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  1. Blyleven2011
    The only trade from the west coast that has worked out remotely is maeda and we'llsee if he can be a comeback player ... San Francisco burned us , San Diego gave us crap so far and we paid the salary for Roger's to play in San Diego ... We always seem to pick up the LA angels rejects in free agency or minor trades and that hasn't worked either ... Falvine just hasn't had a good knack for evaluating talent , the only evaluation they are good at is how cheap they can acquire someone ...
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    Payroll ... Spend it or not spend it , that is the question .... Cleveland had a low payroll last year and won the weak division but they made it to the playoffs and collapsed ... You don't need a large payroll to win , I say let the young players play and see where it gets us ,,, Would like for us to get a stronger bullpen and if we're winning at the deadline , then pursue a top starting pitcher for the playoffs push , a left hander is needed but at this time we don't need him , see if he has a bounce back season ...
  3. Blyleven2011
    The one to watch is Lee ,,, if he can produce at AA and is better than what is playing on the 26 man roster , bring him up if he is mature enough to play in the show ...
  4. Blyleven2011
    Falvines best trade I would say was one for one , Palacios for odorizze ...
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    Your on to to something good , I like the creativity . I always have said a fixed salary and a contract ladened with incentives , all contracts should be incentitised and you'd get better performance from a player ... Remember our hero's of yesteryear played for peanuts and supplemented their baseball salary by taking jobs in the off season ... They gave us their heart in those days ...
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    I just hope we can avoid injuries ... If not , I hope the prospects earn the right to play in the show and not be rushed ... Wallner was rushed because of all the injuries , his defense needs a lot of work ... Break spring training with the best players and if someone isn't performing at the major league level , replace them with someone who is performing hot in the minors leagues ...
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    I also see a lot of others that need to prove they belong in mlb ... Without naming names the bullpen needs to prove they all can be counted on to contribute ... The offense needs to prove it can hit with runners in scoring position so that includes the entire lineup for the day ... And the coaching needs to prove it is capable of keeping its head on the game , 2 years running they haven't impressed me ... I'm sticking to my story ...
  8. Blyleven2011
    With his deficiency at shortstop it just astounds me that they keep playing him at the position and not try and develop him at a different position ... It just puzzles me that our FO and coaching don't do something about the obvious , he isn't a defensive shortstop , to many errors in less than a 100 games ...
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    How true this was , I remember you repeatedly asked why Polanco was never being rested ... Maybe with a new trainer they will change their ways ... Maybe ...
  10. Blyleven2011
    Our FO seems to build a roster with hope ,,, you can't succeed in building a team with hope that they can find away to make them perform differently for us then they did with other teams ... THE FANS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT SHOULD HAVE THE HOPE ... GALLO was not the right choice to add to the roster but if the front office hopes he produces they can maybe trade him at deadline ... We got a catcher at a position of need , we haven't fully filled the other holes the right way ... We lost a few of our better hitters in trades or free agency so the younger players are going to have to stay healthy and produce .... That's my story and I'm sticking to it ....
  11. Blyleven2011
    I always look forward to seeing the prospects playing in the bigs ... I am still out of town so this is what I have to say for the new year ... I AM NOT IMPRESSED WITH THE FRONT OFFICE AND THEIR MOVES ... adding Gallo is a head scratcher , we have no balanced lineups , we needed right handed hitters and we sign a lefty that most likely will be a Sano from the left side ...
  12. Blyleven2011
    FO just always seem to throw in a few head scratcher in their acquisitions in the off season .... Adding Gallo is definitely a head scratcher as he is left handed and the twins have a surplus of left handed hitters , right handed hitters are needed to balance out the lineup and FO goes the opposite direction and signs a left handed hitter that will imp a ( Sano style ) and strike out 4 times a game or give you a homer or double every once in awhile .... I am not looking forward to the gallo acquisition ... Their plan just doesn't seem to change , they go the opposite direction everyone is thinking and if they do well they can brag they are the smartest people in the room ... And if they fail , they again will not take any responsibility ... The front office continues to take the fun out of twins baseball , but I'll give it another shot next season and hope my favorite players perform ....
