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  1. Whitey333
    Wallner getting platooned and pinch hit for when facing lefties comes with a double edge sword. Yes hecstruggles with it but I believe he only had like 18 or so at bats against lefties all year. So how do you improve when you are not given a chance?
  2. Whitey333
    Let's just wait and see how this all shakes out. The three recently signed players do not move the needle much. France doesn't even have a guaranteed contract. Makes me believe he is just an insurance policy for Miranda or others. I'm thinking he's not even here when the season starts. Just more dumpster diving.
  3. Whitey333
    We sure could use a healthy Duran. When he's at his best he is very dominating. Last year he took 9 losses plus blew many save opportunities. 9 losses for a "closer" is disastrous. As hard as he throws I sure hope he can stay healthy. We need him if we are going to be serious contenders. Go Twins!!
  4. Whitey333
    It's crazy. It's insane. It's the new wave of analytic bs that is ruining the game. Bottom like is Buxton and Lewis have not nearly lived up to their hype. It's time for both to put up or shut up. They both need to play full time for a full season and produce at or near their expectations or move on from both of them.
  5. Whitey333
    Many times I've heard the Twins say "stick to the plan" and it's the process not the results that are important. They have missed the playoffs 3 of the past 4 seasons in perhaps one of the weakest divisions in baseball. IMO one of the faults of the manager is the unwillingness or inability to make appropriate in game adjustments and decisions. It's analytics gone wild!
  6. Whitey333
    The Twins play boring and predictable ball under Rocco. They don't steal,they run the bases like the three stooges, and play very poor defense. Rovcos platooning and stupidity when resting more than one star player at a time at home especially is aggravating. Plus it shows lunacy. I can't think of any other major league team that would hire him to be manager if the Twins let him go. He brings very little to the table.
  7. Whitey333
    Nice article. We'll done. I agree with your analysis! I think the success of tge season, or lack thereof, will depend a lot on the young players that proved last year that they either aren't ready to contribute or simply not good enough to contribute. Signing Bader may prove to be another waste of resources.
  8. Whitey333
    Paddock is in a perfect place for him. The Twins are well known for acquiring oft injured pitchers. Who would want Paddock? Why? They may have a very hard time finding a taker. Not even the Marlins.
  9. Whitey333
    Well I'm glad they added a couple of players finally but they are very marginal indeed. Although they just spent $10 million on free agents (chump change in the scheme of things) they are very likely going to wind up dumping that amount and probably more through trades upcoming. They still have a chance to move the needle buy it hasn't moved yet.
  10. Whitey333
    Interesting move. Always seem to be trying to find someone to cover for Buxton. Maybe it's just time to dump Buxton instead of always having to use a roster spot for his backup.
  11. Whitey333
    I see where MLB.com is now ranking the Twins bullpen best in the majors. Interesting but in my view not close. The same thing was said about it last year. They did go on to lead the major leagues with the worst record of letting inherited runners score. And it wasn't close. A bullpen is supposed to put out fires not pour gas on them and make it worse. Certainly not one projected to be the best in 2024. I learned long ago to not believe the hype. It's way overblown
  12. Whitey333
    Pretty typical Twins move involving pitchers. Acquire a pitcher with injuries. He had bone chips from his elbow removed last year. Why not try?
  13. Whitey333
    Very good comments. Well thought out and thought provoking. The highest payroll in the division has always been interesting. My contention is it's not the total payroll dollars, but how those dollars are allocated. Spending half of your payroll on 3 players doesn't leave much room for improvements. Also the notion that the Twins have the best bullpen in baseball is sheer nonsense. Last year they led all of baseball in inherited runners scoring. Meaning they couldn't put out the fire. Isn't that what a good bullpen is for. Keep in mind this team has missed the playoffs 3 of past 4 years during a so called open window.
  14. Whitey333
    Great article. Well thought out and written. Just another filler article to take up space. It just indicates how nothing the Twins off season is. Just write about things we know aren't going to happen.
  15. Whitey333
    Falvey? He probably could have been a good politician as he is good at talking out of both sides of his mouth. I truly hope that if and when the Twins are sold that Falvey, Baldelli, and the GMs are shown the door.
  16. Whitey333
    Let's not get too excited yet. Nothing new in this story that wasn't told months ago. We can't seriously expect instant change. To think otherwise just leads to a huge letdown.
  17. Whitey333
    Nice article. Interesting thoughts. Other than the potential for new owners, which is huge, it still is just the Twins. Same old boring baseball. They talk about a winning windows. What winning windows? They've missed the playoffs 3 of last 4 years. Twice they choked it away. If we get new owners they need to dump Falvey and Baldelli .
  18. Whitey333
    Show me concrete results and improvement. Quit with the constant hype and hope. Twins have been doing that way too much.
  19. Whitey333
    Oh please! Did anyone actually watch this bullpen? Last year Duran lost 9 games. When you are labeled as a top reliever, losing 9 games in the bullpen is disastrous. Also the Bullpen had the worst record in all of baseball by far in letting inherited runners score. Not much of an endorsement. The bullpen, like most other areas of the team is very fragile
  20. Whitey333
    Just more Twins double speak and a writers attempt to spin positive an organization that basically relies on hope and hype. If we do get new ownership this year one of the first things they should do is dump Falvey and Baldelli and get Twins baseball back in vogue. How does missing the playoffs 3 of the past 4 seasons, twice in horrible fashion indicate Falvey and company is doing a great job. Most of the prospects brought up have done very little and have a lot to prove. Falvey has produced one season with 90 wins or more and only one decent postseason and that didn't even go very far.
  21. Whitey333
    Yes Falvey is way over rated even though ownership has tied his hands somewhat, or a lot. We have not seen that much in player development. Yes you can name all the players like Lee, Miranda, Gillian, etc. They are on the team thus far but have a lot to prove they belong. In my view Falvey has spent too much payroll on just a very few players thus hamstring his moves. They keep saying they are in a win now mode. But they have missed the playoffs 3 of the past 4 season with Falvey player and manager. If a new owner comes in I'm guessing the management gets the rest of 2025 as a mulligan of sorts. But if real progress isn't made I would suspect and hope they bring in a whole new front office and a.new field manager.
  22. Whitey333
    Let's dump Lopez and Vasquez to the Braves for their top three prospects as proposed elsewhere. I'm not sure how Jeffers is rated so highly when he only plays half the games. No I don't dislike him. I'm just saying I think he is probably over hyped. I kind of like your ideas.
  23. Whitey333
    Sure why not get him? Just add him to the long list of similar type players we already have.
  24. Whitey333
    I think part of the problem hasn't been the payroll per se. It appears a big part of it is how the dollars have been spent. They continue to have one of the higher if not highest payroll in the American League Central. Yet they have missed the playoffs 3 of the past four years. Perhaps they overpaid in some areas. Maybe Cleveland, Detroit, and Kansas City just do a better job of utilizing their assets.
  25. Whitey333
    People say trade Paddock. Who wants him?? He hasn't done much of anything for two years.
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