Doctor Gast

Great job on the Jon Gray trade! He has great numbers in this game & should have better numbers w/ MN.

What I believe is MN has done a good job of early scouting. Hopefully this will pay off. Those that are not drafted in this year`s draft are free to be procured & to go any where they want ?

It`d be interesting to see all the stats

I believe there will be a season this year. When the weather become warmer the COVID 19 will become weaker & can be fought off by those that are most susceptible. Treatment will be soon approved by the time it get cold again. The season must go on even if they control attendance from limited to none, becoming mainly dependent on TV revenues. I stated before how the schedule could be adjusted to accommodate the delay

His devotion & faith in the Twins makes Cruz a great asset to us. I`d love to see him retire as a Twin w/ a glorious legacy.

I`d play Astudillo more for the time being & I`d play Hill less because we`ll need him going into the play off. There`s no reason to over play him in the start of the season especially if he`s not doing well. You seem to do pretty well w/ the rotation otherwise, because their numbers are very surprising

My thoughts also. He hasn`t been given a chance to really prove himself in the majors yet & he should be given that chance. Thorpe should not be thrown in the BP. Many think it`s a small thing to just to throw a starter there because they don`t jump in & dominate when called up. Some can make that switch easily, many can not. Some like Duffy & May had difficulty but eventually adapted when given a chance. Some should go to the BP but refuse. Thorpe has shown me that he has the stuff & spunk to be a starter & would not want to be a reliever. Let him go to AAA, I believe he`ll come back w/ a vengeance. Even w/ a shortened season an opportunity will provide itself & he show himself worthy

In the middle our 2019 run, our BP folded which effected our fragile starting rotation. If we had those guys through out the season, we could have gone a long ways in the PS; w/ a fresh rotation

Could it be what they had done last year at this time & what they did this ST?

I totally agree that baseball should naturally be played outside. But this is Minnesota, where most years we have snow in the beginning of the season & is cool until June & at the end of the season is cool. Myself I enjoyed playing baseball in hot weather. The Metrodome I had many fond memories besides having a controlled environment we had a substantial home field advantage

I`m not crazy about that schedule. I`d prefer the schedule based on the original set up. I`d go w/ the original & have the inter divisional teams play double headers to make up for missed games, the rest could be redistributed as equally as possible & maybe drop the external league games

Very interesting. Just curious, what is this simulation based on?

Thanks for the info! With his great determination to be great, Brusdar will figure out & develop his secondary pitches & hopefully have a shot at starting

Another upside of a delayed season is the Twins don`t have to play in the cold weather outside.

Thanks for this in depth article! I appreciate it! It`d have been interesting to see Gleeman`s evaluation on Graterol. For me sometimes it get frustrating to see the organization so quickly change a promising top of the rotation flame thrower to a reliever

Pranks are part of baseball culture which helps make the sport more enjoyable. I really liked this article about how the Grapefruit League supposingly got its name. I always enjoy a clean prank & thought that maybe if anyone hasn`t seen this article should read it to uplift your spirits. https://www.mlb.com/news/wilbert-robinson-caught-grapefruit-from-a-plane?partnerId=zh-20200314-156906-47943&query_id=1026&bt_ee=0AJOWHOkIP8cUt6DanJjHpkdRTWGpW9f7XRQujUm2BcCowmweU%2B49BppEGE0BOKO&bt_ts=1584189814469

Well balanced article, How this could benefit the Twins, more time for Buxton, Gonzalaz & Hill (although there`s no rush for him) to get ready plus maybe could improve Romero & Thorp`s situation to make the team. Also our rotation doesn`t have the stamina to last the whole season meaning a reduced season the rotation will be less tired. At the same time our nemesis CLE &NYY will also have more time to heal especially if it gets even more delayed

In my recent blog "Diamonds in the Rough" I stated that I believe Chris Archer was a diamond in the rough. Although he always has shown potential & ability to pitch 200 innings, he hasn`t lived up to our high expectations. Many stars takes a while to break out; at TB he had stiff East division competition & wasn`t ready & at PIT, he wasn`t coached properly. Early this fall, I had a gut feeling that 2020 would be his breakout. I was hoping that FO 1st external deal was to call up Shelton & say lets get this done. I remember in an article I read that Chris Archer could be had for Twin`s Severino then. Archer I believe has a lot of up side like top of the rotation. He has pretty good spin rate, fast ball, change up but his best pitch is the slider. He was behind in ST because of neck issues, yesterday was his ST debut. I didn`t expect much because he`s behind most everybody. In the slug fest Pirate`s victory 19-13, Archer in 2 innings had 4 SO, 1 BB, 1 hit & 0 runs while hardly using his slider. He exceeded my expectations! https://www.mlb.com/pirates/news/chris-archer-does-well-in-first-spring-start More I see him, more I believe my gut is right! I see a new maturity in him & w/ new good coaching he`s ready, Wes`s coaching he should be great! Forgive me but I`m not satisfied w/ any of our external pitching deals, they have very little upside, what you see is what you get (if you`re lucky). I know people will say the bus is full which regrettably could be but we should make room & not wait until dead line. Right now we are probably looking at Rosario value in trade or 2 mid prospects or some combinations if we wait longer his stock will continue to rise as he starts to break-out. Pirates should be willing to deal. Twins should pull the trigger! What do you think?

Although Chacin should get the benefit of the doubt (I hope he does get it), Dobnak has proven himself that he deserves it. That being said I think maybe all the rotation pitchers except Berrios will have difficulty going long & could use help in long relief or be used w/ openers. So I`d be in favor keeping at least 2 of them up & rotate the others up when needed.

Thanks for the info. I`m really keeping my eye on Vallimont seems like he has everything working for him. This draft they have a lot of great college prospects, was hoping to have more draft picks to take advantage of it. W/ college draftees they pass through the lower levels very quickly. We need some young pitchers thru the international drafts to help the lower levels stocked w/ pitchers. Yes, my hope is for us to imitate Cleveland in evaluating & developing aces to have a steady influx in our rotation. We`ve been always known for bats

I don`t believe he has. Although his best shot to make the team is in the field, believe he has played DH in the minors

Like your article, I believe Buxton will be healthy enough for Kepler to receive his gold glove

The main & 1st point of discussion before signing Donaldson was how his defense was going impact the Twins. The rest is icing on the cake

I certainly hope we can extend both Berrios & Buxton (the BBs). It might be tough

No. Although very soon we`ll have a lot, where we`ll have a dilemma relating to our 40 man roster that we`ll need to address very soon. Yes, we have a lot of depth which is great in case of injury. Arraez came up & proved himself. Excuse me but I think the word "impact player" is thrown around too freely. Yes, Arraez has a lot of potential especially hitting but he still needs improvement on his defense. Impact means a player that can alter the outcome of a season, IMO. Arraez substitution of Scoop IMO did not affect the outcome of the season.