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  1. nicksaviking
    Man, it's starting to look like the smart move is just to forfeit the pick!
  2. nicksaviking
    I think there's a couple of shortstops ready to get promoted the second the team starts signing and assigning their draft picks.
  3. nicksaviking
    I for one am in favor of you buying the Twins regardless of what the front office does. You'll sign Machado and Harper right?
  4. nicksaviking
    But they had one HOF starting pitcher and an actual ace. But most importantly, it wouldn't just be the Astros and the Twins in the AL playoffs like back in 1987. The Astros could fart and falter like the Tigers did but the Twins would still need to win two series prior to even getting to the ALCS. I want to win it all very soon, and I want to win it all many times. But with this roster, the odds on winning it all this year are so long; I'd rather hedge my bets and increase my chances for the next couple of years.
  5. nicksaviking
    But why would you make minor moves? Jason Vargas isn't putting this team over the top, so why give up prospects of any kind for just him? This sounds like more half measures; like the Kevin Jepsen trade in 2015 which clearly wasn't going to be close to enough to make the team legit.
  6. nicksaviking
    Personally I'm in favor of improving for the future, and that includes trading the aging and over-achieving Santana. For those that aren't willing to part with Santana now because the team is currently above .500, are you then in favor of trading off major prospects to make major upgrades to the rotation and the bullpen? Because I think there is little debate that this team has no shot at doing anything meaningful without multiple big-time pitching improvements. Standing pat and doing nothing or next to nothing was how this organization used to deal with this situation; I am 100% NOT OK with that. Either do something to improve for the future, or do something to improve now, don't sit on your hands and pray something beyond your control occurs to bail you out. Wishful thinking and winning sports teams only go hand-in-hand in the movies.
  7. nicksaviking
    Turley's been toiling away for a decade and figures something out now? It looks like Boston's AA club moved him to the pen just before releasing him last year, predictably his strikeouts jumped but his always poor walk rate did not improve. Then he goes to Indy ball and has since gotten a handle on the walks. Now 24 months later his relief inflated strikeout numbers and Indy league walk numbers carry over? Is it just a case of small sample size? Or did he figure something out?
  8. nicksaviking
    You're suggesting that if Greene and Stewart where in the same draft, everyone would be putting Stewart on top? I don't buy that one, people liked Stewart but not that much; Stewart was so far behind everyone developmentally.
  9. nicksaviking
    I don't know about the Jay pick, he was supposed to be pretty safe being a college lefty and all. Stewart seemed to pretty clearly be the consensus #4 best player in that draft; I wanted him, I won't fault them for that pick. Buxton over Appel however seems to promote going the risk route.
  10. nicksaviking
    You'd have to give it to the new guys if they dealt Santana this season, that would take some guts knowing the average fan. I'm all for it and looking at Santana's peripheral numbers, his bubble looks ready to burst any minute now, if it already didn't last start.
  11. nicksaviking
    Why would those guys be his ceiling? Or Gausman his floor for that matter? The range of possibilities stretches far above and below those guys. Appel, yes, that could be considered a floor. I'm ready to write him off as a complete bust. And I did want him over Buxton at the time.
  12. nicksaviking
    Did you send him to his room for a time-out?
  13. nicksaviking
    I was just wondering if the command/control issue* was due to being slightly off target or if it's because he's not attacking the zone because he knows AA batters will chase. *To clarify to those who think I'm being pessimistic, I'm not critiquing him, I'm just curious as to the root provocation of his high(ish) number of pitches. I feel good about Gonsalves and I'm just wondering which aspect of pitching he should be working on.
  14. nicksaviking
    What is his velocity at? And is his command now, and in the past been a bit rough? Or has he been one of those pitchers who is intentionally and frequently trying to get swings and misses on pitches out of the zone? Which has always got to be tempting when you know the batters at your level will swing at them.
  15. nicksaviking
    It worked out for Tyler Beede who is also starting to look like a bust. Derek Fisher was also drafted fairly high his first go-round and later improved his draft position.
  16. nicksaviking
    And from reports, he sounds like he has fairly decent command, which probably means he's a "picker" and trying to be cute on the edges and off the plate. For some guys this is a bad sign that their stuff won't translate at higher levels against more selective hitters when they have to intentionally work in the zone. Then there's Jose Berrios who says screw that noise, my stuff will play.
  17. nicksaviking
    Glad Gonsalves is doing well. Looks like his pitches/inning are taking a bit of a step back. From 88 pitches in seven innings in the start on 5/26 to 95 pitches in six innings last start to 96 pitches in five innings yesterday. Regardless of the eye-opening stats, you know that's something the front office is going to demand improve prior to any promotion. And rightly so.
  18. nicksaviking
    He's not gambling though, the player is. He isn't some overlord pulling the strings on all these players, they seek him out and discuss strategy with their agent. If the player wants a less risky decision Boras isn't and can't make him roll the dice.
  19. nicksaviking
    That's the narrative we always make, and I used to be in that camp. However lately I'm not; getting as much money as the player can is obviously nearly always in the player's best interest. I don't think the "greedy agent" stereotype is any more fair for him than it is for any other agent. The players still benefit the most from diligent negotiating. If Boras was hurting his clients to better himself, he wouldn't still be the pre-eminent agent and we'd be hearing horror stories from former employees and clients.
  20. nicksaviking
    It's interesting for sure, but I have a hard time seeing the Twins giving their two biggest bonuses to two HS pitchers. Not saying I'm against it (depending on who the pitchers are) but I thought all we heard about was risk aversion.
  21. nicksaviking
    Even if we can't tell by the ratings, we may be able to determine it based on awards and water cooler attention. AMC let Breaking Bad and Mad Men end when the creators said their story had been told in it's entirety. They were still Emmy darlings when they folded up shop. Kudos to AMC for not pushing harder for longer runs. But judging by their current stable of shows, I'd bet they are now conflicted, it's hard to get that kind of qualify consistently. No doubt Netflix has seen that. HoC and OitNB should have already wrapped, but for all I know the creators were also wanting to tell more of the story even if it should have been over.
  22. nicksaviking
    Watched episode one late last night. Looks like more of the same of Season 3&4; I'll push on though. Thought they would have announced this would be the final season but I haven't seen anything so I'd guess not. It's going to be interesting to see how Netflix handles its popular shows. As far as I know they haven't had a popular one end on its own accords, only unsuccessful ones have ceased producing new episodes. Will they allow their flagship shows to end while still topical and well made? Like some cable stations. Or will they push the creative team to churn out dreck past its expiration date. Like the networks.
  23. nicksaviking
    Or that he presently has a .143 BABIP and there is nearly a 3 run gap between his ERA and xFIP.
  24. nicksaviking
    I'm pretty bullish on 6'0" RH starting pitchers presently. But I understand the concern. His injury history is the only thing that gives me pause with him.
  25. nicksaviking
    If people are skeptical about putting Hughes in the pen because they don't want Gibson in the rotation, how about if the Twins do take Nick's suggestion of calling up Romero for the pen, let him get his feet wet as a long man for a month or so and if he doesn't completely fall apart see if they can ease him into the rotation, hopefully allowing for both Hughes and Gibson to move to the pen by the AS break?
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