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  1. Monkeypaws
    What is the process for deciding who wins a gold glove? Is it journalists who vote, players, or something else?
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    Terrific, using my metrics of "never heard of this third rounder," and "hey, nice numbers as a young player for his league."
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    As a fan of small sample sizes, I am really digging Lewis's .400 batting average at Cedar Rapids. Although he has dropped .400 points in the last week....
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    Miranda is quietly having a terrific season for a 19 year old in E'town.
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    The other high school SS they drafted is also doing pretty well for a 17 getting his first taste of pro ball, Ricky De La Torre, playing all over the infield and hitting .261.
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    As a Minnesotan, I like the cool, calm demeanor of Molitor. Makes him seem more cerebral than he is, when I listen to him talk. I want a players' guy. Maybe that's Dougie M. I don't like Molitor's short leash for young players, although it has turned a rebuild season not a contention season. Hell, what do I know.... Pretty hard to let him go if this season continues to trend positively.
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    Clark Beeker is a great baseball name. Beeker Bonser.... Reminds me of Gophers hockey when they bad Bonk, Bonar and ... there was another that eludes me.
  8. Monkeypaws
    Wow. Gonsalves and Lewis promoted in one week. I like it - get them ready for 2018
  9. Monkeypaws
    What are the flaws in Garver's game that suggest he projects as a backup?
  10. Monkeypaws
    This post reads like a Norm MacDonald punchline.
  11. Monkeypaws
    Yes - use the system first, try outside help later. Sign of a vital, healthy organization.
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    The trade of reference isn't Hermann, it's Butera, for Miguel Sulbaran, who looked pretty intriguing as a 19 year old throwing a 3.0 ERA in A ball. That actually ended up badly. https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/yankees-miguel-sulbaran-suspended-for-25-games/ However, like the idea of the trade anyway. Moya isn't Sulbaran, and who knows? Elite changeup is a real weapon.
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    Me little thoughts on the matter: •Falvey took some guff on this site for not adding pitching during the offseason. Why? Cuz the pitching has been well below average. So we wanna dump the few effective guys we have and start from zero, again? Good pitching is hard to find. Stockpile that stuff. •MLB isn't the NHL, where you can draft Connor McDavid and become a competitor overnight. Tanking is a dubious strategy at best. Unless you want the KC or Pittsburgh 20 year rebuild. •People wanna trade guys like Dozier, ESan, Kintzler, at peak value, because they see flaws: age, contract issues, regression/unsustainability.... Somehow, other teams scouts seem to miss all this. Any prospect coming back will likely have some major hole in their game as well. •Keep good players. Add more. I wasn't aware there was a salary cap in baseball. Trading Dozier or ESan would make sense if there was a cheaper option of similar ability to take their place. People thought Polanco would slot right in to Dozier's spot - the guy with a lower batting average than Buxton. •Garver and Gordon - ready, or nearly soi. So if EE could nab a Meija, yes. Giminez, never know. But you are selling from a position of of depth. Selling pitching, for this team? •Attendance is in free fall - even with a whiff of respectability. Most of the vaunted top prospects are on the club. Build a culture of winning dammit.
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    I for one am very happy that Baddoo isn't going back to Georgia. Or that the prospect goung the other way is not Blankenhorn. Very sensible acquistion by the front office.
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    So here was the last post of the other thread - us early adopters, punished always....
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    Hmm, looks pretty good to me - Ynoa? Should I feel bad about this? Playlist addition: Queen, We are the champions....
  17. Monkeypaws
    So the Twins failed to trade for a guy i'd never heard of before this thread. Um, darn? Good news, Belisle's ERA is now below 5. 4.99, but hey, it's a start.
  18. Monkeypaws
    Nice read Seth - one area I think the Twins are woefully unagressive is in the area of relief pitchers. Just watching a lot of ball this year, and there are a lot of hard throwing relievers in the game that seem pretty young, raw, but effective. We seem to sit on out relievers until they are 25-26, which is longer than other teams in my unscientific study.
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    Until the Twins exhaust their internal options, some of which look pretty promising, I wouldn't trade a thing for another relief pitcher. Heck, they drafted a bunch that are near ready: Curtiss, Bard, and Reed come to mind. Rogers and Hildenberger worked out. Continue the trend.
  20. Monkeypaws
    There was never a shortage of hitting on this team historically. .300 hitters were a given. Now, Rosario is our closest to an average hitter. Like bat heavy prospects like Kiroloff, or Rooker.
  21. Monkeypaws
    Well, at least Rochester and the IL will make hay of this signing: https://www.yahoo.com/sports/bartolo-colon-part-several-minor-league-food-related-promotions-183422787.html Good old baseball.
  22. Monkeypaws
    Cost-controlled, young and effective starters: the only way you acquire this is with massive overpayment, because the other team has absolutely no reason to trade them. Pie in the sky folks.
  23. Monkeypaws
    This thread reminds me of AZ packaging Dansby Swanson for Shelby Miller. Risky business that. I'm also reminded of DeLeon for Dozier. Another bullet dodged. That's why I'd never package a top prospect at a premium position for a pitcher: they're fragile, or can tank suddenly. Ramos for Capps also comes to mind. I hope the FO will take the patient approach - we have some good pitching at AA that might make it here soon. Falvey is reputed to be very good at getting pitching on-board. I'm hoping he can spot a Arrieta or someone like that in someone else's system, continue to draft and develop, and go from there. Rome wsn't built in a day, and it'll take more than 1 pitcher to turn this staff around. I'm always thinking of sustainability, and throwing away top prospects at this point of the rebuild is premature.
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    I sure wouldn't. I don't think Polanco or Vielma or anyone north of Rookie ball is anywhere near as good. This would only prolong the revolving door.
  25. Monkeypaws
    Next year, please have Judge hit first in a round so we can see ust how many bombs this guy could hit in a full 4:30. He sure made it look easy. 519'?
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