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  1. saviking
    First, I'm really glad he got a call up to the big;s this year so he can get a taste of top level pitching. I've followed him throughout his minor league career and noticed that each time they promote him to the next level he struggles a little but not for too long. He seems to figure things out really fast. I won't say he's fast but I will say he is not slow. He will be no liability on the base paths and has a number of triples in the minor leagues. He sure got down to first base fast last night. We need more power bats in the outfield. I'm excited to see Wallner and Laurnach in the outfield together much of next year. Krilloff and Miranda at the infield corners. But the real question is what to do with Kepler. He's a better right fielder than almost any right fielder in the league with a great arm. I might give the nod to Wallner in throwing however. We'll have to wait and see. My suggestion is to turn Kepler into a utility player like Gordon. Gordon covers left, enter, SS and second base while Kepler covers Right field, center and first base. I say first base because we won't know if Krlloff will be ready and/or can he stay healthy. This allows us to drop one of the many average outfielders we have been brining up late this year. I would have said, should we trade Kep but after thinking about his versatility, and his value defensively I turned to his hitting. I think the clincher for me not to trade Kep is the fact he batting average should rise when they outlaw the shift next year.
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    I was so made Rocco didn't let Ryan at least go out there in the 8th inning that I turned off the game and didn't give a **** whether we won or lost ...
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    Lopez appears to have good stuff. But the simple answer is to move him to the set up man for Duran. It takes precure off and lights a fire under his ass. It's obvious who the better pitcher is. I heard Correa encouraged the Twins to trade for Lopez. That's another notch against Correa for now. But Lopez is better than almost all of the other Twins relievers so in the end, it's good to have him.
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    My guess is they will wait for next year to call up Wallner due to Laurnach coming back. Wallner needs to be ready for the 2024 season when they can buy out Keplers contract. Laurnach in left and Wallner in right will be a pretty sight to see ..
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    One week ago I wrote a long reply about why our minor league farm was still in good shape considering how many young players have already proven themselves. I added Wallner to the list of minor leaguers that could either start with the club and or make it up by mid season and how he could help our lack of home runs we are experiencing. Somebody laughed at me and said Wallner was only hitting .161 at Triple A .. I pointed out that he had just been moved up and the sample size was small, then projected his would get his average up to at least .250 once he got his legs under him. One week later he's already batting .239 with the power we could use and making highlight sliding catches in the outfield. I for one, have high hopes for Wallner ..
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    It tells me they don't think Wallner will be call up ready this year. The fact we are close to expanding the roster by a couple players suggests the Twins feel his situational bases stealing and base runner is an important commodity for a team that doesn't steal bases. As for outfield. Even with Buxton out we have Celestino, Gordon, Kepler and Cave that can all play a decent centerfield. I really hope Larnach is close to returning but only if he is completely healed.
  7. saviking
    My concern is he's not used to a long season and his arm might not have enough life left in it as a starter down the stretch. But I'd let him take Pagan's place as a reliever for sure.
  8. saviking
    Okay, in my haste I left off Buxton. I'm sure I will get slammed now .;)
  9. saviking
    I can't believe all the negativity on this thread. Right now our biggest problem is offensive production and a lack of home runs. When Polanco leads your team with 16 and very few others or in the teens you have a problem. Wallner can fix this. As for dead balls, it's takes someone with massive power to spank the ball over the fence. Man, lighten up on the kid he has hit in every level and will be hitting triple A balls over the fence before the year is out. I think he's a shoe in to be in the majors no later than mid next year as he will be the first one called up when an injury occurs. Then let's see what he's got.
  10. saviking
    I agree 100%. The money can be spent better somewhere else. Unfortunately Correa has done nothing to increase his value this year. Yes, he could take the 36 mill for two more years but by then I think his value might plummet. 2024 is his best shot as there won't be many quality shortstops coming out so I expect Correa to play for the Twins one more year and hope he has a banner year. I think that's the message he is sending out right now. To be honest, I'm glad we only have him signed for 3 years. I would assume his agent is feeling the waters right now to judge interest. But for us, it's not about whether Correa winds up with a great long term deal. It's simply, does he opt out or not. If he does we are off the hook, ala, Donaldson and if things don't go well, maybe he will come back on a club friendly one year deal ..
