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  1. twinfan
    I often review many of the old Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins players that I rooted for over the years (I'm giving my age away) and wonder whatever happened to them after baseball and even if they are still alive. Thanks for the review.
  2. twinfan
    While I wouldn't trade Polanco, I can see them trading Kepler (but I wouldn't) though I think he will benefit with the end of the shift. Much depends on what they can/will get for Max. I like him since I am also Jewish so I hope that, if he is traded, that it's to the Yankees.
  3. twinfan
    We need bullpen arms and Barnes could help.
  4. twinfan
    I'd rather have Gordon than Taylor. Taylor has experience but isn't any better than what we already have and takes a spot away from a youngster who should get ML experience. He doesn't hurt us except in that way. As for Celestino, I'm not confident that he will get much better though I like his hustle.
  5. twinfan
    I thought he did a decent job and could give good innings. Hopefully he will make the majors with Miami but don't expect him to start unless injuries come up.
  6. twinfan
    Comparing a proven major league hitter to a AA ballplayer (who doesn't hit much) is Ludacris. Why was this article even printed?
  7. twinfan
    I have no confidence in the Twins front office. Trading a hitter of Arraez caliber for a pitcher is a mistake. There was no reason why Luis couldn't be a DH if his fielding is "that" bad. So now we have a DH who hits below the Mendoza line and strikes out half the time. I would have felt better about the deal if the Twins would have gotten a reliever included in the deal. Our bullpen is our weakness right now (though the offense did take a hit) and now there is talk of trading Kepler- who will be helped with no shift anymore- and for what? We can have 10 starters but they won't pitch more than 6 innings. So, with a weakened offense scoring fewer runs, the added burden falls on the bullpen. Yikes! I am growing more concerned about the Twins ability to win more than half their games in 2023. But I'll wait for now before making any predictions.
  8. twinfan
    I'm amazed that nobody mentioned Arraez who is the heart of this team. If he can come close to last season, the offense- even with Gallo striking out 200+ times- should be fine. Also, Polanco will be here all season and he is a big contributor. While I'm not high on Lewis, he has shown flashes of being a solid major leaguer when he is healthy. If Kirilloff can stay healthy and Buxton the same, we'll be very good. Let's see if Miranda is real going forward. The starters are good enough and the bullpen is the big question. I'd say we can win 86-87 games. The Guardians added some much needed pop but only were good for 2 months of last season. The White Sox are a big question mark though I expect them to be better. Having an old, out of touch, manager plus injuries hurt them last year. The Tigers will be better and KC probably won't. So we are right in it. The thing that may hurt us is we don't play as many in our division as in the past. But there are other patsys to beat up on.
  9. twinfan
    This is a clear sign of what is wrong with baseball and salaries. Nobody ever gets a cut in pay. Gallo has been awful for 2 years and Conforto didn't even play last year. It's sickening to see players who do not get what they should because teams are just plain stupid and throw money around like they are printing it and then charge us to pay for it. Yuck!
  10. twinfan
    I'm surprised the Twins didn't get Taylor Rogers back but another failure on management's part. Fullmer would be good and we still have a couple like Lopez who could bounce back. I wouldn't count on Thielbar continuing to get hitters out. The league is catching up to him and I don't expect him to continue his late career success. I'm not sure about Hand or Smith though I like Smith more. Britton could be a good answer if he is healthy as his stuff is nasty. Moore had a breakout season but who knows. Reyes might help but I'm not sure about any others. What about our closer of the future? The time is now.
  11. twinfan
    I'd rather have Raseal Iglesias than Jansen. Also I don't see Milwaukee giving up Woodruff. Rodon would be a good signing for 3 years. I don't see why the Twins couldn't have used Sanchez as the DH and emergency only catcher. I don't believe in Jeffers as the #1 catcher. And I would not get rid of Urshela who is very good defensively and decent on offense. I do like the idea of signing Abreu who remains a very good hitter.
  12. twinfan
    One thing most are forgetting is that Gallo is a very good outfielder with a very good arm. However, I would not want to add him to what we have already. We are probably saying good-bye to Sano though he could be a decent DH and bats from the right side. Then, as others have said, we are loaded with left handed batters. While I would vote "no" with our current roster, if we made changes by trading some of the lefty batters (which I would not do), then Gallo might be worth taking with a cheap contract. But there are other fish out there.
  13. twinfan
    Ah, the joys of the off-season. The time that dreams are made...and destroyed. I'd give up Lewis in a heartbeat to get Ohtani but it won't happen. I wouldn't touch DeGrom who appears to be slowing down from multiple injuries. Verlander would be good but would need kid gloves to not be overworked. Rodon would be nice but we can't afford him. I've said it before that today's game is a bullpen game and, if a team doesn't have a bullpen that can go out there almost every day and pitch 3-4 innings of shutdown baseball, the team won't win. Thus, we need to make sure we have 6-8 top bullpen pitchers because we can't afford the top starters who may go past the 6th inning.
