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  1. saviking
    You beat me to it and with first class sarcasm to book. I was dumbfounded when he pulled Wallner for Vasquez. Not that Wallner deserved to bat as he had only been on base all four times up. Maybe coach was playing the old, regression to the mean theory. On base four times in a row how could he possibly make it 5. I get it, left handed pitcher and Wallner bats left. We're much better off putting in an inferior hitter that is so slow he clogs up the bases. And our only back up catcher too boot but no way our starting catcher takes a ball to the adam's apple with a chance of being removed from the game and the Twins having to decide who will play catcher and what outfield position a pitchers can play because you sure can't put the pitcher at first and Vazquez in the outfield. Batting right handed against a left handed pitcher should not trump everything ..
  2. saviking
    Could the Twins be trying to trade Gray with a plan of having Keuchel replace him 🤔
  3. saviking
    Sorry about the (why the hell) part Lou. You simply proposed an option. I just get frustrated when the Twins are slow to trust the kids I've been following in the minors for year. I feel robbed when they trade them before they get an opportunity to prove themselves in the big. I posted the stats simply to show our problem isn't the young guns. I however would offer up Meranda. I think he's had enough time in the big to show his deficiencies thanks for writing the article my friend.
  4. saviking
    Here is Lewis/Krilloff/Julien/Larnach/Wallner combined statistics in a Twins uniform this year .. AB 634 Hits 179 Runs 95 HR 28 RBI 97 BA 282 OBP 372 SLG 465 Why the hell would we trade one of these guys to pick up another veteran? They are the foundation of the future. Trade your veterans away if you want but leave the young guys alone.
  5. saviking
    Here's a question for you guys .. On the 2023 Minnesota Twins team, who is hitting; AB 539 Hits 144 Runs 81 HR 23 RBI 78 OBP 370 SLG 462 OPS 825 Our rookies, Julien/Krilloff/Larnach/Wallner combined. Bring up more please ...
  6. saviking
    Shut down Buxton for the year in hopes he can regain his health next year. Trade Gallo or cut him. He needs to go. I could go either way with Farmer but we will most likely need to clear room for when Lewis returns. Castro can be more of a utility infielder if need be. And we need to clear room for Polanco as well as keep Julien. Maybe Farmer will have to go at some point.
  7. saviking
    If you want this thread to go on all day try to figure out who goes down if Julien stays up. 🤔
  8. saviking
    Interesting!
  9. saviking
    Wins should still be the key metric because the deeper you pitch into a ball game the higher your probability of winning ..
  10. saviking
    Shouldn't this article be about which left-handed outfielder should come up from AAA?
  11. saviking
    OCTOBER? OCTOBER? DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT OCTOBERS!!! Unless you fix our hitting. lol
  12. saviking
    I'd move on to shake things up. Don't we have someone in our minor league system that could fill in until next year. How could it be any worse than what we are doing now?
  13. saviking
    Beyond possibly the first pick, I've never heard of any of the college baseball players, and only because of the articles about our possibly first-round selection leading up to the draft. Now I can't wait to find out who we spend our international money on that I've never heard of .. I spend all my time following them in the minors once we sign them. Much more productive that way, don't you think. lol
  14. saviking

    2nd half moves

    saviking commented on Doc Munson's blog entry in Fantasy GM

    I didn't check the AAA, AA,High A and Low A box scores every night for the last 10 years following our promising young players to watch them pigeon hold in at AAA because management didn't think they would be ready and loaded up with low quality major leaguers. Who sends down the RBI leader {Larnach) for most of the season and Wallner after he was on the biggest hot streak this year and continued to tear it up in AAA for another 10 days straight. When you boil it all down, baseball is entertainment. Yes, you try to win the world series every year but people watch baseball for entertainment to get a little respite from their day to day lives. And how can you squander the best starting pitching staff we have ever had with hitters that have a tough time scoring more than 3 runs a game. Those guys are pitching their asses off while management is fiddling around watching Rome burn. Let the young guns play, damn it!!! Surround Correa and Buxton with a team of guys that have played together in the minors and are full of enthusiasm. Correa and Buxton are supposed to the leaders but you can't lead when you are mirrored in a slump all year. Maybe a youth movement will inspire them. And I know fans would get much more entertainment watching all of the young guns play .. Damn that rant felt good. Really cathartic .... lol
  15. saviking
    Interesting idea. * It would take stress off of the starters but put stress on the relievers. That said, we could always send down and bring up relievers from STP to keep them fresh but do we have the depth of good relievers. * Maybe either Keuchel and Maeda become swing men where they become the long reliver and spot start when the scheduling gets tight. * Maybe one of our starters goes on IL before Kuechel's opt-out. But one thing is highly likely, we either bring him up before his opt out or he's probably gone.,
  16. saviking
    Obviously a better option is to play Castro everyday at third and bring up Wallner.
  17. saviking
    Great article, Nick! Had to get said. Sunday the Twins scored 2 runs and the Saints scored 20. Kind of says it all. They don't need to trade for hitters. Just trade away the guys standing in the way ..
  18. saviking
    Off to a good start! Our farm system really needs a boost
  19. saviking
    Teel ..
  20. saviking
    My pick would be Kyle Teel .. I think the Twins brain trust they don't have long to pull a rabbit out of the hat and they have a chance to be long gone before a high schooler can develop to serve their cause. Teel is now number 6 and we need a star catcher so I think it's going to be Teel.
  21. saviking
    How about: Julian 2B Lewis 3B Krilloff 1B Wallner RF Larnach LF Correa SS Buxton DH Castillo CF Jefferson C
  22. saviking
    WHAT IF? I bet Keuchel could pitch 3 innings every 4th day physically. So what if every 4th day our starter goes 5 or 6 innings and Keuchel takes it from there. If 6 innings take it home and if 5 inning pitch his 3 innings, then, if we need a save bring in Duran or if the game is in hand bring in someone else. The benefit is that every 4th day the bullpen gets to take off and reset ..
  23. saviking
    My read is we will be left choosing between the two high school outfielders or stepping up to take Teel. I'm fine with any of those. First preference is Langford fall to us but ....
  24. saviking
    IF, Kyle Teel is above average on defense I would love this pick. He has a direct path to the Bigs in 2026. We have all the talent we need in the infield and outfield for the near future so why not lock down the catcher position. His left handed bat would go nicely with Jeffers right handed bat as well ..
  25. saviking
    A big part of Arraez success comes from incredible plate discipline. He knows that if you swing at balls out of the strike zone they will keep pitching you out of the strike zone. He also has supreme confidence in his contact skill with 2 strikes which gives him the confidence to take pitches. So why should our batters take pitches even if their contact skills aren't as good? Because they already strike all the time so why not take any pitch that is on the edges and outside of your wheel house. Make the pitcher throw perfects strikes on the concerns. They will also benefit from taking pitches that look like they are going to catch the corner but are designed to get you to chase a ball off the plate. I'm convinced that the team could raise their team average by 20 points by being disciplined. It's their fear of striking out that is causing them to strike out.
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