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  1. twinfan
    Your argument doesn't work for 2 reasons. On the one hand, Ohtani and Trout have played together for several years and the Angels, though they are in a tougher division right now, have never made the playoffs. On the other hand (she wore a glove), spending that much money wipes out our team's payroll and they would not be able to afford anyone else. True that Ohtani is the best baseball player on both sides of the ball but he is only one player (ok, 2 players) and how much longer can he do what he does- especially in pitching. Only time will tell. He may stay with the Angels who at least made an attempt this year or go to LA or SF (IMHO). But, like everyone has said, it's nice to dream. I still say we should trade Buxton in the off-season if we can get 2 quality and healthy players for him (hey, that IS an Ohtani).
  2. twinfan
    I thought they eliminated those who only had cups of coffee but yesterday's quiz included several possibilities. I could not for the life of me come up with someone who played for both the Twins and Cincy. I usually get about 6 right, sometimes 7 and only once got all 9. But I've also only gotten 4 right on occasion. I give myself 15 minutes. Too many other things to do. But it is fun.
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    Interesting that you would rank Lee #1 even though he hasn't played a game in the bigs. Kiriloff could be much higher if he would stop getting injured all the time. Lewis is starting to win me over but he also tends to get hurt. Duran needs more consistent command with all his pitches but is my #1 with Kiriloff #2 and Lewis #3 as far as potential. Throwing 98+ isn't a big deal to major league hitters anymore. Hopefully 7-8 of these will really be good when they are here permanently.
  4. twinfan
    As a kid and a Brooklyn Dodgers fan, I went to a game in Yankee Stadium where the Yanks played Washington Senators. The Yanks led the whole way until they brought in a blind pitcher named Ryne Duran who always threw his first warmup pitch to the backstop. Well, Duran proceeded to walk 4 or 5 batters and blew the game for the Yanks. Though I loved Mickey Mantle and Moose Skowron, I rooted for the Senators. After that I continued to follow the Senators and, when the Dodgers moved to LA, I rooted for them and kept going after they moved to Minnesota. I've been a Twins fan almost forever.
  5. twinfan
    Pitchers and hitters go through good and bad spells all the time. Kepler, however, has been very consistent in his overall stats every year- even though they aren't great. So has Gallo but his are awful except for the 20-25 times he will hit it out. Pagan is either very good or very not so good. You take what you can get since most relievers will blow 5-6 saves or holds a year. If the Twins have to rely on Keichel for the rest of the race, God help them. He'll win 3 or 4 (maybe) but lose 5 or 6 and won't beat a good hitting team. Injuries continue to haunt this team yet (and I probably shouldn't say this) Correa, of all people considering what happened in the off-season, has played almost every game. Maybe if Buxton was healthy at the break we could have traded him. Maybe they will do it in the off-season. We have 6 games left vs Cleveland and we had better win at least 4 but with the way this team hits I don't know if we can.
  6. twinfan
    All of these trade possibilities are not going to significantly help the Twins though Pham is the best of them all. I can't see us giving up anything significant for any of these. Reliever Hernandez is the only deal I would make. We aren't beating lefties because Buxton and Correa aren't hitting and Polanco has been absent. Let's see how it goes from here. I wish Arenado was available but he's not so there isn't much to go for. Teaoscar will cost too much.
  7. twinfan
    Here's one. What if we traded Buxton? He can't play CF and gets hurt every year but is still regarded as a top talent. Couldn't we get 1 or 2 top players for him? Or a top player and a top pitcher? I don't believe we should trade Kiriloff. I also do not believe that we aren't going anywhere if we make the playoffs. We have the pitching to keep us in games. We don't have the so-called stud starter but we have good starters and a decent defense and that can win a series. But we have to win the division first and hopefully the weaker schedule will help- if we can take KC today. Losing to them has been tough these past 2 days.
  8. twinfan
    If we can put a package with or without him to St Louis for Arrenado, that would be the best move the Twins could possibly do right now. If not Arrenado, then Candelario from Washington. I don't really believe that Kuechel is the answer to anything for us. Trading Maeda in a package makes sense as you always trade when a player is doing well to get the best return. Let's see what happens but I want Arrenado- NOW.
  9. twinfan
    How about getting Canderario to solve third base? Let's see if we can put a package together for both. And let's give Ryan a rest of 6-7 days to get back to his first half success.
  10. twinfan
    While I do not like Floro, I understand the deal. I think Lopez, when right, is much better. However, he is not right at this time. If he does become right in the future, this deal will bite us (IMHO). There are better fish in the sea but we have to hope that Floro can do the job.
  11. twinfan
    Since they won't trade Arenado (or so they say), shoot for Carlson. Better to have a 3 years left player than a rental. I can't see them trading Nootbar but you never know.
  12. twinfan
    Bellinger for Kiriloff? Are you crazy? Maybe for a bag of used baseballs and a low A prospect. No way otherwise. If you really want to win, shoot for Arenado and see what the Cards want. Cron was here but I don't see him helping that much.
