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  1. roger
    Was both surprised and elated when Sisk wasn't lost in the Rule 5 draft. The league was telling us he didn't have a lot of value. For him to then headline a deal for Taylor is surprising and an excellent move to improve the team's depth. I cannot believe the Twins in their wildest dreams would have thought last November they could resign Correa to a six-year deal. Not being tied to any really long-term deal has to be the goal of most teams, certainly those not located on either coast. Thanks to the ineptitude of the Giants and Mets, the Twins get the best of both worlds with a six year deal with four option years. Considering the Twins no longer have any good catching prospects at the higher levels of the minor leagues, signing three veterans to minor league contracts was an important move that hasn't been talked about here and elsewhere. Getting Wolters and the two other guys provide insurance for an injury and valuable council for those young pitchers at St. Paul. Hated losing Arraez. But understand the reasons and will cross my fingers that Lopez is as good as advertised and can be signed to at least a few years extension.
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    Need some help, Seth. Is DeLeon the pitcher we all hoped/prayed the Twins would get from the Dodgers back in the Dozier trade? If so, his career sure hasn't gone as expected. What was it, injuries?
  3. roger
    Thanks for doing this, Seth. Perhaps your most interesting comment was that there are several future big leaguers in this group. Would be like going to a casino and rolling the dice to pick out who they are, but yes, there will be a few who will rise to the top and make it. Hardest thing I had when reading this was to keep reminding myself that playing at Cedar Rapids and Wichitia didn't mean a player jumped one entire level. Seth, when you mentioned the veteran catchers the Twins signed, didn't they also sign Tony Wolters? He is a 30 year old who had played parts of four or five years with the Rockies. Great seeing them pick up several to play at St. Paul and are available to be added when/if either Jeffers or Vasquez gets injured. Also great having veterans in St. Paul to work with all the young pitchers.
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    I believe that Prielipp will be the next Chris Sale. He didn't play at all in his draft year, thus, it is less likely that he debuts for the Twins this year as Sale did for the Sox in his first full year. Thus, I see him breaking in early in 2024. But there is a chance, albeit small, that Connor Prielipp will step onto the Target Field mound late in 2023.
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    I am amongst the few who believe that the shift change will be huge for Max. And I don't say that because a lot more of his ground balls will become hits. Rather, it will be a psychological change of how he approaches his at bats. He will no longer be going to the plate thinking that no matter what he does he is going to be out with what appears as the entire team between first and second. Yes, he could have, or even should have, learned how to defeat the shift by bunting and going to left field. But for whatever reason, he didn't. Now he will be going into 2023 knowing that defenders need to play where they did historically. I expect he is going to become more of the hitter we saw in 2019, ie, will be hitting the ball harder and with more elevation. The results just may, note I wrote may, be surprising. And yes, I expect Max to be the Twins regular right fielder come opening day. With their outfield depth, Max and all outfielders will get more time off. Hopefully, the Manager will be smart about who plays and when?
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    The success of this trade will be based on how two players perform in 2023 and beyond. First, will Lopez be at least a solid #2? And second, how will AK perform as hopefully, their starting first baseman? If finally healthy, he can push the results of this trade onto the positive side of the ledger.
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    Can Prielipp meet my expectations? Unlikely. Why? Because I believe he will be the next Chris Sale, who joined the White Sox late in the year following his draft. And the rest is history. Considering Prielipp is returning from TJ, will give him until May of 2024 to pitch for the Twins. You obviously don't know much about Tomah, Jamie. It is in the middle of one of the most productive areas in the country for growing cranberries. It is the home of the Army's Fort McCoy. Another base, Camp Douglas, the home of the Wisconsin Air Guard and a State Trooper training center is also only a few miles away. Don't know if it still there, but there used to be a local steak place that served huge steaks for well under $10...but that was 50 years ago.
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    I wish they had an icon for a 'smile.' The haha one doesn't apply when you get a good smile from a comment, Mike, thanks.
  9. roger
    Will be shocked if Larnach isn't on the opening day roster with Celestino in St. Paul. Would be best, for both players. Also don't see Ober in St. Paul. Expect they are going to be careful with Maeda's innings. See him missing every fourth or fifth start and having a few short 2-3 inning starts as well. Ober is the best guy to have in the pen as a long inning reliever who is scheduled to pick up those missed starts/innings. They may also have Mahle miss a few starts during the year. Now should Varland or SWR force their way onto the team, Ober could be the odd man out. Also see Winder winning a spot as a multi-inning reliever. Who that forces out remains to be seen? Does Megill have options? Does Pagan get traded and all of Twins Territory is elated? Or does Pagan finally put it together and is the surprise of the spring?
  10. roger
    I think we learned a lot by this move. First, I liked the potential Sisk had. As confirmed by the Rule 5 draft, appears nobody in baseball with a hell of a lot more knowledge than I did. Second, We don't know what type of player Celestino will become. We do know that he arrived way too early and now will have a chance to develop at St. Paul. Third, Look for Buxton to now get a lot of days at DH. In the past, when he was at DH our outfield D took a big hit. With the departure of Arraez last week, who would be our primary DH was the biggest unknown on the team. With a top defender now on the roster, look for Buxton to DH about half the time. Should that get him to 130-140 games this year, this will have been a FANTASTIC trade.
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    Excellent comment, Riverbrian. My hope is that the Twins know something we don't. And that is the status of AK's recovery. No one will know until spring training, but his bat could go a long way to offsetting Arraez' bat. And he would be a noticeable improvement defensively. They have lots of others who could have a better 2023, but AK may be the most important when looking for someone to offset the loss of Luis.
