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  1. USAFChief
    I think the point is not that they are bad players. The point is, when they are among your best players, you have a pretty weak collection of players.
  2. USAFChief
    That's my point...shouldn't a system as deep, and as ready to cure what ails the Twins, have others to promote?
  3. USAFChief
    I'm sure Bernier's is a nice guy, and perhaps giving him a month's MLB salary is nice and all, but...it seems to me a team in the Twins position, with a "top rated minor league system" and all, could find better ways to invest in the future. As to the rest...pretty underwhelming, as well. BTW, this is a comment more about the actual status of the Twins minor league system than the individuals themselves. The system will look better if, and I repeat if, Buxton and Sano return to something like they looked a year ago, but that's no given. And without them, things don't look nearly as rosy.
  4. USAFChief
    While I don't actually know the Twins revenue situation, IMO the available evidence doesn't support the theory the Twins can't afford premium FAs.
  5. USAFChief
    You also can't claim the Twins have an amazing, deep farm system loaded with talent and simultaneously claim that same system has little trade value.
  6. USAFChief
    Dave Martinez. One of Melky Cabrera, Nelson Cruz, Yazmani Tomas, or Nic Markakis (if he makes it to free agency). One of Max Scherzer or Jon Lester. I'd kick the tires on Hanley Ramirez. I'd ask the Dodgers about a trade for one of their outfielders if they're looking to dump salary. I'd ask Cincinnati about Latos. Just off the top of my head. Obviously they're not going to do all those, but the point is, talent will change teams this winter. Go get some.
  7. USAFChief
    New field manager, he (or she) picks coaches. Invest assets (money and/or minor leaguers) to obtain better talent.
  8. USAFChief
    If I give you credit can I use that as my sig line?
  9. USAFChief
    At some point you have to start earning more playing time. He has ~800 PAs over the past three years of mid 80s OPS+. He'll be 27 next year. Going into 2015 planning on him manning a corner spot is wishful thinking, IMO.
  10. USAFChief
    I feel like I read this exact article last fall. IMO there is little chance the Twins are a competitive team in 2015 if they do little to improve this winter. And I'm not in favor of sitting around through more losing seasons waiting for the minor leagues to provide all the talent this team needs to be a 90+ win team again. There's almost no chance Sano or Buxton are productive major leaguers next year, and not a whole lot more hope foe Meyer, IMO...and that's provided they even make the big leagues. Meyer can't even crack the 25 man on THIS team.
  11. USAFChief
    I clicked into this thread expecting to read about managerial candidates.
  12. USAFChief
    I don't view Escobar as "above average" defensively. In fact, I think average is a stretch.
  13. USAFChief
    Concur. We all like "buy low, sell high" in theory, but it can be difficult in practice. IMO Escobar is a great "sell high" candidate.
  14. USAFChief
    You'll forgive me for thinking if he really missed 2 months due to "a flu bug," that's not going to do much to change the opinion of those who think he might be a bit soft.
  15. USAFChief
    I don't think Mauer gets mistreated by many fans in the upper midwest. But I do think that whatever "mistreatement" he gets from fans and media would be mulitplied several fold if he were playing in Boston (or another major media market, where people expect to win), taking up 25% of the payroll, and putting up a .717 OPS after missing a lot of time over the past few years.
  16. USAFChief
    Nitpic: The "bilateral leg weakness" was traced back to a rare viral infection? I missed that...got a link?
  17. USAFChief
    Define "few."
  18. USAFChief
    I disagree. It was absolutely going to interfere with a promotion, or they wouldn't have announced it. The injury came after the announcement, so that's a non factor for that time frame. As for Pino, if May was the choice, they could have made it work with a spot start from Swarzak, as they later did. There is always a way to get talent to the big leagues, if that's the goal. Just like there is always an excuse not to, if that is the goal.
  19. USAFChief
    Sure, if you thought "Early August" made sense before the season started. If, on the other hand, you thought "why are they wasting him on the futures game," then none of this makes sense. He should've been called up before "the injury and rain out" were factors.
  20. USAFChief
    There is a theory out there (google "The Verducci Effect") that increasing a young pitcher's workload by more than 30-ish IP from one season to the next increases his chance of arm problems in the following season. Meyer had, I believe, less than 120 IP total in 2013. That's where the supposed 150 IP limit in 2014 comes from....to hopefully reduce the risk in 2015.
  21. USAFChief
    How does having Meyer pitch in Rochester instead of Minneapolis provide extra protection to his arm?
  22. USAFChief
    As has been pointed out, if Meyer finishes the AAA season, he'll be at or near the presumed 150 IP limit.
  23. USAFChief
    In year four of consecutive 90 loss seasons, this is the type of move the Twins should have to make? Patching holes with waiver wire castoffs? Castoffs with no chance of being an actual asset? Shouldn't there be some actual talent to try by now?
  24. USAFChief
    On that, we agree.
  25. USAFChief
    I would prefer the Twins invest some thought, time, energy and resources into figuring out who the players are on a championship caliber team, rather than farting around hoping someone improves enough to be an acceptable fifth outfielder. What do they really hope to gain by adding Jordan Shafer to this team?
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