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  1. MNT1996
    Bullpen, defense...man the team needs to take full advantage of spring training this year
  2. MNT1996
    Judging by his OBP last year, I don't think he is yet.
  3. MNT1996
    Well on a positive note Garlick is looking pretty decent. If he keeps it up I wouldn't be surprised to see him on the starting 26 man roster.
  4. MNT1996
    Oof the bullpen is not looking sharp so far this spring
  5. MNT1996
    I'll believe it when I see him not blow every other save opportunity like he did last year.
  6. MNT1996
    Give Rooker a lot of reps at 1B this spring and make him the LF starter/1B backup. I'd rather have the 6'3 Rooker at 1B than the 5'9 Astudillo.
  7. MNT1996
    Cave, Garlick, Rooker, Kirilloff, Broxton ... that LF competition is going to be spicy
  8. MNT1996
    Looks like Rooker wants that LF starting job the most so far
  9. MNT1996
    I think a B+ is generous given Rogers and Robles struggles last year along with the unpredictability of Alcala and Stashak.
  10. MNT1996
    Well hopefully that bullpen performance isn't a sign of things to come
  11. MNT1996
    Cruz projected .840 OPS? .257 AVG? I think the White Sox tampered with these projections. The dude was raking it in at ages 38 and 39. One more year isn't going to slow him down that much. I think he's good for another SS season with a top-15 MVP finish. Some of the FanGraphs projections I've seen have been a little wacky. I mean Alvarez basically missed all of 2020 and he's projected to hit 37 HRs with a .940 OPS? Odd
  12. MNT1996
    I believe the weight that the projections give Max's 2019 stats is a little too much. I hope he proves me wrong though.
  13. MNT1996
    You could look at any team's prospects over the years and find some that have had injuries that held back their minor league development
  14. MNT1996
    ACL tears aren't fun, but he's a young guy and will bounce back quick. Looking forward to seeing him play in 2022. People can moan all they want about the Twins being cursed or whatever, but injuries unfortunately happen to every team.
  15. MNT1996
    I want Larnach to be a big time stud just so I can laugh in Keith Law's face for not including him in his top 100.
  16. MNT1996
    I look at it this way. It's a tie game in the 8th inning and you need a reliable arm to come out of the bullpen a provide a shutdown inning. Who do you turn to? Right now the only 2 I would trust in that situation are Duffey and Colome. Rogers really imploded a lot in important games last season, Robles had over a 10 ERA last season, and the rest of the options are young guys with very little MLB experience or arms that are trying to reboot their careers. The bullpen is not deep. The Twins need more reliable, experienced BP pitchers.
  17. MNT1996
    Honestly looking at that bullpen lineup doesn't give me a ton of confidence. I'm not too worried about Duffey or Colome, but everyone else on that list seems risky. I think another above-average arm is needed. Also Sano really needs to step it up if he's going to be hitting in the 4th or 5th spot this year. He can't repeat the performance he had last year. If he's still striking out a ton I would consider moving him down to 7th and having Buxton and Garver/Jeffers hitting ahead of him. And if Sano continues to struggle further down the order I think a change at 1B might be necessary. Having him as a league leader in Ks with a .200 BA and .750 OPS is not what the team needs. Bring up Rooker or Kirilloff and plug them in 1B.
  18. MNT1996
    Sports have always been about business, and they always should be. Businesses are meritocracies where the people that do the best job are the ones that keep their job and/or get promoted. As players get older the potential for their skill to diminish is higher, which is why younger players are coveted. Do fans want to go to a ballgame to see a bunch of 30-somethings play average baseball? No. They like the exciting young players that can be unpredictable with a lot of talent potential. Teams know this and adjust accordingly.
  19. MNT1996
    I was replying to other guy's name that started with D, but yeah I agree with you about Kepler. I was just saying that I believe Larnach will have better numbers in his future career than Kepler has given the Twins.
  20. MNT1996
    Ok. I believe *he will* have a higher floor and ceiling than Kepler. Happy?
  21. MNT1996
    I disagree with Max being underrated. In fact, I think the community overrates him greatly. His 2019 standout year(a year that many players had career years due to juiced balls) had him hitting a whopping 36 HRs while racking in 90 RBIs. A great .855 OPS, but a pretty underwhelming .252 AVG for a leadoff hitter. Max saw a huge regression in 2020 and to be honest, I think his numbers in 2020 aren't too far off his true value. He's a career .237 hitter with an average OPS of .763 during his 6 years with the Twins. Is he worth his contract right now? Sure. Will he be worth an extension? I don't think so. I think he is a good candidate to be traded and replaced with Trevor Larnach, who I believe has a much higher floor and ceiling than Kepler.
  22. MNT1996
    I like seeing Sabato on there. Also that outfield list is stacked, going to be a lot of healthy competition there.
  23. MNT1996
    I like it. Low price and the Twins don't have to start the season relying on Dobnak every 5th game. Gives Dobnak some time to work on things in St.Paul and when there is an injury to a starter he can take the 20 minute drive to Minneapolis.
  24. MNT1996
    I really think the Twins need to move on from Astudillo. Garver and Jeffers will be able to handle the catching duties as a duo and I don't want to see their ABs diluted with having Tortuga in the mix. Take off Astudillo and add Kirilloff. Alex the starting LF with Rooker being an corner OF backup and 1B backup
  25. MNT1996
    I'd trust Cave more in the backup role
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