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  1. TwinsDr2021
    And they have not made the playoffs in two years. so is it a good thing they haven't signed a Bundy type? People seem to miss that while Cleveland keeps running out pitchers, but most don't last more than a couple of years., unless they are studs that were brought up at a young age. The Twins have done it similar but there mid 20's starters just don't start off as good as Cleveland's have. (except Ober)
  2. TwinsDr2021
    Never said that, TD said the 2nd best minor league starting pitchers this year was a glorified relief pitcher. I get that two of their better prospects were Festa and Matthews who moved up. And it is a good sign Hill, Prielipp, and Culpepper pitched the way he did. I don't like TD validated what the Twins did saying a 3 inning pitcher is a starter, but I actually liked what the Twins did to develop a bullpen out of guys not likely to be major league starting pitchers, but the idea of guys being protected from facing minor league guys more than once magically doing it in the majors is highly unlikely. But hey never put it past the Twins to make it harder and less interesting to watch their games.
  3. TwinsDr2021
    Does 2017 not count? 140 games with a war of 5 and 18th in the MVP?
  4. TwinsDr2021
    I agree with what you said about cost and salary, my answer to your question is very, very, very unlikely. Everyone of those guys are worse than all the players that were traded away.
  5. TwinsDr2021
    How does the draft lottery work, it is OK to be terrible two years but not three years in a row?
  6. TwinsDr2021
    Klein an ACE? can't tell if this is satire. He was terrible in AAA, 13 walks in 25 innings, 33 strike outs aren't bad but not amazing either. In AA while being held back from over exposure to minor league hitters his ERA was 3.12 in 80 innings with 24 walks, again not a bad strike outs with 95. But for a guy that turns 24 in April next year nothing about that says we should have faith in him being anything more than a bullpen arm. I will add that him being considered the second best minor league starter (a glorified relief pitcher) does not make me feel warm and fuzzy about the pitching pipeline the Twins have in the minors.
  7. TwinsDr2021
    RBI is very similar to pitcher wins, by themselves the aren't the end all of end all stats and are just another thing to look at to see how a player performed. But it isn't a mistake that the best players in history end up at the top of all those lists. (yearly and historically) . There is a huge difference in years Felix Hernandez and Bert Blyleven had where they pitched a ton of innings and their team just didn't score, compared to current pitchers that aren't getting wins because they are pitching much less innings and requiring the bullpen's being much better. It is pretty much the same for RBI, there are odd years where a player ends up with a lot of RBI because they had so many opportunities, and years where great players numbers don't look great because of chances. But when you start looking at Wins and RBI over multiple year periods they do tell a decent enough story. This year Wallner had 392 plate appearances, and of those 79 times he had runners in scoring position. (20%) of the time. Buxton had 529 plate appearances and of those 117 (22%) Compare those to Pete Alonso for example, 692 plate appearances, with 210 times he had runners in scoring position. (30%) which explains why he has 50 plus more RBI than Buxton.
  8. TwinsDr2021
    Again, you logic makes sense but if I am the owner, I have been hearing the same stuff for the last few years. 5.25 for Santana, 10 plus for Farmer, 6 for Margot, 4 for DeSclafani, How many tens of millions on CC, how much on Donaldson, 3.5 for Bader, 11 for Gallo. If I am the owner I fire this FO and would be willing to do what you say, but if I don't fire, I am done with spending money.
  9. TwinsDr2021
    Banking on September numbers for the next year, has worked out pretty well, no?
