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  1. nicksaviking
    I'm in if the deal is only for two years and the Twins are also looking for another similar arm for the front of the rotation to pair him with. A two year deal would probably promise the most July trade value if the Twins are not contending and the Cubs did get a top 100 prospect for him when he was a rental last year.
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    They can keep Lannan and his Blackburnesque contract and peripherals. The poor WHIP, K/9 and BB/K actually have some speculating that they may in fact be the same guy.
  3. nicksaviking
    Uggla isn't as an extreme pull hitter as Willingham has transformed into, but his swing would probably work well in Target Field. Still, the Twins would probably then need to find a way to include Minor/Delgado/Teheran/Hanson/Beachey in the deal. If the Twins are going to be forking over $13M for a 2B, there isn't going to be much left to give to a quality starting pitcher in the free agent market or though a trade. The Twins would have to make up for it with one of the Braves cheap controlable pitchers.
  4. nicksaviking
    I'd rather target Marcum who throws softer but is more effective with the stuff he has as demonstrated by his superiour K/9. You'd think he'd be similarly priced. Guthrie at 5M is a different topic.
  5. nicksaviking
    Good analysis, I'm glad to hear someone who isn't drooling over Hellickson. He looks to be a very useful pitcher, but I don't trust that K/9 rate to improve enough to be a consistant front of the rotation arm. The fact that the Rays have suddenly pushed him into the front of the trade line in front of more expensive arms like Sheilds, Price and Davis who are closer to free agency/arbitration tells me that the Rays also see he has a good chance of regression. It seems similar to when the Rays pushed to move the seemingly higher upside Delmon Young over the cheaper and closer to free agency/arbitration outfielders Carl Crawford and BJ Upton.
  6. nicksaviking
    If it comes down to a Twins package vs a Royals package, the contest is over. Some combination of Moustakas/Hosmer/Myers/Duffy/Starling/et al. will likely blow away any offer the Twins could realistically consider without mortgaging the future of the offense.
  7. nicksaviking
    I think that's about an additional $24 million for Detroit. Something like $8 million for Pittsburgh.
  8. nicksaviking
    There will always be players who say they want to play on the west coast or in the national league, but other than those few players, the only reason players wont come here we can't complain about. Those reasons are because a player wants to sign with a contender or the Twins wont offer the same amount of years.
  9. nicksaviking
    Well if the Twins have interest, best to get a deal done quickly. If on the off chance the Rangers or another club steals Greinke away from the Angels with a mammoth offer, the Angels surely will reconsider Haren who already stated his preferance was to stay with them.
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    I totally agree, with that take. Not a chance the Cubs were backing out of that deal unless they were forced to because Marmol refused the trade. The Cubs sounded willing to give Marmol away at times last year. I could see the deal from the Angels perspective though. Aside from signing Greinke, one of their main focuses this offseason will be securing back end of the bullpen help, and they do love their hard throwers. You're right though, can't imagine the Angels would deal Haren to clear up less than $3 million, unless there was also talk of a Soriano/Wells swap too. Both teams have bad contract outfielders, but Wells contract is $3 million per year worse than Soriano's. You'd think they wouldn't be able to keep that aspect of a deal secret, but that would have helped the Angels free up an extra $3 million, and it also would have given the Cubs a reason to say no.
  11. nicksaviking
    Not to offend, but I felt the need to proof read that post. I think you mis-worded that fourth sentance.
  12. nicksaviking
    I thought the scholarship program was over. My math skills are questionable, but between those four men listed for promotions they seem to have a combined 66 years service with the Twins organization. I appreciate the loyalty, and these men should be proud of the promotions, but there wasn't one outside voice who could qualify to be a member of this staff? This organization seems like a small town in a post appocolyptic movie where the roads leading to town are blocked with signs saying "Outsiders shot on sight" or "Turn back now."
