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  1. Blyleven2011
    Was a joy to watch his athletic abilities at first base , he played the position like a youngster ... His defense was amazing and saved many hits and doubles down the line and helped out our pitchers ... We were very fortunate to see a real professional ... Well deserved, congratulations Carlos ...
  2. Blyleven2011
    Thanks for the AFL report , team had it's ups and downs but managed 4 wins ... Hopefully they can play another good week of ball ... No Allstars from the twins have emerged but always good to read this report for encouraging signs of players ...
  3. Blyleven2011
    Steve Braun was a fine player and put his heart into the game ... Thanks for the memories in the article ...
  4. Blyleven2011
    Number 10 , proved he needs more seasoning at AAA , no trade ... #9 , boy can he hit the ball hard when he connects and rocco needs all the lead off hitters he can get , high trade... #8 , #7 , #6 ,,, you got to be kidding , trading pitching as good as these 3 when you have no proven additions to fill the loss , the FO would be on the hope parade again , no trade ...
  5. Blyleven2011
    C J Cron might be cheap if a free agent for first base , but likely it's filled internally ... Twins have plenty of holes to fill , defense and offense needs help along with bullpen ( left hander RP ) , twins need to evaluate some positions to better the team , if there not in the future plans , trade them , id like to see keashall at second base and he has hit his way through the minors , Brooks Lee will be in AAA to earn a spot back with the big club ... The twins need to emphasize fundamentals , need to take the talent from AAA and make that talent better at the MLB level , it seems we are wasting some of talented players with their ridiculous plan and evaluation , easier to get to the big league baseball , but alot harder to stick ...
  6. Blyleven2011
    I'm not sure what to write only we are in for a disappointment either way , FO has never been able to please the fans ...
  7. Blyleven2011
    It's a win win proposition , you get a quality catcher and you win , catchers are the most important position , they are the leader on the field usually , our FO and Baldelli has taken that leadership out of the catchers position and they are the leaders on the field ( they need to deviate from their plan )... I like Vazquez's defense but to upgrade with a defensive savvy catcher that can hit would go along way to helping the team win , im tired of seeing passed balls that are called wild pitches ... Who to trade , anyone that doesn't have a future with the twins ...
  8. Blyleven2011
    It's a sad day when another first round prospect isn't going to be part of the plan ... When healthy his bat was worth being in the lineup every day ... The issues with injuries throughout the minors and MLB , I guess a player can only take so much and it saps the passion for baseball out of a person ... He can be proud that he made it and performed well in MLB baseball when healthy ... Will he miss it , it's possible he comes out of retirement if 100 percent healthy and considers a comeback in his late 20's , it has happened before ...
  9. Blyleven2011
    I'm not sure why everyone can't see a future for keirsey Jr and are down on him ( because hes older , been in minors to long ???? ), he may not be a superstar but has talent , what most people don't know is he was drafted , started his professional career and injuries kept setting him back on development , but he has been healthy the past 2 to 3 years and each year he has made the strides as a hitter to move up all the way to AAA , in my opinion if any player this past season deserved and really earned a selection to the big leagues, it was Keirsey Jr ... Give the kid a chance and I'm sure fans would be pleased with the results of Keirsey Jr ... Is the FO savvy enough to evaluate a players talent , remember when we needed a second basemen , they were going to call up Gordon and he got hurt , arraez got the call instead , they had no intention to call up arraez because he wasn't a prospect , he got his chance and proved the evaluators all wrong ...
  10. Blyleven2011
    I don't see Rodriguez starting the season on the opening day roster ... It used to be a player that was on the fringe of the MLB was sent to the AFL to be ready to go on opening day , it doesn't seem like that is the case anymore ... Some more seasoning in AAA to earn the position , and I mean earn if he's ready , not a depth player to fill in for injuries ...
  11. Blyleven2011
    Pagan of all the pitchers on your list who turned out one good season as mid level relief pitcher ... I hope the front office , manager and coaches are learning from the playoffs and world series ... What have I seen in the playoffs and world series ... Bunts , hitting to the opposite field and behind the runners , good fundamentals lead to good things , rizzo chokes up on the bat ... I have also seen ex twins players on the playoff and world series teams that we gave up on , most of them were just dfa'd , except graterol and gils ...
