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  1. Doctor Wu
    I understand the concerns with the Twins pitching but I think it's way too soon to panic or to start tossing around trade ideas or even free agent signings. It's only April 12, plus as someone mentioned already, the weather's been pretty frigid overall. Let's wait another month and stretch these guys out more and see how the dust settles. I think we have enough in-house options to sustain us for now. Not saying that we necessarily have a playoff-caliber staff, but I see enough encouraging signs (Pineda especially) that I'm not ready to worry too much at this point.
  2. Doctor Wu
    Royce Lewis helped to get things going in the first inning. With one out, he walked and then stole second, which one was of two steals on the day. Yeah! in this high-tech era of advanced metrics or stats or whatever is being used to evaluate players nowadays, I still love seeing players like Lewis steal bases. Exciting baseball!
  3. Doctor Wu
    Yeah, not a good first start for Thorpe. I sure hope there are no injury concerns.
  4. Doctor Wu
    Thanks for that info. I had no idea. And I'm a native of Florida!
  5. Doctor Wu
    I'm still trying to figure out what a Blue Wahoo is supposed to be?
  6. Doctor Wu
    And then there is the forgotten man. Don't the Twins still have a player on the roster named Miguel Sano? But does anyone really care at this point?
  7. Doctor Wu
    Gotta say I'm torn on this issue. Or conflicted. Whatever the case. I love the fact that Buxton is aggressive and plays with flair and energy ... but I'm still concerned about the reckless stuff, the banging into walls without factoring in the consequences. Not sure if it's a judgement problem or just the way he wants to play the game. His style of play aside, I also endorse this idea of more padding on the walls. Why risk a player's career when a relatively simple fix will reduce such risks?
  8. Doctor Wu
    I agree, Heads up plays, good instincts, he doesn't strike out, he hustles. Sure, he doesn't have the "track record" of the more established players, but I hope that Rocco finds ways to get him in the lineup as often as possible. Can't argue with the results so far, plus we all know he's a joy to watch play. More please!
  9. Doctor Wu
    What a joy to see the Twins win the season opener. Congrats to Rocco and his team! I didn't see the game but I was wondering about Polanco at shortstop. I know there a bit of uncertainty in the past week as to whether he'd be healthy enough to start. I know he didn't have a hit (one of several Twins who zeroed out today) but how did he look today overall?
  10. Doctor Wu
    I haven't listened to the podcast yet, but my first thought after reading the headline for this article was: What are Twins doing now? Are they doing another Pat Dean and bringing back another marginal pitcher like A.J. Achter? And then I saw the part about him being a college coach. Whew!
  11. Doctor Wu
    Baffling hitters is a highly desirable quality! I sure hope he can continue to do that during this season. So far this Harper story has been remarkable ... and fun.
  12. Doctor Wu
    Schoop put up good spring numbers but didn't seem to catch much buzz in the press or on this site. Maybe that's a good thing. Sneak up and surprise everyone. I hope he continues with the hot bat and puts up impressive numbers similar to 2017. This might end up being the best signing the team made all winter.
  13. Doctor Wu
    I know it's only spring training, and he hasn't had that many at-bats compared to other players, but I'll feel a lot better (oh, that pulse rate!) when Gonzalez starts getting some consistent hits.
  14. Doctor Wu
    Agreed: great article. I am especially intrigued by this bunch of no-name guys showing good stuff in the bullpen: Harper, Morin, Guilmet, Nicolino. I'd much prefer to see a couple of them go north with the team instead of guys like Reed or Magill.
  15. Doctor Wu
    Everything that I've read about what Perez is doing this spring, and what has been suggested that he do, sounds very encouraging. Let's hope the early positive results continue and flourish during the regular season. Count me as a believer.
  16. Doctor Wu
    I agree! Give that man a raise (in this case, Parker). And good to hear that Garver is a quick learner and excited about this stuff too.
  17. Doctor Wu
    Gotta agree with the kudos on this article, Seth, Very informative stuff about these players, most of which I did not know, Obviously, not enough room on the team for all these guys right (barring some freakish injuries), but they are proving they belong in the majors, and I wish them all the best of luck.
  18. Doctor Wu
    Other than the bullpen it looks the toughest decision will be who to keep at first base, as the starter and/or a backup. Cron, Austin and Duda have all hit well this spring. I would assume Cron has the job to lose, but might one of these other guys make the team too?
  19. Doctor Wu
    "...but he’s plenty strong. The thing is, he’s plenty strong enough. He’s a strong guy." Ouch! C'mon Rocco, you need to develop a better vocabulary. Such inane repetition reminds me of a certain verbally-challenged president.
  20. Doctor Wu
    It's time to bring back Carl Pavano!
  21. Doctor Wu
    People keep pointing to his lack of velocity as a red flag, but for a savvy veteran pitcher who can still get people out, that shouldn't be a huge concern. I'd be more worried about a multi-year deal that ends up costing the team a bunch of money. Even a 1-year deal seems like a gamble for the sort of money he wants. What about a much cheaper option, someone like Edwin Jackson, who had a nice bounce-back year with Oakland in 2018?
  22. Doctor Wu
    Sounds like the voting machines they use in Florida too. No consistency!
  23. Doctor Wu
    I'm not sure either, KC will obviously need better starting catcher options with Perez now injured, but they are going to be cellar dwellers this year no matter what they do, and it's doubtful they would give up much for a player like Castro.
  24. Doctor Wu
    Savvy move by the front office. As others have already noted, there just wasn't room for Granite in this year's Twins outfield, so getting anything at all for him was a bonus. Good luck to him. It would be fun to both Granite and Ben Revere make the Rangers opening day roster.
  25. Doctor Wu
    Good pick. Kubel was on an upward path until that injury. He was really never the same afterwards.
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