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  1. twinfan
    Tony was actually Pedro. He stole his brother's identity to get out of Cuba and appear younger to scouts and aren't we glad he did. Happy Birthday Tony....er Pedro. He retired with an average over .300. Today only about 5 ballplayers are even batting .300 for the season. Shades of Pete Runnels (if you remember him).
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    Ah, Les Straker. That's who Woods-Richardson reminds me of. I remember the emory board incident. It was hysterical. He was on the mound being checked with his glove and hat (Gaylord always supposedly hid grease in his hat/hair/back of neck) and he reached into his back pocket and took his hand out in a "who me?" type of body language and the board fell out. It looked like he then said "what's that?". All we could do was laugh. Pitchers back then would do anything to get an edge. Joe did ok with us at the end of his career.
  3. twinfan
    Everything is wishful thinking. If the Twins pitchers get healthy, do they need to trade any of them? and to whom? And for what? If we could make the playoffs with a healthy pitching staff, we could make some noise but that's a big if. Is our offense good enough to get there? We couldn't beat a 1-8 pitcher yesterday and that doesn't bode well. I think if we don't win 5 of the next 7 games, we'll sell off for next year. If we do win, we might make 1 major (maybe Jax and/or Castro) and 1 minor deal. I think our best possible deal could come with the Cubs who have lots of prospects nearly ready.
  4. twinfan
    I believe that the Cubs need bullpen help and would like either Duran or Jax so they had better give us more than just Long. Maybe a minor league starter or two. Colombe is possible but not high on a list. I agree with moving Larnach or maybe Wallner to first but keep Lewis at third.
  5. twinfan
    Since neither Clemens nor France are the "ideal" of what you want at first, platoon them until we can get a legitimate player there. I'd play whichever can save the most runs defensively since their offense is essentially the same.
  6. twinfan
    I don't know what has caused Lewis' decline since last July but suspect that injuries have much to do with it. We may have to wait until next season to see much of an improvement back to the guy who broke into the majors.
  7. twinfan

