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  1. bobs
    A Lynn signing would make Gibson the likely #5. While I really like that depth in the rotation, I wonder if it's a concern that it would be all RHP when Erv is back. Hardest place at Target Field to hit a HR is right-center...so maybe the FO is intentionally loading up on RH starters?
  2. bobs
    I call it the Matt Capps Syndrome....
  3. bobs
    The more I read about this kid, the more this "old school" baseball guy likes him. Assuming good health and natural progression, Falvine seems to have hit a home run on him...and got better value with other picks b/c they took him.
  4. bobs
    True. Looking more like a top-end #2 to me. Maybe that's Romero's ceiling as well? Hosken Powell...Bombo Rivera...and Disco Danny Ford. Love the '70's!
  5. bobs
    He's only 23 and only 215. I wonder if as he grows and matures a little more he'll be able to add a tick or two to that 91-94 fastball. 93-95 would sound a lot better. Gonsalves profiles as what us old guys refer to as "a pitcher" as opposed to a thrower.
  6. bobs
    The Twins really have only one realistic chance of getting an ace in the next 3 years...his name is Fernando Romero. Even Chris Archer is not a true "ace". He's a #1, but not an ace. With that being the case, you then need to have a solid and deep rotation. Since there clearly is no way of getting a true #1, guys like Lynn, Cobb, etc., become more valuable......as long as the price reflects their true status as #3 type starters. Either one deepens the rotation.
  7. bobs
    Patience will be key...esp coming off TJ surgery. But this kid has all the physical makings of a stud. Has that prototypical LH power swing.
  8. bobs
    Kind of an uninspiring group from 11-15. These kinds of lists also still reflect the relative youth of the big league lineup, which brings guys slightly further up a ranking than they would otherwise be. But it's baseball, so you know at least one of these guys will develop into a solid big leaguer. Diaz and Thorpe certainly appear to have precious "upside" at least.
  9. bobs
    Top RH hitting OF left in FA include: Bautista, Gomez, Rajai Davis, Cameron Maybin, Jayson Werth, Chris Young. As a 4th OF, I'd prefer Davis or Maybin b/c of speed and defense. Guess it depends if you want a RH DH or a RH 4th OF.
  10. bobs
    Well, I've certainly seem worse Twins benches. I don't want Bautista. He's a clubhouse cancer and a me-first player. I would question the Gomez fit as well. I don't know if the Twins have strong enough leadership to keep either of them in their place. Escobar will play 3rd WHEN Sano gets suspended (idiot), leaving Adrianza as the utility IF. They cannot count on him to play OF then and Grossman is not a plus defender. The Twins lost some great leadership in Chris Giminez. So....I'd love to see them bring in a veteran 4th OF/RH bat that can fill some of that. Is there a guy like Gomez that is a team-first guy? And, for heaven's sake, sign Dozier to an extension. He IS the leader of this team....oh, and he's a pretty decent player too!!...lol
  11. bobs
    Darvish wants to go to LA or NY. LA and NY don't want to spend over the luxury threshold because of the luxury tax. There's your slow pitching market. If they stay under it this year and then go over it next year when guys like Harper and Kershaw are available, I believe tax is lower. Darvish will be the first pitching domino to fall. To be honest, guys like Cobb, Lynn, etc., are not worth what they'll get or at least what they're trying to get. Being the 2nd best pitcher in a weak FA market doesn't mean you get big money. For position players, advanced metrics are telling us what any baseball fan with some common sense knew all along...guys who hit 35 HR and drive in 100 runs really aren't helping their team all that much if they can't get on base any other way and are a liability on defense. Those same metrics say guys like JD Martinez are not as valuable as once thought. Similar situation to pitchers. B/c Moustakas is the best 3B available doesn't mean he should get what Manny Machado will get next year. To me, that kind of sums up this whole freeze on FA. FO are just getting smarter with how they spend. Last, I have a real hard time having sympathy for players like Hosmer who turn down a 7-year offer for an obscene amount of money (even if we don't know the exact numbers, no matter what the offer is it's an obscene amount of money). I make $45k working my tail off in a profession that actually makes a difference in this world - teaching. These guys are pampered athletes who won't sign for "only" 15million a year or for "only 5 years". Give me a break.
  12. bobs
    Hate to see Tyler Jay dropping like that, injury and all. Drafted to be a starter, they really need him to at least be a good reliever. Really never understood the gamble with I believe was the 6th overall pick, hoping he could develop into a starter when he'd never done it.
