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  1. twinstalker
    I would much rather have Wander Javier on my team than Nick Gordon. But certainly when we got a look at Arraez in MLB and went back to look at his minor league stats, it was so obvious he was better than Nick Gordon will ever be. Nick Gordon's ceiling is a 2nd division infielder, and that's after many years. Javier has a much higher ceiling. I could somewhat understand if you put Gordon ahead of Arraez before this year, because without seeing Arraez vs MLB pitching, you wonder whether that no-power hit line could ever translate. But no excuse once you saw Arraez.
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    Not to be a downer, but a normal distribution of July stats by Twins minor league relievers is going to nearly show on the tail what's shown above, even if all Twins pitchers are exactly of the same abilities. The ones of interest here are the ones who are repeating it.
  3. twinstalker
    He couldn't carry the weight of the added "h"
  4. twinstalker
    The Oneders, straight from the movie "That Thing You Do." Of course it's pronounced Oh-Nee-Durs. :-)
  5. twinstalker
    Which doesn't count San Antonio or Corpus Christi or Austin or New Orleans
  6. twinstalker
    Oof, I will bet my house against your house that Odorizzi will not be QO'd. He is a mediocre or maybe average starter. The smart, new Twins will never in a million years extend a qualifying offer to him. My guess is that he will not start in the playoffs, and that at best he works low leverage from the bullpen. Jake Odorizzi will be a forgotten piece of this season, except for someone who remembers that he had a pretty decent first half.
  7. twinstalker
    Mike Minor is nothing like Martin Perez. Minor has been legit since he became a top prospect with the Braves. Unfortunately, injuries crushed his career up until last year. I would give a lot (Larnach) for Minor, and I'm one who won't give up squat, in general.
  8. twinstalker
    I do not think that phrase means what you think it means.
  9. twinstalker
    Too many comments to wade through prior to making mine, so I'll write then read. Trading Diaz should not be an issue at all. The Twins would have to protect him this year, and it's highly doubtful that would happen. To get three assets for him is, in general, a great haul, even if one is just org filler. The only question, and it's an important one, is if Romo is the best Diaz can bring or help bring. That depends on Romo to some extent. I highly doubt Diaz could ever bring more value than good Romo. The MiLB pitcher is a bonus.
  10. twinstalker
    No on Lewis, Kirilloff, Graterol, Balzovic, and Duran (and Arraez), and maybe no on Larnach. The way to win a WS is not to "go for it." The way to win is to have a consistently very good team that you can add to with the Gordons and Rookers of the system. Year after year. I'd rather have a chance every year (a real chance, not a Terry Ryan no clue how to put together the right pieces 2000s chance) than shoot my load on one year every so often. Rosario will need to be dealt, dealing Buxton might be the necessary play, pitching needs to gel in the upper system. Players are going to need to be replaced, and a system of continuity has to be developed. You need to keep your top tops. The Twins might not pull a Stroman/Giles or a Boyd/Greene without a top prospect, but they can certainly get some relief help. Starting pitching is on its way in the system. Pretty close, really.
  11. twinstalker
    The idea that Gordon is MLB-ready is just funny. Remember that when he finally gets called up to some team. My over/under for him being MLB-ready is about 2-3 years after he gets his first call.
  12. twinstalker
    Can we start using the updated top 20 now? Thanks!
  13. twinstalker
    When in the world will people let Nick Gordon go? The question is not whether he's a better prospect than Luis Arraez, but whether his best year would ever come close to Arraez' worst year. If some organization places value on Gordon, it is imperative the Twins sell. Gordon's upside is Christian Arroyo.
  14. twinstalker
    This looks like a "give everyone lots of rest because we're up 10 games and if we don't do it now we'll regret it later" kind of move. We'll probably know for sure if Pineda makes a start on the first day eligible.
