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  1. Linus
    Raya hasn’t been a good AAA pitcher. Why do we think he will be a good big leaguer?
  2. Linus
    There is zero chance all those prospects end up being legit big leaguers. It’s just the way baseball works.
  3. Linus
    I really hope EmRod succeeds. We need a good defensive outfielder and if I recall he hits lefties as well. Having said all that I think the bust potential is high. MLB pitchers will make him swing the bat and that is where the swing and miss in his profile becomes a problem ala Julien. If he can harness that then we have a special player. He’s truly a boom or bust prospect.
  4. Linus
    Another vague non - denial denial. Man this org is unlikeable.
  5. Linus
    I was pondering that as well
  6. Linus
    I agree that I would rather have the owners pay. What I really want is some semblance of an even playing field. So again, what is your plan?
  7. Linus
    What’s your plan?
  8. Linus
    Bingo. Or the players they are given to work with.
  9. Linus
    To me a bigger question is what are the Twins doing in the Latin market? They have been abysmal in this critical area of talent acquisition.
  10. Linus
    Interesting article. Here is a weird way to help level the playing field. All players need to be subject to the draft. Ohtani wants to play in the bigs - he goes in the draft. Same thing with Latin players. Not going to solve the problem but it’s going to have to be a bunch of answers because the huge market franchises aren’t going to share their TV money.
  11. Linus
    100%. Spot on. Truth. Have the Twins been great at developing players? Nope. But here is the biggest reason: establishing yourself as a bona fide big leaguer is really hard and more players are going to fail than succeed regardless of coaching. This phenomenon is playing out now with Kaelen Culpepper. Some people are penciling him in to be the starting SS starting next summer. I hope he turns into the next big star but he has a long way to go still. If he doesn’t make it we will see a bunch of fans wondering what went wrong and who is to blame.
  12. Linus
    The only thing that would be more surprising would be if they had a run prevention coach.
  13. Linus
    Jeffers seemed to be good at challenging this past spring training. Of course very SSS but might be a way to provide more defensive value. I wonder if it becomes worth it for him to go back to a traditional crouch which would help his blocking and throwing. If he doesn’t get a proper strike call due to positioning he can challenge.
  14. Linus
    Yep. It’s almost like certain people come to this site just to be obnoxious, and of course do it anonymously.
  15. Linus
    Yep. My only hope is he will hold players to a higher standard relative to fundamentals
  16. Linus
    Changes on the margin will not make this team competitive. If they are going to try next year (which I don’t think is likely) they would have to trade Ryan and successfully add two - three athletic impact bats, sign multiple free agent relievers and get a proven MLB SS. In other words, this is a fools errand.
  17. Linus
    I think there is a real possibility that the Pohlads promised the new minority partners an immediate windfall in 26 and 27 by tanking payroll. The minority owners paid over market price for their shares which tells me there had to be some sort of agreement similar to this. It also lines up as a “baseball rebuild” providing cover
  18. Linus
    There is no point in signing Hoskinsif they are going to try, they need a much bigger upgrade at 1st. If they aren’t going to try you don’t need him.
  19. Linus
    I think the Illusion of Hope is thinking the current team, with some minor moves this off-season, has any chance to compete next year.
  20. Linus
    Jeff Hoffman - we didn’t need him.
  21. Linus
    Here is a different way to look at it. If we want a team that can advance in the playoffs we need improvement from every position except CF and catcher. Can some of that improvement come from current players? Maybe but that was the plan the last couple years and we know how that worked out. 7 spots to improve is a lot.
  22. Linus
    There are a lot of things posted about this strategy or that strategy for small and mid market teams. Obviously small - mid market teams aren’t doing it through free agency. After that, I believe the most important thing differentiating these teams are the person(s) executing the strategy. All FO are aware of what the Rays do, or Cleveland or the Brewers. There is no secret sauce. If you are lucky enough to have a shrewd FO making good decisions you will find a way. IMO we do not have that.
  23. Linus
    Mookie Betts is a really good SS for a guy that was an outfielder. Crazy athlete.
  24. Linus
    There is one minute of my life I’ll never get back.
  25. Linus
    You have to keep him but I think we should all get over the notion that he is some sort of star in the making. I hope that he can become a consistently above average big leaguer with the bat and in the field.
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