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  1. Whitey333
    To me Gordon deserves a spot on the club. They way they have jerked him around all year he did whatever they needed and did it well. Unfortunately the Twins have a reputation for not treating their young players fair. They leave them dangle in the minors for years then USE that person for their own benefits. You don't USE players you develop them and promote them
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    The Twins are great at bargain hunting. They have been doing it for years with very mixed results. That is probably where they are headed. As I've stated before it is their MO to wait until all the best FA are signed by others then go after what's left over. That's how they do business. Dreams of signing top FA to $150 mil contracts are just that ; dreams. This summer Pohlads said there was plenty of money to sign Berrios and Buxton. A couple of weeks later Berrios is gone and Buxton may be next. It's hard to have a lot of faith in the organization at times. Now they are concerned about big financial losses this year and the pending CBA to not being able to sign good players.
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    I totally agree with the game against Chapman and the Yankees!! It was a classic.
  4. Whitey333
    Great list. Great article. If the FO does little or nothing to improve this team during the off season that will become THE biggest Twins embarrassment!
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    Is this what they call fantasy baseball?
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    If we have a roster full of "prospects" expect 90-100 losses a year for awhile. I do think some of these will pan out and become solid major league players. However we will need to be patient. I don't think I can be that patient to be a bottom feeder for a few years. Trading regulars for " prospect". Is a full out rebuild. As for Joe Ryan, he looks very good. However if his fastball averages out to 92 mph he will struggle unless he develops good secondary pitches. It won't take long for major league hitters to adjust
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    I would expect that when you finish last and serious about being competitive that everyone is tradable for the right deal, whatever that is. I love buxton but it's always amusing how people brush away his injuries and massive amount of games missed. Then say if he wasn't injured he may be the best player in the league. How will we ever know? I hope they sign him and think they will. However let's not make him out more than he is. He's a great defensive center fielder with a career 7 year batting average of .248. He showed glimpses of greatness this year when he wasn't missing 100 games again.
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    Each year the twins off season has been hyped by possible big trades and big free agent signings. Most of the time it is just that:. Hype and a lot of what ifs. This year I plan to listen much less to the hype and bs we hear from management. Hopefully they will do what they promised: a championship caliber team.
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    Like most people on here the timing is very curious. I don't think the move matters much at this point because they will probably keep most of the stiff fringe players on the 40 man roster, players very few organizations want. Then they probably will sign a couple of aging guys from the pitching cemetery to fill out the team. I want to be hopeful but I'm not yet sold on this front office yet.
  10. Whitey333
    Hard to grade this trade. Like most Twins trades this one involved future "prospects ". Most prospects never make it to the bigs. It's too early to say this was a win or a loss because basically the Twins sell hype and hope. Hopefully it will work out. Usually it doesn't. Here's one thought. The twins finished last in the division. Astros are in playoffs with a chance to win world series. The twins have finished last 5 of the past 12 seasons. That's almost half. Hype and hope is all, hype and hope.
  11. Whitey333
    Pretty convenient to blame April on covid 19. Not to deny it but all teams dealt with covid and to blame a rotten months performance solely on covid is ludicrous! It's also interesting that while a lot of us fans were bemoaning the teams play in April and May we were told to be patient and wait, it's a long season and it's early. We are still waiting!
  12. Whitey333
    I give Baldelli a D. Very poor management of pitching staff. Team was I'll prepared all season. His handling of Maggi and others was inexcusable. The only reason I don't give him an F is injuries and Front Office roster decisions
  13. Whitey333
    I believe it would qualify as one of the most disappointing seasons in TWINS history, not MLB history. One stat I saw the other day involved the records since Target Field opened. In the 12 years since since Target Field opened the Twins have missed the playoffs seven times and finished last 5 times. Not a reflection of the beautiful ballpark but perhaps of organization philosophies. Maybe they don't care where the team finished as long as a profit is made.
