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  1. sweetmusicviola16
    I would guess virtually zero chance he pitches at Target this season. If he does then a lot of things must have went wrong at the ML level. Should be fun and interesting to watch him get stretched out.
  2. sweetmusicviola16
    I'm just curious how we can claim to have developed Joe Ryan? He came up to the ML with the Twins but did we develop him? Varland, we still don't know whether he'd be an SP or RP at this point either. I'm not sure if at just under 100 IP if he's developed or not. Ober imo is very much a success story at this point.
  3. sweetmusicviola16
    For Cease; Varland, Funderburk, Gabriel Gonzalez, Competitive Balance Pick I wouldn't give up much more than that.
  4. sweetmusicviola16
    I like pitching prospects as much as the next guy. But why don't I get overly excited about them? Jordan Balozovic. He was just DFA'd. Good Luck David Festa. Hope you make it.
  5. sweetmusicviola16
    There was a guy from back in the day that had a similar comp to Lewis, that was Pedro Guerrero. Pedro had the ability and he did it over and over, and that was to carry the Dodgers on his shoulders for 2-3 months at a time. Royce Lewis showed that in 2023.
  6. sweetmusicviola16
    I think it would have been interesting to see if we could have swung something for Burnes. The price they got from Baltimore was good yet it still didn't deplete the farm. Perhaps Gonzalez, Varland and the competitive balance pick might have been close. I would have thrown in another prospect to get it done. Bauer? I would. But we won't. I am 100% positive on that one.
  7. sweetmusicviola16
    If we sign MAT, or some other run of the mill CF, then it shows me that they have little regard if any for Martin. Time to let Martin play if he is any good. If he's not then lets stop pretending we have a top prospect. I would guess no TOR to start the season. They are going with what we have. It would have been fun to see someone slide in behind Lopez but it is what it is.
  8. sweetmusicviola16
    84 wins for the Twins. Detroit or Cleveland will win 82. The other one will come in with 79. I'd like to see them do something that widens the gap. Not holding my breath. It will be a tight Central.
  9. sweetmusicviola16
    I would add to your reasons,1. injuries happen every year and 2. He is at the top of the list of subs. He will get his chance this season.
  10. sweetmusicviola16
    I agree with others, I'd like to see Martin on the 2024 Twins over Nick Gordon. imo Gordon should almost be in the position of a non roster invite at this point. Sorry Nick but you've had your chances, you lost the advantage.
  11. sweetmusicviola16
    When I said way too high I guess that would be relatively speaking. I think he is outside my top 10 is all. I guess I just see guys like Lewis, Soto and Winokur as more high upside prospects at this point. I do like Martin and think he has a chance to be valuable to the 2024 team. I wish him well and hope he comes through.
  12. sweetmusicviola16
    I think who is called up could also depend on whether he's being called up to start or if it's to play 2 or 3 times a week. I don't think Martin gets the call unless it will be to play regularly everyday. I could certainly be wrong though.
  13. sweetmusicviola16
    Just a request here: Other years you list the already reviewed players on the list at the end of the article with links to their review article. Any chance that could be done on the Top 5? Its just nice to look over the whole list each time. Otherwise, imo you guys put Martin way too high. But love this feature. Good work.
  14. sweetmusicviola16
    I would agree with this. Right now the Twins are swimming in those same waters this off season. WE have used this off season to draw closer to the pack instead of widening the gap. We needed a legit SP to slide in behind Lopez. We get DeSclafani. Burnes was available. He did not cost the entire farm. He did bring a good price but it would have been a bold move for us to meet that price. It would not have taken Jenkins or Lee. We needed a big bat. We got Carlos Santana. Rhys Hoskins was available and he would not have blown up the future of the franchise. I am disappointed in drawing closer to the pack.
  15. sweetmusicviola16
    Lopez is not the best SP in the Central right now. That distinction belongs to Dylan Cease. Will Lopez put up the best numbers in 2024? That is a good possibility. But yeah, Bibbee, Ragans, Skubal, Lopez and Cease are all going to be really good. Right now if I could choose just one for my team for 2024 I'd go with Cease over Lopez.
  16. sweetmusicviola16
    You are very correct Woof. No one absolutely no one expected the Twins to fail in 2011. I would venture to say pretty much every Twin fan expected us to win the Central that year. No one expected the 2023 CWS to lose 101 games either. We are taking for granted that we will roll through the Central this season. We are not as good of team that beat Toronto in the PO last season. Other teams in the Central are better. 2024 is no gimmee.
  17. sweetmusicviola16
    Tbh beast we are seeing the same **** show that we have seen for the past 20-30 years. WE actually do have a competitive team again. It went to the PO's and even won a series and some games. Great. Lets build on it. But nope. We're going to cut payroll. Lets sign Josh Staumont, Jay Jackson and Carlos Santana and trade for DeSclafani and pretend we improved the team. This mirrors Terry Ryan. Good teams in the 2000's and he signs Livan Hernandez and other bottom dwelling FA's. In 2003 JimThome was an FA. He would have come here, instead the Phils paid him the money and he didn't. He was available in trade again after 2005. Does Ryan go out and bolster a good team with that last needed piece to make it great? Nope, he lets CWS acquire him. We're seeing the same thing again now where the team thumps its chest because they are good when a bold move or two would make it great. To this day I believe the lack of the dominant Jim Thome being brought on board was the difference between us being good and winning a WS.
  18. sweetmusicviola16
    I like Lewis. We have become obsessed with 99-100mph pitches. We would now turn our noses up at Greg Maddux in his prime. Good Luck Cory, keep doing what has got you here.
  19. sweetmusicviola16
    How about if we do what the Royals and Tigers are doing with their up and coming and established talent? The Royals just handed out an 11/288 deal to Bobby Witt JR. We should be extending Lewis, Julien and Duran. Instead we are signing 36 y/o relievers with virtually no track record. "Be happy Twins fan. You have a team and it is competitive."
  20. sweetmusicviola16
    Fully agree with not extending Kepler. He's not what I would call a streaky hitter. But he is what I would call an inconsistent performer. Absolutely no to a new deal for Kepler. If it made the team better then yes I would trade Kepler. Unfortunately we are thin in the OF. Very thin, so the trade would have to be very good.
  21. sweetmusicviola16
    I don't dislike the player either, I'll cheer for him. But what I'm left with is hoping that we get the 2023 version of Santana. That version was basically a league average player. The chances are much greater however that he regresses back to 20-22 levels, or worse. We had a PO team in 2023, it seems to me the goal should be making that team better. Not going for average. Hopefully I'm wrong about the sign. I've been wrong many other times before.
  22. sweetmusicviola16
    It's a poor signing. This will put to test the old adage of no such thing as a bad one year contract. I guess I just don't understand signing a 38 y/o guy who was just a fraction better than average last season. Because at 38 the chances of him being average again are very slim. The chances of him being significantly below average though is very high. Honestly,these aren't the 2016 Twins anymore where these type of signings are acceptable. As one poster already said, "I'm not angry. But I'm not pleased. You can and should have done better Falvey.
  23. sweetmusicviola16
    Let him play SS. I remember a guy a long time ago who was 6-4 and played SS. The talk back then was that he was too tall for SS and should change position. They tried real hard to make him a 3B in his ROY year of 1982. The change eventually happened in 1997. Cal Ripken
  24. sweetmusicviola16
    You took the words right out of my mouth. We should be able to prioritize both needs at the same time........
  25. sweetmusicviola16
    Up next should be Schoebel, Festa, Winokur, Lewis and I'm thinking Jose Rodriguez.
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