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  1. RpR
    Interesting what they said there about Arraez, while they bragged up with pure bollocks about Jeffers in the Vazquez part. Rooker could be the Cruz replacement.
  2. RpR
    The fielding percentage at the end of the stats, is all that matters there.
  3. RpR
    Losing Farmer will help with defense? Keeping Julien and Lee far, far away from the infield will help. Farmer was not as good at 2nd as his usual last year, but between Lee, Julien and him, he was easily far better than they.
  4. RpR
    Kiersey Jr. His fielding is not getting better and this is minor league.
  5. RpR
    "12-27. That's the stat that will be remembered most from the 2024 campaign. It was the Twins' win/loss record in the final six weeks, after they reached a high watermark of 17 games above .500 in mid-August. " They finished similar to the way they started the season; there is no big surprise there really. For the Twins over the decades a September collapse is not unusul, but often it is followed by the realse of the team manager. Who is new on , or gone from, this team come Spring Training though will say more about the Front Office than the Manager. I just read the book Twins at the Met and in an interview quoted in the book, Tom Kelly said he learned how to, and not to, approach Mr. Pohlad but did go into his office directly and tell him who he needed, which he often got. I ponder whether or not Baldelli ever does that.
  6. RpR
    Surprised. Either he is hurting more than we know or he does not have much love for the game. Even AAA player make very good money.
  7. RpR
    Rodriguez has not shown even average skill at Center Field. Hopefully Kiersey will shine in Spring Training.
  8. RpR
    It is amazing how often you show your dislike for Santana. 🤬
  9. RpR
    I would go with this more than 2: It set the stage for later blow out against the Twins.
  10. RpR
    And put up with a Sano clone, with less fielding skill.
  11. RpR
    I never thought I would be rooting for the Dodgers in a World Series.
  12. RpR
    I would add, Margot forgetting how to field ,as he once did, till late Sept., and, being swept by the New York Yankees hits the Twins harder than they want to admit.
  13. RpR
    To be fair Rosario had a decent season in 2023 with 21 home runs and 74 rbi, while batting .255 but then his K rate did soar.
  14. RpR
    Using the way the majority of rookies have turned out the past five years, "Future stars", lol, that is a Pie-in-the-Sky Crap-shoot on its best days. Santana turned out very well, M. Taylor turned out well, Farmer was good last year and picked-up steam at the end of this, Correa was a good deal (there are not injury guarantees in veterans or rookies). The 2019 team was carried by veterans; this year Correa, Vazquez and Santana performed in a way so many here think the rookies will magically become but have not. They are trading nothing; So far Julien, Lewis, Kirilloff, Jeffers, Lee, Martin have come up craps. Larnach, Miranda and Wallner are the only ones still at fifty-fifty level; It is up to them to see if the bar goes up, or down.
  15. RpR
    NO!
  16. RpR
    Most often they say give the young guys a chance, over and over, Bollocks, this is not AAA and at that so many they think should be brought up are at best average in AAA. I do not speculate on money that is not mine , but so many here prattle on as if they controlled the money and know EXACTLY what the Pohlads will do. I do not play the wishful thinking game, acting as if my opinion over rides reality, not one Twins rookie has come up to Twins Daily blah, blah, blah. I would bring back Kepler, Santana, and Farmer; put Wallner in Left field, and find a proven Center Field back-up till one of the AAA rookies hopefully shows he is ready to come up. I would NOT use the Twins regular season as an extension of Spring Training/AAA. How much will they spend, do not know , do not care, their money, their finances. Veterans made the 2019 team what it was; they need some veterans to give the Twins a chance at Postseason, until-hopefully, at least one of the AAA rookies shows he is good enough for full time Major League, not another Rooker-Sano-Kirilloff type of candle that won't light or burns out quickly. Any duzzle can say: Let the young ones play; but it seems they do not give a darn how poorly the Twins play. The Twins of the seventies were mostly a .500 team, with one or two end of season end craps like we had this year; I do not want to see year after year like that again.
  17. RpR
    LOL, what stars? Many here are still hyping Lewis, Lewis, Lewis but now that is just wishful thinking, as reality says Lewis is average. Let's see , hmm, Lee and Martin, came and . so far, they only star in the minds of the posters here. Julien -- as Mr.Bill would say -- ACK-PFFT- his days are done except maybe AAA. Time to bring up the kids, and fight Chicago for last place, wonderful thought.
  18. RpR
    "While Martin never stuck on the roster for an extended period and was disappointing defensively, he has a straightforward path to being a catalytic role player on the 2025 roster." Sounds more like another Gordon.
  19. RpR
    Julien is a poor fielder and simply a handi-cap on the field; his numbers in AAA this year were lousy also. The Twins are not a AAA place to learn. With the exception of Miranda, none of he Twins rookies were good this year and Julien is on the bottom of that pile.
  20. RpR
    A giant rotating hole in the infield, brilliant.
  21. RpR
    Leave him in AAA forever.
  22. RpR
    He is still a far better catcher then Jeffers.
  23. RpR
    Why? He is not good at Third, so why would he be put where fielding skills count even more.
  24. RpR
    Depth if wishful thinking rules.
  25. RpR
    YES, at THRID BASE/ José Iglesias, Infielder A veteran well-known to the Twins from his days in Detroit, José Iglesias, still possesses solid speed despite being 35 years old next season. In 2024, he ranked 99th in baseball, landing in the 83rd percentile for sprint speed. Iglesias doesn’t bring much power to the table, but he continues to hit for average, boasting a .337 mark in 85 games for the Mets this past season. His ability to play second base, third base, and shortstop makes him a versatile option to replace someone like Kyle Farmer. Iglesias’ speed and contact-hitting could provide the Twins with a spark that’s been missing.
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