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  1. mikelink45
    Where would you rank Falvey, Lavine and Pohlad on that list?
  2. mikelink45
    The two vets downgraded for injuries and injury potential is a sad situation and he is joined by Mahle and Maeda as "?" for the year. Let's hope Gray holds up and demands a big contract because of real production. Lopez I am not sold on - not injury, just the BP uncertainty. Shine in the first half, poor in the second - I hope he rebounds, but he has no history to rely on. Wallner lost his spot with Gallo signed and is a reason signing Gallo was a poor decision. You are wading in a turbulent pool and I look forward to your next list. I do hope Varland can continue his rise! With Ober another health issue is he next in line?
  3. mikelink45
    That does not impact me. What other teams choose to do does not make us smarter or better.
  4. mikelink45
    Is that important? We already have Kepler in RF and he is above average
  5. mikelink45
    I hope so, but let's wait and see
  6. mikelink45
    Nice job - send each of them their resolutions and add: Balazovic - forget 2022 and show us that you are still a rotation arm for 23/24 Julien - force your way on to the mlb roster and build off 22 Canterino - Make the Rice reputation go away and get into the Twins BP
  7. mikelink45
    Nice job - please send them a copy of their resolution. How about one for Balazovic - forget 2022 and show us you are ready for the MLB rotation I would give one to Julien too - force your way on to the club and build off 2022. Canterino - stay healthy and get to the Twins BP in 2023
  8. mikelink45
    Not comparing them. I just questioned the wisdom of trading a number one pick like Petty. If we had them rated that high it's pretty hard to see giving up when we need to get the pipeline going.
  9. mikelink45
    I don't know - but maybe it would be possible. Not sure why you are asking
  10. mikelink45
    I am really looking forward to it. I think it is a great change if enforced - the batter also needs to be monitored. Reducing RP is also a good start.
  11. mikelink45
    Cleveland still has #15 and #53 on MLB.com prospect list - two more pitchers ready to come up and step in. The Twins have Lee and Lewis and Rodriquez - no one else in the top 100 - can they pitch? Chase Petty is #9 on the Reds prospect list, Our top prospect is Connor Prielipp at #4 and he has not even pitched professionally yet. Richardson at #6, Let's get that pipeline going.
  12. mikelink45
    From my home it is 2 hours - put the round trip with one of those non-competitive 3+ hour games and I have devoted a full day and then the concessions are so expensive that I just have to shake my head and wait till I get home. The fact is that baseball has become so long and boring on most nights that we have to have big electronic entertainment screens, mascot races, shooting T shirts into the crowd and other diversions that would not have fit into the 90 - 120 minute games in the 50s.
  13. mikelink45
    Longoria is not in Arizona
  14. mikelink45
    For me, you tried too hard to sell Gallo. Let's wait and see, the sabrmetrics don't make the case.
  15. mikelink45
    ESPN - ranking Twins 16 - "s we ponder the question of why a team would finally wave the white flag on hacktastic Miguel Sano and then go out and sign Joey Gallo"
  16. mikelink45
    Finally some FA news!
  17. mikelink45
    He is one of those players we all hope for but become frustrated with the wait. He and Buxton and Kiriloff are all just hope and tease. Just like Mahle and Maeda and Ober. We wish and wait. Thank goodness we have skinny little Gordon to stay healthy and flexible.
  18. mikelink45
    Correa signs with every team in the league and as terms go down in years and money he finds that he has to pay them to play so he and Boras come up with a different strategy - Correa signs to play Strato-matic and stays home while they sue the medical team that did the operation on his ankle.
  19. mikelink45
    His value is gained when he is traded in combination with another player. Alone we do not get anything. In fact we could trade Gallo and get the same poor return.
  20. mikelink45
    PS - the Rangers signed Eovaldi. I would have been happier with him than with Carlos. Look at the Rangers new Rotation - We should have signed one of them if we were not SS obsessed
  21. mikelink45
    One from our own group is minimum, Some did not have to be spent on Sabato! And FA did not need Gallo.
  22. mikelink45
    I love your writing, but am I the only person who does not want to think about Carlos anymore? Really this is just too much for me. There are more players than Carlos who can lead us to a sub 500 season.
  23. mikelink45
    I suspect that I am not the only one who expected to see a really good pitcher emerge from the system. We were installing a system throughout minors and majors - we had some good arms and they were supposed to be gaining even more with the new systems in place. "On October 3, 2016, the Minnesota Twins hired Falvey as their executive vice president and chief baseball office" (wiki). This is not the first or second year, it is not just drafts from previous regimes. What were the expectations?
  24. mikelink45
    This is the issue. If you are Cohen these are not a problem, but the Nationals finished last - a terrible team, and the Angels were 20th - two below the Twins. If the Twins were carrying those two on their payroll we could all tune out and come back in 10 years. Could the Pohlads afford it? Sure. But they are not playing that game and we are not in NY of LA. The problem is that MLB is divided between 30 owners (all massively rich) but each independent personalities. Did Steinbrenner's spending change the league? No. Others did not follow. We rank 9th in Payroll (almost the same as our standings among all 30 teams. Of course our division winner Cleveland Guardians rank 26th in payroll. And Tampa Bay is 28th. No matter what we want, each team choses their own path, but they have to be smart in the path that they choose. We cannot afford to DFA players who still have rich contracts, but the big teams can. Again, it is the owner that chooses the path. But our owners have their path and our FO has their wisdom. The rest of us just react.
  25. mikelink45
    Interesting to see mlb.com rate the most improved systems and Cleveland is number 3 with its minor league system now ranked #3. "Cleveland certainly has a type. It selects a college pitcher with good control in the Draft, tightens up his stuff, adds a little velo and watches him take off as a Minor League starting pitcher." What did our FO miss in their Cleveland years?
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