Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

Han Joelo

Verified Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,772

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    1

 Content Type 

Profiles

Minnesota Twins News, Rumors & Analysis

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospect Rankings

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Minnesota Twins Trade & Free Agent Rumors

Minnesota Twins Fan Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by Han Joelo

  1. Han Joelo
    Buxton has no business in the minors except on a rehab assignment. He's got that game film from last September now, he knows he can do it. Don't think, Buck, you'll only hurt the team. I don't know him enough to know if moving him around in the order will help. Doubt if it would. Rally's have continued despite his K's. I think keeping the young guys sandwiched with veterans is intentional.
  2. Han Joelo
    Here's the Ringer's obituary for the KC Bullpen: https://theringer.com/mlb-2017-kansas-city-royals-bullpen-woes-1b50f082f464
  3. Han Joelo
    Thanks for the link to the Polanco play. Nice play, especially with that small-moon size asteroid that was also going for the ball. I am no judge of arm strength, but that looked legit to me.
  4. Han Joelo
    Very familiar statline for Stewart. I have decided that I'd rather hope he is some statistical anomaly that will find success this way, rather than suddenly become a strikeout guy. He is not fascist.
  5. Han Joelo
    Pot calling the kettle black alert: I'd have sat Kepler and played Rosario. Flag this post and mock me later. Don't mess with Molly Mojo. Or is it Molitor Magic? Paul's Prescriptions? Paulie's Follies? At least Danny Santana will get that participation trophy, which he can use as a paperweight to hold down the check he gets for his World Series share.
  6. Han Joelo
    But will they have any fun? Great article! Thanks.
  7. Han Joelo
    Love reading this thread for the first time AFTER the game. Fun.
  8. Han Joelo
    1. Dozier -R 2. Kepler-L 3. Buxton-R 4. Mauer-L 5. Sano-R 6. Castro-L 7. Esco-S 8. Rosario-L 9. Grossman-D Love it, except I wish Polanco was in there, although I like the idea of having a switch hitting pinch hitter like him available. Molly really wants someone to be on base when Dozier or Sano connect.
  9. Han Joelo
    Thanks for the article, Nick. As is often the case, you eloquently put in writing much of what I was thinking. I keep thinking that if Park had been batting cleanup, he would have struck out, and then Sano would have struck out, too.
  10. Han Joelo
    Postgame radio interview.
  11. Han Joelo
    Man, I hope this thread can make it to the 18 or 2000 pages that the one criticizing the roster did. Winning is fun, but maybe not as fun to talk about? I dunno. Quick overreactions: I feel a new, calm sense of confidence when Rosario comes to the plate. I think he's grown up. Polanco is good. Hitting wise, he's going to be among the best SS. Scrolling through the gameday summary of plays, I noticed in the one half-inning, Sano fielded all three outs. Routine or not, that is cool. He then promptly hit the bomb. Coincidence? Santana striking out the last three batters...his first 3 K's of the day? Did I get that right? Can pitchers do that? Just flip a switch from letting the defense work, to K mode? Kintzler's comments about Belisle's pregrame speech. Apparently he's a great speaker, and makes Kintzler want to storm the beach. Some call it corny, some snicker at chemistry and veteraness, but I don't take the idea lightly. Between him and Castro, the FO needs to be given a pat on the back.
  12. Han Joelo
    That Yankees lineup is pretty underwhelming, imo.
  13. Han Joelo
    Thanks for posting.
  14. Han Joelo
    Nice post. I grew up in and live in Idaho. I chose to be a Twins fan. My NBA and NFL choices from age 12 (the Rockets and the Dolphins) have fallen by the wayside for me, but I remain a Twins fan, because I like the culture. I'm glad Falvey and Levine didn't just come in and nuke it. I believe the Twins can come close to .500 this year, and hope for more. A .500 season could look like a so-so April, a blistering May and early June, a slow fade, a trade of some veterans, and a gentle let down at the end. I've got no hot takes, other than maybe to say that Park is being treated as the relatively unproven "prospect" he really was all along. Is he really much different from Chris Colabello or something? And having made that comparison, I think he could have a nice season once he comes up and maybe even be parlayed into a decent prospect come trade time.
  15. Han Joelo
    The Ringer weighs in on a few reasons to watch baseball this year. One of them is to see if the Twins can win more than 59 games. Another one, is to watch a really large man play rightfield, strike out and homer a lot, and deny Aaron Hicks playing time. https://theringer.com/mlb-preview-opening-day-matt-harvey-chicago-cubs-new-york-yankees-b602e7291f18 I suppose you can tell a lot just from the web address--targeted for the big market teams it seems. And Minnesota is just this adorable bunch of perennial losers... I think its been said by a few, but what this team needs is a chip on its shoulder and a belief they can compete. Maybe the new veterans can bring that.
