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  1. mazeville
    No, it is not an emotional response. It is a logical response. The main problem with the Minnesota Twins is that it is an insular organization. The team brings in few outsiders. It primarily hires from within -- even Molitor had been with the organization for years. The team's loyalty and organizational consistency was a strong asset when the team was winning. But as the team started to lose, and began falling behind other teams as they adopted new strategies in the use of technology or other strategies to find talent and put together a winning team, the insular nature of the organization became a problem. At that point, you need to bring in an outsider who can bring in new ideas and add life to the organization. The fact that this team couldn't bring itself to truly let go two people who were in the two key positions as the team descended into 90-loss purgatory is itself a problem. It shows to the other people in the organization that there is no real penalty for failure. They can simply land softly in a job somewhere else in the organization. I get that both guys have talents. But you don't keep around two people you allegedly fired simply because they have talents.
  2. mazeville
    Maybe so. It sure looks like this is a statement from the team in advance of the trade deadline and as fans look to renew their season tickets. But this is a team that has rehired each of the past two major people it has fired into "special assistant" positions. Both Bill Smith and Ron Gardenhire, two guys who for all intents and purposes should be out of the organization, are still working for the Twins. So you'll excuse me if I'm not that confident this "statement" will lead to someone being hired from outside the organization. This team hasn't earned the benefit of the doubt after these six years.
  3. mazeville
    This move won't mean a thing unless the team hires someone from the outside to run this team. Otherwise it's simply moving around chess pieces after losing your queen.
  4. mazeville
    Trade him. The Twins are not contending this year. They are not contending next year. Suzuki is not in this team's long-term picture. They need to trade him and sink or swim with their young catchers the rest of the year while working to put themselves in the picture to answer the catching question. He has value. You trade him. The Twins have not made much in the way of major veteran-for-prospect trades over the last six years that might have put them in a better position today. They need to do that now.
  5. mazeville
    I don't disagree with any of that. At the same time, however, I get that the team wanted to make a push for the wild card after years of 90-loss seasons. And that was the going rate for relievers on the trade market. Lots of people every year clamor for the team to do something, especially at the deadline. At this point, I want to see this team focus on young players and make trades of veterans to get more young players and then sign top free agents once the team has demonstrated an ability to win that is not a mirage.
  6. mazeville
    From my recollection, most people seemed to be OK with the trade at the time it was made -- though not all. The trade seems to reinforce the idea that it's just a bad, bad idea to make any trade for a quality reliever because you have to give up too much. It's better to either risk making a big signing or going with a combination of scrap heap guys and young, up-and-coming players.
  7. mazeville
    I'm not sure I agree with the concept of this list. The all star game is about current play, not about career play. Nunez in particular has had a strong year, especially for his position, and absolutely deserves his spot on the team. If this was all about career ability, you'd never have rookies or first-year players and it would take multiple years for guys to make the team. Nunez is getting some time to play this year and he's doing something with it. God knows where this team would be without his ability to hit and steal bases.
  8. mazeville
    I agree. Trade Suzuki now. But keep Grossman. He gets on base and that's something this team needs. There's no problem with him as a fourth outfielder.
  9. mazeville
    I think the Twins need to chip in some salary in the deal and buy better prospects in the deal. There's no point in trading a Santana unless you're going to get a good return, because the Twins are going to need starters next year and, as you noted, that's the going rate for said starters.
  10. mazeville
    Maybe. But I bet someone takes him on for a marginal, low-level prospect. Either way, it illustrates the team's mistake in not trading him in the offseason.
  11. mazeville
    Salary dumping Plouffe wouldn't surprise me, either. But I still say they trade him this offseason for a marginal prospect. Agree with you that he should have been traded last offseason. And Milone gets released or is relegated to mop-up duty. Also possible that they keep him as a warm body. Bottom line is this team is a damn mess.
  12. mazeville
    Plouffe should be traded this offseason. Hopefully, he comes back strong and has a good last two months of the season. But it's a bummer they didn't trade him last offseason. My guess is that the Twins trade Abad, Suzuki and Santana at the deadline, with an outside shot of trading Nunez to give Polanco playing time this season. They end up waiting on Nolasco, Dozier and Plouffe until the offseason. But I wouldn't be surprised if most of these players aren't traded over the coming months. I don't have that much faith in the current regime, but I think it's obvious this team needs to make some trades.
