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  1. Linus
    A big reason the twins signed Donaldson was for his defense. To the extent they have to do DH him that certainly subtracts from his overall value.
  2. Linus
    I don’t care about the owners or the players. I care about the fact that baseball is swirling in the toilet as a game. Nothing these clowns are arguing about addresses these problems. Baseball’s anti trust exemption needs to be revoked immediately. Let other leagues start up - then we will find out what the players and these franchises are really worth.
  3. Linus
    I love the guy. Humble and hardworking with a great attitude. We are lucky he was willing to sign that contract.
  4. Linus
    We don’t know that.
  5. Linus
    I like his fielding a lot and have always had faith in his nice swing. But the new age 3 outcome approach has not benefited him. He seems to think the best approach is to hit the ball over the shift which I believe is the prevailing mantra but he can’t do it. That should be clear to him. If he doesn’t try something different he will be scrounging around for a make good contract in two years. You can forget about trading him. If he starts hitting you keep him because then he is a really good player. If he isn’t hitting you will get nothing in return and the chance that he figures it out will be more valuable than the lottery tickets you will get in trade.
  6. Linus
    I like this idea but it doesn’t have much to do with Sano. Kiriloff has a chance to be a really good hitter and elite fielder at first (he’s pretty meh in the outfield). You don’t delay that process for what Sano brings to the table. Sano can also fill in at 1st and 3rd on those days when something goes haywire.
  7. Linus
    I misspoke. What I meant was you don’t have to draft this type of player in the first round as they are readily available always.
  8. Linus
    The worst part about this pick is that bat first players with no position that hit 25 homers and strike out a bunch are not hard to find. You don’t need to draft them in the first round. The Cavaco pick doesn’t look too good either but he at least played a premium position and had projectable tools.
  9. Linus
    It’s a league of adjustments. He will have to adapt and improve to what the pitchers are doing to him. He will likely do this but if he doesn’t he won’t be the first good prospect to die from big league off speed pitches. I see nothing that would suggest he is a plus defender but could be average. He has an ugly hitch in his throwing motion that contributes to an average throwing arm.
  10. Linus
    I advocated for Polanco to be moved to SS three years ago so that’s how I feel about that. However if they aren’t going to add any proven pitching what difference does it make? Polo can play SS until they figure it out.
  11. Linus
    Interesting observation about how a payroll floor would damage their go to free agent plan. I get why they don’t want to live in free agency. However they can’t be so rigid as some years it may be your only option. From a pitching standpoint this was one of those years. They are going to throw away this season by being so rigid.
  12. Linus
    Anybody else wonder about any correlation between the magic uptick in velocity and all the arm problems young pitchers everywhere are experiencing?
  13. Linus
    Goodness no. I enjoy watching him hit but there isn’t a spot for him if you are going to be serious about good fielding. Trade him for pitching.
  14. Linus
    I feel like this article is written frequently. We take a bad pitcher tell him to throw the slider more and hope for the best. i would like to just get good pitchers.
  15. Linus
    There are plenty of guys that hit 25 homers strike out a ton and have no defensive position. This means Sano has limited trade value and there is no way they are picking up a $14 million option. As fans we are always trying to put lipstick on a pig. It’s unfortunate but this was just a big lost opportunity for Sano and the Twins.
  16. Linus
    Well we have needed a legit back up center fielder (preferably a right handed hitter) for about 5 years and it hasn’t happened. So I have no anticipation that it is going to happen now.
  17. Linus
    1.64 whip for Vallimont. I just can’t get excited about that.
  18. Linus
    Old fashioned baseball took 2 hours and 15 minutes so yea I’m with you there.
  19. Linus
    My childhood hero as well. Hawmon Billefrew was one of the first full names I tried to pronounce. In todays world of between pitch gymnastics I loved how Harmon waited patiently in the box with his bat resting on his shoulder until the pitcher wound up. There wasn’t a tense muscle in his body until the bat exploded into the ball.
  20. Linus
    If we think games take too long now………
  21. Linus
    I did not realize how few strikeouts he had. That is a complete batting line!
  22. Linus
    I’m not nearly as interested in this experiment as many of you. I’m interested in winning games in 2022 and this plan ain’t going to get it done.
  23. Linus
    I agree with this. At some point all the clever manipulation of pitching roles don’t matter. If you have crappy pitchers you will get crappy pitching no matter how you slice and dice it.
  24. Linus
    First thanks for the article. It has to be tough coming up with stuff to write about. I am excited about 6-10 not so much about 1-5. A lot of suspects on this list. I feel like Duran has the ability if he can stay healthy. The rest of them I waver between maybe and doubtful.
  25. Linus
    Remember when we thought we had a logjam at SS? Not so much. We better party that Lewis can play legit mlb short cuz that list ain’t good.
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