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  1. Doctor Gast
    It'll be a great pleasure to see Simmons and this infield perform.
  2. Doctor Gast
    The staff last year wanted to reduce Berrios's intense preseason workouts because they believed that it drained his strength at the end of the season. But because of the shortened season it backfired. He wasn't as prepared so his performance wasn't up to speed in the beginning. But at the end he was just warming up. If this season is normal he'll be on track. Hope he can take the next step and be the ace that we want him to be. At the same time hoping he signs an extension
  3. Doctor Gast
    Now with the great addition of Simmons , we have edged ahead of CWS. Hopefully soon we can bring home Cruz and that put us in the driver's seat. I trust they'll come up with a good BP and rotation. We have great hitting and defense.
  4. Doctor Gast
    I really missed Andy Macphail when he left. He knew the need and got it done right away. He was a shrewd negotiator. Things went downhill from there. But this FO has done a good job at bringing in a great manager and coaching staff with the high tech. Any serious injury to Buxton or Simmons (I hope not) Lewis should be called up. When Lewis is called up there'd be a lot of work for him because he's a true super utility player
  5. Doctor Gast
    I believe Didi is too expensive for their blood. If there's a deal I think it won't happen until close to dead line. They more motivated to get rid of their heavy salary burden. I believe they'll do anything to drop them from their payroll.
  6. Doctor Gast
    It's too bad that CLE is in our division because we miss out on pitchers that CLE discard. It's like playing cards when we're not behind the player that we want their discards and not able to pick up. To some this is a pretty sensitive subject.
  7. Doctor Gast
    Simmons acquisition could be a double blessing. 1st we strengthened our SS position. 2nd we took away the Reds last shot at a legitimate SS. Without a legitimate SS and the Reds are thinking about trading their capable 3B, Reds pitchers, Castillo and Gray would probably lose trading value because grounders are going through for hits. Hopefully our players value will go up. Then makes it more feasible to trade Jefferies could be a fit for BP
  8. Doctor Gast
    Thanks Top Gun, later I discovered my mistake and tried to correct it but you had already discovered it.
  9. Doctor Gast
    To address the statements that Lewis's poor hitting in 2019 AA. He addressed that by saying it was mental. He took care of that by hitting well and winning MVP in the AFL, while playing 2 different positions. At St. Paul we didn't get much news, the only news that came out was that Lewis was the best hitter there. Yet Rooker, Jeffers, Kiriloff and Blankenhorn were brought up and hit very well, how does that reflects on Lewis? Many criticize his high leg kick. But many have had success with it, namely Donaldson and Puckett. So I'm not worried about him hitting in MLB.
  10. Doctor Gast
    Many say Simmons is all glove & no bat. But his bat is pretty good too, just that he doesn't have the power of some other top SS's. I'll still take his glove over their bats
  11. Doctor Gast
    of coarse Luis Castillo, he had Bryant & Baez on his left side which he had benefitted greatly. W/o them he'd be another Dobnak. But we have to remember we have Simmons for only 1 Year.
  12. Doctor Gast
    I don't think that anyone is down on Arraez, just realistic. W/ Donaldson , Polanco & Arraez are around average. W/o Donaldson, they are well below par at SS & 2B. As Donaldson is doubtful as an every day 3B, if we want to compete something needed to be done. HOF Rod Carew was an all star 2B but he was shifted to 1B because he wasn't very good at it yet he had better range than Arraez. The fact his name is brought up on trades is because his value is high. I don't think they'll trade Arraez, they'll find a place for his bat. Arraez is not a super utility player. I don't consider Gonzalez as a super utility player. My definition is a player which can play SS & CF anyone else is just utility.
  13. Doctor Gast
    I think Sano is our best back up option too. I don`t know exactly how they are going to manage Donaldson. . If they`ll rotate him at 1B or DH or complete rest the days he's not playing 3B or a combination of all 3. I disagree that this is a minor transaction. IMO this will totally revolutionizes the Twins & Polanco if he is kept at 2nd. Now we need a decent long term back up to Buxton. Although we hope that Buxton remains healthy the whole season , we can no longer depend on it. I love this transaction , Baez was my 1st option but Simmons was my second. Just hope his ankles are healthy. Best transaction for a long time
  14. Doctor Gast
    It's close, Kiriloff has more power but I'd choose Lewis because of his athleticism. His ability to play the critical positions of SS and CF which is the Twins greatest need. I'm not worried about his stance, he has shown that he's able to make the necessary adjustments.
