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  1. Andy MacPhail
    Apparently, the Twins thought the same way as you do; which is their downfall. Why don't you do us a favor & stick with NYY & tell NYY earlier not to coddle their superstar, Judge & keep him off the IL, keep him in until he drops & wreck him
  2. Andy MacPhail
    Always had hope that Ober would regain his velo, but he continues to drop. Ober is still an asset & you can't have too much pitching, so I'd not trade him for anything. I've been willing to trade him when his price was high & there was a glut, but the Twins were reluctant. There's still a glut & there is still a market so find a trade.
  3. Andy MacPhail
    It breaks my heart too, to see how many promising young Twins players fizzling out. Royce Lewis tops that list. A potential MVP candidate. Twins handled him very poorly, from throwing him in CF, tinkering with his swing, to poorly handling his temperamental personality. There were other conditions but it seems like Lewis is broken. I had big hopes in Lewis, even though Boras is his agent, I thought Lewis loved it here & a reasonable extension was possible. Now, IMO, his attitude has changed, MN is no longer his team. IMO, Lewis would still turn it around but not as a Twin. It saddens me but the sooner we trade Lewis the better.
  4. Andy MacPhail
    Evaluators are usually very generous at rating fielding, so when a player is rated at 45, that's pretty bad. After working very hard, he's still too slow for an OFer, poor jumps, routes, glove & it doesn't do any good to have a good arm if he doesn't have a quick release. Twins are waking up & are playing him more at 1B, but his glove still isn't that good & his hitting doesn't meet the standard for a 1Bman (St, Paul stadium is very hitter friendly) & again MLB will very quickly adjust to his swing.
  5. Andy MacPhail
    Cody Clemens, because of his father's name, has been given every opportunity with many teams & failed until he came to MN. Because of shortcomings from other players, MN's low defensive bar & the big selloff, Clemens was given extra opportunities & he came through. Not that he was great offensively, but he came through many times when needed. IMO, a super utility, is a player who can play many positions well, especially up the middle. So, it irks me when someone labels a player who a team wants to plug him into different positions in order to have his bat in the lineup as a super utility. Clemens is not a super utility player. For years, MN have hurt themselves by thinking they can hide defensively weak players at 2B while trying to sell them as good. If they can field balls that are hit at them, they're fine. A good 2Bman has a good glove, range & can turn a slick DP. Cody is maybe a little bit better than Keaschal at 2B, a passable LFer & 1Bman but he's no CFer or 2Bman. Cody Clemens is still an asset for the Twins.
  6. Andy MacPhail
    It's crazy that PIT selected Fedco who is rehabbing. Maybe they know something that MN didn't. Wish him well.
  7. Andy MacPhail
    GG is a big liability defensively & we have too many DH candidates. MLB will quickly figure out his hitting. For a long time, I've said we need to take advantage of his hype & trade him before he's worthless.
  8. Andy MacPhail
    Twins have to win close games; this was a good game. We need many more.
  9. Andy MacPhail
    For years the philosophy has been; defense, baserunning, fundamentals & even hitting doesn't matter. You have to focus on hitting HRs & let us show you how. I have to believe that it has changed. I agree in that making the draftee as comfortable as possible, especially internationals, can make an impact.
  10. Andy MacPhail
    I know where you are coming from JADBP. I usually like to give grace, but I wouldn't be heartbroken if he doesn't return as GM. Speaking in the 3rd person, IMO, Andy MacPhail would be a great interim option & have Drew as a mentee. :)
  11. Andy MacPhail
    Good job, Cody, I agree with you. I love the way that MIA ground their pitchers. IMO, they are great trade partners for MN to build on them, even better than our own pitchers. IMO, Acton could be a smart & successful pitcher
  12. Andy MacPhail
    I agree with your premise. '26 is a career season for Jeffers, IMO, Jeffers especially with Boras's consul, Jeffers would turn down a QO, when this could be his best chance to a better long-term deal. If by chance he accepts, it might not be that great of an overpay if the league OKs a high floor. I say the odds that he accepts an QO is minimal, under these circumstances. I'd do it.
  13. Andy MacPhail
    I was completely against Falvey in charge of the sell off.
