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  1. Linus
    Culpepper is a really important prospect for the Twins. If he can play a decent SS in the big leagues the Twins infield could begin to take shape. If he can’t, we will either continue wandering in the desert or give up a really good pitcher or two to solve the problem. I am really skeptical of Houston. If you play 3 years of high level college ball and struggle that badly at high A, that’s a huge red flag. This season will say a lot about both players.
  2. Linus
    I’m having the same issue. Can respond to a post but can’t originate one.
  3. Linus
    I particularly like the second trade suggestion.
  4. Linus
    Great article. Technology certainly makes the adjustment period shorter than it has ever been. The sinker was thrown for a really long time and then launch angle killed it. As hitters are now adjusting to high heat the sinker is coming back. Interesting stuff
  5. Linus
    I would not characterize his tenure as a success nor an abject failure. Given the payrolls relative to the division and the weaker competition within the division, we should have made the playoffs more often. One thing I want to push back on was the statement that he inherited a horrible roster. Buxton, Sano, Kepler, Polanco, Berrios, Gibson, Pressly, May etc. with the exception of 2019 you could argue he never assembled a roster as good as the one he inherited.
  6. Linus
    Agreed
  7. Linus
    I like the idea and would prefer it to having Bell at first but that bed seems to be made. I think you will get your wish of Martin / Roden in left but I will bet Larnach is the DH. Just don’t see surplus value there in a trade.
  8. Linus
    Thats kind of the point - they purposely avoided using higher draft picks on pitchers for the first half or more of Falveys tenure because they deemed it too risky and that they had the secret sauce on these later round college guys. Some of them will be good relievers but that particular strategy hasn’t worked to develop starters as they originally hoped it would. I also understand they have acquired good starters via trade and they get a hot tip for that but in that you have to give to get.
  9. Linus
    I like it. It’s been a black hole for a while so let’s try something different.
  10. Linus
    I’m assuming the goal is to develop starters not relievers.
  11. Linus
    What this, combined with the other Twins pitching scouting reports tells me is that the late round college pitcher who we can add velocity to premise isn’t the market inefficiency that the Twins were banking on. Perhaps the pitchers taken in early rounds are better after all.
  12. Linus
    This sums it up nicely for me. There doesn’t seem to be a strategic plan that takes into account future years. So I hope we flip heads five times in a row and win 85 games. I’ll still enjoy watching.
  13. Linus
    Terry Ryan hasn’t been around for ten years. I’m not sure why we are even worried about what he did or didn’t do. Falvey had plenty of time.
  14. Linus
    This sums it up nicely for me. I would characterize Falvey a little more charitably but still not good enough to warrant hanging on to his job. Realistically it took both parties failing to create this mess.
  15. Linus
    Yep I’m thinking it is being used on purpose by the writers as it never fails to get a reaction, even though nobody really knows precisely what it is 😀
  16. Linus
    With a pick this high you have to get a high upside pitcher, catcher, SS or CF. For that reason I would lean towards LeBron. As you pointed out a lot of things can change before the draft.
  17. Linus
    Signing Nelson Cruz and then flipping him for Joe Ryan has to be his best move, one of the best in franchise history. The rest of his tenure has been meh or worse. One reason I’m looking forward to Zoll having a shot is I don’t think it will be difficult to match Falveys performance and he may well exceed it.
  18. Linus
    Actually a differing vision might be the solution. None of us know what happened behind the scenes other than the net result of the Joe Pohlad era has been confusing and rudderless. Joe is gone which is probably a good thing. Falvey leaving is potentially a very good thing. From a baseball perspective he was mediocre at best. He wasn’t horrible as some suggest but the bad decision pile was clearly bigger than the good decision pile. He was dogmatic in his baseball principles even when they didn’t work. From the business side he had no prior experience running a franchise so it’s probably a really good idea for Tom to bring in an experienced business person to take care of that half of the franchise exclusively. They sure could use some improvement. Regarding Zoll, I have no idea but the bar to clear to equal Falvey is t that high. Not much to lose here and potentially lots to gain if he turns out to be a sharp baseball mind who can better blend analytics with better organizational planning and good old baseball common sense. So while it looks like a clown show right now, these moves just might give this organization better footing and a clearer idea of which direction to head. Like others Toms messaging is concerning but I think it’s just smoke and mirrors to try and turn a negative PR tide.
  19. Linus
    And the cupboard remains bare. Keep going - we soon will find a position/pipeline with something there.
  20. Linus
    Everyone is doing fine.
  21. Linus
    Who knows but I’m guessing Tom wanted to wait a couple of months to see how things were working first hand before he started making high level decisions. Came to the conclusion that Falvey wasn’t his guy.
  22. Linus
    Well it we are going by position numbers 3rd base is next which ought to be a real knee slapper.
  23. Linus
    I kind of focused on position players but want to acknowledge Dasan Hill and Charlee Soto. They have the tools to do stuff but A ball is so far away that anything can happen.
  24. Linus
    Not surprising. The people that get excited about the Twins system focus more on quantity it seems. I focus on quality, players who can be difference makers. In this regard I see Walker Jenkins. K Culpepper has a chance to be a competent big league SS which is valuable. GG and EmRod have enough warts that they won’t be difference makers in the show. After that you are going to A ball for Tait which is miles away. This isn’t to say that an unheralded prospect or two pop up and have a run and provide depth. I’m actually most excited about the group of starters that are kind of between prospect and big league status. It’s not unlikely that one of them becomes a really good pitcher and several add good depth to the pitching staff. But I’m sorry I’m not going to get excited about prospects whose ceiling is replacement level or slightly above.
  25. Linus
    I think 75.5 should be the number so I’ll take the over.
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