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  1. nicksaviking
    This move really seems like the team is hoping to compete now, however I still dont think they can if they don't have an ace. It may be a long shot, but the team's only chance at getting an ace is to hope one of the young pitchers will turn into one. Santana's a fine pitcher, but I still think the best move was to give a full season to May and Meyer and then if one or both don't pan out, 2016 is when you go and find long term pitcher, Cueto, Latos, Zimmerman, Porcello, Fister, Kazmir, or Greinke, Samardzjia, Price for those of us with too high of expectations. Next year's free agent class projects to be so much better.
  2. nicksaviking
    Man, I feel like an idiot! I've been diving too deep into these numbers all this time! I get it now though, I'm going to just round to the nearest whole number and OPS should really look like binary code; you either get a 1 or you get a 0.
  3. nicksaviking
    At least they had him in the rotation, unlike certain reality based models.
  4. nicksaviking
    Right, and what changed with Santana that the Twins only offered him 3/33 last year but this year they offered 4/55 plus an option year? A draft pick was included both times. To answer my own question, the Twins were displaying more desperation this year. Sometimes when you're back is against the wall you make great decisions that that free you from your circumstances. Other times you make rash decisions that worsens them. Hopefully this is the former.
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    I wanted guys on short term deals, but it looks pretty clear that Masterson didn't want to come here. He reportedly wouldn't schedule a sit down with the Twins, and most people predicted that he'd receive more than he did with Boston, which indicates that he wanted to go back there to try to rebuild his value. Latos is under contract for only one year though and do you really think the Twins will be contenders this year? Why would you want to give up some nice prospects to get him in a losing year? If the Twins want him, they can go after him as a free agent next year, no prospects attached.
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    They should have, in 2005. That would have been just about right to buy out that second free agent year instead of only one.
  7. nicksaviking
    Yeah, Pelfry in the pen could work. Milone needs to stay away. I don't care what hand you throw with, guys with low velocity and stuff that weak should not be coming into games with men on base.
  8. nicksaviking
    Gilmartin wasn't on the 40-man, that's why the Mets were able to draft him. The Twins will have to DFA or trade someone else, and there are plenty of options for both.
  9. nicksaviking
    And it was a looooooong journey to get him to the point of being an average reliever. I'd expect an equally long and even more unlikely journey for Gilmartin to match him.
  10. nicksaviking
    All very excellent options.
  11. nicksaviking
    We've got a lot of Santana threads going on now. Can any be consolidated?
  12. nicksaviking
    I'd rather have Duensing for one season. Gilmartin is a soft tossers who will get eaten alive in the pen. Eaten alive in the rotation too. He'll be back by April.
  13. nicksaviking
    Soft tossing lefties belong in the NL anyway. Not sure that an 88 MPH fastball will work out for a rookie out of the pen though. Odds are he'll get returned. Acutally odds are nearly all will get returned.
  14. nicksaviking
    I thought MLB.com was streaming or at least posting Rule V selections but I can't find it. Anyone see where it is? They need a serious revamp of their site, that thing has been a difficult navigation for about a decade.
  15. nicksaviking
    Berardino thinks Graham is the pick if he gets to the Twins: https://twitter.com/MikeBerardino/status/542946215508185088 So we can probably cross him off the list considering how the last couple of weeks have played out for Berardino, he's on a bit of a cold streak.
  16. nicksaviking
    During losing seasons, two of the four most anticipated times of the year are the Winter Meetings and the trade deadline. It's funny that this would be so, as I always look forward to them only spend my work day trying to control the urge to type in all caps out of sheer frustration.
  17. nicksaviking
    I'd guess the Red Sox and A's would argue that Bill James won them plenty of games. If you're implying that it is impossible for a man not on the diamond to help win a game, then we might as well get rid of the managers, coaches and GMs too.
  18. nicksaviking
    FTFY Molly. I wanted the team to go outside it's comfort zone for a new manager mostly just to prove they had the stones to dip into the unknown, but I'll freely acknowledge that Molitor appears to have most of the qualities I'd most prefer in my team's manager.
  19. nicksaviking
    Sure, but Chris Sale is worth more than all of them, likely so is Abreu. Quintana would be pretty high too. I'm not sure why we would look at each organization and only look at the prospects.
  20. nicksaviking
    Like hire a manager who likes to play station to station baseball and a GM who likes everyone to hit the ball 500 feet.
  21. nicksaviking
    Yeah, 87 was not a great staff despite having a Cy Young Award winner and a HOFer. That was reflected by their meager 85 regular season wins. You can get lucky, few teams have recently but it's possible. However, I think to give your team a realistic chance, you need to put together an elite staff and hope it's enough.
  22. nicksaviking
    I do too, perhaps partially because I like the chemestry when your core guys came up together, but it certainly does look like the on the 10 year anniversary of their WS championship they are trying to copy the formula. That year they signed Jermaine Dye, Tag Iguchi and Aj Pierzynski, along with they back of their bullpen Dustin Hermanson and Luis Vizcaino while trading for Carl Everett, Freddie Garcia, Orlando Hernandez and Jose Contreras. Obviously some moves were better than others, but enough worked out.
  23. nicksaviking
    I think we're past the point where simple post season "entries" are something we place as our goal. I'll be happy to see the White Sox crash and burn, but they are putting together a pitching staff that looks like it may be capable of taking home with World Series. I doubt they will, but at least they recognize what their pitchers need to look like. They Twins haven't put together a pitching staff that looked like it could win a World Series in 24 years. The last time the Twins actually fielded a staff capable of winning a championship, they actually did. Three studs up front and a rock solid back of the bullpen and you give yourself a chance.
  24. nicksaviking
    Let's all pray there isn't a third one detailing what happened in the clubhoust after that passionate Hrbek/Morris embrace.
  25. nicksaviking
    Seperately, I don't think I really like any of the White Sox moves, but combined, they now have few holes. When you put it in those terms, it really puts it in perspective, the Twins should be so lucky if their remaining concerns were lack of offense from their catcher and the development of one of their top prospects.
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