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  1. bighat
    I was one of those who was very disappointed to hear the Twins were going to keep Molitor this year. Pohlad set this team's development back a year by giving Molitor a free pass with the new ownership, it was an extremely bush-league move. The guy's got the personality of a box of Triscuits. He couldn't even figure out how the double-switch works and 'dun goofed up a ballgame in Los Angeles for a half an hour while the umps explained it to him. Joke city. Alas, Molitor doesn't make up for lack of management talent with being a "good clubhouse guy" either. He's a wet blanket who was given a favor by the hometown team, and it's frankly an embarrassment. Much like fellow Minnesotan Glen Perkins, Molitor's time has passed and the time to move on from him was last year. The relentless scythe of change should have Molitor in its crosshairs and he shouldn't be kept on. Torii Hunter for manager, Doug Meinkewitcz #2 choice, or just grab a talented AAA guy from outside the organization.
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    The Twins traded Eduardo Nunez last year and got a guy who was MLB ready. The guy (Mejia) has been a work in progress this season but he's been at the very least a decent back end pitcher, this his rookie season. He is just 24 years old. Will any of the prospects we received for Garcia and Kintzler be playing at Mejia's level by this time next season? Enns is 26 and at this point will be lucky to have a journeyman career. What about the rest of the dudes we acquired? Will any of them be "next year's Mejia"? Will Littell win 10 games in a Twins MLB uniform next year? Will Watson? If not, then what the heck were the Twins thinking? We've been "waiting 2 more years" forever and they keep pushing the end-date for this rebuild back.
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    I am disappointed to get a low-A pitcher. Dealing one of the best relievers on the market for a guy who is years away? The Twins couldn't have done better dealing Kintzler to another team? A lot of things have to go right for Watson to make an impact. Think the Twins could have done better. I do like that half a mill in cash, though.
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    Get Bartolo out of here, pronto. I mean yesterday. Get a new guy in there to start right away.
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    Like our Whine Line Host and Mike, I think Belisle would be a disappointment. I like Hildy! Give 'em the rock! Trade Rodgers tonight too, and if they can get Duffey outta there, why not also.
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    I like Escobar too. Don't forget, we got Escobar from the White Sox in the Liriano trade. He was always a legit MLB prospect and has performed well when he gets playing time. He seems to be consistently mis-used. Escobar gets extremely hot and then the Twins start leaning on him too much. He shouldn't be batting 4th, no matter how hot he gets. Keep him in the #2 hole or bat him further down in the lineup at 6th or 7th. His defensive range isn't that great, so I think 2b is a good place for him.
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    I'm happy about the trade - nice flip of Garcia there. It appears that the Yankees wanted/needed to open up a 40-man spot and threw in Enns, but Littell is clearly the big name here. Glad to see the rebuild hopefully gaining traction. Winning was fun - but since the Twins are done winning it's time to see what this new 2-headed monster Falvine can do. Enjoyed this one, can't wait to see what's next!
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    At some point it falls on the players. Last year's 103 loss team allowed lots of young players to get their feet wet. Sano took his opportunity and ran with it to the tune of an All-Star season. Ditto for Kinzler. Rosario's had a nice year as well and is the best hitter for average on the team. But none of the other young players really improved: Duffey, Polanco, Buxton, and let's add Kepler and Rogers (who has been awful in the 2nd half) to this list...they haven't exactly blown anyone away this year. Management tried to "let them all play" last year, and they are "letting them play" this year. The problem isn't that the Twins aren't letting the young guys play. The problem is that most of the young guys just aren't very good. The challenge in front of the Twins brass right now is to find young guys who can actually achieve or surpass their potential. Aside from Sano (who has a huge upside) and Rosario (whose upside is much lower), nobody's done that and they've been given plenty of chances.
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    Taylor Rogers. Best we got, eh? Boo, he stinks. Let's get 'em tomorrow (I guess?)
  11. bighat
    Hector Santiago rehab update from Toledo per Mike Bernardino: "30-pitch 1st for Hector Santiago in Toledo. Gives up a run on a sIngle, 3 BB".
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    Wouldn't mind seeing him move up soon. I believe his rookie-league manager has already said that Royce should be in Cedar Rapids and has already proven himself worthy of a promotion.
  13. bighat
    Any chance Cleveland or KC will lose a game in the near future? Both teams have taken the leads tonight (again) going into the bottom of the 9th. Drat!
  14. bighat
    Uffda, Kepler strikes out with the bases loaded and less than one out. Did that against the Dodgers, too. Annoying.
  15. bighat
    Fellow morning person here. Let's raise our coffee mugs and have a toast. Funny thing is I'm on Mountain Time, so these West Coast games shouldn't hurt me too badly....but I work on East Coast Time. So I'm up at 5:30am every morning and zonking out by 9:30, even on weekends! On the plus side, it's great waking up at 6am on a Saturday and feeling like I've "slept in". I can get all the boring stuff and chores done by 9 and the rest of the weekend I'm playing with house money.
