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  1. Twins33
    Yes, those are the stats, but how do we know with 100% certainty that's the real Lamarre? He changed his swing all the time in the minors. All the time. He said it himself. Can you really get consistent results if you're always changing something as important as your swing? The guy would be sitting on the bench all but 1-2 games a week so I don't get why it's a big deal at all. If we're so fixated on past results, why aren't we slamming the LoMo signing as a fluke? A signing which I, and I'm sure you, love or at least like. Sample sizes are different, but results very similar. 2014-2016 Logan Morrison .240/.311/.403 ISO .163 wRC+ 99 2014-2016 Kennys Vargas .251/.309/.434 ISO .183 wRC+ 101 Most people like the Morrison signing and want Vargas gone. Why aren't we discussing how bad it is to have LoMo? Because he's probably a different guy now. He's made changes. Lamarre may have too. I wouldn't mind seeing what Rowson could do with him. But again, I don't really care if it's Lamarre or Granite. Both are just bench guys. Neither will likely have a better season than any of our top three OF. Shouldn't matter which ones butt is warming the bench.
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    Let me preface this by saying I don't really care who the 4th OF is because unless there's an injury their biggest job is to keep the bench warm. I lean Granite, but I'd be fine if it were Lamarre. As others have mentioned, Grossman was thought of the same way Lamarre is right now and he's had two good seasons with the bat now. Did any of us expect a combined 115 wRC+ out of Grossman? Think that's an easy no. I wouldn't have even expected the 100 he put up last year, even though he was close one year with the Astros with less power and fewer walks. Maybe Lamarre can do the same, but with better defense? We type posts about wanting to find the next Kluber. Why can't we want/find that for hitters too? There's never a guarantee that you'll get one but doesn't hurt to try. Some of these surprise guys have needed just one tweak and it's elevated them like someone else mentioned. Lamarre probably needs more than one, but you just never know. It's hard to go by past results with Lamarre because he said he was always changing his swing to be like other players. You can't have sustained results if you're messing with your swing as much as he says he was. Lamarre may be something. He may be nothing. Rowson has done a good job with our hitters so far. Maybe he can with him too. Rosario, Buxton and Kepler are always going to get the majority of the AB's so to me it really doesn't matter who's keeping the bench warm. If it's Lamarre, great. If not, great.
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    Don't think that was the point of the poster. They needed a 40 man spot to add Cave. They decided to get rid of Vargas to gain that 40 man spot. If they had found out about Polanco earlier, Cave could have taking Polanco's 40 man spot and no one would have been waived in the first place, at least at that exact moment. They may still end up waiving him again, but the decision to waive him would have been delayed until now or whenever they decide to get rid of him again.
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    I'd definitely lean Granite, but Lamarre is a RH bat who can play all three OF spots. So the handedness gives him a leg up in that regard. With Lamarre it's hard to tell his true talent because he said he would change his swing constantly. He's not doing that anymore supposedly. Would it really matter if it's him or Granite? 40 man spot open. RH bat, which is needed. The only real worry is Rosario's arm. Otherwise it probably doesn't make a difference which one is keeping the bench warm, Lamarre or Granite.
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    Wouldnt be hard to do as there's an open 40 man spot due to Polanco's suspension.
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    i don't think it'll happen either, but they needed/wanted that spot for Cave. Now they have an open spot again because of Polanco. So it could happen, but unlikely. There is a set salary for guys on the 40 man. Not sure how accurate this site is, but I know there are multiple benefits and I know some of those like the benefits and marijuana testing are true so the rest probably are as well: http://athletewealth.com/mlb40man/ Amounts may be higher now since that was 2015 and it's 2018 now.
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    They will.
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    I'm fine with either guy. I'm hoping the bat we saw last year out of Adrianza is something he can continue. He made swing/mechanic changes. He put up a line close to major league avg for a SS last year, granted in a small sample size of less than 200 PA. If he does the same and plays good defense, that's really all you can ask for. We'll always want more, but that type of line is good enough and it's not like the offense is counting on him as much as they are Dozier or Sano.
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    I remember during the Dozier rumors that anytime a Twins fan would question JDL or any other Dodger prospects small amount of IP per season the Dodgers fans would reply that they don't allow any of their SP prospects to pitch deep into games routinely. So some kind of Dodger development plan? I don't know. I never checked to back this up. Just looked at Brock Stewart, in the two seasons before his MLB callup he averaged less than six innings and it's not because he was pitching badly...based on the stats. So maybe true about the Dodgers? I'm not going to go through all their prospects to find out. Plus injuries etc may skew the numbers and be even more work to weed out.
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    Injury is to his throwing hand so hopefully that's the problem but I do see Polanco at SS over Gordon regardless.
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    I'm not all that surprised. I'd be surprised if he wasn't on some kind of 150 IP limit this year. As far as timeline goes, not talent, Mejia, Gonsalves, Jorge, Littell (also sent to AA) and Slegers are all ahead of him. I feel like I'm missing someone... And if Duffey is optioned to be a starter he'd be in AAA too.
