Jump to content
Our first free agents ranking has launched, click here to see the top 40+ names in free agency! ×
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

KirbyDome89

Old-Timey Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    4,622

  • 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 KirbyDome89

  1. KirbyDome89
    Agreed; at this point given how bad the staff is, refusal to sign a FA difference maker leaves them with no choice but to trade for one. Moving an established vet (DOZIER!) for a front end prospect is most preferable but yeah as painful as it would be to give up prospects (especially pitchers) it might be the better alternative to wait/hope all the prospects work out.
  2. KirbyDome89
    I get not wanting to drop big cash on a FA pitcher, and I agree that the back of those contracts rarely if ever work out, but I don't know if I see another way in which this team as it stands can legitimately compete for a WS. Of course I would rather they develop front end starters and fill out their entire staff from within before looking outward but how realistic is that? There is a large push to build in that regard and I agree with it, the problem is that by the time they've established a pitching pipeline (if they ever do, they are the Twins...) the team could be looking at players like Sano or Buxton walking ie the window suddenly closing. For the long term obviously they need to focus on scouting and development, but if we're talking about putting together a solid playoff pitching staff to coincide with the rise of Buxton, Sano, Kepler, ect I just don't know if there is enough time to do that via development before those players are at the end of their contracts. I feel like if you're banking on being able to build a pitching staff in the next few years without spending for an ace then nearly all of the young pitchers in the minors are going to hit their ceiling as well as the Twins finding gold in a trade a la Jake Arrieta. That is a lot to ask. The end of big FA contracts suck, no doubt about it, but if they can use a contract like that as a bridge until they actually establish a pitching pipeline then I'm all for it.
  3. KirbyDome89
    I think I would feel too guilty taking your money if we placed a wager on a Twins vs. Yankees 22 game series... Since we're on probabilities; do you know what the percentage chance of the Twins being swept in three straight playoff series is? A lot less than 1%. They're either one of the unluckiest teams of all time or they weren't at the level of their playoff competition. I would agree with the latter. Nobody is making the point that a 3-19 record is impossible and that deviation to the mean (a TD favorite) couldn't happen, it just seems highly unlikely that in a game where a player/team can exert so much control physically on the outcome that a team like the Twins is just "unlucky," that often. I'm not sure why all these one game playoff comparisons are popping up. The one game wild card didn't even exist during those playoff years. They participated in play in games as a regular season tiebreak and those games aren't included in the 3-19 record.
  4. KirbyDome89
    On the flip side I've never liked the argument that the Twins were the victim of bad luck in the postseason. Since that last series win in 02' they're 3-19 in all other series. Those aren't those ridiculous one game wild card set ups either. I just can't subscribe to the idea that these were great teams but every year they just succumbed to bad luck once the calendar turned to October. That record speaks for itself. Even if the playoffs are a crap shoot as you've described then their odds would still be 50%. To say its just bad luck seems off the mark. I've never heard anybody say those weren't good teams, but when they consistently fail to get out of the divisional round (not to mention getting swept their last three appearances) it takes some of the luster away from those division crowns.
  5. KirbyDome89
    My thoughts exactly. The problem is I can see this as a realistic scenario....
  6. KirbyDome89
    I'm trying to find some way to blame Sano's weight for this.... I'll get back to you guys...
  7. KirbyDome89
    Welcome to the rotation Ryan Vogelsong... I thought this was 2017 not 2013.....
  8. KirbyDome89
    Count me in the majority on that one.
  9. KirbyDome89
    I get that, and hopefully we do. Like I said though, the organization has gone about business as usual which is concerning given how the team has performed the past 6 years. Criticizing them for such isn't totally unwarranted.
  10. KirbyDome89
    Me neither. I guess I would rather Berrios start in the rotation and a guy like Hughes begin in the bullpen. If they need an emergency starter Mejia can give them that until Santiago/Hughes is stretched out. I view Berrios starting and a potential spot start by Mejia/name your AAA starter as a better option than a lesser pitcher (Hughes/Santiago) getting starts while Berrios is in AAA.
