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  1. Thrylos
    Is it me or Miracle is really strange this season? And, yes, we all know (or should) that they will suck, because the talent is just not there. But how the hey, do you use your one and only starting pitching prospect on the roster (Wells) in relief in the first game of the season? Blows up my mind. Edit: I do like Pudge Jr. But he should try to be a closer...
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    For argument's sake: He is a non-prospect at this point. I have zero problems if they play him at Miracle, because that team is horrible. If they put him in the Chattanooga roster, even in the pen, he will take innings away from some who is worth it more. Wonder whether the Twins would had pulled the trigger if he were from Alaska and not Minnesota. That Minny centric thing has to stop. It does only limit themselves. I hope that the new blood gets that...
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    Here are my expectations from Buxton: H+BB+HBP > K, which is something he was not able to do both in 2015 and in 2016. Even in the isolated SSS last September when people thought that "he turned the corner" he had 40 H+BB+HBP vs 38 K. He should be sitting tomorrow, and his leash should be very short afterwords, let say until a week or two into AAA games. Rosario can play CF.
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    Any team that has Trey Vavra and his .230/.316/.326 line as a 24 year old in Fort Myers (1.5 years older than the league then) batting third is in trouble, and so will be this Miracle team. Seriously, this team might be painful to watch this season
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    They cannot jerk Polanco around and then complain about his defense...
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    No they did not. Opening day Twins' batting order and 2016 OBP (rank in parenthesis) Dozier .340 (3) Grossman .386 (1) Buxton .284 (9) Mauer .363 (2) Sano .319 (5) Castro .307 (7) Polanco .332 (4) Kepler .309 (6) Rosario .295 (8) You cannot bat the guy with the worst OBP third. He struck out 3 times. About time they flip Polanco towards the top of the order as well... Buxton should be batting 8th or 9th
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    That chart smells, because the guy who is in the bottom of the chart overall was the one who led the AL in K/9 last season...
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    Would love to hear the terms and conditions of that guarantee. Thanks.
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    I expect a huge season from Stewart in 2017. He has 2 issues that Porcello does not: a. His delivery is really messed up, has a hard time repeating it, and it results in not good command and control (I can live with a 7 K/9 if someone did not have a 3+ BB/9) b. The big elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about, because it is taboo/politically incorrect/whatever, but has to be stated: He is diabetic. This article is a good one to read (from his Kernels' season) . He has to inject himself at least once a day with insulin. Sometimes more. Sometimes (as that article says) pro baseball makes him miss doctor's appointments. Does that have anything to do with his performance? I suspect that it does. And also, I would love to see the Twins being proactive and try to give him state of the art tools to manage his condition and get him a local doctor and/or having the team doctor step up. Way different situations...
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    No
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    That's not the final benefit If McKay develops as a great hitting pitcher, he could be a prime trading chip towards landing the Twins a young ace from a NL team. Think trading him plus to the Mets for Thor or to the Dodgers for Kershaw. This is the type of thinking that has been mission impossible for this Front Office unfortunately...
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    Stuart Turner's ceiling is JR Murphy. If the Reds are willing to give someone like Sal Romano, Wyatt Strahan, or Tyler Mahle, the Twins should do it, with their eyes closed.
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    Of course. But drafting based on holes in the overall organization, is a great strategy, since "Best" player available is pretty objective. I'd claim that figuring out who the best overall player is, is much harder than figuring out who the best LHSP or who the best C might be, because at a point you are starting to compare hitters with pitchers and that comparison is never valid. So what happens, is that teams that are going for the unicorn "BPA", ending up failing. And a big part of the problem is that "best" now vs. "best" at their peak, might be totally 2 different things. And if "best" player available now is a unicorn, "best" player at their peak is a flying rainbow kitten unicorn. However, the organizational deficiencies are much more concrete, and help people get focused on scouting hard 15 vs 500 players... http://images-cdn.9gag.com/images/thumbnail-facebook/13706967_1418881236.7876_u3amYT_n.jpg
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    Chattanooga will definitely be the class of the Twins' system and well worthwhile a weekend trip to watch as series. It is pretty accessible, only 2 hrs drive from the Atlanta Airport (a major Delta hub with direct flights everywhere) and even if you do not drive, there are Greyhound buses from downtown Atlanta (can take bus from airport) for less than $20 each way. Thought about going last season, but this season I have no excuses not to Btw, based on recent use, I bet that Gordon will mostly be at 2B and Vielma at SS...
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    Nope. Because it has the most games. You can get luckier (or unlikier) in 17 games that in 162. Baseball is a marathon and unless someone is planning for the whole season and is willing to make changes as soon as things are not panning out, they will fail. Period.
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    If they don't work out, they are not right, now, are they? They might seemed right at the point they were made, but proved not to be... That's why the better front office people who are making more right decisions than wrong are making their teams win, unlike the ones who are making more wrong than right. Nobody bats 1.000 even in front offices, but there are some that bat .750 and some (like the Twins') that are batting .250...
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    FTFY
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    MVP: Sano POY: Mejia Reliever: Rogers ROY: Mejia (I see Dozier and Santana traded, so they do not count.)
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    Most important thing that Grossman did was taking that walk. Not sure that Park does that, btw...
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    This roster will need some work to get final. I counted 15 position players & 13 pitchers (+3 in DL), which is way too many. Not sure about releases but I suspect that at least Vargas will start at the DL. Having 4 1B/DH types, also hurts them. Still 23 players in MiLB rosters with the new CBA?
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    That's an interesting infield. Lopez and Palacios have been playing exclusively at SS and Montesino looks more like a utility player. I thought that Blackenhorn will likely stick at second. Whitefield (huge jump btw) has played a bit of third in the past and so has Hamilton who is being converted into a C, and so has Kranson. I suspect that the 3B and not 1B will be the rotating position for one of the extra catchers. I think that they will be a middle of the road team at best; just not enough pitching
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    Great stuff thanks! Vargas was actually optioned to Rochester and he is off the DL last night. Interesting to see whether he can play 100%
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    For the same reason that I watched Twins' games in March and will watch in May, June, July, August, September, and (hopefully) October. I am a Twins' fan and not a bandwagon jumper. Duh.
  25. Thrylos
    Not sure that Santana will have a roster spot when Ehire Adrianza comes off the DL. I'd take Adrianza over Franklin for sure.
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