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  1. Heiny
    I'd like a more complete bracket please. I've picked the winner several times without doing well in a complete bracket.
  2. Heiny
    I think that maybe you just had a dream that you had a time machine. Howeverrrr, If it were a real time machine, I think it may be defective. But I like the way you think. I'm just going to watch the season play out without such high expectations yet hope your machine is close. See you at the ballpark. Edit: Except for the Brooks lee trade. That ain't gonna happen. (fingers crossed)
  3. Heiny
    same here
  4. Heiny
    Whether it's the Pohlads or Falvine or the combination, I like what they have done this year as a whole. The starting staff looks better than we've seen in many years. We have a better than average defense in my opinion, an offense with very good potential. Plus our depth looks very very good. Looking forward to an exciting season. See you at the ballpark.
  5. Heiny
    I think if Larnach is healthy we'll see a trade of Gallo, Kepler or possibly Gordon at the trade deadline. I'm very high on Larnach and I believe if he stays healthy he will be one of our top run producers.
  6. Heiny
    I think the main focus should be on this year and winning the division, not quite so much the future. I'm thinking that we have alot of depth for this years playoff run. 1b - Kirilloff, Farmer, Solano, Miranda, Gallo 2b-Polanco, Farmer, Solano, Lewis, Lee ss-Correa, Farmer, Lewis 3b-Miranda, Farmer, Solano, Lewis, Lee C- Vasquez, Jeffers lf-Gallo, Gordon, Larnach,Taylor, Martin cf-Buxton, Taylor, Gordon, Gallo, Martin rf-Kepler, Gallo, Larnach, Taylor We have a lot of pieces we could move around and still be solid everywhere. I don't think we should be trading anyone before the deadline unless injuries dictate it, or we could pick up another solid catcher. To me it's the catcher position that intrigues me the most. That is where an injury to one of Vasquez or Jeffers could really drag the team down. As for the future, I don't see any reason to give up on any of our top prospects at this point. It is very possible that several of the prospect position players become stars. I think we should play this season as we stand and worry about 24 after 23 is over. I think with any luck in the health department we win the division. And playoffs is like a whole new season. Anything can happen. See you at the ballpark. Should be a fun and exciting season.
  7. Heiny
    I would add Larnach, Martin and Gordon to that dream. See you at the ballpark.
  8. Heiny
    Is Martin a trade chip? We Have: Correa Buxton for at least 6 years. Polanco, Kepler as veteran starters with value. Miranda, Kirilloff, Larnach, Gordon all young players with multiple years of control. Lewis, Lee, Julian, Wallner, Martin all highly touted prospects we would like to see as full time major leaguers as soon as next year. With Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Salas in two to three years. That's 16 position players for 7 positions. I like them all and want them all to succeed at a high level in MLB. But I don't see it happening for one team. I think someone is going to be traded and Martin may be highly sought after if he should have an above average year. Would love to see him with the Twins, But I wouldn't be surprised to see two or three of these guys traded.
  9. Heiny
    I think that by far the most volatile segment of our team is the bullpen. And by using the word volatile, I mean that it could go either way. We have several relievers that show good stuff, including Pagan. And I'm ok with giving him a shot early. If things go south you have to DFA him. But with the possibility of his results being average to very good, you take a chance. Agree on the short leash. But, you could say the same thing about most of the pen. Talent-wise this could end up being one of the best pens in the league. But we have to be able to adjust according to results. I hope Pagan makes us all eat crow by seasons end. But if he's bad, let him try his luck with another team.
  10. Heiny
    Not quite sure why you would say that. If Dobnak could miraculously come back and pitch well enough to beat out Ober / Varland / SWR / Winder / Canterino / Festa / Henriquez, and Paddack, why shouldn't he get that shot. Not to cut down any of these guys, but have any of them other than Ober done in the bigs what Dobnak has done or shown promise of? Personally, I will not count him out until he has counted himself out. And I love rooting for a longshot, which he may be, but it is not out of the realm of possibility. And what a great story his comeback would make.
  11. Heiny
    I "HATE" the term "positive regression". Sounds like "un-peeing"!!!
  12. Heiny
    Actually, I think there may still be a trade before the regular season starts. I think it will be Kepler or Larnach.(praying it's not Larnach). Howeverrrr, I still don't think that Kepler is a bad hitter. I think he is an average hitter who was bothered by the toe injury last year. Ok, he has had two sub-par years, but I can very easily see him getting his avg. up to .250 with 25 homers. And with his superior defense, I could like that alot. I may be in the minority here, but I just don't think Kepler is as bad an offensive player as he is being credited lately. I look for a bounce back from Kep, yet I think he would be the most likely trade chip to unclog our outfield redundancy. I still think Larnach will be a star and will take over RF when he starts to shine. In any case, however things turn out, I am excited for baseball and I'll see you at the ballpark.