  10. TwinsDr2021
    "Despite injuries and historic oddities, Matt Wallner was still one of the Twins’ best batters in 2025." This says more about the Twins as a whole than it does abut Wallner. Wallner being one of the better hitters and explains why the team is sitting at 68-90. Wallner was absolutely terrible this year! (.5 WAR) And injuries once again. (Hey he did better against left handed pitchers than right handed pitchers) RISP - .652 OPS (.177 BA, 323 SLG) Late and close - .565 OPS Tie Game - .624 OPS (4 homers) Within 1 run - .661 OPS (9 homers) Within 2 runs - .737 OPS (13 homers) Within 3 runs - .702 OPS (13 homers) Within 4 runs - .708 OPS (15 homers) Overall behind - .861 OPS (12 homers) High Leverage - .680 OPS (3 homers) Medium Leverage - .539 OPS (3 homers) Low Leverage - .975 (16 of his homers) Greater than 4 run league - 1.115 OPS (7 of his homers)
  11. TwinsDr2021
    If you mean by time, correct it has been since 9/1, he did have 5 outings (6.2 innings) of no runs between last night and that night. But prior to that he had given up 20 earned runs in 24.33 innings. At this point Adams seems like a injury replacement bullpen arm or last guy out of the pen type reliever. Best of luck Travis
  12. TwinsDr2021
    It is not that I disagree with your logic about why Naylor would be a good fit, the question is would you pay another 12-15 million dollar contract for 3 to 4 years based on hope? and from what I can tell that contract total will be closer to the 50 million than 36. I mean if he will take another 1 year contract for between 12-15 I would do it because if all the hope and potential doesn't pan out I could ship him and the remaining contract out. (like Arizona did) Unlike what the owners had to do with the Donaldson and CC contract. But I am also not as positive that all or even most of the what if's pan out, since the recent history hasn't been great.
  13. TwinsDr2021
    If the Twins are actually going to try next year, why in the world would 28 year old McCusker be part of that team (His speed and defense, lol)? He played the whole season as a 27 year old in AAA with a .795 which was 10th on the St. Paul team with players with more than 128 at bats. (lower than Gasper, Julien, Bride, GG (who is 21), Erod (who is 22) , Fitzgerald, Fedko, Martin and Cardenas) and a whole .24 higher than Keirsey, and less than Roden had in AAA for Toronto (.918) I wish him the best of luck but I sure as heck hope it isn't in a Twins uniform. Same with Outman and Roden. Any at bat they would get would be taking at bats away from a REAL prospect that needs those at bats. The Twins generally keep 5 outfielders on the active roster and the locks seem to be Martin, Buxton, Wallner or Larnach, which leaves 2 spots, one should go to a rookie and the other should go to a defender/speed player.
  14. TwinsDr2021
    Honest question, if you owned the team why would you be willing to spent 28 to 45 million on a first basemen when there are so many may questions marks everywhere else? I agree with you on Lewis, Lee and Keaschall are locks, but they are still big question marks. Lee's OPS+ is 83, Lewis's is 86, Martin's is 111, that is three starters that very likely end up replacement level, I think Keaschall will be fine but if he has dip in production his sophomore season, and if Wallner or Larnach (who shouldn't be here next year) play the same as this, and always fingers crossed on Buxton's health. If I am the owner I am not spending and NEW real money until this FO proves that it can field/develop a team of mostly above replacement level players. Next year has the look of being as bad as the last few seasons or with improvement and luck a really good team, but I am not spending New money on that until I see it. (I am not taking the September numbers too seriously, lets see how they do when it matters) If Lee can get his OPS+ around 110 or higher, Lewis to that level, Wallner gets back to being one of the best left handed hitters against righties, Jeffers continues to be Jeffers, Keaschall continues to play like this, and Buxton stays healthy this could be a pretty great lineup and with the starters could be a super fun year next year with the rookies sprinkled in. But IMO as an owner I would want to see those things happening before spending new money.
  15. TwinsDr2021
    IMO they shouldn't move Keaschall to left, since the next two best prospects are outfielders and with Buxton and likely Larnach or Wallner taking the third spot, when and where do Jenkins or Erod play? I would put Keaschall at 1B, if need be he is young and athletic enough to be moved.
  16. TwinsDr2021
    He put up better numbers in AA and A+ then Jackson Merrill and Jackson Chourio. I would either give him a starting outfield job to start the season, or give him a few weeks in AAA and get him up.
  17. TwinsDr2021
    a .719 OPS from a 20 year old isn't impressive in AAA? What numbers do you expect from a 20 year? I am sure unless he absolutely blows up in spring training he won't come north with the team to start the season.
  18. TwinsDr2021
    Larnach turns 29 in February, his OPS this year 100 and career 101 and has a WAR of .1. What would you trade for Larnach and his likely 5 million dollar salary? His overall numbers don't look too bad but he has been given 554 plate appearances.