  13. bobs
    If Mejia ends up being a solid #5 starter then they got good value for Nunez in the trade. Anything more than that would be the icing on the cake.
  14. bobs
    Finally, an article on here that completely sums up what I've been thinking and saying. This FO has it's sights squarely on 2019 while still competing for the playoffs this year. And I am all in. So many questions still to be answered...does Sano stay at 3rd? Does Dozier stay with the Twins (I hope so)? Is Garver a quality #2 catcher? Is Polanco really the answer at SS? Will Kepler take the next step? The bullpen now appears to be solid. Other than Yu Darvish, I'm not convinced that the other names listed here will be any better (or even as good?) as Romero, Gonsalves, Trevor May....heck, Kyle Gibson. I'm all for increasing their depth with another starter who has had success in the AL, b/c we all know NL numbers don't translate to the AL. In my opinion, they need to be patient and answer these questions before deciding what and/or who they need to invest a multiple-year contract in.
  15. bobs
    And I feel like those two moves would not affect the natural flow of the game....hitters stepping out, pitchers stepping off, etc.. Cut 25 minutes off game times would help...except for the beer vendors...lol
  16. bobs
    I see two very feasible ways to speed up games. 1) Limit catchers' trips to the mound. 2) Use the in-game commercials like FOX does for NFL games. There are 17 breaks between half innings. Cut a minute off each by limiting commercial time. These two things would immediately cut 20+ minutes off each game time.
  17. bobs
    Unless the Twins work out a trade, I just can't see how Kinley sticks. Best case, they work out a trade for Kinley and get Burdi and Bard returned to them.
  18. bobs
    Yeah. Whatever the cutoff date is, I just think it might be a good way to go with those couple of young guys. The AAA experience would be good for them.
  19. bobs
    I'm always leary of guys who've had the majority (or all) of their success in the NL. Call it the Matt Capps syndrome. So I'm leary of Arrieta and Lynn. I want Darvish. Take a 2-0 count swing. Cobb at 29 with all success in AL is more appealing to me than Arrieta at 31 with all of success in NL.
  20. bobs
    I may be alone, but I like the idea of stashing Gonsalves and Romero at AAA until June 1....the old Jose Berrios move, to save a year of service. Let the kids develop there for 2-3 months against AAA hitters and bring them up when the first injury happens. Rotation can be Santana, Berrios, Gibson, Mejia and FA to start the season. Ideally, both Gonsalves and Romero are ready to rock when the Twins start their targeted season...2019.
  21. bobs
    On the pitching side, I agree that we've seen what Hildenberger can be. I like the bullpen additions. There's enough organizational depth there that the bullpen should be fine/solid. If Gibson can just settle for a happy medium btw the two halves of last season, he's a solid back of the rotation guy. I think we should expect Erv to regress slightly to the mean of his career, which still makes him a solid #2 type starter. Berrios and Mejia are the two guys who, if they can continue to progress, can make this rotation much more formidable.
  22. bobs
    The theoretical upside of this lineup is immense. I feel like Rosario is who he is going to be. None of Polanco, Buxton, Kepler, Sano have reached their potential. Maybe they won't but if they do......
  23. bobs
    The fact that we have stats like this tells me we have too many stats. Eddie Rosario is a good baseball player who is still trying to get better. If anything, I feel like his attention to detail....routes, hitting cutoff men, throwing to the correct base, etc, are his biggest weakness on defense. His plate discipline has improved exponentially. On the bases, the decision making again is not always on point.
  24. bobs
    Well, this FO showed last year how they will manipulate the 40-man roster to keep BP arms fresh. They may break camp with 7 relievers, but we all know we'll see a large number of these guys at some point. Who comes north may come down to how many options different pitchers have. The two guys I'm curious about are Hughes and May. Are they starters? Relievers? Where will they be? This FO has no ties to Hughes...would they dare just release him and eat the $$?
  25. bobs
    Probably THE single most underrated part of a baseball offense is baserunning and not just stealing bases. Taking that extra base is huge...turn a single into a double, a double to a triple, going 1st to 3rd. To me, that was the one of the funnest things to watch with this team in 2017. With the exception of Sano and Castro, the regular lineup runs very well for each respective position...even Mauer at 34 runs better than a lot of 1B. Looking forward to more improvement in 2018.
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