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  1. tony&rodney
    They both need some work at AAA.
  2. tony&rodney
    Funny comment and actually might represent many frustrated fans who get worked up over the strike outs and close losses. We all want better You are right on though, that's not the way it works.
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    Kepler has struggled, no doubt. Still, you can have Gallo and I'll take Kepler if it is a choice between the two. Hoping for better, like today (minus the 17 K's), until the new crop grows in successfully.
  4. tony&rodney
    The time for trades was last winter. Maybe a Miranda, Larnach, and Winder plus someone else for Murphy may have worked. Who knows ... that is a dead issue. Ruiz was the prize for Murphy and Oakland might take Ryan, Ober, and Duran for him which is another way of saying Ruiz is not going anywhere. Krilloff, Lewis, Ober, Varland, Castro, and Stewart are good additions thus far. Keep Larnach, AK, and Julien in the lineup and see what happens.
  5. tony&rodney
    The Twins have some fair options for pitching. There may have been a few blown games but I don't think the pitching has let the team down. Bats? The bats need to come alive.
  6. tony&rodney
    Pitching can keep a sinking ship afloat long enough to allow the offense to mend their ways. It can happen. The one truism in baseball is that it is a long season and adjustments can occur as well as regression to a norm.
  7. tony&rodney
    Correct. I liked Berrios and would have offered him a good contract. Jose throws innings and is a strong #3 pitcher mostly. So, I did not think it was a good thing to trade a good starting pitcher. If Toronto was so keen, I wanted Gabriel Moreno plus a flyer on a young prospect. The hype on Simeon Woods Richardson when he was a Mets prospect seemed overblown for the stuff presented. SWR could still be a fair pitcher but he will need at least another year after this year to refine his command and control. Austin Martin should be a good player for a major league team. I don't know if that is the Twins. He lost time trying to hit for power. You can see (via milb.com the last few years) that he is a pretty fun player to watch when he plays his game. He has some speed, makes contact, and has a decent glove. He just doesn't stand out. Like many younger players, he will need to get an opportunity. The Berrios trade is too early to judge still and Arraez and Lopez are both better players in my estimation, which makes it even more difficult to come to an early conclusion. Pitching almost always wins in the end, but not always (Lou Brock trade).
  8. tony&rodney
    The Twins should be better in Toronto.
  9. tony&rodney
    The myth that won't die. Ortiz was Davis Arias when he became a Twin via trade (Seattle) and had not done anything to make a case for a position on a MLB roster. He was released, nobody picked him up, and then he received a flyer fromBoston. The rest is history but Ortiz leaving the Twins didn't cause a single teardrop. He did turn Fenway Park into his personal playground -good for him.
  10. tony&rodney
    Round ball proves difficult for bats. Rough stretch.
  11. tony&rodney
    Weird post. Why just make something up that cannot even happen? Byron Buxton is going to undergo an experimental therapy where he can no longer suffer any injuries and his swing will come back to even plane as well?
  12. tony&rodney
    Unreasonable to assess a trade after just a few months. Neither Pablo Lopez nor Luis Arraez are one day wonders, making an evaluation now completely a reflex. Check back in four years. If you are the fidgety type - two years.
  13. tony&rodney
    Which of these players do you expect to play in the major leagues? Also, #5 is not a place for "pretty good" talent. I know that Dollander could be really good but after watching him pitch several times I'm wishing for Max Clark.
  14. tony&rodney
    Agree with the post above The comments (Arraez, Steer, et al) are 20/20 revisionist that is "half an inch of water and you think your'e going to drown."
