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  1. nicksaviking
    ****Moderator Note***** The sensitivity of the title aside, we still need to stay on topic. For the time being, please let's just discuss the player. For those that don't like the theme, I understand, but simply refraining from posting and or reading the articles is the best option. If anyone would like to discuss the issue further, please start a thread in the Questions about Minncentric. We can certainly discuss this issue and try to work through any problems. http://twinsdaily.com/forum/13-questions-about-minncentric/
  2. nicksaviking
    Yeah, and I'm an advocate for societal change and evolutoin. However for some reason I have the hardest time dealing with change in decorum of language and journalism. I don't like how casual it has become, but if that's how it's going to be from here on out, I guess I'll just have to suck it up and go along with it.
  3. nicksaviking
    So the ballots were transparent this year correct? I'm just wondering if the one vote each for Veritek and Wakefield came from the same Boston beat writer or something.
  4. nicksaviking
    http://m.startribune.com/twins-manager-molitor-would-like-to-add-another-veteran/410968995/ Per La Velle, Molitor is campaigning for a veteran presence in the clubhouse. La Velle rightfully suggests it likely would have to be an outfielder. He name drops my horse in the race, Ryan Rayburn. But most importantly, and really the only reason I'm posting this is due to this excerpt: --We'll see if Falvine can come up with a player or two for Molitor before camp opens.-- Falvine? As in Falvey and Lavine? Seriously, are we really doing this? In the spots section of a major market newspaper no less.
  5. nicksaviking
    Who would do such a thing! Let's jump in the time machine and see what everyone was saying about the extension when it occurred: http://twinsdaily.com/topic/16336-article-twins-extend-phil-hughes/page-1?hl= phil hughes Props to being alone on the Island of Skepticism HitInAPinch! John Bonnes was also a bit waffley on the extension. Dang, I was hoping I was going to be on the right side of history on that one, alas I guess I liked the move as well.
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    I wouldn't expect the young guys to thrive, but I'd like to give them a shot. I don't think there are four of them (Hughes, Berrios, May and Mejia) fighting for three spots, isn't it only two spots? I'd assume Santana, Gibson and Santiago are locks barring injury. Three unexciting vets are more than enough for my tastes if we're rebuilding, four is probably more than I can handle. As far as Duffey not being a starter any longer due to his two pitch mix, I agree, and it's also largely the reason I don't really think Hughes needs another shot at the rotation; he basically just has two different fastballs and a curve, but unlike Duffey, Hughes' curve is really, really bad. And that has nothing to do with TOS, his curve has been a bad pitch his entire career.
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    Personally I'd like to see him in the pen regardless of where his velocity is at. I think he could be good back there with his limited repertoire and I'd rather give some of the younger guys a shot at the rotation. I'd like to give two of May, Berrios and Mejia a shot at the very least. I don't really like having 4 vets in the rotation for a rebuilding club.
  8. nicksaviking
    Phil's velocity dip occurred in 2015, not last year so I'm not sure if the surgery is going to improve that, but his off speed pitches haven't been terribly good for awhile now either which typically is a problem for starting pitchers. However as he saw with his former teammate Mariano Rivera, a guy can be OK in the pen with a fastball and a cutter. Maybe he can mix his curve in once in awhile or Allen can work with him and he can try the changeup again. Either way, I like him in the pen assuming the move helps increase his velocity as it often, but not always, does. The Twins don't have a closer now anyway, if he's healthy that should be an attainable goal for him. Also, with the sudden frenzy on relief arms, his salary would barely look out of place if he did a decent job back there.
  9. nicksaviking
    I hated the Ramos/Capps trade and I do love getting new prospects. However Capps had a track record of being a pretty solid pitcher previous to the Twins getting him. The chances of him paying off were/are much higher than De Leon alone, who has done nothing but get torched at the MLB level and at least in my opinion has questionable velocity, repertoire and durability.
  10. nicksaviking
    Sherlock last night certainly seemed like a finale. If so, it was OK as far as finales go but that's not saying much since most are a let down. This one seemed less like a Sherlock episode and more like a Saw movie. It was OK I guess but not great and I'd bet if I re-watched it much more closely there would be a ton of plot holes and continuity issues which you don't want to see in a show like Sherlock. It was a good run, I think the show can end now. I'm guessing the leads are much too busy to even think about doing another series at this point anyway.
  11. nicksaviking
    BA had an interview with Hunter Greene. It's too early, but I suppose he's the horse I'm backing presently. http://www.baseballamerica.com/area-code-baseball/area-code-conversation-hunter-greene/#HmDgqo4cxW2JrPPS.97 In his off time he likes to fish, so sounds like a really solid fit for Minnesota.
  12. nicksaviking
    Moderator Note: Keep the discussion away from personal attacks and dismissive insults. I have edited a couple of posts as opposed to hiding them entirely as most of the content is acceptable. However let's not make this debate combative; nearly everyone is on the same side in that most think Dozier should be traded, the disagreement is only on what is an acceptable return. This shouldn't be contentious.
