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  1. Karbo
    I like the Vazquez signing. Big improvement over what we had last year.
  2. Karbo
    Maybe instead of going out and spending lots of $$ on a low to mid level arm the Twins could look at extending Mahle and maybe Gray?
  3. Karbo
    The pitcher has to have the control to gat pitches called. A guy who is all over the place isn't going to get the calls no matter how good the catcher can frame, Jeffers has problems throwing out base stealers which is a moderate strength for Vazquez. This could be a huge advantage with the new rules. I firmly believe in the next few years balls and strikes will be called electronically. At least I hope so!
  4. Karbo
    Reports in the Pioneer Press say he may be concerned about going through a rebuild.
  5. Karbo
    IMO they have to listen to all trade offers for pretty much anyone on the team. The only real question for me is getting max value out of a guy like Arraez.
  6. Karbo
    I think another thing that should be considered is confidence. Some guys have that thing in them that screams confidence. In my experience, they are the ones that become natural leaders.
  7. Karbo
    11 years ago it didn't look like a bad deal.
  8. Karbo
    yes you are correct. my bad
  9. Karbo
    I really don't care if he hits RH or LH as long as he can hit lefties.
  10. Karbo
    Generally, the catcher calls the pitches and the pitcher either throws it or shakes him off. The bench usually just calls for pitch outs or Intentanal walks. I've seen nothing to lead me to believe its any different for the Twins.
  11. Karbo
    I agree with Mark G. An ace is determined by Quality starts, Wins, and ERA.
  12. Karbo
    Developing players is the only way to have a winning team for a mid market team like the Twins. Any type of trade for 1 of these 3 should be for a young stud pitcher with 3-4 years of control IMO.
  13. Karbo
    The Tw ins seem to finally be on the verge of having a pitching pipeline. No more signing aging 4-5 starters trying to get another year out of them. please! The type of pitching needed is reliable 2-3 inning guys that have "rubber' arms and are capable of going every couple of days or so.Its time to focus on the lineup, which has several holes that need to be filled. SS, C, RH hitting OF, they are the areas the Twins should be focused on IMHO. Signing Correa is very important to the team and fan base. Winning is the only way to get fans back, and that starts with Quality.
  14. Karbo
    Some glaring holes is what I see, with no guarantee of filling them with the type of quality players this team needs to become serious contenders. The best move they could make IMHO would be to sign Correa, for once being on top in a FA bidding. (last year doesn't count due to the strike and shortened time to deal). After that they need a quality catcher which there aren't a lot of on the market. RH hitting OF'er that can mash lefties and play defense. And, the way this team has chosen to manage the pitching staff, at least 2 relievers capable of going 2-3 innings every couple of days. Although its still early in the off season, nothing has been done, and the only rumors heard are the Twins still in on Correa. An awful lot of holes to fill IMO. Then, a subject for another time, is this management team capable of coaching this team up unless there are studs across the lineup?
  15. Karbo
    I wish you all the luck you need and hope you see more W's than L's! I'll be watching for your posts!
  16. Karbo
    I don't see payroll increasing much until attendance does. I don't see attendance increasing until wins do, and I don't see that happening with the current management team, from Falvey on down. I hope I'm wrong. I've been a die hard Twins fan since day 1. Management does make a huge difference. Where to fix this is problem? I'm not where where to start.
  17. Karbo
    I'm a firm no. For what we pay him he is probably the best value for a proven, high quality player. I don't see a bad infielder, but rather a slightly above average fielder, regardless what advanced stats say. He has hit since the day he came up. Last year he played hurt from mid may on. IMO no team would provide the talent back in a trade. Arraez did fine 1B and can't play the field every day. Julien was great with the bat at AA, but lets see what he does AAA. Gordon is better off used in the OF or utility, Farmer doesnt and hasn't hit righties enough to start there. Lewis is still a question and Lee have a lot to prove. And lets face the fact that trading him wouldn't be enough of a savings to sign a FA top starter(even if they could talk one into playing here).
  18. Karbo
    IMO the jury is still out on Ryan. A young guy that is learning as he goes. I can agree at this point he's not an ace, and probably won't be until he can keep his pitch count down and get deeper into games ( if the staff lets him).
  19. Karbo
    After the last few years of teaching and coaching him to stay low with the twins, and I don't know if he crouched in school or not, That could take some time. Also, this whole staff from FO on down seems a little slow (or stubborn) to adapt.
  20. Karbo
    I think Padack will be the "ace" of the staff if/when he returns.
  21. Karbo
    IMO base stealing will go up quite a bit this season, which makes holding guys on and being able to throw them out is going to be much more important. This coaching staf, as of yet, hasn't showed the ability to "coach up" the pitching staff much if any, so it looks to me like they better get a catcher that won't be as overmatched as Jeffers has been so far in his career.
  22. Karbo
    IMHO, the Twins would be better off sticking with what they have. Why go out and get an oft injured pitcher that up to this point in his career hasn't shown much more than #3 starter quality? Just taking innings away from the youngsters that may or may not prove to be just as good, if not better, for a fraction of the cost.
  23. Karbo
    Probably a dream, but I'd like to see 120 games in the field and around 20 at DH.
  24. Karbo
    The only way I'd extend him at this point is if there were some opt outs included, and I doubt his agent would go for that at this point in his career.
  25. Karbo
    I see he hasn't hit 100 IP at any level yet. Looks like relief is in his future. Yet another MiLB pitcher in the system that has injury issues.
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