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  1. Otaknam
    I hope he has number 1 potential but I’d be very happy if he has Berrios’ ceiling, front of the rotation stuff if not a Verlander type ace. They have lots of quality arms coming up. Let’s hope several of them pan out as good starters.
  2. Otaknam
    At the time his contract wasn’t a mistake. He has rare power and the FO was hoping he would resemble the player he was when he first came up. He looked to me like a young Miguel Cabrera where he would go with the pitch and not try to pull everything. But he’s become an all or nothing slugger and I doubt that he will change his hitting philosophy. I don’t think Sano’s modest improvement in contact during the last third of the 2021 season was about MLB cracking down on pitchers as has been suggested. His pitch recognition improved enough to bring his average to .218 from .150. but let’s not celebrate such modest improvement as a future trend.
  3. Otaknam
    Agree it’s time to see what the minor league starters can do. Five or six seem poised to make the roster so let’s find out. The FO isn’t going to sign an number one or two free agent starter anyway so without that making the playoffs is unlikely. I like the idea of signing Story but that’s unlikely for this franchise.
  4. Otaknam
    It’s good to see to many prospects with big arms littered through the minors. No more Tom Kelly “pitch to contact” philosophy thank goodness.
  5. Otaknam
    As I have suggested in the past please include height and weight of these prospects. It’s relevant to know their physical stature for the position they play.
  6. Otaknam
    Both Dobnak and Jax have shown that they are at best five inning pitchers, so that means cycling bullpen arms in and out of the minors to get some innings. That doesn’t breed confidence in the rotation. I could see the Twins resigning Pineda and after Bundy fill in the fifth spot with any rookie who has some success. For a change they do have some rookie starters to choose from. But I don’t see them trading high prospects with Oakland, as that’s not their MO.
  7. Otaknam
    Petty oozes charisma and charm, which is nice to see. As others have pointed out TJ surgery is always lurking for high octane high school arms. One thing I would add to all of these columns is the height and weight of each prospect.
  8. Otaknam
    I’d be reluctant to extend him past the two years he’s under contract. That gives the FO time to see if Jeffers is progressing and is the catcher of the future.
  9. Otaknam
    I like Arraez a lot, an old fashioned contact hitter who rarely strikes out. Having a surplus of good players at certain positions is a nice problem to have. But if a trade including Arraez can bring a proven young starter I think the FO should consider it. Gordon can serve as the utility player role with a lot more speed than Arraez. The team appears to have a lot of potential young starting pitchers who could make a ML roster. But their lack of proven pitching is the team’s biggest issue right now.
  10. Otaknam
    Let’s just hope that several of these pitchers can be effective starters and that at least one of them is a 1 or 2 starter. Twins haven’t had that for awhile, maybe since Liriano.
  11. Otaknam
    Speed and ability to hit for average, steal bases, and play excellent defense is a big plus. Power can be over rated. Martin might be a Robin Yount clone offensively. T’ain’t bad! Let’s see what he can do. No trade!
  12. Otaknam
    I think it’s a good idea that the Twins, and every team, should do a video tribute at the beginning of each season to prior teammates lost during the past year. This would be consistent with baseball’s emphasis on history and teams could probably work a marketing angle too.
  13. Otaknam
    Not convinced yet of Ober. He had some good moments but seldom was allowed to pitch into the fifth inning, so his ability to eat innings is unknown. That says fifth starter to me, which would be ok. Hope Baldelli shows a little more trust in him in 2022 and he earns it. Also not too optimistic on Jax but he’ll probably get some more chances.
  14. Otaknam
    Another way to phrase it is “ How many of these young pitchers will positively impact the pitching staff in 2022?” To “shine” means to me to be excellent, which we can hope for, but for young pitchers it’s a leap of faith for several reasons.
  15. Otaknam
    Martin AND Lewis plus pitchers is too high a price for two years of Castillo, especially since the Buxton extension is not done. How about one of the two from Martin and Lewis, Kepler, and a pitcher.
  16. Otaknam
    $20 million for Stroman as a number 3 starter is too much for a team that is potentially in a rebuilding mode.
  17. Otaknam
    Good riddance to Colume, who at best should only be doing mop up duty at the ML level. Ron Davis reincarnated. Time to move on and give someone else a chance.
  18. Otaknam
    Buxton is the BIGGGGG question, so I hope they sign him to an extension. Agree that keeping Sano and Donaldson makes sense given that they won’t get much in return in a trade. I think Sano is a bounce back candidate if he can channel a little Miguel Cabrera and be a professional hitter by hitting the ball where it’s pitched instead of trying to pull every pitch 500 feet. I do look forward to the young MiL starters getting a chance in 2022, and hopefully Baldelli will let them pitch more than four or five innings, as is his head scratching history with Ober.
  19. Otaknam
    I stand by my previous assessment of this trade. Manea is a solid number 3 starter but is only under contract for one year. If he would agree to adding two more years then make the trade. Otherwise it makes no sense to do this trade.
  20. Otaknam
    Trading three top prospects for one year of Manea only makes sense if the Twins believe they are a World Series contender. They aren’t! Silly idea!
  21. Otaknam
    Another excellent article! I am curious how Jonathan Lavallee lasted until the 16th round. He was first team All American and All Conference, had great college stats, and has front end starter physicals. His fastball must be low 90s or mediocre secondary pitches. Still an interesting prospect.
  22. Otaknam
    Wow! Some very negative comments lamenting the future that may or may not happen. They absolutely have to sign Buxton long term regardless of his injury history. I’m not a big Sano fan, given his many unprofessional at bats, but he did show some improvement over the last 60 games. So I wouldn’t trade him for a 17 year old in a salary dump. I can see a Donaldson where the Twins have to eat some salary. Berrios gave Toronto what he gave the Twins: every 5 starts he’d pitch really well two times, two mediocre starts, and then he’d struggle or an absolute stinker. That’s who he is, a solid number three starter. I don’t see them dumping Rogers. Miranda will hopefully make the opening day roster. As for free agent pitching I hope they can sign a fairly young starter with a strong upside and hope some of their minor league starting pitchers are ready to take the next step. Realistically they are looking at 2023 unless they go for a complete rebuild, in which case it will be a longer timeline.
  23. Otaknam
    Focusing on one pitch and rebranding it as a sweeper on the disastrous Twins staff is an admirable effort to finding something good from the lost season.
  24. Otaknam
    Random thoughts: I don’t think the Twins will or should trade Polanco, as that would signal they are rebuilding. But clearly a Polanco trade would bring in some high level talent or you don’t trade him. That said it is in their best interests to listen to trade offers on ALL of their players. Signing Buxton has to be the priority as he’s now the face of the franchise. And the last 60 games of Sano’s season makes me somewhat optimistic that he can again be a professional hitter. Also there is finally hope that there is starting pitching talent in their Minor League system. It just needs to get healthy. You can’t have too many arms.
  25. Otaknam
    I didn’t see any pitching options in a potential trade with Miami. Seems like that is an essential but missing piece.
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