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    That was my belief heading into this offseason and I said as much multiple times. However I don't think that's anywhere close to a stone cold certainty anymore, not because Dozier is going to improve his stature, but because there is no demand now. His value is going to increase or decrease mostly due to demand, not performance. Also, we have so many people saying we have to jump on this offer of De Leon plus nothing/minimal pieces. Why don't we just slow down and wait until March? If Dozier is the Dodgers preferred target, they'll come calling back to the Twins before they do anything else at 2B.
  14. nicksaviking
    No, that is an assumption. De Leon isn't some magic pill, he still has a high probability of busting. That's why the Twins would be doing themselves a disservice by not hedging their bets with additional pieces with a reasonable chance of being useful players.
  15. nicksaviking
    I'm not assuming anything, including what the market will do. I just know the market never stays the same. No one's ignoring risk; those willing to walk away are accepting it, I won't speak for others, but this doesn't appear to be a big risk as the reward isn't very big. If this is the peak, then it's not much different than the valley, I don't see any championships from up here with this return.
  16. nicksaviking
    I wouldn't be happy if they never trade him. However there are plenty more opportunities to do so and I'm OK waiting for the next opportunity if this is the best offer they have now. And I won't be resentful if the Twins never get a better offer for Dozier; the risk of losing this bird-in-the-hand doesn't look all that terrible to me. Even if ensuing offers are less, I'm not inclined to think they'll be significantly less though I'm more than willing to chance that they are.
  17. nicksaviking
    At this point, I strongly lean toward "no deal" and see if we get lucky at the AS break or next off season with full understanding that change in market is beyond the team's control. I'm not as high on De Leon as many others are, but who knows, perhaps my feelings will change and I'd take him straight up come March. But I'm not making that determination in the middle of January, I'd at least wait to consider my options until right before the season starts. If Dozier is the Dodgers preferred target then they'll come back to check in on him before they make any other irrevocable plans.
  18. nicksaviking
    Sure, we have a phone at home. We can still go out to play later, it's only January 13th.
  19. nicksaviking
    No, you're not. You're banking that the market changes for Dozier. We've long ago established that Dozier's value is not derived from his stats but instead demand. Demand is low, which means so is his value. Everyone always complained that Ryan sold off the players at their low point. Well through no fault of his own or the Twins, Dozier is at a low value point.
  20. nicksaviking
    One prospect has NEVER been enough for Dozier. A month ago nobody here would have thought so. Now it seems a lot of people have resigned themselves to accepting whatever the Dodgers deign to bestow upon the Twins. It's January 13th, if the Twins had taken this offer, we would have spent the next three months complaining about how little the team got. Also, if the Dodger fans that come to this site aren't upset about this proposed deal, that's a pretty big heads up that it's a bad deal.
  21. nicksaviking
    Then look at who may have been included by checking out their prospect lists: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/top-21-prospects-los-angeles-dodgers/ Aside from De Leon the Dodgers had three other starting pitchers in their top ten, Alvarez, Buehler and Stewart, all of whom are not currently being offered. One other guy, who is ranked 10th by Fangraphs, is going to be a relief pitcher. The Dodgers have four other arms in the 15-21 range but only one of them is above A ball. It doesn't matter if the offer was 1:1 or if the offer is De Leon and various other players, the other players either aren't starting pitchers, or are much, much lower quality starting pitchers. Which means the Twins aren't upgrading their rotation now or in the future by any more than De Leon. If that's fine by you, great, but please stop insisting that there's a big difference between a 1:1 deal or De Leon plus parts.
  22. nicksaviking
    He throws in the low 90's without a strong breaking pitch and he's a flyball pitcher. That doesn't look like a high ceiling guy to me. He looks like he's a high floor guy due to his control.
  23. nicksaviking
    It was hard to gauge what the show was going to be about from the previews, but I did watch Taboo. The first episode was all set-up, so it might still be hard to tell what the show will be like going forward, but I'll keep watching. It looks like the main story is going to be Hardy's character's machinations to play the East India Co against the Americans via his newly acquired ownership of Vancouver island. So basically the last plot I would have predicted from the ominous previews. But interesting. Typically in shows like this, now is about the time I do some research to find out what's fact and what's fiction. I think I'll keep myself in the dark on this one for the time being, I mean aside from knowing which country currently owns Vancouver island.
  24. nicksaviking
    I must not have been paying attention, I hadn't heard about this event. Not that I would have been able to go, but I would have been able to feel sorry for myself that I couldn't. If someone starts a thread about the event here on TD if it occurs again, I'd bet there'd be some pretty strong TD attendance. Not sure if that's a good thing though, you guys are pretty rowdy.
  25. nicksaviking
    Right, I don't want the Twins turning down a fair deal (which really, we probably all have different definitions of fair). My thinking has just always been that the Twins would almost certainly get less for him at the deadline, let's throw out 75% of his value as it stands now as a hypothetical. Well if the Dodgers are at this moment only offering 75% of his current value, then it doesn't bother me to try again later this summer and hope for better. If the Dodgers are currently offering 100% of Dozier's value and the Twins are holding out for 125%, well then they're just nuts.
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