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  11. savvyspy
    Free Agency = We came in 2nd and no one wants to play in Minnesota Trade Deadline = The asking prices are too high Draft = These picks are just crap shoots at best Playoff Wins since 2004 = ZERO
  12. savvyspy
    Number of playoff games Falvey has won with the Twins = 0. Let's pump the brakes a bit.
  13. savvyspy
    Standing pat has been this organization’s mission statement since 1961. This is another, “If absolutely EVERYTHING goes right they get destroyed by the Yankees in the playoffs, or more predictably, they go 74-88” team.
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    If the price is always going to be “too high” why aren’t the Twins sellers? Maybe we could unload Sano, Dozier, Santana, and build around Kepler, Rosario, Barrios, and Buxton? You are either buyers or sellers. Just signing half measures coming off major arm surgeries is not a strategy that makes any sense.
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    You literally would have to work to find a more underwhelming guy to sign. It’s not 2014 and is it really THAT much to ask that every pitcher we sign isn’t coming off major arm surgery??? This FO is about a quarter step ahead of being Not Terry Ryan at this point. Not impressed.
  26. savvyspy
    The Twins seem to be taking a "Wait & See Approach" to building a below average bullpen.
  27. savvyspy
    Not much this front office has done in 2 years has made much sense. Maybe they are counting on a 2 year honeymoon period of just being Not Terry Ryan? Their bullpen still sucks and they've had 2 off seasons to address it. At least Pineda won't be a bust until next season. I guess that's something.
  28. savvyspy
    Of course we are, he's a terrible pitcher. There just aren't any good options. Breslow and Belisle would have been released already by teams with even average options in the minors. We don't even have that. We are going to be shuttling the same dreck to and from Rochester all season. Maybe next year the golden boys will realize you actually need to address the worst bullpen in the majors 4 straight years by actually doing something to improve it?
  29. savvyspy
    I think Lewis is a very defendable pick. He was either 1 or 2 for position players on just about everyone's list. I would have preferred Greene just because I think his floor is a legit front line closer if he doesn't improve his secondary pitches much but I'm not losing any sleep over it. They picked up a couple of interesting RHP in the next rounds. Leech was a reach at 37 but to get Enlow later sort of makes up for that. Two very solid signable HS pitchers both 18 will be interesting to watch. What I will say, is if this is the route you are going to go in the draft, I don't want to hear anything about how free agency isn't the way to build a team later on. None of these guys is on the radar for 4-5 seasons. The Twins are going to have to lean on FA and trades to improve this atrocious pitching staff in the near term.
  30. savvyspy
    Greene looks like he's got the most upside by far of the guys linked to the Twins. Wright just doesn't impress me. His ceiling to me is Kyle Gibson on a good night. Not flashy and gets hit way harder than his pitch quality suggests he should. I could live with McKay but if you are being sold that this team will never spend on big time free agent starting pitching where else are you going to get it if not in the draft? Wright is NOT a #1 starter. Never will be. Greene is no guarantee but he's at least got a shot if it comes together. If like the idea that both McKay or Greene could fall back on being a position player. I would have Greene #1 and McKay #2. I don't have Wright in my top 5. I'd put Lewis #3, Gore #4, and Beck #5
  31. savvyspy
    Saying free agency isn't how you build a bullpen is flat out nonsense. Every team including the Twins use free agency. The reason is its tough to develop 8 internal relief pitchers and trading top talent for relief pitchers isn't the most wise use of tradeable talent. You just need to use a mix. Anyone could have seen that using minor league talent and picking up some low level minor league free agents wasn't going to work and it hasn't. Belisle and Breslow were worthwhile free agent adds but you would never center a bullpen around either. They are decent supplementary pieces. Almost ever major league team has 2-4 guys in their bullpen making over $3 million. The Twins highest paid reliever is Belisle at $2 million. That isn't the formula. I don't think any approach to building a bullpen should be off the table. Especially when the one the Twins are currently employing may be resulting in the worst bullpen in the majors for the 3rd or 4th straight season.
  32. savvyspy
    Molitor isn't doing Joe any favors with the batting 3rd nonsense. Just move him lower in the lineup and hope he gives you anything. The fact is Mauer is a replacement level player and we have a season and a half before anything can be done about it.
  33. savvyspy
    I'd put the chance he's not even on the roster by the end of the season WAY higher than Hughes somehow turns into CC Sabathia. But that's the great thing about the week before the opener. Anything can happen and we're currently in the playoff chase.
  34. savvyspy
    Agree that Grossman was helped by the somewhat high BABIP but he was also 3rd on the team in walks so he knows how to control the strike zone. He is going to be in the top 3 or 4 in OBP just because he walks so much and most of this roster acts like the strike zone is 3 square miles. I would prefer Park be the DH but Grossman had a good year last year at the plate and an awful year in the field. Trying to minimize how much outfield he plays makes sense. Especially with the historically God awful pitching staff we have. I'm not defending Santana just that I believe the rationale was he was out of options and they want to give him a final chance for some reason.
  35. savvyspy
    Isn't Santana out of options too? It would make sense to give him one last shot early in the year. Also, does Grossman as DH hint that the analytics side is starting to win out? With his high OBP and horrible defense he's a guy you want in the lineup but not in the field. I'd love to see how he would do in the leadoff or #2 spot. The one thing Grossman does is get on base.
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