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  1. Rod Carews Birthday
    The numbers cited are actually quite positive and moving in the right direction -- and smill SSS. Does he look smooth and slick? Nope, and he doesn't need to. Actually, lots of IF prospects come up and struggle defensively -- Trevor Plouffe, Corey Koskie, even Rod Carew -- and then they develop, just like they do at the plate. I like Polanco a lot, but he's a lot less than awesome with the glove too. Give Julien some time. At this point he's been playing professional baseball for about 3 years. I'm willing to forgive a lot for the right offensive profile, and he certainly has that.
  2. Rod Carews Birthday
    In his current state it's not a surprise that Correa isn't contributing more on the bases. Plantar Fasciitis is not fun. What amazes me more is how effective he has remained on defense. It obviously speaks to his tremendous defensive game smarts and some pretty good reaction times.
  3. Rod Carews Birthday
    Absolutely! When players come up to MLB for the first time, there is tremendous pressure to perform OFFENSIVELY. They know that not hitting will get them demoted in short order so unless they are a defensive wonder, putting all of their focus on hitting can make their defense suffer. As they get comfortable, maybe defending like a butcher for a while, they can start to improve. It's not uncommon at all. He is improving and based on everything I see/hear about his athleticism and work ethic, I think will continue to improve. He does need to adjust his hitting, but again, his track record says he will. Give him time to improve and either make himself indispensable to the team or increase his trade value enough to demand a return like Arraez. I'm very happy that he is good enough to make that a viable thought.
  4. Rod Carews Birthday
    I am not a big critic of the FO, Manager, philosphy, etc. I think that they have largely done their jobs and put us in a position to do well. The team doesn't always do that, but the players have to remain healthy, perform, etc. in order for that to happen. Where I do agree with you however, is the tendency to sign veterans and stick with them over their own up and coming players. I get that it's a conservative approach to not get your team out on a limb with young talent that could go south in a hurry, but they have really been over the top with it. I'm not sure that I agree that Gallo is the worst thing they've ever done, nor that Correa and Buxton are right behind. Thinking those things ignores some other fun signings like Sydney Ponson, JA Happ, Matt Shoemaker and the like. Correa, if he recovers his bat some, might be fine, but Buxton looks to be in some short-, mid-, and long-term trouble. All that said, when they turn out to be right, like in Max Kepler's situation (never thought I would type that!), it only fuels the fire to stay with the vets. You forget that Lewis was recovering from his second major knee surgery this offseason. I'm glad that the recovery went so well, but that was far from a sure thing. Hindsight is 20/20.
  5. Rod Carews Birthday
    Any time you trade for bullpen pitchers (or acquire them on August 31) you are inherently dealing with a super small sample size. In a month, an often used relief pitcher might pitch 15 innings max. If he has two blowups, his stats look terrible and then the trade looks like a bad one on paper. If he has a good start with his new club, then everybody thinks he's amazing. Unfortunately that's the nature of relief pitching and it makes projecting good trade targets very difficult. The Twins need relief pitchers now more than in the postseason, provided that they don't completely wear out their high leverage guys. Once October hits, they can insert a number of other guys into the bullpen that might make the need much less. That even makes it more important that they can take care of business in the next week or so in order to have a cushion and rest some guys. Long way around to say. . . yes, it would have been nice to get a fifth or sixth guy in the bullpen, but it won't likely make or break this team going forward. Just having the offense finally producing will make it so the bullpen no longer needs to dance on a knife blade to keep a game in the win column.
  6. Rod Carews Birthday
    I believe the Twins record was held by some guy named Killebrew. Obviously his career didn't last long. . .
  7. Rod Carews Birthday
    Walter Johnson may have been the best pitcher ever, so that title is safe! That said. I have no complaints about Lopez. I'm excited to learn that he is closing in on some good team milestones. I think his first start of the year said it all. He didn't really have his best stuff, but he was a good enough pitcher to win anyway. That characteristic is an essential ingredient to becoming an "ace". Let's hope he just gets better and better.
  8. Rod Carews Birthday
    "The Spreadsheet"? A computer spreadsheet isn't used to track whether a guy has started a playoff game. That would be reserved for things that are a bit more complicated (and esoteric) to track. I am certain that if a decision like that is made it will be a "gut" decision more than anything statistically based. If I recall, that's what some are asking for. I don't want to see (and don't think I will see) Keuchel starting a playoff game this season. That being said, if there is a last second injury or something else catastrophic happens, Dallas Keuchel would be a reasonable guy to have in your pocket if a break glass moment would occur. He's likely quite a lot more likely to be successful than that Uber driver, even if we are hoping he never gets the call.
  9. Rod Carews Birthday
    I feel like we all know that guy. There seems little doubt that someday he will become old man yelling at cloud.
  10. Rod Carews Birthday
    And this is the silliness of it all. It's not like we're not going to add Martin to the 40-man over the winter for next year and it's not like we don't have some chaff that could go away from our current 40-man. So why not add him now and have him available? It doesn't cost them anything. He won't rack up service time unless we really need him and then we won't care. Argh!
  11. Rod Carews Birthday
    Seems like a wash to me. Gave up a struggling pitcher, got a struggling pitcher. Neither are useless, but neither are going to help their clubs much. It was worth a try, but not much came of it. Going forward I have a small amount more hope for Floro, but I could definitely be wrong. . . .
