Dantes929
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No Relief: Griffin Jax Goes South, as Twins Trade Him to Tampa Bay Rays
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No Relief: Griffin Jax Goes South, as Twins Trade Him to Tampa Bay Rays
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No Relief: Griffin Jax Goes South, as Twins Trade Him to Tampa Bay Rays
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I'm probably in the minority when I say this but I thought the Twins had the necessary talent to do well this year but that it is up to the players to have good years and Jax is exhibit A for that not happening. I didn't get a Twins package so I would look at highlights and MLB summaries and it seemed every time they lost a lead late Jax was in the middle of it. Other players had off years but Jax just seemed to destroy momentum on a constant basis. Not saying I'm glad he's gone because he is capable but I am saying a good year from him would have given us a lot more wins this year instead of just being deflating.
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Is this heaven? No, it’s the all-time baseball movie lineup
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Shannon Stewart: A Memorable Outfielder Who Turned Around The Twins' 2003 Season
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I remember him jump starting the Twins when he came over but don't remember him being that good for that long for us. I am assuming "he was a good offensive player, producing on-base percentages ranging from .723 in 1993 while at Low-A to .942 at Triple-A in 1997. " was a typo or was it really double the best OBP in history.
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This list doesn't even touch on the pitchers that have shoulder or elbow surgery. I have often said that once the Twins draft or trade for a top ranked pitcher they should just get him in for TJ surgery the next day because having them excel for a year in the minors only to develop problems, spend a year doing rehab and then ultimately getting surgery anyway was just getting too predictable.
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Twins Offseason Injury Updates: Carlos Correa, Joe Ryan, and Brock Stewart
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How very odd. Coincidentally, my plantar fasciitis problems have followed the same schedule as Correa. Quick google search tells me what I thought it said last year. Walking bare foot is not recommended and should be avoided. Am I missing something here?
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Was Jerry Zimmerman The Best Backup Catcher In Twins History?
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Sano was disappointing but gave us some good production. Back when he was top 10 prospect I was hoping they would trade him for one of the other guys that were ranked behind him like Correa or Lindor because we needed productive shortstops more than what Sano was likely to give us. Lewis was a big disappointment the 2nd half last season but his OPS+ is 126 and he is only 25 years old. Buxton is still my favorite player and producing very well. Mauer was a HOFer and Jenkins is 19 years old. Anyone can get injured, prospect or trade target as well. I think we could find some veterans that we traded prospects for that didn't pan out and I know we have plenty of prospects that we traded away that ended up being great for the other team. Not all prospects become productive MLB players but all MLB players were once prospects. I don't think this list is a reminder of anything. They all made it or are likely to make it.
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I liked Nathan and maybe if he hadn't blown those two big Yankee playoff games I would be more in favor of him but the stat above is rather funny. During his peak he and Rivera were close but that wasn't Rivera's peak, or rather it was part of a much much longer peak of Rivera. I don't think Nathan gets in. Santana not getting the Cy Young in 2005 was just ridiculous and sadly, dumb voting beyond his control may have cost him. Three Cy Youngs should get you in. Even then, run of the mill HOFers have WARs between 50-80 and Santana is over 51 so given the brilliance of a shortened career he may get the nudge.
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I've never been a big believer in that building up innings thing. Hey, he threw 110 innings last year so now he can throw 120 innings the following year and 130 innings the year after that and ends up with the same amount of surgeries as the guy they just let throw 160 innings in the first place. By the age of 23 Blyleven had already had 4 seasons throwing over 270 innings. This is a different thing than having Guerrier throw in 79 games in a season. Ask Sim how he feels. Maybe have him skip a start. He is as likely to hurt his arm in the first 20 innings next year as he is in his last 20 innings this year.
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Simeon Woods Richardson is on Fumes. Can He Refuel One More Time This Month?
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Twins Could Be Prime Suitors as James Paxton Trade Rumors Swirl
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Twins Could Be Prime Suitors as James Paxton Trade Rumors Swirl
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Twins Could Be Prime Suitors as James Paxton Trade Rumors Swirl
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Seems like Woods Richardson is the forgotten man when talking about a game 3 playoff starter. He might be the best starter right now and I would feel very comfortable with him in the 3 spot.
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Minnesota Twins Prospect Retrospective: Brooks Lee
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Minnesota Twins Prospect Retrospective: Brooks Lee
Dantes929 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Minor League Talk
Too early to say Lewis is fragile. Sometimes injuries compound. His ACL injuries may have left other muscles and tendons weaker or more susceptible to injuries but that doesn't necessarily mean it will continue that way. When I was in my late teens and early twenties I had a ton of sports injuries, then went about two decades without a problem. I still love watching Buxton run but he seems to have maybe lost a step while also growing into his frame a little bit. He might play 140 games/year for the next decade. -
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Tigers 4, Twins 3: Bailey Ober Good, Bullpen and Defense Let Twins Down Late
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Detroit announcer said the infield was a sieve. Did he mean it was a lousy infield or the Twins infielders were lousy?. Two hits in the 4 run inning but but sounded like two plays that could have and maybe should have been made and maybe should have been errors.. Unless that was a bad hop to Farmer I don't see how that is a hit. Game changers.
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We so did not have the advantage that year even with our top two guys. Doyle Alexander was 9-0 with a 1.53 ERA and Jack Morris was next at 18-11 and 3.38 ERA. Home field advantage and catching lighting in a bottle. 91 was legit. 87 was Bad News Bears kind of underdogs.
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That had to be one of the worst pitching staffs to ever win a WS. Viola was awesome. Buerenguer was the only other guy on the staff with a sub 4.00 ERA and that was at 3.94. Blyleven was really only good, not great at that point. Made Straker so crucial to have on the staff because even though he was only competent the next best starters were anywhere from 1.5 ERA to 3.4 ERA worse than Les. Even our closer was 8-8 with a 4.48 ERA. We were outscored by 20 runs and statistically should have been 79-83 Straker was one of my favorites because he really did battle hard out there.
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Kind of highlights my position that Bert Blyleven would never be a HOFer today because of pitch and innings limits. In the 6 seasons from age 20 to 25 he AVERAGED over 290 innings a year. In that period he was sub 3.00 ERA and still only made one all star team and only one Cy Young top 10 finish. Crazy how the game has changed. Despite one season with 20 innings he still AVERAGED over 225 innings a year. It has been 18 years since even a single twins pitcher in a single year has pitched 225 innings.
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The Minnesota Twins and the Death of the Innings Eater
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"Obstruction describes an act by a fielder, who is not in possession of the ball or in the process of fielding it, that impedes the baserunner's progress." That was the definition of obstruction from MLB. USAChief was right that the call is obstruction rather than interference but the catcher was neither in possession of the ball nor was he in the process of fielding it since the third baseman ran down Lewis. Essentially he was in the base path when he had no right to be and would have impeded Lewis if Lewis ran directly toward home plate. Go to the 50 second mark in link.
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Unfortunately, Lewis actually ran out of the path to avoid the catcher. If he had run straight for the plate they would have collided and he would have gotten the interference call. Ironically, the announcer for the game is the one guy in the world I would count on to try to get the interference call. Our formerly own AJ Pierzynski
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