  12. Twins33
    "Sano, who is 6-foot-4, weighed 290 pounds when diagnosed with the stress reaction."http://www.startribune.com/despite-investigation-miguel-sano-will-report-to-twins-camp-on-time/473965643/ So that was in August and I think there was an article that said he was at that weight in the exit physical though google isn't finding that. Just figured I'd help the convo with a quote.
  13. Twins33
    Mostly agree, but my biggest worry with Rodney is and always has been the amount of walks he gives up. Kintzler didn't do that. I loved watching Rodney blow it or nearly blow it in a lot of outings. He walks that line in the majority of his outings. Now I have to worry he'll do it on our team.
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    Yeah, that definitely would have made more sense.
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    If he's not any good this year he'll probably be gone and it'll be Gonsalves time for a full year. Does that help?
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    He's 29. Throws left, bats right. Don't know anything about his defense except that he can supposedly play all three OF positions according to an article posted last night/this morning. Based on his minor league track record and his small sample size of MLB track record he's not a bat guy. Tinkers with his swing a lot but is trying not to do that anymore. Here's an article about him: http://www.startribune.com/twins-outfield-prospect-ryan-lamarre-tries-to-keep-it-simple-in-a-complex-game/476193873/
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    I'm not sure I'd want them to go more than 3/50 for him. The drop off between him and Gordon will probably be huge, but it might be necessary. The dollar amount being more would be ok with me, but the years are something I hope they don't get too crazy on. If that's not good enough, then QO him and see what happens.
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    If Gibson/Mejia/Hughes/Sanchez or whoever is struggling I personally wouldn't have a problem going with Slegers or Gonsalves as soon as mid to late May.
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    Granite will be a phone call away if something happens to Buxton. It'll put them in a bind for the game he gets hurt in, but Granite would then be up if it's significant time lost.
  21. Twins33
    I love this signing and believe in the swing change that was made. Dozier and Josh Donaldson and probably even more players have done this and it's completely changed their career. I expect another 30 HR season out of him and I hope I'm right. More would be great too..
  22. Twins33
    Sano's face looked noticeably bigger in the main pic on the startrib article, but in the video he doesn't look much bigger than last year so maybe it's just the angle or he just gained 10 pounds in the face. He was 290 when diagnosed with the stress fracture last year per another article written about a week ago. I know he wasn't destined for 3B for much longer but I was hoping another 2-3 years at 260 lbs or so would be possible.
  23. Twins33
    Ha! Odie could be his nickname though fans have always called him Odo from what I've seen and that's how i shorthand it as well.
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    I didn't think the Twins were going to make the WC if they did nothing. I wasn't even sure adding Darvish would do it, though I still wanted him. I think it's going to take 90 wins to get a WC. That may be slightly high, but I think it would be smart for all contending teams to think that way. The Twins have always needed two pitchers. Odo helps, but nowhere near as much as a Darvish or Archer. I would have been shocked if they added either. What I know is the Twins won 85 with a rotation of Berrios and Santana, and a bullpen of Rogers, Kintzler and Hildenberger. Even if that team only won 80 wins...that's a freaking miracle. Add better players to that and they should get right back to it again, unless they were more like 15 wins lucky rather than five. I do expect Kepler and Buxton to improve and pick up the slack that others lose. I expect Odorizzi to be another Gibson and while that sounds awful, it is actually a big upgrade on a good chunk of other players. There is no reason why this team shouldn't be a mid-80s win team again, unless last year was a fluke. I obviously do want more wins then that and a better team than that and better players than they added, but this is what we've got. I think the bullpen is better and I think the rotation is better. It's not Darvish and Archer better, but it's better...at least in my eyes. Like I said, I'm not jumping for joy at these moves. The only move I truly loved was Reed, but I see an improvement on paper even if it isn't as big of one as I'd have liked.
  25. Twins33
    True, but I don't see him being as bad as last year. I have no idea why. Nothing to base it on obviously, but if he even hits those projected stats he's better than Colon, Santiago and the 10-12 or however many others that they had last year. The Twins were awful beyond Berrios and Santana and managed to win 85 games. With that rotation and bullpen I expected another 90 loss season. Was it just all luck to win 13 more games than that? If it was, then the Twins will be lucky they win even 80 this year. Have they done much by grabbing more number fives and on? I'd say no because they've only added Sanchez for that and they've added Odorizzi who will slot in higher than five. Whether his production is more than a five, we will see. Hughes and May too could be added to the number five, but health isn't in the FO control and right now I expect zero contribution especially from Hughes. Again, I wanted Darvish and Archer (who I didn't mention before). I'm not jumping up and down for Odo and Sanchez, but I at least understand Odo will probably be an improvement over Santiago and Colon unless he goes in the wrong direction even more. On paper I'd much rather have Mejia, Slegers, Jorge, Gonsalves, Littell as the five spot depth over Santiago/Colon (whatever one you want to count, Turley, Slegers, Jorge, Tepesch. The 2018 guys aren't guaranteed to be better on the field, but I like them better on paper.
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