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  1. twinfan
    Look. EVERY team is going to be dealing with COVID-19. The winner this year could very well be the team that avoids it the most or gets luckiest. While the loss of Buxton and Sano will hurt, they have been out of the lineup before. You need guys like Gonzalez to be the fill-in for various positions so we need to use him. I'd like to see Kiriloff get playing time because he will be better than anything we have right now. However, we have to win this year so he may get squeezed out. But I WOULD play him if I were the manager (though I might sit him against the top pitchers).
  2. twinfan
    If I were a starter, I would never sign a contract with innings incentives. I would sign one with win incentives if incentives were offered. Innings can be manipulated while wins are not likely to be unless the team is stupid. Even an ERA incentive is beeter than an innings incentive. Management will always manipulate things in their favor.
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    I have to say that, offensively, Donaldson and Cron are almost a wash. However, having John enables Sano to move over (though I'm not so sure he was "that" bad a 3B). Replacing Smoak is the hard part. Hopefully Arraez will keep hitting around .300 and can play good defense. Maybin had a great year but won't live up to it. Keuchel and Hill are also very close (IMHO).
  4. twinfan
    Hill will be a great change of pace between the harder throwers if Baldelli sets him up correctly. Sano might struggle if he doesn't get several reps before the season actually starts. We lost a very good pitcher recently the same way (Lynn). However I doubt the Twins would trade Sano. I just hope the middle relievers can do as well as last year. That could be the key to beating out the White Sox (32 wins) and Indians (31 wins).
  5. twinfan
    A strange schedule in a strange season. We don't play Detroit until the 33rd game then 10 times. Then we end up with Cincy rather than an AL team. I figure 37 wins but lots will depend on COVID-19. The Cubs and Cardinals will be toughest in the NL but anyone can get hot in a sprint. And then the bunt comes back into play in extra innings. I don't agree with the head jocks. I think teams will (try to) bunt the runner over from 2B in the extras but it depends on who is at bat. There also will be lots of split starter games early and some pitchers may pitch in 45 games in relief. Then there are the youngsters who should get a shot with the weaker teams. It will be interesting.
  6. twinfan
    It will all depend on staying away from any major losing streaks and staying healthy. I think KC will be tougher than people think as will the White Sox. We are lucky to be playing the NL Central as far as overall record but staying away from top pitchers will make it tough come playoff time. I think we can go as good as 41-19 but will probably be closer to 37-23.
  7. twinfan
    I can't see Plouffe being better than Sano but it's hard to put Cruz in there on one season. I guess there was not much else to choose from but you could put Sano at third and let Garver be the DH. As far as Buxton, we are still going on potential which has only shown itself in one season. I really liked Escobar and am sorry the Twins traded him.
  8. twinfan
    I still don't see why they cannot allow maybe 2-4 fans per row while wearing masks. People go shopping, etc. so spacing fans out could work. Anyway, it will be interesting to see if the ballplayers will want to play. The season will deserve an asterisk anyway.
  9. twinfan
    I don't think the Twins ever really gave Park a chance. Once he started to swing and miss they just gave up on him and never brought him back. Hard to say why but he's better off where he is. And this next guy??? Not with this team right now but they can afford to wait and see.
  10. twinfan
    I see the Twins battling Boston for 3rd place in this setup. If it were regular baseball, I see the Twins eeking out a division win over the White Sox with Cleveland 3rd. I know we are all Twins fans so we have some rose colored glasses when looking at the Twins but I don't think we can expect several players to duplicate their 2019 seasons. I hope I am wrong but have to look at it realistically. In my simulated, not scientific, season using the regular MLB schedule, the Twins are 9-7 through games of April 15th and in second place behind, of all teams, KC (I told you it was not scientific). Happy Jackie Robinson Day.
