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  1. nicksaviking
    So wold a lot of people, but it's more like here's 30K and for the next 5 years we will only pay you $4/hr and you have to pay most of your own expenses. So hope you don't plan on having kids anytime soon.
  2. nicksaviking
    Yup, both Hrbek and Puckett got their MVPs sniped by relief pitchers. Which is partly why I laugh that Justin Morneau got the one that Yankees fans indignantly thought Derek Jeter should have gotten. Even if Jeter was better than Morneau that year (which is debatable) he wasn't better than Mauer and Santana.
  3. nicksaviking
    I don't think anyone here is asking for anything of significance. All teams need a backup catcher even if Suzuki isn't an upgrade to the team's current starter.
  4. nicksaviking
    Regarding Suzuki, he's a free agent after this year. Why wouldn't you trade him if you can get something back and clear a spot to give Murphy a real audition? If Murphy busts, Suzuki will still be available as a free agent next year anyway and obviously there is nothing he can do to make his price unaffordable as a free agent. Also, I'm pretty sure I said this exact same thing in 2014 except probably about Pinto instead of Murphy.
  5. nicksaviking
    Here is my recollection of how accomplishments were ranked in the 1980s: Batters: 1: Having an All-Star Card last year 2: Batting Average 3: Having All-Star Cards in previous years 4: HR 5: Multiple Gold Gloves 6: RBIs 7: Game winning RBIs Wild Card: Your manager is picking the roster and likes you (not specific to the 1980s). Pitchers: 1: Wins I also remember that even while previous generations cheered Home Run races ever since Babe Ruth stepped to the plate, HRs in the 1980s were almost considered crass. It almost seemed like HRs were fine, but mostly only to entertain the kids who didn't appreciate the finer aspects of the game. Probably not coincidentally, it took Harmon Killebrew half a decade to get into the HOF in the 1980s.
  6. nicksaviking
    I do recall Ryan saying this at one point. I get it (but don't like it) if you're trying to play hardball and want to milk the best possible return for your guys. But I'd think in this situation, the return is not nearly as important as actually clearing space for guys like Sano and Polanco. Also, playing a game of chicken probably is never a great move when you're trying to move streaky hitters. Make a call when they're hot.
  7. nicksaviking
    I'm starting to suspect a few of these guys actually have no interest in the #1 pick in 2017.
  8. nicksaviking
    It's one's own perigative to doubt his conviction I suppose as it is a free country, but he said all the right things in that tweet. Good luck Glen, that sounded sincere enough to me, and frankly, you owed us no explanation.
  9. nicksaviking
    I would strongly endorse a GM who doesn't value such traits that are not significant to managerial success.
  10. nicksaviking
    I agree Michael wasn't a need pick, for many of us though, the problem with he and Wimmers before him was that they were a "safe" pick but in reality, when you're drafting that low there really aren't any safe picks. Like Wimmers before him, many of us were banging the drum for the higher ceiling HS players because if the odds are long anyway, why not take a guy who's payout is higher? At least that's where many of us in the anti-Wimmers/Michael crowd came from. It's probably just dumb luck that both years the HS kids drafted after the Twins "safe" picks have, or appear to have Made it, and the Twins clearly have reversed course regarding their top picks since, so there's no need to hammer them for past approaches as they are now moot.
  11. nicksaviking
    I know, now it's going to be Suzuki! Twice in three years!
  12. nicksaviking
    I don't know that they were worried about Sano sulking, I don't think expecting and catering to a malcontent attitude (and I am absolutely NOT suggesting that Sano has just that) is a very sound business or baseball strategy. I'd guess if the team did secretly plan on putting Sano back at 3B in due time, the presumptive permanence of the move to the OF was likely in consideration of Plouffe who no doubt would otherwise be holding his breathe and agonizing over a trade every time the manager called him into the office..
  13. nicksaviking
    Yes, right next to the Cuddyer to 2B card. Which while frightening, was both useful and highly entertaining.
