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  1. miracleb
    A lot of you were higher than I was on this Saint's pitching staff.....but hopefully they can turn it around. At least Julien "seems" to be heating up!
  2. miracleb
    Rocco sees it the way I see it....they brought up Wallner.....
  3. miracleb
    It appears Rocco also got my message....they brought up Wallner....
  4. miracleb
    Schulfer and Dobnik are the Saint's bullpen is "shaping up?" Just giving you grief Ted! :)
  5. miracleb
    You see it short-term....I am looking long-term......
  6. miracleb
    It was Farmer and Solanos splits you need to be concerned with...... :)
  7. miracleb
    Sure hope it was just fatigue!
  8. miracleb
    The issue is the ugly line-up..... LOL!
  9. miracleb
    Fun time! Great to meet you John!
  10. miracleb
    Not sure why Rocco didn't start lefty bat Gordon(I can't believe I just said that,) but that line up against a righty pitcher doesn't look good. We are going to have some frustrated starting pitchers who are going to lose a lot of 2-1 ball games if we don't get Polonco, Kiriloff, Kepler (can't believe I said that either,) Gallo, etc., back in a hurry! Someone mentioned adding Wallner.....I would not be opposed to that.
  11. miracleb
    Farmer was going to be "solid" as our shortstop......but he no longer is our shortstop except if Correa needs a break. His numbers don't necessarily translate to other spots on the field or at bat. I would not put this group in the "strong" category. It will be nice to get "slightly below average" .....out of them. Hopefully we can soon add Taylor to the "bench" as well.......
  12. miracleb
    Exactly!!
  13. miracleb
    Hopefully the Twins can stay healthy....so all of the above can happen!
  14. miracleb
    Not saying you wouldn't! But, if they knew Steer would be a 5 time all-star......they wouldn't have included him in the trade. In that case, they made a bad evaluation on Steer. More bad evaluations than good evaluations....get you fired. Not just me...that is all of major league baseball history!!!
  15. miracleb
    This also factors into the front offices decisions!
  16. miracleb
    Not sure why this is controversial. If you make bad trades (ie....trades that don't work out,) then that reflects poorly on the decision maker. If you make a trade and the guy you got in the trade gets in an auto accident and can't pitch anymore.....that can't be blamed on the decision maker (unless of course there was a history of drag racing.) The history of major league baseball agrees with me.....why fight it?
  17. miracleb
    Depending on what happened to his arm yesterday....he could be done for the year(?) Hopefully he only misses a few starts.....
  18. miracleb
    Baddoo was not sarcasm. If the Twins made him available by Rule-5 draft and he ends up being a stud for the Tigers....that is a MAJOR blunder for this front office. So far...so good....Baddoo has not been very good.......
  19. miracleb
    LOL...if it doesn't "work out," it is a terrible trade....by definition!
  20. miracleb
    If the Twins are in the playoffs and Steer and Strand end up only being minor bit-players....then yes. If The Twins don't make the playoffs and Steer and/or Strand end up being all-stars...then no. We don't base our jobs on making those decisions....but the front office DOES! If they make more poor decisions than good ones....they lose their jobs......
  21. miracleb
    Community Leader 3.2k Posted 16 hours ago Is the Baddoo part of this sarcasm? He was unplayable last year in the majors (65 OPS+), and didn't make the Tigers opening day roster this year. A Tigers team that everyone thinks is going to be terrible, and is looking for any infusion of talent they can find decided he wasn't good enough to be on the team. As for this trade, the chances of Steer and Strand being studs is incredibly small. Could they both be major leaguers? Of course. Could they both be major league regulars? Totally possible. But the chances they're both studs is miniscule. This is just the cost of doing business in baseball. You pay possible future value for current value. Especially when that possible future value isn't even your top possible future value. Steer wasn't taking the 3B job in Minneapolis over Miranda. Or the 2B job over Polanco, Julien, or Lee/Lewis. Strand doesn't belong anywhere near the field defensively at this point, and wasn't taking the DH job in Minneapolis over Buxton, Kirilloff, Larnach, et al. For Strand to be a stud he has to be Nelson Cruz. I'll take the under on that bet. Hajjar has the possibility to be the one who hurts losing depending how things play out with him in Cleveland and the arms the Twins still have. But the 2 bats they traded likely wouldn't even make the 26-man roster on any of the next 3 opening days. Trading guys who weren't going to be amongst your 13 opening day bats for a guy who can be an above average pitcher is a good trade 100% of the time. *********************************** YES! Baddoo was a GOOD decision of the front office(so far)....that is the point! If Baddoo ends up being an all star caliber player in the future, why cant TD admit it was a mistake? The front offices get hired and fired BASED on these types of decision. If Mahle is gone after this year and Steer and Strand are all-stars....then that was a HUGE mistake trade! The jury is obviously still out. But if you don't look back and honestly review trade perfomances......the long term health of the franchise is in trouble.
  22. miracleb
    Kenta Maeda is good... He had all the time he needed to recover without rushing. The thing is, assuming he stays healthy, he's just going to get stronger. I'm the biggest back of Bailey Ober, but Kenta deserves the chance to take his job back since it was injury that took it. ********************************* Getting a job back because of injury is an NFL wive's tale. Maeda was awesome yesterday but that is the best he has been. Due to age......he isn't going to get "stronger." If you are making decisions based on what you "deserve".....You don't manage long in this league!
  23. miracleb
    It is more than a business decision. If Steer and Encarcion are studs an Mahle is gone next year,.....this is a disaster for our front office and they are another step to being let go. I still look back at Akil Baddoo being exposed to the Rule-5 draft. So far so good on that move!
  24. miracleb
    Mark Contreras is the third guy you mention on offense......let's tone it down a bit...... :)
  25. miracleb
    TY for the update Seth!
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