  11. twinfan
    I'd rather see a World Series between the '87 and '91 Twins who both won their series. Even the '65 Twins versus those teams would be interesting. The '19 Twins were a fun team but there were other division winners as well. Were any of these pitchers as good as Mudcat Grant, Jim Kaat (my favorite all-time Twin), Jim Perry or Dean Chance?
  12. twinfan
    With the way Cruz was swinging the bat in Spring Training, there was no reason to believe that he would fall off the table- at least this year. His production will decline some but I would guess he could hit 35 homers and bat .280 in 130 games if healthy. Maybe even stay productive at 41. He seems to take care of himself well.
  13. twinfan
    Easy answer JDubs. It's the one that wins our next World Series.
  14. twinfan
    This is the biggest question for the Twins- can Garver hit nearly as well as last year. Of course, Castro didn't add much offense but was a good framer. Garver has improved his defense and will probably hit around .280 with 25 home runs. That should be ok. Avila has had some decent years and could surprise a bit. Backup catchers are out there if one of these gets hurt so I'm not worried about that.
  15. twinfan
    You know what you are getting with Sano offensively. you get the streaks- good and bad- like every slugger. We won't quite know what we will get defensively until we get halfway through the season- whenever that is. I believe we have enough depth at first base to let Sano SH when necessary or even rest completely against a tough right hander. Marwin will bounce back offensively this year.
  16. twinfan
    I hope Arraez continues to hit as he has throughout his career. I liked Schoop and hated to see him go. We seem in the best shape at second with several who can play that position. Just don't hand everything over to Arraez just yet. Let him proove he can do it over time.
  17. twinfan
    I hate to say it but i was not for signing Donaldson and still am not sold that this was the right thing to do. I would have rather them spend the money on 1 or 2 top pitchers. That being said, I would not worry about him getting hurt but would immediately move Sano over if he had to miss several games.
  18. twinfan
    This is a key year for Eddie and the Twins. If guys come back to last year's offense (Garver), Eddie could be traded. If some young guys (Kiriloff) and Cave do well, he could be let go. I like Eddie and thin he really shows he cares. But somebody may have to go as salaries begin to jump. Management likes him and you don't need the best defense in left field- just be adequate. So we'll see.
  19. twinfan
    Buxton is a great center fielder who hits well but is inconsistent. You don't know what offense you will get but when you get it, it should be great. Staying healthy is the key
  20. twinfan
    I love Kepler but his durability to stay as our right fielder will be tied to his ability to hit lefties. He seems to have learned how and I hope that will continue. I don't see him as a leadoff man but he does have better protection there than batting 6th or 7th.
  21. twinfan
    It's always fun to believe what might happen. I can see Arraez hitting about .280 and Buxton (if he even plays) hitting .225 (always a slow starter) and maybe Rosario with 6-7 home runs. Bailey at 4-0 seems a big stretch but Maeda could be 4-1. No way the Yankees are leading the East early with all those injuries and the Dodgers may be 22-5 but that's just me. I have picked the Cubs and Yankees to meet in the WS for now. My guess is the season will start on May 1 with a 148 game schedule. That makes the most sense to me. Early games may have no fans til June 1. Let's just hope this Covid-19 is a one time thing and that no different strain comes up later.
  22. twinfan
    It will be the Donaldson
  23. twinfan
    Thanks for the info. I always look at the draft as a crapshoot after the first 3 rounds. Baseball is one of the very few sports where players seemingly need to go through 2-4 years in the minors before getting their chance in the majors. That leaves players to having a very good year that could be followed by a not so good year or maybe vice-versa. Even high rated prospects can drop off the table in a year or two or the reverse can happen. Kiriloff looks ready to play in the majors. I'm not sold on Lewis.
  24. twinfan
    Thanks for the report. While I am not familiar with most of these names, it will be interesting to see how many get to Minn in 2021 and 2022.
  25. twinfan
    Let's just hope that he doesn't get caught up in the home run craziness like Rosario and that he keeps his nice swing. He could be a lifetime .300 hitter- a la Pete Rose and Rod Carew.
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