  13. Blyleven2011
    Let the young players play the game ... Take the talent and tap into that talent and make them better ... But as some have already mentioned the coaches seem inadequate to deliver this proposal to the players ....
  14. Blyleven2011
    We should move on from Correa , winter meetings should of been the deadline ... Need a catcher , go get one ... Trade kepler , get it done .... 2022 and 2021 weren't exciting twins baseball , help is needed to bring back an exciting product on the field , coaching needs to get it in gear and inspire the troops ....
  15. Blyleven2011
    Having been a true fan since the 1960's , I too am at my wits end with the teams inactiveness to fill the needed positions ... If they do trade arreaz I am done supporting this team ... Crazy how much money the big markets spend , that's only another reason to root against them ...
  16. Blyleven2011
    Thanks Mike , not following much baseball but checking in once and awhile ,,, I'm away for the holidays , Christmas and new years ... So keep those rumors or solid trades coming ...
  17. Blyleven2011
    Half measures seems to be the norm ... Competitive plan ( the norm ) ... Contenders ( not in their vocabulary ) ...
  18. Blyleven2011
    It would be better if we had an owner that has a passion for the game and spend on a contender ,not a competitive team like we always seem to have .... If the window is open , spend more than an opposition for a couple of years to bring a real contending team to the fans ... Do we really have a window open as of yet ,,, with the play of the team the past few seasons and what the front office calls a plan , I'm not sure the window is quite open , I hope I'm wrong ....
  19. Blyleven2011
    California angels drafted 21 pitchers in 2021 , Everyone needs pitching ... We draft petty and trade him ,, Please don't trade arms that have high upside .... I'm in agreement that we need pitching but the lower risk is to pick the best available player , whether it's a pitcher or a hitter ..... I'd lean more on the best pitcher at #5 , we picked up the best college bat at #8 last year ...
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    Yes I totally agree
  21. Blyleven2011
    I too think Julien is expendable with others vying for infield positions ... SWR has made his debut last season ( one start ) and should be able to contribute when called apon , most likely will start at AAA ... LEE was considered the best college hitter in the draft and he showed great promise in his minor league professional debut , he is right around the corner at making his major league debut ... LEE will start at AA , move up to AAA next year and possibly make his major league debut if he stays healthy and keeps hitting , HE LOOKS THAT GOOD ....
  22. Blyleven2011
    Superior defense there is no argument , his inability to make adjustments in batting is the argument .... I don't understand exactly why he bat's high in the lineup and has been a rally killer , he is just not productive enough and needs to move towards the bottom of the order ... Do all the stats tell Rocco that he is a cleanup hitter or am I missing something , he walked more as a lead off hitter but now he is more of a free swinger and walks are down some ... He had a tremendous year in 2019 and was fun to watch and then signed an extention , just like Mauer did in 2009 when he got his extention ... It was hard to think of Kepler getting traded after 2019 but that is when his value was the highest after he finally broke out with a career year , but his prior seasons weren't anything to get excited about as a hitter ... His defense is what keeps him in the lineup but please do not bat him higher than seventh until he earns it ...
  23. Blyleven2011
    Man all this talk of if the right deal comes along , trade arraez ... The most exciting player next to Buxton ( when healthy ) , arraez could or would play every position if you asked him too ... You trade this 300 hitter and you will regret it , we need consistent at bat's and he has proven his consistency and played well at 1st base ... Yes I wish he played a little better defense or had better knees , but I'll take what he gives us and that's ( heart ) ... They trade arraez ( our spark plug major leaguer ) and im done with this team and FO ... The excitement will be gone ...
  24. Blyleven2011
    The front office has never gave an inclination that they have ever regretted any moves they made ... They don't care if the fans regret their decision ... Unlike Terry Ryan who admitted he made a mistake with big papi ...
  25. Blyleven2011
    He hasn't put pen to paper yet so he is still available ... I'm not into hearsay , speculation on where he will sign ... If he signs with the twins or any other team , that is his choice ... It will all come down to dollar amount with these free agents of today , he got the highest paid infielders salary last year from the twins , need I say more ...
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