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  1. Linus
    Bill Smith.
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    I don’t think it was a language barrier issue. We’ve all said things we wish we could take back. Neither situation is that big of a deal. López seems like he is in a bad place and I wish him the best.
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    If the money is small enough that you can walk away from it then it’s not so bad. Donaldson was the worst in my opinion as it was a lot of money and it didn’t make sense at the time. Thankfully the FO slithered out of that deal with only minor pain.
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    I think people got way over their skis on these guys. MLB is really hard - other teams find your weaknesses and exploit them ruthlessly. That’s why TKs mantra of you don’t know what you have until they get 1000-1500 at bats. Neither Wallner or Julien will be as good as their second half last year. Chances are neither is as bad as they look right now. We will see where they end up and if that level of production is worth their mediocre fielding profiles. I am not confident that Varland has the secondary offerings to be a starter in the bigs but am confident he can be a useful bullpen piece.
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    Not that interesting but you could win a bar bet with that fact 😀
  6. Linus
    Preach. This whole deal reminds of Michael Milikan and the junk bond scam
  7. Linus
    KC must have a tell on Ober although his command was off. Two subtle defensive plays that cost the Twins two runs in the early going. Julien knocked down a grounder where he should have got the lead runner but just took the out at first. That runner then scored on a single I believe and then Larnach misplaying the ball off the fence allowed all runners to move up an extra base. It wouldn’t have mattered but the game would have been different for sure. I feel bad for Jorge López. He is obviously not in a good place - I hope he can get the help he needs.
  8. Linus
    Especially catchers. To basically not have either injured for a year and a half is unheard of.
  9. Linus
    I did this same song and dance and am now back to Direct stream for an arm and a leg each month. I will not switch again until and unless there is a long term solution in place. I was really excited about the possibility of mlb streaming the games for $20 per month but that wasn’t enough for the Pohlads. I love the Twins but not nearly as much as I used to. Plus modern baseball isn’t nearly as fun to watch so I think this is my last season paying this kind of money to watch the Twins.
  10. Linus
    It was a great trade in that I got to enjoy Jake diving for balls in the outfield and landing a solid six feet short of the ball 😂
  11. Linus
    No way are they taking on that salary. They stood pat at the deadline last year and I wouldn’t be surprised if the same thing happens this year.
  12. Linus
    This offense will continue to be what it has been - very hot and cold. The question is how many games can the pitching steal when we are on a cold streak.
  13. Linus
    And the game ball goes to SWR. It might be smoke and mirrors but he is a pretty fine fifth starter.
  14. Linus
    Few things more fun than watching Buck run.
  15. Linus
    None whatsoever. Modern baseball often makes no sense.
  16. Linus
    Too bad Farmer gets thrown out on the bases
  17. Linus
    SWR got away with a cement mixer there
  18. Linus
    It’s not. It was intended to be a humorous observation about how different the two teams payroll situation is.
  19. Linus
    I think this is an accurate assessment of his value. I was just thinking to myself that Yankee fans aren’t sitting around bemoaning that $10 million they are wasting.
  20. Linus
    If the Twins give Max the QO and he rejects it wouldn’t he have to sign a contract in excess of $50 million to get the highest comp pick? Would he get that? If no then it’s probably not worth the risk to get a lower comp pick that would be a long shot.
  21. Linus
    Yep that’s why I said upthread that the Twins are stuck. They need him but can’t afford him.
  22. Linus
    If Kepler walks two of Wallner Larnach Martin and Em Rod will have break through as we need a left and right fielder. I don’t like those odds.
  23. Linus
    The Twins are stuck. They don’t have anyone you can count on to take his place next year barring some Wallner and Larnach miracle but they apparently don’t have the money to issue the QO. They don’t have a left fielder either so that makes this really interesting. I would do it but I have no idea what ownership plans to do with payroll.
  24. Linus
    Julien had an unsustainable babip last year. Several of us posted that he was a huge regression candidate especially as the league adjusted to him. He now needs to go to St Paul just to get his confidence back Lee has not played any second base yet so I would put Castro there. It won’t be perfect but he handles things in the field ok no matter where they put him.
  25. Linus
    Having success in AA is always a positive sign especially at 21 years old. I also like that he should end up being a fielder if he is moved to a corner spot. I get a little nervous when I read about his hitting profile. Sounds a lot like Julien and as we are seeing right now the swing and miss aspect will be exploited in the big leagues.
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