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  1. KirbyDome89
    To me this sounds like ignore very real problems and just hope for the best. I can't see that helping this team in any way.
  2. KirbyDome89
    Honestly after losing 90+ in five of six seasons I don't know how much of a hit team interest can really take at this point. Those of us still left going to games and following the club are resigned to that fact that we're doomed to root for this franchise for life....
  3. KirbyDome89
    "Their hesitance to part with Dozier, along with their evident lack of interest in making Santana available, only underscores this." Lets hope they change at least one of those two stances this offseason...
  4. KirbyDome89
    "I would personally bring back both because having depth at starting pitcher, quality depth, is a good thing" I think we have very different definitions of quality...
  5. KirbyDome89
    He has been wildly inconsistent during his "good," years and was flat out terrible last year. I'm not saying they should non-tender him, it would be dumb to do that, but he doesn't exactly inspire confidence.
  6. KirbyDome89
    The same starting rotation that didn't have a single W in either series or game 163....
  7. KirbyDome89
    ^^^^ This all day... I'm lukewarm on the signing. Castro is an upgrade, albeit a slight one. The contract is good and he isn't exactly blocking a stud prospect. If the Twins (Molitor) can use the Castro/Murphy platoon effectively its a solid addition.
  8. KirbyDome89
    Points for the Chappelle Show reference...
  9. KirbyDome89
    Truth. I'm not advocating for a rushed approach, I'm just pointing out that unless the Twins make major trades or become actual players in the FA market they run the risk of those young position players leaving before the team can truly be competitive. Windows don't stay open forever; this team needs to do something other than just show patience with pitching development.
  10. KirbyDome89
    "Of course, we don’t want to wait four or five years for Berrios or other pitching prospects to take off in their careers" Obviously nobody wants it to take that long but the bigger issue is that the team can't afford to wait 4-5 years for the pitching to finally develop. If the Twins had an average rotation in place maybe they could be more patient waiting on younger pitchers to step in but given the current state and the fact that so much of the rebuild burden has been placed on younger players contributing waiting another 4-5 years just isn't feasible. They're going to waste too many potentially competitive years with a young, cost controlled core reaching their prime.
  11. KirbyDome89
    This ^^^^^ The comparison starts and ends at the fact they both became full time relievers at age 27. All May needs to do is start throwing left handed, develop the nastiest slider in the game, show elite control, and bump is K rate. Seems pretty unlikely.... Hopefully he gets an actual shot at the rotation this year.
  12. KirbyDome89
    I don't know how adding a 4th OF as an upgrade over Grossman is a bad thing. It shouldn't be difficult to get that bench OF ABs without sacrificing development time for either Buxton, Kepler, or Rosario. Honestly, at this point Rosario has the look of a platoon/4th OF himself so having a capable backup is important. Granite has one year at AA and is far from a lock to see time with the Twins this year. If Palka starts this year like he did at AA last season then yeah he'll definitely be up but if he picks up where he left off at AAA then he's looking more like a September call up. Its a smart decision to have low risk high reward contracts that can swapped for assets or dumped if a prospect pushes for playing time.
  13. KirbyDome89
    Couldn't agree more. Adding a 4th OF and some bullpen pieces only helps this team. I don't see how making a small investment in those parts with the idea of flipping them at the deadline hinders the Twins at all. They have a wave of young bullpen arms coming up but wasn't that the plan last year? I think we all received a taste of how volatile prospects, especially pitching prospects, can be last season. I'm all for letting the kids play but looking at the current state of the bullpen I see no harm in purchasing a few lotto tickets. The "worst case scenario," is that the prospects perform as anticipated and the Twins dump a few small contracts.
  14. KirbyDome89
    Flip flops on a minor league or some other sort of very team friendly contract. If it doesn't work out the team isn't hurt financially and the player can be waived. Its the ultimate low risk move with potential pay off. For a team like the Twins who could use some bullpen additions to start the year it would be a questionable decision not to employ this type of strategy.
  15. KirbyDome89
    I agree that Plouffe should be bouncing back somewhere else next season. Its likely that Berrios and Sano have better seasons in 2017 so expecting more from them makes sense. Unless Rosario has an epiphany and realizes that strike zone control and going into ABs with a plan are important I can't see him being anything other than the guy he was last year. Its disappointing, if he could find a way to reach base more often and his slugging percentage did creep back up near .460 the Twins would have an incredible outfield moving forward. As it stands now he is a solid 4th outfielder/not bad starting LF for a rebuilding team. I'm not sold on Gibson at all. I think at this point we know what he is; an inconsistent 4-5th starter. 2015 was a good year for him, but it was sandwiched between two uninspiring years. Looking at his 2015 season as the true Gibson and hoping he hits that again is like banking on Hughes repeating his 2014 season. He very well could have runs of success next season but they are almost certain to be followed by equally terrible starts. Seriously, the guy is actually Jekyll and Hyde.
  16. KirbyDome89
    "They could trade Brian Dozier and his $6 million, while getting back at least one young pitcher capable of replacing Hector Santiago, whose $8 million could be dropped." I'm not dying to trade Dozier but this move makes so much sense. If they couple it with the non-tender of Plouffe those two moves should free up enough space to bring in a catcher who is more than just a stop gap for the year. I would be happy with Castro but if mid tier indeed has bled into the the upper tier I would rather see the Twins go after a catcher like Wieters.
