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  1. nicksaviking
    I really hope my kids, and all kids, who grow up in this social media era can figure this out. Although what many people would say to an athlete or celebrity's face is likely never going to be the same as what they would say if they were lucky enough to come face to face with them, as all too often the real life conversation would be full of stutters, stammers, um's, uh's, er's and a general misapplication of correct grammar and vocabulary. Same goes for talking to pretty girls.
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    I'm less concerned with running out of options with pitchers than batters. A batter who ends up needing more seasoning than expected doesn't make sense to hide on the bench where he'll never play. You can stick a pitcher in the bullpen though. Not really any different than how almost all Twins Rule V picks are pitchers they hand mop up duty to.
  3. nicksaviking
    To be fair, it's harder to find a clear replacement if Mauer's playing everyday and blocking any would be usurpers.
  4. nicksaviking
    Well Pelfrey, Duensing and Boyer are the only free agents (also Hunter by the letter of the law) move them, even if it's for nothing just to open up roster spots. Otherwise, wait until the offseason. This team has a much better idea of fits and needs for the future than they have any time in the past half decade. It might not have been as wise to move players in previous years as no one was really sure of what the team really had. Things are still a bit foggy, but much more predictable. Move Plouffe this winter, there should be good demand for him. Hicks, Rosario, Arcia and Kepler will all have some degree of value. Pick your favorite two, offer up the others and trade which ever gets you the best return, trade two if you get bowled away. Offer up all of Santana, Escobar and Nunez and if someone seems particularly interested than see what Polanco is worth.
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    Well I think a big part of this idea, even if it's subconsious, is that if the Twins de-commit from Torii Hunter now, we probably don't have to worry about the possibility of them re-committing to him in the offseason. I'd like to see Buxton, but even if he was on the 25-man, Ryan coudln't make Hunter sit in favor of the youngster, that would come from Molitor, and there's no way I buy Molitor benching Hunter for Buxton. I do want Hicks and Rosario continuing their development at the MLB level and it's those two who I think would suffer the most from a Buxton call up.
  6. nicksaviking
    Looks like the Twins have eight hits all by eight different batters.
  7. nicksaviking
    What if he doesn't shine in year one or year two? You know, like a normal player? That's what the discussion has been all about. And this has been year one by the way.
  8. nicksaviking
    People get floors and ceilngs mixed up all the time I'm sure.
  9. nicksaviking
    Roy Smalley played less than 2 years of minor league ball and he played in an era where guys routinely played little or even skipped the minors altogether. I'm OK with Buxton playing AAA if that means Arcia gets one final audition instead of the front office making a fairly uneducated guess about his future this offseason, but Buxton could probably just as easily take his lumps at the MLB level for a rebuilding team than face a bunch of journeymen junkballers in AAA.
  10. nicksaviking
    Particularly when you consider it wasn't a normal series for the Blue Jays. This was the matchup that pulled the Blue Jays into a Wild Card spot and perhaps showed that they should be the AL favorites. When it comes down to it, this may end up being the series they point to as the defining moment in their season. Had it been the Twins, excitement would have been expected as well. Though I did like Sano's classy non-celebretory trot. Jubilation when your team is winning sends a different message than when your team is actually losing.
  11. nicksaviking
    Dozier didn't. Others would consider Plouffe a top player right now too. Those guys show a recent history of not extending past free agency. But full discosure, I was in full favor of not extending Dozier past his normal free agency clock, and I'd rather deal Plouffe than extend him.
  12. nicksaviking
    I agree that the options shouldn't matter. However if someone would have suggested the same thing for Oswaldo Arcia three years ago, I would have said the same thing. Different caliber prospects obviously, but to think that what has happened with Arcia, or Hicks, couldn't happen to Buxton would be dangerous.
  13. nicksaviking
    I don't know why there is any reason to think Burdi's former delivery was causing control problems. If anything the new one is, possibly it's simply because it's foreign to him. Why try to fix something that isn't proven to be broken?
