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  1. Fire Dan Gladden
    This comment really hits (pun intended) on how different eras are in baseball. So many factors... Arraez was born about 40 years too late.
  2. Fire Dan Gladden
    I am 100% in agreement on Duran. He is looking like Eddie Guardado out there: pitching himself into trouble and then (hopefully) pitching himself out of it. Even with Duran's velo decrease, he should still be a top-level RP. He needs to make the necessary adjustments if he wants to regain an elite level status. As I said elsewhere, he looks like a player that the Twins may want to trade while his value is high and the bullpen looks deep. Better a year too early than a year too late, especially for a RP.
  3. Fire Dan Gladden
    Barry Bonds said (paraphrasing) it didn't matter how fast the pitcher threw. The catcher would catch it with his glove, he would "catch" it with his bat. Throwing vs pitching. Duran was good, not great, last year. If the Twins are seeing a less effective pitcher with bad trending for no real reason, they should trade him today while his value is still high. Better a year too early than a year too late.
  4. Fire Dan Gladden
    Less about the rankings, more about the grades given to players and what they based their opinions on. I am going to guess they undervalued most of the Twins team, which as a non-coastal team sounds about right. These articles are all about clicks after all, no one outside of the Midwest could even tell you who Pablo Lopez pitches for.
  5. Fire Dan Gladden
    What the heck does "optimistic" mean? Better than last year? Division winner? World Series? A healthy team? If we are talking about winning a WS, all optimism was washed away when the owners decided not invest in improving the on-field product and talked about reducing payroll.
  6. Fire Dan Gladden
    I believe the numbers show that every spot in the lineup gets ~20 more PA than the next one over the course of the season. Meaning the leadoff position gets 20 more PA than the 2nd position, 2nd position gets 20 more than the 3rd position, etc... I have never understood why you take great hitters and have them bat 4th or 5th when you have low contact/OBP guys batting leadoff or second, costing them 60-80 (!) PA over the course of a year. The top 3 spots in the lineup should always be Correa, Buxton, and Wallner in some capacity.
  7. Fire Dan Gladden
    I won't even get started on increased torque, un-natural arm movement, increased weightlifting impacting muscle flexibility... Should we add over-usage in HS and no time off during the year during that time? This is an alarming trend that everyone knows about. Tommy John has almost become the norm, not the exception.
  8. Fire Dan Gladden
    Hard to know whether this comment is serious or just inciting arguments... I guarantee you no one feels worse about his injury then Lewis. I guarantee you Lewis, with his history, put an insane amount of time in to avoid this type of injury. These are not robots, they are humans. Genetics, predisposition, potential "flaws" in how the body is designed. Elite athletes do not all have elite genetics. The amount of effort and stress they put on their body goes way beyond anything the typical fan knows about. Feel bad for Lewis, but don't oversimplify what is happening here.
  9. Fire Dan Gladden
    Pitching is always a risk due to the nature of the position. Un-natural stress, motions, and angles. With the added max-effort expectations, it is a boon to see pitchers make it through an entire season. More than any other position, the Twins SP will determine how competitive the Twins will be this year. I agree that on paper, the Twins have a very high floor. If they a see a larger amount of success from the Paddack, Festa, Matthews group. it will be interesting to see if they try to parlay some of that depth into a position of need (MLB 1B / C prospect)
  10. Fire Dan Gladden
    I agree that Lee needs AB. He only has 2+ years or pro ball, they have been pretty quick with him. I would like to see him him tear up AAA for a month and come up rocking, unlike last year.... Deserved or not, I think the leash on Julien will be short. He feels like the odd man out right now: no trust at 2B, no trust at 1B, no confidence with the bat. If gasper continues to hit, I could easily see Julien getting traded at some point.
  11. Fire Dan Gladden
    I would flip-flop Gasper and Lee, but I think this is pretty solid. I have said elsewhere that 2B would be a rotating position unless someone grabbed it. Right now, Gasper has grabbed it.
  12. Fire Dan Gladden
    I get the feeling that there is some belief Baldelli is responsible for the all Twins injuries now too...