    Buy/Sell move

    twinfan commented on Doc Munson's blog entry in Fantasy GM

    While I like Hayes, I would rather have Lewis or maybe both with Lewis at first or DH. I was never very high on Lewis but he did burst on the scene. I have no clue what has happened to him since last July unless he had gotten homer happy. I don't see Correa staying with us much longer if he has an opt out clause. I don't see dealing Ryan but could see trading Jax and/or Duran if we can get a good return. I think the Twins need to build for the next few years via deals/signings that won't deplete the young potential. Selling off to get guys in the final year of their contract just to make the playoffs would be a mistake for this current team. Guys like Wallner are touted as future stars and may just need reps to build more experience. But we may also need a good hitting coach to guide them through.
  8. twinfan
    Hey. Even Mickey Mantle bunted several times in his career for base hits. It added dimension to his being a great ballplayer. I firmly believe that the home run derby can do more harm to a player than good. Bux is approaching greatness but doesn't need to be considered a home run hitter to get there. If he can stay healthy, bat over .280, add 30-35 homers and steals, and hit over .300 with men in scoring position, that's fine for me. I just hope his participation doesn't kill some of his swing. But then nowadays, everyone is swinging for the fences. I'd rather see Wallner (more raw power) in the derby but that won't happen right now.
  9. twinfan
    #5, #4,#3. Who cares? Those numbers only mean anything in the post-season (IMHO). While I'm not high on SWR, it's nice to see him adjusting at this time. Baseball is a game of always adjusting throughout most player's careers. Pitchers must adjust from game to game, within a game and, sometimes, from season to season. Hitters too. A good pitching coach and communication with fellow pitchers helps this. I hope he can continue to develop so we'll see.
  10. twinfan
    A team can build a pitching staff by the draft and through trades or the waiver wire (which rarely works). It doesn't matter how you do it as long as it gets done. I am more concerned about the number of arm injuries and fatigue that our pitchers have had. That can cause your staff to go into the toilet. I also agree that, for some reason, we don't have pitchers who could dominate a game. The Skeins, Mosokowskis (though he's only had 2 starts) and Skubals are rarities but many teams have at least 2 starters who can consistently give you solid outings. I won't give up on our youngsters yet but so far they have not been consistent. Our best pitcher right now is Ryan but his history is not good in the second halves of seasons so we'll see. We should be sellers since we aren't going anywhere right now but don't sell the entire furniture. Hopefully we can get some good deals done...but not for Duran or Wallner.
  11. twinfan
    I can see trading Castro but not the other two unless we would get a very good return. The problem with deadline deals is you take on prospects which, if not clearly ready for the majors, can be just fillers of minor league rosters. However, if the front office feels we are not going to be contenders for a couple of years, they will probably go forward with those type of deals. So, are we closer to being a contender or closer to sinking to the bottom of the division?
  12. twinfan
    Civale seems to have seen better days. Ober looked like he was favoring his shoulder on one dugout shot from yesterday's game. He certainly isn't right at this time and it may be more than just a pitching slump. I've never been high on Woods-Richardson but hopefully he can give us 3-4 fair starts going forward. Festa can be good and is moving in the right direction. The minor leaguers are slumping right now. But we give up on Alcala and take on Wentz? Doesn't make any sense to me. Then we sign a weak infielder? Huh? I gotta look at the lower teams to see who could be pried away and is signed for more than this year.
  13. twinfan
    You "may" be the biggest Twins fan in NC. I would give you a run for your money. I go back to the old Chuck Stobbs/Dick Hyde days of the old Senators who became the Twins. Ooops, I think I gave away my age. Anyway, no matter. If this kid turns out to be a major leaguer, so be it. As long as we don't trade him away before that.
  14. twinfan
    "Very real needs"? Where? I can see replacing those who are injured but I don't see this smaller market team doing much in terms of high upgrades at the deadline. I'd rather make a bigger splash in the off season where we might get a big star free agent for more than a stretch run. Bring up the best prospects now and let's see what they can do rather than trading them away for a rental. The only person I can see the Twins dealing right now is Vasquez who might bring back someone of good quality. Good defensive catchers are hard to find. Otherwise we will try to fill a hole here and there. What we have is decent though not of the highest quality but can win if properly managed and doesn't get continually hurt.
  15. twinfan
    Don't see where this helps. Twins now need a starter or two. Trading Alcala could be a mistake. We'll see.
  16. twinfan
    If the Twins have no desire to extend him beyond this season, then shop him now and see what is available. Maybe a team would be willing to trade a quality player in a sign and trade deal. It's somewhat doubtful but he is at his peak value right now. Too bad we can't get some runs for him but, when we finally do, he will probably give them back. Even if we get a valuable minor leaguer, it would be better than just losing him.
  17. twinfan
    It's a numbers game right now and Festa has the better numbers as far as team control. Both are no better than #3 or 4 starters. Things could change by the trade deadline and both could be here or gone. I am not giving up on Paddack just yet.
  18. twinfan
    It won't hurt to give him one more shot. It will be interesting to see if he can fully recover but his history is not good.
  19. twinfan
    I said earlier that I am convinced that he is not healthy enough to hit well. I also believe that we have all over-estimated this team. I also don't think that France, Julien, Lee or even Bader are really much better. All are .240 hitters with less solid contact.
  20. twinfan
    To be honest, regardless if Royce comes back by mid-May, I think we have all over-estimated this Twins team. When they get decent starting pitching, the relievers fail. When they hit, the starters fail and they don't hit very much. They are striking out at an alarming rate. I honestly felt that Rocco would be fired after the Braves fiasco series. If nothing else than to shake the team up. What is wrong with Jax? Is Correa really at full strength? Lots of issues with no real positives coming out just yet. It's still early but things do not look good. The nucleus seems to be there but......
  21. twinfan
    Can we all chip in to cover the 0.2 million Pohlad wants? Or can we convince him to go ahead and sell the team for the 1.5 mil? Winning games (and warmer weather and/or the Yankees) will put more fans in the stands. But maybe the fans are also concerned that new owners might try to move the team (to Nashville?). I think the Twins will do ok as far as attendance. I'm more concerned about their continued lack of offense, injuries to players like Lopez and Lewis and the possibility that maybe they just aren't as good as we think they are. But it's still very early and I remain optimistic.
  22. twinfan
    There can be 2 things said about today's managers. One is that they baby the pitchers too much by pulling them too early (although in this case it was understandable) and the other is they save their closer for the last inning when some games may be won or lost in the 7th or 8th inning. But the overall fact for the Twins right now is their lack of hitting- especially with men on base.
  23. twinfan
    To me this is just flipping one mediocre player for another. Bader was a hot commodity for the Yankees for the first month and a half after he got there. After that, he settled into an overall average ballplayer. To me, the average ballplayer hits .245 with 15-18 home runs over 400 plate appearances. That's what I would expect from Bader with maybe 15-18 stolen bases and very good fielding with a slightly above average arm. He won't hurt us since we'll probably drop someone of equal ability like Margot or ??? but money could be better spent somewhere else (IMHO). I don't see why we would spend money here if we need a starter or two. But I don't run the team. Larnach and Wallner are fine out there with Bux. And Martin should get better with experience though how much better remains to be seen.
  24. twinfan
    It's too bad the Twins ceiling couldn't be increased by even 10 mil. There are some good players who can be had for 4-6 mil each though they may not be at the top of the heap. I hate when a team signs a good arm for a few mil but we just sit there.
  25. twinfan
    While it's nice to see that we seem to have a number of good prospects for the future, I personally do not put much stock in performances at levels below AA because they are mainly playing against most players who will never make it. At the AA and especially the AAA level is where the true abilities come out. But baseball is a unique sport in that draftees don't make it for 2-4 years and one bad year could knock a prospect way down the totem pole. Top 10 prospect lists change wildly almost every year so we'll see. Hopefully 3-4 of those named can not only make it here but can be impact players.
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