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  1. Brandon
    I remember in 1987 the Twins came within 2 HRs of having 4 players hit 30 HRs on the same team in the same season. Hrbeck 34, Brunanski 32, Gaetti 31 and Puckett 28. The Dodgers 1977 team with Baker, Cey, Garvey and Reggie Smith achieved this once. fast forward to 2019 and boy do i just feel a lot older....but this Twins team currently has Cruz with 32 and Kepler with 33 HRs already. Rosario is at 27 and both Sano and Garver are at 23. The Twins could end up with 5 players with 30 Hrs. They could also be a team with 2 or 3 players with 40 HRs if Sano gets more playing time and continues at his current rate. The Twins also have 11 players with 10 HRs already. and they already have 6 players with over 20 Hrs already. Kepler 33 Cruz 32 Rosario 27 Sano 23 Garver 23 and Cron 20 We also have Schoop 17, Polanco 17 and Gonzales 14 for a potential 9 players with 20 HRs in a season. Is that a record? Castro also has an outside shot at 20 making it 10 potential Twins with 20 HRs in a season. This is definitely fun to watch as the 2019 Twins are set to become the most powerful team of all time smashing the Major League Team HR record for a season. How do you see this playing out. How many 20 HR hitters will we have? How many 40 HR hitters?
  2. Brandon
    I think he would be a smart pick up with a lack of speed on our bench and he is one of the fastest in baseball. He also has great range and OF defense. You want Hamilton for back up and short term I juries and Cave for long term injuries. And in the playoffs I think Hamilton is the more valuable of the two. Also we will need fewer pitchers in the playoffs. I am surprised this move hasn't happened yet. Maybe we hope he is released and we can sign him at the prorated minimum...We would be a desirable place because of his potential post season bonus.
  3. Brandon
    Also think of how his speed and defense can impact a pitchers performance in a game. Odorizzi is a fly ball pitcher. Imagine if Hamilton and Buxton were in the same OF when he pitched. How much will that benefit the pitchers? So yes His speed on the bases can lead to an extra 90 feet. but he can also impact the game by being a vacuum in the OF. Nothin but raindrops falling to the ground from the sky.
  4. Brandon
    With Billy Hamilton DFA'd by KC today should we claim him to be our 4th OF/ speed off the bench? This would allow our OF defense to be at its best with Buxton out and that could be a big boon to our pitching staff. Also it would improve team base-running late in the game when Hamilton could be called on to pinch run. Cave is the other option when he is hitting he is the same as a regular. Hamilton has no power and has a low on base percentage. So the question is who is better for the playoff run Hamilton or Cave?
  5. Brandon
    Does anyone know the status of Tyler Wells? I know he had surgery TJ I think, but I haven't heard anything about his recovery and he was a top 30 prospect at one point.
  6. Brandon
    What happened with Balazovich? Everyone was talking about him for a while and now crickets.
  7. Brandon
    Acquiring a starter like Ray, Stroman, Minor, Bumgarner, Syndergaard, or Greinke would do several things for the Twins. 1. We could skip Pineda a few times in the rotation to help limit his innings. 2. Send Martin to pen so we have a 2nd lefty. 3. Insurance from injury. What happens if a pitcher gets injured? 4 Incremental improvement is still improvement and every little bit is gonna help.
  8. Brandon
    As bad as Cleveland's OF has been, I'm surprised Cleveland didn't have this guy get at least a trial in MLB this year.
  9. Brandon

    Hate losing Davis....

