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  1. Heiny
    My mistake. I thought you were claiming that he wasn't valuable.
  2. Heiny
    I totally disagree. You don't see him on your list because he played so many different positions. Which is exactly what makes him a utility player. And a very good one at that. And that is exactly why he should stay a utility player. Yet I believe he may have been overused to some degree.
  3. Heiny
    Willie Castros offensive category positions. Games played - 1st Plate Appearances - 1st AB - 1st Runs - 1st Hits - 1st Doubles - 1st Triples - 1st HR - 8th RBI - 3rd SB - 1st BB - 2nd BA - 8th OBP - 5th SLG - 9th OPS - 9th OPS+ - 9th Versatility - 1st by a long shot. His value is very high. As a super utility.
  4. Heiny
    You think it was the games at SS and CF that wore him down. How about maybe he played in 158 games total. Second most games played was Santana, the oldest guy on the team, but at 1b, probably the least demanding postion. Wanna guess who had the 3rd most games played? Manny Maggot! 4th was one of our platoon catchers, Jeffers. Castro and Santana were the only two players with more than 412 AB's. Yes, this was mostly due to the many injuries the team suffered. But is it any wonder that they fell apart at the end of the year? So now we want to move Castro to 1b, again the least demanding defensive position? So he can play what, 208 games? Actually, I think Castro could most likely handle the position defensively after "sufficient practice", but then you lose his most valuable trait which is his VERSATILITY! And he is not the classice slugger type that you would normally want at 1b. So, no is my vote. Again, go get Mountcastle.
  5. Heiny
    Yeah, sure. And Vazquez in CF and Wallner at short and Pablo should try catching. We need to see what we really have here. LOL. I'm sorry. It just seems like we come up with a lot of silly ideas that don't make a lot of sense. Need a 1B? Develope one or go buy one. 1B is a sluggers position. You don't have to have a GG'er at every position. You know they only give out one of those per spot! Go get Mountcastle.
  6. Heiny
    So let's figure Buxton gets 100 games, that leaves 62 games for Bader if he's healthy. He probably gets another 30 games in a corner. That's 92 games of plus defense. I think that makes for a good signing. If somehow we could get Mountcastle now I think it would look like a very exciting season coming up. I may be a dreamer but hey I never even dreamed that we would sign Correa so there is that.
  7. Heiny
    I would trade SWR for Casas straight up. But not Ober or Ryan. Maybe Mathews and another mid prospect.
  8. Heiny
    What might be the most popular team in the NFL right now. Even as a small to mid market team. All NFL teams have near sell outs every week. What might be the difference? Hmmm, maybe the continuous winning? Seems to me that would be the best place to start.
  9. Heiny
    Actually, I don't have a problem with the team the way it stands. With Miranda at first, Correa at SS and Lewis at third, let Lee, Julien and Keashall fight it out for 2b. Castros' best position is utility. Our OF is set. SP looks strong and BP looks good save for some LH pitching. But the depth seems fairly good also. Leave the catching alone for one more year. I see a strong run at the division title and they have as good a shot at the Super Bowl as they do the World Series. What's not to like?
  10. Heiny
    If the Twins can get Cease without trading any of Brooks Lee, Royce Lewis, Luke Keaschall, EM Rodriquez, and Walker Jenkins I would go for it. These players are the future of the Twins along with some good young starting pitchers. That being said I highly doubt that we will be trading for Cease. Just MHO.
  11. Heiny
    I am fairly high on Brooks Lee and will be expecting a full time roll and much better results over the coarse of the season. Zips is projecting some pretty low OPS+ but I fully expect higher OPS+ out of Lee than I do for Keirsey. Better ERA+ out of SWR and Festa. But hey, I am an optimist!
  12. Heiny
    Let's not forget that Berrios wanted out. We were going to lose him one way or another so the trade still looks good to me.
  13. Heiny
    I can see something working out for the Cease trade, but at the same time dumping salary seems a little far fetched. As for Arraez, total science fiction. The Twins don't want or need him. That's just not going to happen. Nor do I want it to.
  14. Heiny
    I think it is an intersting option except that my opinion of Rocco being capable of managing a bullpen is not very good. Much less trying to manage that bullpen and managing a starting staff with the way he likes to pull starters too early or too late. I have no confidence in this working especially with Rocco as the manager.
