Twins game date 10 summers ago. I followed up with the same eventual question, "So, do you still want to go to the Twins game?" We're 10 years behind you, but our anniversary is next week. I don't remember a single thing about the game we went to except that I smiled a lot and got to sit next to the prettiest girl in the park.
  4. PopRiveter
    Briefly, it is spelled Parm E lee, not Parm A lee. It's a little thing, but it's driving me nuts as I read comments. I know that's as more my problem than anyone else's. 2nd, I agree with almost all of Riverbrian's comment, except that I've seen the quotes from Gardenhire saying he'd be happy to work out a rotation that gets Parmelee regular at-bats now. I don't think the Carson call-up has anything to do with the manager's preference, just the FO wanting to reward Carson (who's been solid all year and hasn't gotten the 2 chances Parmelee has) and the reality that this is a very temporary situation. Parmelee will be up and playing in no time. Thrylos, thanks for pointing out the Butera angle. That definitely would reassign some dead at-bats to a good cause.
  5. PopRiveter
    I see Gardy's "throwing players under the bus" as simple teaching. Everyone watching sees a player making misplays (Dozier, Cuddyer, Bartlett come to mind.) When questioned, should a manager pretend the misplays didn't happen or that the player shouldn't be able to do any better? Gardenhire stood behind Dozier's use of judgment and then reviewed video to direct he try to make the tougher play next time. I don't see how anyone can honestly characterize this as "throwing a player under a bus."
  6. PopRiveter
    Found it! Lavelle E Neal wrote the article http://m.startribune.com/news/?id=141377903 "When we lost Bartlett, that was the most frustrating thing for me," Gardenhire said. "I thought we had Bartlett where we wanted him. So when we made the trade with Bartlett, then I was frustrated. But it is what it is. I wanted Bartlett to stay here. I thought we had gotten him to the point where we wanted, so I was not on the Bartlett side of the trade."
  7. PopRiveter
    My trouble with that criticism is that he pointed to "Gardy's doghouse." Gardenhire has made it clear in interviews that he was disappointed to lose Bartlett. I wish I could recall the exact wording, but I remember him saying something like "I thought we finally had our long-term shortstop, but they traded him." And does anyone remember Gardenhire ever criticizing Hardy? All I remember is a lot of "He knows how to pick it," and "He makes all the plays," etc. It's been my impression that these were FO decisions that he didn't care for much.
  8. PopRiveter
    The missed pop wasn't even the error. He threw a ball with his glove rather than his hand. It didn't go near his intended target. He made a second costly, bad throw that wasn't called an error. He's 0 for 12 now and it's looked even more embarrassing than the numbers.
  9. PopRiveter
    c'mon boys, get Revere 1 more shot!
  10. PopRiveter
    How about Dennys Reyes? Jim Abbott would have more trustworthy hand(s) at second. Troy Williamson available to play second?
  11. PopRiveter
    0 for 10 and counting. I see some hope, though, that he may reach base on a fielder's choice or hit-by-pitch today. He looks due!
  12. PopRiveter
    I think "MASSIVE ORGANIZATIONAL FAILURE" is a bit of an overstatement when we're talking about a bust signing that consumes only 5% of your payroll. They are getting embarrassing production from the guy, but they are only paying "competant, established player" salary. The FO should be as embarrassed as Nishi is at this swing-and-miss, but it'll only cost $3mil next year to make it go away, right? It's not my money, so I'm more inclined to mourn the at bats and innings they give him than the money.
  13. PopRiveter
    You just made the game more fun for everyone who read this comment! Awesome!
  14. PopRiveter
    Rocketpig, I appreciate your reasoning on the utility role. It does make sense that the team might be looking to to salvage a little of a sunk cost the way you describe, but Nishioka hasn't earned the right to replace Alexi Casilla for any reason other than having the contract he does. Nishioka's whole value is based on a plus glove, a high OBP and speed. The glove he brought to the US has been poor, his OBP is .309 (at AAA,) and he's gone 6 for 12 in steal attempts. No matter how they try to whitewash it, any chances he's getting are being offered due to the fact that he's owed a lot of money. To me, that is what is meant by the "Scholarship Program." I.E. Just because we gave our scholarship to a guy doesn't mean he should get the chance over someone with a more deserving performance. Casilla is proving he's not worth arbitration, but he leaves a hole that can be filled cheaply with or without putting Nishioka in a Twins uni. I would like to see Mastroianni at 2nd for a couple weeks to learn whether that's an option.
