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  1. mazeville
    I think he's harsh on Tyler Jay like others here - he was going to take some time to make the transition. Also, some teams promote more aggressively, as the White Sox have demonstrated. But it's also a big concern that two players drafted immediately afterward are already in the majors. Indeed, many of the players drafted during the team's run of awfulness have yet to make the majors, or even AAA, or be effective once they get there (Berrios and Buxton). Meanwhile, teams like the Texas Rangers, the New York Mets and others are thriving with recent draftees. We can't get a new GM and regime fast enough ...
  2. mazeville
    Polanco is the Plan B at third if Dozier is on the team. But as we've been reminded almost constantly in the Trevor Plouffe situation, you can literally find adequate third basemen growing on trees. (Plouffe going into the year was a better than average third baseman and could not fetch squat on the trade market; Chicago got Todd Frazier for pennies on the dollar ...). You can get a third baseman if Sano doesn't work out at third. You can use Beresford or Santana if Polanco doesn't work out at second. But you only get one shot to trade a guy at peak value. Dozier is at peak value. The Twins are not likely to contend before he hits free agency, and even if they are they have more needs than just a power hitting second baseman. You definitely explore the trade market.
  3. mazeville
    Everything is a risk in sports. If the GM can't handle it, he or she should go into knitting.
  4. mazeville
    I agree that if he's a problem because of his inconsistency then other teams might not want him. But I believe he's shown enough for long enough to warrant a strong return on a trade. He's been a consistent performer overall, just inconsistent within the years from one year to the next. I think he could definitely net the team a pretty good haul -- far better than anything the Twins have done in years. Ultimately, the Twins don't have to make the trade. But if they want to shore up multiple positions while trading from an area of strength, they should definitely do it. This isn't a "dump Dozier" situation and anybody who thinks it should be is silly.
  5. mazeville
    Of course you look to trade him. And if the return is strong enough for a player of his caliber, you make the deal. If you don't get a return, you keep him. The Twins have middle infield depth - Polanco could step right in -- and the team has many needs in other areas. I don't get fans who say, "Don't trade that player, he's too good" once guys reach peak value. This team is on its way to its 5th 90-loss season in six years. The Twins' rebuild has failed where teams like the Astros, Rangers, Mets and Cubs -- who were bad in 2012, like the Twins -- are all contenders, having rebuilt their teams with young talent. You have to give up good players in rebuilds to speed the process and the Twins did not do that during their bad years, when they probably should have traded guys at their peak, such as Glen Perkins before he was injured. Dozier is the perfect candidate for a trade. He's the one guy on the team not named Sano who could net a big return.
  6. mazeville
    Nope. We have way too many corner infielders/corner outfielders/DH types. I get that he might be good for the kids. But I'd rather give those at-bats to young players.
  7. mazeville
    Excellent. I'm going to assume some trades, but I won't predict a return - theorizing that most of the trades will net people in the minors. That pretty much puts me at a disadvantage from the get-go. Three trades I'm predicting: Ervin Santana, Brian Dozier and Trevor Plouffe. I'm also assuming -- hoping? -- that the team doesn't dive into the free agent market much this offseason when it comes to catchers and relievers, even though I'd probably be fine with a pickup of someone like Melancon as has been previously mentioned. I just tend to think that those markets are too expensive and you're better off with either trades or development. Ultimately, some of these guys are different because I'm assuming trades for Dozier and Santana net a prospect or two. I also believe the Twins will right a wrong and put Trevor May back in the rotation where he belongs. The risk in trading Santana is that you're hoping Hughes makes a full comeback, along with Glen Perkins. But Mejia could provide some insurance in AAA. Here I go ... C: Garver, Cenento IF: Mauer, Vargas, Polanco, Escobar, Sano, Beresford OF: Buxton, Kepler, Rosario, Grossman, Santana SP: Hughes, Berrios, Gibson, Santiago, May RP: Perkins, Chargois, Kintzler, Pressly, Tonkin, Boshers, Rogers Lineup: Polanco Mauer Kepler Sano Vargas Rosario Escobar Garver Buxton
  8. mazeville
    Exactly. I think the last thing you want to do is spend a ton on a free agent catcher. This team should start collecting young catchers ...
  9. mazeville
    The Twins are hardly the only team in this predicament. Anybody who plays fantasy baseball knows that it's next to impossible to find decent catchers. I can only imagine it's much harder finding good two-way catchers. The problem, especially now, is that anybody who shows any decency at the plate is converted to some other position early in his career. That said, I'd like to see the Twins trade Suzuki and then call up Garver or Murphy and then the one who didn't get called up in September. I'd then switch both of them the rest of the year - mixing in Centeno every now and then. At the very least, you can get some idea of what you have before you make your offseason free agency plans.
  10. mazeville
    See if you can't find a trade partner for Plouffe in August. The big question is still DH. I like Vargas. I still think Park has a major league bat in him. But I wonder if the Twins see if they can't find a taker for him in the offseason. I'd rather have Vargas over Park. I also wonder if you couldn't give Mauer some time at third. People scoff at this. But you could keep Park and Vargas to give you a big bat off the bench. You could then play Mauer at third one day a week to get both Park and Vargas in the lineup at the same time. In any event, the new GM will have some work to do ...
  11. mazeville
    Ain't gonna happen. I'd lose my mind if it happened, too. But Rob Antony won't get the top job.
