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  1. Rosterman
    The logistics of baseball. Ploufee is not worth $8 million a year, or buying into free agency and giving him a multiple year contract. Why? Well, we have a logjam in the 3B/1B/DH and possibly outfield, so he is expendable. Yet we can pay $8 million for multi-years for a catcher. I'm not arguing against the catcher. Just the worth of the player. The team ahs to feel the guy is worth the money, otherwise why do it. He fulfills a need, so you can be competitive and maybe overspend to fgill a perceived weakness. But don't overpay if you don't have a place for a longtime employee.
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    With the Twins current situation, I'm not sure they really have to invest monies in expensive long-term bullpen arms. They have to develop and see what they have...get them up here. They have to make decisions (will Berrios stay a starter, as so Trevor May, or go to the bullpen). They need to look at Reed, Bard, Burdi, Jones, Hildenberger and others...and sooner rather than later. They need solid catching, not only at AAA (and AA) but the majors to work and develop these guys. Then you fill in the holes once you have a smidgen of a chance to be competitive (be it as early as 2018 or as late as 2019). Sadly, stockpiling funds the future is not something we have seen the Twins do, but at some point they have to go beyond revenue projections and play the marketplace again. But right now, they are on rebuild. Now the BIG job is to see if Dave St. Peter can earn his keep and sell this to the fans.
  3. Rosterman
    Avoiding the question of where do you play him if he can't catch, could the Twins have gotten WIlson Ramos for a similar price. And question #2. Is there anyone in the system that will step forward and be the Twins full-time catcher in 2018 or 2019, or even 2020. This buys us some time.
  4. Rosterman
    You always have to remember that there are 27 outs in a game and some players have to do those, often more than a couple a game. It's CAN THEY be productive on working counts, advancing a runner, or putting a ball in play when needed, besides making you strong in other areas (defense, framing, etc.).
  5. Rosterman
    Baxendale or Boshers? Ask yourself that question.
  6. Rosterman
    With a bit of seasoning and catching ore of the future Twins, Garver could be a primary backstop. But he will still need to show some signs of hitting. He may buy a year with a mid-season callup as there aren't a lot of other choices, but at some point the Twins will have to make a longterm decision. He may become a top-flight backstop who gives you what you need as a catcher and a batter. But only time will tell. We do know the Yankees knew something when they allowed Murphy to go as they watched a couple of other backstops develop into someone they would rather have behind the plate...than Murphy or McCann. At this point, we can be glad Hicks didn't become an instant superstar.
  7. Rosterman
    I really have never known the Twins to carryover. The BIG QUESTION is how they will market the 2017 season to get some fans in the stands. Combine that with concessions and hits on TV and radio, the team could go leaner in the $$$ to spend department because they aren't competitive. After 2015, the Twins had a punt in their cash flow. Last season, they started to take a hit (not in tickets but in what non-attendees didn't spend by staying home or TV lost with non-viewers). Their marketing basically died mid-season. Not sure what slogan they can develop this year.
  8. Rosterman
    He just became too expensive. Even though we do have someone else that is also too expensive and causing a logjam on the playing field. Sad.
  9. Rosterman
    Well, I guess we shouldn't feel bad about some guys being open to the Rule 5 draft.
  10. Rosterman
    Purchased.
  11. Rosterman
    You forget that some of these guys work out in the GCL, which is short-season baseball. And the Twins have a great complex there. Plus, players rehab there. And you don't have to travel much. If the Twins do have a pitching philosophy in place, it is always ncie to have roving instructors that can visit each minor league town, say twice, during a season to work with coaches and give advice to potential major league players. Yet still not have the grind of travel on the road that a regular coaching gig brings.
  12. Rosterman
    Flipping is fun. They did it with Abad. Nunez they did good. But couldn't find anyone to take Ervin Santana (which was a surprise) and you can't always flip dregs. We still have Kintzler and Boshers. Basically, the Twins have to do a better job of moving assets that don't figure into longterm plans. They did good moving Meyer. But did they really get anything in return. They failed with moving Plouffe. They definitely put too much stock in Adam Walker and never utilized the possibility that he might have value. Sometimes YOU MUST do a major league showcase, even if it turns out badly.
