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  1. Whitey333
    Great feel good story. He certainly is not the guy to put over the top. I see Twins signed Garlick today. If it wasn't for the Twins neither Garlick or Contreras may not be in the majors much less on a 40 man roster. Great human interest stories. Sure doesn't move the needle much if at all for the Twins chances in 2023
  2. Whitey333
    If the Twins continue the philosophy of starting pitchers they better significantly upgrade the bullpen. Our bullpen failed again last year because of overuse. Duran seems to be a great shut down closer. If you are not going to have him start, lock him to the closer role.
  3. Whitey333
    Yes. Get him. Twins blew it by trading him for a couple of stiff pitchers. Plus we gave Padres money to pay Rogers salary. What kind of a messed up trade was that? Any twins team and FO that can keep that "great talent" Pagan is not serious at all about contending.
  4. Whitey333
    Great article. Well researched and thought out. It's good to hear about the prospects even though about 95% will never get beyond the prospect status. Excellent article!!
  5. Whitey333
    A perfect example of "analytics" running amuck. This insistance on the baseball nerds to inject their seemingly daily new statistical data and opinion have made of farce of the once grand old game.
  6. Whitey333
    Correa? Who cares???. He turned down 70 million guaranteed from the Twins for the next two years because it wasn't enough. Why bother negotiating with an arrogant self promoter who just used the Twins for his own potential financial gain?
  7. Whitey333
    Excellent article. I agree with your analysis. Problem is this FO has done a very poor job of investing in quality pitching. The signings and lack thereof for others really shows up. I imagine we will see more of the same this off season. Bargain basement pitching acquisitions usually shows up in the standings. Hope and what ifs and potential are the words the Twins live by and sell to the fans.
  8. Whitey333
    Another in a long line of Carlos Correa stories. At least we don't have to read that many Buxton stories anymore. I'm of the opinion we should not, and will not sign him to a long term extension. Remember it was Correa who voided the last two years of his Twins contract. He turned away from 35 million each of the next two years. Apparently that's not enough for him. Yes we all figured he would opt out after one year. Let's face the fact:. The Twins were used by Correa to only improve himself. The Twins, Twins fans, media, were all taken in by his superstar status. He used us for his own benefit. What did the Twins gain by having him here? Not much IMO. The fact is that his offensive stats were rather anemic until September came and the team was out of it. Also he had a great September mainly by beating up on some minor league and unproven pitchers trying to make a name for himself. Correa was brutal in the clutch most of the season. Bottom line for me is it makes no sense to spend so much on one person when there will be little money left to improve the team in many needed areas. What good is it to have a superstar shortstop if your team is budget strapped? More mediocre baseball. Carlos Correa made his decision. He voided the last two years of his contract that made him the highest paid position player. The Twins had him already signed. He said it wasn't good enough. What arrogance. It's time to move on from Carlos.
  9. Whitey333
    Yes I too am happy and totally unsurprised by this common sense move. I agree with a previous poster about how low the standards have become for starting pitchers. It's so sad to see the continued demise of the once great game.
  10. Whitey333
    Last year Pohlad said there was plenty of money to sign both Buxton and Berrios to long term deals. A few days later Berrios was traded. I respect the Pohlad family for keeping the Twins somewhat competitive and giving fans stability in having a major league baseball franchise. Their team payroll is about in the middle of the pack compared to other teams. Maybe increase it some? Yes. Also maybe use what's available more wisely. Throwing all that money to Correa over those many years is foolish if there isn't enough money to pay others. Bottom line is I take everything he says with a big grain of salt.
  11. Whitey333
    What possible good does it do to pay Correa so much that it leaves very little for the many areas of need on this team? Tying up that much money for several years will just maintain our mediocrity. If we continue to find bargain basement pitching in the reclamation pile, again and again, there will be no chance to be a serious consistent contender.
  12. Whitey333
    If Jeffers is our best catching option, we are in a world of hurt.
