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  1. James
    That was very un-Joe
  2. James
    Does that mean we're going to start fracking on Pluto?
  3. James
    Well,that's why they play 162, right? I'm going to tomorrow's game, so hopefully Verlander will continue his trend of being horrible and I'll see the Twins beat up of the motor city kitties!
  4. James
    You, sir, are clearly some sort of Photoshop magician.
  5. James
    6? Oh wait...you're not talking to me.
  6. James
    Please do me a personal favor and never stop making amazing pictures like this.
  7. James
    Well. Done. Sir.
  8. James
    Dick just pronounced Gose as "Gooze" or "Güz". I like that pronunciation.
  9. James
    Well, lets hope the tigers bring in their bullpen, or this game is over. If they do, I still give the Twins a 50% chance to win.
  10. James
    Are you suggesting that Soylent Green... is people!?!?!?!
  11. James
    Was this all acquired from Kwik Trip and their creepy butcher guy? http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/tUv1ddWKTEk/0.jpg (Fun fact: The last type of meat he offers is really human meat).
  12. James
    That is a ridiculous number.
  13. James
    I agree. There's also the possibility that they have seen a few guys that they really like but aren't eligible to sign next's year's signing period, so they want to ensure they have the ability to sign some next year. There are a lot of factors that are going into whether or not to go way over the bonus pool, and I'm not sure that we'll ever know everything that went into these decisions. I agree that it's not really Ryan's style to go all out like that though. Javier sounds like he could be a very exciting prospect though. I'm excited to see him develop.
  14. James
    It's true. You have to go big to get those guys, but they signed when the rules were different as well, which made it a lot easier for teams to go really big on international prospects. I think they should go big too, but what if there was really only the one guy (Javier) that they really liked this year? (I find it hard to believe that he's the only guy, though). But to give one guy your entire bonus pool means they must have really liked what they have seen in this kid. So, I think the Twins are going big in a way this year. I'm sure the Cubs, Dodgers, Giants and other teams are going to get penalized in the new CBA for going over their pool this year. I can't see there being an agreement among all the other teams that would allow teams going over their limit this signing period to not face any penalty at all.
  15. James
    I would say that is true for some players, but not all. Some players like knowing the stability and knowing where they're going to be for the next few years. If you sign a bunch of guys to extensions, then turn around and trade them that year, agents are going to stop letting the people they represent sign those extensions. Also, usually the point of signing players to extensions is so that you can control your costs. Throwing more money at free agents doesn't really accomplish that. Either way, I still believe that Hughes will add a lot of value to this team in the next few years. If I had to trade a pitcher to get get Santana into the rotation, Hughes wouldn't be the guy I traded.
  16. James
    They just signed Hughes to an extension. They're not going to trade him. No player would ever sign an extension with your team again. Simple as that. I actually think that Hughes will have more value in 2016 and 2017 than he will in a trade at this point, so I would hang on to him. I was at the Friday and Saturday Twins Brewers games, and I was against using the DH in the National League. After watching pitchers flail away helplessly, I'm all in favor of the DH now. Here's hoping the Twins forget about Milwaukee and really take it to the Reds.
  17. James
    Well, I will be attending the game tonight. Hopefully, Buxton will launch his first major league home run and I will catch it in the home run porch. Then I will give it back to the young man. He'll probably want that ball.
  18. James
    Happy bday, Bark. May you have many more years of entertaining us with amazing photoshop work.
  19. James
    100% correct. It is $100k limit. Anything over that limit is counted against the draft pool money.
  20. James
    Well, if you look at that video of 8th rounder Kolten Kendrick taking batting practice and hitting balls into/over trees in the outfield, you'll understand why the Twins drafted that guy. The other 1B, well everyone explained those guys already. You never know though. Some of these guys might turn out to be something.
  21. James
    My guess is that they had an idea of how much it would take to sign Kendrick before they picked him. He's committed to Southeast Louisiana. If he were committed to a college with a little higher profile, I might be a little more concerned. I have a feeling the Twins will be able to sign him.
  22. James
    Seems like left handed power has been the theme of the draft today.
  23. James
    Marlins just took Travis Neubeck. Not notable except for his hometown of Hugo, MN. So that's kind of fun for a local kid.
  24. James
    All pitchers so far.
  25. James
    I would be happy with either of those picks
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