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  1. twinfan
    Our history shows that a Twins playoff team comes along for about 3 years then goes into hibernation for several years before returning. Thus we should make hay while the sun shines and trade for Cole or Archer and sign a good free agent. I don't think we will win Darvish nor do I think we should trade the entire farm but prospects do not always pan out. Proven commodities are best. And I still believe we need a top closer. After all, do you trust who we have at this point?
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    Why didn't we get a pitcher or two? I'm not impressed with either of these two though they are still babies.
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    Prospects/Suspects- Call them what you will. Sometimes you have to take a chance and either trade 1-2 or put 1-2 in the rotation. I still say we will get something out of Hughes this season. I also wonder if Gibson turned the corner. We would not have made the playoffs without his contribution. Are there any free agents we can afford? How much would Fiers cost?
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    My guess is that Santana will get about 40% of the votes. I do not see him being placed in the same category by the voters as some of the pitchers coming up for election. I also do not buy the argument that he was as good as Koufax in his prime. He was very good and should be on the ballot for many years but I will be surprised if he ever gets more than 60% of the votes. We'll see.
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    Ok. Are we the Twins of 2016 or 2017? Or somewhere in between? Is Buxton going to continue to improve? Will Sano bounce back? Is Berrios a possible #1 (I don't believe in #1,#2, etc stuff)? How much of the farm do we mortgage and for what? Cole and Odorizzi are not lights out pitchers but are as good as what we have at this point after Santana and Berrios. I would keep as many of our prospects as we can and see where we are in 2018. I hope we can repeat or better 2017 but the jury is out on that one. Let's see. And let's get a good closer.
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    Wait! Do we want to become the (crippled) Yankees? If Hughes is healthy, couldn't he be as good as Lackey? Someone mentioned Melky Cabrerra. He would be a better addition. I'll wait til the free agent listing comes out before posting anymore about free agents. Sano can be an occasional RH DH if needed. Whatever happened to Park?
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    I wouldn't even have Francona on this list. I'd put Joe Gerardi on it. I think Molitor should win because of expectations. The over/under on the Twins this year was 73. They went wayyyyy over that and continued on even after they lost their big gun. Neither they nor the Yankees were expected to make the playoffs and both did. Hinch is a very good manager and will probably win because his team won the division and had the best record. So Paulie should win but AJ will win.
  8. twinfan
    The problem with all these extensions is that you are talking about basically unproven products. Dozier is a proven product. Buxton, Sano and Berrios are not. I say give them at least the start of another year before you start tossing around 8-10-12 million a year numbers. We need to spend some money on a very good starter and maybe a closer. We could also use a better DH though a platoon may be in the works with Vargas and Grossman. While it would be great to keep this group together for 5-10 years, let's make sure they are all the real deal.
  9. twinfan
    I can see expansion but they had better keep the Twins out of the same division as the Yankees are in. That would be a disaster for this franchise. Oh, it may help attendance for home games vs the Yanks but I do not think they would get a good chance to compete with the big money Yanks (not to mention the Mets and Boston as well). Hopefully they can keep us in a Central division with teams like Cleveland, both Chicagos, Detroit and St Louis and Pittsburgh. Maybe put Philly in that North division. If they keep the American and National Leagues, then have 2 divisions of 8 teams each with 8 teams in each league making the playoffs and reduce the regular season to end in mid-September then start the playoffs with best of 5 series.
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    I would say extend for 3 years at 40 million with a 15 million option year.
  11. twinfan
    Had Sano been healthy all season, he would have been the MVP. I would lean toward Santana slightly over Mauer this year with Dozier third over Buxton and Rosario or Kinzler fifth. Buxton is most improved and gets the defensive nod as well. Just my opinion.
  12. twinfan
    Molly is pulling his pitchers very quickly. The bullpen is going to have to carry that weight the rest of the season.
  13. twinfan
    I also had a birthday just before yours and the Twins didn't reward me with a win. However, I hope we can get those Yankees back when we meet in the wildcard game.
  14. twinfan
    Gee would make the most sense to start Sunday. However, I don't think Santiago is THAT bad. He may have been pitching injured a few times before going on the DL. At least he is way better than the guy we traded for him.
  15. twinfan
    Glad to see the Twins bouncing back into wild card contention. Hope it can continue. Each game ahead is winnable except when Boyd pitches for Detroit. We can't seem to beat that sucker.
  16. twinfan
    The Twins did what they had to do by trading two players they could lose after the season. If they wish to trade Dozier (a mistake) and Santana (not sure about this), the off-season would bring them more of what they need. Funny that neither trade brought in any offense which is what they need. They are (close to) last in runs scored, nobody knows how to move runners over and they are horrible with runners in scoring position.
  17. twinfan
    I predicted 73 wins for the Twins because I figured they weren't nearly as bad as last year. They have not been very good since mid-June but I wonder about their lineup. They have several .240-260 hitters with limited power and yet have a power hitter (Vargas) going back and forth to the minors. Also, Granite comes up and they bat him second for awhile- not where you want to put a rookie. The relievers are again overworked but, when they do pitch a scoreless inning, they immediately get taken out. I don't know much about what is coming up but there is a big difference between the minors and majors. I guess we'll hope to continue to improve.
  18. twinfan
    Sadly, I think it's time for the Twins to become sellers. While this team has done very well so far (compared to what was expected), we are not yet a contender for future years. However, I hope they do not trade Dozier or Santana (though he won't be as good as the first half) unless they can get quality that they can control. I do not like trading for prospects who, in reality, are suspects. I do not think this really makes a team better. However, I understand the need to trade those who will become free agents after this year to get some future quality. Kinzler seems most likely to go. I would not give up completely on Santiago. He started well but then faltered then got hurt. I also think it's way too early to give up on Gibson who is younger. We need another starter and 2 more decent hitters plus 2 middle relief guys if Pressley cannot get better.
  19. twinfan
    Gee can't hurt if he is healthy. Wilk was horrible as a Met with no fastball. I could not understand that pickup at all. Don't know much about the others they've tried. Feliz could help in the middle if he gets his mojo back. For a few bucks, he could be worth a shot. What we have right now is not getting the job done a majority of the time. At least management is trying to do something rather than sitting on their hands. I agree with not rushing the kids but giving them some exposure in September if we are out of it. The future still looks good.
  20. twinfan
    I expected the Twins to win 78 games this year and am sticking with that. Fortunately, the AL Central stinks overall and thus we have been able to grab first place for awhile. The biggest problem is their horrible inconsistent middle relief. They should probably dump half or most of them and get a few others. Belisle has been the worst. However, Molly doesn't let someone pitch more than an inning when he gets 3 outs without being scored on. He brings in someone else who gets bombed. Another concern is that we have several .250ish hitters with minimal (10-15 home run) power. Which ones do we keep is a big question. If I were the GM, I would NOT trade Dozier or Santana but would see if I can trade Mauer for some value. Joe deserves to play on a pennant contender in his final years and maybe we can get something good for him though we may have to pay some of his salary. You build through the draft and we are trying to do that. I am not a fan of teams that are "sellers" at the deadline. They rarely ever really get better and usually trade off their best assets.
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