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  1. LewFordLives
    Speaking of guys they gave up on......that move was just bizarre. Littell was actually pretty good in 2019. 2020 was a lost season because of injury and then they just cut him loose, even though they knew they were going to have to find bullpen reinforcements going into 2021. The move was odd then, and it looks downright dumb now. Do they know something we don't?
  2. LewFordLives
    This front office will need to show patience. Most MLB pitchers aren't that successful right out of the gate. If you look back in Twins history, guys like Frank Viola and Brad Radke had 300+ MLB innings under their belts before they put it all together. If they think these guys have the stuff, they're going to have to let them take their lumps and not shuttle them back and forth to St Paul or the waiver wire. It's probably going to make for a long season in 2022, but we are where we are.
  3. LewFordLives
    And really dirty, old baseballs, like the kind we played with in the backyard. Not the gently used batting practice balls.
  4. LewFordLives
    Someone traded for Happ? Huh...what?
  5. LewFordLives
    The Santana trade was a Bill Smith trade. Ryan stepped down shortly before. I've always asked myself if Ryan would have made that deal.
  6. LewFordLives
    But they really really need pitching. Woods-Richardson is a work in progress. If they were going to trade Berrios to the Jays, I would have preferred Pearson and a couple lesser prospects.
  7. LewFordLives
    No Pearson? I hate this trade. Neither of those guys will help next year, if ever.
  8. LewFordLives
    Am not sure I agree with the point being made, but that picture sure made me laugh.
  9. LewFordLives
    I wish I could say getting swept by the Tigers has been the low point of this season, but there has been too much competition for that dubious honor.
  10. LewFordLives
    You're all looking at this the wrong way. There are countless ways to lose games that we have yet to see. Don't you want to tune in to see what jaw-dropping error or bone-headed base running mistake causes the Twins to lose their next game?
  11. LewFordLives
    When I see numbers like 5 for $125 million, that's basically what Zach Wheeler got. Berrios is NOT as good as Zach Wheeler, not even close. I agree $20 million per year is doable, but no more. I would only go that high because the Twins are in such a poor negotiating position. They have no one else.
  12. LewFordLives
    I am firmly in the camp of not trading Berrios. If the Twins want to compete next year, and I believe they can, they will need pitching. Piecing together a good rotation via free agency is difficult, and the farm system is not exactly stacked with blue chip pitching prospects. Wouldn't it be better to have Berrios play out his contract and then take the comp pick if he decides to walk? This reminds me of the Johan Santana situation. They ended up trading him for a bunch of prospects that did little for the Twins and then missed the playoffs by two games that year.
  13. LewFordLives
    The excuses seem to be getting more lame by the day. There was also Maeda saying he was the victim of "bad luck". He walked FIVE guys and the pitches weren't even close. And of course more sloppy defense and inexcusable baserunning.
  14. LewFordLives
    I was always intrigued by Deduno and thought he was diamond in the rough. He had that nasty breaking ball, but just couldn't put it where he wanted it.
  15. LewFordLives
    I agree with a lot of this. I think he's a tremendous talent, but if he can't stay on the field then what's the point? If they can trade him for some good, controllable, young pitching, that would be of much greater help to the Twins in the short and long run. The question is will teams trade good young pitching for Buxton? His injury history is common knowledge.
  16. LewFordLives
    I watched Sam Clay close out the game for the Nats yesterday. He's not putting up eye popping numbers, but he's a young lefty holding his own in the majors.
  17. LewFordLives
    My opinion is that a short term extension would be preferable. No more than two years for similar value as he's making now. Not that I think he's Cy Young, but as the article mentioned, organizational depth at SP is thin. I don't think any teams are going to be willing to part with a decent prospect for a mediocre rental (remember Johan Pino for Carl Pavano?). Once he leaves the organization and hits free agency things will get more uncertain. Market conditions will dictate his new salary. Maybe there's no market for him, but I gotta think he would at least get JA Happ money.
  18. LewFordLives
    In regards to Colome.....he was better in May, but don't forget he also pitched in more "low-leverage" situations. We'll take any improvement, but still, he's being paid to close games, not work on his pitches during a 10 run blowout.
  19. LewFordLives
    I don't wish for poor performance, but I'm hoping the Twins will pull the plug on the Shoemaker experiment.
  20. LewFordLives
    Some interesting stats that I looked up on baseball-reference.com - Twins starters have left 54 inherited runners for the bullpen. That is about league average. - 69% of those runners have scored. That is the worst in baseball and it's not even close. The next closest is Philly at 49%. There are lots of problems with this team, but if you had to pick a place to start it's gotta be the bullpen or the way they are using their pitching staff. Maybe they need to move to an opener strategy.
  21. LewFordLives
    Good article, but awful defense in the late innings have nothing to do with luck. I can think of several losses that absolutely should not have happened, even given how lousy they have been. Professional baseball players should be making those plays.
  22. LewFordLives
    I know a part of the reason they gave Donaldson all that money was because of his glove. I have not been impressed.
  23. LewFordLives
    He also didn't walk anyone! (although there was that home run trot)
  24. LewFordLives
    I remember that '84 game against the Indians like it was yesterday. Joe Carter was a Twins killer.
  25. LewFordLives
    Message to Mr. Falvey and Mr. Levine: You are currently paying someone $5 million to give up 3 run homers in the ninth. I can do that for only $1 million! Savings = $4 million!
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