  15. Heiny
    Considering the payroll, it doesn't make any sense to me to trade any of our young and cheap players because what you are trading for is most likely going to raise the payroll not drop it. The only players that make any sense to trade are Vasquez, Paddock or Castro. I don't see us trading someone like Lee, Lewis, Wallner, Larnach, or Erod while lowering the payroll and also making the team better. And while trading Vasquez, Paddock, or Castro may lower the payroll, but making the team better at the same time seems like a very tough task. I think standing pat at this point may be the best option unless they get some unusually good offer. Which I doubt is going to happen. Maybe after ST starts and someone on another team gets injured they may get an offer. Time will tell.
  16. Heiny
    My initial reaction to the comp zone being Jaun Soto to Joey Gallo was laughter. That's quite a spread. I had to go back to see who wrote the article thinking maybe this was another Randball Stu article. Still chuckling just a little. But really, it was a fun read. Maybe we should let him reach the majors first and let him show his own capabilities because we all know that prospects are suspects until they're not. He is a top prospect at this point but let's see what he does in the bigs before judging. Or maybe he will become an outstanding flute player!
  17. Heiny
    As down as most of us seem about the current state of the Twins, I find it positively refreshing to read this article and and the positive comments. Due to our current minor leagues and especially the pending sale of the team, I am truly excited about the Twins future if not quite so much about the 25 season. But as a nearly 60 year loyal fan of our home team, I am optimistic for my hopefully 15 to 20 year remainder of Twins baseball. And @DocBauer, your comments are always appreciated and looked forward to.
  18. Heiny
    I can't really disagree with most comments, and I like the article. But my biggest concerns are with the team approach to what used to be baseball. Play sound defense, hit the cutoffs, good base running and use the bat to make contact with the ball. Strikeouts are "almost never" productive at bats. But if you put the ball in play, you may find a hole. And if you can't do most of this well, maybe talk to Manfred about changing some more rules to better adapt to your game. Hey, how bout this? Third strikeout in a row changes to a home run. Or maybe, run to second base first and if you knock the pitcher over it's worth two runs. Oh wait. Don't tell Manfred these. He might actually think these would be good ideas.
  19. Heiny
    Interesting article. Very optimistic, but that's my normal outlook too. I still have very high hopes for star quality play from Lewis and Lee as both have quite small sample sizes, though I'm not quite so optimistic with Julien. He hit 7 quick homers early last year and seemed to swing for the moon ever after. I think he needs to concentrate on more quality contact and not swinging for the fence on every swing. The Twins as a whole need to cut way down on all the K's.
  20. Heiny
    My take as a full time fan(whether winning or losing), is that, yes lowering concessions will probably make them more money. Why? Well, I'm guessing there are many fans like myself who go to several games a year and don't spend much if anything at all on concessions. However, game days are probably good days for Culvers, McD's, BK, and Wendys. We always stop before going to the games. Just no sense going to the games hungry, especially when the food isn't even as good as the fast food joints. But what really gets me excited about going to the games is having a good competitve team to root for. And being able to watch all the games on tv that I can't get to absolutely keeps me interested. I missed a total of 5 games either at the stadium or on tv last year. Tv cost me over $200 a month which I would not even subscribe to if it weren't for Minnesota sports. So it all sounds pretty simple, make it available, affordable, and interesting and you will draw fans. If you draw fans and they spend becuase it's affordable, you make money. But I guess I could be wrong.
  21. Heiny
    Goltz, who I feel was under-rated, and Mudcat due to outstanding performance best nickname.
  22. Heiny
    I somewhat understand the economics behind the salaries, but it still strikes me as a bit odd that the MLB minimum for one year is about half of a very good blue collar workers entire career.
  23. Heiny
    None of our top 4 SP's please. I could see a package of Vasquez, Paddack, Duran and one of the young pitchers(Raya, Priellipp, Morris, Culpepper, or Lewis) could bring back a good young catcher and RH outfield bat. Maybe even toss in Schobel if need be.
  24. Heiny
    Thanks, that makes sense. So the Twins lost just one player in the entire rule 5(major and minor league portion). Looks like they did ok at this stage even though it's still a crap shoot.
  25. Heiny
    That's only for the major league portion of the draft. My question was for the minor league portion.
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