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  1. twinfan
    I just wonder about prospects with higher than maybe a 20% rate of striking out. That's a lot of times to strike out- even in minor league parks with slightly poorer lighting. But these are somewhat lower prospects or still young kids.
  2. twinfan
    First of all, you talk as if E-Rod is Randy Johnson. he is NOT- nowhere even close. Second, the off-season is on hold so it's almost impossible to determine what will happen going forward. Thirdly, the White Sox may lose at least 1 major starter and could lose one big reliever. Finally, I think the Twins starters and bullpen will be more improved than you have them listed. However, we will see how it all shakes out. After a poor year in 2021, many are looking at a .500 season as being a possible target. We are still in a very weak division (except for the White Sox) so improvement can come quickly. But I do agree that there are key pieces that need to be added.
  3. twinfan
    Buxton could appear in anywhere between 90-135 games but I expect him to hit higher than the projected average here. He may reach 500 plate appearances and hit 25-30 home runs. His defense is great but I wonder if using him as a DH sometimes would save his career some. Here's hoping for him playing in at least 130 games and being healthy all year.
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    It's more interesting to look back at the last 3-4 year lists of "prospects/suspects" and see how many were traded or lost or dropped out all together. Most of those that we have kept have not yet made it to the majors but 2-3 have. Is that the problem with the current team? We bring prospects along slower than many teams and maybe that's a mistake. However, we have been a contender for several years so there was no need to rush them. Now that has changed so we'll see where we go from here. My top 3 are Ober (still), Ryan and Miranda- all pitchers but that is where we need to rebuild the most.
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    Every year we lose some of those that made the team (and the sport) what it is today. Thanks for the memories. May we all have a happy, healthy and safe 2022. And a winning team would help as well. RIP Betty White. I wonder if she was a Twins fan when she lived in St Olaf on The Golden Girls. But of course she was.
  6. twinfan
    AJ is close to being on the bubble for HOF consideration but I don't think he will make it. He may get up to 40% at some point but I don't see him going higher.
  7. twinfan
    Nothing you have said excites me at all. Grienke is a veteran but what does he have left. Rodon will cost too much off a single season. Montas may cost too much in a trade but is worth looking at. I'd rather have Pineda back and maybe Iglesias for a year. Otherwise, I'd try to find a different gem for a starter. I never liked Gray. I'd have to look at the pitchers still available before commenting further. I'd also raise the amount spent to 150 mil and see what we can get for Sano and Donaldson but don't give them away.
  8. twinfan
    Rodriguez and Gsellman appear to be the best of this bunch and maybe Kuhl. Boyd will get signed by someone. The others - who knows.
  9. twinfan
    Make him the DH so he won't get hurt in the field
  10. twinfan
    If the Twins can resign Buxton and want to keep him on the field, why not look at him being the DH even though he is an elite center fielder. If he won't sign, I'd get at least 4 players for him with 2 pitchers and 2 hitters and 2 at the major league level. Shipping him to the Mets looks like the best possible scenario right now.
  11. twinfan
    If the Twins are sold on Lewis being the shortstop (something I'm not sold on), either give him the position already or bring back Simmons (who can save 4-5 games with his defense) or sign Jose Iglesias for 1 year (who can give them more offense). Look, if our offense was up to snuff we wouldn't need Simmons to hit. And he can hit at least .230 next year (IMHO).
  12. twinfan
    What a wasted article....though funny. Eddie is just like every other hitter. He is on a great streak right now and will cool off- maybe even in the next 2 games- but has helped to get the Braves this far so feel good for him. We wouldn't have done much better had we kept him so nobody should feel bad for us giving him up. I like Eddie compared to some of what we have had but we didn't have the money to pay him.
  13. twinfan
    Gordon can play multiple positions, can hit a little and can run well. He's a keeper in my book as a utility player and medium term fill in for an injury.
  14. twinfan
    Relievers can be great or can blow up in your face. They also tend to run in streaks. I have always liked Rogers and hope they keep him. The injury is an issue but we'll see. My guess is they'll keep him and Colome' and spend their money on starters.
