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  1. FlyingFinn
    No, that is exactly why he is on the roster. Ober is better but they can't have him sitting on the bench for an extended length of time. Sands will eventually pitch when a starter goes out early or there is a serious blowout. If he pitches too many innings, they will then send him down and call up someone else for the long relief role.
  2. FlyingFinn
    Pagan's leash should be the only short one. Maeda should get better as he pitches more. I would actually give him a long leash. If he has to, he goes to the pen. Mahle should have a long leash and is the most likely for the Twins to get an extension done with.
  3. FlyingFinn
    Travel day with another road game on Monday - the lineup could be interesting. I'm betting Buxton is on the bench for a planned day off but hope I'm wrong. Jeffers surely will start. Sometimes managers like to get everyone some action in the first series - does that mean Castro starts (would we "rest" Correa" already)? I'm thinking Farmer starts at 2B, Gordon in LF and Larnach DH's. Warm weather in Miami. I would like to see Buxton in CF.
  4. FlyingFinn
    Radio announcers said he didn't pitch much in the WBC and is still ramping up so they couldn't start him in the first series.
  5. FlyingFinn
    No, he pitches on Sunday. Louie Varland would be my guess. Good ol' Minnesota boy to pitch in the 35 degree weather. I think Balazovic gets a regular spot in the rotation if his jaw allows it. Sanchez and Dobnak - one may get to start if we are going with a six man, once a week rotation. Otherwise, they are fighting for scraps, probably pitching long relief when a starter gets pulled early.
  6. FlyingFinn
    My question as well. I did see that 28 was the roster max at AAA that I saw. Seth - thank you for this. And you answered my question on why I haven't seen Helman with any AB's this spring. Bummer for him.
  7. FlyingFinn
    Gary Sanchez signs minor league deal with the Giants. Includes an opt-out on May 1.
  8. FlyingFinn
    In this regards, the movie "Bull Durham" hits the nail right on the head. They have these veteran players to help the younger guys. A lot of times they can play great and still not end up getting the call to the majors, and actually getting cut when the next batch of young guys moves up another level. Or, like Soto last year, they get called up for three days and never play, getting DFA'd and clearing waivers and they are right back with the Saints AAA team. These types of players can make great coaches in the future.
  9. FlyingFinn
    If I'm reading the rules on the Saints and AAA teams correctly, they can only have 28 active players. Right now, their roster lists 39 players. Some like Shuffield and Rucker may go down to AA and A teams as I think they are only listed there because they played a few games for the Saints to fill in for the last few games last year.
  10. FlyingFinn
    Looking at their roster, there are 39 guys listed. Supposed to get down 28 active players. Maybe some on the IL but a bunch will get cut, tomorrow I guess. Seems like Lamarre and Soto are safe from getting cut.
  11. FlyingFinn
    100% agreed. Even a minor injury to one of these players on the back end of the roster would probably put them on the IL for 10 days. Or, you just wait a few more days to activate Kirilloff or Polanco to let them heal/recover even more and someone is sure to get a minor injury.
  12. FlyingFinn
    I would also have picked Coulombe over Pagan and Hoffman over Sands. But Coulombe and Sands are in different roles as I don't think Coulombe is eating 4-5 innings like Sands can. As others have said, let's see where Coulumbe and Pagan are at the end of the year. Hopefully Coulombe doesn't injured again and still is better than Pagan.
  13. FlyingFinn
    He surprises me from this list. When healthy, he is at least worthy of a shot in AAA to see if he can help out an MLB team.
  14. FlyingFinn
    Barring more injuries, I don't think Castro will stick even if he does well as he probably won't get a lot of playing time. When either Kirilloff or Polanco come off the IL, Castro will go down because he has the option.
  15. FlyingFinn
    The Joe Ryan prediction has a less than 1% chance of happening. Even if was great, his inexperience would have some voters not putting him as high as comparable vets. I also don't think Ryan will be quite this good yet, especially if the offense isn't great and the defense lacks Buxton and Kirilloff for too long, forcing Gallo to 1B. Lopez would be more likely to be top 5 Cy Young IMO.
