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  1. wsnydes
    Yes, that is an option. It would take dealing the depth you currently have to do it and then you don't have much, if anything, to acquire that last piece that you need to be a legitimate title team. Dealing Santana preserves the depth you currently have plus gives you another piece(s). Does it hurt in the short term? Probably. I'm not all that concerned about this year though.
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    I think you're looking at this singularly, as if this would be the only thing they do. If that's what ends up happening, then I agree with you. If they do trade Santana though, I think the FO realizes that they still have work to do. There isn't a lot of depth in the system, that needs to be brought in somewhere along the line. That won't happen via FA and drafting it is a long, risky process.
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    I get that, and I'm willing to accept that. Like I mentioned earlier, trading only Santana doesn't make any sense. There needs to be supplemental moves to continue to bolster the pitching whether it be at the deadline or in the offseason, via trade or FA. Like Mike said, yours is a fair stance and I feel solid logic. I just don't agree with the approach.
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    Better than who they could acquire for Santana? I'd agree with that, but when you have to fill 3/5 of a rotation I'll take a controllable player with upside instead. I agree completely that he's better than any free agent they'd likely get. I'd be looking for other trades to help fill that void too. Trading only Santana makes little sense. It's simply one step in a multi-step process. This team has many holes that need filled. As I said, they've got 3/5 of a rotation to fill and most of a bullpen. There are no guarantees whether you keep him or trade him. However, since he should easily be the most valuable asset to a real contending team at the deadline, IMO, it makes more sense to deal him. I don't feel that the future is now. I feel that the future is next year. Sacrificing long term gains because they unexpectedly find themselves relevant in a putrid division is what I'm afraid of.
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    They're exceptions though, that isn't the norm. He never said that it was impossible. He said that the odds were against it - which is true.
  6. wsnydes
    This is what I'm getting hung up on. His numbers have been getting worse every month. He obviously wasn't going to continue his April numbers throughout the season, but he is getting progressively worse. Still solid, still reliable but how much longer will that hold? I think that's the difference in the two opinions. One thinks he'll be fine, the other doesn't. I'm in the "doesn't" camp myself. I think they're a pretender with Santana pitching well, so if he continues to slide well...
  7. wsnydes
    Any experience with Space Invaders (the alien type, not the video game)?
  8. wsnydes
    I think defense gets a bad wrap because it's harder to understand and truly appreciate the value it adds. Watching Mauer's defensive performance last night is an example of that. Numbers don't always tell the entire story no matter how many there are, which makes it more difficult to follow closely for a more casual observer. There is more to this game than offense. How many of Buxton's leg kick tweaks and such are due to coaches tinkering and how much of it is him trying to find the right timing mechanism? I've always wondered a bit if they'd just leave him alone that he'd figure it out or if he's trying to figure it out thus all of the tweaks.
  9. wsnydes
    While I'm far from sold on him, a rain shortened outing fresh off of the DL is hardly a sample large enough to draw any conclusions.
  10. wsnydes
    Thanks for filling in Seth. These have become a must read every morning for me, so I appreciate the effort of Tom and yourself!
  11. wsnydes
    Which may have happened even if Giminez took the AB in that situation. They may have walked Mauer to get to Rosario and Buxton even with runners on 1st and 2nd. We don't know how it would have played out, but I would rather be the aggressor than the reacting party. Force the opponent to make decisions.
  12. wsnydes
    He may not be flashy, but he's been solid. I've got no complaints with the job he's done. He's been a stabilizing force at the end of that pen, it's getting him that is the issue. This kind of reminds me of the Rauch/Capps argument. Their numbers were very similar, but went about getting them two different ways. I don't know that either was more or less effective than the other but since Capps had more velocity he was somehow deemed better closer material. It never made sense to me.
  13. wsnydes
    I don't think most fans are ignoring the numbers on Belisle that you state, they're looking at other other 10 outings in which he's gotten shelled. When a guy gets lit up like that 1/3 of the time, that's a bit disconcerting to be thrown into high leverage situations as much as he does. I get that this pen sucks, but I think usage is a reasonable knock. My bigger beef with Breslow is how Molitor uses him. Too often he's brought in to face nothing but righties with predictable results.
  14. wsnydes
    Why try something different when you can trot a guy with an ERA over 7 and a penchant for making small leads big leads out there?
  15. wsnydes
    14-2 loss? Rain? Perfectly executed sac bunt?
  16. wsnydes
    More offensive: Twins offense or Twins pitchers. Thoughts?
  17. wsnydes
    Automate the strike zone you say?
  18. wsnydes
    Either way, we both got our crappy references in.
  19. wsnydes
    So your saying that the reign of terror is short lived?
  20. wsnydes
    We'll, he's improving. That pitch was at least in the general vicinity of the strike zone at one point this time.
  21. wsnydes
    I NEED TP FOR MY BASEBALL TEAM!
  22. wsnydes
    I don't have enough scotch to watch Fletch 2 either...
  23. wsnydes
    We'll, I guess the silver lining is that the damage was limited to only two. For now anyway.
  24. wsnydes
    I don't think that could have been said better. Very astute of them.
  25. wsnydes
    My God he's lucky Pedroia didn't hit that a mile.
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