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  1. Whitey333
    Interesting possibilty. Well researched! On one hand he's definitely better than most of the members of our current bullpen. On the other hand he represents the philosophy of the current Twins FO. He's been an often injured pitcher with an aging arm and cones cheap. Twins seem to go for cheap when it comes to pitching. Could that be why our bullpen is one of the statistically poorest in all of baseball? They may as well give up a lower level prospect or two and give him a chance. But I would like to see them go after someone more accomplished.
  2. Whitey333
    It's hard to evaluate the Twins these past two games against the Tigers. Twins did a great job of taking advantage of a very poor and depleted team. Hopefully we can win a few out of the next 5 against Brewers and Padres. Both very good teams. Cleveland has a couple of tough series coming up as well. In the meantime White Sox next 19 games are against Rockies, A's, Royals, Tigers. A little bit of an opening coming up for the White Sox. It's time for them to make their move if they can. Twins just need to take care of themselves. We are below .500 the past 50 games. Go Twins!
  3. Whitey333
    Sano is due back. Unless he is traded he will be taking someone spot. My guess Garlick is sent down. I believe he has an option left. His performance is greatly exaggerated and over hyped. After all Sano can pinch hit and strike out too. Sano needs a new fresh start. Twins need a new fresh start without him. The worst thing would be for Sano coming back and taking playing time away from miranda, Arraez, or kirilloff. Please Twins move on from Sano.
  4. Whitey333
    Wow. Lots of great comments that cover just about everything. I do not think Twins will trade him. They are in a tough spot but they put themselves there in part. Assuming Correa walks after the season I would imagine you same people who said no to even think about trading him will roast the Twins for not trading him and at least get something. I think Correa has been a good but not great addition. He certainly hasn't played up to his previous superstar status and definitely hasn't played up to being paid the highest infielder nor the more than 40% of twins payroll. I fault the FO for not bolstering especially the pitching staff after spending all that money in Correa. Why have such a player if you surround him with a minor league pitching staff? Not quite sure what the Twins are for this team. There is no guarantee this team even makes the playoffs. I hope they do but this team has a lot of holes in it.
  5. Whitey333
    I've been confused about the Twins all year. You never know what team is going to show up. Twins are 3-7 in last 10 games giving up 68 runs. What was very disheartening was the beat down from White Sox. Twins had no energy. They looked awful. We need to win both the games this weekend in Detroit. Chicago has the easiest schedule over the last 4-5 weeks. Twins are like 23-29 in their last 52 games. This is more indicative of their play. Lately the pitching has been terrible. Many stretches the offense goes missing in action. They are only an average fielding team. Their baserunning ranks amongst the worst in all of baseball. Twins also don't steal bases and can't throw out would be base stealers. Twins bullpen has given up 55 homeruns. Way too many. The ERA us around 5.15 good for 25th out of the 30 teams. They show stretches where they play good baseball and other stretches where they are just awful. This team has so many holes and flaws. Guess we should feel lucky we are in such a terrible division. We are in first place but not a first place calibre team!
  6. Whitey333
    I'm sorry but I'm not sold on anyone on that list. Too many what ifs, injuries and projections. Remember a prospect is just that a prospect until he proves himself professionally. I. Surprised at times that college pitchers don't make it to the big leagues a lot quicker. Many play 3-4 years of college ball. Shouldn't they be more prepared and ready to help out the major league team after just a year or two in the minors? But I agree with one of the others on here. Twins don't do much if a good job of developing their own quality pitching. This organization for years has been known as a good hitting/ poor pitching organization for a long time. Not much changes does it.
  7. Whitey333
    I'm sure I'm in the minority but I would like to see the Twins move on from Correa. He has been good but definitely not great. He's supposed to be a superstar. He definitely has not performed that way for a guy making $35 million or about 40% of the payroll. He is probably going to walk after the season so maybe trade him for a good major league player and prospects if you can find someone with something to offer. The pitching staff has been a mess most of the year. The bullpen mostly disgraceful. The starters only going 4-5 innings is destroying an overworked bullpen. I'm not sure at this juncture what we have benefited by having Correa on the team. What was/ is the FO strategy in having the highest paid infielder in baseball if you have basically a minor league pitching staff?
