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  1. Jocko87
    OK, which way is it? Sleeping in the pen and not doing PFP or we were angels?
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    The three true outcome era of baseball will rank right up there with some of the darkest eras of the sport. Give it time. I think Gallo getting the deal is partially a favor to Boras. They are giving him all the runway they can as part of that. I can see why they took the chance as at least he could provide defensive flexibility and functionality, unlike a Sano. Being able to move him around the field has been very valuable even if the bat hasn't worked out. That runway is running out fast though, and they can certainly say they gave it every chance to work. With something like 7 guys all hopefully back soon and probably ahead on the depth chart its going to get dark early. There won't be room in September either, knock on wood. I'm not ready to call a last stand for his career though. I think he gets one more chance outside the Twins organization, probably a MILB deal. I would want to see what he can do in a place with a different hitting philosophy. Too many struggling hitters here and it pains me to say it but if I'm a MLB GM I'm scouting former Twins hitters hard for value.
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    Good question, I can't imagine Larussa being ok with running that kind of ship. Although he wasn't there long and if it was already like that it would explain a little bit of the push back against him. That's a tough tide to turn. Also, kinda nice to lay this along side our "can we trust the front office" melodrama thread.
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    How are there 5 parks that doesn't get out of?
  5. Jocko87
    Wallner knows when he gets one.
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    0 for 3
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    Sweepa!
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    Just needed a little negativity from the new guy, obvs.
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    Just that inning.
  10. Jocko87
    Oddly Kuechel may have wanted some slightly harder contact a few times today.
  11. Jocko87
    I'm not sure why that matters but I'll give it a shot. Most of the front office types, the entire coaching staff, certainly the on air broadcast staff, the top of the training staff, most of the scouting staff. I'm probably missing a few but that's off the top of my head. A better question is which of those operations survives without the other, longer.
  12. Jocko87
    I think they are the same thing, whether we like it or not.
  13. Jocko87
    Was due, now have Winder and Headrick in case of Kuechel. All my bullpen management fears are alleviated. https://twitter.com/AaronGleeman/status/1688215338779860992?s=20
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    Well, yes, if they earn it. There are still a lot of good, solid corporations out there despite what the internets say. I chose to continue work for one of the biggest rather than retiring simply because of how they conduct themselves and treat employees. The thing is, its a two way street. Understanding that a corporation (the Twins) priority isn't earning Johnny fanboys trust is the starting point. Just as I chose to work for my current employer, I chose to follow the Twins and sometimes give them some money. Do I trust them? Who cares? I recognize that they can't be remotely transparent with me which means I can't make a real statement on trust. What I can do is deploy my BS detector and try to evaluate why they may do things. I see a lot of signs that they run a good organization and try to do the "right" thing by players. They probably did Jorge Lopez a solid getting him closer to his son, they are giving guys like Pagan, Kepler, Gallo, Miranda all the room in the world to get it together, they are most likely giving a hitting coach every chance to figure it out, they are not making public examples of firings or cuttings, the culture is universally praised and on and on. Watch what they do with Gordon and Mahle coming up. So many traits that make a successful "real" business are present here. Enjoy it while we can.
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    Yes, and the organization is still getting value from it.
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    I think you would make the qualifying offer first to keep the options open. Kenta has never gotten the free agent payday and isn't likely to be so team friendly again. 2/12 probably doesn't get it done. 3/18 on the open market seems possible and that's worth a comp A pick.
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    I’ve loved baseball on the radio since sneaking Herb Carneal under the pillow after bedtime. Crazy what we thought we were getting away with as kids. I worked at the radio station in the evenings with John Gordon prior to streaming and grew up with 1.5 TV channels. I discovered XM streaming with a TV feed when TBS started doing postseason. Vin Scully radio while watching the TV feed is magical. Directv pause plus a 7.5 count was a perfect sync. Provus is very good, in the Carneal mold. I’m so glad the Twins have a good radio guy. I listened to the draft on radio while driving and they played radio calls for highlights. So many bad calls highlight how hard it is. Even several pro guys are just hard to listen to. The Yankees announcers are very good as well. It’s easy to gets a weird feel from the Sterling home run calls but they do a very good job if you listen to the broadcast instead of sound bites. When the Twins lit up Jhony Brito in April I was listening to them and watching on TV. It was very impressive how they were able to fill time because they had done their homework on the Twins. Talking to the wall is hard.
  20. Jocko87
    Ramirez took offense to a hard tag but probably a lot of Anderson tag shenanigans previous.
  21. Jocko87
    Holy cow, love that call. Baseball on the radio is the best. Unfortunately, he also points out that this is wildly out of the ordinary for Ramirez. This is just the thing to get Tito’s bloop troop up and running. AL Central will be a race, buckle up boys.
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    Suspensions from this will be interesting as there were several reengagements. I watched an inning or so previous and there was another tag thing with Anderson trying to push a hand off the base. Looking back at that crazy replay call from yesterday I’m wondering if that’s what it came from.
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    I was good with moving on from him earlier in the year. Now I’m wondering if he is working back into qualifying offer territory? It may only end up being a B level but it might be worth a shot. A one year deal for next year would be an appropriate risk if he finishes strong.
  24. Jocko87
    Had a flashback to catching someone like Moran.
  25. Jocko87
    It will be 11 rums if not.
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