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  1. Greglw3
    I've long wondered what Levine really does because I think Falvey controls, ultimately the trades and signings, even if they may work together sometimes. Also, aside from the one season that they actually really tried on free agent signings with Cron, Schoop and Cruz, they are averaging about 3 to 3.5 games above .500 per year. The player development is the strength (credit Sean Johnson?). The trade deadlines have been positively abysmal going all the way back to 2019 as they detailed, season by season on the SKOR North Twins Show with Declan, Phil Mackey and Judd. Lots of bad trades and signings Happ, Shoemaker, Sam Dyson, Mahle, Archer, Lopez, Dylan Bundy, DeSclafani, Topa, Keuchel, Pagan, Jake Cave, Donaldson, Gary Sanchez, holding on to an ineffective Kepler for so long. Positives are Correa, SWR and Martin for Berrios may be about even or in the Twins favor. I consider Rocco to have gone from an initially badly overmatched manager to an average to slightly below average manager who at times pulls it together in certain games and manages a very strong game. I base this strictly on alll the other managers I’ve seen in my lifetime and how he stacks up. He’s made several embarrassing mistakes lately, costing them games. Right now, the ownership is a big part of the problem. When Declan made his responsibility pie chart on the Twins show the other day, he assigned a 55% responsibility to Rocco and ownership combined,, 25% Rocco and 30% ownership. For me, give me a front office like the Royals this past year or the Padres - aggressive and knowledgeable difference makers.
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    I agree, I think Mauch, Martin and Mele all massively better than Rocco with Mauch the best manager the Twins have ever had. A brilliant tactician, Molitor deserves credit, too. I think it was really dumb to fire him, one of the elite Hall of Famers with great instincts for the game in many areas. SO let’s go with alliteration in Mauch, Martin, Mele, Molitor! And Kelly, even though he had players that most any manager could win with deserves credit and definitely better than Rocco. I fail to understand the logic behind even suggesting Rocco might be the best ever. It would be like suggesting Max Kepler is the best Twins hitter of all time.
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    Not even close. I can make a much stronger argument that he’s the worst. Gene Mauch was the best, Sam Mele, Billy Martin, Frank Quilici, Tom Kelly, Billy Gardner. Paul Molitor all better. Huge mistake firing Molitor!
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    I agree on Jax that he’s the Twins best reliever, that he’s elevated the team mightily through his reliable and often brilliant pitching. He’s also impressively elevated his own game to a place I sometimes doubted he would ever get. But here he is. Without Jax, maybe 5-6 less wins as a guess. The other player that I would put neck and neck with Jax for Twins MVP is Carlos Santana. He has been the glue, keeping the Twins as a high level team, with highly professional at bats, consistently, and an unbelievable amount of clutch performance ability. And there’s no doubt that he deserves the gold glove and maybe platinum glove for his unreal work at 1B. I could see the Twins being about 5 games above .500 now without both Jax and Santana. The guy that was on his way to winning the award for team MVP was Carlos Correa but he’s probably disqualified after missing so much time.
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    I think they could get a very good return for Keaschall but I would have Zebby as an untouchable right now. He’s been so phenomenal that he could be a #1 starter unless scouts suggest that’s not possible.
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    In the past, I would have been interested in Kiermeir but not now. The only one of the group that looks like he could help is Yimi Garcia.
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    Yeah, it’s almost like the fan vote has an inverse correlation with reality.
  8. Greglw3
    That's a very good point!
  9. Greglw3
    I'd love for Keirsey to get called up ASAP but I keep looking for info on his return from the 7 Day IL (about 3-4 weeks ago) and I can’t find anything.
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    Personally, I’d start Martin ahead of Margot and Miranda ahead of Larnach even vs righties. I think Miranda is a better hitter now than Larnach.
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    Deserving are Correa (total no brainer) and probably Lewis. And quite possibly Joe Ryan.
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    When I wrote that, I had Margot and Farmer in mind but Margot has looked better lately.
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    Good guess!
  14. Greglw3
    I agree with you and recall too that they almost ruined Austin Martin by insisting he produce more home runs until he went back to his old line drive approach. `When will the Twins braintrust ever learn?
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    Ha ha!!! He’s been read his rights!
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    With Lee going 4 for 5 at ST. Paul and Lewis healthy, I’d say it’s time to call them both up now. And I’d call up Keirsey as the main Buxton backup and 4th OF while I’m at it. Keirsey had .400 OBP s OPS about .846 vs lefties last I checked.
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    Good idea!
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    Keirsey is out hitting Wallner by a landslide. Same pitchers. Outhitting Severino by a landslide too and Prato and Hellman.
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    The eye test is far superior to these infant stage def metrics in the 170 year history of baseball. It’s not just eye eye test either, I listen to the opinions of those I respect, like Tom, who is more than knee deep into the Twins farm system. There’s a reason why the eye test was used by scouts in baseball for 150 years before these absurdly counter intuitive def metrics came out, I just saw someone mention that Carlos Correa is below average in 3 main defensive metrics. In fact, he is a superb defensive shortstop, without peer, by my eye test and many others who have played the game. The point is too that the average CF could never make those plays that Keirsey is making. Do you think Delmon Young would make them? How about Margot. Zero indication. Larnach, never. Andrew Benentendi? Buxton yes. Billy Hamilton Yes. Michael A Taylor Yes.
