The Great Hambino
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Today's Hayes article says he gave up golf in the offseason to help fix his swing. So ... making up for lost time? -
In Wisconsin, it qualifies as a fruit
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Think about how different Skenes' ERA becomes if making an awful read or losing the ball in the sun with no sunglasses is considered an error
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Elsewhere, Oneil Cruz is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad inning
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Currently arguing with TC Bear over who gets the top bunk in their bedroom they share under the bleachers at Target Field
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I think the analogy presented actually is a decent argument for the turnaround to potentially occur ... in 2027 Kepler/Polanco/Sano/Buxton all had more PAs in the majors entering 2017 than Keaschall has entering 2026. All but Polanco had more than Austin Martin at this stage. And Keaschall and Martin are seasoned vets compared to the other yougsters mentioned above. Abel playing the role of Berrios is a little more in line, but Berrios had more major league innings at this stage than Abel as well. So if we're sticking to the analogy, this year is the 2016 season where the youngsters gained the experience needed to make the leap the following year. Which bodes well for 2027. 2026 ... not so much. And counting on Dozier/Mauer production from Bell/Jeffers seems more than a little optimistic
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Nah, if you tear your ACL slipping on ice in Houston, that's definitely on coaching
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I think they can make it happen By international money, I assume you mean the GDP of Bolivia
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SPRING TRAINING GAMES - only 3 to play
The Great Hambino replied to thelanges5's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
With that overthrow to first, I think Zac Kent has officially made the opening day roster. Gonna fit right in -
Personally, I don't see bringing back Wentz as a referendum on JJ. It's more of an acknowledgement that putting yourselves in a position to rely on an undrafted rookie QB is a bad idea. A semi-reliable 3rd QB was always going to be necessary when your top 2 QBs are made of papier mache. And since you're only looking at unattractive options for that role (assuming you don't want to YOLO with Jameis), might as well make it someone with some history in your system. I suppose bringing him in does give them some cover if they do decide to move JJ
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Also: must one be a veteran in order to be crafty? Are there any crafty rookies? For all the offseason reliever additions, there still isn't a single reliever on the roster that I'd count on belonging in the top three of a good bullpen at this point in their careers. Some of the (I guess non-crafty) youngsters might get there eventually, but in the meantime, this is gonna be rough.
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I hadn't thought about that, but they really do fit the profile for it, don't they
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If there were any concerns about Ryan at all, he wouldn't be heading off to the WBC. He's fine. I'm starting to think Ober is no lock to finish the season in the rotation even if he's healthy. I haven't been on the move-him-to-the-bullpen bandwagon so far, but I'm starting to see it. I'm sure they're keeping him in the rotation in lieu of the young guns to fulfill the competitive mandate, but their best chance at being competitive this year involves multiple young starters out-performing this version of Ober anyway, so they might as well move him over to the bullpen sooner than later. It gives the young starters more time to develop against top-level lineups while arguably also giving themselves a higher ceiling (and lower floor, but I'm pretty over caring about the floor at this point). Plus who knows what kind of boost Ober could give the pen if they can harvest some more velocity in shorter outings?
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I want to go to Miller's wonder cave. It sounds fun
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Can we be 100% certain that they're not the same person?
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W.B.C. Game thread --- possible rematch !!!!
The Great Hambino replied to mrtwinsfan's topic in Other Baseball
If I understand the tiebreaker correctly, then the USA is now guaranteed to advance with Italy scoring 5+, even if Mexico comes back to win -
Vikings officially get just one comp pick for 2026, though it is the highest one awarded at #97
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In reality, the legal tampering period begins at the combine and we have a 48-hour early announcement window for new deals other teams' free agents. It would all make a lot more sense if they just called it that.
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I think they should give serious consideration to cutting Hockenson. With the way he's been trending, I don't think it would be too difficult to cheaply replace him (it's easy to see him being a well-below average TE at this point), and he could save them almost $16MM with a post-June 1 cut If they truly want there to be a legitimate QB competition for JJ, then I think Geno Smith is the play. It's hard to separate his awful 2025 from the organizational rot he had to deal with, so he has real bounceback potential - at least as much as you could reasonably expect from a 35 year old. At worst, he's still an upgrade from last year's backup QB situation. Like Kyler, he's basically free. And unlike Kyler, I think he can be signed without a guarantee of a starting spot. Whichever direction they go at QB, I hope it's a cut veteran that can be had for the minimum. There are no long-term solutions available (assuming they don't go nuclear with a trade), and they need as many resources as possible to patch up the rest of the roster
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I've Got a Bad Feeling About This
The Great Hambino replied to RandBalls Stu's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I don't know how we ended up in a spot where three weeks before the season, my most tangible source of optimism for this year is Alan Roden (fudging a bit cuz it's really probably Abel at least as a 1A-1B type deal, but I'm trying to make a point here). I did not have that on my Twingo card -
Yeah, but other teams are well aware of that too, though. I'd be absolutely shocked if they can get a first rounder for him in any year. If they can, take it and sprint away before the other GM changes their mind. I'd even jump immediately on an offer for a second rounder
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Regardless of the type of beer actually sold as part of this deal (I'm assuming Coors Light and under, and anything else is a bonus), I look forward to trying to revive a game I used to play with my wife when she was pregnant. It's called "I Drive There, You Drive Home"
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34" vert at 325 is terrifying
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Unless these figures changed significantly at the end of last year after he came over from the Dodgers, Outman's track record isn't exactly a glowing endorsement of their predictive abilities. As has been said upthread, he was given away by the Dodgers for a broken reliever. He really needs to hope that the Twins don't see Roden or Martin as viable medium-term CF options. Being the only one in the system that's not Buxton or someone subject to service time manipulation is his best path to making the opening day roster
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Touche, I forgot about VeRsAtIlItY Speaking of, who is the backup 2B? Is Martin in that mix? Clemens? Kriedler/whomever takes the vet backup slot? By the end of the year is it Lee?
