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  1. yarnivek1972
    Just because there are new people at the top doesn’t mean the people in the trenches actually working with players has changed. Indeed, there have been only a handful of reported changes of minor league coaches, managers, etc. And many of the people moved were reassigned, not simply dismissed. Doug Mientkiewicz being the notable exception. Same people. Same culture. Same results. If Falvine wants organizational methods to change, that is where changes need to be made. I will agree the Twins have been no better at trades and free agents. The kind of lousiness the Twins have experienced is organization wide failure. The changes have been cosmetic, at best.
  2. yarnivek1972
    Of course, the Twins were behind the curve (and still are in relation to the top teams in the AL) in regards to strikeout type pitchers meaning they needed better than average defense to have any chance because so many balls were put in play. I don’t know if the metrics agree, but I always felt 2b was his best position. It certainly was where he provided the biggest lift offensively.
  3. yarnivek1972
    Pressly and Escobar aren’t relevant to the conversation because they never worked in-season with the minor league player development personnel. The comment you quoted of mine was in direct response to a post about acquiring minor league prospects. I made no mention of Sano or Buxton. So, that is twice in a single post that you directed your response in a completely different way than the post to which you were replying. I’m not going to change my opinion. The results on the field for the last 7 or so years speak for themselves.
  4. yarnivek1972
    Do we really need to run down the list of failed “can’t miss” prospects this organization has had over the last decade? And how are Escobar or Pressly relevant to the conversation? They both started their tenures with the Twins at the MLB level.
  5. yarnivek1972
    How? With four ifs and maybes in the rotation? How’s that working out with three this year?
  6. yarnivek1972
    This exactly. If your player development staff hasn’t been getting the job done, does it make sense to give them more projects?
  7. yarnivek1972
    Sano is back BECAUSE Escobar was traded. Escobar wasn’t traded to make room. If all they wanted to do was make room they would have rid themselves of Morrison, not one of the most productive hitters on the team. Teams that are trying to win don’t trade their best players away. Other than the Twins (see 2001) of course.
  8. yarnivek1972
    Carew moved to first because he tore his knee to shreds when someone attempted to break up a double play.
  9. yarnivek1972
    If there was already a deal in place to send Duke to Boston, they would announce it and he’d be in their uniform. They wouldn’t wait until after the series. Sure, they could be working on it yet. But there is no way Boston suggested that the Twins not use him while negotiations were ongoing. That would be tampering and could be construed as attempting to influence the outcome (i.e. fixing) of games. There is no way either team would do that. Anyone caught doing it would be banned for life.
  10. yarnivek1972
    I think a team saying they don’t want the distraction of negotiating midseason is bunk. It’s usually the team’s way of saying they don’t want player X back. I know it’s quite awhile ago now, but at least one of Brad Radke’s contracts was extended midseason. I seem to recall Tom Prince too. I could be thinking someone else. My point being, if the team truly wants a player, they will make what they feel is a fair offer no matter when it is. If the player chooses not to respond, that is their business.
  11. yarnivek1972
    Interesting bullpen usage. Can definitely tell MOY is not in the dugout.
  12. yarnivek1972
    Not every player bases their decisions on top dollar. To some, where they play matters. Whether it’s family, weather, playing on contending teams consistently, etc. All these things factor in to a player’s decision. I’ve read enough pro athlete biographies that I think I know that their agent isn’t going to make a where decision for the player. He will give his client the offers, lay out all the options and the player will say something like “get me the best you can to play with this team.”
  13. yarnivek1972
    I guess I would rather see Sano take a couple borderline strikes than swing and miss at pitches he has no chance of hitting.
  14. yarnivek1972
    I don’t mind a guy trying that as long as 1) he’s good at it 2) he’s kinda fast 3) he didn’t just hit a HR off the pitcher
  15. yarnivek1972
    5 years ago maybe. Little long in the tooth for RF for sure. Not sure he has the reflexes for 3b anymore either. Maybe when he was initially moved from catcher.
  16. yarnivek1972
    That shouldn’t be difficult. I’d say they need 7 better than Rodney.
  17. yarnivek1972
    I don’t know if I would call Tampa originators of flexibility. Tony Phillps decades ago played 2b and lf and I think somewhere else but played everyday. David Segui in his younger days in Baltimore typically started games in RF but ended them at 1b in place of someone (Sam Horn comes to my mind, but not positive). This happened in the late 80s, early 90s. Back when more than 10 pitchers was rare.
  18. yarnivek1972
    If the FO was interested in winning last night (and by extension, the rest of 2018) they wouldn’t have traded those players in the first place.
  19. yarnivek1972
    The first 15 pounds come off easy for pretty much everyone. Beyond that is where hard work and discipline come in to play.
  20. yarnivek1972
    All I can say is that I hope the rest of the regular season proves to the FO that they need a third baseman.
  21. yarnivek1972
    lol, “key game”. Season is over. These trades prove it.
  22. yarnivek1972
    Or Logan Morrison.
  23. yarnivek1972
    Max Scherzer is 34. Justin Verlander is 35. Both are top ten bWAR for pitchers in 2018. Pitchers don’t lose it as fast as position players. This is well known. Especially guys that aren’t overly reliant on velocity. Gibson can easily maintain his effectiveness for 4-5 more years.
  24. yarnivek1972
    I’m 45...
  25. yarnivek1972
    So did I actually. Our foster daughter rode it a total of 5 times I think.
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