  19. TwinsDr2021
    Wait the Twins aren't extending him? Isn't that what most have been calling for?
  20. TwinsDr2021
    Maybe the Twin should sit Keaschall we don't want his BA to end up under .300.
  21. TwinsDr2021
    Isn't that what others said about Wallner the last two years. Projections are nice, but actual stats are what matters.
  22. TwinsDr2021
    Or Falvey told the owners with Correa (and the current players on the team)the Twins are a real contender and will put butts in the seats and if need be we have prospects to trade to fill any hole that opens up during the year. Then when that didn't happen the Owners said you sold us and the fans a line of bull, now fix it. The question I have is the Twins problem a lack of FA spending or the inability to develop players? IMO it is the inability to develop players and/or keeping players healthy (On TV the announcers said one of the reason the Twins didn't run alot was they were trying to protect the players from injuries) and thus making it look like the lack FA signings in the problem. Lets be honest for the last few years, which position besides first did people really want money spent on? Couldn't be the infield they had Lewis, Lee, Keaschall, and dare I say Julien for those spots. Was it the outfield? The Twins had Buxton, Wallner (who we were told was one of the best hitters in the game), Larnach with ERod and Jenkins oh so close. Catcher? They already spend on that, and had Jeffers. Was it starting pitching? They had Lopez, Ryan, Ober, SWR and a pipe line beyond approach. Bullpen? We were already told it was one of the best in the league. The bench? is that were teams spend money? and to be fair they have been pretty decent finding bench players. So I am all for hammering on the owners they deserve it ALL, but isn't this really a FO problem? They are the ones that spend the money on Donaldson and CC and then forced the Owners to eat how much of that money? They are the ones that drafted and developed the players. If I was the owner I would have fired them but since they didn't they did the next things and forced them to produce and not cover their issues with money (which for the most part they had already proven they couldn't do)
  23. TwinsDr2021
    If you are looking for a slightly above replacement type player then by all means look to sign Arraez, My hope is that the vaunted Twins prospects are better than that. Is an infield of Lewis, Culpepper, Lee and Keaschall, better than an infield with Lewis, Lee, Keaschall and Arreaz? IDK, but give me option A. Like I said the Twins are in a tough position to sign FA, when they are supposed to have the prospects to feel the holes that are in the current lineup.
  24. TwinsDr2021
    Why would the Twins sign any of these guys? Naylor is 28 and the last three years of WAR are 2.3, 1.5, 2.4 is that impressive? Arraez hasn't been good in two years. Torres? do we need any 2B? Suarez is the type of guy you sign when you have a actual window to compete, not a year built on hope and end up trading at the deadline. Mullins is terrible, low batting average, low OBP an occasional pop. Ozuna see Saurez above. Pressly shortly will be 37 and is an average bullpen pitcher. Kelly shortly will be 37, see Ozuna and Saurez above. Plus I thought the Twins had a pitching pipeline? IMO, there are two many what ifs on the team to think about filling holes with free agents, because in reality there may be many holes they have to fill. Plus it isn't like the prospects are getting any younger, Erod turns 23 before the season, Kaelen Culpepper turns 23 before the season, Not old, but if the Twins don't know what they have in them sometime next year, then the following year, they are very old for prospects that aren't catchers. Plus isn't just about every pitching prospects on the wrong side of 25. IMO, the FO is between a rock and a hard place. They basically have a whole roster of what if's and a few we know what they should do if healthy (Lopez, Ryan, Ober, Buxton, Jeffers), things could go awesome if Keaschall, Lewis, Wallner, Lee improve, the list above stays healthy, a few pitchers figure it out, and a rookie or two are great. Or things could go really bad again if Keaschall has sophomore slump, Lewis, Lee, Wallner play the same next year as this year, rookies struggle, and they still don't know what they have to a half dozen pitchers. And for both of those reasons you don't sign really any FA's.
  25. TwinsDr2021
    If we just take away a few bad pitches or innings from Bradley and Matthews they look like top of the rotation type starters for the Twins. That is how we are supposed to describe Twins players correct?
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