  12. Blyleven2011
    You really think Kepler will get in the twins hall of fame ???
  13. Blyleven2011
    Was Allan Anderson still qualified for a rookie ???? Always love the reminders of past twins players ...
  14. Blyleven2011
    I know these are earlier trades but they have more significant with the Yankees and Dodgers ... Cave traded to twins in exchange for luis Gil who is on the roster ... Maeda and others traded to twins in exchange for Graterol and Riley , graterol on dodgers roster ...
  15. Blyleven2011
    From all the posts posted so far , they are valid points ... i have to go with the offseason of 23 / 24 , , reducing payroll and deflating the fans optimizium , the bad trades , spring training preparation ( the veterans working out on the practices fields and not in game situations enough to get game ready for regularseason ) ... The plan continues to fail and that is on FO and manager and coaches , we've seen how bad third base coach is , he sends slow runners to there deaths at home plate and he holds the fleet afoot runners at third ...
  16. Blyleven2011
    Don't care who wins ,last time they met in 81 , LA won winning the last 4 games after Yankees won the first 3 games of the seven game series ... It was a sweet LA Victory ... All I care about are good quality and exciting games , are you listening Rocco ....
  17. Blyleven2011
    Thanks for the memories , twins always makes the opposing pitcher look like a Cy young candidate .... Today and yesteryear ... Fernando was good for baseball , fans wanted to see him , in his early career when he was a stud , I don't think dodgers stadium had to many empty seats , alot of sellout crowds on nights he pitched .... Rest in peace Fernando , I hope there is baseball in heaven ...
  18. Blyleven2011
    He's a starter with some promise for now , will be givin chances the next couple of seasons to refine his game as a starter , if the results are favorable he'll remain a starter , if not he'll be a great bullpen option ...
  19. Blyleven2011
    Not giving up on Martin , he can improve if he works hard , 253 batting average isn't bad from a rookie ( we had alot more batters alot worse on this team ) , I think he can hit better and get more walks as he gets more experience and settles in against major league pitching , he looked like he had some jitters his first year as the game was too fast at times for him , they need to utilize his speed more , no power but if he cant hit for a higher average or walk more often and use his speed when he does get on base , he just might be a good lead off hitter to spark the team ( one can only hope ) ... Defense was below average in the outfield but it has been stated he played shortstop in the minors and he is learning the outfield on the fly in mlb , not fair to scrutinize his defense yet , give the kid the chance to adjust to the outfield , I take 3 years to evaluate a player ... Like jeffers ,,, jeffers is not going to be the consistent hitter the FO thought he might turn out to be , he has flashes and streaks but not consistency for 162 game season as catcher and DH , his defense isn't all that great either , I see more passed balls by jeffers , that are really called wild pitches ...
  20. Blyleven2011
    Popkins and crew get terminated for following a plan designated by the FO and Rocco ... Something might be wrong with this picture as the people that incorporated the plan are still here wanting to stay with the plan for 2025 by hiring borgschulte ... Let's hope we get more exciting and consistent hitting for 2025 ...
  21. Blyleven2011
    Every player on the roster is available to be traded if the price is right ... If a player is not in the team's long term future , the team should explore trades instead of losing the player for nothing ... I think the twins will try and trade players with a higher price tag this winter ...
  22. Blyleven2011
    Thanks for the weekly report , great to have some news in twins territory that is a positive ....
  23. Blyleven2011
    I'm hoping that they realize every win matters starting in April , I'm tired of hearing tomorrow's another game to straighten it out ...
  24. Blyleven2011
    What Cleveland needs sounds exactly what the twins need ... 2025 , detroit and maybe Kansas City will be the team's to beat ... World series is set , could be a very memorable world series with the Yankees and Dodgers ... The playoffs were the most exciting games of the year for me , I hope Baldelli was watching for ideas on how to play a exciting game of baseball in 2025 , first year Cleveland manager Voit seems like a very capable manager in leading a team ...
  25. Blyleven2011
    The twins have obvious problems on defense , the problem will be to find a solution to them .... We don't quite know how the 40 man roster will look like until November or December , players will get non tendered or be leaving as free agents .... Miranda's the obvious choice to give first base too , one last chance to prove he belongs in a defensive position , righthanded is a need to , got to stay healthy too ...
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