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  1.    DocBauer reacted to a post in a topic: Was Wallner Just The First Domino? What's Next?
  2.    ashbury reacted to a post in a topic: Twins 8, Red Sox 6: Early Deficit Erased in Scrappy Fenway Win
  3. Linus
    Certainly facts should not be the important factor in our theory 😀
  4.    LewFordLives reacted to a post in a topic: A Not-Too-Early Breakdown of Minnesota’s Most Interesting Trade Deadline Candidates
  5.    Heiny reacted to a post in a topic: A Not-Too-Early Breakdown of Minnesota’s Most Interesting Trade Deadline Candidates
  6.    ashbury reacted to a post in a topic: Twins 8, Red Sox 6: Early Deficit Erased in Scrappy Fenway Win
  7. Linus
    Buck now has 10 and 5 rights so he can veto any trade (I believe don’t know if there is fine print with that rule).
  8.    Patzky reacted to a post in a topic: A Not-Too-Early Breakdown of Minnesota’s Most Interesting Trade Deadline Candidates
  9. Linus
    I agree with this. Maybe a simpler way to assess an offense is what percentage of the time do they score 3 or less runs (pick whatever number you feel assured a loss). Essentially how many times do we lose games because the offense doesn’t show up. I think this is where the Twins are suspect. Of course I’m not going to do the research so I will just assume I am correct😀
  10. Linus
    Agree that it is too early. I think it’s a small chance they grab a wildcard but let’s at least give it our best until the deadline. I think people need to be real about expected returns. Buck, Ryan, and Jeffers are the trade chips that will return something (I’m not including our young starters). The rest of those guys are either untradeable or will net some A ball lottery ticket.
  11.    Linus reacted to a post in a topic: Twins 8, Red Sox 6: Early Deficit Erased in Scrappy Fenway Win
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  15.    Linus reacted to a post in a topic: Twins Minor League Report (5/22): Hendry Mendez Big Day
  16. Linus
    The boys battled. Prielipp has stuff but as we’ve seen with many pitchers command is more important. He will not make it in the bigs without improvement in this area. I find the Lee to third move very interesting. I think it’s his best position but I hope it’s part of a bigger, long term plan. Finally, Buck is a great leader. When GG got his first hit Buck hurries to the dugout steps to congratulate him. C4 was a talker - Buck is a leader (and I can’t wait for him to be back in center).
  17.    Linus reacted to a post in a topic: Twins 8, Red Sox 6: Early Deficit Erased in Scrappy Fenway Win
  18.    Twins_Fan_in_NJ reacted to a post in a topic: Twins (Priellip) vs Red Sox(Tolle): 5/22/26, 6:10 pm CDT
  19.    jaimedude reacted to a post in a topic: Twins (Priellip) vs Red Sox(Tolle): 5/22/26, 6:10 pm CDT
  20. Linus
    The boys battled. Good job.
  21. Linus
    That is awesome.
  22.    Linus reacted to a post in a topic: Twins (Priellip) vs Red Sox(Tolle): 5/22/26, 6:10 pm CDT
  23. Linus
    Back in the day when you suspect a bunt was coming you went hard up and in. Preilipp gave him a prime pitch to bunt.
  24. Linus
    Nice play on both ends. Runner had a good jump.
  25.    Linus reacted to a post in a topic: Twins (Priellip) vs Red Sox(Tolle): 5/22/26, 6:10 pm CDT
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  27.    Linus reacted to a post in a topic: What Does Royce Lewis Need to Improve at Triple-A?
  28. Linus
    MLB is brutal on young players. As we’ve seen they can have immediate success but when the league sees them a few times and the book is out they can struggle mightily. Hence TKs quote about not knowing what you have, good or bad, until they have 1000-1500 at bats. With Royce being hurt so frequently it took him a while to accumulate the at bats. Teams definitely know how to pitch to him now. It’s up to him to adjust. I think it’s time to stop referring to Royce as having a lot of “talent” - I don’t think it’s true rather it’s a byproduct of him being drafted 1/1.
  29.    Linus reacted to a post in a topic: Twins Minor League Report (5/21): Royce Lewis Homers in St. Paul, JP Smith Homers Twice for Fort Myers
  30.    Linus reacted to a post in a topic: The Twins Simply Don't Believe in Outfield Prospect Kyler Fedko
  31. Linus
    To quote Denny Green, the Twins are who we thought they are. The only reason this topic came up is because most of the rest of the league has stunk. I will say it appears Zoll might be a bit more aggressive in these roster moves compared to Falvey. I’m happy he took action.
  32. Linus
    It’s a right and a left, and another right!
  33. Linus
    They are on a 75 win pace which is what many people expected. I don’t view that as terrible but I don’t see any real difference that would suggest we are “in it”. Run differential is a crude stat. The Twins are streaky in that they will score 11 one game and then 1 and 2 the next two games. Total looks fine but you lost two of three.
  34. Linus
    There is zero chance Houston sees the big leagues next year. Lee will have to hit a crap ton better to play first base on a contending team. I would bring Culpepper up this year but wait until he hits his stride. Hopefully he would come up and never go back.
  35. Linus
    It’s difficult to say because AAA numbers are so inflated it’s hard to project what someone might do in the bigs. However a good sign would be if he started mashing fastballs. Being able to hit the heater is the first test any hitter gets. If you can’t do it you’re toast. Defensively he’s cooked. If he does start to hit he will need to DH. He’s getting slower and his jumps and routes to the ball have gotten inexplicably worse. His strong arm is not useful because he is mostly inaccurate. My prediction is Wallner will join the group of bat only players Falvey was in love with early in his tenure.
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