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    Can't blame it on the starting pitching ... Guess we let the chance to trade Correa for some minor leaguers slip through our grasp although I don't fault management as we were in first place. I hope the trip to Houston doesn't blow us out of the race.
  12. saviking
    No, I am not concerned as long as Krilloff and Lewis return to health. I've been waiting for our developing players to hit the big leagues for the last five years and many are here with more to come next year and the year after. If we had a big league club loaded with older players that were in line to get big pay raises and were relying on our current farm system to replace them I would be very concerned. But with all the young promising players we control for the next 4 years with players like Canterino, Wallner, Julian, Woods Richardson and Lee a year or two away along with Varland, Rodriquez and Miller behind them we have ample ammunition available. Add that to the fact we gain 36 million after Correa leaves and having one of the youngest teams in the league means we get great players on the cheap and we will have money to fill in any gaps. I follow the box scores of our MLB teams every night. When I do, I don't think a about whether we have the total depth to win the games. I am singularly focused on the players I feel will make it to the league and help our club. Quality over quantity. And let's not forget we have a lot of players we just drafted and the next two drafts.
  13. saviking
    Let me preference this with, I don't think Sano will be in our long term plan's and I'm fine with that. But Sano is very good when he's hot. Sano has been hot in his rehab assignments and I still believe there is some trade value if he stays hot until the trade deadline. So, I would bring Sano up and alternate him between DH and first bade. while sending Garlic releasing Garlic. They are both right handed and Krakoff can take over Garlic's spot in the outfield. The last move would be to trade Sano at the trade deadline for a relief pitcher or two, bring Larnach back up when healthy and return Krilloff to his his current role.
  14. saviking
    The question is what to do about it. Alcala, soon, and turn Sands and a few more young starters from AA into emergency relievers for the rest of the year along with a trade ..
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    A pleasant surprise for now ..
  16. saviking
    This may seem crazy, but I think Lewis just made Correa expendable come trade deadline. Can you imagine what we could do with that 35 million dollars going forward. It's hard to imagine Lewis will be as good as Correa but the question is: Is there 35 million dollars worth of difference? Maybe 10million difference but not 35 million. And depending on the prospect, prospects we get for Correa we could close that 10 million dollar gap. As others have accurately mentioned, the Twins are stuck for the next two weeks. At that time larnach and Lewis will be on the club and Miranda will go back down.. He needs to go back down because if he stays up here his confidence will be shot. The dilemma is first base. Although not prototypical size Arreaz has done an admirable job at first and we need his bat in the lineup. When Larnach returns we will have plenty of options and it might be time to make Kepler our regular first baseman. And when Lewis comes back up a switch from SS to 3rd base would be a easy peavey. And Lewis could spend a lot of time pitch hitting in place of Sanchez. This will be really interesting to watch the rest of the year. The Astro's series proved this club is not ready for prime time. Are they good enough to make the play offs. Absolutely but a World Series is out of the question. So here is the conversation I see coming at the trade deadline: Twins to Correa. We either have to sign you to a long term contract right now or we need to trade you. We can't risk keeping you after the trade deadline and then have you opt out at the end of the year. We need clarity now. And if we sign Correa long term, then I think Lewis would make a hell of a third basement long term.
