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  1. Blyleven2011
    He wasn't a class act a few years ago in spring training ,when people wanted to talk to him , he responded , we have a job to do , do people come and bother you at your place of work , he was rude ... But that's life ...
  2. Blyleven2011
    Varland being a Minnesota native , we are pulling for him ... He showed a great bullpen arm in 2023 , that's where he is destined to be , high octane he got the job done , but he is a thrower and hasn't really proven he is a pitcher .. Quit fooling around with varland before he has no value at all and we lose another player for nothing ... He's a bullpen option going forward ...
  3. Blyleven2011
    Good enthusiastic analysis , great to see a write up about canterino and they aren't giving up on him ... I do believe he should go the bullpen route and build up back to a starter maybe ... I have no idea if anyone will be the sire of fort Myers , is that possible or someone has to win it every year ???
  4. Blyleven2011
    While I agree the twins haven't matured our prospects as we would like , the prospects have faired well at each level of the minors , but once here in the major leagues , it seems the coaching staff doesn't bring the prospects up to play at this level , this is a new level and much harder , they have to teach them this , take the talent and make them a better talent here at MLB ... I don't agree with trading every one on your list , not yet anyway , they could stop hoarding the players that they don't play regularly and dont have a future with the twins ...
  5. Blyleven2011
    Especially since the games haven't even started , Rocco projects France to be playing alot , I hope that means spring training only as he has a non guaranteed contract to prove ... Defensive metrics say Miranda is better at firstbase and we know Miranda has good bat control and can hit lefties and righties ... We never get straight answers , so I guess I'm going to be an ass and assume France gets the most reps at firstbase in spring training and he's going to be platoon during the season if he qualifies for a 26 man roster... We just don't need veterans like gallo , Margot or France taking away playing time from a player that could have a future if given the opportunity .... We raised the payroll , but did we raise the talent ??? Coloumbe was needed às a lefthanded relief roll , Bader as defense but we could have gone in house , France was an unusual signing and not really needed , because hes a veteran doesn't qualify him for a roster spot ...
  6. Blyleven2011
    I just read the title ... Ranking the NRI ... My ranking is just depth , not on 40 man roster so pretty sure not a one gets to go north ...
  7. Blyleven2011
    I'm sure they don't just pick a city , they most likely throw darts ... Also Steve, I've noticed these road trips of your but haven't given it any thought because 1 through 6 there wasn't anything but a boring off season by the fans perspective ... I do have a question , will you continue these road trips in order from which you started or once the season opens will you redo road trips in there order again ???
  8. Blyleven2011
    Is canterino or preilipp in camp , two pitchers with the best pitches that are major league worthy , so I've heard , are they no longer prospects of our top 30 ... Keaschall should be number one if he is considered to be in the major leagues first , as stated by Cory, he should be here in the first half and that projection should give him top billing of prospects ... Go keaschall ...
  9. Blyleven2011
    And to give up on Moran in the trade , a much needed lefthander doesn't make alot of sense when your short on lefthander depth ... There was probably more upside to Moran than Gasper , but you'll see his bat in spring training games alot just like France who has to prove his non guarantee contract ...
  10. Blyleven2011
    If he's an everyday player in spring training that's fine , he's trying to earn the position on a non guaranteed contract ... If he succeeds on the 26 man roster , he's a platoon hitting lefties and not an everyday player , Miranda hits better and hits righties probably better than France ... France can pinch hit , sit on the bench and DH ...
  11. Blyleven2011
    Julian should not even be considered for the 26 man roster , the way he played on both sides of the ball was terrible in 2024 , AAA bound to work on his mental game and earn his way back ... Lee or Martin, will be sent to AAA for more refinement , and we know keirsey Jr don't have a chance to open on the 26 roster , with bader's acquisition ...
  12. Blyleven2011
    A needed acquisition is coloumbe being a good lefty in the bullpen ... Huascar ynoa is intriguing but needs to probably build up arm strength due to injuries ... Bader's defense should be solid in the outfield ... Is there any other NRI worth talking about , maybe Castellano because of the rule 5 tag on him ...