  15. tony&rodney
    I feel like this has been commented to death. 1) we all love Luis Arraez 2) the Twins wanted/ needed another starting pitcher. 3) the Twins were hoping for an infield of Kirilloff-1B, Polanco-2B, Miranda-3B, Correa-SS, and Farmer and Lewis as other players. When Arraez was traded the Twins picked up Solano and Castro. It would be nice to have an Arraez hitting, but who gets cut? Kirilloff? Polanco? Buxton? Baseball always has questionable trades, drafts, and so forth. Steve Carlton was traded and so was Lou Brock. The problems with the Twins scoring runs does not center around the loss of Luis Arraez. Pablo Lopez has been fine. When Correa and a multitude of others begin to swing the bat with more proficiency, the team will run off some winning streaks. We can wish Arraez the best and still wish the Twins well at the same time.
  16. tony&rodney
    Skenes, yes, if he is still on the board when the Twins pick at #5. Otherwise, choose the best player available which would be one of the outfielders. Talent plays. Dollander and Lowder would be fair picks if the Twins were outside the top seven, but they are not - #5 is an opportunity, not a gamble.
  17. tony&rodney
    I don't remember any angst about choosing Griffey Jr,. a left handed kid. If the Twins are "left" with Clark or Jenkins, they better be ecstatic.
  18. tony&rodney
    Big, big difference between Wallner and Sabato. Wallner may be a little awkward but he can run, throw, hits for power, hits for average, and gets on base plenty. He could work himself into being a fair outfielder too. Sabato takes some walks.
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    Did we have this exact article/discussion last year about Miranda? Hopefully Royce Lewis plays 150-162 games per season at third base for the next decade, but that is far away.
  20. tony&rodney
    Two college bats that are still making outs and two high school guys who are very promising.
  21. tony&rodney
    I didn't intend to be negative in my previous comment. It is early June and both Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco have been incredibly fun players to watch since their careers began. I have wanted to see another couple of years from each of them, and things can still turn around, hopefully. Mixed feelings was a great title for a recap of the week. The Twins may be receiving a rebound from Correa and there still is some faint wishes that Buxton is not done, but Max and Jorge have been the soul of this team and missed a few chances, although Polo came up big once recently. Are the next guys ready? It might be time. The growing strike outs and weak bats can't continue if the Twins are going to be competitive. TBR & TOR makes for a new test this week. The baseball season is a grind unlike any other sport.
  22. tony&rodney
    Despite my general optimism and hopes for the Twins this season, they are not a very good baseball team if viewed from a distance. Apparently the Twins want to prove those prognosticators who predicted 82-85 wins correct.
  23. tony&rodney
    The Twins never seemed in on Murphy, so Vasquez was a great signing. A less than stellar start with the Twins won't be a concern if Christian can get untracked to provide some quality at bats and be the catcher needed for the pitchers. I'm not too worried right now, especially because Jeffers is looking much better as a catcher.
  24. tony&rodney
    Forgot one big point. Ryan Jeffers has been great lately and I thought he had his best game yet as a catcher last night. Jeffers was impressive at the plate but particularly behind it.
  25. tony&rodney
    Notes: Easy to sign up for Apple TV free trial. Don't care at all for the either the announcers or camera work from Apple TV. Good game with some nice defense and pitching. The batters worked too, just hard to score runs. Ober was really good but the guys coming up had had the best swings and his control was fading ever so slightly. Baldelli made the correct calls and the relievers performed excellently. Someone mentioned Brooks Lee. I have seen quite a few of his at bats. He can play shortstop but is in no way ready to face MLB pitchers. He also is not going to replace any of Lewis, Correa, or Polanco and Castro is a better option for utility due to speed. Maybe 2024 or 2025. Kepler has struggled but the guy can still play. He gets another month or so. Maybe Gallo gets the IL and Wallner or Larnach have another opportunity. Still would like to see the Twins go with twelve pitchers but know it won't happen. Gray and Ryan could be good matchups to get quick outs in the next two games but baseball is always a challenge from at bat to at bat and inning to inning. The pitching and depth have the Twins in a decent spot in early June. They are only nine games back of Tampa Bay and the offense has yet to perform consistently. The Twins are trending up ..... today.
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