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  1. yarnivek1972
    I guess it depends on who it is, how old he is and how his career arc projects. There are a lot of guys signed to 5 year contracts that are good for 2 or 3 and then not good for the remainder. That might paint yourself into a one year window of opportunity while the core is still under control and the ace you sign is still an ace.
  2. yarnivek1972
    Then we are back to a lack of clear direction again. If the FO thinks he is one of their 5 best starters, don't you have to call him up if you believe you are contending? But if you believe you are not contending and you truly believe that bringing Berrios up now does more harm than good, why send Gibson down? As you said, there is almost no one to bring up other than Berrios. That is why I am not willing to blindly accept what the FO is saying. They are talking out of both sides of their mouths.
  3. yarnivek1972
    Yes, but signing a FA starter this offseason would not.
  4. yarnivek1972
    I don't know about digging, but they certainly seem to be piling it up plenty deep. The best hitters in the world get themselves out 70% of the time. I personally find it difficult to believe that Berrios' command is so bad that he wouldn't be one of the 5 best starters on the team right now. I see no reason to "trust the FO". Trust has to be earned. None of the pitchers they chose to bring in has done much. That calls their evaluation of any pitcher into question IMO.
  5. yarnivek1972
    I guess I don't understand what is gained by trading away Santana and then signing a free agent starter. Ervin is already signed potentially through 2019. Maybe the Twins would get a haul that would make it worthwhile. But there aren't going to be that many guys available as good as Santana. I also see this as a longer process than one year. IMO the only way they contend is major contributions from their own starting pitcher prospects. Guys like Berrios, Mejia, Gonsalves and Romero. If the Twins can't get two of those guys to nail down two of the top three spots in the rotation they will struggle to contend. Even if that does happen eventually, it won't happen next year. I don't see it as a possibility of signing or trading for more than one top flight starter. The other reason I think it will take time is the offense. The core looks pretty good. But there is still quite a bit of development that needs to happen. Kepler, for example, was completely overmatched by Kimbrell yesterday. He's probably at least a couple years away from being an established, consistent middle of the order run producer.
  6. yarnivek1972
    So, if I am understanding this correctly, the suggestion here is to let Stewart pitch all of this year in AA - no matter if he shows improvement or not and then possibly all of next season, again not showing improvement is not mentioned as a condition. By the end of the 2018 season, Stewart will be 24 and still possibly not advanced beyond AA. A lot of you are okay with that?
  7. yarnivek1972
    Twins first round draft picks that were high school pitchers, since 1990 and their performance at AA: 2013, Kohl Stewart (4 th overall); age 21-22 - 3.57 ERA in 116 IP so far 2012, Jose Berrios (32); age 20-21- 3.23 ERA 2004, Jay Rainville (39); age 22-23 - 5.70 ERA in 192 IP, injury problems, never advanced above AA 2004, Kyle Waldrop (25); stint one, age 21 - 5.34 ERA in 59 IP, injured, missed all of next season. stint two, age 23 - 1.47 ERA in 55 IP 1992, Dan Serafini (26); age 21 - 3.38 ERA in 162 IP 1990, Todd Ritchie (12); age 21-22 - 3.86 ERA, but limited to 63 IP due to injuries; never really did well in the minors after that but did manage to log over 800 IP at the MLB level The 3 who weren't severely injured, graduated AA by age 22. And they all did better in their second season at AA. Stewart is 2.5 runs WORSE so far. I feel comfortable sticking with my opinion. If Stewart was such an enormous project perhaps he should not have been taken with the 4th overall pick. PS: Here's your "logic and numbers"
  8. yarnivek1972
    I'm not really sure what relevance "average age" of an entire league is. 2/3 of the guys at AA and maybe even more below that level are not prospects at all and will never even whiff the majors. They are simply there because, surprisingly, the rules dictate that you have to field an entire roster around the 4 or 5 legitimate prospects you have at any given level. So, exactly what does the average age of all The players in AA have to do with the age of the PROSPECTS in AA?