  15. Doctor Gast
    I like Bryant but our only real need for him is being a great platoon with Donaldson, that would be expensive and not fair to him. Baez makes much more sense, with his talent and ties to Berrios, I'd like to get extentions with both of them. This should be top priority for FO. Cubs are motivated to trim the budget and gain prospects, they'd lose out if they keep him. FO needs to be aggressive in open communications and be creative to get the deal done. Meaning if we don't have all the Cubs want, go to a 3rd party. We can't let another one slip away. Baez will be cheap since it's his last year and poor 2020. No top prospects, probably a couple of low ones. Please get it done
  16. Doctor Gast
    Yeahyabetcha are you making a bid for Gonzalez? The point that I was making was that our focus has to be on critical positions,C,SS and CF. C is covered,SS we need an upgrade(suggestion:Baez with Adrianza subbing) CF we need a better back up(suggestion:Pillar and can start at LF). Once we cover our critical positions we can get by with inferior subs at less critical positions. Corner OF options Kiriloff Cave Wade Larnach Rooker Astudillo Arraez 3B options Adrianza Astudillo Arraez 2B Arraez Adrianza Astudillo 1B Kiriloff Rooker Larnach Astudillo Arraez- if he has no experience he can learn We have a lot of options. We can get by without Gonzalez's slightly superior glove at those positions My focus is fielding a World Series caliber team
  17. Doctor Gast
    It's interesting that the FO was interested in Yates. They signed also Springer. Because of his connection with Brantley. They could also get him
  18. Doctor Gast
    Looks like Quintana is going to the Angels
  19. Doctor Gast
    I agree with everyone. It was a terrible trade. Ramos was a very capable back up to Mauer. I can understand the idea behind the trade but the content is unbelievably imbalanced,they could have done much better. Trades like this helps to see why they are gun shy about going after big name relievers.
  20. Doctor Gast
    I don't like bashing of players. Gonzalez is a good player but we don't need him. The non critical positions that he plays can be more economically substituted internally. It scares me that he's even on their radar. & not focused on critical needs on critical positions! We are starved for news but not this news
  21. Doctor Gast
    To get to the PS we have get past CWS. CWS are loaded w/ RH bats that can hammer LHP. I think Wes can do something w/ him but IMO we can do better w/ more bang for the buck
  22. Doctor Gast
    My choice would be Odo of the 2. Odo has more value but I don't see FO going after either. I believe they'll go with less salary with more upside. They might go after an under paid pitcher through trade.
  23. Doctor Gast
    Looking at recent stats, I agree w/ you pretty much, Tom. By stats I'd probably rate Richards lower & Archer higher but both have a much higher ceiling than what the stats show. I agree that if 2020 was a normal year, Richards would've had time to stretch out & find his rhythm but that didn't happen. Also if he hadn't wasted time by trying to work thru his injury & got the TJ surgery, , he wouldn't be labeled as injury prone. Archer had a lot of hype at TB, but still needed a lot development. TB didn't want to wait for him to develop when they could dump him at his high demand. At PIT they have a good eye for pitchers but don't have the ability to develop them (I'm sad that the FO hasn't taken advantage of this flaw by scooping up their available pitchers). In fact they made Archer to go to his inferior pitches & did nothing for his development. Archer has a few tweaks that need to be done but is well worth the effort by Wes. His prognosis is very good just a matter of time for him get to 100%, get stretched out & work out what needs to be tweaked I doubt that the FO will find a reasonable high/mid-rotation pitcher on the FA so I hope they trade for one. But my 1st choice Musgrove has been taken. Richards & Archer are both low risk & high reward projects.
  24. Doctor Gast
    Was very disappointed that the FO didn't take up the opportunity on Musgrove. He's indeed has a lot of untapped talent that Wes could work w/, comes pretty cheap & showed interest in a fair trade. They were interested in Larnach, a LH corner OF bat that we have abundance of but had no hesitation in trading our promising top pitching prospect.
  25. Doctor Gast
    Love your article Lucas. I think Marquez is great! But it'll be difficult to pull him away from CO. It'll be expensive w/ prospects & salary. It'll be worth it if you can get the $ to balance the budget. We should give Arrietta a shot. PIT Stranton has one of the highest spin rate in MLB but PIT hasn't been able to untap that talent. What do you think Lucas ? is he worth a shot? I believe PIT has an eye for good pitching but have no idea how to develop it. So I'd like to grab anything that comes out of there. Musgrove is under rated & paid, I'd rather FO pursue him. It'd take a lot less prospects & salary costs.
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