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  1. Linus
    Travis Lee - first base slugger. This is from memory but I believe there was a deadline for an offer to be tendered and the Twins missed it. He became a free agent and signed elsewhere but don’t think was ever an elite player.
  2. Linus
    I view Prielipp as a calculated gamble. The only reason he was available later was his injury history. They gambled and probably lost but that is much different than blowing the evaluation. I can kind of understand the Cavaco pick in theory - toolsy high school SS but it appears the Twins overrated him based on other team’s interest. The Sabato pick was the one I really disliked. A first round pick for a guy who’s upside was CJ Cron. No need to spend a high pick on a player profile that is available every year for cheap. I would have selected the best college pitcher available. When it comes to second round picks and later I just think it’s a roulette wheel both good and bad. If the Twins thought Julien would ever make the bigs they wouldn’t have waited until the 17th round to take him.
  3. Linus
    2019 first round pick (13th) overall Keoni Cavaco was released. He was hitting .144 in Cedar Rapids. This one will go down as a really bad draft choice as Cavaco never really did a thing in the minors.
  4. Linus
    Sheets might be interesting. The Twins need to come up with 2 corner outfielders and he would fit in the budget.
  5. Linus
    I really enjoy watching CC play. I also appreciate that he played thru injury last year while others hit the IL. My only concern with his contract is how it fits in the payroll budget going forward if right sizing is the new norm.
  6. Linus
    Unfortunately he does that with some regularity.
  7. Linus
    I appreciate these articles. It really gives a good picture of what’s possible and at what cost. For me it’s a realization that most of the players available for a reasonable ask and on a reasonable contract would not help the Twins enough to justify giving up the prospects.
  8. Linus
    There is no universe where Ed Julien is a better fielder than Royce Lewis.
  9. Linus
    This. There has been a lot of discussion about the whole left / right platoon debate. The real problem is that too many of our hitters have been bad no matter which box they stand in. Farmer has damn near been hung in effigy while the person who was getting 75% of the at bats was nearly as bad. The Twins just need more good hitters - period.
  10. Linus
    Plus he’s probably worth $5 million a year so what we really are eating is DeSclafani like money. Makes no sense to get rid of him now.
  11. Linus
    I will give the guy credit for being durable. We are going on a year and a half of using two catchers which is unheard of.
  12. Linus
    Yea there is zero pressure on Vasquez. I can give you $10 million reasons.
  13. Linus
    Didn’t realize you are a moderator now.
  14. Linus
    I think we are worried about the wrong players. I get the frustration with Farmer and Margot but they are a minor problem in that they are getting relatively few at bats. Look to the lefty’s that are supposed to be doing damage but aren’t. They are the ones getting the majority of the chances.
  15. Linus
    And those are all good reasons to temper expectations.
  16. Linus
    Thanks for the look back. I too remembered him as being better.
  17. Linus
    The Twins just don’t get enough offense out of the corner outfielders and first base. Those are three spots where you have some bats.
  18. Linus
    Yea but they will hire someone who will do the same thing. I’m not a Rocco fan or hater. He is doing exactly what Falvine wants.
  19. Linus
    Interesting. I stand corrected.
  20. Linus
    Package deal. One goes all go.
  21. Linus
    SWR with another well pitched game. The feast or famine offense is starving right now. This is not a recent phenomenon. I honestly think this roster is going to need to be blown up if things are going to change positively enough to win playoff games. And that really can’t happen until the off season.
  22. Linus
    And what is the umpire scorecard based on? Certainly not the box mlb uses to grade the umpires. So I don’t think the data is reliable enough to make set conclusions.
  23. Linus
    Fun idea. Have a great time with your guys.
  24. Linus
    I don’t know. This thought has crossed my mind with some of the blind defense of the Twins offered up here.
  25. Linus
    It’s not complicated. The Twins thought they were going to end up with the same deal as the Padres and Diamondbacks which was going to be less money but no blackouts. This was the info given to Provus. Then Amazon bails out Ballys so Ballys put more money on the table but with the usual blackout rules. The Twins of course took the money and had to backpedal on the blackout info.
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