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  1. Andy MacPhail
    I suggested Lewis at 1B when we still had Correa but Twins had a thing about getting a 1yr FA 1Bman & camp him there & inhouse candidates never get the opportunity to grow at the position. Lewis is a natural there, keep him there, better 1B now & in the future & save some money for the time being. I like Clemens but his best position is the crowded cOF.
  2. Andy MacPhail
    Jenkins is suffering from Twins' fetish of collecting & hoarding LH hitting cOfers. Outman was a lost cause but we still have Rodon & Emma ahead of him to find out what they have & what to do with them. I don't like this situation & I'd love to see Jenkins take that next step but until these two are given every opportunity to prove themselves, he'll have to wait.
  3. Andy MacPhail
    Buck has battled a sore hip for a good part of the season, so his defensive stats would indicate that. Even with a sore hip, he's not that bad & does not justify moving him off CF, especially when we don't have anyone, yet who can replace him.
  4. Andy MacPhail
    We need all the pitching we can get. Ober provides MLB innings & who knows, his velo may return. Larnach is expendable, yet I wouldn't trade Larnach unless we can get a good return.
  5. Andy MacPhail
    Twins' fans are usually low key. Sometimes it gets frustrating, they seem like they really don't get into the game, I'd like it more if they did but that's the way they are. That doesn't necessarily mean that they don't care.
  6. Andy MacPhail
    We got some fantastic athletic prospects, Some really like Jenkins & Culpepper because of their bats, I'm more excited with Lackey & Houston because of their gloves.
  7. Andy MacPhail
    The deadline drastically changed the BP, why wasn't something done earlier? Nevertheless, Twins in the past, often showcased & elevated acquired RPs to the closer role. IMO, that was a terrible move, a RP getting used to a new team while dealing with the pressure of that role, usually is asking too much. They are going slower with Hoffman. Another shortcoming is overusing the BP which ended up burning them out. In turn, burning out the rotation. When the postseason came, our pitching was shot. Hopefully, that won't happen this year. I normally not a fan of a 6-man rotation but IMO, this season, it would be a good idea. Rojas, Morris & Prielipp would be very good candidates for long relief/ spot starting (I'm not talking about mop ups) who'd help save arms.
  8. Andy MacPhail
    Martin played a very big role in tonight's victory; He hit that big HR to start the game & kept on hitting to keep fueling the rallies. He was shy a 3 bagger for the cycle. OBP & baserunning is more important than most people give credit. His job is getting on base & scoring runs. OPS is important for those who drive in runs. For me, Kremer was the pivoting point on how well the deadline went. IMO, Zoll did well, far better than this recent long drought, Now, let's go on a long tear, for the division.
  9. Andy MacPhail
    It's great to see Dozier get his due.
  10. Andy MacPhail
    For some reason, the Twins seemed uncharacteristically unmotivated after the deadline. The KC series was very disheartening, they played much better ball against, at the moment, the best team in the MLB. With a little bit more grit, they could have swept them. Without Buck & Ryan, after losing many SPs early, they keep fighting back. IMO, they are trending in the right direction. Let's see. New young blood seems to help; Let's keep it up & see what we have.
  11. Andy MacPhail
    There's a lot of talk on how bad the batting against LHPs is. Last nite they showed what they can do against a very good LHP, even w/o Buck. It's so frustrating when they play so bad against poor teams yet pull off a win against a top team. The roller coaster is murder.
  12. Andy MacPhail
    There is a big difference between deadline & offseason trades. Also, from an All-Star to CY winner. Besides there are very few teams that can match up well to LAD's promising young MLB-ready SPs that the Twins'll need to get in return. I agree that the MLB negotiations will affect trades, when there is uncertainty.
  13. Andy MacPhail
    I agree with you. this is the best deadline we've had for a long time. Falvey's "creative" passively waiting for all the good targets to go by, so he could scoop up the scraps trades, drove me crazy. Because we completely exploded the BP the last deadline, we started out the season with 0 high-leverage RPs & a very big hole. The best way to address that problem is the beginning of the offseason, not at the deadline. We'd have won a lot more games & it'd be cheaper.
  14. Andy MacPhail
    IMO, Joe needs some time off to regain his strength & edge back. Keep pitching will not do so. He's not pitching well, the way the light KCs bats were hitting him, proves that. The avid anti-Dobnok fan can't believe that he ever had & still have any value. He is proving them wrong.
  15. Andy MacPhail
    Thank you, IMO, Houston's glove is MLB-ready yet there is no need to rush his bat. When Culpepper is promoted to MLB, Houston will get his chance at AAA. Under the wild scenario I stated before, IMO, I wouldn't push Houston to start in MLB any time soon.
