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thrylos98
Ok. Sorry to say but methinks you need a refresher on the changes that have happened with the Twins recently:
– Willingham will be their starting LF
– Morneau will be their starting DH
– Doumit will be backup C/PT RF
– Nishioka is in AAA
would help to research teams before you write for them…
rashomon
What Thrylos said and…
– Chris Parmalee will be the starting 1B
– Ben Revere is now the 4th Outfielder
– Jim Hoey was a notable signing the previous offseason. He was a notable bust for us this offseason.
Thanks Tim! Lots of changes have happened this spring. Should make for an interesting season for the Twins…I hope.
inleylandwetrust
Jamey Carroll was one of my favorite under the radar moves this offseason. Solid OBP, good speed, good defensive player. Was hoping Detroit could have scooped him up to play 2nd base and leadoff.
rashomon
Are you not jazzed about Raburn at 2B?
inleylandwetrust
I like Raburn better than Carroll, but Carroll at 2nd, Raburn in LF, and Young DH would be nicer.
martinfv2
Thanks for the notes, I did write the post before a few of the recent developments. I’m going to update it to reflect that. I don’t think any of the notes change the evaluation of the team’s offseason, however.
rashomon
Sorry Tim, we’re a bit jaded after years and years of being disrespected in pre-season rankings. (The Indians? Oh c’mon!) I think it’s all going to hinge on a return to 2010 performances from everybody. That and the Tigers completely blowing their chances.
Runtime
Uhhh…
Hoey plays for… the… Blue… Jays?
MLBrainmaker
To cut to the heart of it, Bill Smith left Terry Ryan a mess to clean up, and this is the best Ryan could piece together before he figures out what sort of team he’s got.
I’m pretty sure my comments get deleted when I include links, but if you google Smith’s trade history, there’s great article about how the Garza, Hardy, and Ramos trades cost the Twins close to 10 WAR/season over the last 3 years. Its water under the bridge but still hard to think about a Twins team with Garza, Hardy and possibly a better haul for Ramos. Offhand, I think only Reagins and Ricciardi did a worse job.
That said, I think all but the Willingham deal is terrible, but still necessary to have any chance to hit .500 this season. Ryan’s only goal is to break .500, keep fans in the seats and bide time until he can get Hicks, Sano and Gibson up and producing in 2013. As a fan it sucks, but thats where we’re at.
Not to beat a dead horse, but you NEVER trade young pitching.
TwinsSufferer
2014 for Sano and Hicks, and Gibson is still a crap shoot
Bernaldo
The Twins elevation of Chris Parmelee to starting at 1B is based on his performance last September and his very impressive play this Spring. Tim Dierkes knows a lot about baseball but for him to claim that “semi-regular at-bats for former first-rounder Chris Parmelee, which is not justified by his work last year in the 24-year-old’s second try at Double-A” is just silly.
Parmelee was called up last September because the Twins needed bodies; it was September and he was on the 40-man roster. They were out of the playoff race, and they wanted to how a 1st round pick handled playing in the big leagues. MLB teams have used the same criteria as this for years. Futhermore, they relied on their own major and minor league staff evaluations of Parmelee – which successful organizations place a great of confidence in – and not an anlysis of his minor league statistics by FanGraphs.
Parmlee has continued to hit for average and power this Spring just as he did in September. He is adequate defensively and, like every other organization does with their young hitters, the Twins will continue to work with him to improve his defensive play.
The Twins don’t give a rip about his minor league numbers if he continues to hit MLB pitching and provides the power thay they need at 1B. He may succeed, he may fail, but right now his big league performance to date completely justifies giving him continued big league at-bats – no matter what his AA numbers were.