  17. KirbyDome89
    Molitor loses his favorite player Dantana?!!? Nooooooo...... On a serious note though, I'm ok with a majority of the plan. The largest disagreement I have is whether the team will be competitive. I think its a pipe dream at best to hope this team is anything close to resembling competitive. I would rather all FA decisions be made with the idea that in 2-3 years they could theoretically challenge for a playoff spot. Soto might be a stopgap, but for what exactly? The Twins don't have any stud prospects coming up at the position. If you sign Soto this year, you're in the same position next year; looking for catching help. If they can get a deal done with Castro or Wieters and lock up an important position for the next 3-4 they should do it. I would rather see Sano get another shot at 3B but if he can't, I've advocated for Polanco to see time at 3B. I like that you had a backup plan early in the season for Hughes and Perkins. Hughes is a massive question mark and Perkins hasn't been able to stay healthy the last few years so theres a good chance the Twins get nothing out of both of them. Mejia as the 5th starter is meh, I would rather see May. They can hopefully do better than putting Boshers back in the bullpen if that scenario plays out. I would much rather seem them sign a low risk high reward reliever and have the chance to flip that person at the deadline when the Twins are out of contention. I'm not a big Santiago fan but I understand why people would want him back. I've said it before, but tendering him a contract makes that Nolasco trade even more confusing. You trade a bad pitcher who is "expensive," and a top prospect you've failed to develop, for a starter who is slightly less awful but just as "expensive." The fact they could non tender Santiago and save money along with moving Nolasco was supposed to be enough to make the deal palatable. Instead, it looks like they'll tender Santiago that contract so they save no money, they have a pitcher who is marginally better and a team that looks like it could lose 100 games again. Oh, and they gave up a player who was once one of their top prospects to do so. That makes zero sense to me.
  18. KirbyDome89
    I'm not shocked that we haven't seen turnover. When you rebuild a vehicle you don't throw out every old part, you find out which are still viable and roll from there. I think that same approach applies here, but I'm hopeful the assessment period doesn't take long. I said it in another thread, but Molitor's comments about fundamentals at the minor league level being a major cause for the struggles this season bothered me. Do they need work? Yes, that is abundantly clear. Would an improvement help this team? No doubt. However, I'll ask the same question I did in the other thread. If the fundamentals of the young players are that bad in the minors, then why is he bringing them up when its obvious they can't succeed? If they aren't as bad in the minors, then why are they suddenly getting worse when players reach the majors? I feel like the stories with Allen fall into the same category. The fact that the Twins failed to heed his warnings about the failings of the pitching philosophy at the minor league level is certainly is an indictment on the organization. However, a vast majority of the pitchers he worked with in the rotation and the bullpen weren't guys who moved up from the minors this season. These were players he was able to work with every day at the big league level, and they were awful. To me it feels like these guys are just passing the buck. It looks like a bunch of finger pointing and nobody wants to take responsibility for the failings of their own department. Was TR an evil dictator who would micromange the team from organizational philosophy all the way down to roster and lineup decisions; or is it more likely that these two played their own important roles in the disaster that was the 2016 season? If the Twins want to give Molitor another year, I disagree, but go for it. If they're encouraged by Neil Allen and want him back I can live with that right now. It just would be nice to see some of the blame for last season be owned by the current group rather than shoveled into the grave of the previous regime.
  19. KirbyDome89
    I completely agree with the half measure sentiment, but I don't think the catching situation falls into that category. I have zero confidence that Murphy will be anything other than a fringe backup at this point, and Garver hasn't seen any time with the Twins. If he can force his way into a platoon in the lineup then great, but signing an everyday FA catcher would be huge for this team. Filling the need at catcher doesn't preclude the Twins from finding help for the pitching staff.
  20. KirbyDome89
    I can't say I'm even the least bit excited at the prospect of signing Alex Avila. If the Twins can snag an elite defensive catcher like Castro I'm all for it. The fact that he can occasionally hit is an added bonus. Obviously, I would like to see them go after Wieters. I was hoping they would last offseason before he accepted Baltimore's QO. For the Twins, he would be a big contract, but he certainly would be an upgrade over anybody they have coming up through the minors, and it would plug a massive hole for the foreseeable future.
  21. KirbyDome89
    This all day. Also, I'm not going to lie, I was slightly irked that Molitor came off as teflon in that article. Any flaws as a manager or responsibility for that disaster of a season just seemed to slide right off. I get it that he isn't supposed to be teaching basic fundamentals but are we supposed to believe the baserunning, pitching, and defense are that bad in the minors? If they are that bad, then why is he bringing players up and putting them into positions where they have no chance to succeed.
  22. KirbyDome89
    So, did the rebuild end when they drafted Buxton midway through the 2012 season? The pitching staff finished dead last in the AL and the gap between the Twins and the next team was larger than that between #14 and #1, and this followed 5 years of being one of the worst staffs in baseball. The rebuild is alive and well....
  23. KirbyDome89
    I'll take that bet. You have Venmo right?
  24. KirbyDome89
    Yeah...suuuuuuure....
  25. KirbyDome89
    More important than whether the Twins go with a full time DH or a platoon are the results at the position. I would prefer a platoon because it gives the team flexibility defensively, but I definitely wouldn't complain about having a full time DH like Nelson Cruz or Edwin Encarnacion. The number of games started by individual players at the position is irrelevant but the statistical numbers put up at DH definitely are not. As a side note; Joe Mauer is to some posters on the site as the patriarchy is to feminists. Instead of honestly looking into situations to see where a perceived issue is rooted, one would rather glance at Mauer's contract and proclaim it the reason for every fault this team has.
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