  13. nicksaviking
    So if the Angels only required Nothing to give up Santana, does that mean they'll give up Next to Nothing for Haren should the buying team be willing to eat most of the salary?
  14. nicksaviking
    Going out of your way to bring back the scapegoats from a terrible team is a great way to endear oneself to a fanbase on the brink of revolt.
  15. nicksaviking
    Had the Twins drafted Hardy, he surely would not have ended up as a SS. His size and (lack of) speed would have convinced the Twins he wouldn't have the range for SS long before he would have reached the majors. My biggest issue with the Hardy loss lies in the rumors that the Twins and Hardy butted heads on his reluctance to hit to all fields. Willingham and Plouffe showed this year that for right handed hitters, Hardy's philosopy was the correct one at Target Field.
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    I'd be more inclined to believe Chavez' power was due to playing in a hitters park playing for a team that preaches agressive swings and being the percieved weak link in a frightening lineup and thus seeing a ton of hittable pitches.
  17. nicksaviking
    Are the Phillies going to pick up Ty Wigginton's $4 million option? He's not worth that price at this point. In any case, whoever Ryan brings in is going to be of the "Good name five years too late" variaty the Twins have been signing year in and year out. Wake me up when they sign a starting pitcher.
  18. nicksaviking
    Just curious, but aside from Greinke, what free agents would you prefer to Haren? He'd actually be the guy I'd put #2 on my wish list. I agree that I don't want to trade for him because I don't feel like giving up prospects for a guy under contract for 1 year and he likely would come cheaper on the market under a multi-year deal, but still he's the guy I hope the Twins target hardest.
  19. nicksaviking
    He could hit .900 with 20 HR 20 SB in spring training and the Twins wouldn't give him an opening day job. No way whatsoever will Terry Ryan let Hicks get super 2 status. Mastroianni and what ever journeyman outfielder they bring in for organizational filler would get the call before Hicks, should guys go down with injuries.
  20. nicksaviking
    Not sure who is representing the two possible Japanese high schoolers but if it's not Boras I'd be more interested in them. They are not property of any pro team and wouldn't cast a posting fee. They are young and already expect to play in the minors where as the Korean All-Star will be expecting a rotation spot.
  21. nicksaviking
    Was the last Twins pitcher to have bone spurs removed Joe Nathan? Nathan blamed the procedure for causing his ligament damage and the ensuing TJ surgery and I don't think anyone disagreed with his assesment.
  22. nicksaviking
    I'd also add Hermsen and Summers to that list. I just don't see how pitchers who struggle that badly to strike guys out in the low minors are going to be able to contribute at the major league level.
  23. nicksaviking
    I'd take three years of Haren at the expense of the injury prone Baker, and if I had to choose between Baker and Marcum, I'd take Marcum too. However, the debate isn't who would we rather have as there should be room for Baker AND a top free agent arm. The issue is there may not be room if Baker agrees to a 3 year deal but the first year is at $6 milion instead of $3 million like it should be.
  24. nicksaviking
    If he gets three years, the only issue I see is that the Twins would probably have to overpay him this year in exchange for having him the following two seasons when his value will likely be higher. For the first time in two decades, there are legit #2-3 arms affordable to the Twins on the free agent market, I'd hate to see the Twins think the free agents are $2-4 million more than their budget allows while Baker is getting overpaid by that same amount next year.
  25. nicksaviking
    At this stage, yes... do you think that Piazza was instantly a top prospect when he was a 62nd round pick? No, but he played great and moved up lists quickly. We've got like 20 innings on all of these college relievers, at low levels, so we know pretty much nothing yet. And, they took the best player available (Buxton), so they couldn't get Gausman or Zimmer. That's a legit arguement regarding Bard. There is probably still some residual resentment from some of us surrounding the guy. He was not a popular draft pick and then pitched below expectaions and was injured in his short professional debut. The small sample size arguement is all the harder for optomists to swallow because it then invalidates the success of the eight or so drafted arms who pitched well above expectations last year.
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