  14. nicksaviking
    I never liked the move to the OF, but frankly, it was mostly because of the air of permanence that seemed to come from Molitor and Ryan when talking about the move. Had there been even a hint that this would be temporary because they still hadn't figured out what to do with Plouffe, there would have been less consternation from the fan base. At least there would have been less from me. Liability or not, knowing that Sano can in a pinch play the outfield along with 3B and 1B is fine by me as any number of in-game moves can often call for unorthodoxed roster management. At the very least, I like having that in the back pocket.
  15. nicksaviking
    I agree, mostly because of the hamstring issue. Unless they get painted into a corner during a game, I'd expect to see Sano at 3B, 1B or DH the rest of the year. Probably all three spots, with DH his predominant position until he's fully healed and the Plouffe situation is resolved.
  16. nicksaviking
    You make assumptions sound like facts. You, nor any of us here know anything about Miguel Sano, and frankly, I think it's a bit offensive to assume any of us know what's in his head; or any of these players' heads. Sano is a 23-year-old. If he took his job seriously, he'd probably be about one of ten in the history of the world who ever did. People tend to change and re-examine what's important to them once they've learned a hard life lesson or two and realize that ability alone isn't going to make them their best selves, look at your examples of David Ortiz and Jose Bautista. Speaking of, why in the world wouldn't you want one of those guys on your team?
  17. nicksaviking
    There's a fine line between hurt and injured, and that's saying nothing of the fact that the players often blur if not outright hide that line to begin with. There's a lot to criticize with the club, but I don't think forcing players to play injured is one of them.
  18. nicksaviking
    So if I'm hearing you, you're saying we should all do our part and stop going to Target Field and cancelling our providers who carry FSN to help the Twins lower revenue and market size. Only for the sake of getting those comp picks, of course. Let's do it people!
  19. nicksaviking
    I'd like to see what a new regime, top to bottom, does with the young arms first before any bold moves are made. Without pointing any fingers, I don't believe that these guys are reaching their potential within the organization as it currently stands. That a team would show decades of futility drafting and developing top end MLB starting pitchers like the Twins have done can't be chance, it has to be systematic. Some of these young guys may be everything we hoped they would be if they find themselves in the right hands and put in the right situation.
  20. nicksaviking
    I can buy into that, but I'd fill the holes with veterans, not the other way around. I'd let the young guys play out the year and target what you need in free agency. 2B doesn't look like it should be a hole to me, there seem to be quite a few options.
  21. nicksaviking
    Right, but if we take that approach with the whole squad, only Nunez and Grossman don't get DFA'd/demoted. At this point, I'm chalking all 2016 stats up to an outbreak of some toxic, neurological disease and pray that it's temporary and curable.
  22. nicksaviking
    Interestingly Zach made 3 "rehab" appearances in the FSL, which is customary, and than two in the PCL which strikes me as not customary. The Brewers were also sniffing .500 at the time of the promotion to AAA at 30-33 and were embarking on a 9 game West Coast road trip, which the PCL is much closer to. I wonder if the Brewers did have every intention of calling him up, but just couldn't pull the trigger. Also interestingly, Zach's first two "rehab" appearances were against none other than the Fort Myers Miracle, where he only gave up 1H and 1BB vs 4K in 3 IP. So they did their part in trying to get Zach to the majors.
  23. nicksaviking
    I'm having a hard time taking Arcia's numbers in 2016 seriously, because if I do, I'm probably forcing myself to also take Buxton, Kepler, Sano, Rosario, Berrios, May, Meyers, Murphy, Park and every other young players numbers seriously. I think there's a pretty good chance that Arcia would have never blossomed in this current system, so even if he does go on to do great things, we likely wouldn't have seen the same results here. Arcia may very well be a "change of scenery" kind of guy. However, I am also very hopeful that we are seeing the end of the current system and new leadership can get better results from the young players. So I would have preferred to hang on to Arcia and simply brought the new scenery to Minnesota.
  24. nicksaviking
    Really? A sport full of rich, pretentious white guys? I'd think he'd fit right in.
  25. nicksaviking
    Rolaids in bulk.
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