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  1. Monkeypaws
    Rodon has 29 other options out there. What draws him to Minnesota, divisional rival and all?
  2. Monkeypaws
    Conger looks like a character. With Tortuga gone, I'm happy to see him come on board.
  3. Monkeypaws
    What would be Rodon's reason to pitch for the Twins?
  4. Monkeypaws
    Lewis hasn't played a single game since 2019 due to covid/knee surgery. Thrusting him into MLB service after that time, and his 33 games at AA, doesn't seem like putting him into a position to succeed.
  5. Monkeypaws
    I'd do it - perfect stopgap until Lewis is there, ready or not. Can't overstate the importance of a good fielding shortstop with what looks to be a young and largely unproven pitching staff.
  6. Monkeypaws
    The Twins HOF crew was just filled out. Spent some time looking at Oliva and Kaat's stats: deserving, perhaps even moreso than some of our current HOFers. Happy ray of sunshine in a crappy, gloomy off-season, Buxton extension aside.
  7. Monkeypaws
    I feel bad for the Saints. Independent leagues are the shining beacon of baseball when MLB labor disputes pop up, and the Saints lost that.
  8. Monkeypaws
    I'm just happy to see Enlow on the list. I'm a believer.
  9. Monkeypaws
    All these threads, pipe dreams, about signing top free agents, I don't get it. Free agents should be an add to a solid team, which the Twins are on the margin of, but not really. I really believe the best teams are predominantly home grown: the Twins championship teams are an example. The great Yankees teams of recent years had a solid homegrown core, like wise the Red Sox, Giants. Draft and develop is still the best way for a middle market team to succeed. I'd love to see the Twins take an aggressive approach to promotion of prospects instead of signing AAAA fodder filler like the bullpen of 2021. Draft them then give them a chance dammit. I truly don't see any reason other than overpay why a top FA would sign here. Not a solid way to move forward.
  10. Monkeypaws
    I would agree - the Twins broke the bank at the time to resign Puckett. $ure times have changed, and many digits have been added, but winners tend to keep their best homegrown assets.
  11. Monkeypaws
    Alternative headline: "Should Syndergaard or Rodon Gamble on the Twins?"
  12. Monkeypaws
    Thanks Andrew - prospect junkie here. Almost rather have a great system than MLB squad: almost ?
  13. Monkeypaws
    Thank you Andrew - this is the type of content I love.
  14. Monkeypaws
    Or Kyle Bearclaws.
  15. Monkeypaws
    To me the most painful experience was getting a beautiful day in May, spring fever in full-force, and having tickets to a day game inside.
  16. Monkeypaws
    Nice read Nick - Gordon is summarily dismissed as a stop gap at short until Lewis is ready. Why? He is athletic and has plenty of experience there. Thanks
  17. Monkeypaws
    Haha, that's the spirit Ashbury. Best of the Worst, Champs of the Chumps, the Kings of the Peons. There's always next year, now on to hockey and footie.
  18. Monkeypaws
    Kind of a nice bonus for a losing season. When/how do they compute the competitive bonus picks?
  19. Monkeypaws
    I think Jax would be a good add to the bullpen in 22.
  20. Monkeypaws
    Dump Sano - the guy is in his prime at 28-29 going into 2022, and as been posted, is a debit on the value chart. Donaldson, Kiriloff, and Miranda can find enough to share at 1B, 3B, DH.
  21. Monkeypaws
    Well J.O. Berrios out pitched Cole tonight. Happy for him and the Jays.
  22. Monkeypaws
    Varland is a feel-good story to be sure. However, he was 1.1 years over average age in Florida, and only 0.3 below average age in Cedar Rapids. In fact he's almost a year older than Balazovic, who was competing in AA, at -2.7 years younger than average. JB is a full year younger than teammate Sands, nearly a year younger than Gipson-Long. I suppose this award is a pure comparison of raw numbers, and so Varland is deserving. However more than holding your own against significantly older competition is as impressive to me, especially at AA.
  23. Monkeypaws
    My question would be how easy/smooth or hard/stressful is his delivery? If he isn't putting tons of stress on his elbow or shoulder, he should be allowed to go as deep as long as he is effective. If the Twins are treating him with kid gloves, I'm sure they have good reason.
  24. Monkeypaws
    Think it's safe to pencil Ober in the 2022 rotation. Fun to see Buxton take his draft mate deep. Boy that was a draft: Buxton, Berrios, Duffey, Rogers, and although the Twins cut him loose, Chargois.
  25. Monkeypaws
    That's what I was afraid of - righto, I'll SHUT MY BIG YAPPER!
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