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  1. tony&rodney
    All things considered, height at first base most definitely makes a difference. Naturally, those taller players do need to be proficient at the foot work, reading throws, scooping balls, and knowing where to go on every play. The Twins have struggled to find their full time guy who plugs into the lineup on an every day basis. I have wondered whether Carson McCusker has ever taken ground balls or throws at the bag. Clearly the Twins do not believe either of Trevor Larnach or Matt Wallner would work successfully at that corner. So the team has to continue with their experimentations. France is about as rough as it gets with a glove at first base and one wonders what the Twins think about Miranda's work there. Maybe later this year Baldelli will call on Payton Eeles to hold down first base. At least we know that Carlos Correa will continue to put his throws right to the fielder's chest, whether on a line or on one easy hop.
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    Looking through all of the listed teams and their named starters and relievers, I'm reminded that health shuffles the order pretty quickly. A number of arms are down just since this list was published. There is some uncertainty with the Twins back rotation and reliever arms. Will the front office ride their guys too long at the expense of winning games? This is a concern and has been a habit of past Twins teams. The long view for me has the Twins among the top six pitching staffs in MLB. Hopefully everyone can remain healthy and be their best
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    The money has been given ..... Gallo, Bundy, Bader, Vazquez, and a pile of others. I said it in October of 2023 and I will say it again ...... Jordan Montgomery and Rhys Hoskens are fine athletes and they may have been the near consensus guys we needed but my money is better spent watching Woods Richardson, Festa, Matthews, Morris, Miranda, Keaschall, and Rodriguez. The Twins signed Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa to big deals and it is the job of the front office to surround those guys with talent.
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    FWIW, I always loved facing an all RH hitting team. It was far easier to get in a groove than facing alternating RH - LH - RH .... Naturally not every pitcher will care one way or another. In a different vein, as a long time Twins fan, it is a blessing that the current brains weren't around to platoon Oliva, Carew, Mauer, Morneau, and others.
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    It's the Twins. Bader will get plenty of playing time at all three outfield positions. After all, the veteran outfielder is the jewel at the center of all their offseason dreams. We have seen this before already. Hopefully, Bader has a fun time and manages to produce at an acceptable level.
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    The Pohlads surely want to clear their books asap. I wish them luck in completing the process. The payroll has remained in the #16-18 range among MLB teams. The yo-yo in payroll from 2022 to 2024 that brought historic venom towards ownership now sits just under $150 million. The Twins have been the rich team in the AL Central during the Falvey era with mixed results. One wonders when the focus on results will shift towards the folks who actually are responsible for the product and players on the field. In the meantime we can hope we don't read any more articles on owners, but are focused on our wishes for good baseball.
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    Loved Harmon. The consummate gentleman and power hitter. Harmon retired as the #1 right handed home run hitter in American League history. He was simply a remarkable human.
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    The Twins kept both Jeffers and Vazquez because they believe they are the best options. The salary of Vazquez was meaningless to any offseason strategies. There were other options to save if that was the plan. It never was and the payroll issue was never a thing for the front office. It existed only in the heads of some fans and writers. The Twins have the team they want. There were likely a pile of opportunities for change if that was a desire. I'm not sweating either Camargo or Cartaya, but guessing the decision to keep the current combo is based on who can best catch/block the ball for the pitchers. The Twins catchers are the least of their position player concerns. As far as the Mets needing a catcher? I'm sorry if I don't care about the Mets.
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    You do remember that every year the Twins bring in players who are highly touted and comments trash the work of the players from the previous year.
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    Great question and I do not have an answer. Last season I was at a game when 3 balls fell that should have been caught and 2 hits went for extra bases that should have been routine singles. In the same game 3 routine ground balls slipped by a Twins infielder. I'm going to say that was really extreme. This might be something to check this year. Agree totally that offense is needed and the history of baseball usually allows a strong offensive player with a weak glove.
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    This post is really good and correctly identifies items noteworthy for the players involved. Sadly, I'm depressed about how the Twins operate and the inclusion of Jose Miranda as a guy fighting for his job is just one part. So it goes.
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    Julien and Miranda are making a case today against some good Pittsburgh pitchers.
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    The outfield defense will be better in 2026.
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    Everyone knows that. The post was likely humor/trolling. No worries.
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    Good job writing up all of the positions. Opening the post one expects to see names like Miranda, Julien, and Larnach but we also know that France, Jeffers, Wallner, Gasper, and more are better bets at the DH position than in the field. We also expect that both Correa and Buxton will have days at DH. There must be some funny/odd discussions among the coaches when it comes time to field the lineup. The Twins have good pitching. The team will need their hitters to score enough runs to overcome the overall weaknesses in the field.
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    Thank you.
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    Prospects are future assets. In the age of the internet teams like to hype their prospects and sell the future. Every Yankee and Dodger prospect is, of course, a potential Hall of Famer. It is pretty harmless. Paying too much attention to words spilled on a prospect and even to all of their minor league stats doesn't tell the full story. If you watch a player enough, the good prospects stand out from their peers. All prospects need to prove themselves in the majors and do it repetitively before they are identified as stars. The Twins have a number of players who have talent and several may make a name for themselves beyond simply wearing the uniform at the MLB level. A fair assessment of how difficult it is to measure an organization's strength would be the Twins varying from #8 to #20 among the 30 clubs according to various folks assembling their ratings. All I know is that it is interesting to watch minor league baseball and see the young prospects play. I would get too worked up over the grades of this team or that team.
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    I think that statement might be crazy or naive. The Twins have not, to date, played players based on their defense and potential. That is just not the way Falvdelli rolls based on 2019-2024. The Twins want their position players to hit. All of Jeffers, Miranda, France, Lee, Castro, Julien, Martin, Gasper, Lewis, Larnach, and Wallner are average at best but it is fair to say they are below average defensively. Brooks Lee has a good glove, hands, and arm. He is also slow, which means he actually doesn't get to balls as a second baseman that Castro or Martin grab and he doesn't move laterally as well as Julien either although he is smoother on fielding and much quicker on transfers along with being more accurate on his throws. Lee would be a good third baseman. While I'm fine with Brooks Lee starting at 2B, it is anyone's guess who actually starts the year and plays in April. FWIW, I don't think the Twins know yet.
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    If the Twins are sold (that is an if) you won't have to worry because there will be a whole entire new management team from top to bottom. The new guys will find your catcher. Patience.
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    Will they have more value after a year at AAA? I was suggesting that the time to trade Julien, Lee, and Miranda was in the past which I advocated each of the last two years. I might be the only guy who still thinks Austin Martin can play at the MLB level.
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    That's old school.
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    So if Eeles is at second base, where do Brooks Lee and Edouard Julien play? Keaschall? Oh, Austin Martin?
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    Was it rash to mortgage the house and put it all down on a bet?
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    Spotlight on front office for not capitalizing on trade value when it coincides with multiple players capable of playing the same position (2B - Lee, Castro, Julien, Martin, Gasper, Keaschall, Eeles, etc.). Somebody took the offseason off. The other viewpoint is that the Twins were interested in a Spring Training competition. JK.
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    Is there video on the game today. Matthews has a nice line.
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