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  1. mikelink45
    My preference is a trade for a pitcher using the excess talent that we are supposed to have at second base.
  2. mikelink45
    I agree that we have young players to fill the gaps and we need to get them in the majors along with those who have already come but I don't believe that we are more than a 500 team which means that we need to start looking at places where we have excess strength and people like polanco if they have value need to be traded for what we need. The team we currently have proved to be at 481 and thus any argument the good shape has to look at the reality of our team versus those we are competing with. I do believe we need another starting pitcher, not because we don't have a lot of good arms, but we don't have the stopper. Jack Morris was the difference Maker for us in 1991 and we need that kind of arm on our staff.
  3. mikelink45
    Time to consider our infield surplus is trade candidates to get the pitcher we need. It appears that we have the candidates to fill the holes if we can find somebody who wants our current talent.
  4. mikelink45
    I'm ready to wait for the young player to take over and we got three choices for that. That's where we get long-term repeat Short stops like we had with gagne and Versalles. The biggest contract for the Superstar is not the solution for me. Develop that short stuff. So Houston did and when they star gets too pricey they were ready with another one to fill this place
  5. mikelink45
    He is a star - that is not my argument but his salary and more years of commitment are not things I support. It is not a stat issue, it is the fact that we are better to develop players who will get better the next five years instead of committing to someone who might decline over those years.
  6. mikelink45
    The Guardians had one star and great pitching and great defense. They got to the playoffs and even won two against the Yankees. Correa was not going to carry the team and we would have been in the same place in the standings without him. Maybe signing pitchers who are not ready for the IL might be a better strategy.
  7. mikelink45
    OK - we disagree. His play got us to .481 and 3rd place. Where would we have been without him?
  8. mikelink45
    And we go back to the junk pile. Picking assets from the last place team allows us to have a last place team as well. Let's fill with what we have until Martin, Lee, Lewis step in. With luck that will not be long. Correa led us to 3rd place and a 481 percentage. With KC and Detroit still in the division I suspect we can get away with a patchwork for a while.
  9. mikelink45
    I can only point to the Angels with the two best AL players - how often have they won. Where would we have finished without Correa. Sorry I do not see a long term extravagant contract to Correa doing us any good. And I repeat - Houston let Pena play and get a 4.8 WAR as a rookie while we had Correa with 5.4 WAR. For those who like HRs both hit 22. Correa had one more AB. Pena - $700,000, Correa $35,000,000. Is .5 WAR worth .6 WAR? I agree that Houston has a better all around team, but Correa is not taking us to the playoffs and that money can be spent better in other ways. One position player does not make a team great. I know this will upset many of you who want to see the Twins spend money, but I am not one who buys into this get Correa quickly - we cannot afford to lose him. For the majority of the season he was average - then he made his salary push for the end of the season and the results? He looks better, the Twins team stunk.
  10. mikelink45
    No! I am completely for moving on. SS remorse is ahead for a lot of teams overpaying for players who will be moved to 2B or 3B. Does Houston miss him? Pena is cheaper, younger, and doing well. We have three potential young replacements - save the money and get a really good pitcher.
  11. mikelink45
    Not excited by Enlow, never have been. Stashak does not have the qualities we need, but I would DFA Pagan first.
  12. mikelink45
    But how was it at the end? That is more of a predictor for next year.
  13. mikelink45
    I like your summary - especially the last sentence.
  14. mikelink45
    I loved your details in this, but still maintain that we need hits - I am not against HRs. I just like a complete approach to the game.
  15. mikelink45
    It is always fun to see things that challenge our viewpoint. I do like the idea of Arraez at third base. I hope that celestino continues to be our bench our fielder and ready to jump in when Buxton goes back to the hospital. After watching the Houston Astros and their rookie shortstop defeat Seattle last night I have to shake my head at how much we're paying Correa.
  16. mikelink45
    I really enjoyed that. What a great look back and what a reminder of how hard it is to count on minor league pitchers to succeed in the majors. We're seeing some of that right now with our top prospects. I hope you will do this with some of the other years as well
  17. mikelink45
    One last thought. Houston believed in this young shortstop and it has paid off. For more than 40 million a year less they have filled that position. Now we need to get our young guys in that shortstop.
  18. mikelink45
    If you watched the playoff games last night you saw teams win with singles and multiple hits in San Diego and Cleveland. These teams wouldn't give up and didn't play for just a home run. There is a lesson there. I also saw some stolen bases, bunts and pitchers going more than one inning. We also saw some very good managers who are not tied to their computers. I love seeing the guardians who everybody has underestimated. They may not win it all, but they beat the Yankees two game so far. I hope Rocco is still watching and learning from them.
  19. mikelink45
    Good reflection Let's hope we go young or get quality
  20. mikelink45
    Did anyone notice that the Guardians beat the Yankees today and won a playoff game with bloop singles. Oh, wait, you have to have exit velocity to win - right? I love the way the Guardians play. Rocco - please look up from your computer and watch Francona manage.
  21. mikelink45
    I just watched MLB.com talk about Bruce Sutter who averaged almost 2 innings per relief appearance at his peak - a number of years. Starters pitching more innings, relievers pitching more innings. What a difference and not a good one. We need some new paradigms.
  22. mikelink45
    Okay - I like Gladden - so you do not. I question Rocco - you do not. The training staff is a scape goat - maybe they are guilty. Nothing can be proved, but at the end of the season if you read the TD posts a lot of very strong Twin followers are ready for the Vikings or some other alternatives and the attendance was down. Fun to exchange these notes, but in the long run, neither of us will change our minds.
  23. mikelink45
    It is all about prospects - If the Twins think their farm covers their needs we will have no big signings. This is not a team that goes that big. We sign Donaldson and soon see that was bad so we trade him. We sign Correa but know he will opt out after one big year. I do not expect anything earthshaking.
  24. mikelink45
    Attendance down Enthusiasm for the team low Bad ending which is damaging to fan enthusiasm Too many injuries - they got rid of the trainer Returning from injuries not coming close to projections Not enough quality pitchers The best starter frustrated with the early hook Not enough RP to cover all the Rocco innings Poor fielding Poor baserunning We exceeded projections most of the season, then exceeded them in the wrong way So we bring back the same coaching staff. We get rid of Smeltzer and Cave. Correa Opts out (how much would we have to pay him this time? Better do some things to bring the enthusiasm level back up or the first item on my list will not rise next year. Maybe Varland continues the trend of rookie Starting day pitchers and Wallner is in RF and they work the hometown angle to get the fans - who else do we have from MN?
  25. mikelink45
    Not excited about these options - in many ways Kiner-Falefa was the perfect signing. He had 2.9 WAR and less power than Correa, but he had decent ABs - better than many of our players and would have been with us another year. I know he was the price we paid to get rid of Donaldson, but.... None of the high enders should become Twins - I do not like the long term megabuck deals and there will be a lot of buy remorse in a few years. I do like the KC ide However I also think that Martin is the real answer - and even possibly a high rising Lee (I would love that). Forget overpaying and hoping for luck from without.
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