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    The Mets would never, ever trade DeGrom for Kepler, not in a zillion years. Nothing wrong with having fantasies but I think DeGrom is rated the #5 pitcher in all of baseball behind Sale, Kerhaw, Sherzer and maybe Strasburg or something. The dude's eeeeliite (with lots of eeee's) and would be trade bait for a player with a Mike Trout-style upside (and the Twins don't have that in Kepler or anyone else). I don't think Kepler will get the Twins much, and they are better off keeping him and Bux. Rosario probably won't fetch a reasonable return either. The Twins FO has few desirables to work with (Kintzler, Santana, Dozier) and they should be careful about getting MLB ready talent for those guys if they go here, IMO.
  17. bighat
    Sorry Mike, I didn't mean to offend - I saw a post here suggesting Garver should be platooning with Mauer at first base in 2019. To me that sounds like Garver Fever and the only cure is more cowbell! We know next to nothing about this kid. All I know is that he's playing well but before this year he's never even been on the radar. He is indeed 26 and still playing in the minors which tells me something. Seriously, I would love to see the guy get called up and play instead of Giminez. Just trying to put the breaks on the Garver speculation when the dude hasn't even faced a pitch yet.
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    The pitcher I was describing was Santana.
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    Agreed. I notice the Garver chatter has become almost Buxton-like in its frenzy lately. He seems decent, but some of these posts make it sound like we've got a future All-Star in the wings. Garver hasn't even taken a MLB at bat yet. The probability that he's a long term, impact player is very low IMO. I think "Gaver Fever" exists because the current MLB team is taking and the season appears to be over, but it seems that some have very unreasonable expectations for this young lad.
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    Someone made a great point about Santana yesterday on another thread. We'd love to see the Twins trade for a solid veteran pitcher in the offseason. A guy who can eat innings, pick up wins, stop the bleeding and have an ERA somewhere in the 3.20 range. Isn't that what we have in Santana? Garcia is one thing - he's a rental. But the Twins have Santana under control and we need reliable starting pitching...I can see trading Santana only if the Twins are going "scorched earth" and trading everyone else as well. They'd better get quite a haul if they trade Santana. I'd much prefer the Twins kept him, myself!
  21. bighat
    The first player I'd sell would be Dozier. I'd be more interested in keeping Santana. He's our best piece, but I think you keep him for that reason. I really like Ervin and can't imagine our pitching staff without him...can you imagine the carnage going into next year with Berrios, Gibson, Santiago, Hughes and Mejia? The Twins don't sign good free agent pitchers typically, so they'd likely try to convince us that this was OK and the nightmare would continue. Keep Santana. Trade Dozier and get someone to slot in behind Santana in the rotation.
  22. bighat
    In 2012 we heard fans say "Don't worry, just wait a coupla years and we'll be good in 2014". In 2013 we said "Stockpile talent, it's 2015 or bust"! In 2014 we started working on our "2016 World Championship" t-shirts...I don't like 2-year plans. When you plan for longer than 2 years down the road, there are just so many wildcard factors that come into play. Injuries, guys don't pan out, current players who are part of that plan leave in free agency, etc. It's kinda like life. The future doesn't exist, the past is just a memory. If you use the present to dwell on either one, you're wasting the only true reality you have. Enough of this "in 2 years we'll be good" crap. I just want the front office to make the best possible moves to make the Twins the best possible team as soon as possible. If that means trading Dozier for a guy who can pitch, that's fine. If we trade Santana for a guy who can make contact with 2-strikes, that's great. But don't give me some single-A prospect with a high upside who might show up in 5 years. Get someone that can help this team make actual progress - pronto. If the Twins sell, I want young players with at least a bit of MLB experience or those who are knocking on the door.
  23. bighat
    Interesting. At least we got something for Hicks, I guess. Didn't we trade a backup catcher to AZ a couple years ago? I think they like our backup catchers. I'm more interested in "The Twins are fielding calls for Ervin Santana, Garcia (LOL?) and Brian Dozier"....are they about to blow this thing up after the wretched Dodgers series? As much as I hate to wave the white flag, maybe it's a good idea? I was solidly in the "BUY" camp last week but after the past week I'm thinking selling might be okay too. Oh goodness.
  24. bighat
    That is worth something and quite scary! Yeeps!
  25. bighat
    I do not think we should assume Garver is going to provide a spark for this team. He has not proven himself and I do not think his presence on the Minnesota Twins Baseball Club will affect the team's place in the standings as much as you think it will. That is what I meant, and I think you probably knew that.
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