  14. nicksaviking
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qsXVt0qnWg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dyj2sZAWaQ4 He sure looks prettier in the second one, but if it's at the expense of results I'll take ugly. It would also explain why he was still effective last year, the Twins, and likely most teams have said before that they don't work on changing mechanics the summer after the draft. While I'm no lip reader, it sure looks like they are working on Burdi's arm slot in that video. And that stride to the plate makes me want to cry. Why do all Twins pitchers have to have a stride long enough only to step over a sidewalk crack? So much wasted velocity.
  15. nicksaviking
    His delivery in the minors looks much different than in college. He looked pretty unorthodoxed and out of control in college but the results were good. He had a longer stride and he seemed to deliver the ball from behind his ear. Now he's got a shorter stride what lookes like a 3/4 arm delivery from the videos I see. Seems to me, it would be harder to pick up a pitch that looked like it was coming from the pitcher's ear and a released a foot closer to the plate. I don't need my relievers to look pretty throwing, I would let them do what worked for them in college and only make them change if it didn't professionally or if an injury causes a change of mechanics.
  16. nicksaviking
    It sounds silly, but I'd keep riding Duffy. It is my belief that all rookies are going to struggle. Let him ride out his struggles for the rest of the season. Gibson and May sure were better after letting them flop their first year. Of course, I'm also in favor of still finding rotation spots for May and Berrios. A GM would need to get creative to make room for all three, though looking at the contract situation, he's going to have to be creative to find spots for the young guys next year anyway.
  17. nicksaviking
    I agree that the season was already slipping away past redemption at the deadline. However the bullpen has taken the loss 17 times this year. Had the pen been addressed in early June, the Twins might have have an even larger lead in the WC chase come the deadline. Still, if Ryan wasn't going to go trade crazy because he too felt now was not the time, why was/is he sticking with the vets instead of prepping the young playes for contention in 2016? It's all half measure with Ryan.
  18. nicksaviking
    I like Rosario, but considering he has difficulty taking pitches and drawing walks, perhaps he's the one to move. It seems to me, the other young players who have had a hard time doing this tend to regress quite a bit, and Rosario must have some helium at this point.
  19. nicksaviking
    Let's hope so, because the alternative for getting pulled in that situation is usually an injury. Or a top secret CIA South American cartel execution mission.
  20. nicksaviking
    Dear lord, please don't let Detroit get one of the Mets young stud arms for Cespedes.
  21. nicksaviking
    I don't see where there's room for all of Rosario, Hicks, Buxton, Arcia, Sano, Plouffe, Mauer, Kepler, Pinto, Vargas and Harrison to all get legit MLB time.
  22. nicksaviking
    The prospect part might be different, but the glut of corner OF wasnt. Hunter and Jones were locked in in the OF with Keilty, Mohr, Cuddyer and Ford all getting reps. Meanwhile Kubel, Restovich, Garrett Jones and Micheal Ryan were all options in the minors and serious options, these were legit prospects. I can't recall if Buchanon had been moved yet, but there were a ton of options. The trades for Stewart and Bartlet were made because of the glut and the Twins STILL let plenty of chips go to waste. Restovich in particular could have probably been used for a nice trade and he barely got a chance at the MLB level. I'm pretty picky about the type of trade I'd like, but I don't want the current group of talent to go to waste.
  23. nicksaviking
    If Ryan can't handle multiple trade fronts, he shouldn't be the GM. All the other teams who are actually active buyers seem to be in talks with multiple teams and are discussing multiple options. If Ryan is simply waiting for SD to make a decision, Preller isn't being sneaky Ryan is just being stubborn using his self-aknowledged approach of making other clubs come to him and not initiating deals. Of course full disclosure, I'm more than OK not cruising for ugly contracts and aging vets. I won't be when this team is ready to win though. And Fernando Rodney? I'd check his stats first. Yuk.
  24. nicksaviking
    Didn't Ryan say that he'll only make a trade if it's not forced? That doesn't sound like an aggressive trade stance. Also, your last sentence makes me think if the trade is say for Fernando Rodney, you're still going to champion Ryan as making a trade to satisfy his "promise".
  25. nicksaviking
    So who had Aaron Hicks improving his batting average by 80 points and his OBP by only 10?
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