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  1. Brandon
    It will be interesting to see who wins the LF job next spring with Walner, Larnarch, and Killeroff in competiton. I still expect Kepler will be back. His trade value is likely down a little. I am sure he could be moved but why? maybe at the trade deadline if next year turns into a rebuilding year. I like positive articles like these. I like seeing 2 more starting pitching options ready for an opportunity. that makes Ober, Winder, Varland, and Woods-Richardson at this time who seem like developed starters ready for the rotation. So the development is working.... and maybe Balazovich will be back better than ever next year too. If Enlow can continue to move up and develop and Prielipp moves up as well and Balazovich is back on track we could have several starters developed..... I still want to see the Twins re-sign Correa but I can see why they wouldn't too. Just keep saying things that help Correa's market so Scott Boras wants to call us again the next time a super star doesn't get the contract they want..... especially an ace starter who over plays their hand..... and Lee and Lewis are a good reason not to worry so much about SS next year after the first month or so of the season.
  2. Brandon
    Just a reminder that not all injuries only happen to Twins players. The Yankees acquired Montas at the trade deadline and gave up some good prospects too and he now has a 6.35 ERA for the Yankees and went on the DL with an injury. Mahle at least had a good ERA in his few innings after we got him but is also hurt. so far in the evaluation process, who got the worse deal of the 2?
  3. Brandon
    I think having him and Varland up make sense. Especially if Gray misses a start. Varland, Woods Richardson, Bundy, Ryan, and Ober or Winder to fill out the rotation for the rest of the year. maybe even make it a 6 man rotation.... I do think there is a lot of value in getting some time in the show. its even better when its not in a pressure packed environment like a race for the division title.
  4. Brandon
    Isn’t Twinsdaily gonna sponsor another pub crawl to help end the year on a high note?
  5. Brandon
    Of course with our luck we are guaranteed to get the 17th pick in the draft next year. I did read the top correctly in case you missed the sarcasm
  6. Brandon
    #metoo
  7. Brandon
    The Twins biggest mistake was trading Rogers. That alone probably cost us the division seeing how many losses and blown saves we have from Pagan. Injuries were the other derailment. We had great depth to cover some of the injuries. Sano by Arreaz. Killeroff by Larnarch then by Gordon, Miranda has come up and hit too. We were thin at C though with no real third string option, which shouldn't be the end of the world except so many other things going wrong it really ended up hurting the team more. on pitching we had a good run in the rotation. They are average not great. No one pitches many innings however. The bullpen was good for a while minus Pagan. Then they had a bad stretch but the real culprit though is the injuries way outnumbered our backup options. I actually think Falvine did a good job in setting the team up this year minus the Rogers trade which I was ok with at the time and missing out on all the starting pitchers as we should have signed a more solid starter. One who can pitch deeper into games so the pen can get a rest here and there. I would rather our 7th and 8th bullpen arms get in 40-50 games instead of 65-70 games. that means better pitchers are pitching more innings.
  8. Brandon
    I like this year way better than last year. The offseason was fun. The deadline deals were fun. I mean there is not much more the front office could have done then maybe sign a better starting pitcher as one of their transactions. I was surprised how many games had we blew as our bullpen is at least average. I don't think we have a horrible pen. Yet we blew so many games. Injuries are really frustrating. We lost Buxton, for a little too much of the season. Lewis, Larnarch, Killeroff, Jeffries and Sano put a damper on the offense. I was happy with how well the rotation did overall. Bundy was better than expected. Gray and Ryan are good. Smeltzer, Ober, Paddack, and Winder have held their own overall while healthy. Archer was ok for a while. I feel like we were so close and that there are about 10 games we should have won but didn't. That is all that is frustrating about this year. Overall the season was mostly fun. so I am disappointed with the loses. but not with the moves made to get here.
  9. Brandon
    I wonder how much the minor-leaguer's pay will go up as a result of this? I also wonder if MLB will fold any of the under producing leagues and go to a system of just A/AA/AAA with no low A and high A.
  10. Brandon
    Enlow hasn't pitched in a few years due to injury and COVID. I suspect moving him to the pen is more about him finishing the season as he is likely on an innings limit. Its good to see we still have a stable of prospects after all the promotions, injuries, ineffectiveness, and trades. We are definitely not as deep as in years past, but I think we can make that up over the next 2 years with good drafts.
  11. Brandon
    It takes more than an ace pitcher to win. While Dobnak is at best a 5th starter / long reliever, he has been useful and thus a success. If you are waiting for the Twins to develop the next Berrios or Radke ….. then it should be stated we are expecting Falvine to Develop 2-3 starters who can pitch as a #1, 2, or 3 starter….. but this article is about pitching in general and there are success stories here. Maybe not at the top end of the staff. But remember the Twins lost year 3 of their development cycle to Covid so the development cycle Is a little broken especially with the recent trades I am glad they made. But I still see pitching prospects coming and I bet you will start seeing them come up soon. Varland today, Woods Richardson next year. Maybe Enlow or Balazovich. Duran could move to the rotation. As a whole our pitching is average to slightly above average. We just need more things to break our way for a change.