  15. twinfan
    1- Not liking Lewis, I'd go for Correa (5-7 years) or Baez (3-5 years) or Iglesias for a 1 year stopgap. 2- We have some good arms but need 2 starters and 2 relievers 3- Gotta try Rogers in Spring training and bring back Colome' if we don't sign another closer. 4- Duffy has been reliable for most of the last 4 seasons. Thielbar has done ok but the rest are a big question. Get a couple of flame throwers who have command. 5- The DH doesn't/shouldn't have to be 1 man but it would be nice to bring back Cruz. Sano and/or Donaldson can be used if we get a 1b or 3b 6- Sign Buxton no matter what it takes but not for more than 12 mil a year (8 years at 96 mil) since we can't afford much more in our market.
  16. twinfan
    Wasn't it great to see Eddie Rosario have a great game yesterday While I like Simmonds, it looks like the team doesn't want him back. I would not touch Semien. He has had only 1 good year and someone will way overpay for him. I'd go big on Correa of those 5. I'd also take Baez over the others. But why the Red Sox just dumped Iglesias is beyond me unless he wasn't eligible for the post season. He'd be my most logical choice as a bridge to Lewis or ??? (though I am not a Lewis fan).
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    Rooker appears to be at the end of the line with us. However, he hasn't played with any consistency so you just don't know. The stats don't look good. I don't see how his wr+ (whatever that is) could be better than the league average with a .220 average. I'm old school and don't believe those advanced stats mean much. Give me average, avg with runners in scoring position and how you move runners with less than 2 outs every time. As for Sano, I just don't know. I wouldn't overpay him but what power do we really have after him? Donaldson is getting on, Polanco will NOT hit 30 homers next year and Buxton is a health and returning question mark. We don't really know about Kiriloff and Larnach and even Garver so maybe Sano is worth a 2 year deal to be our DH.
  18. twinfan
    Great award for a great player. Congrats to Morneau. We've hurt the Blue Jays in this series. It really doesn't matter if we win or lose but what we are going to do for next season. Gordon certainly has shown that he deserves a good look and Colome' may be returning since his second half has been good. We also need to resign Pineda as we have limited starters for next year. The off season should be interesting.
  19. twinfan
    But maybe we missed the boat by not getting Brad Hand if we could have gotten him cheap during a down season.
  20. twinfan
    Polanco is having a great second half and season. I'm surprised that he wasn't a player of the week in August or even player of the month. He clearly is the MVP of the Twins this season. Hopefully he can continue going forward. I don't understand pulling Ober so fast. We need to have him go deeper into his starts to really see what we have. It's also great to see Nelson Cruz doing so well at Tampa. Yesterday, he made 2 head first slides in the same inning and continues to bash the ball. So much for his age. Hopefully he can continue to play and reach the milestones ahead of him.
  21. twinfan
    The Twins have definitely won so far. Gratenol may develop into a top not closer or setup man or will be traded for what the Dodgers will need later. We have to hope that Maeda will be good again in 2023 and, if we aren't in the race, we can deal him for something in the future.
  22. twinfan
    Woulda, coulda, shoulda. This season has been a disaster and you can't fully blame it on what we should have/ could have (maybe) done. There are players on the team now (Sano, Kepler, Rogers, Maeda, etc., etc.) who did not do the job we thought they would. We should not look back but should look forward. What should we do for next year is the real question. We don't want this season to repeat.
  23. twinfan
    Whoever said Sano can't play third base was just wrong. For his size, he is a good and nimble fielder at third or first. No, he isn't a Brooks Robinson but he can be adept as a fill in. Now if only Arraez would stop becoming another Buxton and stay on the field.
  24. twinfan
    He probably passed Lewis in rankings because Lewis is not playing right now- essentially losing a year in development. Martin is a very good prospect and probably will end up in center field (IMHO) unless Buxton signs an extension. I don't like the talk about power or him playing multiple positions. Power could reduce his OBP and playing multiple positions could reduce his overall offensive ability. Hopefully he can become a Yelich type player but we'll see. At least we got a decent player and another for Berrios. Isn't anyone surprised by how highly regarded our former starter Gibson was? We practically were throwing him away a few years ago. He has turned into a quality starter.
  25. twinfan
    I thought we could get good value for Donaldson even though we might have had to pay some of his salary for this year. He is a good ballplayer but we aren't going anywhere next year after losing both Cruz and Berrios, we may lose Buxton over the winter via trade and Pineda to free agency. So why not go further to obtain future ballplayers. Donaldson has difficulty staying healthy and has a big contract which could have hurt the chances of trading him if he was in play.
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