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  1. Old Twins Cap
    Reality is, Twins have a lot of young hitters -- Miranda, Larnach, Gordon, Kiriloff -- who need time to develop. The Buxton experiment, I don't know how sustainable it is to have him off the field. His main value is on defense, not as a DH, and, how does a guy keep his timing together while playing so few games? What's his average at now? He can't beat out hits, steal bases or even stretch defenses. Decent starting pitching, below average bullpen, average defense, frequent injuries, Buxton at half-strength, lots of young hitters -- not sure how they can cobble this together and make the playoffs. And even if they can, drawing the Yankees will simply mean extending the longest consecutive string of playoff losses in the history of any sport. Not good. Be careful what we wish for here.
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    Maybe the Twins aren't that good of a team. We can worry about other things that way, and not waste the time or money to care so much. We will know A LOT MORE after the 5 game series in Cleveland next week. Lordy.
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    Carew started out as a slender slasher, bunter, speed guy and developed into a professional hitter, with HR power. He used his wrists to swing -- smooth and quick, right to the ball, wherever it was pitched. Arraez is a battler who swings with his arms, just hammers the ball. He's stocky, short and strong, with a quick bat, especially for how hard he swings. They don't much resemble each other at the plate, just the stat lines.
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    Kepler is best chip. Affordable, experienced, fast runner and a good defender, and having a pretty good year. One of Kiriloff or Lanach can equal or exceed Max's production at a fraction of his cost. If Twins retool around Correa, then you trade Polanco, who is a very valuable player. Bring up Steer or put Arraez in his place. And you have Gordon in the background. Twins won't win it this year; they may not even make the playoffs. The value of pitching is immense and they just don't have enough quality arms as the Yankee series shows.
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    That's a crazy amount of depth in position players, players who can move around, who are young and promising. Between Celestino, Miranda, Lewis, Kiriloff, Larnach, there is every evidence that a team would be acquiring a MLB regular for a long time, with team control. Throw in Sano, Kepler, Gordon and now there are other solid pieces in play. There will be a trade, likely multiple players, sometime in July. Twins need pitching depth, starters and relievers, and they have the kinds of chips needed to make that happen.
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    Whatever, at some point, when Buxton plays, he needs to hit the ball hard and make things happen. Twins can't have him hovering around .200 again, striking out, popping out, making outs. It's been like a month. Either he is or he isn't a guy who wins us games. A hundred million can't flouder like this.
  7. Old Twins Cap
    Is Strotman on the 40- man roster?
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    Twins need Kepler to hit for sure. Yesterday, before the 8th inning, Kepler had ruined the two best chances the Twins had of scoring, dribbling the ball down the 3b line twice. Redemption came sweet. If you think back, this is the 3rd Division team the Twins have pantsed in the 8th inning. First Chicago on the Anderson/Abreu snowball fight, then Detroit on the casual flip into LF by their catcher as two Twins stood on 3b, and now the KC collapse with a 6-run lead. Rather be lucky than good. So far, Twins have been lucky against the ones they need to beat.
  9. Old Twins Cap
    Talk to the Yankees' fans, they don't like the trade either. Would you want Donaldson in the lineup at this point? The Yankees were the only team willing to eat JD's contract, allowing us to get Correa. Urshela is a gamer, and a solid defender. Sanchez is a back-up catcher who can hit when he's hot. And, to be fair, I haven't checked, but it sure seems like offense is down across the board this year. All that said, you would have to go back pretty far to find the Twins so completely out-played in a series at home. Tampa Bay used to do that here about five years ago; it sure brings out the defeatism in our estimation of the Twins.
  10. Old Twins Cap
    When you win the first two games of a series going 0-15 with RISP, after winning two games in April because your two chief division rivals needlessly threw the ball all over Target Field at the end of the games, you know at that point your team is experiencing really, really GOOD LUCK from the baseball gods.
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    Twins will add a closer and some depth for the BP in June or July. They have the arms to compete, albeit not with the Dodgers or Giants, but winning regularly is a tide that lifts all boats. Future is bright though. Building a Tampa Bay like depth around Buxton and Correa and Polanco makes the Front Office look smart.
  12. Old Twins Cap
    Looks like a lamentable defeat, with a couple runners out at the plate, players out with Covid, HBP on Correa, maybe a few other things, but, who's counting? Good teams win this series. Twins aren't there yet, though they are knocking. First time I've seen a swim move on a slide (by Miranda) actually cause an out.
  13. Old Twins Cap
    It's the starting pitching. Twins fans mercilessly ripped the front office for the Bundy signing, and spent the whole off-season complaining that they were wasting Buxton's "window years". Lots of question marks -- Ryan, Ober, the other prospects, and the pedigree of last year's signings that ruined the season,. Welp, how does Number 1 in the American League ERA feel? You don't get where they are, and their hitting has been historically bad, without that pitching. And the bullpen has blown two late-game leads....
