jimmer

I think we are quite a few seasons away from being a real contender.

Yeah, LaRussa had a impressive list of candidates...and he chose Dave Stewart. Let's hope our team doesn't repeat that horrific blunder. :-)

Yeah, a lot of the quality talent we have, that we're excited about, was either brought in during Smith's time or due to having high drafts picks from losing so much. All teams draft, that's not unique to this organization. And, really, most of the guys from this supposedly great farm system that have actually seen time in the majors are looking/have looked severely over-matched. How much talent that we are excited about is due to Ryan trading off talent to get prospects? Meyer? (yeah, not so good), May? Nice pickup then decided to use him completely incorrectly. We have failed to trade players for prospects though. We have brought in bad FAs and extended players we should have never extended. We signed a player that supposedly made it necessary to make one of the dumbest decisions, moving Sano to the OF. Could not have been easier to make the call that would be horrible, and it was. And that player acquired that made that ridiculous decision necessary had to go to the minors because, well, he's over-matched. In any event, in this ode to Ryan's (and the Twins organizational) greatness, there's a lot of, um, questionable assumption that seem premature A: a bunch of these guys are going to stick B: that they'll be difference makers C: we're going to emerge contenders because of them (and by extension Ryan) It is, however, good to read how the fans critical of Ryan and hte management part of this organization are so very wrong, wrong, wrong :-) Like Dan S (the guy who does ZiPS) said yesterday, this move was overdue.

These announcers crack me up. Making every excuse in the book to explain how Sano can't play defense, anywhere. Then they say he can be a GREAT third baseman. Lord have mercy.

you got to miss Dick's crying, so really haven't missed much.

So Nunez decided why bother going all out to 1B? In contrast, Mauer really hustled and almost beat it out.

He needs to finish the season in the Twins rotation. Zero reason to do other-wise.

You are hilarious!

Unfortunately, Escobar is neither good enough with the glove or the bat. With Polanco more of a 2B, that makes the decision about Nunez more difficult than it really should be.

Most scouts call him a bat first player and a competent fielder at 2B You consider him a great defensive 2B. What makes you think that?

yeah, the pen is not for him.

My quote had zero to do with who we would have made available. I'm saying Boston is almost assuredly the ones who called Padres, which gives them the advantage as opposed to TR waiting by the phone waiting for a call from the Padres.

Wait, we gave MAY the opportunity to stick? Are we talking rotation here? Best FIP in the rotation when he was demoted, best K/9IP when demoted, 2nd best BB/9 when demoted, 2nd best xFIP when demoted. Most WAR when demoted. 3rd most WAR as a starter for the whole season even though he only started 15 games. All that while having a .344 BABIP against (.300 is average). Meaning that was due to regress (we all got a taste of regression with Santana) which helps the other numbers. And he got demoted Berrios got FOUR starts. I guess Chargois got his chance to stick too. Yet Rosario was able to stick, a guy who can't even get on base 26% of the time and has an OPS in the low .600 playing a corner OF spot.... As far as ''Which is why I said let's see what happens this year, and expect to compete next year.' We've been reading that quote for a few years now and I'm guessing next year we'll see the game quote. Goal posts keep moving.

Time to watch 'So I Married an Axe Murderer' again :-)

my thoughts exactly :-)

Murphy is hitless in his last 5 games (gotten on base once) and has 4 hits in his last 35 PA (or, 4 for July, if you will).

ah, the trade from the future part. I was stuck on the going all in part. In that case, we can add Hu for Jepsen :-)

Sorry, I was just asking. I have no idea. Stopped paying attention.

How is Murphy doing down in Triple A?

When was that time again? I can't recall. I'm not joking.

Boston clearly had the better chance since their GM almost assuredly called the Padres instead of waiting for the Padres to call them :-)

How many of these guys do you think WILL be part of our next contender?

Berrios likely should have been up for good last year, and definitely for good this year.

I was having the same conversations last year when I was being assured he had turned a corner. This could be the year, he'll only be 29 going into next season.

Don't forget Jay and Stewart. Powerhouse rotation coming. Just wait. Hey remember the debate last year about Gibson and how so many thought he had turned a corner and we'd see great things this year? Yeah, about that. But hey, he's still young too. Patience.