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  1. Number3
    Better him than Gerritt Cole for whatever it would take to get him. Correia has the whole off season to learn the knuckle ball.
  2. Number3
    I repeat, Twins did NOT get swept by the Yankees because they did not have $20+ million pitchers on the payroll. They got swept because the so-called "bombas" went missing. Even a few timely hits could have turned the tide. The entire lineup collectively froze at the plate because the opposing less than star quality pitchers had "NY" on their caps. Simple as that.
  3. Number3
    If he was, he would be the next Walter Johnson the way he slings it from 3B. This thread is a non starter for 2 reasons. Twins should not even consider going after Rendon and Rendon would not consider playing for the Twins. Other than that, go for it. What the Twins don't need is 1 or 2 players making as much as the rest of the team combined as was the case in the #7 era. One thing that made the Nats so special this year was no one or 2 players dominating the lineup and no one except Scherzer (sp) on huge long term contracts. Scherzer is the rare breed who got the contract and then went out and grunted and groaned and earned every bit of it.
  4. Number3
    As someone who could not care less about the administrative side of MLB or other top tier sports, it is a shame that it does take a spreadsheet and or an MBA just to keep track of who is even on your team to start with. All in the interest of fairness I am sure. Unfortunately, it does look more and more like the Twins will take a couple of steps backwards in 2020. 2019 was a very fortunate combination of under the radar acquisitions and career years by several players including a journeyman catcher who had more home runs per AB than Harmon Killebrew. One of the lists on this thread shows Cron gone, Schoop gone and even Rosario gone along with Castro and others. What are the chances that the new lineup will win 101 games? Also, don't forget the intangibles and the fact that the 2019 bunch must have had a great clubhouse relationship. Controlled improvement over a team that won 101 games for a team like the Twins is almost impossible. 2020 will be another in a long line of works in progress.
  5. Number3
    I bet the Pohlad/Falvey/Levine/Baldelli "quadrumverate" (I doubt that's a word) get a kick out of these discussions about the roster. Meanwhile what actually happens is completely different. Sano has to go to first eventually because he is a liability at 3rd over a 162 game schedule to say nothing of playoffs (playoffs? playoffs?). Garver should probably be worked out at first given that Sano has yet to play a full season and no one knows what will actually happen. I still say work with the 2019 roster as much as possible, no huge free agent acquisitions (they are the kiss of death unless there is a performance clause and good luck with that).
  6. Number3
    All I know is that the Twins played the best prior to the All Star break when the regular lineup had Cron at 1B and Gonzales at 3B and a healthy Buxton playing well in center field.Buxton is the big unknown for 2020. They basically rode that early record all the way to the Central title. Sano had his moments but overall the team played worse after his return and especially after Buxton on the IL.
  7. Number3
    One thing this thread has done is preclude any of the above from happening. If the Twins acquired anyone even resembling Price or Kershaw it would serve them (Twins) right and save me money on MLB TV in 2020.
  8. Number3
    "......I am an old man and understand the need for both. My opinion, 2019 was the best offense we are ever going to see - and it didn't get it done. 2 stud starters was the missing ingredient....." The slugging plus decent pitching got them 101 wins. I assume not getting it done was losing to the Yankees again in the playoffs? (Wild guess) In those playoffs Twins scored 4, 2 and 1 run respectively. They could have had 2 Cy Young winners with the same result except for a crippled payroll.
  9. Number3
    Don't you love pro sports? Every team , repeat; every team tries to juggle their lineup and promises the gullible fans that they will be better than the prior year if they will just buy those season tickets. It only makes sense that the teams that did the worst should improve the most. The Twins won 101 games. What are they going to do next year, win 110 games? Good luck. Goal 1 should be to hang on to as many of the players as possible that won 101 games and ask them to learn and improve from last year. Goal 2 should be to grab low hanging fruit who can help but not rock the boat and/or replace those who leave. I still can't believe that Lewis isn't ready to contribute at the major league level. Chasing the Coles and Strasburgs would be a major mistake. Teams that don't have the ability to develop their own young talent are doomed.
  10. Number3
    Problem remains that he is just an average defensive player and unpredictable at the plate. Hopefully he will show up at ST and be ready to play an entire season so the real Miguel Sano can reveal himself. First base does seem like the most logical position so I would rather see him spend the off season working on drills at that position than playing games in a DR League and celebrating meaningless championships.
  11. Number3
    Response to this crazy off season idea....see Bryce Harper. If you want to doom the Twins to another decade of mediocrity execute a deal like this. One thing the Twins had in 2019 is team chemistry and everyone contributing. If you want to ruin that sign a high priced free agent and watch everyone just sit back and say "ok big boy carry us". See Joe Mauer and see the Nats this year with no Bryce Harper. Just hang in there and improve the pitching staff when it makes sense along with everyone else. BTW, a player like Tony Rendon would be great but his price would be so high that its just not worth it.
  12. Number3
    I don't think it helps to try to emulate another team or pretend you are the next "other team". Its also hard to think pitching, pitching, pitching when they were the home run record setting team in the regular season and then the offense went into a coma in the playoff sweep. They could have had Walter Johnson, Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax and still lost. A team that won 101 games can't expect to improve much; at least in the standings. 2020 will be a tough year simply because they may go crazy trying to improve in one area and end up being worse in the W-L column. Just be very careful on who they sign and don't expect miracles.
