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  1. nicksaviking
    Cody has to agree for the Twins to be able to re-draft him. He certainly might, but who knows what went on in last year's negotiations. Also, if we're looking at a re-draft guy, I'd still rather have Kyle Funkhouser. And considering Funkhouser is a Louisville/Kentucky guy, you know the Twins are already thinking about him. I think they're addicted to players from Kentucky schools.
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    I don't want a guy who can hold his own in the 1st round of the draft. The Twins don't need to draft any high floor/low ceiling guys because those are the guys that are easily affordable in free agency. The Twins can't or won't sign high ceiling talent, particularly pitchers, and they shouldn't. They've signed five high floor/low ceiling free agents in the past four years though. No one, including the Twins should regret not taking Nola and his 90 MPH fastball.
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    I agree, which is why when service time issues are in the review mirror, the young guys with upside should be in the rotation ahead of the vets so that they may more quickly get their growing pains out of the way.
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    How will we ever know what we have in young players if we don't give them a shot? We know what Milone is and it's back of the rotation starter. Shouldn't we want to at least see if we can top that?
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    This is said a lot, but the service time still comes into play. Let's say the Twins decide to try to extend him after year three, Berrios and his agent aren't going to accept the same deal if there is only two years left of arbitration than if there was three. We also can't assume an extension is automatic, plenty of guys look to bypass extensions because they are dead set on free agency. That said, if he's pitching like he did last year, I want him up by May. My biggest concern is that the vets like Nolasco, Milone and Hughes are going to pitch similarly to Pelfrey last year, not good enough to win a division, but not bad enough that pulling him out of the rotation is a comfortable decision. I have a really hard time seeing the Twins yoink a veteran starter unless he's either injured or terrible. However in my book, if you're merely labeled as "an innings eater", "OK" or "not awful", you absolutely should not be grandfathered a spot in the rotation ahead of a younger guy who is pitching like he could be a part of the future.
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    If this team makes early round choices even in small part due to area ties, they might as well just fire all the scouts and put the PR department n charge of the draft. Logan Shore? Please no, haven't we gotten over that whole right-handed, low 90's, low strike out, control pitcher bit? The last couple years, the TJ guys like Aiken and Giolito have fallen near the Twins range, maybe they can look at Matt Krook.
  7. nicksaviking
    For a relief pitcher with a 91 MPH fastball no breaking pitch and strikeouts, velocity and walks going in the wrong direction.
  8. nicksaviking
    I don't see much value in Sweeney as the 4th or 5th OF. If the team is going the AAAA route, at least Mastroianni or Benson might be able to swipe a bag as a pinch runner and both are likely more attractive options to go from 1st to 3rd or home. Sweeney has no speed or power, it's not like you'd ever want to call him off the bench.
  9. nicksaviking
    I fear most that Arcia's "attitude" is going to be a major factor in his future with this club. Frankly, I could care less if he's arrogant, abrasive or sulking, but I know the team has a history of caring. I get it, I don't like those kinds of co-workers. However I DO have those kinds of co-workers, most of us who work with more than a handful of people do. The rest of us have to suck it up and live with it. Neither Arcia's strikeouts nor lack of walks appeared to be a major issue in the minors, I would really like to find out if he can meet his potential, I still feel like he hasn't been giving a full shot. And his defense? So what, Torii Hunter proved last year that you can play RF at Target Field from a lawn chair, particularly if you have a decent CF standing next to you.
  10. nicksaviking
    They were rewarded for their confidence in him with a 1.000% Fielding Percentage. That means he was perfect, unlike Byron Buxton who had a .944 fielding percentage as a CF in 2012. I mean this isn't even a contest anymore.
  11. nicksaviking
    I think we're missing the obvious answer here. Oswaldo Arcia played a bunch of CF back in the day and was outstanding in the Venezuela Winter Leagues in CF as recently as 2014. http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=arcia-001osw
  12. nicksaviking
    Vargas and Arcia can't go to AAA, they are out of options. All things being equal, no one would care about a minor league signing, the concern is the Twins will pin too much optimism on this aged longshot based on a handful of spring training games and sacrifice those two youngsters foolishly. Not that they will, but that is the concern.
  13. nicksaviking
    Baseball AND the NFL? I see Lewis Thorpe has been properly Americanized!
