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  1. rv78
    Please tell me that the Dodgers and Yankees goal isn't to try to win it all every year. Sure they have the added revenue to make it much easier but that is why you play. Did the Twins go into 2021 expecting not to compete for a Championship especially coming off of 2 successful seasons? Falvine signs left-overs to get the team to the next level? Just like they have done this off-season to try to turn the team back into a winner? What is their goal if it isn't to win it all each season? Oh yeah, they told us..... it's to be competitive. If being competitive is to win a few games they are really good at doing that. Some day it would be nice to win the games that really count. It's been 30 years since that has been done.
  2. rv78
    I don't think it becomes a good ol boys club if you separate the players who are voting from who they played with and when. I never said it should just be a free-for-all. For instance, a group of players would be selected to do the voting, some from different era's. They can't vote for players that played at the same time they did or for the same teams they played for. Make the guys voting as unattachable to the players they are voting on as possible. The thing about going to the Hall is that it is subjective to who deserves it and everyone has a different opinion on what is deserving and what isn't. Who better to decide this than the guys that actually played the game.
  3. rv78
    Looking back 3 years it is safe to say that the off-season moves haven't worked for any of them. I don't see any World Series titles attached to them. We were told they plan on being competitive in 2022. That is not the same thing as saying they plan on trying to win a Championship. Isn't that the goal? Shouldn't that be the goal every year? Otherwise why are you playing? When you have a club that wins 100 games and you don't make it better what have you done? Nothing! Why pick from leftovers? If you want to get better short-term and sustain it long-term as well, the best way to do that is through Free Agency so you don't have to trade away your prospects, who help you long-term. Is trading away a stalwart in the rotation like Berrios a good way to get better short-term when you already know the rotation needs help? Doesn't look that way to me. I hear a lot of talk from Falvine but don't see much action that can really make a difference.
  4. rv78
    The writers should not be voting for HOF candidates. The fans shouldn't either. It should be done by the players. Who better to decide who deserves it than the people who actually played?
  5. rv78
    The "very simple solution" is to just sign Trevor Story or Carlos Correa but we know the Twins won't open their pockets to do that. (Even though that was the purpose of building Target Field). When they add Free Agents like Bundy, Cotton, Megill, Rodriguez and Fisher we know what their plan is. (Cheap, Cheap, Cheap). Could you imagine how many more fans would be in the stands if they would have signed just a couple of these guys: Robbie Ray, Marcus Stroman, Eduardo Rodriguez, Jon Gray, Kevin Gausman, Max Scherzer, Marcus Semein, Corey Seager, Javier Baez, Story or Correa? Don't think they could have? Detroit did! Texas did! If the current crop of up and coming prospects don't pan out, (if that is their plan) then we can kiss another decade of baseball goodbye because they won't use the FA aspect of the game to their advantage.
  6. rv78
    Another Dumpster Dive, Hope and Prayer or Catch Lightning in a Bottle. Some things never change.
  7. rv78
    My 2 favorite Twins players. The heroics of Puckett in the 91 World Series does it for me. Trying to compare the 2 is tough. No doubt Carew was magical with the bat. No one in his era was better than him at getting on base. I was also amazed at how many times Rod stole home. The thing that impressed me most about Puckett was the fact he could hit almost any pitch to any part of the field even if it wasn't a good pitch to hit. Had Kirby waited for a better pitch to hit he undoubtably would have walked more and his OBP would have been much higher. If you break down each of their careers only looking at their bats Carew had more seasons but both had 12 really good seasons. Carews numbers in the other 7 seasons were good but they weren't like the other 12 and Pucketts were all really good.
  8. rv78
    He wouldn't have mattered in the 2019 playoffs. The Twins were beat in all 3 games before he would have been used out of the bullpen. The 3 games against the Yankees were 10-4, 8-2. and 5-1. No chance he would have made a difference. In 2020 it wasn't pitching that caused them to lose against Houston, it was that they couldn't score. Only 1 run in each game.
  9. rv78
    Berrios had no intention of staying with the Twins and Pressly resigned with Houston because it is home for him. Both wanted to play for an organization that is committed to winning, not pretending or just being "competitive".
  10. rv78
    Not sold on any of these 3 and relying on 1, 2 or all 3 of them to make a comeback only proves 1 thing.... the Twins are desperate.
  11. rv78
    I think the bullpen additions to the Twins have already been made..... Jharrel Cotton and Trevor Magill. There's also Derek Rodriguez and Dylan Bundy if they don't pan out as starters.
  12. rv78
    Hindsight makes for an easy evaluation. Losing Pressly at the time hurt but looking at the Twins since then they haven't done anything (no playoff wins) since he's been gone. So, that makes the trade a positive for the Twins. I'm most excited about Alcala and hope Baldelli gives him the closer job out of spring training. There was no reason why he should not have had it the whole month of September instead of Colome. Finally the last game of the season he got to close a game.
  13. rv78
    Only way I trade Arraez is for a front line starting pitcher. I would pencil him in at 3B every day until he proves to me he can't play the position. I think with more playing time there he fills in rather well. maybe not great but keeping his bat in the lineup makes up for an error or lack of range occasionally. Donaldson slides to the full-time DH role. Both have knee issues and if one of them breaks down then I go to Miranda to cover for them. With that in mind, the Twins need to get a SS that can cover some ground and help fill the hole between SS and 3B. That too makes fielding easier for whoever they put at 3b.