  13. Number3
    Speaking of the Astros, last night Zack Greinke reminded me a lot of Kyle Gibson and was amazing in that Gibson has a lot more oomph on the fast ball. They have the same demeanor and appearance on the mound and Greinke relied almost totally on off speed nibbling around the edges. He did sneak a few low 90s fast balls by the Yankees when he had to while Gibson can go mid 90s. I think the only difference is command and the confidence that comes from winning nearly 250 games. Greinke was not afraid to keep those mid 80s (one pitch was clocked in high 60s) around the strike zone while Gibson seems to think all of his off speed stuff has to end up in the dirt. Again, I hope Gibson spends the off season at home working on command and mental approach instead of in Sano's home country. BTW, who relieved Greinke and struck out the side with the bases loaded? Ryan Pressly.
  14. Number3
    A kind of quandary is that its hard to improve upon a regular season record of 101 games won. Any tinkering with a lineup that did that will have unknown results. There is always some shuffling of players so that will happen anyway. Assuming Pineda comes back I hope the Twins don't take the playoffs for granted and mess too much with a team to get to October games that may never come. Fact is and always will be that everyone needs more pitching all the time if not starters its bull pen. I'm sure they will find a couple of arms somewhere. No question Gibson should be replaced in the initial plan but maybe Sano can help out in the DR this year and Gibson can stay home and put on some weight.
  15. Number3
    Several of these Twins had what could be described as career years in 2019. Rosario definitely had a career start. Whether this will be parlayed into success in 2020 is the question. Not for just the Twins, but for all but a select few in all of pro sports, every season quickly reveals its own identity. Off seasons usually mean hope for fans of a methodical improvement from the year before. The reality is no one, including the Twins, has a clue except for those select few in Major League Baseball. The permutations and combinations over 162 games are totally unpredictable.
  16. Number3
    Sounds like baseball's version of deflate gate. You would think that the balls would have to meet a very specific measurable standard period. The fact that evidently they don't speaks for itself. All that is needed would be an Iron Byron baseball batter to hit different balls off a tee and observe the results.
  17. Number3
    For some reason, the "Solace" thread has been taken down but after the Braves gave up 10 runs at home to the Cards in the first inning and the Dodgers gave up the Salami to the Nats in the 10th inning, those 2 teams arguably feel worse than the Twins especially being the favorites. Plus, playing in the snow would be no fun. So congrats on a real nice season and looking forward to 2020.
  18. Number3
    From all appearances, if the Twins had managed to get into the ALCS,and even World Series, they may have had to play home games further south. looks like snow and more snow and an early winter. Now they have time to get a roof on Target for when the twins get serious. That is solace.
  19. Number3
    Speaking of Tampa (someone did) the Twins had the same formula if they were to prevail. Win 2 at home and somehow scratch one out in the Bronx and more than likely it would be game 5. Fact is game 3 at Target was there for the taking until the Yankees tacked on the 2 extra runs against the big pen acquisition. All it would have taken was to just draw some blood and the Twins just couldn't do it. I am afraid that whatever the reason was will carry over to 2020.
  20. Number3
    Every DS has gone 5 except one. At least by end of tomorrow night 3 more teams will be in the same boat as the Twins after losing their final game. I guess that is solace other than fans who had tickets to game 4 in Minneapolis will get their money back. Or will they? I still think that the sweep by the Yankees will be a burden for the Twins in 2020. 162 games is a long road to travel just to get back to where they were last Friday and have it all go up in a cloud of smoke.
  21. Number3
    Only time will tell what will happen in 2020 including the roster and attendance. Unfortunately, I think that the Twins lackluster in the DS sets up a scenario whereby no matter how well they do in the regular season next year, the reaction will be "Big deal, you won 101 last year and where did it get you"? That is a burden they will have to carry all of next season. Rocco better be careful because even the players may think, why bother?
  22. Number3
    insagt posted "What I saw was a Twins team with little fire, little commitment and that starts at the top. Being too laid back when you are struggling is not good. Gone was all the dugout excitement. Maybe they missed the Turtle? Even Cruz had a lousy series. Standing there watching strike 3 to end it all...said it all...." Couldn't agree more. I watched very little of the whole debacle mainly because of exactly that. The Twins had the demeanor of a bunch who wished they were some place else as if "Why are we still playing? Isn't 101 wins good enough?" Losing the ALDS is one thing; Not even showing up is entirely different Of course Rocco is happy after a Central title and 101 wins his first year. What does he care about recent Twins playoff history, esp against the Yankees? Has to have room for improvement next year. Problem is, good luck with that.
  23. Number3
    Ironically, the small college I went to just ended a 12 game losing streak to a conference rival last Sat. Twins absolutely must win tonight to avoid putting a huge damper on a great season. They would also set the record for the most consecutive playoff losses in all of pro sports if they lose. I think Pedro Ramos is still alive. Maybe he could start tonight.
  24. Number3
    I kept saying before this DS even started; attack the strike zone, attack the strike zone. Evidently the Twins didn't read my posts. I have watched a total of 2 pitches and when I saw "Dobnack" " nibbling around the edges I switched to football. The handwriting was on the wall.
  25. Number3
    Yankees probably see no way they can lose this series and Twins will probably not feel they have won until the 27th out in the 3rd win. That is the biggest hurdle...above the neck. If the Twins can play loose and confident, they can win this. Its that simple. Go Twins!
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