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  1. Trov
    What I find crazy is how Stewart is only in his third year out of high school, and people were giving up on him. If he was in college he would a top pick but still expected to spend a couple of years in the minors. Sure he did not come out of the gate firing well, but remember he was not just a pitcher coming out of high school he was maybe going to be a football player. I just hate how if a high school kid does not tear it up right away we label him a bust. Like Gordon last year in first half. They are both young for their level.
  2. Trov
    I know small sample size but looks like Gordon is building off of what he did second half of last year, and finally building the strength the scouting reports said he needed to build and expected him to build. Maybe his brother gave him some tips after winning the batting title last year.
  3. Trov
    The article did imply Joe did not disclose the vision concern to the Twins. Vision problems may be a common issue with concussions, but do they last two full years? I would imagine if the Twins knew about the issue they would have tried anything to fix the issue. I bet since he would say the issues would come and go Joe did not tell the Twins, figuring they may take him out of the lineup and he felt he helped more with bad vision, some of the time, then someone else with good vision, all of the time.
  4. Trov
    I hope it works well for him, but why did he feel the need to wait TWO FULL seasons before he said this was an issue. If this is the reason for the drop off in numbers, or at least a major part of it hopefully he bounces back. However, I believe if you are the highest paid player for your team and you are doing so poorly you need to figure it out well before two full seasons pass by.
  5. Trov
    What I find interesting, is that the dip in his numbers relate to the Twins change in shifting defense. That is where I question how the metrics fully work. Do they measure how far the player actually moved from where they started or based on where a player normally would start a play at. I find it strange that a player can go from 3rd best to 3rd worst in 2 seasons and still in prime of career. I also wonder if the metrics take into account the couple of times he cut a ball off going up the middle and threw a guy out at home. Also, does it take into account when a ball is stopped but an out not made, but prevented a runner from scoring, or from going first to third. I am not saying Dozier is the best in the league, and the eye test would back up a little regression in defense, but still question the defense metrics.
  6. Trov
    I completely agree with this article. I would not do that trade straight up. I was never that big on Shields, he was called big game James, but what did he do in big games? From what I remember he was terrible for the Royals in the playoffs. I say if you can dump Ricky for mid-level prospect and have to eat some money so be it. We do not need more 30 something starting pitchers for high prices. Shields would be way too much for what he would produce. Only way I do something like this is either get money back or a prospect as well, and would have to be a good prospect.
  7. Trov
    What I liked most about this read is that it shows no two hitters are alike, and a good coach gets the most out of what he has. From my experience is it is not where you start but where you finish when it comes to hitting. Some hitters have a ton of movement before the pitcher starts to pitch, but all the good hitters get set to the same point and finish at the same point. It is so hard to tell an athlete that everything they have been doing for years is now wrong and you need to unlearn what you learned your whole life. This just messes with them. What should be done is work with what they know and make small changes to fix wholes in swings.
  8. Trov
    People's biggest knock on Turner is his hitting. His average is not high, nor does he have a ton of power, but he takes a good amount of walks. If he can play great defense, and get on-base at .300 or above, I would take that. He would hit 8th most likely, and just asked to not be an easy out, work the count and move runners over when need be. Now if he cannot take walks in the majors like he has in the minors, that is a different story.
  9. Trov
    This list is 41-50, would you expect any more than guys that have just a small chance to make the bigs and contribute a little bit? Only 25 men on the roster at a time. If one of these guys become a regular in the big leagues I would be surprised, Quezada sounds like the best chance to be a regular bullpen guy if he learns to throw more strikes. He is young enough and has the velocity to have a chance to be a bullpen guy.
  10. Trov
    Twins would have no interest for him this year, because they do not have the international pool money available. They spent it all, and would not go that far over because would tie hands next year for international players. Also, being a CF, of which we have depth right now he does not fit in too well to current needs.
  11. Trov
    My question is who would be taken off the 40 man roster to make room for any of these you mentioned? Someone mentioned putting Graham on the 60 day DL. Pretty sure unless he needs surgery if he was put on the 60 day DL the union would have an issue with the Twins. I find it funny he went on the 15 day when he did. So barring any 60 day DL people, who would get DFA?
  12. Trov
    I don't know the injury severity of Santana. I would agree with moving Polanco back up to AAA, but I would not send Gordon up to AA. He is just really figuring out low A ball. Why have him skip high A for a month to face even harder pitching that may just regress his development.
  13. Trov
    This team reminds me a lot of the 2001 team. The team that had good first half but faded, and was filled with a lot of young talent. No big moves were made that year, unless you think bringing in Rick Reed was a big move. That move did, somewhat help them the next year, and they gave up an aging vet that did not fit into the future. I see a similar possible move here, or a buy for this year and next kind of move. My main target would be Lucroy. I think we have the assets to get the deal done without messing up any future. What do you think the asking price would be? I think Berrios would be at the start of the talks, if he is in the talks then maybe Arcia(his brother is a top prospect in the Brewers system) and another mid-level prospect, or two lower level prospects. Maybe Adam Brett Walker be the other mid-level. I would be willing to make this deal. Lucroy is signed two more years, at very cheap, and is a top defensive guy, with a decent bat. His numbers are down because of a injury but would expect a bounce back next year. Plus, Berrios is not as needed as was before, and the outfield/DH is pretty crowded.
