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  1. Nashvilletwin
    We should all enjoy Polanco while we can - look what happened to the two previous most underrated Twins (Urshela and Arraez)…lol
  2. Nashvilletwin
    Agree, he’s overrated (italics sarcasm font) - I have him about 18th on my list of most overrated Twins. I only have (not in any order) Duran, Ryan, Vasquez, Correa (overrated - not overpaid), Farmer, Polanco and probably Jax and Gray behind him - everybody else is more overrated than Gordon. Seriously, give the guy a chance. He finally got his opportunity and did very well - offensively, defensively, with flexibility, dependability, and as a spark plug teammate.
  3. Nashvilletwin
    Let’s just hope they get a chance….I just don’t want this ownership/FO/coaching staff to delude themselves into thinking this team is a contender if it’s not, while forgoing the opportunity to invest the necessary innings and ABs to both see what we have and develop the young talent. As I’ve written in several posts - I watched 150+ games last year and would make every effort to catch every Arraez AB. And I’d put down what I was doing to watch him and Buxton. You can knock “emotional attachments”, but, besides winning, that’s basically the number one thing that puts butts in the seats (especially with a front running fan base like Minnesota). If this team does not win and puts Gallo, Kepler and Taylor in the OF when Buxton is not playing, we won’t draw 1.5MM fans and we will delay the transition to the new core. Commercially, both in the near and mid-term, that will be a bad outcome. I hope we see Martin and others this year and start building some excitement into our future as opposed to investing in one year meh rentals and more tenured Twins players who have plateaued or are descending.
  4. Nashvilletwin
    I get the desire by the FO not to waste their SP strategy this year. But I’m so more interested in seeing the new young core of Miranda, Kiriloff, Larnach, Gordon, Julien, Martin, Wallner, Lee, Lewis and Rodriguez develop with Correa and Buxton. I really am so over Kepler and maybe even Polanco depending how he does this season, I don’t care at all to watch Gallo, Farmer and Taylor per se - I’m not interested in developing any emotional connection to them. I just hope they give Martin (and Julien and Wallner a chance). Sadly, I’m not convinced they will.
  5. Nashvilletwin
    Don’t forget Miranda
  6. Nashvilletwin
    I loved Hubert.
  7. Nashvilletwin
    Not to be overly cynical, but don’t most people by now just expect that everyone making some sort of public statement is basically lying. Seriously, which public figure doesn’t lie? Please feel free to name a single one you trust to tell you the whole truth - not their “truth” they want you to believe. No really, if you have one example, please share it - many of us probably could use the positive example. I, for one, do not expect to believe, nor really care, what the owners, FO, or Rocco have to say. Like all public figures, they have an agenda. So yeah, I’ll listen, but if what their mouths are spewing doesn’t match what my eyes and brain are telling me (i.e. J. Pohlad’s “the FO deserves an A+“ - I mean, seriously?), then I’ll simply dismiss what they say (and that just makes their credibility that much harder to attain). Sure, I might be the one who has the “truth” wrong sometimes, but I sure as hell will form my own judgements.
  8. Nashvilletwin
    Oh, I missed the point. Apologies.
  9. Nashvilletwin
    See my post above - clearly Gallo.
  10. Nashvilletwin
    The Twins infield lineup would probably be strongest (defensively and offensively) with Urshela at 3B, Correa at SS, Polanco at 2B and Miranda at 1B, with Farmer and Gordon as utility infielders. Two questions pop up: 1. Why not Miranda at 3B? Because when Lee, Lewis and Julien arrive next year (or later this year, hopefully), Miranda will get his most innings at 1B - he’s the most logical of that group to man first (and all of them, with Correa, should be playing everyday in the infield or DH). 2. What about Kiriloff at 1B? First, there really is no telling if he will be back - hope he is, but do we really think he’s up for a full campaign (if we were, why all the chatter about Gallo playing 1B)? Second, he easily could make the team as a corner OFer, DH, and backup 1B. With this infield, keeping Kepler then makes Gallo completely redundant. Even with Taylor, our OF world be Buxton, Kepler, Gordon, Taylor, Larnach, and Kiriloff. Thus, our position player roster would be those six OFers, the five IF’s listed above, and the two catchers. Gallo’s $11MM should’ve been redeployed in the pen, for one more shutdown reliever. What’s better - Urshela, Kepler and $11MM in relief pitching or Kepler and Gallo? I mean, it’s not even close. So, by keeping Urshela we’d have a stronger lineup - both defensively and offensively - plus we got a solid reliever as well. So yes, we pulled the trigger too early on Urshela (and that’s even more clear after the trade of Arraez).
  11. Nashvilletwin
    Sounds like a decent prospect but with a long way to go, a lot of people to jump, and an unclear ability to stick at SS. Let’s hope he can continue his progress at the plate and learn a new position so can compete for a major league job as a 2B, 3B, 1B, corner OF, or utility IF. At the moment, he’s probably at best #6 on our “Likely to be Our Starting SS Anytime Over the Next Six Years” list behind Correa, Lewis, Miller, Lee, and Someone Else TBD.
  12. Nashvilletwin
    Prayers for Mike and his family. 🙏
  13. Nashvilletwin
    Canterino - backend starter or important BP asset as early as mid ‘24 Miller - solid utility infielder; backup starting SS Festa - see Canterino above; will compete against Winder, Varland, SWR, Canterino and, hopefully, Balazovic for ‘24 role. Lewis - excellent lottery ticket Wallner - possible starting RF or DH in 2024 (assuming he gets needed MLB innings in ‘23)
  14. Nashvilletwin
    Sad, but likely true. Harsh, but likely accurate. If the evidence is there, but the FO somehow deludes itself that we are contenders when we clearly are not and they end up not getting the necessary innings this season to the players who should be comprising our new young core starting next season and for the next five years, then the FO needs to be shown the door immediately..
