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  1. Blackjack
    I think trading any of these guys at this point would be foolish, you'd be selling them at their low points, they just need to play, and hopefully keep improving. For the Twins to contend in 2019, all seven would need to have career years, what are the odds of that happening?? Slim and none. From that standpoint, any players that the Twins bring in via free agency or trades should be young. Wait until 2020 to break the bank on a major free agent. Good article Seth!!
  2. Blackjack
    Its going to be an interesting off season for sure, it will be an interesting to see what Falvine does, stick with mostly young internal candidates, mid-level free agents, bargain basement free agents, trades? Plus a new manager (and coaches?) being named. Plus how the whole free agent market last year was extended out because teams didn't want to pay the big money. Will that trend continue?? I think yes. Going to be interesting!!!
  3. Blackjack
    That little old lady shouldn't have given me the finger when she was jaywalking!!! She got what she deserved!!!
  4. Blackjack
    I wish there was a way to 'triple Like' this post!!!! One thing that I've learned in life is that slow and steady will win you a lot of races!!!!
  5. Blackjack
    Mike, the Twins are a long, long way from a great team, they have too many holes to fill, aside from catcher and left field/Rosario, every position is in flux, you can't count on Sano, Polanco needs to be moved to second base, but that leaves a big hole at SS, they need both starting and relief pitching, my view is that the outfield has a lot of young talent that just needs to play and mature, a couple of them can be part of the next great team, the Twins need to spend their resources upgrading other positions.
  6. Blackjack
    I think an outfield of Rosario, Buxton, Kepler, and Cave would be just fine next year. Make it a competition, the best players play. Buxton and Kepler are too young to give up on. Rotate them, see who's best, every starter should be given a day off now and then to refresh and rest.
  7. Blackjack
    There you go, treated like a prima donna from a young age.
  8. Blackjack
    I'd like to say "this is what happens when you get a six million dollar bonus as a teenager" but other players get huge bonuses to sign, stash the money, and go on to become good major league players. Whats does this say about Sano's character??! Signing young players is such a crap shoot.
  9. Blackjack
    My thoughts on managers/supervisors and MOTIVATION. Thirty years ago when I was in the Navy, two second class petty officers had a bunch of us rookie recruits standing in formation and asked for a couple of volunteers. Me and another naive rookie raised our hands - and they handed us each a broom and told us to sweep the parade ground. Several months later I was going thru fire-fighting school (everybody in the Navy goes thru fire-fighting because on a ship there is nowhere to run). Standing in formation, this big bearded second class gets up in front of us and starts ranting about we're going to be going into hell, walking thru fire, etc. We all thought he was crazy. So then we got go into their fire chamber, diesel fuel lit on fire on top of water, smoke all over BUT this big second class was right up front, showing the hose guy how to fight the fire, walking down the line, encouraging us. I've used those two examples of leadership as my standards for supervisors through out my career. Those two first broom handlers are the types that were shot in the back in Vietnam. The second guy, I would have followed him into a fire once we got out into the fleet. Two extreme examples of leadership, but hopefully you get my point. Motivation is a powerful force. If the Twins find the right leader, the right manager, a proper motivator, they're 50% to getting to the world series. Then its just a matter of giving him the right pieces to work with.
  10. Blackjack
    Good post!!! I'd like to add to #1. Falvine is now on the hook, but I'd give them 5-6 years total before they have to worry about the door hitting them in the arse. It takes time for their draft choices to mature, it takes time to weed out the non-performers in the coaching ranks and find good replacements. And now they are not hamstrung by the Pohlad decree that they couldn't fire Molitor, now they own the manager selection too.
  11. Blackjack
    No on Dozier. I think he's done, plus if he came back here and couldn't perform, ended up on the bench, he'd pout. Better for him and the Twins for him to start over elsewhere, no expectations, if he does well, great, if not, a new team can cut him with the 'we gave you a chance, good luck', which the Twins probably wouldn't do.
  12. Blackjack
    Nice write up Seth!! Sounds like a well grounded kid that will be interesting to watch develop. I'm curious how the discussion about Royce Lewis went, did you ask him about it or did he bring it up??
  13. Blackjack
    I'd would prefer to give this a 'like' but are we sure that Buxton turned down an extension??
  14. Blackjack
    Personally I hope he quits, I don't want to read about any more concussions and long term damage. I wonder what Falvine wants?? Do they tell Joe we really don't want you back because we need to go with youth or do they say we need you, come back for one more year?? And how would that affect Joe's decision?
  15. Blackjack
    Krillo? Kirloft? Cirrilloff? Brillo Cream? Kirtins? Sir Kirloft? Does it really matter? As long as it starts with a K, has an r, an l, an f at the end, and you can tell who the poster is talking about, who cares?
  16. Blackjack
    Its perplexing that they don't play Polanco a few games at second base, just to see how he performs there. Why not in a lost season??
  17. Blackjack
    Much ado about nothing.
  18. Blackjack
    Patience grasshoppers!!! Patience!!! You can't just judge them on two years, in my mind you need to give them five years. Then bring out the pitchforks. But give them five years. Give them five years to bring in their players, coaches, processes, etc anything less than that is just a knee jerk reaction. Yes, lots of questionable decisions but who knows better, execs close to the team, execs that have worked for years in baseball, or a bunch of internet jockeys??!!!! Give them five years!!!
  19. Blackjack
    I'd like to see Mauer back but I hope he doesn't come back, I don't want to read about him and his brain injuries 20 years from now. Retire now before he hurts his head again!!!
  20. Blackjack
    No matter what the results are you need to give them at least five years before you start calling for their firing. It takes at least that long for your changes to coaches, players, methods, etc. to truly take hold.
  21. Blackjack
    What they do have in common is sounding like circus carnies, constantly yapping, and until PJ 'rows the boat' to some Big Ten victories he'll be lumped in with Brewster. Lets see if the wonderful experience and track record of PJ translates to Big Ten victories. Until then he sounds like Brewster reincarnated.
  22. Blackjack
    Morality is fine - up to a point. Think Joe Mauer, he's earned it. Buxton, not hardly. I started this post thinking that its ok to not bring Buxton up in September, but then changed my mind when other posters talked about extra at bats in Sept, etc. But when they didn't bring him up I was ok Mr. Buxton, use this as motivation, come out in April smokin. Show the Twins they screwed up!!!! I'm from Missouri. show me!!!!! I wouldn't bet $100 that he'll be hitting 300 on May 1st!!! Talking about morality, how many players leave their teams every year via free agency??? They go after the big bucks, they go after a championship, they go to play closer to home, or all of the above. And you want to preach morality, about some team keeping a player off their roster for 30 days???!! Pfffft!!
  23. Blackjack
    Thanks, I needed a good chuckle! I'm referring to the fact that you referred to 'moaning and groaning' - twice - in your post, and then chided me on it. Not sure what your point was though, I read it twice and still don't understand...
  24. Blackjack
    Your 'facts' still boil down to if Buxton doesn't figure out a way to stay off the injured list and doesn't become an all-star, all this moaning and groaning about how unfair the Twins brass are won't matter because he won't be on the team in four years when this worrisome extra year of control kicks in.
  25. Blackjack
    He does the Twins no good if he's on the injured list. Save the Superman stuff for the last out of a playoff game. Play hard but smart.
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