  14. nicksaviking
    I want Suzuki to get the exact minimum number of at bats it will take for another team to decide he's worth taking off of the Twins hands in July. And no offense to Suzuki, I just want to start the revolution now.
  15. nicksaviking
    I'm not sure where he fits in, and maybe he doesn't. I'd hate to lose Arcia in any way because of him. I also think Park will need time to adjust, but I do find the concern about his level of competition interesting particularly when compared to our minor leagues. If the Twins had a guy in AA who has done what Park did, there would be blood shed in efforts to get him up ASAP.
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    -St. Peter mentioned that Dan Gladden and Cesar Tovar finished second and third in the voting, respectively.- Good players both, but I liked last year's idea of not requiring someone to get in. Regardless of his broadcasting skills, Gladden could get in more on a lifetime achievement with the organization. Someday. Hunter makes sense, they can do Gardy next year. Otherwise just wait until the clear cut guys are eligible, Mauer, Morneau, Nathan, Cuddyer maybe, Santana. Speaking of which, these rules seem pretty informal. Does Santana actually have to retire? Or be out of the league for a year, because... -The Twins will have two translators. One will speak Korean and work with the Twins and Park. One will be a Spanish interpreter which is something MLB is requiring for all teams.- I'm mostly just disheartened that MLB had to require this. Which teams didn't think it made enough business sense to do this one their own?
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    ***********************Moderator Note********************* This thread is getting out of hand with personal attacks and bickering. If you can't post without throwing barbs into the person you are debating, please stop participating in this or any other thread.
  18. nicksaviking
    Pending May's results and spot, he's the hardest throwing guy in the pen using these projections. I'd bump him if one of the young hot-shots are ready, but I'd still keep him over Fien and I don't need to give Nolasco much of a leash before I'm ready to pull the plug on him.
  19. nicksaviking
    I'll trade the MLB pen for Chattenooga's straight up.
  20. nicksaviking
    Yup. I want the players to be really good or really bad. Really bad guys get replaced, the ones that are just OK, usually don't. The young guys might not pan out, but we need to know. And I'd rather find out now, than have to wait until 2017 when this team will hopefully be ready to contend. If the youngsters spectacularly implode with little hope of improvement, I'll be all aboard the free agent bandwagon this time next year.
  21. nicksaviking
    I agree and I wish they would have. I like taking away as many safety nets as possible so they are forced to do this relatively soon though.
  22. nicksaviking
    I've said multiple times that I liked Mark Lowe, think he'll be the biggest free agent relief steal and I would have taken him.
  23. nicksaviking
    Jones is only gone if Milwaukee keeps him on the 25 man all year. If the control sensitive front office isn't concerned about their control, neither am I. I have no problem with some wildness, particularly from relievers. And I'm sure you know that all three of those guys' control improved significantly after dreadful starts to the season. Also, Melotakis can be added to your list. And Reed, Peterson and even Alex Wimmers and Michael Tonkin throw harder than the journeymen, low ceiling, safety nets everyone seems to want around here. It seems that when the team looks to add safe, blase vets to the rotation and lineup like Correia, Pelfrey and Hunter, there is a lot more resistance. Yet we talk about adding these types of guys to the pen and lots of people start drooling.
  24. nicksaviking
    I agree, that $12.5M posting fee is no different than the Twins spending $12.5M adding a new bar to Target Field. Park doesn't have to claim that on his taxes, it's not payroll. I agree with the bullpen approach though. The Twins can't get guys that throw 97 MPH in free agency, they can get them in AA though. I understand folks' concerns about losing extra games in April/May because the team may not have the stones to call up the hard throwers right out of the gate. I know it may not be popular, but I'm fine with losing a few extra games in 2016 if it means we actually get to see these guys in 2016 instead of having to wait another year because the bullpen is stocked with guys who aren't good enough to be a part of the solution, but not bad enough to lose their jobs. The team has had a history of being so conservative that that last sentence should be a real concern. Loyalty to veterans and fear of the unknown may be this team's biggest problem. I like thinking that the team may be putting themselves into the position where they cannot fall back into their comfort zone. 30-year-old relievers are definitely part of their comfort zone.
  25. nicksaviking
    I would really, really like the chance to find out.
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