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  1. Monkeypaws
    It's inferred that Gallo is washed up. Drafted as a high-schooler from the same draft as Correa and Buxton, why? I mean, Buxton and Correa are the face of the franchise going forward, no?
  2. Monkeypaws
    I still have some small hopes for Cavaco. Will Holland has sure looked like a ballplayer every time I've seen him play. Hitting is hard. Maybe something will click this year for these two.
  3. Monkeypaws
    Someone let the air out of Noah Miller....
  4. Monkeypaws
    Interesting fact: Joey Gallo is also from the same draft as Correa and Buxton, 39th overall in 2012. Career WAR from that draft: Correa is first at 39.5, Buxton is 4th at 20.2, and Gallo 9th at 14.7. Old friend JO Berrios is 12th at 10.8
  5. Monkeypaws
    If there are positions it's good to have a surplus at, SS ranks right up there with CF and C. Trading for other needs gets easier with top prospects at premium positions.
  6. Monkeypaws
    I'd be glad to have him back - if we saw a unicorn, i.e. a healthy Buxton, that alone would be worth the price of admission. Add another unicorn, a healthy Kiriloff, and it could get interesting, with Miranda and Arraez. Grey, Ryan, maybe Mahle, maybe Maeda, Ober, Winder, etc. Lotsa ifs would make this reunion worth while. Lotsa ifs and maybes. Perhaps too many for CC to consider coming back. The Mets are stacked.
  7. Monkeypaws
    I agree with your premise, bolded above. However, when your top prospects are constantly on the DL, it's tough: Lewis, Kiriloff, Larnach, Canterino, along with the star, Buxton. And when others under-perform, tougher still: Balazovic, Martin. I think your strategy is shared by the front office, but what to do when nobody can play because of hurts?
  8. Monkeypaws
    Imagine facing them back to back out of the pen. Righty submariner vs lefty. If I were the Giant manager, I'd make a practice of subbing Tyler for Taylor in the middle of at bats, just to mess with people.
  9. Monkeypaws
    SS is a position where the Twins have good prospect depth. One fluke year of Correa shouldn't make folks think the Twins are big time SS free agent spenders. I think Lewis will be a player. Buy pitching if you must spend. Postscript: The front office got creative with the CC deal, and almost pulled off a division win. Injuries paid cash, and it didn't work out. Did we really want to pay 41 year old Correa 20 some million? We had him for a year, and I'll remain a fan. Class act, good teammate, winner, great ballplayer. It was fun while it lasted.
  10. Monkeypaws
    It's all the more bizarre to me that they got Correa last season. Where were those big wallets when the Twins stepped in and snagged elite shortstop?
  11. Monkeypaws
    Julien might not be a ROY candidate, but he is a ballplayer. Watched him in Cedar Rapids a couple times, and he stood out. I expect him to have a good MLB career.
  12. Monkeypaws
    Correa is like an addictive substance - I've had a whole season and damn I want more! It almost seems like a dream that he was a Twin for a whole year.
  13. Monkeypaws
    Nick, in answer to your question, probably yes. Forever is a long time.
  14. Monkeypaws
    The Twins blew a ton of prospect capital last season and ended up finishing below .500 Not sure this is a wise approach.
  15. Monkeypaws
    Joe Ryan did Joe Ryan stuff as a rookie. More innings pitched than hits allowed: his ratio was ridiculous in the minors, such as 2019 as he ascended from low A to AA. 123 IP vs 73 hits allowed is crazy. Well last year with the Twins he put up 147 IP to 115 hits. For a rookie? More strikeouts that innings pitched: he did this routinely in the minors, all about the same ratio, but again 2019, 123 IP vs 183 Ks. His 2022 numbers were 147 IP and 151 K, not bad for a rookie. All that while going through COVID. BBs to Ks: Ryan doesn't have a problem with control. He had a career high full season total of 47 walks last season, with a career high 147 IP, less than a third of his Ks. His entire number of walks over 3 minor leagues seasons was 53, as opposed to 326 ks, in 225 innings. Next year will be key: will he get scouted out and suffer the sophomore slump, or keep doing Joe Ryan stuff? I like the latter.
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    Hope no.
  17. Monkeypaws
    He won me over this year. Consummate pro, great teammate: my avatar this season was a poke at CC after they signed him. I wish him well on his journey, and am sad to see a guy gamble on the Twins and have the team fall short.
  18. Monkeypaws
    Most years any one of these three would have been a shoo in for Twins ROY. Pretty cool to have all three at once. Hopefully they will not be flashes in the pan and actually get better.
  19. Monkeypaws
    Hats off Joe Ryan: loved Nelson Cruz's tenure here, and oh boy what a fine replacement.
  20. Monkeypaws
    If I were Twins management, I'd offer the same contract but with an increase, say 40-45 million, 3 years with an opt out each year. He has been so much fun to watch in a Twins uniform to me. Model teammate. IMO, he's really the main reason the Twins aren't battling KC for the basement, well him and Sanchez and Urshala and Gray. Having some winners on the roster trickles down. Not my money, but no better player to help this team redevelop some swagger if everybody can get healthy someday.
  21. Monkeypaws
    Ask Tampa Bay.
  22. Monkeypaws
    Didn't someone make a post at the height of Dobnak optimism that he would be a Cy Young candidate?
  23. Monkeypaws
    Ignoramus B. Lazy here. I've heard of Falvey and Cleveland pitching many times. Without too much effort, what would be examples of that success?
  24. Monkeypaws
    Eduardo is, was, and will always be one of my favorite Twins. Snuck him out of the White Sox as a 23 year old for a done Liriano, andwatched him blossom as a Twin. He wasn't a star(though he would get 2 AS berths later on), but was solid, and a great teammate, always a smile. Well, Duran has turned out to be a great acquisition, so who knows when the trade is made? What about the other two? As I understand it, the Twins lost Maciel in Rule 5 last year to Oakland. He is still in the Midwest League at Lansing, and doing well, though at 24 he is now over the average age of his league. As the rare Brazillian, I hope he makes it. Ernie De La Trinidad is one of my favorite baseball names. The Twins released him in Spring Training. He is now plying his wares in the American Association for the Lansing Lugnuts, where he is doing quite well also. The thing that caught my eye: he has a infield teammate named Steve Lombardozzi, I'm guessing Jr. Baseball Reference is a hoot.
  25. Monkeypaws
    Glad to see Willie Joe back in action. He is a fun guy to watch play baseball.
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