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  1. Blyleven2011
    Varland in 2023 was impressive in the bullpen at season's end and playoffs , why management continued to pitch him as a starter in 2024 ( depth as a starter isnt a good enough reason when others , like Festa and others were better options as a starter ) , one never knows why ... Im just hoping management didn't wait to long in making him a bullpen arm and he can continue as a dominant arm ...
  2. Blyleven2011
    Gasper did not have a good day in today's game ... 3 strikeouts and 1 error ... It's not up to me if he makes the team for opening day , if he does , we will have to open another discussion , if memory serves me right he's a switch hitter so that helps his chances , I haven't been following him much on his splits ...
  3. Blyleven2011
    Who's right , Who's wrong ... I could care less about where he is rated for discussion ... Just let the kid play and hit , his power numbers should come , but I'll take a gap hitter and lots of doubles any day of the week ... Just hope he stays healthy and bust down the door as he develops ...
  4. Blyleven2011
    I'm concerned about the Duran , rookie year was sensational , 2nd year had some hiccups , 3rd year injured to start the year , velocity down the rest of the season , another eye test is he is better as a ninth inning guy than coming in the 7th or 8th inning against the opponents heart of the order ... Use Duran correctly and it should be a good season for Duran ... Yes Jax was exceptional last year and I see no reason the righthander can't repeat , such a bull dog when he shuts down an opponents inning with 15 pitches or less , any more pitches and he's not on his game ... Sands , can he establish himself with a quality season again this year ... Rest of the staff needs to perform and stay healthy , are we a number 1 bullpen , TIME WILL TELL ...
  5. Blyleven2011
    As stated by other post , what concerns me is how Rocco utilizes Duran , we are suppose to have high leverage arms to put the fire out in crucial situations , Duran definitely faired better as a ninth inning save situation pitcher , not in the 7th or 8th inning against the other teams best hitters ..
  6. Blyleven2011
    Chicago who , white Sox ... Yes we play Chicago and most likely they will have growing pains but should be better ( Should have a better record than 2024 ) , will the twins beat them single handedly again this year , that depends on our lineup producing hits and runs and not leaving men on base with no outs ... I am not as confident as some on our hitting , the front office is banking on the same hitters to have better numbers , better numbers of what , most of the hitters were around average hitters the past couple of seasons and show no promise of changing , it would be nice if our hitters are better and can hit against better pitching and better teams ... We definitely took a step back last season , did we even win a game against the Yankees ???? , the previous year 2023 we played well against them ... We'll have to wait and see
  7. Blyleven2011
    Adding a player like Gasper to the 26 man roster ... I don't like it but it's been done before , I can't believe nobody is arguing his age of 29 years old , like they do about keirsey Jr being 27 or 28 and keirsey Jr probably better at outfield defense and maybe a better hitter with more pop ... It's nothing new for the twins management to give an outsider a chance more than the homegrown player , even during Ryan's tenure it was done , but Ryan had less talent to work with , falvey and Rocco have more talent but just doesn't trust it enough ... 29 year old Gasper wins rookie of the year , anyone on that bandwagon ...
  8. Blyleven2011
    Once the twins leave sunny Florida and the warm weather who knows what's going to happen , they're bats have been cold to start many seasons in the past , so unless management has changed their spring training effort to get the players ready for the season , I'm seeing more at bats for the regular players that are part of the 26 man roster , past spring trainings they would have the players over on the practice field and try and keep them from being injured in spring training , the team came into spring training very healthy and it looks like management is taking a different approach in getting the players ready for better results to start the season ... Spring training is for preparing players bodies to build up strength and conditioning ....
  9. Blyleven2011
    Won't matter to me , I won't be spending any of my money at target field until they decide to be contenders and not pretenders ... Won't miss the games though , radio and streaming will cover it for me ...
  10. Blyleven2011
    Correa is a great shortstop with a strong arm and fun to watch those amazing plays he makes ... That said , one player cannot carry a team to the playoffs , the remainder of the team has to step up ( nine players per game and then the bench ) ... The good , bad and the ugly , we don't know if he can stay off the IL list all season ...
  11. Blyleven2011
    If you know doctor Gast , you know it was sarcasm towards the team management on how they always play a player out of position once they reach ther majors ...
