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  1. bobs
    I REALLY like Brian Dozier...for his hitting, fielding and, maybe most important, his leadership. I REALLY think if the Twins are serious about trying to advance deeper into the playoffs in 2018, 2019 and 2020, they should sign Dozier to an extension. All that said, I don't think it happens. It saddens me to say that I think the 2019 keystone combo is Gordon and Polanco. I should be excited b/c they are both young players, but I just feel like Dozier deserves to get paid and he deserves to stay and play on good teams in Minnesota.
  2. bobs
    There is a deadline for these guys that turned down qualifying offers where it won't cost a team a draft pick to sign them. June 1? It's sometime in June. I think another arm may be coming after that deadline if they aren't signed yet.
  3. bobs
    It's a slippery slope with Mauer. Yes, his birth certificate says his age. But in "baseball years" he's a bit older, having caught for 10 years in the bigs, which in reality makes what he did last year all the more impressive. I sincerely hope he has 2-3 good years left and I sincerely hope he can play them with the Twins. I just can't imagine he would go anywhere else, but this is not the Terry Ryan/Tom Kelly/Ron Gardenhire Twins. Falvine has had a pretty good start, but the honeymoon may be over when/if they let Dozier and Mauer walk.
  4. bobs
    I'd guess they have Romero on some kind of innings count. Possible he stays in Roch through maybe July and then comes to Twins as a reliever for August, September and, hopefully, October.
  5. bobs
    Twins have to figure out what they need to do with Duffey. He had early success as a starter. Flopped in '16. He's a two-pitch pitcher. To me, he's ideal in that long relief role...pitch the 4th and 5th when a starter falters and hopefully don't see a hitter more than once. With Reed and Hildenberger already in late high-leverage spots, and with Curtiss (really like him), Busenitz, Reed coming along, I don't think we'll see Duffey in a lot of those late inning tight spots.
  6. bobs
    That Rochester bullpen is going to be tough.
  7. bobs
    I've said this for about 3 years. He has those twin daughters at home and more money than any of us can even fathom.
  8. bobs
    A year ago, I was pretty resigned to Sano moving to 1B next year or 2020. After watching the still athletic and mobile Mauer play the position last year, I'm now resigned to Sano simply being a DH by 2020. Which is sad, b/c he is also very athletic, but at 275 pounds he simply doesn't move well enough to be good at any defensive position. Mauer saved a ton of runs with his defense and I don't see Sano putting in the work, or even having the desire, to be that kind of defender.
  9. bobs
    I think the answer is none of the above. I believe the deadline is June 1 as far as having to give up a draft pick (anyone remember the Kendrys Morales signing?). After that, if they aren't signed, they become a possibility. Feels like FO wants to see what they have (for this year and next) in.....Mejia, May, Gonsalves, Romero, Littell, Hughes, Duffey, etc. before committing to an FA.
  10. bobs
    No Fernando Romero...yet. All of this talk of who fills the back of the rotation. I think there is a zero percent chance he comes north. But I would ask, what is the percentage chance he makes his debut by, say.....June 1? Kid has looked amazing in Ft. Myers.
  11. bobs
    He's going to at least get a chance to make 2-3 starts I'd guess. With his salary, you almost have to see if there is anything there at all. I just can't see them sending him to AAA. So, I'll say by May 1.
  12. bobs
    I won't use any negative terms. I'll say these numbers may be a bit "hopeful" but that's what Spring is for!! Geez, those numbers would be fun though wouldn't they?!
  13. bobs
    Not every young player on this roster is going to be better this year. Law of averages says at least some of Sano, Buxton, Rosario, Kepler, Polanco, Berrios, Hildenberger, Mejia, Gonsalves, et al, will be better this year. If those that don't take a significant step forward can at least take a small step, along with the additions of Odorizzi, Morrison, Reed makes this team more than capable of making another playoff run. Are they ready to challenge Cleveland? We'll see..."It's Baseball" can explain a lot of surprises. Bottom line, it should be a fun summer at Target Field. Bring on Spring!!
  14. bobs
    It really doesn't matter whether or not Odorizzi is better than we think. Bottom line is he is better than guys the Twins have paraded out there in the past. SO many things need to go right for a team to contend, Jake Odorizzi can NOT be expected to be some kind of ace people. He is what he is...a solid mid-rotation pitcher. And that, in itself, makes the Twins better than they were before they traded for him.
  15. bobs
    I'm a bit nostalgic. Not a bit, a lot. So I'd like to see them keep Dozier, but I don't know if it makes sense, given his age and probable salary in FA. Same with Mauer. My boys grew up with his Fathead on their wall! But it's professional sports, which makes it a business with hard decisions that have to be made. Ultimately, I want the FO to treat these two veterans right. If that means they allow Dozier to leave and make life-changing money somewhere else, so be it. If that means offering Mauer one-year contracts until he either a) can't play anymore or chooses to retire. They both have earned that.
  16. bobs
    Several mentions of keeping him in case Mauer or Morrison get hurt during ST. More likely, one of the other 29 teams have a bat get hurt. Then, maybe they can get something for him.
  17. bobs
    Aybar makes it if Sano can't go...either due to injury or suspension. Gotta be the only reason he was brought in.
  18. bobs
    I've said all along that they need to use the in-game commercials similar to what FOX does on NFL broadcasts. You and I could cut game times down by nearly half an hour!! Geez, it's not that complicated.
  19. bobs
    Clearly he doesn't solve the #1 starter question. He also is not right-handed. But, bottom line is instead of running out a Vargas/Grossman platoon at DH most days, they're sending out a guy who hit 38 bombs last year. Does he address their biggest weakness? Of course not. Does he make their lineup better? Absolutely.
  20. bobs
    The visit rule is ridiculous. If they really want to speed up the game, call the strike zone where it's defined in the rule book. MLB won't do that b/c home runs and runs are more interesting. To limit visits, give the coaching staff two mound visits and then every visit after that you have to change pitchers. That in itself would cut down several minutes worth of pitching coach visits just to let a bullpen arm warm up. And then put a limit on catchers' visits to 1 or 2 per inning. Just eliminate visits from infielders. Do those things and you cut 15 minutes off a game time.
  21. bobs
    Any chance they could trade Vargas for Chargois, Burdi or Rosario?!...lol
  22. bobs
    Agree 100%. But my knowledge of MLB pitching is not up to par with Falvey, so I guess we have to trust him and Lavine.
  23. bobs
    I would say Burdi and Chargois. Such promise that got derailed by injuries. Most of these guys have one thing in common...at age 26ish, players should be entering their prime, not still fighting for a 40-man spot. We'll probably hear some of these names in the future...and we'll say "THAT's where _________ is now?"
  24. bobs
    With all of the additions, it's great to see such depth in the bullpen...Busenitz, Curtiss and Moya all got outs for them last year during a playoff push...and in the rotation...May, Gonsalves, Romero, Littell?, a yet-to-be-signed-FA?
  25. bobs
    It will be interesting to see what they do with Trevor May. Usually injuries tend to make those decisions for you. Also, they only need a #5 starter 3-4 times before Erv comes back, so can we assume that Hughes may get used in the pen as well in this scenario?
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