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    Anybody that covers the Saints/Wichita like Tom Froemming or anybody with two eyes and has watched the myriad YouTube highlights knows that Keirsey is an outstanding center fielder. Check out the YouTube highlights and do some research and you’ll see and hear that Keirsey is a phenomenon as a defensive center fielder.
  21. Greglw3
    L/R splits for Keirsey this year, the bottom row is vs lefties but a .400 OBP and .847 OPS aren’t bad.:
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    Looking at the numbers he slashed .305/.363/.488 in AA last year and in a small sample .264/.375/.364 in AAA. His combined 2023 season Was .294/.366/.455 with 39 SB in 44 attempts, 15 HR and 8 triples. Now, in 2024, he’s slashing far better than Wallner/Severino, Prato/Helman against the same pitching. 2024 slash .296/.392/.515 and a .907 OPS. 14 SB in 17 attempts 36 RBIs in 199 AB and superb defense (search YouTube to see multiple great Keirsey catches in CF). I can’t believe that a .907 OPS AAA hitter wouldn’t be better than Margot.
  23. Greglw3
    I agree 100%! Living for the day when Keirsey gets his rightful call-up!
  24. Greglw3
    Walker Jenkins The Natural!Brooks Lee The 2nd Natural!Emmanuel Rodriguez Love his high OBP, I, like the moneyball A’s, believe that’s the best way to build a high scoring offense.Simeon Woods Richardson 5 starts, a little shaky on #5 but appears close w fastball up to 95 and that tantalizing curveball.Austin Martin I love Austin Martin as an all around asset to a team. A few ugly miscommunications in the OF but overall catches the ball, has the burners to go get some that might drop for others and made a certifiable Buxton like play in CF.DaShawn Keirsey Jr Sweet swing, superb defense, 35-40 SB high OBP and a little pop. Would be in the major leagues right now with a lot of teams.Luke Keaschall He looks to be The Natural #3 for Twins and it looks like he’ll play in MLB.David Festa Very promising, appears to be close.Zebby Matthews With what he’s doing in AA already, he could be the Twins #1 pitching prospect.Charlee Soto Relying on the scouts and those who make the minor leagues a passion plus a brief glimpse of him in 2024 highlights. Solid #10.Rubel Cespedes This guy has catapulted and I’ve seen lots of footage thanks to Tom Froemming’s frequent minor league highlights, He looks tools and a force.Gabriel Gonzalez Dropped a bit due to limited dimensions to his game after the power. Still in eventual striking distance of the majors but I’m not sure as a lot can happen between class A and MLB.Marco RayaKala'i Rosario I like him but not as much as Keaschall. Would love to have my dose of Rosario back!Brandon Winokur I think this is where he belongs for now, which ain’t bad.Rayne Doncon He’s forced himself onto this list, another one I’m convinced of my ranking due to Mr. Froemming’s excellent minor league ghlight packages.Cory Lewis Looks good, will know more when he gets back on the field.Andrew Morris Another guy with an up arrow, he deserves the spot.Jair Camargo I like him, reminds me of Wilson Ramos who was, in my opinion, foolishly traded away.Yunior Severino Disappointing in 2024 but he still deserves my last top 20 spot. This has been a fun little exercise with many thanks to Tom Froemming for his frequent thorough rundowns of the day in the Twins minor leagues, with actual footage of the key players!
  25. Greglw3
    I appreciate your perspective and the paradigm is very popular now. I believe that a far superior measure is a cross section of good MLB caliber scouts, using the 20 to 80 scale. Yes, I think to a trained eye, the eye test is superior to the new defensive "range metrics". And, I also believe that fans with 50-60 years experience watching baseball at a passionate level, have the wisdom that only experience can bring. Not that there aren’t exceptions, take a guy like Nash Walker, for example, way ahead of his years. Bottom line is you believe in those numbers and I don’t because they consistently are at odds with what I and other experts such as the walking baseball encyclopedia, Roy Smalley, can see with our eyes. My eyes tell me that Carlos Correa has the 2nd best range of any SS in my lifetime, exceeded only by Ozzie Smith and it’s close and getting closer. Correa probably has the strongest arm of any SS in my lifetime. So, I’m skeptical when well intentioned fans write that Correa is below average in any facet of SS defense based on defensive metrics. I honestly feel that cost him the gold glove at SS since writers are now trusting the defensive metrics, which I think is a lazy way of evaluating players one hasn’t seen play much. Same was being said about Urshela when he was here, below average when he was playing spectacular defense at 3rd. I think the only way to find out about Keirsey is to give him a chance. Margot and Castro are awful in CF. I think Keirsey could bring balance to the team with his SB ability, bat and defense. Maybe a Steven Kwan light or if lucky Steven Kwan equal. And these are just my opinions. We can disagree on Keirsey for whatever reasons - whatever our guiding force is in evaluating players. Maybe he comes to the majors and flops. Or maybe he comes to the majors and does what the legendary 2 Orioles rookies did when called up together, Rich Coggins and Al Bumbry, raw rookies called up during the season both tore it up offensively. I guess I live for that, the thrill of seeing a prospect come up and right a wrong for the team I love! ;-)
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