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  1. mikelink45
    I have no faith for a good team finish this year, but I am intrigued by the young players and hope to see a different starting lineup next season from the one that started this year. With Lewis, Larnach, Roden, Martin possible excess as the new wave comes in the question is always - who wants them? A trade needs a partner. We will love Jeffers and I am not impressed by Caratini, but our young players are at least a year away. I have enjoyed all your summaries and will still be there at the end of the season.
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    I taught for St Cloud - Northland College - Hamline and ran the Audubon Center. Now I am a guest lecturer on a cruise line. As you probably know as well - Pike made an expedition to discover the source of the Mississippi during the Lewis and Clark expedition and decided the source was Leech Lake.
  3. mikelink45
    I am a big Zebby fan - maybe it is the name - I teach a lot of history and Zebulon Pike is fascinating. No SWR comparisons. I no longer believe in the WC - but I would like a nice end of the season,
  4. mikelink45
    That was true of Arraez at one point too.
  5. mikelink45
    I had to laugh when I saw the headline - has there been a question headline with a more obvious answer? I will go ahead and say it anyway - Yesssssssssssssssss If I need a reason - look at the players who have been used - Gray, Kreidler, Jackson, Martin, Roben and tell me which of them has more talent or potential. Then look at Larnach and his second half slump or Lewis and his awkward strikeouts.
  6. mikelink45
    I have been a committed Keaschal fan - a little dismayed by the over-the-top criticisms. But I understand - he is not a Cody Clemens - putting him at 2B, RF, CF, 1B in his first full year is a little too much. He will eventually settle into average defense if left to learn one position. But more importantly I think the essay is right -he is the best leadoff right now, although Culpepper and Jenkins look like they might give him a challenge and I love that - those three are really dynamic and I think Lee has matured into a really good fourth batter with Cody Clemens shocking me by how good he has been over the entire year. Nice fivesome - wish I had faith in Buxton coming back strong but have been burned too many times. Larnach has to be gone next year so maybe all the Emma fans will be rewarded. But who will catch and bat?
  7. mikelink45
    I am still feeling frustrated after watching the game yesterday. Where is that drive that is expected from a team competing for the WC? Actually, the only competition for them now is to try to end the season with some respectability. Eight games under 500 - Tom Pohlad didn't you promise more? Why are we not playing more rookies. Culpepper and Jenkins are the bright spots even if Kaelen has had some fielding errors. I feel like Lee, Keaschall and Clemens are playing with energy. Bell is giving us what we need. But I have watched some of Lewis strikeouts and they are pathetic - 5 - 20 and no extra base hits. Buxton is not coming back to make a difference - time to stop dreaming about him and Ryan for this year. Jeffers is 2/18 and no extra base hits in the last five games. Caratini 1/14 Morris is spend - in the last 5.1 innings over the last five games he has given up 8 runs time to reduce his usage.
  8. mikelink45
    The Twins had a chance to regain popularity if they could have won the first two games against the white sox - instead it looks like the Saints are the Twin City Favorites for now!
  9. mikelink45
    Interesting article, but I don't have much faith in developing first base prospects. It seems as if our strategy is either to pick up a veteran on a one-year prove it contract or switch one of our players who can't handle their current position like Lewis then fill the position that way. Or use our extra catcher.
  10. mikelink45
    I just keep putting him out - instead of pitches and innings - I let him go until he gives up three runs and go from there. Piggybacking means planning for failure. Let him adjust. Seven games under 500 - I am really not thinking wild card. I want to see the team do the things that will lead to a better 2027. Plan the young guys and roll the dice.
  11. mikelink45
    My comment would reflect on the FO - what have they done to make the Tom Pohlad statements come true? Poor trade decisions, poor roster management, and rookie call up - if Culpepper can do so well maybe other top prospects could have too. This team is six games under 500. Even in a poor league in a poor year that is now a team that you do not make adjustments to.