  13. Heiny
    I agree with "DMAN" on this. We replaced Gio with Farmer. And I also believe that one or more of our LH corner outfielders will be traded by opening day, probably Kepler, but possibly Larnach or Walner (hopefully not Larnach, I have high expectations for him) or a combination in a package deal. I'd love to see a more traditional good hitting 1B with power. But I am really rooting for AK to be that guy. Speculation is fun, but getting anxious for ST. See you at the ballpark!
  14. Heiny
    This is the type of player I would like to see transformed to catcher albeit with a little better arm. We draft alot of shortstops with great athleticism which I think could be taught the tools of ignorance. Smart and athletic could be a ticket to mlb. But I rarely hear of this kind of transferrance. So, maybe I'm just crazy.
  15. Heiny
    I don't think the Twins will do anything with free agents until spring training. I don't think they want to drop anyone from the 40 man, so until they gain 3 spots via IL, they won't sign anyone unless it is a trade of someone already on our 40 man roster. Once they gain those 3 spots, I believe they will be going after another relief arm. Howeverrrrr, a trade of a LH batting corner outfielder could still be a possibility.
  16. Heiny
    Wow, I can't believe all the controversy over one player! Personally, I will be rooting for Gallo the hit .230, walk 33% of the time, hit 35 to 40 HR and have an OPS of 900+. Then watch all the Gallo Jerseys fly off the shelves. By the way, why can't I find one yet? LOL, I think we should chill out a little bit, let the FO do their job, and hope for the best. See you at the ballpark. (with my Gallo jersey on)
  17. Heiny
    It seems to me that the reason the Twins don't sign top FA pitchers is because the market has become so ridiculous for them. The risk is extremely high for long term top end pitchers vs. the dollars they are receiving. I agree with the way the FO is making these decisions. Without researching this deeply, it seems to me that the long term deals for high cost FA pitchers are more often bad deals for the teams. Trading for top prospect pitchers like Ryan and SWR makes more sense to me. I also like the trade for P. Lopez. Hoping he turns out to be a good value and extended for something like 3-5 years for reasonable money. Similar to the Paddock deal.
  18. Heiny
    Mauer the ML player is worthy. And if class counts for anything, he would have been inducted the day he hung up his cleats.
  19. Heiny
    So, now with another outfielder they must be going to trade Kepler or another outfileder. Can't help but feel there is still more to come. See you at the ballpark.
  20. Heiny
    Thanks for the great article Matt. I love reading about my old favorites from the sixties and seventies. We didn't have as much opportunity to watch the Twins on tv in those days, so when they were on, they took precident over everything. Still remember how Killebrew was disrespected for too many strikeouts yet he was then and always will be my favorite player. Sure wish we could go back and watch some of those old games again. Keep the nostalgia coming, it was a pleasure.
  21. Heiny
    Concerning the extensions to Kepler and Sano - for what the contracts were, I believe they were all successfull. We may have been hoping for more out of Sano, but he did hit alot of homers for us, and some of those moonshots were worth a few dollars in the seats as entertainment. Kepler is still on the team and provides excellent defense and is also providing some value as a trade chip. (Yet to be determined). But all three were team friendly contracts. And in my humble opinion, very good extensions. Thanks, and see you at the ballpark.
  22. Heiny
    If the Twins didn't plan on having Correa play ss for most likely all of his 6 years, they probably wouldn't have given him a $200m contract.
  23. Heiny
    Not arguing any of your points, but that may be what makes him the best trade chip. Also, my last sentence stated "My humble opinion", and I'll stand by that, thank you.
  24. Heiny
    I'll have to admit that it took me some time to warm up to Arraez. Initially, I didn't like his antics at the plate. It looked silly to me and more as an attention getter. But the more I watched, the more I got used to it and saw that, ok, this is just Luis being Luis. I started to love his great AB's where he showed a great understanding of how to work the pitcher, how to foul off tough to hit pitches, how to put the ball in play, loved the low SO's. So, to sum it up, I have become a "Big Fan". Howeverrrrr. I can certainly see how it may or may not last considering his knees and a lack of a true defensive position. And with his trade value being at a probable high, "if" they get a "good" return I would trade him in a second. I think he is our best tradeable option. I would trade him before Lewis, Lee, Larnach, Kirilloff and probably a few others. My humble opinon.
  25. Heiny
    If this is true, then why bother having a manager? You hire a manager that you have confidence in to be with the players on a daily basis. That is not the FO's job. The manager gets a feel for his players, and a good solid baseball instinct for his group of players. It is his job to get the most out of his players and make them competitive on a daily basis. The FO's job is to give him the best available players(that they can afford). If Rocco is just a puppet for the FO, then the whole system is screwed up. Whether he manages by analytics or by baseball knowlege and feel is his choice and he should be held accountable. Once the players are on the team and on the field, the FO needs to keep their noses out of it. Let the manager live or die by his own decisions. If any real baseball man can live by the managerial puppet scenario, then he is not a manager. A real baseball man would not take that job. Now, I don't personally "know" that Rocco is a puppet, but if he is, I don't see how his players would have any respect for that. As for Francona, I happen to believe he may be the best manager in baseball at this time. Does anyone think that he would play puppet for any FO?
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