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  1. Greglw3
    Mr. Jocko, I wrote the following in my Twins Daily 25 man roster planner on Nov. 17, 2024:
  2. Greglw3
    For a fan of the Twins since the 65 World Series season, it’s come to this but yes, you are right I should get out more! I spend almost all my time making and releasing music but when the Nashville weather gives a break, gotta walk in the sunshine and I’d love to still dance but 2 foot surgeries have made it harder. All credit for a funny comeback line! :-)
  3. Greglw3
    On one hand, it seems the Twins could do a better job of communicating with their fan base. One the other hand, actions tell us that they have acquired exactly ZERO MLB players in this offseason. Cleveland, Detroit, KC, and even Chicago have done more. That said, I did like the acquisition in the Rule 5 of Eiberson Castellano, the Phillies Minor League pitcher of the year, the recent acquisition of Diego Cartaya and I love that Mickey Gasper hit .366 with a .477 OBP in AAA in about 200 plate appearances. We need more on base guys on this team. I would still make my best plays for Roki and Jurickson Profar but I don’t expect the Twins to obtain the very obtainable Profar who would really improve the team as the LF over Larnach. My wildest fantasy is the sale is completed in the next month and the Twins sign Profar.
  4. Greglw3
    Reminds me of the Tom Tom club’s song 'Wordy Rappinghood', a delightful song!
  5. Greglw3
    Even as an often critic of Falvey, given that they’re literally on the budget that I was on as a kid when we went to the Ben Franklin 5 and 10 cent store (usually $1), I like this move a lot. A closer look at his minor league stats shows 4 different stops with very high OBP, upwards of .400 and above. Even last year as a 22 year old, he did hit 11 homers and I think a .354 OBP. I also look at it like, if you’re going to take a guy that couldn’t fit, it’s best to do it from the free spending, talent laden Dodgers. I bet this will age well, you don’t get ranked the Dodger’s #1 prospect for any reason but you’re very talented. I like the Gasper move too due to his on base proclivity. I didn’t like the Mike Ford move. It would be nice if the soon to be owners could say, Hey Derek, you have the green light to expand the payroll by 30 million.
  6. Greglw3
    Yep! Now I wish Cody would teach me how to will Jurickson Profar onto our roster!
  7. Greglw3
    Salary differential between 2023-2024 White Sox − $142,995,900 -21.07% Twins − $124,077,590 -19.22% Royals − $115,257,261 +24.65% Tigers − $103,834,833 -15.05% Guardians − $93,333,629 +4.37
  8. Greglw3
    FWIW, I’m not a fan of ownership or Falvey but I’m possibly generously giving Falvey a bit of a pass due to the unfair financial dictates placed on him by Pohlad, although I think he could have done much better so far. It’s a systemic illness and the only real solution IMO is new ownership (Ishbias?) and firing Falvey and Baldelli and probably Moll. Get a real GM in here who isn’t interfered with by a Falvey type. Keep only Sean Johnson and his staff who recruit so well.
  9. Greglw3
    The onus is 100% on the Pohlads who pulled bait and switch by green lighting Correa and Lopez only to cut payroll by ~ 30MM for two consecutive years and that -30MM is worse this year due to inflation. The argument about the comparative payrolls in the Central is specious because the Twins are spending almost 60MM on 2 players. Only 70MM remaining for all the remaining players.
  10. Greglw3
    One word. Pathetic. This is rock bottom for the Twins, who have taken a multi year liking to players with low batting averages. Real low, Larnach lifetime .230s, Kepler lifetime .230s, Cave mostly just below or just above .200, Gallo .177, Vazquez low .200s, now this. This guy makes Mickey Gasper look like Rod Carew. I really truly grieve for what my team has become. The Pohlads show no sign of having any heart. Ebenezer Pohlad. As Boris Karloff sang in the Grinch who stole Christmas: "Pohlad. There are three words used to describe you and I quote: 'STINK, STANK, STUNK' ". Give us back our baseball team. Give us back our Joy! ASAP! And this is MY team. And YOUR team, the Pohlads are just caretakers but more like abusers. I was following this team 20 years before these clowns bought the team. It is not theirs. It does not belong to them. In my judgement, they have run it down so far that when they leave, they owe 10,000x the security deposit when they started their rental. They could have signed Jurickson Profar, Jesse Winker and Jose Iglesias if they’d followed my plan and come in at 129.xx MM. Instead they’re signing another absurd player. I honestly think MLB should step in here and take over the team until a buyer is found and before the incompetent Pohlads totally destroy this franchise. Yes, the franchise that Carl tried to sell to Major League Baseball so it could be contracted. He tried his damndest along with Selig.
