Fred

"Serious HIT potential even if he has only limited power" makes him what? Mauer-lite?

He looks like he could be a 1st baseman. It would be hard for me to believe that nobody has tried it already. If so, it must have looked pretty bad

I want Larnach gone. He is in the way of 2 or 3 guys with much higher ceilings. I haven't reached that point with Wallner, but I'm getting close.

Unfortunately, so far, Lee has not shown us anything like "a plus hitter". He's got a long way to go before they can justify playing him for his bat. I haven't given up on him yet, but it seems to me that he only has this year to show that he can be more than an acceptable utility guy. I think he can play better defense at 2nd than Keaschall, but so can Clemens. For now, I want Culpepper to take a shot at SS with Lee at 2nd (I think we've seen the best from Clemens and, while he did have one good month, is that enough?) At least Lee is a switch hitter.

$2.00 scratch off

Tom Pohlad is in a tough spot. He's scrambling to find ways to increase attendance and fan interest. "Hey, Ryan is pitching. Let's go to the game" is one way to hold on to what little attendance they're getting now. I can see the argument for trading him for a good return, but the philosophy of trading players because their value is high and might drop is a good way to remain at a AAA level. That will certainly not do much for fan interest in the present and will decrease the value of the ballclub. I'm all for the Pohlads selling. Keep that value as high as possible in the short term.

Honestly curious. Is there a downside to "internal brace" surgery? Why don't they do that the first time surgery is needed?

It's not quite deja vu, but it feels like it.

I am old school, too, but when a reliever comes in with a runner on second, and that guy scores, it doesn't go on the reliever's ERA

Twin's fans, at the start of every season, are more hopeful than realistic. 🫣

In Griffith's defense, baseball was his only business. He couldn't afford to treat it as a hobby, and take an occasional loss. I, too, was happy when he sold; I just wish it would have been to somebody that could afford to treat it like a hobby. I'm not asking for anybody to lose money on a consistent basis, but I don't see a way for a small market team to be consistently profitable and consistently competitive.

I lost my pom-poms, and I don't look good in a short skirt. 😄

The question is, what do they have that the Twins need? And don't say shortstop. 😄

One problem for a knuckleballer is anyone (including Willans Austidillo) has a decent chance at a stolen base. The pitch is slow, and the Catcher has to concentrate on making the catch before he can throw. A man on base is a bad, bad thing

In the finest example of "sour grapes", I have decided not to care if they win 60 or 160 games. I will watch for the diving catches, the throw-out at the plate, etc. I absolutely ached for the Ishbias to buy out the Pohlads, because I had the impression they would treat the Twins as a hobby, not as a business, and wouldn't care as much about making money on their investment as they would about going after a World Series. That was my impression, anyway. And, yes, the roster is that bad.