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  1. Doomtints
    The defensive play Santana got was a bit different from the defensive play some of the other guys got. You gotta be a great guy in the clubhouse to really get peak effort from guys ... that's just reality/human nature.
  2. Doomtints
    I don't think the OP picked the best players on the pool, but this team would do some damage.
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    Mejia will never be a good pitcher with his walk rate. If he fixes that, sure, but it's a longstanding problem and it isn't likely to change. With a good defense he can be a #3, but most likely he is a #5 with maybe a couple of peak years as a #4. The Twins signed a #3 but he won't hit the field until 2019 -- Michael Pineda* -- so Mejia is slotting in where he should be for the long term. The Twins have yet to address the short term middle of the rotation. *Pineda is not a real solution to anything as he will only play one year with the team.
  4. Doomtints
    With Griffith apparently being the deciding vote on whether or not the AL would adopt the DH rule, I think you have to consider how much having Killebrew factored in the fact that the DH rule exists. Note that Griffith later said he made the wrong decision, perhaps because Killebrew was never good after that, starting a long tradition of the Twins not being able to consistently fill the DH slot properly...... (Actually, Griffith said he and the rest of the AL owners made a logical error in adopting the DH rule by comparing the DH slot to the pitcher slot. Instead they should have compared it to "Hitter #9" or the top bench bat).
  5. Doomtints
    The point is Silva played way above his ceiling just by being in the right environment for him (and probably with some good breaks on defense). The point isn't they are clones.
  6. Doomtints
    Scouts don't agree with you about Mejia having a high floor. The consensus seems to be that he will be a #4 or a #5 which is not considered to be a good pitcher. I personally think this is selling him a bit short, but this is the year for him to show us his range. If Carlos Silva can be a #3 with a brief stint as a #2, Mejia certainly can too.
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  8. Doomtints
    I don't see it. The Central will probably be the mediocre division that it always is. In the AL, most of the capital is in the East, and the West is always interesting down the stretch.
  9. Doomtints
    That's right. Deeper playoff runs would have been nice, but the 00s were a great run for this team even without them.
  10. Doomtints
    They still need pitching. We should be careful about where we think the Twins are -- last year was a down year for the AL. Yes they are in a good position but the front office has work to do. They probably won't finish where they did next year without a little more pitching help.
  11. Doomtints
    Everyone has been saying YES the Twins need to do this, and there has been a lot of talk about how they are trying to do it... But I don't see it as a priority.
  12. Doomtints
    I'm not worried about the Twins financials, but yeah there is every possibility the Twins would use this sort of thing as an excuse. The Twins really seem to be sticking to spending 50% of the revenue on player salaries.
  13. Doomtints
    Longest week ever. http://i549.photobucket.com/albums/ii374/binyomilan2002/downloadterlama.gif
  14. Doomtints
    Because: 1) The Twins need a couple of solid pitchers, not just one 2) I don't want the Twins to fall early in the playoffs should the manage to make it Build the foundation first, then shoot for the stars if the foundation proves to be sound.
  15. Doomtints
    I agree with you. I think Darvish is overvalued. I would not be upset if he was signed, but if it were me, I would look for dependable arms and shop for a star at the deadline (if pertinent).
  16. Doomtints
    Are baseball rumors ever correct this time of year?
  17. Doomtints
    The chance of the Twins having a cash flow problem any time soon: 0%. Average number of MLB teams that have cash flow problems in any given year: 1.2 (4%). Is cash flow ever a significant problem in the modern MLB: No. Should the Twins do what the Rangers did in the 90s and offer a player a long term contract that is ten to twenty times the average market value of a contract? No. Would they? No. Could they? Yes. Number of times we heard that the Dome was the problem, not the media contract: 2,837. Why we go down this rabbit hole all the time? No idea. Current net worth of the Twins according to Forbes: $1.025B. Net worth of the Twins according to Forbes in 2009: 0.365B. Twins debt-to-value ratio: 20%. (For reference, IBM = 130%. GE = 440%). Conclusion: The Minnesota Twins Baseball Club is one of the most financially healthy institutions in the country. They have almost no debt. They have more money than they can spend, and their growth is in the top 1%.
  18. Doomtints
    At the same time Carl Pohlad purchased the Twins, then-baseball-commissioner Peter Ueberroth was chastising baseball owners for spending money on free agents. The end result was collusion charges against the league. What I'm getting at is ... Ueberroth used the exact same arguments you hear from Twins fans about spending money. Twins fans don't know it, but they are aping fat cat baseball owner arguments for not spending cash. Ueberroth called owners "stupid" (among other colorful words) for spending money on free agents with the goal to win games. Build from within, spend nothing, and only work with free agents after the player is desperate and prices have come down. This is what Carl Pohlad was hearing throughout his first years involved with the game, over and over. You will remember Andy MacPhail "resigned" shortly after he opened the pocketbook, same with Bill Smith. Terry Ryan heard Carl's message (which was Ueberroth's message originally) and never spent money (except when it was necessary politically). You can bet Carl passed this message down to Jim too. So for anyone who feels like going on about how spending cash on free agents is dumb/pointless/doesn't work/etc., remember this: 1) We have all heard this argument before. This conversation always gets heated, and I'm not sure what the point is in raising your own blood pressure on the same topic every month or two when nothing new is ever said. 2) Before making any argument, consider the source. The argument of baseball owners spending cash = dumb is a con with the end goal of making ALL of the league owners richer. 3) Look at the track records of the teams who spend as little as possible. There is simply no valid argument about this strategy working consistently. It's only a good strategy if team owners are colluding. Any team who still follows this strategy, when other teams are not, is helping other teams win games.
  19. Doomtints
    For being a silent skill, we sure talk about it a lot and measure it a lot.
  20. Doomtints
    Thome would have hit free agency before the Twins could have really used him. But still, it's fun to think about!
  21. Doomtints
    Are the Twins really surprised Darvish would be expensive? Wouldn't backing off now due to this reason be kind of, well, daft?
  22. Doomtints
    Interesting that the Twins are "in consideration" yet there has been no news of a contract being offered or even of them ever speaking. Meaningless words. This is getting ridiculous. Screw it. Wake me when it's over.
  23. Doomtints
    Gimenez is on a minor league deal. Plus, remember the Cubs cut a catcher last year after he said some critical things. They need depth.
  24. Doomtints
    *Cue Granite getting beaned, bulldozed over, etc., in Yankees game next year, with no repercussions from the umpiring crew or the MLB.*
  25. Doomtints
    I agree. The Twins still need to set a solid foundation for the pitching staff. Set the foundation. Get an ace at the trade deadline if the Twins are in it, next offseason if not. /fin
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