  14. Old Twins Cap
    Not sure baseball is going to make it. Too many nothing moments, especially in comparison with soccer, hockey and basketball. Strike outs, foul balls, even routine outs -- you can go for a long time without the least action. I have not sat through an entire game in, what?, decades, now.
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    5' 10" 210? 60 grade power? A tall Joe Morgan?
  16. Old Twins Cap
    There is literally nothing to complain about after last night. Because nothing happened. Look on the bright side: we didn't have to see Tommy Watkins wave anyone into an out at home plate,. :}
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    Whatever, the naysayers out there yelled and screamed about starting pitching for months -- even after the Twins signed Correa -- and lo and behold, Twins are top 10 in starting pitching so far. Sure, SSS, but, I do think Falvey and Levine use extensive screens/analysis as to who they sign and who they don't. And also are sensitive to exposing young pitchers to MLB lineups when they may not be ready. As it is, they start with 6 pitchers, expect one to get injured, fall back to five, still have Winder in reserve, as well as the whole ensemble of young "would be" starters. Just feels different, more planful and sustainable. Once this team hits, and they will hit, I like their chances. Sure, the bullpen needs to get sorted out, but, compared to postion players and starters, that's doable.
  18. Old Twins Cap
    Too many nags on this site. Garver is not God's gift to catching. When was the last time he threw out a runner? His bat had plenty of holes in it, for prolonged periods of time. And go back and look at how many posters ripped Roertvedt's bat. Donaldson, he pulled his muscle in the first game of the year last year, in his first AB. Would he even play 100 games this year? That's like $300K a game. Get a life. Urshela is better than most people realize. He's gutty and a hell of a defender. I personally don't like Sanchez, but I'm not sure he will be around, and as a Part Time catcher, he is probably fine. Twins have payroll flexibility, Buxton in center, some solid veteran contributors, a young nucleus coming up. No, i'ts not a perfect team, but, it's a fun one to watch, with a lot of upside potential. Covid is over, we hope there won't be a World War, but goddamit, let's play some baseball.
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    Don't go to sleep on Urshela. I watch a lot of Yankees baseball and he is a gamer at 3B and a surprisingly tough out. Sanchez on the other hand, is a passed ball machine. No way do they keep him for long. Miami seems about right for that guy. He is all or nothing.
  20. Old Twins Cap
    Twins' fans never satisfied. One day it's complaining about exchanging some Garv-sauce for some kind of Falafel, next day it's all the negatives about Chasing a Petty trade for a Gray-haired hurler. I can't keep up. Can we just play the game?
  21. Old Twins Cap
    One of the all-time mistakes in Twins history. Someone has to say it. They might as well have traded Kirby Puckett after his rookie year. Yes, Ortiz had injury issues. Yes, he had no real position at a time when being a DH was for the physically declined. But, if you actually go back, and study the games, Ortiz had big-time ABs that won games for the Twin, tough games, games they would normally lose. It was Ortiz who came through, on the road, against good pitching. It should not have happened like it did. Small market, small minds. Twins had inklings he was a winner and never took those in.
  22. Old Twins Cap
    If the lockout lasts into May, and then June they start, at that point, playing 80 or 90 games, I think the Twins have options. Sure, now playing Polanco at SS makes sense. You bring Lewis and Martin along, you throw young pitchers on the mound, and you hope the team plays .500 baseball. If not, oh well, it's not a real season anyway. It's worth seeing what Arraez and Gordon can do, plus Larnach, Rooker and Kiriloff. Maybe as time goes on, you cut bait and add a quality starter by moving Kepler or Donaldson, especially if Miranda and Kiriloff seem capable. In other words, in a short season, the Twins play it as a development year, playing young guys, assessing their many pitching assets, and regroup for 2023. They aren't going to compete in 2022 anyway. No way. Jorge's ankles can handle SS in a shortened season. Best to stay in-house and experiment when there is no normal.
  23. Old Twins Cap
    What spring training?
  24. Old Twins Cap
    Two catchers in the top ten? Trying to remember.... didn't the Twins have one of the worst hitting catching combos in all of MLB for quite a spell last year? I like both Garver and Jeffers, no need to worry about catching, but, it does go to show that you still have to play the games and see what happens.
  25. Old Twins Cap
    The only leverage the owners have is the MLBPA getting complaints from players who are having to go without salaries. These guys have mortgages, families, training costs. Once the lack of money starts to bite, you will see players breaking away from the party line. Which is why, for sure, there will be a late start to the season. The owners can't get what they want without inflicting pain on the players to the point of winning concessions. Hurry up and wait.
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