  12. Rod Carews Birthday
    They're interesting. They're good. They're promising. They're exciting. BUT, they're really not in the same category as the 1982 group. The Twins brought up about half of the team that would go on to win the WS in 1987 that year, and while they weren't all good right away, several had very substantial and long MLB careers. Let's hope they play long enough and well enough to make it a good debate a few years from now.
  13. Rod Carews Birthday
    Absolutely. The 70's and early 80's were no picnic either.
  14. Rod Carews Birthday
    I would definitely rather be competitive on a near annual basis. There is always a chance that the championship could happen, plus maybe even more. It's the struggle and the journey -- and of course the ride -- to getting there that makes it fun. Playing a lot of meaningful baseball games is the exciting part.
  15. Rod Carews Birthday
    Having him on the team would be fantastic. IF he can recover completely from the Tommy John surgery. IF he can remain the very good pitcher he is. IF he continues to hit like he has. Without the injury, the world was talking about the first $500M contract, which is beyond the reach of most teams, including the Twins. With the injury there are vastly too many unknowns and I don't want to sign a contract that could hamstring the team payroll for the better part of a decade. Could somebody get lucky and have him make a complete recovery? Probably, but it doesn't seem likely given that this is surgery number two. Count me out on Ohtani and let's split up our spending among several new players and perhaps some extensions.
  16. Rod Carews Birthday
    Well. That worked out OK. Very nice. AND Winder was spot on as well.
  17. Rod Carews Birthday
    He's listed on the 40 man (with no photo) on mlb.com and I think Ortega has been moved to the 60-day (I don't think he was previously there), so I'm taking that as accurate. As for what to expect/hope for, I'm good with left-handed guy who is capable of giving some good, fairly low leverage innings, with the occasional upside of some shutdown innings. He might have potential, but I don't think he's coming up to blow anybody away. I'm very satisfied with that. There is also some funkiness in his delivery so that will play up a little bit (I hope).
  18. Rod Carews Birthday
    It’s all a bit premature as a lot can change about an individual pitcher in a month. I agree. They can and should go with whoever they think gives them the best chance of winning at that point in time. Somebody could reel off a couple of clunker starts and the entire picture will change.
  19. Rod Carews Birthday
    Not to sell myself short, but I could never pull off that dress!
  20. Rod Carews Birthday
    I think it’s weird that he thinks it is the reaction to getting plunked by Jeffers that started the whole thing. I would have thought that the stupendous bat flip from the other night would have been the impetus. If I had hit a home run like that, I would have flipped the bat up, caught it, and kept twirling it until I got all the way around the bases!
  21. Rod Carews Birthday
    At least it won’t be this!
  22. Rod Carews Birthday
    I think resting Correa is absolutely the right decision. I say get through the Cleveland/Texas/Cleveland series and then give him a rest for a bit unless we are still not in a good position in the division. (Because if we don’t make the playoffs, it won’t matter how his feet feel). Aside from his feet, the rest of his body can probably use the break as well. Plantar Fasciitis is a weird thing. I have had a few bouts with it and have known many others that have as well. Some people get by with just resting. Others don’t seem to improve with rest (me), and it can take a cortisone shot in the bottom of each foot to help solve the issue (not a good time, but it worked!). Some people can just put fancy insoles in the shoes (no, not from the Dr. Scholl’s display and things will improve. All of this is to say, Correa is receiving the best imaginable medical attention on this, so they have likely figured out what will help for him (or what won’t). I do know that staying off of one’s feet is never a bad idea, particularly if you can calm down the swelling.
  23. Rod Carews Birthday
    Yes. There is a bit more flexibility when there is an injury involved. I believe then you can sub in a bat for an injured bat or an arm for an injured arm. ———— According to MLB: “A player who doesn't meet said criteria for postseason eligibility can still be added to a team's roster in the postseason via petition to the Commissioner's Office if the player was in the organization on Aug. 31 and is replacing someone who is on the injured list and has served the minimum amount of time required for activation. (For example, a player on the 10-day injured list who has been on it for at least 10 days, or a player who has been on the 60-day injured list for at least 60 days.) Players who are acquired in September or after are ineligible.” ———— It doesn’t talk specifically about the 40 man roster (that is in another place), but refers to “in the organization”, which I’m taking to mean that in the event of injury all bets are off. I think in most cases someone will get injured near the end of the season (or someone may get “injured”) so that could work also. However, my interpretation of that could be incorrect.
  24. Rod Carews Birthday
    I most certainly hope not. That being said, IF he can pitch again while playing DH, just what is the monetary value of what is essentially a bonus roster spot? That's the part I can't really put a number on. Also, IF he is a good to great pitcher again, maybe that's worth $30M, but a straight (defensive side) DH is not worth another $30M. Nobody should pay that for a DH, but maybe somebody will. Who knows?
  25. Rod Carews Birthday
    Let's hope that all of those players are actually healthy for the playoffs! I'm guessing somebody won't be so there will be another spot on the position player side. Also, on the pitching side, I'm going to be very (pleasantly) surprised if Paddack is ready to go and I'm pretty iffy on Stewart being healthy as well. The obvious replacement for either of those is Keuchel. As a soft tossing lefty, he would make a nice contrast in the pen. The nice part is that we shouldn't need five starters in the playoffs, so one of those guys definitely transitions to the pen as well.
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