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  1. Blyleven2011
    Well said , and also mikelink45 says he will wait until the second inning to tune in which should work ... A strike out leading off the game will not spark anything day after day ... Could Gordon be an option , what he showed last year he might be even better this year with more confidence ....
  2. Blyleven2011
    Love his defense but his hitting he just seems lost in making adjustments ... If he stays don't bat him 1 through 4 in the batter order , play him as a defensive replacement off the bench ... It was an amazing year in 2019 as he and other players had career years that most likely won't be duplicated ... I never like trading players but a change of scenery could help Kepler with new coaching and advice , as a twin he's lost here in his approach ... If I'm the other team I see value in Kepler as a defensive specialist ...
  3. Blyleven2011
    I'll have to wait and see the twins play before I can proclaim them winners ... They have depth at every position except maybe the bullpen , we'll see how they put that together in spring training
  4. Blyleven2011
    We are taking a big risk on the arreaz trade ... Who will be our sparkplug at the top of the order , the twins offense only had 5 players that hit Over a acceptable 270 average and now 2 of those hitters are gone ... If there is no offense and run producers , all the pitchers have to pitch like an ace ... Let's hope the offense can improve at clutch hitting and string together some walks , hits , singles , doubles , not just solo homeruns ....
  5. Blyleven2011
    I can not agree that the FO gets the other team to overpay ... See Lopez , mahle or even Dyson as recent deadline trades , I think we over paid at the deadline trades ... Maybe I would have agreed that the FO has gotten the other team to over pay during the offseason trades but not the deadline trades , the deadline trades have not worked out in our favor...
  6. Blyleven2011
    This is Minnesota where players don't get recognized enough like east and west coast teams for HOF voting .... Took years for killebrew , kaat , Oliva and blyleven to get elected , carew and Puckett were first ballot inductees ... Mauer should get in but it will take some time ... Hall of fame should speed the process up and not wait 5 years to be inducted because the writers all have short memories ...
  7. Blyleven2011
    Boy do we have depth now in the outfield , infield and starting pitching , bullpen still needs something intriguing ... Celestino will not have a position on opening day and now will go to AAA and improve on his hitting and running game ... Michael Taylor, welcome to the twins , finally a better replacement for Buxton if he is injured ...
  8. Blyleven2011
    I'd live or die with the talent we have developed , We saw varland and SWR debut last year and they looked good ( composed and mature ) , ready for the next step when a spot opens up because of injuries , they will most likely start in AAA ...
  9. Blyleven2011
    Who are the projects ??? As far as projects , balzovic and enlow as prospects need to show some promise .. Nothing is jumping out at me who we acquired as a project ...
  10. Blyleven2011
    Not another plan ... The plan on how they play the game the past few years is unexciting but it's still baseball to a degree ... Their plan to acquire dumpster diving rejects didn't work at fixing them with tweaks ... Their plan has changed again for acquiring pitchers and it seems to be better going forward with a better squad of estabished starters that they hope stay healthy or they can tweak a few things in their delivery to make them better ... So much for hearing the pipeline had up and coming pitching prospects that we won't see much of this year unless there are injuries ... FO's scouting reports must be terrible on our pitching pipeline if we won't let them pitch in the MLB by acquiring veteran starters ... I want to see that pipeline pitch , that is suppose to be part of the plan isn't it ...
  11. Blyleven2011
    Good read , always love my heroes of my youth ...
  12. Blyleven2011
    Let the kids play and if needed make a trade at the deadline ... I keep hearing we have talented prospects and former prospects , time to look through the window and see what we have in talent , quit the 40 man turmoil ...
  13. Blyleven2011
    Maeda to bullpen to limit his pitching in long relief is a no Brainer coming off TJ surgery and if that isn't working then short relief .... Pagan ( reborn ron davis ) also should have been added to this list , I heard he was tweeking his pitching towards the end of last season and the twins staff was impressed with the results in mop up duty , time will tell ... Megill had stretches of good and bad , so figure out the good and turn him loose ... Not much confidence in coaching pitchers since the wisler addition ...
  14. Blyleven2011
    Knowing Rocco like I do , he mostvlikely will bat Kepler leading off again ...
  15. Blyleven2011
    Yes it was , he almost sparked a win with that walk against the Mets best reliever ...
  16. Blyleven2011
    Another sad day too , arraez was a makor leaguer and a favoritexto watch hit and play the game with a passion , I'm sure arraez is sad too , thextwins have been his only organization ... It tough right now thinking i should be a twins fan or should I not ... Another sad day was when Calvin traded carew to the angels and when Tony O had to retire ...
  17. Blyleven2011
    You nailed it , Rocco is what he is because of the front office plan ... And I would not work for the plan if I was a puppet or yes man that the FO wants if i couldn't use my gut feelings in certain situations , he doesn't deviate from the plan so , yes you nailed it ... His first year as manager in his post game review he was reading answers off a screen that someone had written for him , the questions had been asked prior to the post game by reporters and then when asked again live , he would read from a screen ... Second season and beyond that doesn't seem to be the case anymore same he has gotten more comfortable with the press ...
  18. Blyleven2011
    You are correct , eddie bane did pitch in the majors the first year he was drafted ,,, David clyde was another first round drafted player Texas drafted the same year and he pitched in the majors in the same game they made their debut ... It was kind of a promotional thing between Calvin and Texas to draw fans late in the season ...
  19. Blyleven2011
    Personally I think we are OK at catcher with the signing of Vasquez , but I would trade kepler of course with larnach and Martin or Julien ...
  20. Blyleven2011
    If he shows he's ready this year for the show , play him in the show ... The majors are for the top professionals and the best players should be playing in a twins uniform, twins have some good talented hitters knocking on the door that just might be better replacing a player in the lineup ....
  21. Blyleven2011
    Ask him if he liked playing in the dome or in an open air stadium ,,, Twins won 55 games at home that year and the fans rocked the house that gave the twins home field advantage ...
  22. Blyleven2011
    Twins are like a possum , they play dead at home ( not exciting baseball ) and get killed on the road ... The players need to step up and have a killer instinct that they can win every game and not be Minnesota nice and say there is always tomorrows game , every win matters ( the Yankees instill this in their player ) we should copy them and not Tampa or Oakland in money ball ...
  23. Blyleven2011
    Is arraez expendable ??? Yes ... Has arraez peaked ??? No ... He's 25 and still in his prime to produce more , to trade the sparkplug would not help the twins offense , he and a few others hit and led the offense consistently ... FO hasn't been all that good at evaluating when a player has peaked and his trade value is most high , see Kepler and Sano , yes they were enamored with keplers defense and Sano's pure power so they hung on to them and watched the value diminish , berrios they traded , why ??? ... I guess because arraez won a batting title and made the all star game that his trade value is at a all time high , I don't agree , he's in his prime and will definitely repeat as a top hitter and add to his all-star appearances and continue to be OUR sparkplug ... It's not arraez's job to hit homeruns and get rbis , his job is to get on base and his fellow teammates job to drive him in ... Arraez and Buxton are the 2 most exciting players to watch playing for the twins ... We all like arraez's hitting and his defense isn't all that bad at first and sometimes at second , he will do and play anywhere you ask him too , HE'S A MAJOR LEAGUER AND A KEEPER ... There are other players that are a defensive liability in our system , trade them , Sabato, cavacio and others ...
  24. Blyleven2011
    Or I won't be a lifetime twins fan , That's how important I think he is to the sucess of the team ...
  25. Blyleven2011
    My thoughts exactly
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