  14. Trov
    I am not too worried about him. Sure, do I wish he tore it up like Buxton. He is still only 19, looks like he will be able to defend short stop, at a possible above average rate. Looks like his hitting may be coming around as well. I am not concerned about power, if he can be an above average defender with an OBP of .350-.375 with some doubles mixed in there I am okay with that. Lets hope he continues to hit the rest of the year.
  15. Trov
    How deep are the gaps in the AA? The amount of triples being hit is crazy, Kepler is not known for his speed. I know he is not slow, but that many triples is pretty crazy. Might be seeing Rosario, Buxton, Kepler in the outfield next year. Now that Kepler is healthy he is showing the promise that made him a top prospect years ago.
  16. Trov
    Think something that would be interesting to see is the amount of pitches seen with 2 strikes as well. There is a big difference with striking out on first pitch after 2 strikes, and taking some balls, and fouling some off. If a guy strikes out but makes the pitcher throw 8 pitches that is not bad, depending on situation, but striking out on 3 pitches is not good at all. Even worse if 2 or 3 of the strikes were chases.
  17. Trov
    My only hope is that if he does not do as well as people hope he does not get in his own head like some players do. Many great players start off very poor, and many poor players start off very hot. He will just need to adjust to seeing a lot more slow stuff. Yesterday he was seeing all curves low in the zone for strikes, not an easy pitch to hit for even the best hitters, unless you looking for it and sitting on it.
  18. Trov
    This just shows how much a new pitching coach helped this team. Allen came in and told every starter that they were going to learn a change up of some kind. For Pelfrey it was the splitter. I think coach of the year right now is Allen.
  19. Trov
    I am wondering if Hu is for real or just having a good year in High A but when faces better hitters will fall off. He is not listed on any top prospect lists for the Twins. I have seen other pitchers not on the prospect list do well for a season then when they move up to next level never pitch as well.
  20. Trov
    The problem you are talking about is a good problem to have, and not one the Twins have had in recent years. We have too much potential talent and do not have the space for them. The solution is to find out who is ready, who will stick in the line up, and if need be trade away some to fill other holes. The past few years players got to play, like Plouffe, because there was no one else ready, but nothing helps players produce better, in my opinion, like some competition for your job.
  21. Trov
    I personally get annoyed when I hear complaints about a guy because of his height. I also get annoyed when they knock him for getting guys out because he struck them out with a high fastball. I read an article that the current trend for hitters are doing better job against low fastballs, and the HR comparison between high and low pitches was very close. He sounds like a guy that will continue to work on his craft and make adjustments to what hitters are doing to him. It is important to keep the hitters guessing, and I feel this guy will do that.
  22. Trov
    I think Hicks at the plate his biggest problem is his head. I think he over thinks everything which just messes him up. I am not sure he knows what kind of player he should be. I like that he is learned to walk at a much higher rate. I think if he continues to switch hit he needs to be a Span type hitter from the left side. That being someone who will work the count and slap the ball up the middle and to left field. Won't have much power but he will stop rolling over everything too. I am not giving up on him, and think bringing in Hunter will do wonders for Hicks. Hunter was Hicks hero growing up and hope Hicks will stick to him like a sponge picking up all the tips that Hunter has.
  23. Trov
    You can never have too much pitching. Injuries always happen, some for just a start or two, some for much longer. Hell, baseball is starting to push toward six man rotations soon. If you do have too much starting pitching other teams will always pay to get some from you with position players. So if the free agent vets pitch like we all hope they do and May, Meyer, and any other prospect get blocked, we can use them to fill other holes we may have. Look at what Oakland gave up last year for a total of three pitchers.
  24. Trov
    I would say no to this. It may appear Trevor has finally figured out how to play at this level on both sides of the ball. His defense improving was best thing he did last year. I was impressed with his change at the plate too. However, I would not give him a long term deal at all. Just keep doing arbitration until we know what we have in Sano and Trevor can be traded any time. I also am worried last year was more of a fluke than the norm for him. Also, since it took until he was 28 to get to starter value, I bet he regresses very quickly and really only has 2 more years of starter value left in him.
  25. Trov
    It is very close for me. I love his defense, but unless he grows his offense he will become a liability. Yes, he did well overall, however, look at the second half of the season when pitchers learned to never throw a fastball inside on him. I find it funny that people get all on the lefties for having to hit the other way, but guys like Dozier who are right handed there is no big push them to hit the other way. Dozier pulls the ball as much as anyone on the team and he loves the high inside fastball. I am in the camp wait another year see if he develops and then just do a 5 year for little bit more money if need be.
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