  12. mazeville
    Totally disagree. Remember: This is an organization that recently said that TR had a job for life. Most of us thought there was no way he'd get fired. And then he got fired. What's the point of firing him -- after saying they'd keep him "for life" -- if they're just going to hire the next guy even while hiring a search firm? The Twins aren't stupid. They see what's happening with attendance. They have to bring in someone from the outside to make changes. And I say this as a person who was a general fan of what Rob Antony just did at the deadline. Yet I think there is no way on Earth he gets the job. He might keep his own. But he doesn't get the GM job.
  13. mazeville
    The Twins and their fans just need to be patient. I think he'll be fine. Will he be as good as some people thought he would when he was in Low A? Maybe not. But keep in mind that some prospects just take a bit. The Carlos Gomez example is a very good one. I have deep concerns about the team's player development. And I'm real hopeful that the new regime will find someone who can work with Buxton to shorten his swing and improve his pitch recognition. He is too talented a player to let this happen to him ...
  14. mazeville
    I'm not sure I'd want the team to be a "buyer" in the strictest sense of the word. But this team desperately needs to be reconfigured. So trading guys at logjam positions -- uh, 1B/DH, anyone? -- for major league ready players at weaker areas (SP/RP, C). I'd like to see Plouffe traded in August. One of either Byung Ho Park or Kennys Vargas, preferably Park. And I'd trade Dozier — the one player who could really fetch a nice return. Heck, you could trade Park AND Vargas given the presence of Palka and AB Walker in AAA. Regardless, this team needs to shed some of its DH types.
  15. mazeville
    So how are you going to give all of these guys playing time? Sano needs to play daily. You have to play Plouffe if you're going to trade him. Mauer is Mauer. Vargas needs playing time. Oh, and so does Jorge Polanco. Meanwhile, you're going to send a guy down who has slowly improved every month, is striking out less and is walking more and plays all-world defense in a cavernous outfield. And you'll replace him with more Danny Santana? No thank you. In any event, let this be made perfectly clear: My idea here would be to get Plouffe back on the major league roster, demonstrate to other teams that he doesn't suck, then place him on waivers in the hopes of making an August trade. And then Vargas would come right back.
  16. mazeville
    Most likely scenario: Send down Vargas, play Plouffe most days in the coming week-10 days, then trade him for the bag of balls you're likely to get for him. It's a bummer for Vargas. You could theoretically send down Sano, but that would be stupid. And Vargas can come back up shortly, if not by September callup time.
  17. mazeville
    Not sure that I like the idea of acquiring a catcher. They're expensive and difficult to find. I'd have rather the Twins take advantage of that by trading Suzuki at the deadline, and then give playing time to Mitch Garver while hoping John Ryan Murphy pans out. Both Ramos and Wieters spend too much time on the DL for me to shell out huge $$$ for them. So I think I'd rather the Twins use some combination of their existing assets while hoping to catch one on waivers.
  18. mazeville
    They went from a middling farm system in the majors to one of the best. I was highly impressed by what they did.
  19. mazeville
    My mistake. Misread your comment. Still, I'd rather get something in return. Agree to disagree.
  20. mazeville
    You didn't say stud catcher or shortstop. I used that phrase to explain that Alex Meyer would not generate any better of a return than the Twins received. And again, if you think the Twins could have eaten Nolasco's contract to get a "better prospect" then I have that Arizona oceanfront property for you ... They DID eat some of Nolasco's contract to get a better return. They're paying his contract this year and are throwing in $4 million next year. And let's not forget that they also got a hard-throwing reliever who was in AAA this year and throws 100. Give them some credit. I hate what this front office has done over the past several years. HATE. I prefer the Twins make fewer moves to give the next front office the opportunity to do more of the assessment work. But I'm also perfectly willing to give this front office and ownership credit when they deserve it. And they deserve that credit in this case.
  21. mazeville
    So, what, are you missing the "not saying" part of that line or what? And again, he would generate a better return than Tommy Milone given his history. His ERA is better. His strikeout rate is better. And I'd imagine he'll do better in Target Field with an outfield of Rosario-Buxton-Kepler. I am NOT saying he would generate any sort of massive return. He'd generate A return, which is something they could not have done with Nolasco. And the Twins did generate a return for Meyer - getting a hard-throwing reliever and getting rid of the worst free agent signing in Twins history.
  22. mazeville
    And what kind of return are you expecting of Alex Meyer? He is the Twins' 18th best prospect. He has a history of shoulder problems. He is a 26-year-old who has spent three years at AAA for one of the worst teams in baseball. If you think the Twins were going to be able to use Meyer to get a stud catcher or shortstop you are sadly mistaken. This is EXACTLY the type of deal you do for someone like Meyer. You use him to rid yourself of a bad contract and get a serviceable starter with a good track record in return.
  23. mazeville
    Let me, in fact, remind you of my quote: " ... some sort of return." That is not "immense trade value." He could generate a return, which you could not have said about Ricky Nolasco 24 hours ago. And as I've said before, it's entirely possible that Alex Meyer figures it out and turns into a quality MLB regular. But there is almost no way that happens with the Twins organization. And Ricky Nolasco has been the worst starter in the majors since the Twins acquired him. I will give Rob Antony considerable credit for this.
  24. mazeville
    Please show me the quote where I said that Hector Santiago has "immense trade value."
  25. mazeville
    Hector Santiago has a better career ERA and gets way more strikeouts than Tommy Milone (8.2 K/9 v. 6.4). He is also a former all star. He walks too many people and gives up too many home runs. But he could definitely fetch something in return. I'm not saying they would get an Andrew Miller return. But he is a considerable upgrade over Ricky Nolasco. And if you think that Alex Meyer was somehow going to figure things out in Minnesota, I have some oceanfront property in Arizona to sell you ...
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