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  1. mikelink45
    KILLEBREW, OLIVA - where do they get listed? Is Puckett a Supernova?
  2. mikelink45
    Who do we have that? Can energize the team. Watching the playoffs I see Jose Ramirez willing his team to win and it's contagious. On the other side I see Milwaukee with Contreras and Bauer refusing to lose and pushing the rest of the team. I suppose people will think that's Buxton but as good as he can be. He can't drive the bus.
  3. mikelink45
    The world series has not begun and we are worrying about the 2028 rotation? What will the articles be in December, January and February? How about something current like what teams can learn from Tampa, Cleveland, Milwaukee. Will there be a sea change? Lewis and Wallner are victims of the three true outcomes fad with emphasis on the strike out part of the equation. Will these playoffs start a new trend?
  4. mikelink45
    I really like Keaschall and I think he will be okay in the field if left at one position. I too would have had Bradley first, but on a team that underperformed all over the diamond, Keaschall was definetly the most consistent and potentiall most importand bat. The difficulty in finding an MVP when a team has a losing record is defining what is valuable.
  5. mikelink45
    ???? Okay I guess, but who knows. Wait and see.
  6. mikelink45
    I will take Culpepper.
  7. mikelink45
    I have no idea - often it is a team rather than one man who makes the difference, the real question is leadership - is Zoll a leader? Can he create the team in the FO to support the team on the field? There are so many issues with the construction of this team that it presents a lot of challenges in judging him. As far as extensions I am conservative - after year one a lot fans wanted Lewis extended, now we want him gone. It is a challenging decision. With the young players I think we have the basic lineup ready but C/1B/DH are the holes. The rotation has to shift. Last years of Lopez and Ryan - I say trade them. Get more arms and move forward.
  8. mikelink45
    #2 faded as usual, #3 looked like he was reverting backwards at the end of the season, #4 was a pleasant surprise and #5 shows potential. Not overwhelming. Taj had no competition. Hoffman might have made it high on the list if he was here longer, although that did not keep Kremer off.
  9. mikelink45
    If we want to see improvement, we make enough changes that Caratini is not the starting C and Kreidler is not on the roster. I would love to see our current roster set side by side with the roster that we have in 2027 and see how much Tom Pohlad has committed to a better ending.
  10. mikelink45
    There are so many choices - Gil, Henriks, even Mahle - I like the potential of some of our young pitchers but wonder why we should have faith that they will maximize their potential?
  11. mikelink45
    I am always amazed at how new draft choices, new acquisitions get so much hype and overrated without waiting to see how they actually perform.
  12. mikelink45
    Trevor Megill, Duran, Varland, Jax, Headrick, Cano, Hoffman - not a bad BP in an age when BP is more important than a full rotation.
  13. mikelink45
    Brent Rooker, Ty Francis come to mind.
  14. mikelink45
    I think the fans have seen enough of Lewis, but have the Twins?
  15. mikelink45
    I read these comments and I think you are underselling him. Give him a chance.
  16. mikelink45
    Sign and trade. We do not need him or Martin.
  17. mikelink45
    I like Ober for the pen. Martin and Larnach gone, Lewis and Ryan traded. If we are not contending - Lopez traded midseason. Sands dropped and maybe Nance too. This is the end of the season payroll, not the beginning of the new season.
  18. mikelink45
    I am not as high on him as everybody else seems to be. So I'm wait and see.
  19. mikelink45
    Trade them all - this year we held on to the FA group and we are going to suffer for it. Don't do it again.
  20. mikelink45
    He should be upset.
  21. mikelink45
    Let's be honest - with all the coaches it still comes down to talent. We did not have it.
  22. mikelink45
    He demonstrated the fact that when a players if brought up they need to be given a number of games to develop in mlb. Coming up for ABs does not tell me anything about Sabato's potential and the same is true for players like Gonzales and Ross. It is not a good strategy to call them up just to polish the bench.
  23. mikelink45
    Too generous - drop Ryan, Morris, Adams, Gomez a half a grade. Second half fades are just when we need them to be good. Part of the problem for the pen is overuse. But that is the current Baseball strategy. Orze should be an F. Rojas is a C - he was not good enough to be brought back up and we needed him.
  24. mikelink45
    Martin is a D early spring surge and then a wasted place in the lineup. Time to move on. Lewis is a D- based on expectations - he and Wallner were supposed to be batting in the top half of the lineup all year. Gabriel, Sabato and Ross are incompletes - not enough chances to really prove themselves. Jenkins turn around shows how important it is to allow for consistent play over a longer period.
  25. mikelink45
    Thank you - these have been refreshing as summaries of what has actually happened. I look forward to next year's work and hope you have more to work with.
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