  13. Fire Dan Gladden
    Castro fits the mold here as well... Not every reclamation project has been a win (looking at you Joey Gallo), but the Twins probably have seen a net positive when it comes to these types of signings. The major problem is that they get magnified when these signings tend to be the "big move" of the offseason. The other point of contention is the connection of players on the list (Santana, France, Solano, include Gallo here too). The Twins really need to find someone they trust long-term at 1B.
  14. Fire Dan Gladden
    I don't think you can ignore what Gasper has done this Spring. He doing everything he needs to do to secure 2B. Could easily see Julien, Lee, or even both start the season in AAA.
  15. Fire Dan Gladden
    In a bubble we can complain about K-Rate, but the game has changed in the last 10 years where higher K-rates have become acceptable. Trading OBP for Slugging % is the norm. If Wallner were to get his K-Rate to 25% and maintain his other stats, we would be talking about a top 10 player in baseball. I would be happy if Wallner just got his K-Rate down to the low 30s.
  16. Fire Dan Gladden
    Many reasons to be optimistic with Wallner, but currently still falls into the same category as Castro, Miranda, Larnach... We need to see more of the same. Maintain and/or grow, do not regress.
  17. Fire Dan Gladden
    I 100% expect to see the betting lines ticker at the bottom of the screen within the next few years. The "Fire Manager" button would cause too many remotes/keyboards to break causing widespread shortages at Best Buy.
  18. Fire Dan Gladden
    .550 avg and and 1.641 OPS is what Twins Daily posters expect from the group coming up from AAA ball. France was always a candidate for a bounce back season. It is good to see he is comfortable and seeing the ball well. It is early, but good to see this type of start.
  19. Fire Dan Gladden
    Reading the comments here is like watching an NFL team that has an average level QB. Everybody roots for the backup thinking he is the second coming. The backup may even show flashes in limited game action. However the team knows that the backup will not be able to handle the position long term. There must be something in Keirsey's game, approach, attitude that is giving the Twins pause about letting Keirsey have an extended MLB run. Unfortunately we as fans will never really know.
  20. Fire Dan Gladden
    The hating on Dobnak is unwarranted. The Twins took a promising young pitcher, locked him into an insanely cheap contract, than watched him get injured as other names passed him by. He has come back to look like a possible MLB pitcher somewhere. The guy does what he is asked, has basically been a workhorse for the organization, and has not said one negative word about his situation. The Twins aren't looking to move him because of all the net positive things he provides. When his contract is up, he will get other opportunities. Stop the hate, respect the dude.
  21. Fire Dan Gladden
    I am not arguing here, just confirming. Is that the case regardless of when the trade happens? It seems to me that when Rule V trades have happened in the past, there was no DFA/waiver process, the trade just happened. Though, as you mentioned, there may have been a recent procedural change.
  22. Fire Dan Gladden
    That is the way of Rule V. If the Phillies really valued him, they would have protected him.
  23. Fire Dan Gladden
    BP injuries are part of the game. It is a good thing we have <insert pitchers name here> to step in and fill that role. The coaching staff knew that <insert pitchers name here> would be ready to step up and that the staff would not lose a step. Rocco expects that <insert pitchers name here> will be able to handle high leverage situations and be a boon for this team. Everyone be ready for great things from <insert pitchers name here>.
  24. Fire Dan Gladden
    Fonzie jumping a shark on water skis? Entirely believable. Fonzie catching a Joe Ryan Fastball? This defies even my imagination
  25. Fire Dan Gladden
    We are talking about a pitcher left off the 40-man roster from an organization that doesn't have much pitching in MiLB. I understand you are talking about what was reported, but I am having a hard time seeing the asking price being anything more than a low level flier prospect at this juncture. Castellano has been in the Phillies organization for years, I doubt 3 weeks of Twins coaching is going to change their opinion of him. I really like the Rule V aspect of baseball. It helps to ensure that prospects don't spend their entire career trapped. That being said, the overall impact of acquired players via the Rule V draft is very low.
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