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  1.    Peter reacted to a post in a topic: 3 Key Takeaways From Connor Prielipp’s MLB Debut
  2. Otaknam
    A positive outing for a big league debut. Great slider and 97mph fastball, with some solid secondary pitches. Let’s hope his arm holds up and he gets more starts to build his innings and stamina. Rojas also managed two scoreless innings in his debut. 3 walks, though, so his command needs to improve. But he looks like he has a couple of above average pitches, a good sign! Now let’s hope Able doesn’t have arm trouble and he comes back soon.
  3. Otaknam
    Flora has a chance to be a number one starter, given his stuff, velocity, and command. When was the last time the Twins had a real number one inning eater, like a Verlander or Roger Clemens, someone you can count on to stop a losing streak? Liriano? I know the definition of a number one starter has changed, and no one throws 250 innings anymore. I view Ryan and Lopez as number two starters, which isn’t bad. But I really like adding Flora to the rotation.
  4.    rdehring reacted to a post in a topic: Twins Minor League Report (4/16): Connor Prielipp, Kendry Rojas Impressive in Saints Win
  5. Otaknam
    Hoping Prielipp’s success continues and he is the firsts call up when a starter struggles or gets hurt.
  6. Otaknam
    LeBron, Flora and Emerson are all possibilities. Flora as a potential top line starter would deviate from what they usually do. But given his success this year he could be the guy.
  7. Otaknam
    Bell is a switch hitter w proven power, so a right handed bat was needed with the lefty dominated roster. Larnach should have been the odd man out, but for some reason was not released.
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    Agree. Let’s find out which young arms will emerge when given the chance since they are in rebuild mode. My hope is that someone, maybe Abel, seizes the opportunity and can become at least an effective and consistent number three starter.
  16.    Punto4President reacted to a post in a topic: Twins Add Veteran Lefty Andrew Chafin on Minor League Deal
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    This is what any team has to do when their bullpen has been traded away. Sign a whole bunch of scrap heap free agents in the hope that a couple of them still have something left. It’s not unprecedented for baseball players, especially pitchers, to rebound after a poor season by developing a new pitch, better velocity, or more movement.
  18.    Otaknam reacted to a post in a topic: Twins Add Veteran Lefty Andrew Chafin on Minor League Deal
  19. Otaknam
    At least Banda isn’t a scrap heap reclamation project. And now the Twins have three lefties in the bullpen. Now if they could actually develop a lefty starter, hopefully Rojas.
  20. Otaknam
    What are the odds that Buxton gets hurt playing in this event. Nothing is more predictable that, costing him a month or more of lost playing time.
  21. Otaknam
    “He held his own over his first 101 professional plate appearances, where he struck out at a 24.8% clip and he walked 6.9% of the time.” I’m not sure why striking out 25% and a strikeout to walk ratio of 4/1 is holding his own.
  22. Otaknam
    This success of this trade depends largely upon how Rojas develops, hopefully as at least a number three ML starter. Let’s hope we all get surprised and Roden proves to be a solid big leaguer. He’s known as a better defender than Wallner or Larnach, despite Wallner’s rocket arm. Maybe they will trade Larnach and open a spot for Roden to save money.
  23. Otaknam
    No to trading Mick Abel. His potential as a number 1 or 2 starter is too important to give up on, considering that the Twins don’t have a true number one starter, like a Verlander type pitcher. If Abel throws consistent strikes he has that upside, and he’s major league ready.
  24. Otaknam
    “There was never an indication that he didn’t want to field a great team,”. An odd comment by the writer. ALL GMs, managers, coaches and players want to field a great team.
  25. Otaknam
    The one thing that makes me somewhat optimistic about the Twins is their young starters working towards the big leagues. It’s always good to have a lot of high potential arms because, as mentioned, some will fail and some will get injured. The Twins do have a lot of potential starters, but they need an ace to emerge. To compete for a strong playoff run you better have a real ace like a Francisco Liriano, Roger Clemens, Viola or a Verlander, someone who can be counted on to stop a losing streak and win 20 games. It seems like strong mid rotation or traditional number two starters are being elevated these days to ace status by some.
  26. Otaknam
    “Until ownership is willing to examine its own role in the franchise’s struggles, the cycle will continue. There are no scapegoats left, except the ones in the mirror.” The Pohlads deserve lots of criticism, but the coaching staff is not guiltless despite the lack of financial investment that has hamstrung the team for the past two years. The best example is Baldelli playing Earl Weaver ball, just waiting for the three run homer instead of trying to manufacture runs, even when the team would struggle for weeks to score. This became very apparent once the roster was blown up by trades. All of a sudden, with two months left in the 25 season, the team started stealing multiple bases a game after four months of Baldelli concrete in their shoes. That’s on Rocco and his adherence to the management by computer algorithm analytics the front office insisted he follow.
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