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  1. GNess
    Agree with your premise of the likely success rate for this group of players. However, other players in the system or those added from the outside could emerge to challenge them for playing opportunities. When projecting ahead even just one season there are almost always new variables that change the paradigm.
  2.    Patzky reacted to a post in a topic: What is Kyler Fedko’s Job?
  3. GNess
    Fedko has produced for a while in the minors. Happy for him that he is getting a chance, but it makes me wonder why he has had to wait so long given the lack of Twins OF,.other than Buxton producing consistently the past few seasons.
  4.    GNess reacted to a post in a topic: BREAKING: Twins to Promote Kyler Fedko for Major-League Debut
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  15. GNess
    If the Twins pick up where they left off from last year's trade deadline and consider any players of some value as assets to be dealt for prospects when do they break out of that cycle? When do they start focusing on accumulating productive Major League assets of their own that they actually hold on to, who help them win? The hit rate on prospects is not that strong for many MLB decision-makers. Dealing assets en masse results in problem areas for the team. Exhibit # 1 The dumpster fire that is the Twins 2026 bullpen. Clemens is under control through the 2028 season. Twins might make productive use of him down the line.
  16. GNess
    Here are a few key considerations: What did the FO tell Lewis when they sent him down? What did they want him to improve/prove? If a player is going to be something of a defensive liability which most assume Lewis would be for the short/medium term at 1B given his lack of experience - he has to hit and produce at the plate! Is he more ready tø ∂ø so after a handful of games at St Paul? The outcome of the Lewis saga will have a serious impact on the Twins.. He is now teetering on the verge of being a bust.
  17.    Mike Sixel reacted to a post in a topic: The Twins Should Capitalize on Carmen Mlodzinski’s Awkward Standoff with Pittsburgh Pirates
  18. GNess
    Nice article advocating an opportunistic approach. However, how do the Twins improve by trying to obtain a SP who can't hold down a spot in the Pirates rotation? At best he is their # 6 starter.. It is clear to me the Pirates at long last are positioned to have an above .500 record, but they are still the Pirates and the thought of there being a surplus of SP doesn't seem to add up.
  19. GNess
    The injuries to SP and the general mediocrity of the Bull Pen have been too much for this team to overcome the past week. Hoping it is not signs of things to come, but I suspect it likely is just that.
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  22. GNess
    It is understood that lower budget teams and under performing teams trade off their veteran assets at the deadline for a collection of prospects in the future hope that these prospects will produce a winner down the line. However, the success rate with this strategy (or formula) is mixed at best. It requires an ability to evaluate, project and develop young talent. It is open for debate that the Twins can successfully execute such a strategy, in particular the development piece. Many clubs are resistant to trading away their best players and maintain a core to. build around. I would argue that Ryan if he is interested in staying with the Twins as a core asset going forward the Twins should find a way to pay him. (The new CBA will hopefully enforce a much higher floor for salary spending per team.)
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  27. GNess
    Trading Buxton would be a big mistake unless the return is substantial to say the least.
  28.    rdehring reacted to a post in a topic: Twins 8, Red Sox 6: Early Deficit Erased in Scrappy Fenway Win
  29. GNess
    Right now the Twins are exceeding my expectations for sure. Gritty win tonight.
  30. GNess
    Is there a real marker teams can use to gauge "readiness" for the bigs other than competing in MLB.. MLB is hard and each player naturally reacts differently and each should be assessed individually.. The failure rate is high, but that doesn't mean patience, delay and fear of failure should guide the process.
  31. GNess
    Zebby has shown signs multiple times of being an effective MLB SP. If he can just produce good outings more regularly he becomes a solid asset to the Twin
  32. GNess
    I understand it is not an advanced metric, but it matters: Twins are 1-7 when SWR starts a game. (17-17 in other games.)
  33. GNess
    They might, but they probably don't.
  34. GNess
    Make it stop. This is getting ridiculous.
  35. GNess
    Lewis surely has been impacted by his injuries, but his level of production is woeful. I see him off balance and flailing at the plate consistently. His confidence seems to have fallen off. (Understandably) Not sure if he can regain anywhere near his form of a few seasons ago, but is it still worth giving him a bit more time to do so? His trajectory once was almost superstar level - few players reach that level even for a half a season or so. A genuinely productive Lewis could be huge for this team and organization. Tough situation and decision.
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