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  1. jkcarew
    The Vernal Equinox is in the rear view mirror, my friend. Your only job now is to avoid any sudden movements or shifts of weight that could knock the earth’s axis off its 23-degree angle. And I don’t want to hear any excuses.
  2. jkcarew
    Spahn and Sain then pray for rain?? Lopez and Ryan then lots of cry'in. (I hope it never catches on.)
  3. jkcarew
    Love watching Ryan pitch. Just keep keeping the fly balls in the park.
  4. jkcarew
    But he was ok to pitch on the back fields (as reported by TD)? And he’s suddenly OK to go this weekend? Doesn’t make a ton of sense to me. The good news is that regardless…he’s getting paid.
  5. jkcarew
    It’s evident the organization respects what he’s done, and who he is. Agree he’s easy to pull for. Still, seems highly unlikely he gets back into major-league plans any time soon. He’s not rostered and wasn’t included among a host of non-rostered pitchers that got spring training invites. I think it would take something truly extraordinary to unturn this page.
  6. jkcarew
    4 catchers and 2 outfielders. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton……
  7. jkcarew
    Great premise for satire! But wouldn’t the Twin’s opening day tradition be placing at least one key player on each of the 10, 15, and 60-day IL’s?
  8. jkcarew
    Would Castro be better than Farmer? Probably. In the same way that nuclear holocaust would probably be better than getting hit by an asteroid the size of Jupiter. OK. That’s an overreaction. Probably. It’s too soon, I’m in the grieving stage.
  9. jkcarew
    Oh.* Still agree. Then Larnach or Martin. I’d go with the right-handed bat. But I would expect the left-handed bat. Having said that, I still think it’s Miranda if they think he can play 3B. *I may not be sharp, but at least I’m slow.
  10. jkcarew
    I agree with the premise. The answer, I’m not at all sure about. Do they no longer consider Miranda an option at third? If not, I don’t know where you go other than Castro or Farmer. Severino?? Martin?? I would like to see Martin…but again, even if they think the bat is ‘ready’ (such that it is)…I’m not sure they see 3B as one of the positions they like him at. Lee’s injury makes this a way uglier scenario than I want it to be.
  11. jkcarew
    R - O - C - K in the ALC! R - O - C - K in the ALC! R - O - C - K in the ALC!…yeah, yeah… (don’t leave me hanging)
  12. jkcarew
    Nailed it. Maybe a bit more upside than Smalley…but Smalley was a very highly regarded prospect, as well. I’d be good with that outcome.
  13. jkcarew
    79 wins would have won the division last year…so maybe there should be another category: 80-85 wins, WIN division title. I have us at about 85 wins, and squeaking out an ALC title.
  14. jkcarew
    Free agency is about the most recent good thing to come from this union. Shortly after, the Union was hijacked by the superstars and their agents. There’s a reason that there’s no bottom on payrolls. The reason is that union leadership has never been willing to entertain a meaningful cap on payroll, feeling that would hurt the 5% at the top. The ‘rank and file’, and the young players entering the league, have been a complete afterthought…their interests frequently sacrificed to ensure that veteran star salaries would be free to grow exponentially and without limit. Meanwhile, the Union totally ignored the minor leaguers…being dominated, as it is, by those that had signed big bonuses (and, again, their agents)…never having experienced the financial struggle. Even when the minor leaguers finally unionized, it was due to a grass roots effort among current and ex minor league players. The owners recognized their union without batting an eye. It could have happened decades earlier if the MLBPA had cared at all. The problems run way deeper than Tony Clark. (Although I do think they need a much, much stronger leader to turn things around.)
  15. jkcarew
    Jax…the subject of the article.
  16. jkcarew
    How did he lose 10 games (team leading) last year, blow 7 saves (team leading) and have an overall net negative Win Probability Added? It’s an enigma, wrapped in a riddle….
  17. jkcarew
    Buxton’s projection has a higher OBP and SLG…resulting in a materially higher OPS than his career averages. Not sure I’ll jump on the over for him. Liking the pitcher’s W/L projections. 5 starters…every one with a winning record. That seems a tad rosy. Last year, the Twins were 4 games over 500 in decisions from their top 5 starters…and 8 games over in all other decisions. If the rest are +8 again in 2024, this projection would result in finishing 24 games over 500. 93-79. To say I’d take that, would be an understatement.
  18. jkcarew
    We’re at the point in time where the regulars shouldn’t be doing much experimenting, instead, focusing on dialing things in for the games that matter. So…I wouldn’t mind if we scored some runs and our starters kept the ball in the park. Not gunna lie.
  19. jkcarew
    The over/under on the number of physicals he’d need to fail currently sits at 15.
  20. jkcarew
    Meh. I still like Baseball on Film better.
  21. jkcarew
    True. But almost all are very mediocre singles.
  22. jkcarew
    No, thanks.
  23. jkcarew
    A crime that the Chiefs and Royals are looking to move downtown. Kauffman is a beautiful park, and the setting is perfect for tailgating. But, I suppose when you’re asking governments to pick up a huge part of the tab as is the norm these days, they’re going to go where the money is.
  24. jkcarew
    Although, I didn’t need the history lesson to dislike about 90% of Mackey’s takes on….anything…I don’t mind having another reason to avoid him.
  25. jkcarew
    Huh? Lee played almost exclusively at SS during spring training.
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