  17. saviking
    I'm not a hitting instructor but here is what I have noticed over the past several years. Miguel has a big swing that creates massive home runs when he connects but, pitchers have found ways to keep him off balance. Particularly sliders on the outside part of the plate. Miguel will commit, recognize and try to pull back his swing but it is too late as his bat passes the plate. So every year after a long a grueling slump Miguel listens to his hitting instructors shortens his swing and tries to drive the ball to right center field. This helps give him more time to recognize the pitch. I would go a step further and have him swing a slightly heavier bat to slow his swing down a tad telling him his one and only goal is to make solid contact. Like a golfer Miguel does not need to swing hard. All he needs to do is make solid contact and the rest will take care of himself. So, when you're watching the games in the future and the announcers start talking about Miguel trying to swing to right field remember you heard it hear first. And that will get him out of his slump. But why Miguel won't listen and implement before he insures a slump I will never know. That is not a physical attribute, that is a mental stubborn attribute and is the reason that when he starts hitting again I would trade is ass ... I don't enjoy watching undisciplined players, but that's just me ..
  18. saviking
    Jeffers has a minor league history of hitting and hitting for power. Give him time in the majors, that 1,500 at bats they always talk about and I feel certain he will hit in the 250 - 270 range with power I didn't like losing Mitch because I felt that Garver and Jeffers could spit catching like you said and Garver could pinch hit while not catching. BUT .. I'm all in on the trade because I felt the Twins number one objective in the off season should be moving Donaldson. I wanted to both clear 3rd base for Miranda as well as move his salary. If it took trading Garver to accomplish this I'm fine with it. But the real icing on the cake is having the capital to sign Correa even if he only stays for one season.
  19. saviking
    JUST AN IDEA. WHY DON'T YOU GUYS DO AN ARTICLE ON WHO YOU THINK WILL BE ON THE 26 MAN ROSTER AT YEARS END
  20. saviking
    He deserves the number one spot due to the skill set he has at such a young age. Probably still a year away from the majors. I think Lewis will get a shot before Martin,
  21. saviking
    Paying big money to aging players with a history of injury is not my favorite types of moves. Cruz was the team leader and mentor of the young kids. He played well and is older than Donaldson and the topic of him letting us down or the Twins letting Cruz down is something I would never have contemplate.. And I never got the sense the Twins players looked to Donaldson for leadership. He's more of a person that ordains himself in that role. If he wants to be a leader he needs to do it with his bat and stay on the field. Lead by example. As for whether we should trade him or not I'm fine either way. He is not our savor and the demission needs to be make on getting good value in a trade and move a big chunk of his salary.. If not, let's keep him around and hope for the best. but would prefer he move to DH to leave room at third for our young stud at triple A. Plus it would keep him in more games.
  22. saviking
    So, we picked up Jack Morris for the 1991 season after pithing to an 4.86 and 4.51 era in 1989 and 1990 .. Jack was 36. How did that work out for us .. On the other hand Jack's era dropped off though the 6 plus range at 38 and 39
  23. saviking
    The twins pattern is to wait for a mid tier pitcher to slip through the early round of free agency and then circle him like a shark trying to sign him to a one year deal. To be honest, anything but a top of the order picture is waited money. I would prefer to go with our three starters and then team up our young starters in the other two starts. It would entail each going no more than 3 or 4 innings and rely on the pen to finish up the last 2 or 3 innings. It actually would be fewer innings than the typical 4 that the relief picture's pitch now but would need to be because you would be filling two relief spots with short starters. It's not as bad as it seems as many weeks (especially) in the early season the 5th starter never pitches. The other advantage is in the case of double hitters you could make one of them a starter and ask him to pitch five innings or more if he is having a good game. I really don't want us to add an average starter or two and eat up all the innings our young guys could be throwing. I only say this because we are stacked with young starting pitchers knocking on the door.
  24. saviking
    All I can say is: if that is 16-20 we are in fantastic shape! However, I am not a Celestino fan. I feel about him the way I've always felt about Jake Cave. We should use him as trade bait.
  25. saviking
    So many young arms in our pipeline that have yet to get a chance. I would really love to see Ober/Ryan and Bundy if he can get back to form and then go bullpen games twice a week with our top starting pitcher prospects going 4 innings each with a closer in the 9th.
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