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  1. SirLoin
    It's a miracle.....Well, at least one was rain-shortened.....
     

     
    There's no question that we're in desperate times. Outside of a night with the Ice Capades or a total system failure of the Pentair Water Recycling System, there's not many solutions out there to salvage this incinerating trash receptacle of a season. However, for the long term health of this franchise, there are some moves that absolutely need to be made:
     
    Send the following players to AAA: Miguel Sano, Brian Dozier, and Trevor May
     
    Hear me out.... It's no secret that Miguel Sano didn't put in the work in to make the move to the outfield. He's overweight, apparently has attitude issues and appears to be happy just to be a Major League Baseball Player. So basically, he's the Twins version of Cordarrelle Patterson. He needs to earn his way back to this roster. Send him down to AAA, have him play 3rd and if and when it becomes time to trade Trevor Plouffe, bring him back if performance allows.
     
    Brian Dozier is hitting .199. Enough said. Give Jorge Polanco an extended opportunity to see what we have while Dozier works on his swing.
     
    Trevor May isn't cutting it out of the bullpen. And I've seen a few calls on this page to make him a starter again. At this point, perhaps we should see if he's capable. Send him down to "stretch him out" so he can be ready when another starter eventually goes on the DL.
     
    Call up the following players from AAA: JT Chargois, James Beresford, Jorge Polanco
     
    Chargois is absolutely dominating AAA. Sure it's a small sample size, but he has the potential to be a dominant reliever. And could he be much worse than what's being thrown out there day after day?
     
    One of the main criticisms around Jorge Polanco is that he never gets an extended opportunity. This would be his chance while Dozier figures out his swing. Then around the trade deadline, maybe one or the other could be a potential trade chip.
     
    With Perkins having a setback, they could place him on the 60-day DL in order to create the roster spot for Beresford. He's done everything he can at AAA and has earned the chance to at least play a utility role.
  2. SirLoin

    Target Field Update

    By SirLoin,

    TWINS TO PARTNER WITH XCEL ENERGY FOR NEW SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE
     
    Target Field to be MLB's only sustainable ballpark by June 2016
     
    From Wire Services
     
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The Minnesota Twins announced an initiative in conjunction with Xcel Energy to install an fully operational wind farm beyond the center field wall in Target Field. Upon opening in 2010, the center field wall included several evergreen trees which were subsequently removed due to complaints that such a natural setting was distracting to the batter's eye. The windmills, which will be painted white, will provide a permanent visual experience for fans and players alike. Coupled with it's first-of-its-kind rainwater recycling system resulting from the team's partnership with Pentair, a worldwide leader in water solutions, Target Field is expected to be fully sustainable by early June 2016.
     
    At a strikeout rate of 11.3 per game, Twins management expect the repetitive swings and misses should generate enough wind to power the entire stadium for the remainder for the season. "Should we fall below that average" indicated Team President Dave St. Peter, "we are prepared to call up Adam Brett Walker and Kennys Vargas to start in Left and Center Field, respectively". St. Peter also disclosed that the wind farm can be run in reverse for whenever Phil Hughes has a home start.
     
    When reached for comment, Twins television analyst Bert Blyleven added, "Why don't they add some [redacted] tulips so I can pretend I'm back in Holland whenever Byung Ho Park comes to the plate?"
  3. SirLoin

    Back to the Future

    By SirLoin,

    Sure, the season is only a week old. Yeah, it's a small sample size. But it's already starting to look like this current roster isn't going to give the fan base any reason to invest time or money this summer. I don't know about you, but I can just as easily go to a Red Cow location and enjoy a 60/40 burger and just turn away from the TV when Blaine Boyer throws a fastball down the middle of the plate that's hit over Oswaldo Arcia's head, booted by Jordan Schafer and airmailed over the cut off man by Torii Hunter. (Yeah Bert, that's a call) At this point, the only thing that's going to keep the average fan's attention, and that's to give us a glimpse of the future without a lot of pressure to win. When looking at the current roster, would making these changes make things any worse?
     