  15. PopRiveter
    "You've got to see what you've got" ?!?!?!? We haven't seen Nishioka yet? He's proven he can't do it. This is where concern about money hurts a team. The least deserving player gets field time because he was signed to the worst contract. They need to Mike Lamb (verb) Tsuyoshi Nishioka (noun.)
  16. PopRiveter
    I absolutely agree. He can play C level defense and sometimes hit the ball hard (mostly at people.) He's a useful platoon player or fill-in. That isn't very hard to replace. I'm just disappointed that his loss means we have to watch Nishioka play. No amount of money left on a contract will make Nishioka a competent MLB player. This is the "Scholarship Program" that was supposed to be removed. You don't have to find out what you have with Nishi. The results have been consistently bad for 2 years. Valencia=moderate value, little cost. Nishioka=negative value, core player cost.
  17. PopRiveter
    Casilla is expendable either way. Jeff Gray has proven he deserves starts in the MIF as much as Nishi has. Sadly, they know what they have in Nishioka, a sunk cost. I'm bothered by this mostly because it happens in conjuction with the Valencia trade. At his worst, Valencia has been 2x as productive as Nishioka for 1/8th the cost. This audition can only be good news if it convinces Nishi to go back to Japan and reestablish himself as a successful player there.
  18. PopRiveter
    It could make sense to extend him now if you are looking for undervalued talent (and every GM should always be looking for undervalued talent.) His market value today is lower than what he is earning by a good margin. If he'd sign an extension at a bargain price now (trading high-end earning potential for security) the buyer could have a low-risk, high-reward signing. However, he's an elite talent at his best and he's been on the upswing. With a year remaining on his contract, I'd expect he and his agent are pretty confident he'll have more value this time next year than he does right now. I wouldn't expect they'd be likely to sell low. It might make sense for the Twins, but probably not for Morneau.
  19. PopRiveter
    What's disappointing to me isn't the trade or the returns. It's the fact that a player with that kind of talent accomplished so little when given so many chances. Of course no one would trade high-end prospects for him. He's a coin flip with every outing. That makes for a fun and intriguing player, but not a really successful one.
  20. PopRiveter
    I wonder if they'll follow this year's model of building the bullpen (i.e. bring in 27 low cost pitchers and see if a few of 'em can compete at this level.)
  21. PopRiveter
    Liriano is the player an "incentive-laden deal" was created for. Offer him 2 years (or three if you absolutely have to) with a $6mil/yr base and incentives that add up to $4mil/yr on top of it. If he gets more elsewhere, let whoever signs him be the sucker. You just can't risk more than $6mil/yr on this big a question mark and expect to compete. He was a demotion candidate this year and last. If he goes the wrong way, he won't be in baseball 3 more years.
  22. PopRiveter
    I get the reasoning, but I love consistency in baseball. I would rather watch the career arch of my team's better players than root for the new guy over and over. It's totally an irrational, fan-take but I get more satisfaction out of a Span double than a Doumit HR. I hate the trade deadline. I'm sure I'm speaking for a very small minority. Or just myself.
  23. PopRiveter
    We got 99 problems but Joe ain't one.
  24. PopRiveter
    Bark's comment was hilarious- well played!
  25. PopRiveter
    I think you could realistically offer both Baker an Liriano a low-end, 2 year deal with incentives. Maybe $7mil + incentives/yr for Frankie. For Baker, offer $4+incentives for 2013 and $7+incentives for 2014. If the pitchers outperform the base rate, they earn what they believe they are potentially worth, but the club would limit risk with pitchers who are currently known by everyone in baseball to be high-risk. If it takes more than the above to sign either of them, you have to look elsewhere.
×
×
  • Create New...