  11. Greglw3
    For me, forget the power, we weren’t going to get a power bat for Moran, and not everyone needs to hit with power nor should they for a well balanced team. His AAA numbers show a .367 batting average and .471 OBP in over 200 PA! I’d bet that there were few, if any who could match that average and OBP both (over 200 PA) in all of AAA. So maybe he can help. I believe more in on base combined with 3 or 4 power hitters for a balanced team. The Twins have come up way short in the OB type players in recent years.
  12. Greglw3
    I see Gasper as primarily a 1B/DH who will catch a little if Jeffers or Vazquez has significant injury time. My hope with that astonishing slash line in AAA is that he might be a late developer who’s on base abilities could be important. Me and Billy Beane think alike! Twins have had too many low OBP hitters in recent years. Thus the sluggish offense.
  13. Greglw3
    Good article, no disagreements. I am choosing, after some initial doubt, to focus on that spectacular stint at AAA last year. Maybe he becomes a Robbie Grossman type. Best case, I could see him getting significant paying time next year, probably mostly at 1B, DH and C, less at 2B.
  14. Greglw3
    I listened to that game from Toledo, Oh on WMAQ with Harry Carey and I think Loren Brown and scored it. I had that scoresheet for many years after! For me, the most memorable game in Twins history!
  15. Greglw3
    That Allison catch is definitely high in the list. Oe of the greatest catches in Twins history. The 7th steal of home, I hadn’t seen but a huge moment!
  16. Greglw3
    I think it’s more like an adaptation of an animal’s hibernation for humans. Falvey hibernates until January 15, then signs badly injured players or egregiously subpar players. How else do you explain taking a 101 win team and "leading" them to an average of a cumulative 4 games above .500 for the next 4 years total?
  17. Greglw3
    That song has come to my mind many times when thinking about the baseball "statistic" (that changes wildly from one company to the next). Funny in late 2021 Bill James wrote an excellent piece, which is viewable on the Internet, called 'The problem with WAR'. When the father of SABRmetrics makes a clear, logical and thorough argument against WAR, that should tell people something.
  18. Greglw3
    We're both Twins fans and want them to win but I’ve heard top baseball men on the broadcasts marvel at how good a fielder Wallner is, despite how big he is. Think Larry Walker. Big guy. Plus Wallner simply freezes the other teams from taking the extra base which is super valuable. I’m not 100% sure he’s gonna hit but think he’s much better than some give him credit for. And I say the same thing about Keirsey, Jr. Martin, once he cleans up a couple of things, has a chance to be a plus outfielder. He just needs to hit .280-.290 to be valuable. Here’s your Matt Wallner mantra, watch it an ask if a poor fielder could make such a play.
  19. Greglw3
    They were integral parts of the Bomba squad and largely responsible for the 101 wins. Schoop, if you’ll recall had 2nd half injuries that cut into his statistics. I don’t understand your first sentence there. "We're the one year Cron and Schoop were with TC off years?" Falvey’s been brutal with the exception of 2019.
  20. Greglw3
    Wallner's a good fielder. Do you not watch the games and consider the opinions of long time, quality baseball men that affirm Wallner’s defense and arm? Kepler was a below average major league hitter, especially 2020-2024. Lifetime ~ .236 hitter.
  21. Greglw3
    Worst. Signing. Ever.
  22. Greglw3
    Agree with that strongly re musical chairs. Agree to disagree on Keirsey Jr. We will probably find out soon enough.
  23. Greglw3
    I’d inclined to take a chance on Andrew Binentendi who has a nice offensive track record and dealt with an achilles muscle problem last year while nosediving to a very atypical .229 average. He’s only 29 and has been quite hitterish along the way.
  24. Greglw3
    It is! Derek Falvey engages in it every year. For the life of me, I can’t figure out how he went out and got about 90 HR in Cron, Schoop and Cruz, won 101 games, and then turned into one of the quintessential below average and passive gm/POBO’s I’ve ever seen. My preference would be sign Profar for LF, Keirsey/Buxton for CF and Keirsey Wallner (Keirsey hits lefties) for RF. I’d sign .360 OBP Jesse Winker to DH and Larnach as depth or a trade. Sign .333 hitting Iglesias as Correa’s backup. Hurry along J Ishbia!!!! We should be going aggressively after Sasaki and I would move Jax to the rotation, 7 innings a start or more and he’d be #2 behind Sasaki (who may want to play for a small to mid-market team due to difficulties he had in Japan).
  25. Greglw3
    I agree with your whole premise and feel that it’s time to hand that job over to Keirsey when Buxton doesn’t play CF and have DKJ play some left and right also. He’s absolutely mastered the AAA level and a stunning sliding catch and a HR in very limited playing time shows he can do it in MLB too. Give Keirsey, Jr. 500 AB!!! He hits lefties also!
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