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    It's so interesting about Buxton. You always brush off his injuries and the people who bring them up. I hope they sign him as well. But get serious. He's us a great center fielder with a career .247 average. You can't just ignore that nor the fact he's missed more than half the games the past few years. Those missed games are as real as all of the great catches he has made. But to pay him whatever he wants or whatever it takes is irresponsible! And those that keep ignoring his injuries and massive games missed over the years need a dose of reality. Sign Buxton to a reasonable extension for a good player that seldom plays.
  15. Whitey333
    Who knows what the FO will do? I'm worried that not only will they not spend much this off season, but that the budget may be significantly cut. I hope I'm wrong. Pineada should be signed for another year or two. My god we need pitching. Let's just stay out of the dumpster for free agent pitchers this year. It doesn't work too often.
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    I really hope they sign Buxton. I find it interesting how this and similar articles will mention injuries then as if to brush those off talk off his "great" play when he is playing. Or extending part time numbers for full time numbers. The fact is he IS injured a lot. The last several years he hasn't even come close to playing half of his eligible games. While he is a great defensive center fielder, he is a career .247 hitter over 7 years. Let's get him signed and signed for a reasonable amount. If you grossly overpay him where will the money come to improve the team? Not the Pohlads with tight budgets. 20-30 mil per year for a part time player is not reasonable. It's ludicrous!
  17. Whitey333
    I am just astonished at how many of you are blaming the milb players for being on " poverty" wages. If the greedy owners and major league players are so hell bent on squeezing out every nickel of monies, then why not dump the minor leagues like other pro sports? I'm not advocating that, just saying. It's sad that people are ripping the very players they are hoping get promoted to a major league team. Whatever happened to empathy and compassion for others? You obviously won't find it hear with many of the commentators.
  18. Whitey333
    Thanks. Guess I'm more gullible than I thought.
  19. Whitey333
    I would expect that with the poor season the Twins had just about anyone is on the trading block. Unless of course they blame it all on the injuries and they do little or nothing this off season and HOPE things are better next year. Good luck with that! As for getting a haul or teams overpaying the Twins in this summers trades:. So far only Joe Ryan has contributed. Before declaring these deals steals for the Twins let's wait and see if these are prospects or suspects.
  20. Whitey333
    Regarding Jax:. Since when does giving up 4 earned runs in 5 innings signify a good start? Regarding Buxton:. If you take away the hype of his great April, what you see now is much more closely aligned with his 7 year career stats. Come on people, he is a good player but certainly not a superstar. I hope they keep him but let's get real here. A career .244 hitter over 7 years that only plays half time? If we can get pitching for him a trade is not such a bad idea.
  21. Whitey333
    It WAS CLASSLESS by Baldelli not to get Maggi in. The team stinks, is in last place, and is in competition with the Timberwolves for the most classless and clueless team in town. Maintain integrity of game while playing the Jays? Please look at all the stiffs we have sent out on the field this year. What Rocco did was inexcusable. I hope he still gets a chance but I doubt it. This team has mishandled the roster all year so one should not be surprised.
  22. Whitey333
    Come on Rocco. Let Ober pitch longer. If you are counting on him next year you need to stretch him out a little. Oh that's right you think 5 innings is enough for a starting pitcher then you witch about having to use your bullpen. Learn how to handle the pitchers please.
  23. Whitey333
    Finally letting Gordon show what he can do. Baldelli seems hell-bent on ruining his career. All the times they called him up just to let him sit on bench or get low level at bats. Great job Nick.
  24. Whitey333
    I agree Ryan has been great. But I also agree let's hold judgement for the time being. It's only been 4 starts albeit 4 very good ones. I want to see him pitch next year, under a full season of pitching. I want to see him pitch against good teams and also see how he does when scouting reports from teams catch up to him and how he makes adjustments. I'm guessing he will succeed in those adjustments. He looks to be the real deal. As for the broadcasters:. Dick Bremer has got to be one of the worst and most obnoxious announcers ever.
  25. Whitey333

    Saddest sports city

    Whitey333 commented on glunn's blog entry in Blog glunn

    To blame fans for their teams poor performances is absurd. How do you expect Minnesota fans to react to the product and lines of B.S. the teams give us. I am very amazed at the great support our fans have given our 6, not 4 major league sports. Yes it's Twins, Vikings, Wild, Wolves, Loons and Lynx. I actually don't know how our area supports so many professional sports team..
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