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  1. Old Twins Hat
    Crazy to think MLB instituted the ROY bonus draft pick to incentivize moving young players up and not keeping them in the minors for Service Time reasons, and now, at least on TD, it's being used to argue that a youngster like Keaschall should be stored in AAA in hopes of winning such an award next year. That's a little "out there" in my opinion, what with injuries ravaging player ranks and all sorts of unknowns which could interfere, as in, you know, actually playing well enough to win ROY, which is never a slam dunk with as much talent as there is on MiLB baseball diamonds. Play the game first; outcomes after that.
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    Here's the plan: build around youth. Look at baseball right now. Teams like KC, Detroit, Chicago, Cincy, -- there is a youth movement like never before. There is a ton of talent coming up through the ranks and the exciting teams in MLB are tapping it. Thirty is the new thirty five and the teams that jump backwards from that into the young twenties are going to be the funnest to watch as new star after new star emerges. Everything can be measured now, speed, curve ball rotation, arm slot, swing speed, everything. And, the young guys are the ones that are building their bodies and abilities according to what the analysis tells them. This is a long-term secular trend and the Twins have instantly moved to the front of the line and will be fun to watch next year -- for once!
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    Twins are very likely to trade Castro and install Keaschall in his place as Utility man.
  4. Old Twins Hat
    Matthews is a still a thrower and has a ways to go before becoming top shelf. You could see that in his last start at Colorado: lots of whiffs, Ks and soft contact, but also some XBH and a homer. Once he buckles down and finds his command, in the zone and off the zone, he could well be a stud. But right now, he is just chucking it and getting pretty decent results, but not elite. Not yet.
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    The only way a team makes a run in baseball is if multiple players have "career years" during the same season. Right now, the Twins have Buxton doing it, Clemens (kind of), Castro, and Ryan. That's it. Sorry my friends, that ain't getting it done. Another lost season during a long run of generally average to poor baseball. It is indeed sad to grow old and not have the pleasure of watching good baseball. But, hopefully, there are other pleasures generating joy to get us through.
  6. Old Twins Hat
    Who is going to catch all the high velo pitchers?
  7. Old Twins Hat
    Little blurry this morning.... thought the Twins team had played the Strippers last night. Guess not. Could be a minor league attraction with legs, though.
  8. Old Twins Hat
    With Skubal pitching on Sunday night, if the Twins want to win the series, today is the day to stake that claim.
  9. Old Twins Hat
    Geez, Aaron Sabato. Next thing you know Keoni Cavaco is going to climb the MiLB ladder and lead the Twins to the World Series.
  10. Old Twins Hat
    But the biggest red flag for me is the lack of walks. That needs to change. Man, if he would have laid off that high outside fastball in the 8th last night, after a great AB with a lot of foul balls, that would have been special. As it was, he struck out swinging on a 3-2 pitch and they threw out Keirsey at 2B attempting a steal. Neither player got it done. That's a big part of losing close games.
  11. Old Twins Hat
    Correa gets paid $185,000.00 a game to play shortstop and he can't leave his feet in Game 1 on a first inning dribbler that scored a run. Game two, he can't glove a ball that bounced off his pitcher, in which he was trying, for some reason, to make a bare-handed pickup, and which, let directly to the Cardinal win. Listless, at times dreadful, and certainly boring, you have to wonder how excited, how passionate these guys are to put on their jerseys. Season ain't over by a long shot, but my question is: When will it even begin?
  12. Old Twins Hat
    Anyone else unable to access MLB At Bat and the new Twins streaming service?
  13. Old Twins Hat
    In other words, the Twins, their coach, hitters and pitchers, are not seen as likely achieving highly in any aspect of the 2025 season -- not rookies, not veterans, not highly paid superstars, not anyone. Twins Daily throws us completely under the bus and collectively says, let the good times roll right over the home fellas. Needed that boost before the season begins.
  14. Old Twins Hat
    Want ad: "For sale: Major League Baseball team. Currently $425 Million in debt. Not a serious contender. Major stars injury prone. Don't own a stadium. And, need to keep current owner's nephew in charge for undetermined time -- at a princely salary." No offers yet?
  15. Old Twins Hat
    I would not read too much into the opening day roster. I think, for example, they sent Martin down so that he could play every day, starting next week?, rather than being a late-inning defensive replacement/pinch-hitter/runner. One more injury on the infield and Martin will be playing full-time 2B at AAA before rejoining the parent club.
  16. Old Twins Hat
    So, is this an accurate recap: The Twins best prospect in terms of hitting this spring is a player without a position and someone unlikely to help this year at the MLB level? If so, why write this article? I mean, couldn't we at least muse about how girthy are Wallner's biceps?
  17. Old Twins Hat
    Yeah, it is a meritocracy. However we can put Paddock in a positive light. let's get that done so he can bring back something in trade.
  18. Old Twins Hat
    Imagine facing a LH starter. It's the Twins' 7th game in a row. Twins bat Buxton DH and get an equivalent defender in CF, Bader. If, at the end of the game, Twins need to PH for Bader, and put Castro or Martin in CF, they face, an inning or two of lower quality defense. In the end, Bader is valuable, not for his offense, but for defense, flexibility and being able to rest Buxton, keep him in the line-up and generally preserve Twins' best lineup on the field. Bader ain't here to carry the Twins, he's here to carry Buxton, Wallner and Larnach to a better place.
  19. Old Twins Hat
    Hey Mat, When you buy the team, please get them to turn down the music/slop sounds that they play between and during innings at the stadium. It inhibits conversation and makes talking to fellow Twins' fans all but impossible. It ain't Minnesota nice to blast 10,000 people because your organization is too afraid to let people discuss the topic of what's happening on the field. It ain't pretty and the fans have things to say.
  20. Old Twins Hat
    They landed a RH BP guy, according to MLB Trade Rumors. Sounds like a winner, and should stabilize St. Paul pen.
  21. Old Twins Hat
    Don't look now but Dodgers and Yankees, the two teams with the highest payrolls, the most superstars, the biggest markets, on a collision course for the World Series. First time in a long time, but with TV revenues about to hit the big decline -- well, except New York and LA -- baseball is about to fall off the diamond.
  22. Old Twins Hat
    Margot will have a long post-career run of fame. It happens. Bill Buckner, Marv Throneberry, the umpire that blew the call at first on what would have been a perfect game. "Manuel Margot. the worst pinch-hitting performance in MLB History. Get his authograph, spend some close-up time with Manny, learning how he did it. Ignominy on an epic scale makes Manny one of a kind." How can you possibly have an average above .230 when you lug around an 0 for 30 in your pocket?
  23. Old Twins Hat
    Help me now. Eeles is what, 5' 6". He hits an opposite field homer to left at 430 feet? C'mon. That just can't be.
  24. Old Twins Hat
    Lewis probably is uncomfortable over there, but how uncomfortable? We can’t be definitively sure. Twins are uncomfortable with him at 3B, SS, CF -- so, there's that. Kind of young and athletic to become a full time DH. He should go home this winter, stop lifting so many weights, stretch his legs out for running, and come back to spring training ready to play a full season in the field..... somewhere, and make a home for himself.
  25. Old Twins Hat
    Just say it: Green threw a hanger in the middle of the plate. Any MLB'er that doesn't hammer that will be hugely disappointed.
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