  14. rv78
    Unfortunately Kepler is trending downward while Polanco, Buxton and Garver are going up or staying about even. Cruz is gone so he doesn't matter.
  15. rv78
    I would have to agree with miracleb on this one. Kepler has had 1 season with a batting average above ,250. 1 season with a slugging percentage above .500. 1 season with a HR total above 30. 1 season with an on-base-percentage above .330. All of them happened in 2019. Outside of that season he's been pretty much average to below average at best.
  16. rv78
    Thinking outside the box..... start service time when a player starts playing for an organization in the minors. Base his pay on each year starting with his first season in the minors and then incrementally increase it each year. Once they get called up to the majors bonuses kick-in based on performance. Every team has the same salary structure on each player until they have played, say 10 seasons total. (Doesn't matter if they were all in the minors or some in the minors and some in the majors). Once they reach 10 seasons played they become a Free Agent. Their original club has the option to match any offer they get in Free Agency or they can let the player go. A salary floor using the average team salary from the previous season could be used and times that by a percentage, such as $150M average X 50% = $75M floor. The luxury tax could use the same formula but a different percentage, $150M average X 150% = $225M. As salaries go up the floor and the luxury tax would also incrementally increase.
  17. rv78
    Comparing MLB to the NFL is like comparing apples to oranges.
  18. rv78
    Only way this is a good option is if they get more in return than what he already delivers. He's a good proven big league hitter. He'd have to bring a good proven big league pitcher in return. Donaldson's big contract makes trading Arraez over Donaldson a better option to other clubs. Not sure it is the better option for the Twins though. Arraez and Miranda at 3B might be a good combo until Miranda becomes that same good proven big league hitter.
  19. rv78
    Value is based on production. I'll give you some numbers and you tell me which is more productive. Houston led the league offensively in 2021. Using their numbers and the Twins numbers they have a lot to do with winning or losing. I realize pitching plays a huge role as well but we are solely looking at offensive production. Runs scored: Astros=863. Twins=727 Homeruns: Astros=221, Twins=228 Batting Average: Astros=,268. Twins=,242 Walks: Astros=569, Twins=525 Strikeouts: Astros=1212, Twins=1395 So despite the Twins out hitting the Astros in the HR department (the only offensive catagory they were better at than the Astros) they still fell significantly short in offensive production. HomeRuns are not more valuable unless you have guys on base. You need guys that can hit singles and doubles in your lineup, not just home runs and strikeouts.
  20. rv78
    Okay......... lets just retire his number.
  21. rv78
    So the knock against Martin is he doesn't hit for power? Do we need everyone in the lineup to hit HRs? No! Maybe a little less power and a lot more contact would help the struggling hitters that are already here. I don't knock Arraez for not being a power hitter. 3 hits in an inning will score as many runs as a solo HR and is more likely to happen if you have guys that can put the ball in play instead of walking back to the dugout after they swing for the fences and miss most of the time.
  22. rv78
    I actually find it funny how there is talk of Sano losing weight, getting into better shape and figuring things out to become a better hitter is all of the sudden going to happen. The guy has been in the bigs 7 years and hasn't done any of that yet. Why is 2022 going to be the magical season when he does? Sano is going to be Sano. If Cruz couldn't get him to become a better player and quit over-swinging, to hit to all fields, to lay off the crap pitches off the plate and shorten his swing when he gets 2 strikes then quite frankly I doubt it is ever going to happen. He's had 7 years with Coaches and other good players to get in his head and straighten out his terrible approach at the plate and if we are seeing the results of that to this point then further improvement isn't there. I'd cut and run with the first good/reasonable offer in trade, if it happens. If not, he can walk at the end of the season.
  23. rv78
    Fully agree with mikelink45. Waiting for leftovers is NOT a winning strategy. (aka Shoemaker and Happ). I just fully believe they never planned to add FA pitchers. Maybe a resign of Pineda and that'll be it. If no Pineda then they throw Bundy in with Ober, Ryan, Jax, Dobnak...... they are content to start the season with them and then dip into the minors pool of young arms to fill holes. Remember they said they want to be "competitive". That's not the same thing as winning a playoff game or World Series.
  24. rv78
    I would have to disagree with you about Sano. One of his biggest problems is that he chases pitches off the plate, especially when he has 2 strikes. I have said it many times on this site..... the 2 biggest holes in the lineup are Kepler and Sano and this team won't take the next step forward until they either figure out what they are doing wrong and correct it or are replaced with better hitters. I will go out on a limb and say it will be the latter.
  25. rv78
    Let's see.......... in spring training you are facing a lot of minor league players. It's good to know you have a major league pitcher that can get minor league hitters out. We've seen how well he fares against big league hitters and it's not all that good. Sure he will likely have a good spring and win a spot in the rotation. I prefer to base my opinions on games played during the summer and last year he started 6 games, went 1-7 overall and had an ERA over 7. Matt Shoemaker wasn't much worse and he is gone, thank you.
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