    Outfield
    Oswaldo Arcia
    Jordan Schaefer Eddie Rosario
    Shane Robinson Aaron Hicks
    Torii Hunter
     
    I don't take issue with the Torii Hunter signing, but there's no way he's a starting outfielder anymore...Let alone batting cleanup. He should be the proverbial fourth outfielder that could provide a little pop off the bench. Sure, I feel dirty just typing the name "Aaron Hicks", but I'm advocating for him to get one last look until June, when it's Buxton or Bust.
     
    Bench
    Chris Hermann
    Eduardo Nunez Josmil Pinto
    Eduardo Escobar
     
    There's absolutely no reason Pinto's bat shouldn't be on this roster. As it sits now, we don't have a true backup catcher anyway.
     
    Bullpen
    Glen Perkins
    Casey Fien
    Blaine Boyer A.J. Achter
    Tim Stauffer Michael Tonkin
    J.R. Graham Mike Pelfrey
    Aaron Thompson
    Brian Duensing
     
    Whether he likes it or not, Pelfrey's future is in the bullpen. If it's not, then he doesn't have a future. As far as Acther and Tonkin go, you could insert any of the following names....Thielbar, Oliveros, Pressly.
     
    Rotation
    Phil Hughes
    Kyle Gibson
    Tommy Milone
    Trevor May
    Mike Pelfrey Alex Meyer
     
    One of the reasons we brought in Neil Allen was his track record with young pitchers. Let Meyer work with him at the major league level. Jason Wheeler is another interesting name here, he has been solid throughout his minor league career. He may not be spectacular, but we're talking about a 5th starter here.
     
    There's probably a few other names you could put in here (e.g. Miguel Sano), but when it comes down to it, the only way to energize the fanbase is to give this roster a 1.21 gigawatt bolt of lightning.
  4. SirLoin
    What if Arcia goes all Wilson Ramos during the Angels series? Can you justify sending him down with your starting CF hitting right around Courtney James' and Antoine Broxsie's combined GPA? If Arcia shows a glimmer of his AAA stats, it's time to give the Mastro a good shin guard and let him roam CF for at least the next couple months, while Hicks builds his confidence in AAA. So where do you put Arcia, you might ask? I'm thinking as a DH/RF platoon with Parmelee as Doumit is hitting about as well as a Drew Butera/Matt Walbeck love child. Granted, this is all speculation akin to the golf course I would buy if I won the Powerball, but it doesn't make it any less fun to think about. As fans, we need something to keep us interested in what most accept as a rebuilding year. And if Arcia can light up the Angels, it just might be the fur coat on Kate Upton us fans need to keep warm this sprinter...
  8. SirLoin
    Six and Sixteen. The worst record in Major League Baseball. Let that sink in for a second. Now....
     
    We gave the Pohlads their precious stadium, and I can only imagine they've all developed Scoliosis from sitting on their cash-filled hands because they haven't done a thing to put an appealing product on the field in the last two years. They just sit back and light their cuban cigars with the $20 we plunked down for a hot dog and a beer at their monument to excess. We're quickly becoming part of the same class as the Pirates and Padres, the travel agents of the baseball world. The question is, what do we as fans do about it, short of toppling the statue of Carl and Eloise (a la Saddam Hussein)? I mean sure, I loved the mid 90's when I could buy an upper deck general admission ticket at the dome, tell the security guard I was going down to the Rally Room and go sit on the third base line, but you still had to sit through that glorious 1-2 punch of Butch Huskey and Chad Allen (...on steroids for God's sake). And this is the direction we're heading folks... If this keeps up, we as fans need to voice our displeasure by either not watching, not going to Target Field or if we do go, making sure our voices our heard. They need some tough love. Or maybe Trevor Plouffe just needs some Andro.....
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