  13. Whitey333
    Yawn!! Looks like the camera was out of focus on the "new" cap logo.
  14. Whitey333
    Yes we've heard that comment about the pohlads never turning us down, many, many, times over the years. Yes they could afford to sign Correa. But should they? Allotting that much money and years to one position, under the Pohlads budget, probably wouldn't allow monies for some of the good players we already have. Also wouldn't allow team to sign anyone else to fill some of the big holes in this Team. I don't think they will sign Correa, not should they.
  15. Whitey333
    Jeffers is just another in the over rated Twins players. He is below average in defense and hasn't proved much consistency in his offense. Let's face the facts:. He wouldn't be on many teams major league roster. We had catching, but the FO created a problem that didn't exist. Now they need a good catcher. Not easy to find.
  16. Whitey333
    Yes Correa is a very good shortstop. But he is just too expensive. You say sign him and you have the SS position filled for years. Yes but at what cost? You say he will be surrounded by youngsters. Yes but at what cost? What good does it do to have a superstar with not much else. Signing him will break the budget and people will still complain because we have very little money to invest in other area. And yes, who isn't sick of all this Correa speculation? It ranks only second to all the ridiculous coverage given to our part time center fielder, Buxton.
  17. Whitey333
    Dream big!! Fantasy!! He's not coming here. The Twins don't have the talent to trade back. Most of the prospects we have are just that. Prospects that are over hyped.
  18. Whitey333
    I doubt the Twins will sign any of them. I suspect they will wait until late to sign or acquire any top pitching. That is their pedigree. Wait until the end, sign another reclamation project or two, then try to convince the fans they tried but couldn't sign anyone. It's been happening for years. I don't expect it to change.
  19. Whitey333
    None of those mentioned seemed destined to be anything in MLB much less an ace. If one develops into a solid number 3 or 4 that would be awesome.
  20. Whitey333
    Great article. I would bet on Varland the most. The starting pitching staff, plus those waiting in the wings are kind of shaky at the moment. Gray looks good, Mahle the same. But these guys have injury history so while hope is nice, it's scary to rely on them. Ryan looks pretty solid. I was very impressed with his season. Winder, Ober, are very questionable. Twins need to add one more veteran starting pitcher for 2023. Like last off season twins may be looking for luck. I hope that doesn't mean we will have to do with more bargain basement staff like Archer and Bundy were this year.
  21. Whitey333
    Well with any trade it takes two to tango so to speak. I don't see much value in this for the Brewers. Interesting, well thought out, article. I'm guessing nothing happens here.
  22. Whitey333
    This team needs a lot of upgrades in all areas especially pitching. My guess is the FO won't do much in FA pitching. I like Rodon but figure neither him or any other major FA would come here anyway. With the organizational philosophy of starters going 5 innings we need a solid bullpen. They tell us the last two years were flukes and injuries. Now they are promising a better 2023. If the are relying mostly on the current players I'm afraid next season will be a repeat of the past two.
  23. Whitey333
    The Twins better hope that at least a couple of their young pitchers develop into real major league pitchers or it's going to be a long rebuild with even more boring, unimaginative and poor baseball for us Twins fans. The pitching dumpster overwhelmingly hasn't worked. It's time to change the philosophy. Great article.
  24. Whitey333
    Most of the Twins internal pitching options come with significant risk. They may or may not pan out in 2023. Like pre 2022 too much of hope it works out attitude doomed the staff. We have guys coming back from injuries, some guys who haven't pitched much over the past two- three years, and young prospects who may or not pan out. Relying on questionable prospects is very risky as well. Twins created this mess with their annual dumpster diving for pitchers. Let's see how they work out of it.
  25. Whitey333
    Twins need pitching. Good pitching. The amount of monies being talked about here would leave very little payroll flexibility to improve in other areas. I would be all for signing Correa if I knew we had more payroll to improve the team. I just don't see the twins dipping into expensive free agents long term.
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