    Brandon commented on huhguy's blog entry in Blog huhguy

    I wonder where Jaylin Davis ranks on SF prospect list? SF system is not near as good as ours and I didn't see Davis on their updated top 30 list on mlb.com
  10. Brandon
    A Terry Ryan move, he traded Matt Lawton for Rick Reed a number 3/4 starter. Another was for Shannon Stewart Another was for Castillo at 2B Really I thought of these trades the Lawton trade didn't fully go as planned cause they didn't get the second trade pulled off as planned. But the other two were prospects for lesser names that really helped the team.
  11. Brandon
    Its gonna be a 1965 World Series rematch Dodgers vs Twins. Count on it. we even have the power lineup vs one of the best lefty pitchers of our generation.....
  12. Brandon
    Problem is there were not that many things the Twins could have done. They got the best reliever and a solid 2nd reliever that were traded at the deadline this year. and this is their biggest weakness. In the rotation...Stroman was dealt to the Mets in a quick fashion. That's the only trade that we didn't make happen that I wonder about. Grenke said no and Syndergaard was too expensive. all the top tier relievers stayed put. on offense no moves were required. I wonder if it would have been worth it to get Wade Davis from Colorado? They would need to throw in some cash but.....
  13. Brandon
    Aaron Sanchez is a project if I remember correctly. They still have to fix him.
  14. Brandon
    The Twins already have a top ranked offense and a top 5 or 6 rotation. Though could use another top end starter. The bullpen is essentially fixed now. So it's not like there were lots of available options to make this team better. But I really wanted a wow move. I got 2 solid move. Very Terry Ryan like.
  15. Brandon
    Just so I can see this on paper, our bullpen is now: Rogers Dyson Romo Harper May Duffy rotating minor leaguers like Littell, Thorpe, Smeltzer, Stashak, or Poppen or Romero So the big variable will be if Graterol or Acala can come up out of the pen for September to show they can be an extra power arm in the pen for a playoff run. I feel like this is the floor of what I would want to see our team do so I'm not furious but not thrilled either. I am borderline content but not quite is probably a better way to state that. And I do feel like we kept our most important prospects in all of this. So there's that.
  16. Brandon
    I want to say that is OK to overpay to get the last piece of the puzzle for our team. We need at least 1 more good to great reliever. and if we could get Thor.....cool. I believe with our offense...It will never be this good again,,,, and our rotation is solid enough.... and with a better bullpen we could win the whole F'ing thing. I don't understand how the author of this article can say we are on pace to win 88 games over a 162 game season and say we can't win this year and not back it up. Baseball is not yet like Basketball, where you know who is gonna do well in the playoffs and who isn't. In baseball, you still have to play the games.
  17. Brandon
    I just wanted to say this is a real good article. Good job Patrick Wozniak.
  18. Brandon
    Well if we end up with Thor and a reliever without giving up anyone of consequence on the current 25 man roster....Then we will improve more than Cleveland where it counts the most.
  19. Brandon
    so San Diego gives up a guy with 27 HRs this year and 43 in 577 career at bats and a pitching prospect for an OF prospect. How does this help them. The prospect is in AA and young for the league meaning he wont likely be up till next season towards the end of the season.
  20. Brandon
    I'm thinking Minor is the way to go here. Or relievers.
  21. Brandon
    In terms of who we receive I hope to here from the Mets on Noah Syndergaard. But I think Minor from Texas is the more cost effective option or Stroman from Toronto. As far as relievers go ...maybe Arizona or Giles from Toronto....
  22. Brandon
    The Twins won big time on the Viola trade. Tapani and Aguilerra were big time pitchers and a big reason we won the 91 world series. Santana trade.... not so much.... did anything work out from that trade? I think we were better off keeping Santana and getting a draft pick since he probably would have been the difference in going to game 163 and winning the division outright. so they definitely owe us from this one.
  23. Brandon
    This is definitely a fun one to consider. The pain of trading likely Lewis and some other top prospect. Likely Graterol who may end up as good as Syndergard. We do have lots of mid rotation prospects rising up in the minors but only Graterol as a potential ace. Maybe Balozovich.....
  24. Brandon
    I think Syndergard makes the most sense in that he would be here for 3 more seasons and be a top of the rotation arm. For that I would include one of Lewis or Killeroff but not both. What would the Mets want back in a trade? likely Lewis for either SS or more likely CF, Graterol for the rotation and another lower level prospect or two. I think the key is if you think we can sign Buxton to an extension or if you think the extra year of control through 2022 gives us enough time to win. as of right now Lewis is lining up to be Buxtons replacement if need be. Our IF seems pretty set for several years if Arreaz is our new 2B starting next year. Polanco has 4 years left on his new deal. We will need a new DH and 1B after next season so 2 of Killeroff, Larnach, and Rooker will be needed. We will really have a nice rotation if we resign one of our three free agent starters after the season. in this scenario. Berrios Syndergard Martin FA (Gibson, Pineda or Odorizzi) Thorpe/ Smeltzer/ Stewart/ Poppen/ Wells/ Jax/ Balazovich / Colina and others....
  25. Brandon
    Now that we let go our 4th reliever in the last few weeks today, I hope we get at least 2 relievers for the stretch run. If there was ever a time for us to go all in that time is now
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