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  1. mikelink45
    Or a hit and run (do they do that any more?) or a stolen base (not the Twins).
  2. mikelink45
    Does it matter - he isn't playing CF, and he isn't hitting. Let's use Buxton as a ball player and take off the bubble wrap - it isn't working.
  3. mikelink45
    It was a good essay, but Buxton at DH does not do it for me at this time. I need more than a Sano imitation. With his speed he could do so much more. Taylor is center is okay, but there is a lot to resolve. and I know it is early in the season. May is coming and the bats need to heat up.
  4. mikelink45
    For Pagan it does.
  5. mikelink45
    At least it is too late to blame him for the exploding rocket, but not the Red Sox explosion of runs. I do believe a stint on Star Trek might be what he needs to regain his form. There must be some alien world ready to see his potential!
  6. mikelink45
    I am glad you chose to address this Ted. I am very disappointed in the "Superstar" Buxton. Without fielding his value is truly diminished. I remember the first years he was up and they struggled with him to get a batting stance that worked - step, spread stance, etc. It did not work, then suddenly it seemed to take. His first four years he hit 209, 205, 253, 156. OPA+ 57, 90, 93, 5. Yes there were injuries - there always are. But then age 25 - 28 his OPS+ went to 115, 125, 171, 134. Now it is 94 and falling. I wish I knew what to say, but at this point Michael Taylor is outperforming him with a 95. For a team struggling for offense this is not acceptable.
  7. mikelink45
    I meant that he had not been on the mound - last night he was the closer and did well.
  8. mikelink45
    Okay Gallo - way to prove me wrong - so far. I have one of the old baseball superstitions - if things are going well don't change them. So for now I still don't like Gallo (keep hitting Joey). Since someone mentioned we are 1/9th of the way through the season - 11% I thought it would be fun to look at where players are right now: Vasquez, Solano, Gallo are the three highest BA on the team. Anyone betting they will be there at the end of the season? Taylor and Larnach are next at 242. While Buxton 226 and Kepler 143 are way behind. Who to send down or cut - Gordon at 095 is not looking good and Castro at 158 is not running away with his production. FOX sports lists these stats: Batting Average. .224. AVG. T 26TH OVERALL. Home Runs. HR. T 20TH OVERALL. Stolen Bases. SB. 30TH OVERALL. Runs Created. 59.86. RC. Isolated Power. .138. ISO. Wins. W. T 9TH OVERALL. Earned Run Average. 2.61. ERA. 1ST OVERALL.
  9. mikelink45
    I would love to see Ober in the rotation. We will be losing vets like Mahle and Maeda in a year (hopefully we resign Gray) and it would be good to have a young arm to carry forward.
  10. mikelink45
    I would expect the cuts in this order: Julien Gordon Castro Larnach (I would love to see him start to produce, but...) Kepler (I think they just can't let him go and no one else wants to trade for him.
  11. mikelink45
    Hahaha
  12. mikelink45
    I have a major surgery May 3 - each year get a new class in physiology and medicine.
  13. mikelink45
    I have to admit that your lead caused me to try and find Miguel - a real disappointment. I did not find him. Is he on someone's minor league team? Is he playing in another country? What a sad ending to such a promising career. I worry that Balazovic (#10) might be another disappointing story. I suspect that Kepler will be off this list next year. The honorable mention list had Lewis and Ober and the rest don't do much for me. But the top nine have done well except for injuries.
  14. mikelink45
    I look forward to Polanco and I hope he is back to what he can be - and does not get another set back. That is the problem with our bodies when they start to break down. Kiriloff is another of the concerns and I have less faith in his reaching that earlier potential, just as I do not really see Buxton as the superstar everyone hopes he will be. Thus we move to Lewis and hope his body healed well. As someone with too many operations I can tell you that arthritis loves the opportunity to prosper. Ober another of our really good players who has been injured too often, but deserves to be up when healthy. Which brings me to Lee who is the player of the five I have the highest level of hope for. So let's see them all beat the odds and have some healthy and productive years.
  15. mikelink45
    It is sad to see Balazovic not performing in a year that I think is key to his future and Connor Prielipp is showing signs of being another good arm/bad arm prospect - good when well, but bad too often.
  16. mikelink45
    IO agree with you, but I am not convinced that Sands is the guy.
  17. mikelink45
    I really enjoy these summaries - game by game in baseball is fun to analyze but it is true that baseball needs to be evaluated in larger chunks since a team that loses 4 of 10 games all year is in the playoffs! I saw Gallo's 7 Ks in the minors and I am not of the opinion that he is our offensive solution. But Kepler is not either. I do hope AK comes back and can show us what all his potential is. I also hope Julien gets a few more games to settle in. Buxton is our enigma - he is either a superstar of a bum - and he is both so often it is really hard to see him such a key piece in the lineup. I wish we could not only see him play over 100 games, but play them well.
  18. mikelink45
    That was excellent. I really appreciate the factual way you presented this.
  19. mikelink45
    i like your answer. I would love to see him be one of the phenoms that prosper right away at a very young age.
  20. mikelink45
    Sands had his chance - Next man up!
  21. mikelink45
    I know, but I think he is ours for the foreseeable future.
  22. mikelink45
    Good series - today we got the definition of an ACE. Please no more NY bias complaints - we sound like second graders. The first two games we beat them - and that was great. The second two they beat us (enough said). Out bats are still too anemic. I know we scored 9 in one inning. Then 8 in the next 26 innings, 1 in the last two games. I don't care if Whitey Ford is out there throwing spitballs, 1 run in 18 innings does not work.
  23. mikelink45
    Gallo is on top of his form - 7 Ks in two games. Cole Sands does not look like the answer - hopefully we have someone else who can take that role for the Twins. I like the idea of a SP for the Twins being named Zebby! Now for a question for the TD experts - how long before Brooks gets promoted?
  24. mikelink45
    I am still waiting to see the true Larnach. His 255 with 1 HR is not enough for me to get excited.
  25. mikelink45
    I am always thinking aggressive. Good players prosper when challenged and MLB is getting younger and younger with top prospects making their way to the bigs quicker than ever.
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