  13. twinfan
    I don't understand why Buxton can't play CF but he is doing nothing as a DH. Some players get more into the game when they are also on the field. His swing looks terrible with a noticeable uppercut and he doesn't swing at hittable pitches. Though it pains to see a 5 tool player sit, that has to happen at this time. Just don't make the mistake of trading him- at least not now. It's best to trade a player when he is going good- not bad. And if he is injured, he should be on the IL. Even if we can get him back in late August, he can perhaps be a force down the stretch. As for Julien and Wallner, let's see how they do over a longer run.
  14. twinfan
    Look. I will always agree that the players are the ones that can make a manager better or worse. But a manager has to take the heat when a team isn't playing well. That's where Rocco has to take the heat. I feel the team needs a shakeup- even after these 2 wins- and firing the manager and hitting coach seemed plausible. Get rid of Gallo? Well, he does lead the team in Home Runs. Dump Kepler? Well he is just about the best outfielder out there (with a possible exception of Michael A Taylor). I bet the over at the start of the season and still think this team can win 84 games- especially if the starting pitching keeps going well and we get Polanco back for the second half.
  15. twinfan
    My team is Kirby CF, Oliva RF, Carew 2B, Jones LF, Kaat P, Rollins 3B, Morneau 1B, Smalley SS, Reardon RP, Harper C and Winfield DH. The only possible change I would consider id Killebrew at first and switching others around but I'll skip that. It's a tough task but Kirby, Oliva and Carew are the best at their positions by far and Kaat is my favorite all-time Twins pitcher. Thanks for the fun. Now on to APBA baseball to see which team wins.
  16. twinfan
    It's nice to have these options plus maybe the Twins have some players they can deal for something better if we are to make a run for the Central division and beyond. Right now we have to get and stay healthy since Polanco and Buxton have been missing. We'll see what Miranda does offensively over the next few weeks and go from there but we can't just write him off as our offense has been spotty at best.
  17. twinfan
    I'd rather they bring up some AAA hitters than trade anyone. We don't have much to offer right now.
  18. twinfan
    Don't we have anyone at AAA who can hit? Whatever happened to Miranda? He can't be any worse than these guys. We weren't terrible today but even when we try to build a run, we fail as Correa pops out. Teams go through that and it is a long season and we are VERY lucky to be in the AL Central. To me though, the biggest problem is we keep having guys getting hurt and maybe also playing hurt. That will kill an offense. We've proven that we can hold the best teams down (at least now) but we are even more feeble than Cleveland right now. Let's get some hitters up from AAA who can hit. Trades? What do we have that can bring something in return? I don't see anything and we can't break up the rotation or the bullpen.
  19. twinfan
    I don't see what was wrong with Miranda at 1B. I would have thought that Abreau would have been a great signing and have to believe that he is currently injured though playing. He is a much better hitter than he currently shows and is an RBI machine. Solano is ok but maybe not a long term answer. Maybe if Lewis is called up, someone like Polanco can move to 1B. The overall hitting by this team is below what we expect from Buxton and Correa and needs to get better if we are to stave off Cleveland again.
  20. twinfan
    It is way too early to even talk about this. And there are lots of questions about our own pitchers due for an extension, possible trade deadline deals and whomever else comes on the market. I agree that 9 years is too long for someone 30 years old. Maybe 6 or a stretch to 7.
  21. twinfan
    Framing is important but not as important as blocking pitches or throwing out runners (though much depends on the pitcher as well). If we ever go to automated balls/strikes calling (a possibility soon with all the home plate umps have to do now), framing may not mean much. I wonder how umpire's calls are actually influenced by framing since they are supposed to call balls and strikes as the pitches cross home plate. We had a former umpire give a speech here a couple of years ago and he said framing may have influenced about 10% of his calls.
  22. twinfan
    Kaat (my all time favorite Twin), Pasqual, Killer, Allison, Battey, Zolio and Mudcat who got us our first pennant. Carew and Kirby from the middle era and now I'll miss Arraez (as we all will).
  23. twinfan
    To me, last year fell apart in early August when the Guardians got hot and we got tired or ???. We could have been closer in the division race but weren't going to win without beating Cleveland who killed us down the stretch.
  24. twinfan
    The leadoff batter has changed somewhat in that some teams use a power hitter while others use an on base hitter. We have several choices but none are great though Buxton would be my choice right now. I like Gordon but am not sure he can hit enough. Gallo is a waste anywhere he bats. Kepler will be ok but leadoff???. Lewis would be great when he gets better. Most others are a big question mark. Let's just keep winning.
  25. twinfan
    Makes sense though I would have named Ryan. Here's hoping Lopez can be the real deal. We have 4 solid starters that I hope can stay healthy. But we have 2-3 additional starters that can step in and even a bullpen that can throw a game if needed.
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