  8. Whitey333
    I would say the Twins have at least two white elephants in the room. Yes. Sano is one. I suggest the other is Carlos Correa. He very likely isn't coming back. If you can find a trade partner to take on his huge salary perhaps he could be used to either obtain major league pitching help or get prospects to replenish the system should you trade prospects for pitching. By all indications he's going to leave anyway. Plus IMO Twins surely have not gotten a 35 million dollar performance. Far from it.
  9. Whitey333
    I would say that if you are in a position to get in to the playoffs you need to make every reasonable attempt to get there. Obviously there is no guarantee the team makes the playoffs this year even via a trade. But don't you owe it to the fans and the players to try? Everyone rants and raves about 2023 and beyond. Is that a guarantee? Of course not. That will depend on part what happens this trade deadline and next off season. Yes this team has plenty of holes. But do you just give up? Do you shrug your shoulders and say let's leave it and wait? They are at a mini crossroads. I don't think they were planning on contending at this point in the season. And what about Correa? He most certainly doesn't appear to be part of the Twins future. It's time to trade him for a prospect (s) if you can find any takers.
  10. Whitey333
    Just a great article!! Congrats on admitting mistakes when it comes to analyzing prospects and potential prospects. Too many expert writers on here think their opinion is gospel. As we all know MOST prospects never make a significant impact. Any don't make any impact at all. Teams sign college and high school players to millions in signing bonuses without them even playing one professional game. I know that's the rules. That's how it's done. It's all based on over hyped and hope. It also tells me that people who say don't trade prospects may need to rethink their position. The Twins have a chance to win something this year. They need improvements especially in pitching. Must be prepared to trade some prospects. That's part of what they are there for. If the top prospects we have were so good they would be producing on the big club. Yes no one wants to see a prospect goand see him become a superstar with some other team. But for everyone of those there is probably at least a couple of dozen who they keep and will never make it. If the FO can't make trading decisions involving potential prospects, they probably shouldn't be in the front office.
  11. Whitey333
    Great article. Very well researched and thought out. Twins claiming they were very happy with the draft? Really what do you expect them to say? Like always only time will tell. It's just as likely none of these players will ever play major league baseball. Let's hope they all pan out. Good job guys on the article.
  12. Whitey333
    This pitching staff and the managers handling of it has been a train wreck waiting to happen. Yes the pitching pipeline has produced a couple of pitchers. Just because they are on the big league club doesn't mean they are good or that the pipeline is producing. Twins were embarrassed by the Sox on our home field. Twins showed no life or enthusiasm at all. We are now 3-7 in past 10 games. In those 10 games we have given up 68 runs. Yet only because we play in a very weak division are we in first place. Does anyone really think this is a playoff contending team as currently constructed? It needs some reworking if they are serious about contending this year. It's frustrating because the opportunity is there to take the division and get to playoffs. Will the Front Office take charge? Or will they sit on their hands and let the season slip away?
  13. Whitey333
    The Twins are in first place also because they play in a poor division where no one seems to want to take charge, including the Twins. I don't see center field as an area of strength. Seven years of a part time, always injured Buxton shows that. He's hitting .217 and is so strikeout prone. He looks lost at the plate most of the time. Yes he's great defensively but not so at the plate. His .245 seven year career average and part time status can attest to that. Sano indeed is the elephant in the room!! He's coming back soon. Someone will be sent out to make room for him on the roster. My guess, Garlick or Cellistino as they have options left. Problem with Sano is who is he going to take at bats from? Miranda, Kirilloff, Arraez? Hope not. Those players have earned their right to stay and play regularly. Baldelli loves him so you know Sano will play. If they are not bringing him back next year they need to trade him for whatever they can get. The Yankees batboy perhaps? Or bite the bullet and release him. Sanos run in Minnesota should be over.
