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  1. mikelink45
    NO - Lewis was better than him in St Paul, and he is back to being a pumpkin in Mpls. We need some new blood.
  2. mikelink45
    Best ERA of four twins pitchers today 4.74 - Lawrence - that will not do it. Lewis gets one hit today - this is not the guy we saw in St Paul which is why I am not impressed with Wallner in St Paul at this point - but then we have seen 3 - 18 the last five games and batting lead-off. Connor is a nice story - not a MLB starter at this point, but who else - keep running him out there and get the coaches working with him. Who is the batter we rely on? Bell hits HR 199 - but it is not exciting based on a 74 OPS+ for the year.
  3. mikelink45
    Outman being off the roster is a good thing - it is not a personal attack - I don't know him. But at this level every roster spot is precious and there is no reason not to have the best option all the time.
  4. mikelink45
    It is up to the coaches to get the right mix and coach him into success if all his pitches remain what we expect. Who has been his catcher? Try the other one.
  5. mikelink45
    It is so refreshing to read about good defense!
  6. mikelink45
    Keep him, keep Ryan - build the bullpen. Make us competitive again.
  7. mikelink45
    And we are paying for tickets - try the hot bats.
  8. mikelink45
    The Twins BP game might not have been such an aberration if Morris had done well. He has been a starter and could have gone more than two if he had been effective. I do agree that Parades could have gone another inning or two since he has mostly been a starter too. It is not the number of RP but the quality that counts and Rogers no longer has it. Lawrence is an interesting pick up but he has not passed the test. We have no shut down arm in the pen. Gomez has been the best arm so far.
  9. mikelink45
    I quit early on this game so I missed the errors and the errors that were not marked as errors. I feel like the Twins and baseball in general do not get called on errors like they should. Not sure if this is to give hitters more hits or helping the fielders, but it ends up distorting the pitching stats. I love good fielding and think that baseball needs to do some more glove work.
  10. mikelink45
    Why not - it won't ruin our teams winning streak - wait we lost last night. If he has a hot bat I want it doing well in Minneapolis.
  11. mikelink45
    I prefer to see rather than project. I asked Google about baseball projections and this is what I got - Baseball player projections are reasonably accurate on a macro level for league-wide averages, but highly unpredictable for individual player outcomes. Because projection systems predict a player's median outcome across thousands of simulations, they generally nail team-wide offensive trends while frequently missing on individual variables like injuries, slumps, or breakout seasons.
  12. mikelink45
    One problem he has is that we now have mediocre (lousy) catchers. But my only message is don't trade Ryan! We do not have another potential ace coming in and Lopez has now blown two seasons of his contract with injuries.
  13. mikelink45
    Promote him or trade him. The A's might like another of our rejected power hitters to go with Rooker.
  14. mikelink45
    I like that they pushed Prielipp to six innings. They could have changed earlier, but I love to see him stretched. What has happened with SWR? Any club claiming him? My big question is about catcher interference - are we setting a new record? Both Jackson and Caratini getting called for it. I don't remember many games where it has been an issue, but we seem to have something that needs to change. Add that to Caraini's inability to stop the steal and a blocked plate call and we have had too many catcher mistakes.
  15. mikelink45
    Lewis has his bat working - time to bring him up and let him debut for a trade. How long before Prielipp and Morris leave the Prospect list? When they do who replaces them.
  16. mikelink45
    I need an update on how the OF prospects rank in terms of promotion. With all the injuries it seems as if Mendes has jumped the line.
  17. mikelink45
    I have been wondering if Clemens playing centerfield is a step towards dropping Outman. I sure hope so.
  18. mikelink45
    Fun speculation.
  19. mikelink45
    I have wondered why Tait has gotten so much love over Diaw. I put Diaw in the lead and we need catchers.
  20. mikelink45
    I love this - my disagreement is in the list of honorable mention - if you can't hit 250 in the minors I am not impressed with the hitting. Seeing Sabato number one is shocking. I gave up on him 2 years ago - now I would love to see him replace Bell - why not? I am also delighted to see Olivar up there. Jackson and Caratini are not a pair want to see on the team next year. It will be interesting to see where Mendez fits in with the Walker/Emma promotions (of course if he stays healthy he has a big advantage). Fedko just seems to be in limbo even when the team keeps Outman - My head hurts trying to figure this out. What is the major league potential for Ross? He has the Keaschall, Lee, Culpepper, Gray, Kreidler, Lewis and Marek log jam to work throught so how does he rank in this grouping?
  21. mikelink45
    How lucky are the Twins to be in this division? We would be fifth in the AL East, 4th in the AL west, last in NL central, 4th in NL west, and 4th in NL east. We are 21st in combined overall standings and tenth in combined AL standing. We are just not good and I am afraid we are descending not ascending.
  22. mikelink45
    HELP!
  23. mikelink45
    A sad day - good for Lee - Parades got his mlb debut - what else can I say about the team that is nice? It might take a while. So Ober who has had three clunkers in a row is now IL. Zebby is looking like the same Zebby that failed the last two years. What is our rotation? Ryan, Bradley....help! Will Morris start a game? Will Klein? Then if we take them out of the BP- what do we do in the Pen? I have no faith in the pitching Codies. But wasn't it nice that they Outman a chance to PH? 654 - that is his total - not OPS, but AOPS - all three of his slash line added together. What more does he have to do to be cut?
  24. mikelink45
    This is who we are - we just need to keep shuffling the pieces until we are ready to climb out of the hole. Ober has not done well in any of the three games since his Maddux - no way to cover up. The trouble with Ober's change up is that his fastball is already a change up. I am enjoying Lee's resurgence and hoping this game got Keaschall back! Larnach has been okay, but where is his power? Martin is coming down from his great start. Funderburk and Lawyerson are not going to rescue the BP. I am just going to enjoy baseball and wait until the team sorts out what the future will look like.
  25. mikelink45
    I am amazed - you need a wow emoji. But I am actually quite pleased to see the organization take bold moves with SWR, Lewis, Wallner. In the past we just hung on to poor performances. Now the team is saying produce or move on. I like. What will be next?
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