  12. roger
    When I saw the Twins had traded Arraez I felt like that guy walking down the steet when he met someone who without warning punched him in the gut. Punched him so hard he was on the ground gasping for air. That's what the Twins did to me. After sleeping on it, I now understand it. Don't like it, but understand. My biggest concern was the bullpen, but there are now going to be a couple very good starters in the pen. Will it be Ober? Maeda? Someone else? Don't know, but their pen just got stronger. Starting rotation just got stronger. And we all know what Tom Kelly used to say about starting pitchers. But I still will ask who the heck is going to get on base? Who is going to work the pitcher to a 10+ pitch at bat. Who will give me the joy I had every time Luis came to bat. I guess the good news is that in 2023 the Twins will play the Marlins a couple games and I will get to watch my favorite Twin in action.
  13. roger
    I really don't understand your article, Ted, especially the following? "Two areas have still gone unaddressed by Derek Falvey and Thad Levine. A need for a pitcher with at least Sonny Gray stuff, and a right-handed bat to help balance the outfield. We have heard plenty regarding trades involving either Luis Arraez or Max Kepler, but at this point, any return would be unknown." Was this written before the Arraez trade and posted today? Re-read the entire piece looking for something that would explain this and couldn't find it. The Twins currently have 16 position players on their 40-man. Thirteen will make the opening day roster. Lewis will go on the 60-day IL and Wallner and Julien will likely be in St. Paul. That leaves 13, including Celestino, which are the 13 who likely will break camp with the team. Pitchers and catchers report in what, three plus weeks? I doubt there is going to be any more changes than maybe some minor tinkering.
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    Nothing I can like about this trade considering Arraez should have been untouchable, at least in my opinion. Don't much care about the prospects and Lopez isn't that ACE or near ACE the Twins should have been looking for if dealing their batting champ. Heck, their pitching staff was both capable and deep. Now there is one more guy keeping Varland and SWR from getting innings this year. Forget the throw ins and put together a deal for Alcantara. That I could have lived with. Expect Alcantara was untouchable. Why wasn't Luis? The only way this deal can recover in my mind is if the 17 year old kid is the second coming of Willie Mays.
  15. roger
    Today is the saddest day I can recall as a Twins fan. Right up there with that spring training day I went to Hammond Field and heard that Kirby Puckett had been scratched from that day's lineup. Sad. Sad. Sad. Yes, I will still be a Twins fan. But the excitement of following this team just went down the crapper. When will people realize that someone who just flat out gets on base has as much value as anyone in the game. Don't know much about Lopez, although I am not thrilled that he has only two years before free agency. Know nothing about the kid coming along, but don't we already have too bloody many shortstops? Hopefully, the PTBNL is a young version of Willie Mays. Did I already say I have a tear in my eyes as I write this comment?
  16. roger
    One of the best relievers in the game. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
  17. roger
    You are missing my point, Dman. I want to see the Twins have a balance lineup. They have that. Where they play isn't relevant.
  18. roger
    Fantastic article, Nick. And Doc, that may have been the best comment I have seen in a long, long time. Although I have never lived in Lincoln, remain a fan since doing some business there 40 some years ago. Love that town and really want to see the Huskers back to what they were, just not against my Badgers. As much crap as ownership and this FO receive from fans here and elsewhere, could it be that the top guys really are good guys? Being recognized for that doesn't happen over night, but recognition will eventually bring positive results which may be starting to come.
  19. roger
    I don't understand all the concern with getting a RH outfielder. So what if the four top corner outfield candidates are left handed? Our shortstop and third baseman are both right handed. Is everyone concerned that the Twins find a left handed hitting shortstop or third baseman to play against right handed pitchers and have Correa or Miranda sit? No. The current lineup as it stands is 100% balanced. Four swing from the right side (C-SS-3B-CF), four from the left side (1B-LF-RF & likely the DH who will be one of the corner outfielders or Arraez), and one switch (2B). Perfect balance. Who cares where they are when they are out on the field?
  20. roger
    There were five (5) that they signed: Em Rodriguez, Urbina, Mercedes, Jose Rodriguez, and De Andrade. The Top 30 I am using is the one currently on the Twins website. Your are correct that there are several others that were acquired via trade. But there actually are 5 who originally signed with the Twins.
  21. roger
    Wasn't that long ago that there were more than 3 on the big league roster. Just checked and there are 5 on the MLB.com top 30.
  22. roger
    Interesting that three total about $5.6M of their $6.3+M pool. Expect there are a few of those other seven that got a hundred grand, but most likely got a bit less. Also expect there are several others at $25-$50K or less than $25K, which doesn't count towards their total. Am ecstatic that one of their top guys was a catcher, something we need badly. If he was ranked #31, was he the top ranked catcher this year? If not, maybe #2?
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    I continue to believe that the most serious injury concern the Twins have is not either of these two, rather, Alex Kirilloff. Yes, Buxton playing 130 games likely puts the Twins in the playoffs. But if AK can play 130+ games I am confident he will be one of the better hitters in baseball. Fortunately, early reports are that he is swinging the bat pain free. An offense with Arraez, Buxton, Correa, Polo and AK will put the Twins into the playoffs. Not worried about the pitching because I believe they are at least 8 deep with starters who are or will be competent big league starters.
  24. roger
    There was a short mention of AK in yesterday’s STrib. Or was it this morning? Although he is limited in the quantity of swings, he said it felt so good taking a full swing with no pain.
  25. roger
    When speaking of coming back from injury, I would like to include Enlow. I am ecstatic that he cleared waivers and is still a Twin. He just might return to the prospect we thought in his first full season following TJ. Will disagree on ERod. Do not want him spending most his season with the Kernels. Rather want to see him ripping the cover off the ball and ending his year with the Twins. If teams like Atlanta and others can have 20 year old Latin players making the big club, why can’t the Twins?
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