  11. KirbyDome89
    Given how much of the old FO is still around and the looking at the moves (or lack thereof) the team has made so far I don't think its crazy to be concerned about how the pitching will be handled. Obviously I'm not writing off Falvey/Levine but it would be nice to see things handled in a way that didn't scream status quo. I just don't think we've seen a lot of that YET...
  12. KirbyDome89
    I don't understand this injury argument. IF Berrios is one of the 5 best pitchers on the team he shouldn't have to wait until an injury occurs to step into the rotation. If some of the starters are really that terrible (a couple honestly might be) even by late April then they've wasted a month. We've seen it in the past few years with guys like Jepsen and Stauffer; would it be a huge shock to see the Twins give a starter more leash than deserved?
  13. KirbyDome89
    You want him in AAA as depth? None of the other starting candidates are going anywhere. The pool to chose from is the same whether or not he has a rotation spot.
  14. KirbyDome89
    I'm not sure what you mean by risk.
  15. KirbyDome89
    Agreed on that point. I just see him facing MLB lineups as a better way to actually tell how much/if he has improved.
  16. KirbyDome89
    Misguided was a polite adjective... Now he doesn't care because he hasn't mentioned a WS to the Twin Cities media? Seriously? This is beyond reaching.... Look; you're entitled to your opinion and cheers for having one, but the logic you're using to try to defend that position is remarkably fallacious. If you don't think he deserves a shot at cracking the rotation that is a defensible position. The problem arises when you introduce totally unsubstantiated claims and then pass it off as fact.
  17. KirbyDome89
    You can try to twist the proposed scenarios any way you want but it doesn't change the fact that the logic used to support the theory that Berrios doesn't care about the team is misguided at best....
  18. KirbyDome89
    He is as "elite," of an arm as they have right now. He has wrecked AAA the past couple seasons. At what point is he allowed to "learn on the job," ie pitch for the big league team?
  19. KirbyDome89
    They're all choices. Decisions regarding those choices are made based on precedence. Because a person chooses A doesn't mean that they don't care about/see option B as important. That is a fallacy.
  20. KirbyDome89
    We'll have to disagree on what is and isn't punishment. That last sentence is exactly the problem. Nobody has a problem with a guy like Santana being a lock. The issue is when you have a pitching staff as bad as they do and by March 5 they've "locked," in 4/5 of the rotation and included in that group is a guy coming off of a major surgery who hasn't shown he is close to being back to MLB ready.
  21. KirbyDome89
    If you take time off from work to attend a family wedding you don't care about your job. If you cancel a vacation with friends because a child gets sick you clearly don't care about your relationships. If you choose to participate in the WBC at the expense of some ST you don't care about your team. Notice the similarities. These statements are all fallacious.
  22. KirbyDome89
    Where did I say he should be handed a starting spot? I would love for all of those guys to have an actual chance at a rotation spot. Unfortunately that won't be the case hence the disapproval of many. The point is that Berrios shouldn't be punished for pitching in the WBC rather than Fort Meyers, especially when the Twins granted him permission to do so.
  23. KirbyDome89
    Whatever is left to work on should be done with the major league staff. Tossing him back to AAA to mow down lineups and post another sub 3 ERA is a waste. This team isn't that good that they can't afford him time to tackle the learning curve.
  24. KirbyDome89
    I think if this is the case then he either is guaranteed a rotation spot or he is guaranteed to start the season at AAA. Unfortunately it looks like the latter is true, especially when you consider the Twins allowed him to pitch in the WBC this spring but denied his winter ball request. I can't see anybody who is actually fighting for a rotation spot not having to worry about game results and situational pitching.
  25. KirbyDome89
    We'll disagree on Vargas as an established and known quantity. We'll agree on the fact that they should face competition for their roster spots. It might be cliche but there really is nothing left for Berrios in AAA. He is spinning his wheels there. I see no way in which pitching against WBC lineups and trying to win games will derail his spring. Can he not make adjustments to be effective during those games? Will he not get instruction and feedback from coaches on his team? Are the Twins for some reason not allowed to monitor his progress during the WBC and take that into account? To me this feels like a cheap way to DQ him from a competition that should involve A LOT more players.
×
×
  • Create New...