  13. mazeville
    Yeah, yuck. Here's what they should do, other than an overhaul of the front office and system (which is, unfortunately, a must). 1. Trade players who might generate a return, like Dozier, Fernando Abad and perhaps Ervin Santana and -- can't believe I'm saying this - Kurt Suzuki. This team needs to collect young assets. Badly. 2. Trade players to open up spots for young players. This is where Santana might come in or, say, Trevor Plouffe. If some players need to be DFA'd, then DFA them. 3. Be patient with the kids. Call up Berrios. Call up Rosario. Call up Polanco. Call up Murphy. Call up Chargois. Run or stumble with them. They're your future. 4. In the offseason, focus any free agent signings or trades on acquiring younger players. I'd kill to see this team engineer a trade like the one that netted the Cubs Anthony Rizzo in 2012. I'd also love to see this team compete more aggressively with international free agents from, say, Cuba. 5. Make food and drinks cheaper at Target Field until this damn team competes and provide us fans with ticket deals. 'Cuz this team is not going to compete for another couple of years at least and you'll need the fans.
  14. mazeville
    Twins could make room in the bullpen by trading Abad. They'd get something in return and it would be a nice flip for Terry Ryan. All that said, I'd also consider some offseason moves, notably a Brian Dozier trade -- or perhaps by trading Jorge Polanco for another pitching prospect that's nearly major league ready, though I'd prefer a Dozier trade personally. Frankly, I think this team needs a major overhaul during the trade deadline and the offseason. That overhaul probably needs to start in the front office.
  15. mazeville
    He doesn't need it right now. But he will need to be on the roster next year. And while that could very well be a utility player, he has also demonstrated enough in his short time in the majors, and in AAA, that he can hit. Is he guaranteed? Nope. No prospect is. But neither are major leaguers. Plouffe has an OPS of under .700 this year. You can easily wait until the offseason to look for the best possible trade for Dozier. And maybe they can't trade Dozier, but I think they can, and I think the return would be decent. This team is on pace to lose 110 games. They need to look at their veteran assets and see what they can get for them while favoring playing time for younger players. Had the Twins been contending, I'd have used Polanco to fetch some help at the deadline. But they aren't.
  16. mazeville
    You should be able to get SOMETHING for Dozier. He is a former all-star, good on both sides of the ball, can hit for power and has some speed. He is demonstrating an ability to hit to the opposite field as well, which should help him. He has a contract through his arbitration years that should also make him more desirable to teams. I don't quite understand why you couldn't get a good return on that. I would also remind folks that many people said the same thing about Plouffe in the offseason, and so did the Twins front office. The team instead tried to shoehorn Sano into a crowded outfield and look where we are. I'm not saying get rid of Dozier for nothing, but he is exactly the type of player the Twins need to look at trading: A good asset, who could offer a lot to a contending team for the next couple of years. Polanco is in his last option year. He has conquered the minor leagues. He DESERVES a shot at the majors and can no longer be left there. He should also play every day. The Twins can control him for longer than they do Dozier, and they are not contending this year. They are not contending next year. So your choices are to either trade Dozier for prospects to a contending team or trade Polanco in a prospect-for-prospect swap. Trade Dozier. It doesn't have to be now. But this team should absolutely look at trading him this offseason.
  17. mazeville
    Agree. To be perfectly honest, if it were me I would trade three infielders, Plouffe Nunez and Dozier, replacing them with Sano, Polanco and Beresford. And I'd hope to heaven that those three would bring at least something in the form of decent prospects.
  18. mazeville
    Plouffe is a better defender and has a history as a decent middle-of-the-order bat. His price tag is probably the biggest problem right now. The whole problem is that teams just don't trade much for those guys. But I would trade him for something just to balance the roster.
  19. mazeville
    I'd prefer trading Plouffe over Nunez. Plouffe is injured (again). But I'd trade Plouffe and Dozier. Then I'd have my infield of Sano-Escobar-Jorge Polanco and Mauer.
  20. mazeville
    He's rapidly becoming a non-tender candidate given his price tag. Twins should have absolutely traded him in the offseason.
  21. mazeville
    Why would the Mets trade anything at all for a third baseman who is getting paid $7 million to have an OPS of .626 and a Danny Santana-like WAR of -0.6? They wouldn't. Not when someone like Danny Valencia is on the block.
  22. mazeville
    Two years but that's less than a full season - 120 games -- and after a rookie season in which he had a 3.9 WAR. Again, not arguing in favor of him playing over Arcia or even Buxton or Kepler. But I have no problem with the Twins finding a way to keep him on the roster this year and get him some playing time to see if he can make improvements. He's still young. I would have much, much rather keep Arcia than Santana. But they're both young and the Twins should be looking to emphasize playing time for those guys.
  23. mazeville
    Yes he has. Not disagreeing. But he's young and it's one year. I'm making the same argument about Arcia. Give both a shot as part-time players this year, see what you have, and then make decisions in the offseason.
  24. mazeville
    Buxton, probably. Because unless Buxton starts hitting again, he's the one who gets sent down when Sano comes back. And then you're going to see a whole hell of a lot of Danny Santana. But Molitor will play Danny a lot.
  25. mazeville
    Neither am I, to be perfectly honest. He is rapidly devolving into a non-tender candidate in the offseason -- which is really, really frustrating, given that many people thought the Twins should have traded him last offseason.
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