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  1. 4twinsJA
    College pitchers little more a known quality, older, more developed physically. Already competd at higher level than high school, easier to project future proformance compared to high school pitchers. I like how Twins have added prospects through draft and trades. Twins have multiple quality pitchers working their way up, excited about future.
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    I like Smeltzer, a good change of pace from other pitchers Twins have. There are things he needs to work on and his margin for error is less than some other pitchers. I have said this before but I like him as an 2-3 inning opener followed by a power RH pitcher. See Smeltzer frequent passenger on the Rochester shuttle this year.
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    World Series or bust for Twins this year, RB not hiding from it. He has said that is their goal. Lots of things have to fall into place for that to happen, many very good teams have been sidetracked by injuries or just bad luck. Looking forward to season.
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    Make it to world series, need to win playoff series to get monkey off back. Starting to be a recurring trend to lose first playoff series.
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    I think the Astros will fall off this year. Going to be hard to carry around that baggage this year will wear them down. Also, the pitching reasons mentioned in article, relying in 2 36-37 year old pitchers as the top of their rotation. Bound to be a dropoff, take the under at Vegas for wins.
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    Twins had 9 pitchers make their MLB debut last year, Smeltzer, Thorpe, Dobnak, Stashek, Poppen, Alcala, no longer on team Graterol, Harper, and Eades. These 8 pitchers mentioned in article as well as Duran, Chalmers, and Colina would make up the leading candidates this year. I am sure there is a darkhorse out there like Dobnak was last year. Twins have some exciting pitching prospects, looking forward to season. Also Twins used 30 pitchers last year, 31 in you include Adrianza so there should be plenty of opportunity for ptichers even if don't make 13 on opening day roster.
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    First base harder to play than most people give credit to. With that said, Sano should be able to make the adjustments. Footwork is probably the hardest to master, at least he has spring training to make the adjustments and get comfortable. Twins look to be solid at first base for a few years.
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    Garver's the man. Avila is what he is, a good backup catcher that hits LH. Avila holding a spot for Jeffers/Rortvedt. I am not a Astudillo fan, average at best defensively and did not hit last year with poor plate discipline, position flexibility overrated. Will probably see Garver #1 next year with one of Jeffers/Rortvedt #2, with the other one on 40 man roster playing at AAA.
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    Appears Twins have starting pitching depth but how many will be there in 1-2 years. Odorizzi is FA this year, Hill over 40, Bailey is just a one year stopgap type player, Chacin will he even make it back to MLB. Need plenty of prospects since not all of them will make it. So my answer to trading pitching is no.
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    I am not an Archer believer, some pitchers lose it never to get it back. He may be one of them. Granted he may be low cost, so low risk but think the bus is full for starting pitchers this year.
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    On Gleeman and the Geek's Sunday podcast, they talked about who was the hardest to replace if injured of position players. I would agree with them that Buxton, Garver, and Polanco are the hardest to replace. CF has big dropoff when Buxton not playing, Kepler serviceable but then weaker in CF and RF. Who is the next true CF in system, Lewis, Celestino? We have C prospects, but rely on Astudillo until they are ready? Who is next SS, Lewis, Gordon? Who is next after Lewis? I like Adrianza but maybe not everyday player. There are some negative injury scenarios, hopefully they don't happen
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    I think Twins have passed Astros -Cole and with all the other baggage this year. Hard to argue Yankees are less than the favorite. Looking forward to a fun year to be a Twins fan.
  13. 4twinsJA
    4 million this year not necessarily getting screwed.
  14. 4twinsJA
    Anxious to see players on the field. Going to be a great year for Twins fans.
  15. 4twinsJA
    Great Twins are recognizing this as an issue for Berrios and coming up with a plan to address it instead of just hoping it will be better this year. Appears Twins are putting more thought into how to get the most out of their players and willing to try new approaches.
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    A lot to be excited about this year being a Twins fan. Injuries and unforeseen performance drop-offs will happen this season. Appears Twins are built to withstand some of this with quality players waiting for their opportunity. Looking forward for some of the high level prospects to get some exposure to MLB this year.
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    After this year could see Lewis starting his MLB career as supersub, backing up SS, 2B, 3B, and OF. Taking Gonzolez and Adrianza's place, Rocco likes to get his players rest, plenty of PT for someone as versatile as Lewis. Hope he figures his swing out and keeps improving.
  18. 4twinsJA
    Not much else to do in offseason but analyze numbers, make rankings and predictions. To be honest, I am tiring of it also. Looking forward to seeing players on field, making my first trip to spring training in a couple of weeks.
  19. 4twinsJA
    Time to move on from Manfred, he's dug himself too deep a hole to get out of. Will never regain respect of players.
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    I hope for similar performance from Berrios, Odorizzi, Maeda, and Pineda. Along with eventually Hill and Dobnak, Smeltzer, Thorpe, Bailey, Chacin, and Duran pushing for starts. Looks like Twins sit good for pitching, maybe not true ace or #1A and #1B like Houston had last year, but great depth. There will be some separation over the season. FO has set up good competition with some veterans and prospects.
  21. 4twinsJA
    Weakest up the middle, Buxton great when playing dropoff if not playing, Unsure of potential backup/replacement Celestino/Lewis? Kepler, Cave, and Wade were not the answer last year. Arraez and Polanco good offensively but limited on defense. Adrianza and Gordon don't look like long term solutions. Unsure of prospects at SS/2B beyond Lewis and Blankenhorn. Maybe Lewis next supersub at 2B/SS/3B/CF.
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    Only locks barring injury for early season rotation are Berrios, Odorizzi, and Maeda beyond that who ever looks good in spring training between Bailey, Chacin, Thorpe, Dobnak, Smeltzer. When Pineda comes back he will be near lock to be in rotation so only one rotation spot to fill for whoever has earned it at that point. FO has down well not putting all their eggs in one basket. Hopefully one or two of these pitchers separate themselves from the others and makes the decisions easier.
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    I could see shorter starts followed by 2-3 inning pitcher. Well documented pitchers success declines third time through order. Maybe starter 5 IP then a pitcher for 3 IP, then closer if ahead in 9th.
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    The FO is really into analytics. I am sure more data available for college players than HS, also college data is against higher level of completion. 20-21 year olds more projectable than 17-18 year olds. Maybe this is part of why they have drafted more college players.
  25. 4twinsJA

    Cheating

    4twinsJA commented on mikelink45's blog entry in mikelink45's Blog

    Good write up, I agree don't know how MLB can allow Houston to retain title. It was wrong, they knew it was wrong. No way you can argue that it did not affect outcomes of games. At minimum strip them of WS title, even if you leave it vacant for that year.
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