  16. Han Joelo
    Pretty meh. Best case is that KBB (see what I did there?) hold serve until midseason and get traded for lottery tickets, as the Young Guns (Jake BurdoTakEnbergeRio). Not to mention Tyler Jay. Wimmers will be up if Tonkin flops one last time. Haley still intrigues me. Not just because he is a Rule V pick, but because the Twins maneuvered around so much to get him, essentially spending the top pick to get him. (I haven't checked, but I'm pretty sure there are some Rule V picks pitching better than him this spring.) Still hoping the braintrust saw something special in him and he's worth it. Whatever they saw in him probably wouldn't show up in a smaller spring sample. Thats the most lipstick I can smear on this, but like others have said, its not like we didn't see this coming- with the exception of Chargois choking and Duffy pitching himself back into the rotation.
  17. Han Joelo
    There's always been too much of a Gulf with Tonkin between his fastball's speed, and how effective it actually is. Anyway, I'd like to see Wimmers get the call right now. It may be SSS, but maybe he has the hot hand right now. And, maybe, like many former first round pick starting pitchers, after years of trying to start, injuries, and other vagaries of life, Wimmers is about to blossom into a BP weapon. I wish the best for Tonkin, he'd get claimed probably. Hopefully he puts it together and becomes a reliable MLB guy for someone. Reading between the lines, seems like Molitor likes him, so I bet Falvey let's him win this one. It will go in his personnel file "Was given sufficient resources?" Check.
  18. Han Joelo
    Their weights and heights notwithstanding, Miller and Chapman are excellent comps. Miller has been covered. Chapman, though--maybe I misremember, but didn't the Reds kind of do the same things? Half-heartedly try to make him a starter, and then fast track him in the pen? I'll bet there are even articles out there that say the Red's wasted (did not maximize value) the big signing bonus they gave Chapman. I'm a hundred percent behind the move, and about 75% behind the original pick. Nailing that 'ace' pick is not easy. Just ask those six teams that passed on Kershaw.
  19. Han Joelo
    Here's one on Falvey from The NY Times: https://nyti.ms/2ohsiGG
  20. Han Joelo
    I'm starting to think the Twins got what they paid for in the Hicks-Murphy swap. So, until Garver is ready, Gimenez works for me. It's not about the offense with any of those catchers except Garver. Gibson is freaking me out. He's gonna go all former-first-round-pick on us. Extend him now! (Actually, if he does well, I am already looking forward to those thread debates at the trade deadline.)
  21. Han Joelo
    Just ran across this article myself and came to share it, but thankfully Seth had beaten me to it. Great article for Buxton fans. This could be a fun year. Lindbergh's take on Chad Allen's reluctance to talk about the Twin's removal of Buxton's leg kick was interesting. Sorry, no quote...
  22. Han Joelo
    There is a lot of PTSD on these pages --Post Terry Stress Disorder. I'm not too worried about Berrios getting his chance this year. Or Vargas. If I'm worried about anything, its the decision to DFA Park this winter. That could have been a colossal blunder, given the way he's hitting. But, its spring, and he started off okay last year too. Whether it was intentional or purely luck of the draw, I'm encouraged that they threw Stewart to the wolves. I was listening to the game. He came in for what amounts to his MLB debut, to face Trumbo, Davis, and Hardy. His first two pitches, which were probably "take a deep breath and don't hit the backstop" type pitches, went for a double and a home run. Pretty decent of him to battle back. Sounded like the catcher was having trouble handling his breaking pitch? Not sure, but Provus and Gladden didn't think his defense (catcher) was helping his cause. Jay's move to the bullpen has been properly lamented, but I think most agree he will have a MLB career there. The Twin's have been lambasted for taking the safe, high-floor route both with picking Jay and now, moving him to the BP. Stewart, on the other hand, was a huge gamble on a high-ceiling, no-floor player. I guess you can blame their development (I don't) but you can't fault them for swinging for the fences. I'm still really hopeful for the kid.
  23. Han Joelo
    The more I read about Buxton and his psyche, the more I think putting him third or fifth would actually help him. Batting him 9th tells him we expect him to suck, and batting him 1st tells him we think he should bunt and run. Bat him third, and let him be who he is supposed to be.
  24. Han Joelo
    Thanks again for sharing. Who is that big dude "Aluko?" Is the the one that came via Alaska?
  25. Han Joelo
    Nice catch on the Santana/Duffy comp. I too, know nothing (about pitching) John Bonnes. I literally can't throw a ball, at 40 mph max, and be reasonably be confident of hitting the broad side of a barn. Analyzing pitching is akin to splitting atoms for me. And probably for the experts, too.
×
×
  • Create New...