  14. Whitey333
    Hope Twins can sneak out a win Sunday. Dylan Cease for Sox is an exceptionally good pitcher. It could be quite the challenge. Twins have four inning Archer going. Lots of bullpen usage today. But they have almost a whole week off before their next game. Twins won Saturday scoring all their runs early and offense dissappearing again for most of the game. Twins have still lost 6 of their last 9 and looked pretty lethargic. Big game on Sunday. A loss would give Chicago 3 of 4 in the series. A Twins win however would split the series and Chicago would be right back where they were when the series started. Go Twins
  15. Whitey333
    The twins have plenty of holes on this team; especially in the pitching department. To those who don't want to trade ANY Twins prospects I wonder how you intend on improving the team. If those prospects we have are so great why aren't they being called up to help the team? It's either because they are not that good and/ or they are overrated. Even this great Martin everyone ranted and raved about how we stole him from the Jays has dropped out of MLB top 100 prospects. You either have to be ready to promote the top prospects or move on from them at some point before they lose any trade value. And we know the Twins only make good trades right? Like just as the season started trading Rogers. Sorry, not a good example lol
  16. Whitey333
    Interesting article. It seems filled with as many holes as your criticism of fans take on relievers. This attitude that everyone is looking for pitching help so we can't do anything is what gets this team in trouble. If the DO is incapable of righting the ship they shouldn't be here. If Baldelli continually misuses his pitching staff he shouldn't be here. The Twins have amongst the worst performing bullpen in all of baseball from the 7th inning on. They have given up a league leading 52 homeruns. No misleading analytic stat can change that. A few of these couldn't make another major league staff. I believe the bullpen losses are piling up. Instead of trying to hang on to first place
  17. Whitey333
    Yes stuck a fork in Rocco as well. He is probably the most baffling manager the twins have had in recent memory. I've said all year that when all is said and done Rocco will be the biggest reason twins are eliminated. And of course our great FO is right behind them. Twins have been grossly outplayed and out managed. Being outscored 18-4 in two games at home shows how poorly prepared this team was for such an important series. Really inexcusable performances. Losing is one thing. Not showing up to play is on the great Baldelli. His laid back, stick to the plan, don't upset the players, I don't care if we win or not attitude is wearing very thin
  18. Whitey333
    One word could describe the Twins "performance" last night: disgraceful. Twins have now lost 5 of their past 7 games. In those 5 losses they have given up 42 runs. The pitching has been suspect all year. Like many aspects of the team it plays well for short stretches and rotten for longer stretches. Oh yes, and the comment on Buxton haters is sad. I'm not a Buxton hater but a realist. The man was hitting .215 entering yesterday's game. He's been so streaky. He struck out 4 of 5 times the other night. He will have a good game or two here and there and everyone says he's the greatest player in the league. Let's get real here. He's good not great. Even our 35 million dollar shortstop isn't performing like a superstar should. He's had just an average season as far as superstar shortstops go. If this team wins the central by default it will probably be embarrassed again in the playoffs unless the FO can shore it up.
  19. Whitey333
    Great job Miranda and twins pitching yesterday. If the twins could ever put it all together for an extended period they would be nearly unstoppable. Too many runners left on base. Failing to advance runners on multiple occasions. Yet a nice rookie, Miranda bailed them out. What about the great superstars of Correa and Buxton. Where have their bats been? They have both been awful for an extended period especially the great Buxton.
  20. Whitey333
    Pitching is a big problem. Just look at the runs allowed the past 6 games. It was operating on thin ice. It is now drowning. If the FO is serious about contending this year it's time to upgrade and make a push for the playoffs. The division is looking to be given away to someone . Who will seize the opportunity?
  21. Whitey333
    I doubt that they trade for a catcher but who knows? Our catching is a problem both offensively and defensively. They need help but we need pitching so much more. Let's hope the FO moves to improve the team for the stretch run.
  22. Whitey333
    Yes Aareaz should be a starter. But for small market reasons we all knew it wasn't going to happen. As for Buxton? IMO there is no way he should have been a starter. He was fortunate to be named a reserve. He's hitting .215 and an on base perc of around .300. he has a very high strike out rate. He's struck out 80 times!! His part time status makes him undependable and leaves his manager with limited options. He's a very good player but not worthy of an all star appointment
  23. Whitey333
    I totally agree that the Twins very seldom play a clean baseball game. They make too many physical and mental errors to be considered anything serious beyond a possible division champ. Way too many baserunning errors as well. Generally a pretty good team but very undisciplined.
  24. Whitey333
    Congrats to both. Enjoy your time at the game.
  25. Whitey333
    In the past 3 games the Twins have scored 20 runs. Unfortunately they have given up 24. The may win the division but unless this FO gets off their butts and adds some quality pitching the division may be lost and surely they will embarrass in playoffs again. You mentioned the bullpen did a good job. Then you kind of slide it in there that Duran gave up 2 runs. He is part of the bullpen. A very good part. But he still lost. Why sugar coat it? He's entitled to lose games too I guess
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