HoskenPowell

If they perform like last year their ONLY value will be defense.

If they perform like last year their ONLY value will be defense.

If they perform like last year their ONLY value will be defense.

If they perform like last year their ONLY value will be defense.

Fun to watch , but you knew it wasn't gonna work in the playoffs.

Fun to watch , but you knew it wasn't gonna work in the playoffs.

Fun to watch , but you knew it wasn't gonna work in the playoffs.

Fun to watch , but you knew it wasn't gonna work in the playoffs.

Fun to watch , but you knew it wasn't gonna work in the playoffs.

Fun to watch , but you knew it wasn't gonna work in the playoffs.

Fun to watch , but you knew it wasn't gonna work in the playoffs.

Fun to watch , but you knew it wasn't gonna work in the playoffs.

Fun to watch , but you knew it wasn't gonna work in the playoffs.

I was too young to remember his great years.  I remember getting his bb card often in 1977. I swear to god he was in about every 4th pack I would buy.    Having a 50/50 record on those Twins teams was actually really good , they were not much of a winning teams those years. Had he been pitching for say the Yankees or Reds he would have probably won 75% of his starts.

Wife and I have done the Royals road trip a couple times and I have lived in KC in my younger years going to many games there. It's a nice stadium and the fans there are great. I live in southern MN and it's only a 6 hour drive for us. Royals fans are by far more friendly than let's say the Brewers fans.   We have done the Brewer's road trip as well and will never go there again.  Our experience was being harassed by drunken fans 10 ft from ushers who looked the other way. Some pretty tough acting fans when 5/6 of them try and corner me with my 4ft 11 " wife.....ours was a 2 game experience and it happened both games exiting the stadium.  Miller Park by the way sucks , especially for what was a newer stadium at the time. And i was amazed at the sausage they sold there...I thought WI would nail it , but it was average at best.
I've been to at least 25 games at Royals stadium and NEVER have a single issue.
Target Field 1
Wrigley 2
Kauffman 3
Petco 4
Texas stadium 5  Ranger ballpark in Arlington I believe they called it.
Metrodome 6
Met stadium 7
Miller Park 8
County Stadium 9
 
Parks I've been to in person and ranked.   And yes I know Wrigley really does suck as a actual facility , but the legend still lives. And if I could rank MIller lower I would but only another Brewers stadium could be worse.
 
 

Found out there's not much market for a slick fielding horrible hitter.  Only one team was bright enough to give $10 million to a player like that. 

LH pen piece would make me feel better.  Moore/Chafin/Hand???

I'm far more concerned about the bullpen arms than worried about the OF options.....Get Chafins agent on the line , and Matt Moore or Brand Hands as well.....

I'm far more concerned about the bullpen arms than worried about the OF options.....Get Chafins agent on the line , and Matt Moore or Brand Hands as well.....

Well    anyone with eyes could see the Vikings were not going anywhere deep in the playoffs so no idea how anyone could/would cry over their loss.   Horrically bad defenses don't go deep into NFL playoffs...period.

Looking at Star trib boards this am was comical...people comparing Araez to the likes of Rod Carew.
 
Good lord people. Araz is no Carew ....Carew in particular was a gold glove fielder , incredible baserunner , possibly the best bunter of the era and won batting titles with FAR higher averages....career average is 14 points higher than Araez title winnning season in a very long career.
 
When Araez hits .333 , .350 , .364 .388 and .359 you get back to me.  Rodney Cline Carew would of had 10 more triples on Louis' doubles. And Rodney routinely turned 20 of his singles into doubles by stealing 2nd base.

I would go right back to the Marlins and see what they would offer for Keplar / Gordon / Lewis and Pagan.....some pairing from that pool of players.  Try and get Luzardo

I'm far more concerned about the bullpen arms than worried about the OF options.....Get Chafins agent on the line , and Matt Moore or Brand Hands as well.....

Has anyone seen him???  Is he still 25 lbs overweight????    (being generous in the 25 I think too)  
He was simply too lazy to even attempt to be in shape.  Professional athletes don't show up 25 lbs overweight every spring training.  Twins shouldn't of had to watch him attempt to get in playing shape in June.

I would go right back to the Marlins and see what they would offer for Keplar / Gordon / Lewis and Pagan.....some pairing from that pool of players.  Try and get Luzardo