  15. Nashvilletwin
    Here’s the role that might just best fit Ober if we break camp with our five current starters healthy: tag team starter. Rocco for sure is going to have Maeda and/or Mahle on a conservative pitch count to start the year. So team Ober up with either one of those guys, where, let’s say Maeda, gets 70 pitches and hopefully 3-4 innings and Ober follows for another 80 or so pitches (another 4-5 innings). This is a great way to get Ober his innings/experience, not overtax him, deal with the early season cautiousness, and take pressure off the relief corp.
  16. Nashvilletwin
    Great points. Its a long season - there is no way (sadly) one or more of Mahle, Maeda, Gray, and even Lopez doesn’t go on the IL for an extended stint. The point is that we are likely to get lots of looks at Ober, Winder, Varland, and SWR this season.
  17. Nashvilletwin
    Agree, too bad they are currently OF5 and OF6 on the depth chart and should only see significant innings and ABs if someone is hurt.
  18. Nashvilletwin
    Don’t forget Gordon, Wallner and Martin. All those players need innings in 2023 to see what we really have for the future. The FO, however, is committed to riding this pitching staff - our best staff on paper in years - in 2023. It’s not the time to be giving young players innings - why waste this staff? There is definitely logic to the strategy. I get it. I just hope they have enough self awareness, humility, and fortitude to make the tough decisions if their strategy doesn’t work (so we don’t waste a year of big league development for a lot of those players).
  19. Nashvilletwin
    Great points. Love the actual data that proves my eye test wrong. The Twins have been very poor at playing fundamental baseball (again, I’m sure there is data proving me wrong, but my eyes tell me differently). Hopefully, adding defensive specialists will help address that very big problem at least in the field (not necessarily at the plate or on the bases). But where, other than when BB is on a good streak, is the excitement? This team may win - the FO is clearly betting on the pitching staff and defence to lead the way. And win they better, because this team could be incredibly boring to watch, and, with all the one year “rental” plateaued/declining players in major roles, incredibly hard to form emotional attachments. I will “cheer” for them all, but will I (and other fans) really care? My gut tells me that very few fans will, especially if the wins aren’t piling up.
  20. Nashvilletwin
    Best defensive outfield in baseball (that actually may be true even if any three of Buxton, Taylor, Gallo and Kepler are on the field). Worst hitting outfield in baseball (that actually may also be true if BB is playing (depending on which BB streak we are riding), but it’s certainly true if Gallo, Kepler and Taylor are on the field). Enjoy that combo while we can, because next year (and maybe sooner), all three of Gallo, Kepler and Taylor are likely gone.
  21. Nashvilletwin
    Urbina: possible utility player ceiling Rodriguez: excellent lottery ticket Schobel: possible utility player ceiling Henriquez: solid every day major league relief pitcher Balazovic: could still be anything - let’s chat in August.
  22. Nashvilletwin
    This is exactly when we all should start worrying most….lol.
  23. Nashvilletwin
    1. If Correa, Lee, Lewis, Julien and Miranda comprise the 2024 primary (notice Kiriloff is missing) infield, which position does Miranda play? So I agree 100% that Miranda is our starting 3B and the Urshela move was made partly to give him that slot. I’m just saying, if Lee, Lewis and Julien are truly the second comings we all think they are, Miranda is the best of that bunch to play 1B long-term. 2. Agree 100% on Kepler still staying and Celestino. As an aside, I’m just having a very hard time imaging an outfield with BB out of Kepler, Taylor and Gallo. Three one year rentals. What a snore. 3. I share your enthusiasm for Gordon, but he should not be expected to get innings based on an injury. He should be our starting left fielder until proven he is not. At the moment according to most of the TD, Gordon, Larnach and Wallner are our 5th, 6th and 7th outfielders behind Taylor, Kepler and Gallo. So we have taken our three ascending younger players and given their innings to three “we know exactly who they are” plateaued/descending players. I mean I hope your are correct on Gordon’s playing time, but none of us will ever cheer/hope it happens due to an injury. 4. If Kiriloff is unable to go, why Gallo at 1B? Everyone just assumes that. He already stinks as a hitter and now we are taking away the only reason he theoretically has any value as a defensive OFer. IMHO, Farmer goes to 3B and Miranda goes to 1B makes more sense. 5. Go Twins!
  24. Nashvilletwin
    Yes, I understand/know the timing of the Urshela deal. I’m assuming the Twins replaced Gio with Farmer in anticipation of/hedge against not resigning CC. Now that that happened and we also dealt Arraez, I personally would prefer Gio’s better bat - we will need it. But, yes, I agree the Gio/Farmer exchange was smart when it happened, but with how CC and Arraez turned out, the value is less IMHO. Oh, btw, if we are counting money ($10MM in savings), please see Gallo for $11MM - talk about bidding against ourselves (I wonder what the cover bid was on him, lol). Miranda will get his shot at 3B, but given the rumours about Kiriloff, he could be getting many more innings at 1B - which is good because when Lewis, Lee and Julien show up that’s going to be his position if he wants to get meaningful innings in the field. Gordon earned those innings and ABs that Taylor is going to take. Gordon also is ascending and Taylor has plateaued or is descending. I’d prefer to have us invest in Gordon. It’s also a trade off between a little better glove and a little better bat. Besides, it’s hard to get to excited as a fan about these meh one year rentals - I’d prefer to at least imagine that any emotional connection I invest will make it to at least next year, let alone past the trade deadline.
  25. Nashvilletwin
    Excellent analysis.
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