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  1. Mahoning
    This, evidently, constitutes Derek Falvey's "next big push?" It's an argument for trading EVERYONE who has some trade value.
  2. Mahoning
    Years ago the Twins had a regular, every-day LF named Eddie Rosario. When the Twins released him (too expensive) all the stat-heads wrote that he'd be easy to replace. They've never replaced him. That's one of the problems with WAR: It assumes that there is a (cheap) replacement available. But, what if there isn't? In all the years since Rosario the Twins' farm system has failed to produce a regular left fielder. Now that MLB seems to be shifting to giving value to contact and speed, I'd like to see Martin get the chance.
  3. Mahoning
    This looks more like an argument for trading both Ryan and Lopez, plus Buxton if he would consent, because the "improvements" suggested are so tepid. On the hitting side it is a lineup with ONE star, Buxton, maybe two if Keaschall turns out to be real. What opposing team would fear that lineup? This would be the Pirates of the American League -- putrid but profitable.
  4. Mahoning
    This is why I roll my eyes every time I read that the Twins have a productive farm system. Their best AAA players last year were Gasper and McCusker.
  5. Mahoning
    The Twins almost always draft ahead of the big market teams but what good has it done them? Where are the young stars? The article is persuasive.
  6. Mahoning
    If James Outman is part of, to use Falvey’s language, the next big push, then Lord help us.
  7. Mahoning
    If Twins leadership dumps Larnach to make room for Outman they are beyond hope. Larnach drove in over 60 last year. Not one of his imagined replacements can be assured of matching that number.
  8. Mahoning
    The problem with keeping both of them is that for the Twins to think of winning the Central next year they need SO MUCH -- a bullpen, someone who can hit -- that there's no realistic prospect of doing so even with both Lopez and Ryan. Unless you trade at least one of them, and get immediate value, you just keep them and lose. What's the point of that? The Twins don't have the position players to compete.
  9. Mahoning
    Shelton has said the Twins will rely on young players. These are them.
  10. Mahoning
    Depth? The only ones any other team would covet are Buxton and Jenkins. Total trade value of the rest is minimal.
  11. Mahoning
    Brooks Lee is 24 and everyone at Twins Daily has already concluded that he is a fraud, a bum, and a bust. Hmmm.
  12. Mahoning
    Brooks Lee has one season and people have already decided he is a flop. He is 24, hit .239 and drove in 63. In Lindor’s first season with the Mets he hit .230 and drove in 69. I guess he was a flop. Is he even still in baseball?
  13. Mahoning
    Elswhere I have seen specullation that Kaelen Culpepeer makes the team at shortstop, moving Brooks Lee to second and Luke Keaschall to 1B. In his news conference Derek Shelton emphasized developing young players. That means, among other things, not spending any money. Keaschall and Clemens at first is as cheap as you can get.
  14. Mahoning
    He's stuck with the players he has. When the Twins play, say, the Yankees, the Yanks will have a better player at eight of the nine spots on the diamond. What is Shelton supposed to do about that? How can anyone be evaluated in such circumstances?
  15. Mahoning
    It's all baloney, but you can't blame Shelton -- it's his first public appearance. He has to do what he's told. And if his so-called major leaguers are poor on the fundamentals the blame falls to all the coaches and decision-makers in charge of the minor leagues. Isn't that what the minors are for?
  16. Mahoning
    Rocco couldn't rightly be blamed for pulling pitchers early. If you watched what the Twins did at AAA with, say, Festa and Zebby, they were routinely pulled after five innings of shutout or one run baseball. This, evidently, is an organizational decision: They don't WANT their young pitchers to develop stamina. You can't expect a pitcher trained to go five at AAA to go longer, or even that long, in the majors. If the Twins had a young Bob Gibson it would be the same: "Great five innings. Bob. Now go get some rest."
  17. Mahoning
    Doesn't -- or shouldn't -- player development mostly take place in the minor leagues? If players are being promoted to the majors without being ready, that's not the manager's fault.
  18. Mahoning
    The Twins fired Rocco Baldelli in order to hire Rocco Baldelli. And the Twins' "next big push" is to continue being the Twins.
  19. Mahoning
    Will you commit yourself to winning ONE series from the Yankees?
  20. Mahoning
    The general tenor of comment seems to be that Larnach would be easy to replace. Maybe so, but with whom? Believe it or not he was third on the team in RBI (with a measly 60), the most of his career. (The player second was another that commenters like to dump on, Brooks Lee.) What Twins minor leaguer can anyone say with confidence will drive in 60 or more next season? The only honest answer is NONE.
  21. Mahoning
    You win with stars. Is Matt Wallner ever going to be a star? It's probably now or never for him.
  22. Mahoning
    After the July sell-off, Falvey described it as "the next big push." We are still waiting to learn what the "big push" consists of. The Twins' ownership and leadership test our patience, and encourage cynicism, by their lack of candor. They want fan loyalty, as all teams do, but never come clean. What are the finances? What are the plans? They don't seem to understand that honesty would cost them nothing and buy a great deal of good will.
  23. Mahoning
    Trading him to a good team would be an act of Christian charity. Rewards in heaven for Falvey and Zoll.
  24. Mahoning
    Wouldn't they get better value by signing, say, Ty France for one million? Similar production (which is to say, not much) for a fraction of the cost.
  25. Mahoning
    Almost all the playoff teams averaged 4.8 runs per game or more. The Twins averaged 4.2. No manager is going to make up that gap. It’s the players.
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