  13. Rosterman
    I'm sure we are all going to be mad with the Twins Rule 5 (and it may be losses) when we had names like Boshers and Grossman, not to mention a couple more borderline pitchers, still on the 40-man. t this point, with the bullpen of 2017, I would rather put stock in someone like Baxendale. But, we wait and see!
  14. Rosterman
    We will all bemoan that the Twins got nothing for Plouffe, not that he seemed in demand. And we may have wanted a look at Adam Walker (shades of Mark Fundeburk) and had every chance to see him hit a home run in September, if the Twins had only called him up. I always question, in the case of Walker, the investment in a player and even adding him to major league possibilities, and then just cutting them loose. Especially when they don't seem to be absolutely horrible. But, players get passed on the depth chart all the time, and two NEW outfielders are added with more on tap for the future years. But, in the case of Plouffe, if they ahd cut him during the season, they could've resigned him (if needed)...but now, he won't have that chance. Which may be good for Plouffe.
  15. Rosterman
    And I sure wish they had taken a short look at Walker. It might have freed up a spot for Palka if Walker was totally lost at the major league level. Now we will have two corner outfielders/DH who could both be lost at the major league level taking up 40-man space.
  16. Rosterman
    Plus, you sometimes have to worry about the minor league portion of the draft, which is why you keep players coming off the disabled list or guys who suddenly had a surge in their play at A ball but not necessarily ready to add to the high minors (Rosario and Landa may be examples of that).
  17. Rosterman
    Mike Redmond also joins the Rockies in a similar coaching capacity.
  18. Rosterman
    Mike Redmond looks like he got a similar position with the Rockies field staff.
  19. Rosterman
    It's all about "how many times they think someone can go thru the order." Is it pushing to ask starting pitchers to face the same batters three times? Even in the bullpen, can you ask a pitcher to face the same batters more than once in a game (or a series). If pitchers would jsut tust their stuff and actually throw, they would put the ball in play, with the hitters hitting it to placement spots that you have seen over-and-over again, and outs made, and their pitching counts would also stay lower. Maybe someday we will have nine pitchers pitch a nine-inning shutout/complete game.
  20. Rosterman
    Boshers, Duffey, Tonkin, Santiago, even Grossman and Park could be expendable. Hey, if Park is grabbed, another team pays. Otherwise, he's in the minors! You could also let go of Escobar. Remember, though, anyone added to the 40-man needs to stay (unless traded) into spring training. You need a body or two for your own Rule 5 pick, or a free agent.
  21. Rosterman
    It's fun to look at lists like this and wonder what happened to those that never made it, and to see those that were just so-so: http://www.thebaseballcube.com/prospects/byTeam.asp?T=17
  22. Rosterman
    Drew Butera. And make sure you offer an option pick-up, just in case he shines!
  23. Rosterman
    Plus, Mr. Jones? Will he head to the Twins?
  24. Rosterman
    Valencia was largely traded to play first or the outfield at this point in his career.
  25. Rosterman
    The Twins will definitely be remaking their bullpen from within. What is interesting is that Adam Walker wasn't one of your call-up choices (yes, Granite WILL be on the list before Walker, unless the Twins DO sort out the Vargas/Sano/Park/Mauer/Plouffe mess. And we do have to put Palka in the mess. You also leave out Mejia, who will be the first starter called up if he doesn't break camp with the Twins. But I start to wonder about WHY the Twins added Landa and Rosario to the 40-man last season, now that they would be exposed to loss if removed, compared to just sitting in the minors this year and still going thru the Rule 5 and not being chosen (last year they could've been lost, I believe, in the minor league portion of the Rule 5...which is partly why they were protected). But neither looks to make an inning in 2017. I'm still waiting to see how the 40-man breaks out. There aren't a lot of names that truly need protection, unless they need it from the minor league portion, and THAT puts restrictions on in-season roster movement. Baxendale? What about Wheeler?
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