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  1. wavedog
    Remembering back to the end of last season - the team was pretty bad at fundamentals - defense and baserunning/speed. We have kept the status quo and even lost Santana/Kepler who were two of our best defensive players - so in fact on paper gotten worse. The minor league signings we have made have not addressed that issue. Any improvement will have to come from coaching or player self-improvement. Hoping we are not rolling out the same play we saw at the end of last season.
  2. wavedog
    No slight against these guys but not a big loss if we DFA'd any of them - I think they would all pass through waivers. That being said probably not going to have to as we won't add any more talent. More likely we make a trade.
  3. wavedog
    I had a positive take on this as well in terms of we won't need to make a bad trade to reduce payroll down to $130M or less. Doesn't mean we won't trade and reduce payroll but can do so based on trade value/needs. Perhaps the news that the sale will be coming sooner than later influenced this change as the Pohlads won't be on the hook for this years payroll if the sale comes before the season starts. For the new owners what's a couple million when you are spending $2B to purchase the team - probably have that loose in their couch cushions (note to readers of this post - this is a joke from a long ago era when people used to carry change in their pockets that would fall out when sitting on their sofa's).
  4. wavedog
    Ford, would rather have a Chevy :-) . No harm in taking a shot especially on a minor league deal but not expecting anything from this signing. If he was good defensively I would like it a more. His 2023 numbers with Seattle were OK but he is also getting up in age (for a baseball player). Again we need to get better defensively and with speed and this signing does neither.
  5. wavedog
    Fortunately I did not hold out much expectations for any additions/changes at these Winter meetings. The highlight of the offseason might be the Rule V Major and minor league drafts. We got more players in then we lost and we have to hope we uncover a hidden gem or two. If form plays out there will be some minor activity in late January/early February - none of which will involve adding a bullpen arm. Not that I am giving up on next season, just not expecting much of an offseason. I was hoping we might add some speed and defense but we will see.
  6. wavedog
    The performance of the team speaks for itself. I have seen too many of these re-runs.
  7. wavedog
    As poorly as the Twins have played the past month - it's still out in front of them. 1 game back of 2 teams - 6 games at home, 3 against the worst team in the NL and Baltimore may not have anything to play for and favorable tie-breakers with the other 3 teams in the race. Can the team and manager turn this crappy play around? This will be an interesting week if nothing else.
  8. wavedog
    Keirsey should be on the Twins roster now for his Defense and Speed (pinch-running) if nothing else rather than Julien. Especially if we are using Margot in pinch-hitting opportunities where Julien should have been used.
  9. wavedog
    Glad to get a much needed victory - hopefully that will awaken the bats. Somehow I feel this was more of Boston being more inept than we were. Hard to go 2 extra innings without scoring a run and still win. Larnach got a lucky hit to help the rally but at least he put the ball in play and it wasn't a pop-up. No comment on Margot pinch-hitting - unless Rocco is trying to go opposite of what should be done. Margot had a lousy at-bat as well so it wasn't like there was some matchup favorability. If that was his gut move we are better off if he sticks to the numbers.
  10. wavedog
    Yesterday I was about to make a joke about their cleanup hitter batting .169 and that would be something Rocco would do but then he goes and hits a 2 run homer against us. Feeling good about the bats coming alive tonight - maybe I am just coming down with a case of Baseball Fever ... Catch it!
  11. wavedog
    Your saying we have a chance? Keep hope alive! Not to rain on our World Series parade but the Rangers also bolstered their team last year at the trade deadline by getting Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery and Aroldis Chapman and a few other minor deals. They provided to be quite useful in the playoffs. We have added rookies but miracles do happen.
  12. wavedog
    After watching Friday's and Saturdays games I decided to skip watching their game yesterday - I needed a break - and watch football instead. No regrets on that decision which as a lifelong Twins fan is a sad comment to write considering they are battling for a playoff spot. This team is hard to watch even with the infusion of youth doing pretty well. Disappointed in ownership and fundamentals of team. I'll be back this week.
  13. wavedog
    I don't have data to support this theory, but it seemed that Texas had already seen Alcala pitch twice this series and they were ready to swing. The first 3 batters were jumping on the first pitches. Not sure if Alcala switched anything up from the previous 2 appearances or decided that if it worked twice lets try it three times.
  14. wavedog
    Understand the article and the size of the moment for Festa but the offense will need to produce more than one run against Cleveland's ace for Festa's performance to even matter so the pressure in this game may be more on the offense.
  15. wavedog
    For fun let's bring Thielbar back out to pitch the ninth - see if he can hold the lead.
  16. wavedog
    Vazquez joining the fun! Twins hitters vote to keep Colorado in town for the weekend
  17. wavedog
    In a great show of sportsmanship - Mears is trying to make Thielbar feel better.
  18. wavedog
    DId Thielbar switch uniforms and dominant arm and is now pitching for Colorado?
  19. wavedog
    Good Grief!
  20. wavedog
    Once I saw Margot was leading off had to hop on and join the conversation. Be interesting to see the analytic report that led to this decision. Doubling down and putting your worst hitter at the top of the order? I have not seen much sign of life from his bat - coupled with his defensive stats are not good either. Who knows maybe this jumps starts something. The other thought that crossed my mind is that in the old days it was sometimes mentioned that having a lefty or two in the line-up forces the pitcher to have to change their approach and maybe that can get them out of sync. Not sure if any modern day analytics support that and that would likely differ from pitcher to pitcher. I would rather take my chances with Kepler in the line-up versus a lefty than see Margot out there - don't think that is helping our offense or defense.
  21. wavedog
    Twins made an emphatic statement this series that we are not the worst team in the division.
  22. wavedog
    Lol! The bats come to life - Yay!
  23. wavedog
    Well, we are not going to score on our own - C'mon White Sox give us some walks and errors.
  24. wavedog
    Looks like we have a couple of starters who are better suited to pitch as relievers.
  25. wavedog
    I am up for giving Varland a few more starts - we really need him to stick - but I was encouraged to see Woods-Richardson's performance in his spot start - good to have him in the on deck circle. Warning - Extreme knee-jerk and sarcastic comment of the day - Good thing we did not sign Gray or Lorenzen - yesterday they combined to pitch 11 innings and give up no runs. Couldn't resist - we will see how their performance plays out over the season. Lorenzen had a lot of baserunners and somehow avoided trouble and Gray was pitching against Oakland.
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