  16. Andy MacPhail
    Margot is probably available, maybe we should pick him up.
  17. Andy MacPhail
    Prospect A, who has poor defense, poor baserunning, strikes out a lot but has high potential power; that prospect will have a high prospect rating. & is in high demand. Prospect B, who is pretty good in defense, gets on base & takes extra ones but lacks power, that prospect has a much lower prospect rating & is ignored. Twins & most of the league buy into that player evaluation, so they draft, hold on to players they should trade & trade players they should hold on to, One tool prospect A is expensive, 4 tools prospect B normally is not. IMO, Twins are trying to change, but the old system is too much in their DNA, When OBP analytics came around, it totally revolutionized the league. Those who didn't change fast enough were left behind. But HR geeks have taken over completely analytics & warped the outcome. HRs are everything & defense, baserunning, fundamentals, hitters striking out & intangibles like heart are not important. Those who wake up & rightfully balance their player evaluations will, IMO, will have a leg up on those who don't & those who don't will be left behind. Some like to read into what I write, so let me make this clear; I highly rate Culpepper & wouldn't want to trade him. But what Houston brings to the table, I'd rate him over Culpepper. IMO, Houston is untouchable but if a team bowls me over with an offer I can't refuse for Culpepper, I'll bite. I agree Houston is very underrated. Thanks for the article.
  18. Andy MacPhail
    Lackey is the real thing! I expect great things from him!
  19. Andy MacPhail
    A #3 SP, IMO, was a priority, to slot behind Ryan & Bradley, in a postseason play. Still, This deadline has been the best in a long time (of course time will tell at how good), which isn't saying much. I'm not a fan of a 6-man rotation. But looking at the condition of the rotation & pitching, normally runs out of gas going into the postseason, I'm in favor of it in this case. The BP has been bottom feeders all season. Now they are in the top half of the league, maybe in the top 10. Still, CLE & CWS improved too. It'll be an interesting finish. It'll be a good experience for younger players in a playoff race & hopely in the playoff.
  20. Andy MacPhail
    IMO, this Hoffman trade is the best deadline buy we've had, in a long time. Very comfortable with who we gave up & we got a proven closer, who wants to prove himself again. I'd grade this deadline at least an C+ (normally it's been lot lower) & could even grade it much higher, depending on how Kremer works out.
  21. Andy MacPhail
    I'd normally play the odds & I'd load the bases. But because of the wisdom of the comments maybe I wouldn't now
  22. Andy MacPhail
    SEA is a much better team on paper but in reality they are close, so it's not surprising that we decisively won the 1st game & lost 2 walk offs in SEA. In the long haul we are a better team where we'll make the playoffs & SEA will not.
  23. Andy MacPhail
    I had a lot of hope in this team after they canned Falvey. Although they had the worse team on paper for years, I believed the problem wasn't the players. And under the right administration they could do something. Yet, I had my doubts if Shelton was the right manager for the the job & if he was his own man. So far, he has won me over. I liked Zoll but not neccessarily as a GM. Would he draw from his experience in LA or his mentorship under Falvey? I can't blame Zoll for not taking care our needs in the offseason, because he wasn't in charge, Falvey was. I'd really liked if they had landed a #3 SP to slot behind Bradley & Ryan, more than anything. That would also improve our BP because we could transfer Prielipp & Zebby there. I like the Minter trade & was happy that the HOU nixed the Larnach trade but I hated the Kremer trade. Now, I'm all in favor of dipping into our farm to clear out some over-hyped prospects for legit targets but, Reyes is a fast rising prospect with a lot gas & Kremer wasn't impressive as a SP. Maybe, they saw something in Kremer that they could unlock to be that #3 SP? & all prospects are lotto tickets, Reyes is a long ways off & maybe he doesn't make it to the MLB? I'm willing to give Zoll the benefit of the doubt. I value the ability to trade in a GM. Trading is something very difficult & IMO, most GMs are poor at it. Zoll job is under evaluation. Like I said I like Zoll & hope he draws from the good management of the LAD, they do things right.
  24. Andy MacPhail
    As much as I would love for this to happen, if the Reds are trading Greene, they aren't competing; if they aren't competing, they won't want a rental in Jeffers.
  25. Andy MacPhail
    IMO, a MLB/ MLB trade should have been done earlier when we were desperate for high leverage RPs. Now, IMO, our target needs to be an upper rotation SP, these trades usually require prospects. We have prospects that we can & should trade. Let's make a smart trade (not a Kremer type) happen
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