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  1. Linus
    Margot is wandering around in RF. Misplayed the ball off the wall and pulled a Cave on the ball barely foul.
  2. Linus
    I like this look back. It’s a big contract but he is really an elite player. At the time I was kind of leery of taking up that much payroll room when Royce was waiting in the wings. After seeing Royce in the field now I don’t think he has the arm to be a good SS so the FO made the right decision on this one IMO.
  3. Linus
    Are we sure the Twins will be active at the trade deadline? I’m not. It’s unlikely they will take on significant payroll and I’m not sure they can’t add to the bullpen with Varland and Paddock for the playoffs.
  4. Linus
    Interesting topic. I definitely keep him at whatever the arb number is next year. Not so sure about an extension. He’s truly a competent fielder at multiple positions and he’s already better at second than Julien. After writing this I think I would at least entertain an extension at the right price. Think of all the money spent for poor backups.
  5. Linus
    The term “5 tool player” gets thrown around a lot. Willie was truly a 5 tool player. He had an incredible amount of stolen bases for a great power hitter.
  6. Linus
    My concern is that these guys need to understand they don’t get to make those decisions. AK or Ryan can’t hurt their team for a month because they think they know best. The players obligation is to play as hard as possible but to be upfront about their physical condition. Then the manager, trainer and FO can make the best decision for all involved. That decision might be to ask the player to play through the problem or it might be to IL him and get an uncompromised player to take his place.
  7. Linus
    There should be. He is putting his judgment in place of being up front with the club. Perhaps he could have gotten healthy earlier or they could have brought up a player that wasn’t compromised. Or it’s just an excuse cuz he sucked.
  8. Linus
    Why wasn’t this reported by the local media? I noticed he wasn’t playing but knew they had some set amount of time to report. This is not a good look for AK. There are all kinds of possible explanations and none are going to be flattering to him.
  9. Linus
    Travis Lee - first base slugger. This is from memory but I believe there was a deadline for an offer to be tendered and the Twins missed it. He became a free agent and signed elsewhere but don’t think was ever an elite player.
  10. Linus
    I view Prielipp as a calculated gamble. The only reason he was available later was his injury history. They gambled and probably lost but that is much different than blowing the evaluation. I can kind of understand the Cavaco pick in theory - toolsy high school SS but it appears the Twins overrated him based on other team’s interest. The Sabato pick was the one I really disliked. A first round pick for a guy who’s upside was CJ Cron. No need to spend a high pick on a player profile that is available every year for cheap. I would have selected the best college pitcher available. When it comes to second round picks and later I just think it’s a roulette wheel both good and bad. If the Twins thought Julien would ever make the bigs they wouldn’t have waited until the 17th round to take him.
  11. Linus
    2019 first round pick (13th) overall Keoni Cavaco was released. He was hitting .144 in Cedar Rapids. This one will go down as a really bad draft choice as Cavaco never really did a thing in the minors.
  12. Linus
    Sheets might be interesting. The Twins need to come up with 2 corner outfielders and he would fit in the budget.
  13. Linus
    I really enjoy watching CC play. I also appreciate that he played thru injury last year while others hit the IL. My only concern with his contract is how it fits in the payroll budget going forward if right sizing is the new norm.
  14. Linus
    Unfortunately he does that with some regularity.
  15. Linus
    I appreciate these articles. It really gives a good picture of what’s possible and at what cost. For me it’s a realization that most of the players available for a reasonable ask and on a reasonable contract would not help the Twins enough to justify giving up the prospects.
  16. Linus
    There is no universe where Ed Julien is a better fielder than Royce Lewis.
  17. Linus
    This. There has been a lot of discussion about the whole left / right platoon debate. The real problem is that too many of our hitters have been bad no matter which box they stand in. Farmer has damn near been hung in effigy while the person who was getting 75% of the at bats was nearly as bad. The Twins just need more good hitters - period.
  18. Linus
    Plus he’s probably worth $5 million a year so what we really are eating is DeSclafani like money. Makes no sense to get rid of him now.
  19. Linus
    I will give the guy credit for being durable. We are going on a year and a half of using two catchers which is unheard of.
  20. Linus
    Yea there is zero pressure on Vasquez. I can give you $10 million reasons.
  21. Linus
    Didn’t realize you are a moderator now.
  22. Linus
    I think we are worried about the wrong players. I get the frustration with Farmer and Margot but they are a minor problem in that they are getting relatively few at bats. Look to the lefty’s that are supposed to be doing damage but aren’t. They are the ones getting the majority of the chances.
  23. Linus
    And those are all good reasons to temper expectations.
  24. Linus
    Thanks for the look back. I too remembered him as being better.
  25. Linus
    The Twins just don’t get enough offense out of the corner outfielders and first base. Those are three spots where you have some bats.
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