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  1. twinfan
    My take is that the rotation for this series was messed up from the get-go. Berrios and Odorizzi should have started games 1 and 2. I also believe that, as bad as he may have been, Perez should have been on the roster. There is no substitute for experience. Also, depending on how the first 2 games would have gone would determine who starts game 3. While I hope we can win tonight and maybe even tomorrow if Berrios can pitch on short rest, I don't see us winning a game 5 if it gets that far. I also did not believe that our bullpen was better than the Yankees bullpen going in though both closers were close to equal. I don't blame Rocco with his decisions though it looks bad with what he has chosen. I would probably have picked May in game 1 and who knows in game 2 as noone was used to that situation (maybe Perez to face Didi). I hope we can get the lead tonight and Odo can hold down the fort. GO TWINS!
  2. twinfan
    Is Baldelli's name "Baldy" or Baldybean"? I like Gonzo, Caveman and The Doof plus Lefty piece (but I'm a lefty). I guess "DOOF is my favorite because a guy has to have guts to put that on his uni. Great that Kepler honored his dad when he could have put "Kosher Kid" on instead.
  3. twinfan
    Our offense is on fire but our pitching is also great right now. The offense will slow down- especially when we reach the post-season. However, you can never have enough pitching. I don't believe in Gonsalves and think he should be our biggest chip for Will Smith or Doolittle (whom we need). Then we have to be careful that we don't lose both Gibby and Odorizzi though neither is a #1. I'm not sold on Gordon either but some guys who are hot now (like Arraez) may not sustain it. What bothers me is that Rochester has no pitcher ready for the majors and, after seeing them last weekend, they do not look very good. At least the next few months will be interesting.
  4. twinfan
    May and Romero (along with Mejia) can be very good starters for 5 innings but then they break down. This puts loads of pressure on the bullpen. Thus, they can all be used either as short starters or long (middle) relievers. My biggest problem is the manager taking a relief pitcher out after pitching a solid inning. You use up your bullpen that way and they eventually become tired and ineffective. That has happened to us over the past years. I like Astudillo as a super sub type guy who can lead off for us.
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    I don't see any real downside. Yes, people are comparing him to Morrison who was a bust (perhaps because of injury). We don't have much power on this team so his 18-23 home runs and (hopefully) .250+ batting average would be welcome. Maybe he could be trade bait. I'd now like to see the Twins get Brantley, Torreys (the Yanks let him go) and a couple of starters. Plus give Reed a shot at closing or use Rogers or Moya. We still have major question marks with Sano and Buxton so signing Cron isn't a bad move.
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    I think Adams would be the same as Morrison and would rather keep morrison if he is healthy. I hope Mauer returns for 1 more year. He deserves an end of career tour and average wise was better than most that we have. Escobar would be nice as would Moustakas. I wonder if the Yankees will be giving up on Greg Bird who could be had cheap in a trade. There are many 30+ something free agents out there. The front office had better do their homework if they try to sign any. They had better be healthy. We don't need Iglesias though his defense can't hurt. Spend the money elsewhere- like pitching.
  7. twinfan
    Addison Russell on the Cubs might be available in trade and he would top my wish list if the Twins' minor league depth in pitching would be of interest. Russell is suspended pending wife beating charges. I don't think anyone will touch him.
  8. twinfan
    The infield a mess? Are you kidding? That's the best part of this team. We need starters (2) that we can count on. We need relievers (2) that we can count on. We need an outfielder or two who can hit the damn ball. If anything, we have too many infielders but most of them are decent. Not great (but who is) but decent. I expect Sano to bounce back with 25-30 homers. I think Buxton can catch anything near him and throw anyone out. But can he hit- even with all that speed. The other outfielders are mediocre at best and you need offense from your outfielders. We need a DH (unless Mauer comes back). I think they should try Moya as the closer. Or maybe even Mejia. Gonsalves? Not for me- and I'm a lefty.
  9. twinfan
    I give the front office a C-. I do not fault them for the deals - though I thought they should have kept Pressley and Escobar (and maybe Lynn)- but I don't believe we have received what we could have in return. I see other teams that have traded less for more than we received. Just my opinion.
  10. twinfan
    Joe has been a fine player for us. He was great early in his career and is good today. Unless he is blocking someone from playing up here, he should be brought back for another year or two IF he wants to play. Personally, I hope he stays with the Twins or goes to the Yankees if he stays in baseball.
  11. twinfan
    I give Molitor a C+ for his career. As for this year, I give him a B- because he has done all he could to keep this team from being 52-78 at this point- considering what we have lost over the season in terms of manpower. Heck, the last I looked we were only 7 games under .500. While that is not what we want, it isn't the worst possible scenario. Yes, the bullpen is overworked but show me a team whose bullpen isn't. What I do not understand is why a reliever cannot work 2 innings instead of just one. THAT overworks any pen. we could do better but we could also do worse. The players seem to believe in him and that is big. What we need are better players since we traded away 2 of them. I blame management much more than I do Molly.