  16. FlyingFinn
    I'm surprised Sands made it over Hoffman (who now can opt-out). Sands is the long reliever until he pitches 5 innings in a game (whether good or bad). Then, off to St. Paul he goes and up comes another similar long reliever. The train back and forth will continue for this position on the 26 man and 40 man. Not pitching great allows these guys to clear waivers and return to St. Paul (Sands does have options). Last year, this spot was for Sands, Aaron Sanchez, Dereck Rodriguez, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Austin Davis, and Jharel Cotton. When they run out of options, they find out if the Twins are willing to lose you on waivers. The oddity is that Coulombe and Ober are better than Sands but Sands is a guy they are willing to have sit in the bullpen for two weeks without pitching if our five starters all are doing well.
  17. FlyingFinn
    The OF, Will Benson, that the Reds got from the Guardians had better be good or the Reds got fleeced. Hajjar, a 2nd round pick and another player going to the Guardians for Benson. Upon further reading, Benson has made the Reds roster - he struggled for 5 years and put things together last year. As long as he's not a 1-year wonder, maybe the Reds get the best player in the deal. But I'm not counting on it as the Guardians seem to always win these trades in the long run.
  18. FlyingFinn
    We had better win a lot of 2-1 games early as I don't see where the offense is going to shine against the better teams. I was dreaming of Gallo and Buxton in the OF defensively but they are going to be at 1B and DH to start the year. Miranda - I had him working hard on his defense at 3B but he hasn't been able to play there yet this year. We will be putting Gordon, Larnach, Solano, Farmer, and Garlick/Castro in some key situations early. I think your win projections for the entire division are high. The more difficult schedule will hurt the entire division. Buxton as full-time DH to start the year puts Taylor in the lineup much more and puts guys with minor injuries (like Miranda) on the bench instead of playing DH. I have lowered my win total projection from 85 to 81 because of my concern for our offensive production. That could still win this division.
  19. FlyingFinn
    He's not in the same speed category of the guys listed but more like the next tier of speed, one notch down. He had 19 SB's last year, playing with Austin Martin the entire season (Martin missed a month and still stole more than 30). If Martin got on base like Julien and was healthy the entire season, he would steal 50 bases. It's Julien's combo of decent speed with great OBP, good batting average and power, that has me excited.
  20. FlyingFinn
    DaShawn Kiersey and Austin Martin were our top two base stealers last year. Can't really complain about anyone on this list. Didn't realize Ben Ross was this speedy. I'm going to have to pay attention to him this year. Generally, guys who have speed play good defense. If these guys can get on base more often and their bat is decent (generally, this is what stops the speed guys from getting to MLB), you really have a player then. Oh, and these guys better know how to bunt for hits (other than Lewis who has power). The rest should be our best bunters in the system.
  21. FlyingFinn
    Everyone says spring training means nothing, don't be concerned and now suddenly spring training means everything and Maeda is no good? Let's see how he does in real baseball games, as he regains control of his pitches.
  22. FlyingFinn
    Really looking like that spot will be needed for Garlick or Castro with Polanco and Kirilloff on the IL.
  23. FlyingFinn
    Not Royce Lewis? Projecting more power than batting average maybe.... But I would have him on my list rather than Martin. If we are including a young guy like Acuna, I would have Yasser Mercedes in my list. Julien would be an OBP champ possibly but probably not a batting champ. Thanks for putting these lists together. They are fun to debate.
  24. FlyingFinn
    I do think we are overly excited about Willi Castro's SSS spring training stats against plenty of minor league pitchers and some major leaguers who are working on stuff. The past two seasons, he has hit .230 and even the Detroit Tigers chose not to keep him.
  25. FlyingFinn
    I think Larnach is now a lock to make the roster and not on the bubble. Also, Gordon will be playing 2B against RH's until Polanco gets back. IMO only two questions remain (unless Kepler being pulled yesterday actually is bad enough to create an IL stint) - will Kirilloff be on the IL start the season (and who would replace him if he was. My guess is actually Garlick to add a RH hitting OF.) and that last bullpen spot. Hoffman could be the guy but that won't last long as I predict this spot will be the pitching spot that has the back and forth train to St. Paul attached to it each time they pitch 4-5 innings in relief.
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