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  1. mikelink45
    Asking someone you really aren't excited about to go out because you thought the one you wanted was committed, only to find out she wasn't and now you are stuck with what you have.
  2. mikelink45
    Fascinating story line. I wrote so much about Pagan and how awful he is last year so I have used up all my printable comments for him. Baldelli sticks with the script and Pagan was the worst choice there after DeLeon and Moran did their jobs. With a day off and the opponent being the Dodgers - go with your best. I am so baffled by the loaded bases ineptitude. That is a stat that should not happen. Just by accident we should score once. Please put Polanco on 10 day - don't keep him on the active roster because he might be okay in 9 days. Poor Gordon, what a set back.
  3. mikelink45
    This question brings up some additional thoughts for me. Before this speculation and thinking long term I wonder if Correa bats enough to hold 3B in a few years. The front end of these last two years has not made his bat that impressive. I know he will play - his contract guarantees that. The second question is Polanco - what is his long term future? I can see the team moving on from him in the next year or two. He had paid the price of injuries and his bat can catch fire, but does not sustain. Third is the idea of a trade, who are the best trade candidates that we are willing to part with if we need another pitcher. Maybe it is an infield of Miranda, Lewis, Lee, Kiriloff with Julien or Correa at DH?
  4. mikelink45
    The prospect list had a bad day too.
  5. mikelink45
    After reading the comments I thought about this - where would we be if we had not signed Correa and Farmer was our SS?
  6. mikelink45
    That was fun, and LA has not been fun. Today's match with Gray and May sounds like a pitchers duel so it will probably be 10 - 9. But still I look forward to it. I am so pleased with Ober. He is definitely a permanent part of the Rotation now which really reduces the Mahle stress.
  7. mikelink45
    Not sure I buy this promotional piece. I am sure the FO likes it. But Maeda has a short season success and nothing else. Would we like Brusdar in the BP? We cut Yennier Cano - which is better so far Lopez or Cano? Mahle cost two good prospects who look like they will have some good careers in the majors - not a good trade even if it felt like it at the time. Put them with Ryan Pressly and Liam Hendriks and we have a great pen. But we might not have Duran. Pablo Lopez is right at his career mark - 2 - 2 (career 30 - 33) 4.00 era (career 3.94) Is he worth Arraez? I don't know , but don't think so. We had Tyler Wells, he never pitched for the Twins, but now is with the Orioles and 3 - 1 with 1.7 WAR so far this season. We lost him in Rule 5. Why did Martin Perez look so bad for us? Trading is good and interesting, so is developing your own arms. There is a problem when we overstate one aspect of a teams approach.
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    Not yet
  9. mikelink45
    Take away the other teams runs and we win!
  10. mikelink45
    I had to dive a little deeper into the umpires. Here is process for grading umpires.. The report on ESPN said, "These numbers do not square with the metrics provided by independent evaluators. UmpScores said the best home-plate umpire in baseball last year, Tripp Gibson, graded out around 93.6% accurate. Four umpires last season, according to UmpScores, missed on more than 10% of pitches they called for balls and strikes." His accuracy is 26% below expected. How can that be accepted?
  11. mikelink45
    Thank you for putting up the announcers for both teams - that really put Cuzzi in perspective. Do umpires get rated? I have seen past games where he has been questionable too. Is this the rookie treatment? If so that has to go. Kiriloff has learned the strikezone and deserves to be rewarded for that. This is the best argument for Robot umps.
  12. mikelink45
    I am with the last commentator. It is a weak set, Put Rooker with Sabato as the what the Hell were they thinking picks. Leach was a total miss, Enlow has looked pretty bad up to this year. Let's hope for some value. If Lewis has another injury and is out this class does not show value.
  13. mikelink45
    Balazovic remains a puzzle. I suspect he will be brought up the Twins pen since at least half of it is in turmoil and not that reliable, but his future sure changed last year. I agree that Wallner comes up first but I would love to see Contreras get some game time, he has earned it, but seems like one of those organizational career minor leaguers.
  14. mikelink45
    Some really interesting notes. I looked up Steer who has 0.3WAR as the number three hitter in the major league lineup and Christian Encarnacion-Strand who is hitting 341 in the minors. Even if our lineup is full, this is a trade we lost. But I liked the idea that we took a chance and sometimes that does not work, but it also means we don't have to stop taking that chance. Jax has been brutal, but other than Balazovic I do not see a solution. The Orioles are laughing since they have Yennier Cano and his 1.9 WAR and no runs allowed in 15 games.
  15. mikelink45
    Vasquez has the benefit of a new three year contract. He will be around and he will be starting a lot of games.
  16. mikelink45
    Kiriloff has looked great and might be a major part of the offensive puzzle, but for the team this guy threw batting practice. I need to see some more 4 and 5 run games. We have had 25 of the 40 games with 4 or less runs - 4 shutouts, 3 one run, 7 2 run, 5 3run and 8 four runs. I have to join the chorus on Buxton - rest a DH? My real question is - does he take batting practice before sitting down for the game?
  17. mikelink45
    I hope Aaron Sanchez is not the next arm up. He has not looked like a SP this year. Larnach has looked better since getting called up. I hope Miranda comes alive in AAA too.
  18. mikelink45
    SWR has lost his next man up status for me and his prospect rank is too high. Other Rookie and A+ he has consistently had a +4 era. Time to think about who is next now that Varland and Ober are in the Twins rotation (to stay - I hope). Sanchez, Dobnak and Headrick are all over 5 era so far this year in AAA. Is Balazovic for real this year? The way that the Twins players seem to get well in St Paul has me wondering if their hitting coach should be in Minneapolis.
  19. mikelink45
    The discussion I hear is that the league is worried about pitcher dominance. Just like Bob Gibson's assault from the mound that caused the entire league to lower the mount height, they are now talking about having pitcher throw from a hole in the middle of the diamond. Keep the storyline going, MLB will find a way to screw it up and thanks Archibald.
  20. mikelink45
    That depends on the sequence of events related to the Reds if we were not after Mahle.. With him you might be right.
  21. mikelink45
    We have used two players to fill one position. Taylor and Buxton are joined at the Twins hips and that removes the flexibility and production that could have been with Buxton healthy. If he is healthy why is he still just DH?
  22. mikelink45
    Move on. We have a lot of lessons to learn about players that cannot be on the field. Would Steer now be at 3B?
  23. mikelink45
    Keep going - what is Gallo?
  24. mikelink45
    Another enjoyable game and that is what we as fans want and need. No nitpicking today.
  25. mikelink45
    Nice win. But I will not conclude that Farmer is going to be a long term replacement for Miranda. I believe I heard that Gallo is now 1 for his last 30! I listened to a NY broadcaster this morning who says the Mets were really lucky to have their contract with Correa voided and that Carlos would hear a lot more boos if he was in NY. Lopez was great last night. Brock Stewart is a good story, but I hope we do not put too much expectation on him.
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