  12. Blyleven2011
    I'm sure Lewis has a chip on his shoulders to prove the doubters wrong ... He'll be fine if healthy ...
  13. Blyleven2011
    I doubt this is Lewis's last chance at the hot corner , he's athletic enough and smart enough to overcome the throwing concerns ... Lewis has great pride in being the best , his work ethics will smooth things out ...
  14. Blyleven2011
    It's really a shame the kid can't stay healthy , he should have ate more vegetables while growing up , can anyone really explain why a player is so fragile ???
  15. Blyleven2011
    My statement really didn't have a meaning towards the team's strategy , its what they say to the fans in general about the players , they never give up the straight scoop on a player ...
  16. Blyleven2011
    When I read the title , his name formed in my brain , I've been following this cerda guy ... He most likely is just depth , but if our FO and manager can get past the under performing vets or players ( make a move sooner rather than later ) and need to fill a position and cerda has found his way in AAA , there's a chance he could join the club , injuries hopefully won't be the culprit , if he has earned it , give him or someone else an opportunity to contribute , I hope our players don't struggle but if they do , we've got it covered ...
  17. Blyleven2011
    I hate it when Baldelli comments on his players or baseball in general , he is full of mularky ... Let the thumbs down come , our FO and manager are much like the politicians , you never get what they are really thinking , just what they think you want to hear ...
  18. Blyleven2011
    Why would you expect anything else , Rocco hasn't a vocabulary with the word winning streak in it ... Rocco is game to game , he can't even learn the concept of station to station ...
  19. Blyleven2011
    Awesome , but most will say he's to old to be a major leaguer ... They over look this kids start to professional ball , the injuries that derailed his development , now he's been healthy for the most part the past 3 seasons and has kept earning his promotions in the minor leagues , Keirsey Jr should have debuted earlier last season to know exactly if he can play in the major leagues ... What happened and why wasn't he promoted earlier last season , because we went and blocked him with untalented veterans that just stunk up the roster ... And were doing it again this season , I have more confidence in Keirsey Jr than others on this team ... Talent is a terrible thing to waste And keirsey Jr could be that talent we will never know about in a twins uniform , your never to old if you have the talent and passion to play this game ....
  20. Blyleven2011
    Pittsburgh has our number this year so far , Rocco can't out manage his bench coach Shelton ... Sorry I couldn't resist ...
  21. Blyleven2011
    Cranking out a pipeline of pitchers , nice to be excited about so much talent ... The way it looks , these pitchers will all get a chance in the big leagues but they still have a ways to go before they are solid contributors or they flame out ... Time will tell with healthy and development ...
  22. Blyleven2011
    Thanks for the article , been wonder about what happened to him and what is happening to him ... We will know the rest of the story after mlb investigation is completed ...
  23. Blyleven2011
    Add it sucks if keirsey Jr has a great spring and earns a spot on opening day and the lousy vets get the spot instead ... Put the best team together , this hasn't been FO's MO ...
  24. Blyleven2011
    Let's salute the talent that played today , 6 hits and 4 rbis ,,, Keirsey Jr keeps hitting , could he make the club and push France bye bye , one never knows ... Pitching had a good game , funderburk went 2 innings and clean , still he most likely will have to earn his way back from AAA , all the pitchers were solid ... Momentum, keep it going ...
  25. Blyleven2011
    I just looked over the box score , twins had 5 hits , 3 rbis earned ... The france and bader homeruns were solo homers , whoopee ... Wallner batting leadoff , Rocco will never change to a normal batting order , wallners homer had a runner on base so that is the game changer or in his case tied the score ... Keirsey won the game with a hit , the twins 2 wins , the winning runs have been driven in by players most likely to not be on team by opening day , Keaschall and Keirsey Jr .. The biggest ouch I saw was canterino walked 3 and had 2 wild pitches , but didn't allow a run on 25 pitches and only 12 were strikes ... Duran and Varland pitched a clean inning ... Woods richardson started and went 2 innings , threw 33 pitches and 21 were strikes , 3 hits , 1 was a homer and only rbi he gave up ... The main thing is we won , the players need to build on those wins for momentum , every win matters even in spring training ...
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