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  1. Linus
    Royce is not a good fielder. As a 1/1 draft pick, he is entering bust category.
  2. Linus
    No question - if you are developing players all things are possible. Want to trade a prime mlb player? You can do it because you have someone ready to take his place. Need to supplement your roster with a big leaguer? You’ve got prospect capital to make the deal. If you are not developing players none of this is possible. I guess I’m preaching to the choir here. Why don’t the Twins show faith in their prospects? My guess is they have determined they aren’t good enough which says volumes about the things down on the farm.
  3. Linus
    I am with you that some teams have different plans. Where we disagree is that I believe all the FO are aware and choose differently, in other words they don’t agree with your assertion that there is one “best” plan. Maybe they are wrong and you are right. I simply believe the decisions made by a respective FO are the most important factor which is why so many FO people are poached from the teams you reference. FWIW I’m in agreement with you on the importance of prospects and prospect development as the key to success. Anyway Ive said my piece and won’t take it any further.
  4. Linus
    So they are better at executing their plan.
  5. Linus
    That’s my point. Everyone is aware of what is going on. So they are choosing to do what they deem best or they are just better at executing the strategy they chose.
  6. Linus
    So if the strategy is the difference that implies the other small or mid market clubs are unaware of what the Rays et al are doing. Don’t find that plausible.
  7. Linus
    I appreciate the detailed profile on him. Nice to know something about him if he is called up, which I honestly hope isn’t necessary.
  8. Linus
    The difference between the Twins and Rays or Guardians or any other small / mid market successful team isnt some secret sauce philosophy. The difference lies in their success rate in making player personnel decisions - they just execute FO duties better. Fwiw - as long as we have Correa (and Buck to a lesser extent) you have to be in win now mode. It makes no sense to do a rebuild with an older SS making $35 million per year. Ergo, I’m trading every expiring contract and Larnach as we have to infuse some athleticism into the roster at 1 base and a corner outfield spot during the off season.
  9. Linus
    Could be but we don’t know about Keaschall in the field either. One of the frustrating things about sorting out the path going forward is how many questionable fielders we have.
  10. Linus
    Troll on.
  11. Linus
    If he’s not fully healthy then it’s tough to make a judgment. If he is healthy and the league has adjusted to him Thats a more concerning issue. Another aspect of his play that is concerning is his defense. He looks unconfident to me; Lee looks much better to me at the hot corner yet the Twins continue to cater to Royce. I hope he snaps out of it. However at some point the Twins can’t wait around for him. To me his logical positions going forward are second base, first base and left field and I’m not sure about second base.
  12. Linus
    Spot on. There has to be some observational judgement baked into the equation. A simple example might Margot pinch hitting. The sample was small so they kept running him out there believing the pinch hits would come which of course they never did.
  13. Linus
    I believe what we see is them adhering to sample sizes in their decision making. They aren’t going to change their plan until the sample size is large enough for them to trust. Sometimes this is correct but it frequently makes them slow to react.
  14. Linus
    Thanks. Me too.
  15. Linus
    Correct. Bobby was even built like Buck - wiry strong but fast.
  16. Linus
    Me too. Should have known Hunter would be on the list.
  17. Linus
    I enjoyed the behind the scenes looks and just a different format. Not sure I would want it every game but it has been a nice change up.
  18. Linus
    Agreed. Not sure how many 20/20 guys in franchise history. From memory I think, believe it or not Marty Cordova did it. Puck probably did it and I bet Tony O did it when he was younger. I’m sure these are wrong - memories fade. As a kid I thought Bobby Bonds was cool - he was in the 30/30 club a bunch of times. Buck is a lot like him other than the injury bug.
  19. Linus
    Nope but 30/30 should be doable. Thats a helluva an achievement. Pretty small number in that club.
  20. Linus
    Well put. I’m not a fan of the FO but they know more than me. Unfortunately for us you nailed it: they just aren’t quite good enough.
  21. Linus
    How many losing streaks? I’ll put you down for 42-29 the rest of the way.
  22. Linus
    100% this, like Jeffers getting picked off first when he wasn’t going anywhere. This team wasnt constructed to be an aggressive baserunning team. Let Buck and Castro do their thing: everyone else just don’t run into outs.
  23. Linus
    I would define your “continual pessimism “ as being realistic.
  24. Linus
    You think they are going to play 13 games over 500 the rest of the season? Thats a full season pace of 107 wins.
  25. Linus
    Actually he does. He’s playing left field - a position along with first base where you need to have difference makers with the bat. The Twins offense needs a jump start and those two positions are obvious places to start. Considering his defense and slow speed he really isn’t a “fine” player. He is someone they absolutely need to improve upon of this offense is going to get better.
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