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I fault them for doing zero to fix the bullpen. Nobody asked them to go out and overpay for Chapman or someone. But they easily could have gotten a Holland type guy or two.
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Duffey should be in the rotation. Try Gibson or Hughes in the pen.
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IMO the org still lacks from the same three areas that it has lacked for a decade. 1. Catching depth- absolutely zero noteworthy prospects to speak of. Murphy is nada, Garver is maybe a backup. No starter potential to be found anywhere. 2. Front of the rotation SP- it's better than it has been, but it's still pretty bare. 3. Power- not much
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http://www.twincities.com/2017/05/14/get-a-grip-twins-pitchers-say-of-online-accusations-about-jose-berrios-and-his-cap/ Parker Hageman, co-founder of popular fans website Twins Daily, raised the issue with a series of Twitter posts on Saturday evening. “Whenever he got a new ball from the umpire, he touched the bill of his hat in a weird way,” Hageman wrote as a lead-in to a video clip of Berrios’ mound habits. In succeeding posts, Hageman suggested a dark spot farther back on the pink-billed cap may have contained something unusual and said a Berrios family member tweeted him that the pitcher has “dealt with accusations since childhood.” Not a good look IMO, Parker. Throwing around accusations of cheating with no real proof? Slippery slope. You could do this about 50% of major league pitchers, why zoom in on berrios? In his first 2017 ML start? I get it was just Twitter musings, but still, I hate that it takes away from what Berrios did.
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Keith and I, like so often times are before are on the right side of history yet again!
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It didn't. Ortiz was already a 30-40 hr guy for the Twins (if they played him for a full season)
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Berrios better never see Rochester again.
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68-61
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Which goes into overthinking IMO. I
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Since this was posted the Twins have gone 13-13, but have looked particularly better the best couple weeks. Thus to have a real chance at the playoffs they need to go: 69-61 the rest of the way. If Santana continues to pitch well, Berrios comes on strong and Hughes/Santiago can both "hang in there" I think the rotation is ok enough to keep us in it. Buxton continuing to progress, Dozier getting back to Dozier mashing, and Sano destroying every ball in sight gives us the potential offense needed. Bullpen: TBD but by far the biggest question mark.
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Current odds are now 35:1 to 50:1 depending on where you look.
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Kepler should be in the lineup everyday. He was as raw as they come as a prospect and has come up the ranks lightning quick: marginal LHP? Great LHP? I don't care. He should be getting the experience against them all. He has the potential to be an everyday solid player peak years cuddyer style, no need to push him into a platoon so freaking early.
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Lol the ducks finally fire the loser Boudreau and what happens: They finally win a game 7! Funny how that works. Boudreau, nice guy, but a terrible coach for a team with actual Stanley cup aspirations. Of course though, it's Minnesota, the rubes will never expect anything more than a first or 2nd round exit anyways.
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I'm far from a hunter fanboy, but he deserves some credit. If anything, I think that Hunter gave him some self confidence in his own ability.buxton seemed like a guy who was overthinking, he looks much more relaxed and "natural" these past few weeks. Hunter went through the same thing early on in his career, i can't think of many better peers for Buxton to talk to re: that. Good on Torii 100%
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Article: Twins Claim LHP Adam Wilk From Mets
DaveW replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I don't think it's the Twins "punishing" Berrios for playing in the WBC as much as it is the Twins being super super super beyond conservative when it comes to young pitching prospects. Yes, new leadership etc etc etc but the majority of the old regime is still around. It takes a lot of time to change process and thinking that has been going on for the last 20 some odd years. -
Article: Twins Claim LHP Adam Wilk From Mets
DaveW replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Lot of angst over a guy who likely won't see more than 3-4 appearances for the big league club this year. If he has more than that, then it's probably a very good signing. -
He was a 110 wRC+ player the last two months of last season as well. Recent results are what matter Lev.
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The biggest difference is that he isn't swinging at pitches outside the strike zone, in fact his eye has gotten better. Also a lot of the reason why his Z% is somewhat low, is because he finds himself ahead in counts all the time (and thus taking a LOT of pitches) Again, the eye test is there, I have seen a ton of his at bats, he doesn't look passive at all at the plate, he looks like a guy with a plan. Patient when needed, but he definitely has a plan. Credit to the Yankees coaching staff and credit to the front office by having some patience with him. Something certainly seems to have clicked for him last year towards the second half, from August 1st til the end of the season he put up a .760 OPS, showed some decent pop (5 HR) and started taking better at bats. It's not like this season he came out of nowhere, the guy down the stretch clearly was putting it together.
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At this point I think Hicks ends up with the following line this year: .285/.405/.450 and at least a 20/20 guy. Of course he could end up exceeding that as well. Basically I see the average coming down a bit, walks will stay up, but I have a feeling the strike outs will go up a bit as well thus lowering his BA. I have an acquaintance who is a scout for the Yankees (the ones who scout the rest of the league), he was convinced at the time of the trade that Hicks was going to find his way, this is a big reason why I loathed the trade at the time (and bet with Glunn on this season) People laughed when I said Hicks still had all 5 tools. That doesn't look so silly now, does it? I don't see any weak spot in his game thus far in 2017.
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Swings enough to be on pace for near 30 HR! Also the guy has 3 more walks then strike outs, we can belittle him all we want for not swinging a ton, but hey, it's working. And most importantly: the results are there, and in sports: results are what matter!
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Lock them both up.
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This makes me feel better, I sold too early on some of my bitcoin, I put that into Berkshire...and more Nvidia!
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What if Harvey is an addict? Does your tune change then?
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Yes, I am well aware. I would still trade them someone like Rosario straight up for him.
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I actually think both sides are wrong. I know that is hard to grasp in this day of winners and losers. But both sides are at fault.
