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  1. wavedog
    I may be 100% off here but I think we need to look at our training staff again on what they are doing to prepare the players for and during the season. Either we have selected the most injury prone players or we can prepare them better adding more flexibility and stretching activities. Fouling a ball off your leg is one thing but pulling a muscle running the bases sounds something that a 50 year old would encounter in a pick-up softball game. This Lewis injury reminds me of when Donaldson pulled a muscle in the first at-bat a couple of years ago. Takes a little of the air out of the balloon.
  2. wavedog
    Hopefully they get more wins than I predict but worried about injuries derailing our season. Thin on starting pitching depth and bullpen starts with a couple of injuries. Hopefully Buxton can play a complete season.
  3. wavedog
    Lot of good discussion on the trade. Looks like Hernandez wanted to sign with the Dodgers rather than us so that made Margot redundant and the Dodgers needed to open up a slot. We swap prospects and get a year of Margot for what we were looking to pay for a 4th OF. Looking at Margot stats I thought he was a bit better of a hitter and fielder than the stats show but maybe he was bothered by a bum knee the past 2 years. Margot looks like a good fit against LH and can cover all the OF spots. If Martin is tearing up AAA - we can trade Margot and bring him up - and more than likely with the walking wounded in the OF there will be some injury stretches. Glad to see us acquiring some more contact hitters this offseason.
  4. wavedog
    He has one skill set the Twins covet - swing and miss ability . Just kidding - I am OK with the signing - we have lost some AAA outfield depth and Bubba can fill that need. Maybe he can find his stroke with us and speed is always a good to have.
  5. wavedog
    Usual MO - wait for the big items to flesh out and then rummage through the bargain bin after the fact. I thought this year there might be a trade but I'll check back in early February like Punxsutawney Phil - if I see the same roster I'll hibernate another 6 weeks. Not even enjoying the speculation this year.
  6. wavedog
    Mahle trade will battle with the Sam Dyson trade for worst trade values in how things worked out. Let's see, both pitchers get injured soon after joining team. We got 12 games, 11 innings and a 7.15 era from Dyson and 9 starts split over 2 years from Mahle. Factoring in we traded Steer and Encarnacion-Strand for Mahle I think Mahle wins as the worst trade.
  7. wavedog
    Given the team's payroll limitations the pool of players Lee would be traded for should be very limited to a similar top pitching prospect with several years of team control remaining and a deal that would have to really blow us away. So doubtful such a deal would present itself and I think it highly unlikely but would not 100% rule it out. Many of our top players - Correa, Buxton, Lewis and Kiriiloff have a significant history of injuries. Knock on wood - Lee has not yet plus he has value as a switch-hitter. Even Arraez has issues with his knees but he also had played a couple of years and is Arb 3 eligible in 2024 with an estimated salary of $12M if we had kept him. We still have several cheap years of Lee ahead of us.
  8. wavedog
    Great deal for Pagan! No way we the Twins going to pay that and I don't blame them. Too bad we don't get compensatory picks for all Free Agents leaving like in the NFL - just the qualifying offer ones - because we are losing them fast this year and for big deals.
  9. wavedog
    Well, I try to be optimistic but I think that about does it for this one. Come back tomorrow and don't let the leadoff hitter get on each inning.
  10. wavedog
    Maybe Javier is getting cold with this long inning...
  11. wavedog
    OK - let's start chipping away
  12. wavedog
    I am enjoying the broadcast team - particularly Adam Wainwright's observations. Seems a lot fresher and covering new material than the typical broadcast group.
  13. wavedog
    Good Hustle Kep!
  14. wavedog
    If I remember correctly from Berrios time with the Twins - he had a tendency to start strong and then lose it in the 5th or 6th inning - Toronto may have a quick hook with him.
  15. wavedog
    Starting out like yesterday's game - Kirilloff doesn't catch a pop-up
  16. wavedog
    Tampa Bay looks horrible - the Twins never played this bad in the 18 game losing streak. They can take over the postseason loser mantle. They are on a streak of not having scored a run in over 30+ innings. This is also the worse fielding I have seen all year.
  17. wavedog
    It's the Lopez and Lewis show so far. Both coming up big.
  18. wavedog
    Nice tag up by Chapman
  19. wavedog
    Like their offense but we are hurting at defense at 2nd and 3rd with this lineup
  20. wavedog
    Kirilloff got that one!
  21. wavedog
    C'Mon ump - that was inside
  22. wavedog
    WOW!!! Lewis is the man!
  23. wavedog
    Nice eye Julien - off to a good start
  24. wavedog
    Let's not try to match Tampa Bay's effort today - they have kicked the ball around each inning
  25. wavedog
    Nice inning by Pablo - pitching around the circus in the field
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