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  1. nicksaviking
    Dozier, sure, I guess there's still some upside, but Florimon should not have a spot locked. If the Twins are serious about trying to win some games (they say they are anyway) then Carroll and his superior OBP probably need to be in the lineup most often, perhaps even in the two hole. I've already conceded the season though so I would give young guys with promise the nod. It's just that Florimon and Escobar have zero promise. I'd get more excited if the Twins signed Jim Thome and gave him a middle infielder glove.
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    Yes, according to the BA article posted above. Regardless if the guys signed for under $50k were included in the Twins figure or not, if that 3.2 million is an accurate figure, they are safely within the 15%. Perhaps there are some monetary penalties but at least there isn't a cap on individual players.
  3. nicksaviking
    And they ain't seen nothing yet. Wait until they see the drop in attendance this season.
  4. nicksaviking
    The Rays spent 3.7M. They have to pay 100% of the overage and cannot spend more than 250k on any individual inernational player this year. I hope that doesn't go for the Twins. Edit: According to the BA article, you only get those harsh penalties listed above if you go over by 15%. BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: International Affairs: International Reviews: Tampa Bay Rays
  5. nicksaviking
    What about Marcum and Haren? That would have bred some optimism in my soul. Maybe the Twins and Astros are just both angling for Carlos Rodon come the 2014 draft.
  6. nicksaviking
    I don't think the Twins actually had much of a plan. I think they were thrown for a loop when the Cubs "overspent"on Baker and Feldman and never recovered. I think they assumed they could get quality arms on the cheap even when history said that would never happen. At the point the Cubs showed the Twins how the real world worked, I believe Ryan told the truth when he said he had a lot of offers out to a bunch of pitchers. I believe he sent out a mass email saying he was willing to pay $5 million for the first couple pitchers that applied for the job and hooked Correia anf Pelfry. Correia said he wanted a second year and Ryan accepted out of desperation.
  7. nicksaviking
    And I think most people will agree that this is the way to build a winner, but it's so frustratingly convenient that this way also just so happens to be the cheapest way for ownership. The Nationals did build through the draft, but they also happened to have the #1 pick in consecutive years that happened to feature two can't miss players along with top ten picks in nearly every year of their existance. The Twins have not had that (?mis?)fortune. To win a championship, this team is still likely going to need to suppliment through free agency and most of us just aren't going to believe they ever will as they have never commited substantial money to a free agent under this leadership. Same old, same old beef, I know, but we just want proof they are as commited to winning as the other clubs that visably demonstrate an effort.
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    Ah, the old "Last year, our payroll was north of $100 million and we lost 95 (sic) games" excuse. Seems logical, the team almost spends what they should be expected to and loses, spending less should surely do the trick. This is tough, I really like getting these kind of interviews but it's impossible to buy what these guys are saying because the team's actions speak much, much louder. Seriously, I appreciate St. Peter being accessable, but are we to believe that he thinks the team will get off to a "reasonable" enough start to add big talent later in the year? When have they ever done that? Besides why trade prospects for impact players later in the year when you could have signed them without trading prospects in the off season?
  9. nicksaviking
    Perhaps not last year seeing as at the time the Twins were busy firing the head trainer. I'm still thinking after a second opinion in May, the sore elbow is going to be deemed a misdiagnosis and he actually has a case of appendicitis.
  10. nicksaviking
    Perhaps the Twins should be offing a contract to the Kentucky pitching coach then
  11. nicksaviking
    Texas would surely be looking for someone who could help them now or very soon if they were to move Olt. To move Buxton for Olt, it would probably have to be some kind of multi-player move like Buxton and Morneau for Olt and Perez. Still unlikely either team would be interested.
  12. nicksaviking
    I am excited about Meyer, but the point about needing patience should be concerning. Meyer is after all a Boras client, so an extension that gives the Twins a couple extra years is unlikely. If the Randy Johnson model is comparable, he'll likely walk for a large contract after his first standout year.
  13. nicksaviking
    Everyone wants a solid workhorse, but I don't think the innings should be Ryan's main attraction. A front office could still catch a break and get 200 innings out of a pitcher who had above average stuff but who previously had troubles staying healthy. It's quite unrealistic to expect a durable guy with lesser talent, like Correia, to suddenly gain a 8.0 K/9 and a 1.200 WHIP. As fans, what would excite us more this year, Kevin Correia somehow managing 200 IP with his career average 4.54 ERA, 1.411 WHIP and 6.0 K/9, or 120 IP from Rich Harden with his career average 3.76 ERA, 1.296 WHIP and 9.2 K/9?
  14. nicksaviking
    I'm skeptical, I'm betting two months from now Swarzak will still be hurting, go in for a second opinion and find out that he actually has plantar fascitis and not broken ribs.
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    Then it just goes to show that a high IP total is simply a byproduct of being a good pitcher. It is the other factors, high K/9, keeping runners off base, keeping zero's on the board, that make a pitcher good. The high innings pitched simply is the result of those factors. It doesn't work the other way around. Having a high IP doesn't prevent baserunners or runs or produce a higher K%.
  16. nicksaviking
    Span was drafted a decade ago, changes have been made at every level since. That being said, at the time the Twins were riding with low contact, low OBP Jacque Jones in the leadoff spot and few other options in the pipeline. It would not be out of the question that there was an organizational mandate to ensure Span's approach at the plate would be more like a traditional leadoff hitter.
  17. nicksaviking
    Ha, I don't agree with you on the offseason dirction, but I do here. I guess we can agree that the pessimists on this board are in fact not worse than child murderers and terrorists.
  18. nicksaviking
    Are you saying he didn't lie to the season ticket holders? Did they actually try harder to acquire pitching than the other 29 teams?
  19. nicksaviking
    You could find a Cub's forum if you so chose. Their blind optimism and the fact that they rarely hold the team accountable for losing seasons and terrible decisions enables that team to be terrible year after year by recycling the same mistakes. I for one would not have been happy with the Twins had they signed Saunders, simply because he is not the kind of pitcher the front office said they would target this offseason. I'd be pretty annoyed if they patted themselves on the back and tried to sell to the public that he was the ace they so desperately needed.
  20. nicksaviking
    Swarzak's injury certainly opens the door for a guy like Pressly to take a spot.
  21. nicksaviking
    Wow, and even smaller than Revere.
  22. nicksaviking
    In the past when checking out MLB.com's team by team prospect lists it has always seemed like they are not shy about ranking relief pitchers quite high.
  23. nicksaviking
    What about Jemile Weeks? Lost in the A's trade for Jed Lowrie last week was the realization that it likely took a job away from Weeks. He's a year removed from a great rookie campaign. Last year was brutal, but he seemed to fall on some hard luck as he only managed a .256 BABIP. He's 26 but only has 2 years of service time I don't much like the idea of trading with Billy Beane but I have not been impressed with his moves this year and Weeks value is surely down. Trading for Lowrie doesn't speak much for the team's future with Weeks, Lowrie still isn't a free agent until 2015.
  24. nicksaviking
    I'd take him seeing as he's a much more consistant defender, but he really is of no offensive value. His numbers are really no different than Florimon's in the minors last year and it wasn't much of an anomaly. I was pretty surprised when I checked his numbers to see how awful he has been offensively at every level recently. Still, if nobody has a bat, you go with the best defender, that's Brignac over Florimon.
  25. nicksaviking
    Was just going to post this. Not a lot of surprise in the article, things are as they appear although maybe to a greater extent than we figured. Mauer has swung at one 3-0 pitch in the last three years. Wow.
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