Blyleven2011
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I just don't see the advantage here , he can hit but not much defense ... No way is this happening , it's definitely an over pay for the twins , 2 or more players shedding 17.5 million or more and getting 1 player back at a 18 million salary , I would be shocked and disappointed if the twins got fleeced once again ...
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There is already alot of animosity towards the FO and owners ... If this would happen , they can forget about putting fans in the stands ... Anything can happen though , they cut payroll for 2024 , so they could possibly do another unfavorable move and trade 1 pitcher , it better be the right one ( paddock )... Me personally am tired of having all these prospects playing in the minors and hearing all this hype how good they are , or there blocked and we don't have a roster spot for them and they rot in the minors ...
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I'll have to go along with all said , thanks doc ...
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Over the years with our front office , the pohlads have been responsible for the twins not being contenders , they don't plan to be contenders or even playoff teams , they are content with the FO constructing a team that can win during the season and be competitive enough in drawing fans to the stadium ... There has been very few years I have said we are contenders for the playoffs coming out of spring training , yes I'll say we are a good team and have the personal to win possibly the division but that's as far as I would go ... Adding 1 pitcher or a hitter each year is just not enough to make you a contender , you have to fill all the holes to be a contender ... Back at the deadline in 2022 , we were not contenders and the FO thought enough of the team and HOPED they were , the FO made some trades that didn't push us into contenders , we lost some talent in the trades that didn't work , 2023 and 2024 when we were a better team the FO was gun shy and made no trades at the deadline , what does that tell you how the pohlads and FO work on constructing a team .... Good enough for putting fans in the stands but not constructing a team as contenders ... My mind will never deviate from that conclusion ....
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Dorn taking one for the team , love it ...
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I too believe he has the tools to be a productive player , even as an older player who struggled with injuries when he started his professional career after being drafted ... I've seen him only improve the last 3 years because he has stayed relativity healthy , injuries and covid slowed his development , get over that he's older , give him the chance and he may just be a player we need to add some stability to our lineup ...
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Twins Rookie of the year maybe , but we will have to see what they can accomplish at the MLB level .. Keaschall and Rodriguez are talented players , if I had to pick one with a chance at rookie of the year , I would pick Keaschall , he's been consistent with the offense and his defense at second base would be welcomed ... Keaschall seems the most likely player to be on a mission . .
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Baseball is getting to be a comical game of errors starting with the owners and manfredball ... Strategy has been taken away and replaced by sabermetrics , is another comical of errors ... The twins have had no strategy in playing the game since Rocco has been manager , except the homerun and they are mostly solo's ... The strategy should be to make contact and hit it where they ain't , get on base and then hit the game changing homerun ... The way the game is played today I see less and less players that deserve to be in Cooperstown HOF ...
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I am aware of that but the OP stated that Kepler would give Mets manager showalter flexibility ...
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Did I read that right , buck showalter is managing the Mets , no way is Kepler a good fit with either new York teams , he would fold under the pressure the fans expect ... Kepler would be a good fit with Oakland playing in a minor leagʻue stadium , if he's a late spring signing for 5 million ... Toronto has needed left handed hitters for quite sometime , we should have traded some of our lefties for some of their righties , we still can ... Colorado would work for Kepler ... Tampa Bay is another possibility as a cheap late spring signing , playing in a spring training facility ... We'll just have to wait and see ...
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How to build a roster cheap ... Develop within and let the prospects play , can't be any worse than a collection of dumpster diving players ... Where are all these drafted shortstops that are very athletic and bat right handed , if the twins could be alittle more instrumental with these players in the minors and find a position they are comfortable playing instead of making them uncomfortable when they get to MLB and then moving them to a position they have no experience at ... Develop your players in the minors to a different position if they are blocked at the major league level , we just seem to lack creativity in that department , we shouldn't have a lack of righthanded bats ...
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I'm in agreement with mikelink45 that its all about making him happy ... Even though its worth a try in spring training at least , I'm concerned that if he fails as a starter once again , he might never be the same bullpen arm he once was ... He's durable , has the mentality and has worked very hard to be a great bullpen arm , and I'm sure he'll work hard to be a starting pitcher ... But I have stated my concerns above , plus I'd have to include injury risks and running out of gas due to the amount of innings , I've never viewed Jax as a 2 inning pitcher , he's been more effective as a 1 inning pitcher of 15 to 20 pitches and more effective not pitching consecutive days ...