  14. twinfan
    Today's game doesn't even require a super #1 starter anymore but does require a deep lockdown bullpen. Starters rarely go more than 6 innings or 95 pitches but the bullpen may pitch 3-4 innings per game. That is where a low budget team like the Twins can come out on top if they can scout the right talent. Gray, Maeda, Mahle (?), Ryan, Ober and even Bundy can be a decent rotation though an upgrade or two wouldn't hurt. It's the bullpen that will really make the difference between contending and not. And when the playoffs roll around, unless you have a bye in the first round, your #1 starter only gets to start the first game once per series and may not be available more than twice total in a series.
  15. twinfan
    I like Kepler and hope the Twins keep him. But I would be curious as to how many hits any batter has lost to the shifts over the past 2-3 years and I hope the scouts are looking at this going into next year. A .220 hitter might get up to .250 since there won't be a shift anymore. Does this apply to Kepler? However, if he has some value that we can get a decent reliever for him, then I'd say bye-bye.
  16. twinfan
    While it would be great to bring in Turner for 5+ years or bring back Correa, it's definitely a long shot. With so many big name shortstops out there, Correa may not get the offers he is seeking and may return to us. Iglesias is a good fit and he has hit well in the recent past. I don't think Lewis will be the answer but I have never been high on him. Polanco at short didn't work in the past and won't work here. Urshela is a possibility but then we need a third baseman unless Miranda goes there and Arraez to first (or vice versa). And I wouldn't overpay for Swanson. Let's see what happens.
  17. twinfan
    We had a great season (through mid-August) due to a weaker than normal White Sox team. Then the injuries caught up with us and the Guardians got very hot. Next year will be very different without a shift and with a pitch clock and with hitters no longer allowed to lollygag between pitches. Our scouts should look at ballplayers on both our team and others that will be helped and/or hurt by those new rules and act accordingly. We need pitching help more than anything else- especially in the bullpen. And we need a big hitter- especially if Correa doesn't resign. And, perhaps as much as anything, we need HEALTH. We can't afford injuries.
  18. twinfan
    If not Correa, Trae Turner, period. Nobody else is worth it. If you need a bridge, maybe Iglesias. Keep Urshela at third or DH. And don't trade him. That's all folks!
  19. twinfan
    Correa would be a great keep beyond his baseball skills because of what he adds to the youngsters and the clubhouse. But Turner is just as good overall so, if we can't keep Correa, we need to go get Turner. I'm not sold on Swanson being their equal.
  20. twinfan
    Why should there be a crunch in the 40 man roster? Do you really want to keep Jake Cave on there? Sano? Thielbar? Archer, even Sanchez? C'mon. There has to be minor leaguers better than them. And cheaper too. And what does "ready" really mean? Prospect lists come and go and some of those on the team now doing ok were never top 10 prospects. If a player is that good, then play him. If not, then ????
  21. twinfan
    I would not consider this season as "disappointing" except the last month where our injuries finally caught up with us. We were in first place longer than any other Central division club and we did this essentially without a bullpen. I'd sign Urshella, try to keep Correa and dump Sano. I don't think we can count on Kiriloff for next year as he may be the new Buxton with getting hurt all the time. We need pitching- especially relief pitching- if we are ever going to win the division. THAT needs to be our main concern. Ryan is our top dog. Maeda may bounce back. Ober could be as good as Ryan. The other starters are fair. Archer should be a middle reliever if he returns. And Rocco is a big question.
  22. twinfan
    Forgot this. As far as robo umps, several are robo anyway (ooops, I mean bozos). Actually, since I have umpired several games (thankfully never with instant replays), I am all for the umps who are just human beings who make mistakes and have bad days. But even though they are evaluated often, they rarely lose their jobs or are demoted back to the minors.
  23. twinfan
    While I would love to see a "designated runner" rule to make the game more exciting, I could never understand why many batters could never learn to hit to the opposite way or even bunt for a hit when almost nobody is on the other side of the diamond. I like the pitch clock for speeding up the game. It's the only thing that will do it. I like the larger bases to make it a bit more safe (though I'll bet Pete Rose would call all players chicken) but wonder if it will still be 90 feet between all bases. I do not like taking the strategy of the game away so am against removing the shift rule. The game is all about strategy and if a player or team cannot adapt to the other team's strategy that's too bad (IMHO). Next they won't allow pitchers to pitch outside to a batter (just kidding). I also wonder how they will enforce the rule that limits the number of pickoff attempts by a pitcher. Does that give the runner an almost automatic steal (I admit I haven't read the full details) or is the runner limited in the lead he can then take after the pitcher reaches his limit? I think that rule won't last. As most have said, the rule eliminating shifts will help those batters who are dead pull hitters but can't hit 50+ home runs a season. But I don't expect Kepler to hit much over .250 anyway.
  24. twinfan
    Plain and simple. Do your homework and stay away from previously injured pitchers. That's all I can say on this. But every team has had pitchers to go down- even unexpectedly. Blame Covid. Blame the weird pitches and grips. Blame diet. Heck, blame the President of the US if you want. But do your homework first.
  25. twinfan
    I'm more concerned that a reliever doesn't go more than an inning after throwing less than 12 pitches and giving up no runs. Look, you warm up throwing 20-25 pitches then you come into the game. If you get through a relatively easy inning, why take the guy out. It makes no sense to me and burns the pen faster than anything. The guy probably won't pitch the next day anyway so let him go a second inning if he has been good. That's why I like Archer as a middle reliever rather than a starter. He can do just that.
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