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  1. Thebigalguy
    Buxton: 0-5, 4Ks. Mendoza line in sight. Will he be at the All-Star game with a sub .200 average?
  2. Thebigalguy
    Inconsistency is the hobgoblin. Yes, Duran gave up a homer, and the ball was smacked hard, but it landed in the glove of Celestino and should have been a long out. Duffy has looked better lately. Even so, giving up numerous leads like they did in Texas is unacceptable. (Or is everything bigger in Texas?) The preposterous thing is that they split 6 games and still gained 2.5 on Cleveland. Lucky us to be in the Central division. As for offense, am I the only one worrying about Buck's average, which is again approaching the Mendoza line?
  3. Thebigalguy
    Miranda? He's adequate in the field. Right now the Twins have too many wannabe's and mightbe's and couldbe's . In my opinion, it would be better if their AAA club was on the other side of the country; it's too easy for the team to play whack-a-mole on an everyday basis with the minor club across town. We lost a game against the Guardians in the ninth inning because an adequate center fielder was playing instead of Buxton, who should have been out there for defensive reasons if he wasn't in the lineup. Try Miranda at DH, by all means, against righties and lefties both; let the man play consistently. The FO and Baldelli feel they have an embarrassment of riches; the result is a team whose identity is so fluid that I sometimes feel it's still spring training.
  4. Thebigalguy
    Very disappointed to see Kepler's name on this list. My estimate of his functional intelligence quotient just took a hit. Get Vaxxed, Max!
  5. Thebigalguy
    I’m enjoying the ride. Hitters are spraying the ball. SP are going 6 strong. RP are holding and saving. Still need to score more with RISP, but getting it done with the Buckster in a slump is impressive. Of course, the schedule is a blessing and their wins will be equity when they play the tough teams.
  6. Thebigalguy
    A lot depends on whether Pagan irons out his histrionics and settles down to give good weight. If so, we have him now and both next year. FO have faith in the farm. This is a country built on farms, so I’m content to see how things develop.
  7. Thebigalguy
    We saw how unready the Twins are for postseason when the Astros shut them out twice in two days. And the Yankees are red hot, too, right now. The Twins' job now is to get to the postseason with three quality starters, which is very doable, given the farm, and the ability to score, consistently, more than three runs a game. Arraez is fine; he gets on base. We've seen that one-run homers aren't sufficient often enough. The team also needs to manufacture runs and get on base so that a dinger nets more than a single run. Many on this thread are right about Larnach and Lewis, who will be back soon if his bat stays hot at either OF or Ist once he gets in some time at those positions. Kiriloff looked good yesterday; he'll figure it out if he's fully healed. I was astonished Miranda wasn't sent down or have I missed something? He may have been the Twins' minor league hitter of the year in 2021, but he needs to go down and figure it out before he comes back up. Yesterday we saw what this team can do even when Buxton doesn't get a hit; everybody else did their part when the Buxster was walking instead of hitting. I'm enjoying the season; we're winning when we should. We just haven't figured out to win against the league's elite. I'm thinking we'll get there.
  8. Thebigalguy
    Bad move, boys. Miranda's batting under .100. He's still with the team? Winder back to long relief after his efforts as a starter paid off big time? Lewis sent down with a +.300 average and power to spare? A team barely nudging the needle on offense needs Lewis so long as he hits. Sending him across town to cool off? Worried about climate change?
  9. Thebigalguy
    Very frustrating to watch him work. Potential always there. He isn’t smart at the plate. He’s instinctive and streaky. He’ll never figure it out because he doesn’t think. Given his power, nobody wants to give up on him, but the meter is running.
  10. Thebigalguy
    Miranda is the man on the scene. It’s his time to show he belongs.
  11. Thebigalguy
    Good game. A little more life or lift on that last flyball out and it’s a walkoff.
  12. Thebigalguy
    Mauer and Morneau in their prime. Those were the days my friends. If Correa and Buxton can come close (or do them better if healthy all year), we’re in like Span when he was known as Flint and will have fun in the sun.
  13. Thebigalguy
    Well done. I won’t quibble but hope you’re right about Gray. A healthy team with bounce back years from Kepler and others will field and score. It’s the pitching that will decide where the team ends up.
  14. Thebigalguy
    Nice article. Sano can be an enigma. If he had the discipline of David Ortiz, he could be a monster on the diamond. But too often he seems like that guy driving the car behind you who's on his phone and rear ends you if you have to make a sudden stop.