  14. Andy MacPhail
    It's very true that Zoll has been mentored by Falvey, which is a big negative. But Zoll came from LAD & did some pretty good stuff like the hiring of Tanner Swanson & Wes Johnson when he arrived. I'm not sure if he's the best option at GM, but I'd like to keep him in the system with hope he can return to his LAD ways.
  15. Andy MacPhail
    Hopefully there will be a somewhat full & normal offseason so we can see what Zoll & Shelton can do on their own. The team did give their all & came up short. Can management learn from what was done wrong & put us in a better position to compete? I'm optimistic that they can, but we'll see.
  16. Andy MacPhail
    Diaw is athletic & does a few things right but his CS% is not acceptable. It's great that he's working on it but still it's not enough. I like Diaw & wish that his CS% was better but it's not & probably never will, so we need to move on from him.
  17. Andy MacPhail
    Martin was a failed SS, not INFer. He was a fine 2Bman. Twins were blind about their 2B needs, Martin would have been a much better option to have settled there, during those years instead of being cast into the OF. Martin has settled into the OF & he's a good hitter who adjusts & has good ABs. He's an asset to the team.
  18. Andy MacPhail
    Hunter gave a lot to the Twins during his time with them. His offense, defense, and especially his clubhouse presence. That said a World Series ring would have helped his HOF resume. Still I'm very happy that he chose the Twins & think that his presence today could help if asked.
  19. Andy MacPhail
    Caratini & Jackson aren't that great, but they're all we have right now & Caratini will be gone after next season. We really need a young catcher with options to take up the slack, be that safety net if either go down & be able to take over the primary catching duties after Caratini leaves. It's a tall order that I hope Lackey can fulfill but if he can't we need find someone who can until Lackey can. Tinney is still a long way away to get his glove up to snuff.
  20. Andy MacPhail
    German Marque has been a great GB SP. Wish we had a better INF to capitalize on that & bring him up.
  21. Andy MacPhail
    The reason that Prielipp is pitching as many innings as he has is because they have limited him, Some people think in order to pitch more innings you have to really extend a pitcher as far as you can. It doesn't work out that way, they usually end up pitching less because of injury or ineffectiveness. Prielipp is pitching more innings than I expected at this time, maybe he's on the mend, where he can pitch more. I hope so.
  22. Andy MacPhail
    Great article. Happy that the organization has gone more athletic & defensively in the International draft, IMO, it's a great pool to draw from. I'd prefer to see better scouting & limit it to fewer but better prospects than throwing a bunch of prospects against the wall & see who sticks. This year there seems to be better development for these types of prospects with rising of these 5 prospects (if you include Reyes). I don't mind the Twins focus on positional players if they don't hoard them (that said it hurt to see Reyes go) & trade them for developed promising pitchers.
  23. Andy MacPhail
    Who to blame? Primarily Falvey. His deadline gutting especially the BP. He did nothing to address that problem during the offseason. He schooled Shelton & Zoll in how he wanted the team to operate. I credit Tom Pohlad for a much-needed house cleaning, although Falvey should have been fired from the start. I credit Sheldon for back-pedaling after it was obvious that the original plan wasn't going to work, especially the terrible defense & creating a good clubhouse. I credit Zoll for bringing to us the best deadline we had for as long as I remember. I credit the players for giving their all even when the odds were against them. The hole was just too immense to climb out of. The team didn't crater; they just couldn't maintain the energy that was needed to by-pass the teams ahead of them. There were some things that I didn't agree with Tom Pohlad, Shelton & Zoll had done, But I'll give them a break being that they were navigating new waters & what they had to overcome.
  24. Andy MacPhail
    It's too bad that Canterino didn't get care that Prielipp & Raya got. It's normal that pitchers who had TJ surgery to have control problems when they 1st come back. I'm optimistic that Canterino will eventually be impactful. My prayers are with him.
  25. Andy MacPhail
    I support Tom for out of necessity cleaning house, starting with his brother, Joe. Tom probably doesn't know much about baseball, but he knew enough that Falvey wasn't getting it done. Falvey should have been canned from the start, that cost the Twins from doing much better. We need to face reality that most owners are in it to make a buck & Twins aren't a big market. So, Twins have to copy themselves more like the Brewers, TB, & CLE; to better spend their money by drafting, player evaluation, development & smart trading. Not coping NYY by throwing big money around unwisely & ignoring what is important. I'm willing to give Tom Pohlad some time to prove himself. So far, I like what he's doing.
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