  9. yarnivek1972
    Good luck persuading better players to come to a team that has lost 90 plus 4 of the last 5 years. Some players actually go to teams where they think they can win.
  10. yarnivek1972
    Which probably indicates that the Twins have lousy pitching prospects that can't advance in a timely fashion. And anticipating your reply, where is the evidence that the Twins don't have lousy pitching prospects? Their track record of drafting and developing them?
  11. yarnivek1972
    He should probably not be in the batting order at all. Also on Molitor and Falvey and perhaps ultimately Jim Pohlad.
  12. yarnivek1972
    Still need to put 25 guys on the field everyday. If you don't think the prospects are ready, what is the alternative?
  13. yarnivek1972
    This is just flat out wrong. It WAS close. Joe Mauer's approach is the wrong approach IMO. I don't care if it is his approach. His approach has resulted in him being one of the worst run producing middle of the order hitters in baseball.
  14. yarnivek1972
    He already spent half of last year in AA. ALL of this year AND next year? That's wasting a roster spot for a legitimate prospect IMO. He's 5 months younger than Berrios. He isn't THAT young.
  15. yarnivek1972
    I don't disagree that he isn't very good. But at what point do you think they bump him from the rotation? In favor of whom I have no idea. But to continue to run him out there getting hammered and/or showing no strike zone command seems silly.
  16. yarnivek1972
    Too close to take. Especially for a guy that swings and misses 8% of the time. Worst case scenario he fouls it off. Best case scenario he ties the game. Even if Mauer walks, Kimbrell had little difficulty disposing of Kepler. I doubt Grossman would have been any more difficult.
  17. yarnivek1972
    Anyone have thoughts as to what the next step should be for Stewart and when that should take place? What he is doing now isn't working. He has a WHIP of 2. He had a 1.47 last year at AA that through smoke and mirrors (as far as I can tell) translated to a 3.03 ERA. He simply isn't effective and has not been at AA really at all.
  18. yarnivek1972
    I also don't care whether it was a "technological" strike. It was CLOSE ENOUGH to swing at with 2 strikes. I thought I saw a graphic that said Mauer swings and misses 8% of the time this year. So, that means a swing by Mauer had a 92% chance of either being a foul ball or in play. A ball in play ties the game unless he hits a line drive to an infielder. His approach is 100% me first, team second - but only if it helps me. I'll wager you would never hear him say "Climb on board boys. I'm driving this bus. "
  19. yarnivek1972
    The way the roster is currently constructed, Grossman has to play the outfield if you ever want to give Kepler, Rosario or Buxton a day off. If you take Grossman out of the OF rotation, that will simply mean fewer at bats for him. So, you are instead advocating a 3 way split of DH/1b at bats for Mauer, Grossman and Vargas. Keeping in mind that Sano is added to that every so often. Now you are probably limiting Grossman and Vargas to 350 PA over a full season. Is that REALLY what you want. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Mauer needs to not be a regular starter, period. The sooner the decision makers reach this conclusion, the better off the franchise will be IMO.
  20. yarnivek1972
    Too bad he didn't record a strikeout today.
  21. yarnivek1972
    As far as I am concerned, Mauer can be taken out of the order altogether.
  22. yarnivek1972
    This, more than anything else, is why he has the job IMO. For this team (which I still do not view as a contender), he's good enough until someone else TAKES the job.
  23. yarnivek1972
    Yes, let's trade away prospects to help a team that is 6-12 against teams that are currently above .500. BRILLIANT!
  24. yarnivek1972
    It ended up being moot because Belisle laid an egg, but today could have been an example of why you don't put Escobar as your DH. As one of your utility players, by definition he can play multiple positions. If things had turned out differently, the Twins could have been forced to have a pitcher bat in an extra inning game.
  25. yarnivek1972
    I'd say it is more likely that evaluation was their plan.
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