  12. Brandon
    Taking a pitcher from the independent leagues who wasn’t good enough to draft and make him into a useful pitcher at the major league level is a huge success story.
  13. Brandon
    I for one will not blame the front office for making trades. We wanted those trades for the big-league team. so, we got them. As far as development goes. the one thing you keep overlooking is the lost 2020 season where no development took place. That set us back a lot, I think. We still have pitchers who are developing and Ober, Winder, and Dobnak are still around. Hopefully all three come back strong next year. We still have a few on their way up too. Woods Richardson and Varland are the top 2 starters on the way and if Balazovich goes back to pitching like last season would make a difference here too. How many starters do we need to develop to feel like Falvine is a developer of pitchers?
  14. Brandon
    Well if someone is going to break the Twins curse against the Yankees, it might as well be the local guy who suffered along with us.
  15. Brandon
    Seems like the Twins Bench is under appreciated. Gordon is my top choice. Many here were expecting him to be DFA’d. Garlick, Celestino, Urshala, Sanchez ( His ever so slightly above average defense is light years ahead of expectations). Bundy is probably 2nd on this list. He may be valuable enough to pick up his option at the end of the season the way he is going. Bill Tanner has a good point on Cave. He is not as high though because of time in majors is too limited. But he does make the list.
  16. Brandon
    "86% of statistics used to make an argument are made up on the spot." me
  17. Brandon
    My 5th starter picks in order. Winder Sanchez Ober Varland Smeltzer Archer Woods-Richardson I think Archer should finish the year in the pen. I would like to know if he would be good there for the playoffs. Pagan is not going anywhere so if the Twins have an extra pitcher then we should have Moran then Peacock then Cotton
  18. Brandon
    I give TwinsDr2021 a pass as I would look at Varland and see the same thing at first glance. The explanation above clears that up and I am a believer in Varland.
  19. Brandon
    Riverbain how many spring training stadiums have you been to? Where would the Twins Fort Myers rank on this list? Also I live near Anaheim and I don’t see how it ranks higher than Rockies stadium. Granted I went there when it was a new stadium. It was a way better experience then Angels stadium. Well there was a Twins game at Angels Stadium where the Twins hit 8 homers. That was fun….. Also the appeal at Angels stadium is seein all the former great Twins on the Stadium Walls….. Carew, Hunter, Dean Chance, Bert Blylevin among others…
  20. Brandon
    It’s Always Something ! At least that’s my motto. Always Somebody injured, Always somebody ineffective, Always someone going backwards, Always next year……Always Something! with that said developing players is a numbers game. That’s why we need lots of prospects. Having prospects like Lee is nice but really we need 10-15 solid prospects to develop 2-3 players a season. Players don’t make it for a variety of reasons including injury, too much of a grind, lack of talent, coaching, and so many more. As long as we are continuing to develop players at 2-3 per year to the majors….
  21. Brandon
    This was a fun post with fun to read comments. Keep it coming. And I think Bundy has done a better than expected job. I would be fine if he is here next season. I would be surprised if his option is picked up. But not too surprised. I think a 1 year 8-9 million is right for him. That is close enough to 1 million the Twins might just pick up his option.
  22. Brandon
    I don’t think it will hurt that much. There is lots of money from tv and internet broadcasting.
  23. Brandon
    The Twins have plenty of budget to afford Correa on a long term deal. I am sure the AAV on a deal now is closer to 25 million then 35 million. Correa may even not opt out to get 35 million and try to build back more value. Will be fun to watch unfold. Overall there is not much to do on the roster besides health, development, a bullpen arm, maybe a top end starter, finding a good prospect we can get in a Kepler trade. (I only except this if we keep Correa). And most importantly a 2nd C to platoon with Jeffers. If we don’t sign or get a top end starter no worries we have Varland and Richardson-Woods who deserve a shot and holdovers Dobnak, Smeltzer, Ober and Winder and mid season Paddack. Balazovich will hopefully rework his way back into the equation. in short the offseason primarily boils down to SS, 2nd C, and a RP, and possible SP. that’s it.
  24. Brandon
    Even before I got to the part of the article stating Urshala’s value is 8.55 million, I was thinking I probably wouldn’t go over 8 million in a contract for him. What are our 3B options for next year? There isn’t much written about that which is important to the authors points. I am fine with either a 1 year 8 million or 2 year 16 million deal for Urshala depending on our other alternatives. I doubt Urshala can do much better on the market and I am sure he likes it enough here to stay. Can Miranda field well enough there to take over third? He can definitely hit well enough there!
  25. Brandon
    Rocco is this generation's version of Gardenhire. too nice sometimes. instead of leaving pitchers in too long he takes them out too early, Something does need to click for this team and soon if they are going to compete this year. They are still in it.
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