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  1. Nine of twelve
    But Pujols didn't catch. The fact that Mauer was one of the best catchers in the game outweighs any of Pujols' superiority on offense. IMHO, of course.
  2. Nine of twelve
    For a few years Mauer was the best baseball player in the world, and that includes Albert Pujols when he was at or near his prime. That, to me, makes him HOF-worthy.
  3. Nine of twelve
    We need four outfielders with five to choose from: Buxton, Cave, Grossman, Kepler, and Rosario. I believe Buxton will be put on the roster and I think he's going to have a breakout year. It's just going to happen. Rosario obviously will be there. That leaves two of Cave, Kepler, and Grossman. Despite Grossman's deficiencies as a fielder it appears he can be relied on to get on base and he switch hits. As of now, I'd certainly keep Cave over Kepler for the last spot.
  4. Nine of twelve
    And while doing all that indirectly injure an opposing player to boot.
  5. Nine of twelve
    When you're playing a team that is still contending for a postseason berth you have to manage to win. Auditions resume tomorrow.
  6. Nine of twelve
    Players have to undergo physicals for a trade to go through. If the arm is a time bomb the other team's doctors will also find that out and the trade would be nixed.
  7. Nine of twelve
    Sorry, but I think this statement is out of line unless you have all the medical information and knowledge needed to know what is necessary and what is unnecessary. We need Heezy to chime in.
  8. Nine of twelve
    That's true to some extent, but no organization has a AAA team with a roster full of major-league-ready players. First of all, there just aren't enough players of that caliber in existence. And, among other things, that's what the rule 5 draft is all about.
  9. Nine of twelve
    I didn't watch any of either opener games, but here's what I like about it in the Twins' current situation. As is true with most teams at this time of year, we are in fall training. Out of fairness to the game, teams need to try to win when facing an opponent that is in the running for the postseason. But the rest of the games should be devoted to player development. When it comes to pitchers, it's a lot like spring training. The decision about who pitches should be made in large part based on whom the manager, coaches, and front office want to evaluate and prepare for the future. That means shorter appearances by some pitchers so that others get a chance to get in to games.
  10. Nine of twelve
    The fielder has to control the ball, but it's the umpire's discretion whether the ball is controlled.
  11. Nine of twelve
    Dude is only 23 years old. Waaaay too early to be writing him off.
  12. Nine of twelve
    It's a fine line. The last run he gave up was not due to bad pitching but if he stays in the game and gives up 3-4 more hits it would be counterproductive to his confidence.
  13. Nine of twelve
    Thank you, Heezy. It's always interesting to read information presented by a true expert as opposed to the inexpert guesses that we often see on sites such as this.
  14. Nine of twelve
    I don't think he was rushed. Keep in mind he had played 4 years of D-I college ball and had success in high A and AA that first summer.
  15. Nine of twelve
    Gibson played 4 years in D-I college ball, whereas Stewart turned pro right after high school. That's why Gibson played very little in the low minors. Apples to oranges.
  16. Nine of twelve
    Forsythe had a 9-game (now 10-game) hitting streak so I don't think batting him leadoff was a bad idea.
  17. Nine of twelve
    The second sentence of this post is the crux of the matter. Even though it's early August we are in fall training mode. Evaluate the youngsters because we already know what we have in the veterans. Yes, we need to send our best players to the field when we are facing teams with postseason aspirations but we have a lot of games left against the Tigers, Royals and Whities (plus one series vs Texas) in which to give our prospects in the upper minors a tryout in the bigs.
  18. Nine of twelve
    Catching is scarce and becoming scarcer, and that's true throughout baseball, not just in the Twins organization. Nobody wants to give up a catching prospect.
  19. Nine of twelve
    I agree with this which is why I understand the complaints about it. But when it comes to a certain long-tenured player whenever he gets a day off the complaints seem to be that he is underused. Seems like a disconnect to me.
  20. Nine of twelve
    This. Yes, we could probably add overall value to the franchise by trading him but improving our position for the postseason for the next two seasons should be the goal. It's doubtful that we could accomplish that goal by trading Gibson because any team wanting him has the same goal, and they will want to keep players who are at that stage of development.
  21. Nine of twelve
    The question is, an asset for which team?
  22. Nine of twelve
    I would think Rodney and Duke will be the easiest to trade because almost everyone in the postseason race has at least one reliever that's less accomplished than both of them. That means each of them would upgrade an existing bullpen.
  23. Nine of twelve
    Here ends the 2018 season. All efforts should now be directed toward making 2019 as good as possible. I am quite optimistic about next season for many reasons, and I know I'm not alone.
  24. Nine of twelve
    I haven't read all the posts, and I'm sure this has been said but I'll restate it. Miami should be building for the more distant future while the Twins should be building for the near future. For this trade to happen it will require one of the best distant-future prospects the Twins have because we would be receiving one of the best near-future catchers there is. If I were the Miami GM I'd demand our best single-A prospect, Royce Lewis. Does anyone have the stomach (or other body parts somewhat lower on the male anatomy) to do that?
  25. Nine of twelve
    Any team that intentionally tanks is, IMHO, misguided. The draft is way more of a crapshoot in MLB than it is in other sports. Tanking simply doesn't result in a significant reward and a team with a good scouting department should be able to draft well at any point in the first round.
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