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Everything posted by wsnydes

  1. wsnydes
    I agree, but they've got to make adjustments. It's just the reality of the subject. That's not to say that it's right or fair, but it is the reality. Both teams had to deal with it.
  2. wsnydes
    Not that I really want to defend him, but he's been pretty consistent with a strike zone a mile wide. So there's that.
  3. wsnydes
    I'm guessing that Mrs. Riverbrian would enjoy proving your wrong on that one!
  4. wsnydes
    Who else in the pen has even one career save? Not that I have any interest in defending Molitor, but it's an honest question.
  5. wsnydes
    Unfortunately, I'm not sure it matters at this point. The remaining options aren't exactly stellar.
  6. wsnydes
    I thought this was a PG forum...
  7. wsnydes
    Squander bases loaded with less than 2 outs scoring no runs... check Oops, missed that they actually did score once...
  8. wsnydes
    Off topic, by which I mean baseball during a game thread, but congrats to Adrian beltre for joining the 3000 hit club!
  9. wsnydes
    I'm glad that you had the intestinal fortitude to pull off such wit. Many would just make an ass of one's self attempting such witty remarks.
  10. wsnydes
    Even better if the account hasn't been set up.
  11. wsnydes
    Or, if you want a pitcher as early as next year instead of a maybe in 4 or 5 years from now. This was the right move given where this team is at. They need the pitching now to emerge along side the position player core. Ynoa may have more upside, but this team needs young pitching now. I like this deal a lot.
  12. wsnydes
    Hell, there are days I have already gotten 18 in by 8am!
  13. wsnydes
    My wife likes to sleep, so I get a ton of stuff done before she even gets out of bed. It's nice and quiet and I have nobody to interrupt me!
  14. wsnydes
    I hear ya. I too am a morning person and I'm at my second concert in three days. I'm not used to staying up past midnight once let along twice in three days. At least tonight isn't a "school" night. First world problems, right?
  15. wsnydes
    Yes.
  16. wsnydes
    That's the weird part of this conversation. The Twins are in the unenviable situation where they're pitching starved yet perhaps their most valuable asset is a pitcher.
  17. wsnydes
    Not trading him because he's got a team friendly contract is a strange reason not to deal him given the context. Don't trade him because they're already thin at pitcher. Sure, I get that. Don't trade him because they need him next year. I get that too. Don't trade him because he's the best and more reliable starter they have. Yup, I get that too. They wouldn't be trading him to dump salary and they're not cash strapped. They'd be trading him to get something back. I'm not sure I follow the logic here. Frankly, I think the team friendly contract is more of a reason to deal him. That's part of what makes him one of the more valuable assets that the team does have.
  18. wsnydes
    Wouldn't the proper utensil be a stick in that case?
  19. wsnydes
    pre or post nose job?
  20. wsnydes
    I be more inclined to dangle Gordon than Sano or Buxton. I'd like to keep Kepler, but I'd rather dangle him than the other two. I think that a package built around Gordon is more palatable in my mind.
  21. wsnydes
    I thought one of those deals made sense, but not both. Add a veteran for a bit more veteran presence and then roll with the kids to fill out the bullpen. I agree that they probably didn't plan for so many injuries and I think May going down for the year was probably a pretty big hole in their plans whether he was in the rotation or the bullpen.
  22. wsnydes
    To me, some of this depends on what was done between now and then. If they're 10 games over .500 that likely means that pitching has improved one way or another. That's probably a time to buy in most cases. The logical conclusion is that you sell assets now to acquire younger, controllable assets that help down the road. Coupled with the talent they do have in the minors, it's a means to grow the franchise. The key is to hit on the acquisitions and the timing needs to be right to produce a winner. To me, the latter may end up being the bigger problem. By the time they get enough quality pitching, the core of position players may become unaffordable. Of course, if they never do acquire the quality pitching, it's a moot point. That is why some of us have been pining to trade the vets for at least a full season now. Doing it correctly could result in an extended legitimate window similar to what the Royals were able to accomplish or what the Giants and Cardinals have been able to do for the better part of a decade.
  23. wsnydes
    This FO is definitely in a tough spot. Some of it is of their own making a serious effort to improve the pitching staff, but much of it was inherited. It's difficult to tell the team and the fans that they need to be patient after such a brutal stretch, but caution is still called for to not veer too far off of the long term plan set in motion during the last offseason. I'm exceedingly tired of this non-rebuild and half trying to win stuff. Even more tired of it than the losing. Selling off what few assets they do have is at least a definitive step in a direction instead of continuing to tread water as has been the case over the last half decade. I've been saying this all year, but it's time to let some of the near ready guys go through their lumps this season so they can work on specifics during the offseason and come into next season more prepared. Any buying they do should be for long term gain. If an opportunity arises to get a controllable player, pitcher in particular, I have no issue dealing some of the minor league depth to get it done.
  24. wsnydes
    I think the simplest solution would simply be to have the manager verify that what the ump wrote down is correct. Sit there and watch him write it down, verify, head back to the dugout. That protects both the manager and the umpires. Sometimes the managers are far to nonchalant about making double switches and it's a wonder these things don't happen more often. I believe that the more experienced NL managers do just this to avoid any possible confusion. It's just good practice.
  25. wsnydes
    A rental and a 33 year old backup catcher...now that makes a lot of sense.
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