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  1. wsnydes
    If they do, will Cashman resign?
  2. wsnydes
    Do you hold onto Dozier because he might be part of a good team in 2-3 years, or do you trade him in order to help you be a good team in 2-3 years. I agree, that is probably the most difficult decision at this point.
  3. wsnydes
    HEY!!! SPOILERS!!!
  4. wsnydes
    I'm with you on Escobar at SS. He's fine, not a liability there, but not a SS on a good team. I foresee him being there until Gordon arrives, and I think I'm okay with that approach considering where this team is. Trading Dozier is a wild card to me. I'd definitely do it for a reasonable return. I do want to see Polanco there and iI see him as the long term 2B.
  5. wsnydes
    I think you hit the nail on the head. I don't think you can trade both Escobar and Nunez. I see Escobar, for better or worse, the SS until Gordon gets here. Having to go find a starting caliber SS isn't easy or cheap. Plus, it doesn't make any sense when you have one that isn't a liability. Could they do better? Sure, but there isn't much of a reason to at this point.
  6. wsnydes
    Can you imagine the reality TV show that could be made out of the Brady Bunch? I'm guessing that my wife would never stop watching it. I think I'd rather she kept watching the endless string of wedding dress shows on TLC though.
  7. wsnydes
    that was entertaining. Interesting point on the hero. Seems as though TR neglected to sign him as well... Here's to hoping that the Twins put up more of a fight than they're accustomed to at Yankee Stadium!
  8. wsnydes
    Aside from no reasonable return, I'm having trouble identifying reasons not to. It would be nice to sell high versus sell low for a change.
  9. wsnydes
    Looking at the Cubs quickly, all of their top prospects that have been called up in the last few years have all been called up from AAA. Bryant had 330 ABs at AAA. Rizzo had 350 before the Padres called him up and then another 250 after he was traded to the Cubs. The Cardinals operate similarly, see Randal Grichuk. Buxton and Sano both skipped AAA completely before being called up, IIRC. These are quick snapshots of the first names that came to mind, I don't have the time right now to dig into it deeper.
  10. wsnydes
    I think you'd be doing well if you could get a top 100 prospect for him. Otherwise, I think the answer is simply not trading him. The question then becomes, is he going to be your 2B when this team should be peaking in 3 to 5 years? I don't and I think Polanco will eventually take over. Another question would be, do you trade Polanco? Does he have more or less value than Dozier? I worry a bit that Dozier is a Dan Uggla type.
  11. wsnydes
    As someone that advocates trading Dozier, I would certainly not make the move for a Hoey-level return. If they can get a reasonable return on him then I see no reason not to trade him. I feel that's where this team is at - trade veterans for younger talent and to make room for prospects. I'm more willing to move Plouffe for less so Sano gets out of the outfield. I don't see Plouffe in the long term picture, whereas Dozier still a couple of years.
  12. wsnydes
    I don't see it happening without quite a few moves and a few things working their way like you pointed out, but if some of the young guys come up and succeed it may not be insane to see them do that. I personally don't think it'll happen, mainly because I don't think the necessary moves will be made. I think the talent is there for the position players. Like has been pointed out, the pitching is what needs to improve in order for them to have even a remote chance of approaching a .500 clip.
  13. wsnydes
    Neither of those are qualifications or requirements for a big league manager, so that would be a refreshing approach.
  14. wsnydes
    I don't see why any of those couldn't be both. I was taught how to go with a pitch before I even got to high school. By the time I graduated, it was automatic. Good question on the Ks and becoming good. I'd be interesting in that answer as well.
  15. wsnydes
    Hardy's knock, in my view, will always be his health. When he was healthy, he was very good at the plate and in the field. His big years in Baltimore were largely due to his good healthy. That trade in particular bothered me a lot. They got nothing for a starting caliber SS. I've never minded the Gomez trade all that much.
  16. wsnydes
    I agree and hope it continues. Good thing he didn't go Bill Buckner on the bit too!
  17. wsnydes
    Buxton seems to be "okay" when he's ahead in the count. That helps him eliminate a pitchers options. I definitely agree that Kepler is ahead of Buxton in the hitting department. That is the extra time in the minors showing up. Buxton should be sent back down, bring up Rosario and have Kepler and Rosario split time in CF.
  18. wsnydes
    I'm all for ripping the FO, but I'm not sure what their other options were. Reasons like this are why the farm system exists in the first place. Kepler could have been brought up, but he wasn't even hitting as well as Buxton at the time. Rosario wasn't in a position to be called back up. Grossman isn't a CF, that's why Santana is still on the roster (all jokes aside). What do you suggest they have done? I don't really think they're doing detrimental damage to his career. I think that's a reach at this point. If struggling like this hurts his career, he's not the elite prospect everyone makes him out to be. I would have preferred he stay in AAA longer as well, but sometimes things don't work out the way you want them to. It's just reality.
  19. wsnydes
    Weren't they essentially forced to promote him due to Santana's injury? That left no CF on the active roster. I'm guessing they they would have preferred to leave him down there a bit longer.
  20. wsnydes
    Agree completely that those guys weren't ready to be called up. I'm not suggesting that they should have. What you are proposing makes more sense then what they actually did. I freely admit that the team wasn't in a great position to begin a rebuild, but they should have started anyway. You have to start somewhere. Unloading what they could is how to begin that, and I don't feel that they did all that they could have. And as you pointed out, once guys were ready, they needed to play them. They didn't do that either, and they still aren't today aside from being forced to.
  21. wsnydes
    This. So much this. It makes no sense to hold guys in the low minors and then catapult them through the high minors to the majors. That's part of the reason these guys are so raw. They are things that they won't learn how to deal with until they see better pitching. Some guys can adjust just fine going from AA to the majors, some can't. That isn't a knock, it's just human reality.
  22. wsnydes
    That approach is at least a rebuilding effort of sorts. It's still bringing in decline stage veterans, but they're at least cheap. Kevin Correia's of the world never made much sense. Signing a bunch of AAAA type guys could have at least bridged the gap and possibly paid off higher returns over what they ended up doing. My criticism is aimed at the efforts made to basically maintain a mediocre level rather than try to go young and start fresh. I have a hard time believing that Morneau and Perkins couldn't have been dealt. Willingham I can agree with, but if the team ate some of his salary he may have been. Either way, my broader point has always been that this team didn't then and still hasn't now ever started a true rebuilding.
  23. wsnydes
    While that could limit his value, it's not as though a team in need of a late innings guy wouldn't have dealt for him. Clearly his value between then and now is a lot of hindsight. But at the same time, that is what the FO guys are paid to foresee and account for.
  24. wsnydes
    Wasn't Ken Griffey, Jr the first #1 overall pick to be elected to the HoF?
  25. wsnydes
    He has a tendency to be sentimental with long term Twins. That's coupled with holding onto signees too long as well. Not a great combination.
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