  12. mikelink45
    They are in neutral which is really tough. The team did not want to completely rebuild so we seem to have found a middle ground and sometimes that is the hardest place to get out of. Not trading Larnach and Ryan kept us at 500 - do we want to be there even if the rest of the league seems like it is on a treadmill? We are worse than the record of all five Eastern Division teams. We are third in our own crappy division and 4 games behind second place Cleveland with 28 games left. The West division is also lousy and still we would be tied for third place. Mediocre is not enough. Could calling up Walker and having him instead of slumping Larnach have helped this year? We worry about the 40 man roster on a team that is struggling like this? We didn't trade Ryan, but Ryan has a second half record that gives us no confidence. My point is that it has been an enjoyable season - watching them sweep the Braves before being taught a lesson by Phillies and A's. But I would really like to see a team that has a winning record and actually belongs in the playoffs next year. My grade for the team for this year is C-. My grade for the front office is D, For the manager B.
  13. mikelink45
    Interesting article and comments. I have not been impressed with Adams in minors where he has a 4.91 ERA over six years or the majors 6.54 over two years. I also think Morris is worn down. The team needs some refreshing and the fact that it seems to be waiting for September to make changes is ridiculous if they really wanted to push for the playoffs. They can't even win a series against the A's!
  14. mikelink45
    Buxton going down again, Larnach in a prolonged slump, Roden mediocre, Kreidler offering little, Jackson offering nothing. I think the Twins need a lot of help and watching Clark now with Detroit I am even more perplexed with the way the team ignores Walker Jenkins. I would call up both Ross and Gonzales as well. A team that can't stay up to 500 has a lot of parts that can be exchanged. Raya has always been overrated for me and I do not seem him being a good addition.
  15. mikelink45
    Would they be the same as TD projections? Thanks for the note.
  16. mikelink45
    I do not have faith in Gallagher, but we continue to need pitchers so we can hope. What I would love to have TD present to us is a position depth - current MLB roster and prospects - for each position.
  17. mikelink45
    Great to win, but thanks to the A's for giving us a breather with a batting practice pitcher (the lowest era of the four pitchers that they used was 6.08. Plus a nice minor league lineup. We should win again today - thanks to Zebby for giving us a great seven. Culpepper is doing so great it makes me wish that we called up another prospect.
  18. mikelink45
    Luis Arraez was all hit and no field according to all the analytics and now he is gold glove. I would happily have a number of players from you table play on my team, Luke will continue to both improve and hit. We need him.
  19. mikelink45
    In a push for the playoffs the patience with Larnach and refusal to call up Walker makes no sense.
  20. mikelink45
    Lowlight - Hoffman. I had hoped for so much more, but he lost Toronto faith - probably in the WS and did not regain it. If we consider the various moves - Hoffman/Varland - we lost. And we are not at a point where the revamped BP can carry us through with a depleted and exhausted combination of SP>
  21. mikelink45
    The comments remind me of how I felt about the TD article on Zoll and Walker that I thought was complete BS. In Jenkins isn't ready now, he never will be. Leaving him in the minors is just foolish. The thought of Rodriguez coming up first is also ridiculous. On the other side of these stories is Ryan Gallagher. I did not have him on my top twenty list and he seems to be losing his status. Is he just worn out?
  22. mikelink45
    What can be said? I am just reflecting on Gleeman and the Geek and how they talked about the fact that now we want the BP - instead of the SP. Guess what? That's not working either.
  23. mikelink45
    That does not really address the situation - it is just an excuse
  24. mikelink45
    It does not matter how we acquire pitchers - what matters is how we develop them and use them. Cleveland and Milwaukee are not draft gurus, but they seem to have a system that works.
  25. mikelink45
    Since you wrote this (I presume before last night's loss) the Twins have been passed by the Guardians (how do they do that?) in division standings and in Wild Card both Blue Jays and Guardians have a lead on us and Blue Jays are tied with us. This is not a good time for Buxton, Larnach, Lewis to stop hitting. Nor is it time for MN pitching arms to get tired. Time for the team to get fired up. Tight race, but only because they keep expanding the wild card number.
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