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    Rather than break the trades all down, I'll rate the entire block as a B+. I hope we can get Escobar back and would not even pass on Lynn if nobody else will sign with us. We did get a few prospects who could make an impact in 2 years plus Austin who should help some. I believe we'll trade Rodney in August. I do not see Forsythe as being all that terrible though he is not worth the money he gets. He could be a .250+, 12-15 HR guy but will probably never play regularly for us. We still need established pitching and we do not have that right now. And when we do get a well pitched game (Gibson, Mejia), we don't hit. Right now we are lucky the division is weak but that won't last much longer. The prospects need to become more than suspects.
  13. twinfan
    My doctor (a Yankees fan) also thinks I'm delusional for rooting for the Twins. I think Machado wants to play short but we probably won't spend THAT kind of money. We'll see (and I'll keep rooting for the Twins).
  14. twinfan
    Dozier was, by far, NOT the reason the Twins have lagged behind. Try Sano, Buxton, Lynn (especially early), Santana's absense, continual failures of middle relievers and Morrison. They are the real reasons we are not in contention. Dozier was hot early but his numbers are only a little bit short of his lifetime averages.
  15. twinfan
    My take on the trades. I would not have traded Escobar who was valuable for the many positions he plays and as a decent hitter. I would have signed him for 2 years if they even made an offer. The others were expendable, though Lynn also could have been made an offer. He missed Spring training and thus was bad in the first month but decent after that (except for a recent slump that they all go through). It would not surprise me to see him do much better- especially next year. Dozier was really expendable because, even though he hits a lot of home runs, he is making too much money. I never really liked Duke but he was effective after a slow start. It seems we got a few possible decent hitters and one pitcher who could make an impact down the road. As with all trades, we won't know until a year or two. Our minor leagues are not doing well overall and do not seem to be able to give us anyone for next year at this time. Just my take.
  16. twinfan
    Thanks. Forgot about that.
  17. twinfan
    I would not touch Lucroy as he is overpaid right now and on the downside. Flowers would have to be a trade and sign deal. Realmuto would be great but the asking price would be very high. There have been several catchers on the waiver wire that could help if needed and even if we have to use one from the minors early, that would not be so horrible. I don't see us making the playoffs this year so we have to look at who is going to help us next year and the year after. I would not mortgage the farm.
  18. twinfan
    Why was everyone wearing #42?
  19. twinfan
    Yes the season is long and yes there is still time in this very weak division. However, I don't think we are better than Cleveland and I don't think we can get to the Wild Card since we probably aren't better than the Angels, Mariners, Yankees or Red Sox- 2 of which will probably make it. Maybe our best hope is to catch the Indians once all our injured players get back to health. Crossing my fingers that this ends this weekend vs the White Sox. I don't think we will beat Stroman today even though he has not been very good.
  20. twinfan
    When things are going bad, there is almost nothing you can do to fix it but just hope it fixes itself. We have had some key injuries, relief pitchers have no command and are walking first batters (you can never do that), Morrison has been a bust (even worse than Park- wherever he is), the defense has been like watching a little league game (this is the most surprising thing) and the starters have been lousy (except for Gibson). The good thing is that the division is very weak and even Cleveland is not playing well. However, I don't think we will ever catch them even when we start to win again. Now the questions are a)which Twins team is the real one (the first 13 games or the recent games)? and are we already out of the Wild Card contention? With the Yankees/Red Sox battle and the Angels/Mariners battle, we may be toast for this year.
  21. twinfan
    Interesting article. I think Berrios will be a top pitcher this year while the others will be fair to middlin. It will be interesting to see if we will need help from the minor league pitchers and how much they will contribute. Mejia should have made the team but will benefit from pitching regularly. Enns looks like a good prospect.
  22. twinfan
    Polanco is not as big a loss as everyone thinks though it may hurt more in the post season (cannot understand why he is not eligible). Escobar and Adrianza can easily fill the gap. Castro is way under-rated and should hit more than 10 home runs but his catching ability is more important. Mauer is also somewhat under-rated for power while Morrison will probably hit around 25-28 home runs. I would imagine that someone else will be needed at some point during the season (Gordon?).
  23. twinfan
    Castro will probably hit .235 with 14-18 home runs. Garver is an unknown quantity but cannot be counted on for much over .250 at this time. The main thing is staying healthy because Castro does more to help our pitchers than most catcher could. A good defensive catcher is a must for us to win. I'm sure management will name or find a number 3 catcher to be ready at Rochester just in case.
  24. twinfan
    Dozier is a very good second baseman and a very good power hitter but one player does not make a team. While the Twins have probably made a mistake by not extending him earlier, we will see if he becomes trade bait in July- whether we are in it or not. If we need a starter, he could bring a good one from the NL or even another AL contender. Gordon is almost ready and could step in if necessary.
  25. twinfan
    It is way too early to predict who will make the team as there still could be trades made. I like Aybar for his versatility but he is on the downside of his career. I do not like Duke though he is a veteran. I hope he doesn't take away a good kid's spot that we could lose. The issue with the Twins is not who will make the roster but are guys like Escobar and Rosario for real. They made good strides last year but can they come close to those numbers again? Let's hope so. Rodney scares me and I can see Reed becoming the real closer before it is all done. I like Vargas but he doesn't produce- especially from the right side. And Pressley may need a better pitching coach. With his stuff, there is no excuse for him not blossoming.
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