  13. Blyleven2011
    We have a very good starting pitching staff to be optimistic about , but realistically they are just a step below being an ace , in today's game there just aren't many aces , studs or bulldogs that you can rely on to win practically every game , when we had ( cy young ) Santana you were rest assured you were going to get a win ... Twins staff is very good , but I just don't ever have that feeling the day they pitch that they will pitch to a win , they will give you a competitive game and keep you in the game of most starts ...
  14. Blyleven2011
    Your my rolls royce valentine ...
  15. Blyleven2011
    A healthy roster period equals flexibility ... Pitching is a strength ... not so sure about the offense and defense ...
  16. Blyleven2011
    Alittle to late with the greenlight , and I agree with posts that it's still dumpster diving ...
  17. Blyleven2011
    Correction on castro , though he was in the allstar game last year he was a substitute for Correa , so technically it wasn't earned but he did have a nice first half ... Who has a chance to make their first allstar from the names mentioned above ... Captain Jax , if he's as dominant in the first half in 2025 and he isn't selected for a allstar , then I'm not buying a ticket to go watch him pitch ... Lewis , yes Ryan , yes Wallner , no Jeffers , no
  18. Blyleven2011
    We will never win another world series with this group , I hope it's better with an owner that wants to win ... Also , will we ever have anyone presently that could be a hall of famer , if you continue to platoon players , they'll never be considered worthy of the HOF ...
  19. Blyleven2011
    You forgot one of the most important things with the twins ... If Rocco manages the whole season , it's going to be a very long season ...
  20. Blyleven2011
    I grew up on the farm and cleaned out the barn and shoveled c**p , and I miss the farm ... I sure ain't liking this c**p the FO is trying to sell us in believing we will be contenders in the playoffs ... Our pitching is strong but our inconsistent hitting and defense hasn't been addressed ( Bader on defense but lacks a strong bat ) ... Our FO lives on hope and continue to be pretenders ...
  21. Blyleven2011
    My understanding from draft tracker that fo tried to be sneaky and pass headrick through ... Their thought process according to draft tracker was they wanted to try and pass headrick through because most 40 man rosters are full , they thought it would be harder to pass him through before players could go on 60 day IL and vacate a roster spot to add ... Falvey again proves his ineptitude at judging other mlb teams ... Gasper or camargo would have been a better choice to try and pass through , we've lost two pitchers for nothing and every team is looking for pitching ...
  22. Blyleven2011
    Headrick to Yankees has a goid chance if he performs well in spring training , Yankees are short on bullpen lefthanders and they like multiple lefthanders in their bullpen ... Henrique to Miami is out of options so if he too performs well should make the team , Henrique is only 24 ... Helman to the cardinals is hopefully a good move for him and because of his versatility has a good shot at furthering his career ... HHH - Hubert H Humphrey Dome , demolished ... To bad falvey doesn't have an H in his name and we could possibly find a taker to hire him ...
  23. Blyleven2011
    Diamonds in the rough , don't we have that in our prospects ... If falvey thinks these players are better than our prospects and keeps them at AAA than I think Falvey is failing at his job ... DJL44 stated we hoard and don't play our prospects and I'd have to agree with that assessment ... Do some of our prospects need refining in AAA , YES
  24. Blyleven2011
    Floor player depth ... Not to my liking , Ty France isn't guaranteed a contract from my understanding , but most likely will make the team unless Ford over achieves in soring training and that will push Lee, Martin and especially Julian to AAA ... France Defense isn't rated very high at any infield position and his hitting has been close to average when healthy ... Bader with good defense and no bat will push Martin and Keirsey Jr to AAA ... Coloumbe was a needed lefthanded option in the bullpen and has decent numbers , let's hope he continues ... We need hitters and the FO went out and really got nothing to raise the floor in the lineup , add up the acquisitions and they don't add up to anything , add up the projected salaries and we could have signed at least one player better then the 4 mentioned ( Ford , bader , France and Coloumbe ) ... The FO is competing for fans to return and a divisional title and not a world series , I'm a fan of twins baseball but I won't be attending any games because I too can do anything with my money ... Inspiration : Yankees manager Boone has been quoted telling the players to be hungry , take the bull by the horns and get that 28th world series victory ... Rocco tells his players if they don't need batting or infield practice , just come ready to play ..
  25. Blyleven2011
    I didn't read the article doc , I read the title and went to post my thoughts , while I was writing I was thinking , no way would I pay over a million for France ... Thanks for your post ...
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