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  1. James
    You're right. If they dropped someone off the 40-man, they would have to go through waivers. We will probably see a lot of guys get dropped off of 40 man rosters here shortly as teams try to protect prospects. Some guys will get claimed, but most won't. I don't think the $50k for the rule 5 draft really bothers teams too much. Every team can afford that. you're right though, that keeping a player on the 25 man roster could be a challenge. But, it seems to be easier for pitchers to stick than position players. Any team that wants to have a 13 man bullpen can stash a guy and pretty much only let him pitch in mop up duties, and then return him to the minors if they want (a la Ryan Presley). You're also right about Diamond. The Twins had him on the roster until the last cuts of spring training. They didn't want to keep him on the roster the whole year so they traded Billy Bullock to Atlanta for Diamond.
  2. James
    Well, they do have until midnight tonight to remove someone else and add Gilmartin. I don't know if a team would be willing to stash him for an entire year on a major league roster as he doesn't have any experience as a reliever. It does seem like some team might take a chance on him, but maybe the Twins don't think that he'd stick with another team and would be returned. Or maybe they don't believe that any other team will select him. I don't know, but I agree that I am a bit surprised he wasn't added to the 40 man as well.
  3. James
    Good job with this one. I enjoyed the shorter format. It really moved.
  4. James
    He actually did sign with the Pirates... so... I guess it's not a joke anymore? http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/11/minor-moves-butler-robinson-solano-marcum-lincoln.html
  5. James
    It's not solely on age. International players that have a certain amount of service time in a professional league are not subject to the international signing bonus. The exception is for Japan and South Korea which have their own posting system rules. I don't know what to think about Tomas overall. The reports I have read say that he should be a decent player, but I don't know if he's going to be $100M good. I don't know how anyone can figure that out with the limited scouting sampling. He could be great, but I have a feeling that someone is going to overpay for him. I could see the Twins making a splash like that, but I don't think it's highly likely.
  6. James
    Ugh. I don't care how good the player is (and Stanton is very good), this is the type of deal that seems like it will end poorly.
  7. James
    From what I've heard, Yount is not interested in the position due to the time commitment. At least, that was the last news that I heard about him. I like the hire of Hernandez though. It seems like he has some attributes that the team really needs on the staff. But, like everyone, I'm the most interested in who will be the pitching and bench coach.
  8. James
    I still like the alternates better as well. I also agree that the gold on the hats is a little too busy. Overall, the new jerseys aren't too bad though. The tri colored strips are a nice accent. I'm still not buying one though.
  9. James
    I need to see some pictures of these before I come to a conclusion. As long as they aren't the "Turn Ahead the Clock" Jerseys, I think we'll be fine. http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSzLDBQyPhT9ZapmYx5Kmh9xIUb88xSNWmkQzT5Mu0JC0Ewj-TxeA
  10. James
    Ty Cobb... rotten dude, but amazing ball player. Although rotten in general, his awfulness didn't give him any advantage in while playing the game. So, there's a difference there.
  11. James
    For the sake of baseball, I hope he gets caught in spring training shooting up with HGH or some other PED and is banned from baseball for life.
  12. James
    It's good to put into perspective that no player has ever accepted a QO. It's an interesting case. I think Cuddyer probably wants to play 2 more seasons, but I'm not sure which team would be willing to give up a draft pick for him. With all these QO's that we're seeing this year, I wonder if one team will decide to lock up a few of these guys, and basically punt on the draft this year. Seems like a risky strategy, but most likely, one of these players will probably be better than a teams second or third round draft pick.
  13. James
    That was a good read. Thanks for posting it.
  14. James
    I can honestly see that being the case. I could also see the Twins immediately thinking that Maddon was going to be too expensive and just not pursuing the matter. But, I would be leaning toward that they had already pretty much made up their mind on who the next manager was going to be before Maddon was even available.
  15. James
    How dare you ask for an "Ignore" button!!!!
  16. James
    What are the odds that they bring Bruno back as a hitting coach? (I know it depends on who the manager will be). Are you two going to watching the world series while you're doing the chat tonight? I mean, come on guys! It's a big deal! Why aren't you watching it? With the Twins pulling Sano out of the winter leagues, do you see this as: Sano having some sort of setback? not progressing as fast as they had hoped? the Twins not wanting to give up control of the rehab of one of their top prospects? Please provide some wild speculation.
  17. James
    Oh, me too. I probably posted some well spelled nonsense myself. Most spelling stuff doesn't get to me. And I know there is posting from phones so there some auto-correct stuff issues. I usually gloss over those. And I really don't care if some player's names get misspelled. It's bound to happen. Parmelee and Herrmann... I get it, not necessarily common names to spell. I guess it's when I see things like "Mays" and "Meyers" that is more the pet peeve of mine. I guess it is because I have heard people add the "s" when I talk to them. I love to talk baseball, and I talk baseball with anyone who is willing. So to hear someone say "Alex Meyers" when talking about the Twins is pretty gut wrenching for some reason. I guess that's what I think of when I see it written down.
  18. James
    The spelling thing gets to me. When I see someone spelling a player's name incorrectly, it pretty much makes me tune that poster out. They could have made a really good point about the topic that would have lead to a great discussion, but I usually stop reading as soon as I see someone post something about "Meyers".
  19. James
    He's a free agent after 2015. That's why I say don't trade for him now when he'll be a free agent after this next season. The Twins will hopefully be in better shape going into 2016, which is when you start filling in gaps with free agents. It may turn out, that Rosario or someone ends up in taking over the LF spot and turns into a good player, or you still have a gap and you pay the big bucks for a free agent. Either way, he's not worth going after for 2015 in my opinion.
  20. James
    I don't really see him signing an extension anywhere. He's going to test the market. That being said, I don't think it's a good idea to give up a bunch of prospects for one year of a guy, especially when the Twins will probably not be contending. Put me down as a "no" as well.
  21. James
    It's like you were reading my mind. I have to stay on the KC bandwagon. I think they win it at home, so 5 or 7 games is my guess.
  22. James
    The important question is, did you take him up on his offer?
  23. James
    Let's just convert him to a Left Fielder.
  24. James
    I'm listening to to the Royals broadcast on MLB radio. Apparently, Bill Curtis of MPR's "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me." and crappy cable TV's "Forensic Files" does commercials for Boulevard Brewing Company. I think that's neat.
  25. James
    This postseason.... so many Viagra commercials. So, so many.
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