  15. twinstalker
    This friend sounds a bit more grounded than you. I haven't had to warn many, but it's very rare that everything just goes right from start to finish, and I'm shocked at how people are so quick to dismiss Cleveland. Ramirez is batting one-something, and Clevinger is working his way back. Things are going to change, Cleveland for the better, the Twins for the worse. They might change back, maybe very likely, but people are acting like it's over, and it's most definitely not over. Enjoy the ride, but bad things happen to all teams, and we really haven't experienced that yet. It wasn't until the 1991 team went on the 15 game win streak that ended in July with the Twins firmly in control and pretty obviously one of the best two teams in the AL that I truly was optimistic they'd be in the playoffs. This Twins team is arguably only the 5th or 6th best team in the AL. There is variation in the intermediary, so it's not shocking that a team can get off to a hotter start than expected, especially with so many teams just not in the truly competing mode (nine teams). Notice the Twins are seemingly crushing but not pulling away from NYY, TB, and Hou.
  16. twinstalker
    If Austin Adams never makes another pitch for the Twins, I will remember him fondly as the player who pushed Addison Reed off the team. The Twins may want to work with that 97 mph fastball a bit longer, but if they do drop Adams, I suspect it will be for Cruz, meaning Arraez can stick around until a reliever is needed. That might be only a day or two, but I can see them wanting Arraez to get a chance to experience Target Field.
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    For the record Rosales is not only awesome in spring training, he's quite often awesome when he makes the team or gets the call...for a week or two. Don't be fooled. Old dog, no new tricks. Easy for teams to figure out how to pitch to. Not exactly sure why it's happened more than once, as I would expect the book to be there after the first time.
  18. twinstalker
    I think the flatness of the contract is a reflection of the Twins current (lack of) spending and also of Kirilloff looming. Somebody in the outfield will likely have to go by 2021, and it could be Rosario, with Kepler moving to LF. It could be Buxton with Kepler perhaps moving to CF. And it could be Kepler himself. His trade chip becomes more valuable with money being placed on the front end. As for 1B, I don't think that's a long term plan for Kepler at this point. He's a guy you could sell high as a CF, so why would you chain him to 1B? He might play there a little bit as you try to fit four or five OFers into a lineup here and there, but that doesn't seem efficient or optimal for an extended period. My gut told me Kepler was verging on a breakout this past season, and the FanGraphs articles put quantification to that. I'd been worried all winter that the Twins were going to trade an emerging stud, so I'm happier with this announcement than I am with Polanco's, though I think that's reasonable, too. He's just not a shortstop, and I have doubts the Twins will be picking up those option years when he's a 30/31 yr old 2B. Javier (pushing Lewis to 2B) or Severino or Unknown will be a lot cheaper option with maybe the same production. But the beauty is that we're covered if Polanco is indeed at another level come those years. Good job, Twins!
  19. twinstalker
    Romero has two pitches, command issues, and breaks down or doesn't have stamina. That's the history. There's never been a more clear-cut case of someone needing to go to the pen.
  20. twinstalker
    I thought I heard Arraez was being groomed as a utility guy. If that's the case, he might make some sense for a team not in it this year, especially if that team has two other guys who can play short.
  21. twinstalker
    Oh, lord, are we going to have to endure years of people not being able to spell Rocco?
  22. twinstalker
    Do NOT underestimate Max Kepler. Otherwise, when he's an all-star, you are allowed no happiness. Seriously, this is his age 26 season, and he should do well, but even I'm afraid it might not be what we were hoping for. There's a chance, though...
  23. twinstalker
    Here I was totally invested in Josh Field...
  24. twinstalker
    Oh, hells bells, as much as I dislike Gordon as a prospect, I didn't mean to exclude him or Wade. I meant Arraez is the only position players among the non-givens. Since nobody on the first page of comments said "wha?" it must have been inferred by all. :-)
  25. twinstalker
    Arraez is the only position player who stands any chance of being protected. I don't really think the Twins would worry that someone is going to take Zander Wiel and keep him on the big league roster all year. I don't know enough about the pitchers to comment. Suffice it to say, if the Twins didn't think enough of the close ones to give them a look in September, it's really unlikely they'll be protected. Some of the bigger arms or ones that are just coming back from injury (like Jay) have a chance. I always think that this type of article makes little sense without listing the current 40-man roster so that we can get an idea of how many spots there might be. For this particular year, though, I think there are going to be a lot of changes and new additions from outside the organization. Off-topic: Is there anything you can do so that two spaces after a period doesn't show up as zero spaces? A lot of us learned to use two spaces after a sentence, and in no way is that going away because we're commenting here. :-)
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