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No mention of kirby puckett in the top 20 prospects ... What a crock , not even an honorable mention ... You have rose colored glasses when evaluating talent ....
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I've been advocating for a lefthander in the rotation for quite sometime ... If he pitches this year at all I agree it most likely will be in bullpen at an inning or maybe 3 innings at a time ... He definitely isn't a dumpster diving player so there is some upside on signing him like we did Pineda , he wouldn't take a roster spot right away as he would be added to the 60 day IL list , but I think we'd have to wait until spring training to do that , if we signed him now he would have to sign a minor league contract off the 40 man roster , if now or before spring training or the season started if signed he would be added to the 40 man ... You catch my drift doc ???
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I'm on board with just allowing Jenkins to hit , hit to all fields and doubles into the gaps , Jenkins needs to develop into a hitter not a Homerun hitter , the homeruns will come without even trying ... Players that are productive is what we need , n̈ot strikeout kings ... Don't fix what isn't broken and let Jenkins play his game ...
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If the twins are going to trade paddack , WHAT the heck is taking them so long ... Free up salary and get to work filling some position holes , the longer they wait , the good talent will be playing for someone else ... falvey said he is going to be creative , let's see some action , can't get anything done sitting on your hands ... Everyone is looking for pitching so make a trade , I wouldn't be surprised that they are also listening to trade offers for SWR ... Ìm fine with our young pitchers to fill out the rotation and im sure they will find some depth in pitching with minor league signings with sn invite to spring training..
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I'm surprised nether of you picked Holliday for rookie of the year ... He was projected to be the front runner for rookie of the year in 2024 ...
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You asked the question , should any honorable mentioned players be on the top ten .... My answer is YES , Michael cuddyer over Mccarthy ... Cuddyer was a solid player and seemed to get better as the years went on , not a superstar but very talented , solid player ... Mccarthy I'm not even sure he should be an honorable mention as he contributed very little to the twins ... He has sadly passed away at 54 this year ...
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Newly available players I’m interested for Twins.
Blyleven2011 commented on Greglw3's blog entry in Greg Allen
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Players Who Went Right To The Major Leagues
Blyleven2011 commented on Paul D's blog entry in Paul Danesi
It was Eddie's best pitched game in his short playing career ... Big crowd for the debut of Bane against Clyde ... fourth of July 1973 ... -
The key words are " should they " ... The way they have operated in the past off seasons and deadlines tells me there going to rely on what we have and add minor league contracts with invites to spring training ... We can only hope for a difference maker ...
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With the roster at 37 , and all players tendered contracts ii don't think there will be much trading , alot of minor league signings and invites to spring training for players to fill out the roster ... The FO currently likes this team going forward and seems to be going the cheap route once again , will the holes be filled ? ... Castro to me is tradeable with his contract to high for the twins , could return a left handed reliever or righted bat or even a first basemen ... Like i said earlier , they like and have confidence in the current team , WHY , because the 2023 deadline , no trades , 2023-24 they didn't fill all the holes on the roster and 2024 deadline they made no trades , that there tells me it's not going to be an active offseason ... What will they do this off season ? , not much they can do with the budget restraints but roll with the same players for 2025 with no key acquisitions ... Please prove me wrong ...
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Are Trevor Larnach And Matt Wallner Redundent?
Blyleven2011 replied to Cody Pirkl's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
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One can only hope for a guy that has promise , still along way to go in development ... I liked the high risk pick when drafted ...
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Castro should be tendered and then most likely traded for a return of something ... Stewart because of injuries I'm on the fence of not tendering ... Tonkin most likely is non tendered ... topa will be tendered because he was involved with the Polanco trade that hasn't rewarded the twins yet , FO wants aleast another year to redeem themselves on that trade ... The rest will be tendered , who do we have to replace them at a lower price , there could be some trades from the tendered players ... Then again , they could tender all of them and roll the same as 2024 , who knows what the FO is thinking , We'll be right here again tomorrow on the decisions ...
