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  1. nicksaviking
    Yeah, pretty sure the whole board called that one before the game even started.
  2. nicksaviking
    Thus far it appears so.
  3. nicksaviking
    Yeah, Cleveland is developing their own pitchers since Falvey left. When he was there, Cleveland was doing what the Twins are now doing.
  4. nicksaviking
    Not when Derek Falvey was there. The Twins are doing now pretty much what Falvey's crew was doing in Cleveland a decade ago. And Bieber was merely drafted by Cleveland when Falvey was there. He came to MN four months later.
  5. nicksaviking
    I actually think they were doing it right prior to this year. Trading prospects for young controllable pitchers seems like a much more reliable method of building a rotation than crossing your fingers that your draft picks in A ball will be what you need in three years.
  6. nicksaviking
    Just about every one of them were like Joe Ryan. They were either already called up, or in AAA and immediately promoted. Trevor Bauer, Corey Kluber, Mike Clevenger, Carlos Carrasco. Shane Bieber was pretty much the only guy they drafted and developed.
  7. nicksaviking
    Cleveland never produced a pitching pipeline. They traded for just about every one of their pitchers. Like the Twins have done.
  8. nicksaviking
    You'd be wrong. Danny Gladden thought it was brilliant idea.
  9. nicksaviking
    I'm open to Carlos Santana proving me wrong here.
  10. nicksaviking
    Well it was either that or let Martin hit, and that's also something they seem reluctant to do.
  11. nicksaviking
    It wasn't meant to hurt, it was meant to question your logic.
  12. nicksaviking
    If Gladden didn't believe it, it seems more like a situation where'd you'd keep your negative thoughts to yourself instead.
  13. nicksaviking
    Yeah, we know you dislike Julien. So surely you can rip Rocco for batting him leadoff then if he won't play more than four innings? Or for playing him at all if he's such a bum?
  14. nicksaviking
    Yeah, it was a stupid comment before Margot even stepped into the box.
  15. nicksaviking
    Here's a quote from Gladden on the radio: "The Twins are going to the bench early to pinch hit for the lefty Julien, Rocco's been great at that this year."
  16. nicksaviking
    Julien has been allowed to face one lefty this year, and he got a hit.
  17. nicksaviking
    Going out on a limb here, but signing Rhys Hoskins > Carlos Santana.
  18. nicksaviking
    I hope they erroneously overturned that call just to rub Rocco's nose in such a terrible, terrible managerial decision.
  19. nicksaviking
    If they're going to pull Julien every time a lefty steps on the mound, why didn't they trade him instead of Polanco? After his great rookie season, Julien almost certainly could have headlined a trade to land the top end pitching they needed.
  20. nicksaviking
    Funny, the Twins had a .6667 slugging percentage before Lewis got injured. Geez, they've only had 6 XBH since actually.
  21. nicksaviking
    Yeah, I wanted them to trade prospects for a top starter, hard to fault them for not getting one when no other team was able to pry one away, but you probably can fault them for not having a better read on the market and understanding it wasn't going to happen this year. Which sucks because the Twins had been good at trading for pitchers in the offseason but terrible at trading for them at the deadline. You have an advantage in the offseason as you have that much more intel on your prospects. Waiting four months until the deadline, the other team is given a much better read on them.
  22. nicksaviking
    If this was the Rays, you could bet they'd put the lefty in to start the second time through the order and force the Twins hand. I'd love to see Baldelli hold his water and let Julien and Kirilloff have ONE frightful at bat against a lefty so as to have their bats available at the end of the game.
  23. nicksaviking
    Five of the nine Brewers hitters have more hits this season than any of the Twins hitters. I'm ready for the Twins bats to wake up. Also, as usual the Twins are giving everyone regular starts. Except Martin, seems like a Buxton DH game would be a good chance to try him in CF. Is he only up to be a pinch runner? If they aren't going to let him play, why'd they call him up? A right handed pinch hitter, like Miranda, would have been of much more use than a guy who's only going to pinch run for hitters who's bats may be needed later in the game.
  24. nicksaviking
    I do see Isola has already played two games in the OF, which is two more than he's ever played, even in college. I like it, it means they are willing to be creative in getting their best hitters to St. Paul. I'd also like to see it with the pitching, but it's getting close. Boushley is the only non-Twin-developed starter. The bullpen is obviously a different animal, signing relievers to MiLB deals and relievers with options was clearly the plan this winter. I have to think that most of the Twins future internally developed relief options are still starting in AA and lower. I think that conversion to reliever maybe needs to start a bit earlier with this organization though.
  25. nicksaviking
    I said Margot and Santana were replacement level players, not Kepler. I only wanted three free agents, and all three would have been affordable even to the Twins. But the Twins got greedy or too cute, which is fine if it works but it backfired this time. They wouldn't have had to dump Polanco or Kepler after signing free agents had they TRADED Polanco before the free agents were ready to sign. They tried to get a good player for Polanco (Bryce Miller from the sound of it), and by the time they realized that wasn't happening, all the good free agents they could have afforded were gone. They signed Carlos Santana about the second they freed up money from moving Polanco, there's next to no chance they weren't interested in Rhys Hoskins and Justin Turner instead.
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