  15. Thebigalguy
    It's exciting to get Correa, if only for a year. I think the offense will be fine, though a lot depends on Kepler, Sano et al rebounding to complement Buxton, Correa, and Polanco and those three staying healthy. I know almost nothing about the former Yankees. Defense should be okay. If the young pitchers come through, the team can compete. Correa is a rah-rah sort of guy who knows how to win (and cheat!). He brings attitude to the clubhouse. I have to high five the FO for all the moves, but it’s pitching that will matter most. Correa, though, is a linchpin. I just hope he stays away from garbage cans.
  16. Thebigalguy
    He’s utility at best, barring a surprise. I hope our FO isn’t done wheeling and dealing after sending Donaldson and the new SS to the Yanks. We had a good defense on the field for what? 12 hours?
  17. Thebigalguy
    Hard to know about Kepler. His upside is still up. This year, 2022, should tell the tale. I thought he had figured out lefties, but last year he regressed. He plays hot and cold. But what else is new on the Bambi Squad?
  18. Thebigalguy
    If the players and owners can't see that refusing to compromise will cost them fans and money, they're too blind to play good baseball this year. Fans are hungry to congregate and cheer, but sitting in the stands staring at an empty diamond while the boys of summer and their wannabe masters bicker like junkyard dogs on the sidelines is a sorry sight for sore eyes. Royce Lewis is one of many sidelined by such bickering who should be on the field shouting "Let's put some pepper in that ball, boys!" Instead, no pepper, no ball, no men of summer, just the cliche we've all heard too many times: "If you don't do it my way, I'm taking my ball and going home."
  19. Thebigalguy
    It's doodling, don't you think? The guy has a pulse at a time when the MLB situation is still up in the air, and St. Paul needs players. I don't put much stock in the move, or think it means the team will go cheap. A stopgap. A bat. Not a glove. The likelihood that he makes the Bigs with the Twins out of spring training is minuscule, in my opinion.
  20. Thebigalguy
    I think he's one-and-done, but thanks for laying out his bona fides. I'd forgotten how good he was, and for how long. Without Mauer in the pipeline, he would likely have been a Twin for a long time. I remember him developing a rep as a player with a chip on his shoulder; that never helps considerations for the Hall. Though he repaired the image, he rubbed too many voters the wrong way and doesn't have the stats to overcome that rep.
  21. Thebigalguy
    I agree with the commenters who oppose such a trade. Berrios was home grown. Why didn't the Twins sign him long term, or at least make a viable offer to him? All of this crud about wanting home grown talent? Berrios was home grown. So is Buxton. The idea is to build a team that can make it to the World Series, not a team with a winning record that's incapable of getting past the Yankees. It's disheartening.
  22. Thebigalguy
    Well-played. My position is that it's Buxton or bust. If they let him go, my loyalty to the team suffers irrevocably. I like watching Twins games in the summer; it's a comfort food. I'll find some other way to spend that time unless the Twins make a realistic offer to Buxton. These days, there's plenty of entertainment on offer apart from the Twinkies. Lots of good books to read. Movies to watch. Podcasts to listen to. And that's not even taking into account quality time with family and friends. A day at the ballpark is great fun if the team is competitive, which means signing Buxton. Otherwise, adios.
  23. Thebigalguy
    I say keep all three. The right coach will get Kepler back where he should be. Arraez as super-utility guy is priceless and won't bring all that much. Garver is the goods behind and at the plate. That said, there's always the chance somebody will make an offer the front office can't refuse, but my deal is that Falvine should play hard to get with offensive (and, with Kepler, defensive) talent. It goes without saying they should pay the piper to keep Buxton. If we want to be the next Houston, we need the smarts they have (without the corruption, of course). It's the only way to be competitive year in and out. It's the classic business axiom, as far as pitching goes; you have to spend money to make money. Let's make some money (win some games)!
  24. Thebigalguy
    Interesting take. Thanks. What about Verlander?
  25. Thebigalguy
    Fun to read. Thanks for it. I want them to keep Buxton, Donaldson, and Kepler. Trade Sano for pitching. I'm not all that worried about the offense with the right coaching. It's the pitching that needs an overhaul along with young talent. Mike Florio wrote about the Vikings that every year they're 'just good enough' to keep up hope but never anything but bridesmaids. The same goes, obviously, for the Twins. We need to revisit 1991 and get to the big games.
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