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  1. LewFordLives
    And I should add Urshela is a superior defender at 3B to anyone else on the roster. He's not going anywhere.
  2. LewFordLives
    Who gives us the best chance to win right now? In my book, Garlick, Gordon, Celestino, and Miranda are all ahead of Sano on the pecking order. I don't see any circumstance where the Twins pick up Sano's option, so what's the point of keeping him around? Unless Kepler goes on the DL (possible), or the Twins decide to go with 12 pitchers (extremely unlikely), I predict Sano will be DFAd.
  3. LewFordLives
    My biggest concern is whether they can sign Prielipp. I assume they will use the Xtra 5 percent over their bonus pool, but that only takes his number to around 2.1 million. Will that be enough? Any savings they get from picks 4-10 will have to go to the overslot bonus for Lee.
  4. LewFordLives
    I like the out-of-the-box thinking. The Twins are not going to pay top price for the more notable relievers available. They're going to have to dig deep and find unloved AAAA type guys or mediocre starters who could have much more impact as relievers. Remember, Joe Nathan only had one full season as a middle innings guy before he was traded to the Twins, and Aguilera was bouncing between the rotation and the bullpen when he came over in the Viola trade.
  5. LewFordLives
    I was there when the Kingman pop-up "fell" from the roof and bounced off Hatcher's glove. To be fair, it's a long drop, and in the daytime against the teflon backdrop that was not a routine catch.
  6. LewFordLives
    The Twins have 17 blown saves in 37 opportunities. Only three teams are worse in percentage terms (Red Sox, Cubs, Rays). I concur with the other comments above. If we're going to trade some of our better prospects, I believe, at least from a value added standpoint, the Twins would be better off targeting relief help.
  7. LewFordLives
    Wonder why they kept moving him around the diamond. Doesn't appear that he was ever going to hit well enough to crack the big league at any position besides catcher. I wish him well. We certainly need a catcher. The opportunity is there. Hopefully he can run with it.
  8. LewFordLives
    I wonder to what extent signability scared teams off Prielipp. Given his circumstances it's possible he's seeking 1st round $$$$.
  9. LewFordLives
    They wouldn't get more than a bucket of balls for Sano.
  10. LewFordLives
    History aside, it doesn't mean they shouldn't do it. It's the biggest weakness of this team. However, as you said, it's a seller's market. I don't know where the help is going to come from.
  11. LewFordLives
    That's what's so frustrating. Things happen.... that's just baseball. There will always be those soul crushing inexplicable losses, but with this team it just seems to happen every other day. This team could have so easily had a ten game lead in the division.
  12. LewFordLives
    There might be some truth to this article.
  13. LewFordLives
    He has pitched well, but I don't see the need for an extension. He's on the downhill slope of his career. Pick up his option and then reassess after next season.
  14. LewFordLives
    I know this is satire, but how many quality starters have the Twins developed in the last 25 years? Berrios, Radke....I guess you can count Santana.
  15. LewFordLives
    Was he ever fully healed? When you watch the replay it's not clear how his knee got hurt.
  16. LewFordLives
    I'd give Kirilloff a pass since he is still basically a rookie and is coming off a season ending injury. I also give Pagan a pass since my expectations were low to begin with. (He hasn't disappointed.) As far as Sano.....what happened? I don't recall a player imploding so quickly and inexplicably. Remember when we had visions of him being a future MVP? I don't know where he fits on this club anymore. I can think of half a dozen guys I would rather see at 1B or DH than Sano.
  17. LewFordLives
    I wouldn't feel bad about not giving Lewis the benefit of the doubt. I don't think anyone expected him to come out of the gate this year like he has. The talent was certainly always there, but he has never had a sustained run of success in the minors. Injuries certainly played a part of that, and are still a concern going forward.
  18. LewFordLives
    How long will they let Archer keep taking his turn every 5 days? At this point he needs to be behind Smeltzer and Winder in the pecking order.
  19. LewFordLives
    Maybe Taylor Rogers will become available at the trade deadline. A guy like him would come in handy, because he can close or be used as a situational lefty. Also, the Twins are already paying his salary!
  20. LewFordLives
    As much as I have been critical of this front office, even I don't think they were expecting to get fair value in terms of production. There had to be method to their madness. As Mr. Christie stated above, this was all about unloading Donaldson. So why did they do it? I suspect we'll never know the full story of what went down during that weekend of trades until someone spills the juicy details in an attempt to sell their biography ten years from now. Anything else is complete speculation.
  21. LewFordLives
    What hope is there that he will contribute in 2023 or 2024? Apart from his rookie campaign in 2019 he's been terrible. That's what I never understood about this trade. He just isn't that good, and he had a known issue with his elbow. What was the Twins front office thinking?
  22. LewFordLives
    I don't get it. He has played other positions adequately, and he may need to if Correa decides to play out his contract. This is a dumb move.
  23. LewFordLives
    This sucks! Royce Lewis or not, there is no way to sugarcoat this. Correa was a big part of their run over the last couple weeks. It's going to be hard to recover from this. Wait! Late breaking news...all may not be lost....https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/05/carlos-correa-to-undergo-ct-scan-on-finger.html May only be a bruise!
  24. LewFordLives
    Not happening, and I don't think it should. Name one of those 9-10 year mega contracts that has worked out for the signing team? If the Twins thought it was a good idea they already would have done it. As it is, if Correa keeps slumping he will probably be with us two more years. (I think this is a low probability scenario.)
  25. LewFordLives
    Not unexpected, but disappointing. He had a big arm at one point. Maybe a change of scenery will help.
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