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  1. mikelink45
    Financially he should be fine - $30 million is a good amount of money to live off the rest of his life. So it is not a dire situation and I think the Pirates and Miami both make sense for him. But I think about the Phillies and Ryan Howard - big man, big power, fell off quickly. Starting in age 31 season.
  2. mikelink45
    Twins vs Red Twins
  3. mikelink45
    Nice job - the trees are fun. Of course Escobar went to the Mets after going to the Brewers for Cooper Hummel and Alberto Ciprian. Hummel was in the majors with the Mariners last year. He is 27. He did not look that good, but he at least reached the majors. Ciprean seems to have disappeared. Escobar did collect his 1000th hit which is a real milestone. I did not follow up on the other trade names. Pierzynski was an outstanding catcher and Eduardo has proven to be an excellent infielder and hitter so we gained, but we also gave up quality.
  4. mikelink45
    Is he still with us or did we package him with Emilio Pagan and send him to the Yankees? What a strategy, draft a SS and package him with an unwanted quantity to clear the roster. I can hardly wait to see how the strategy plays out. And I am also waiting for the Twins to put together a bus to Cincinnati to see a roster of former Twins.
  5. mikelink45
    Fascinating. Slowly we are becoming the Reds. What have their records been?
  6. mikelink45
    Just not sure about this. I really need to see a bigger spreadsheet because I am not sure we have covered the bases with the quality we need.
  7. mikelink45
    Not what I would have done, but let's see how it plays out.
  8. mikelink45
    I believe that he might be related to Alfred E Neuman.
  9. mikelink45
    I just have to be the voice of so many of us fans - who cares! If people want jerseys and caps they will buy whatever is available, but fashion does not matter when I watch or listen to a game. As a person who gets most of my games on the radio it really is difficult for me to even tell you what they have had on for the last 62 years. But it is an off season attention getter so that is fine.
  10. mikelink45
    I believe that Target field is about to change its name to Mayo Clinic Field and we will now have concession stands where you can choose a quicky operation or just buy your favorite pills. Below the stands will the be the players area. Here we can treat all minor and otherwise inconvenient injuries and complaints. Also I believe that PEDs help cure core and muscle issues.
  11. mikelink45
    Lets build from within - rejects from other teams do not excite me.
  12. mikelink45
    This is an interesting exercise - if I sign Lopez and Pagan I immediately trade them. Mahle is an example of the FO not doing due diligence - same with Paddock. We are stuck with both and hope for the best. Yes we keep Urshela (unless a good trade surfaces). There is no question about the rest.
  13. mikelink45
    I like your take - he would make the rotation look great. In all the FA signings the length guarantees a few regret years, but right now the pitcher looks like he would make the biggest difference. Looking at the team without Correa we still have: CF - Celestine and Buxton with Gordon in reserve LF - Larnach, Gordon, Martin, Kiriloff RF - Kepler, Garlick, Larnach 3B - Urshela and Miranda with Polanco available to slide over SS - Martin, Lee, Lewis, Gordon, Polanco (until Lewis and Lee arrive it is not a strength but we can survive). 2B - Polanco, Julien, Arraez, Martin 1B - Arraez, Kiriloff, Miranda C - Jeffers, Isola, Leon (Our weakest position) You have already described the rotation and one more really good arm pushes us over the top into the middle ranked rotations. Then there is the BP with Duran/Alcala/Thielbar/Jax to anchor and some question marks behind them. We have the potential - we just need Terry Francona to put it together.
  14. mikelink45
    For some reason I think this FO really loves having Correa and our bid could be really serious and not just something to make fans think we tried. But then it is up to Boras and Correa.
  15. mikelink45
    Don't forget the impact in the Dugout and clubhouse. He made Correa an even better clubhouse personality. We won by subtraction and then found someone who could life the club with personality. He loses his temper in Chicago and gets suspended. His anger and his outbursts are negatives the Twins are glad to be rid of and we did an excellent job getting rid of him.
  16. mikelink45
    I could not even read all you wrote - Joey Gallo is just what we hate about Sano. We do not need another strikeout artist. 8 years and his total slash line is 199/325/469. I cannot stand the idea he is a very big NO
  17. mikelink45
    No - Pham In 2019 he looked good 273/369/450 Then in 2020 his regression began 211/312/312 and it did not pick up in 2021 In 2022 he was shuttled between three teams all hoping he would come back The last team was Boston 234/298/374 I know we love to get veterans that we can raise to new levels (how has that worked out?), but please no. Kyle Garlick can match this and if we are going to sign someone let's improve. The only thing Pham stands out for is his debate with Mike Trout over his fantasy team.
  18. mikelink45
    Casey Legumina - this is a Casey who? I hope I see why soon, but Sisk is the one I would have added, and I expect he will be gone. I also think teams will take a flyer on the catcher options. With the new bases and the possibility of a running game Helman is intriguing. I would say the same about Urbina and Severino. I wish them all well and I hope they are all chosen.
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    I would take Teoscar, but only if I got rid of Kepler.
  20. mikelink45
    How did the Donaldson get work out?
  21. mikelink45
    Forget it - we just signed Garlick - we are set.
  22. mikelink45
    No - none of them. I want anyone we pick up to be better than what we have - none of these are.
  23. mikelink45
    I like the closer - I like the confidence the team has when they have someone at the end that they will know can shut the door. Two inning closers are my favorite, but Lopez is not the answer for me.
  24. mikelink45
    I cannot make a judgment. I have not seen them both play, I am not qualified, I am just excited to see them progress and please do not let Royce go out on an icy day or play CF again. If Lee can stay healthy he will already be ahead of Lewis. Now I hope they let Lee progress as quick as possible - we are seeing a lot of young rookies the past three years, and get Lewis ready as quickly as possible.
  25. mikelink45
    Simple answer - YES. And that is an historic Yes. We have been led on by the Sano story, the video, the minor league stats, the rookie break-out and then the crash. The First round draft busts never got to a point that they truly disappointed - except to make the FO look bad. Nishioka was so bad that the expectations flagged as soon as he took the field - once again it was the FO. Donaldson did what he also had done, the fact that his attitude is a cancer is something the FO should have been aware of. But Sano seems like he is uncoachable. He regressed. Not being a three true outcome guy I was disappointed in the lack of plate discipline. The stupid statcast mph and distance measurements mesmerized him and no one seemed to be able to tell him that a HR counts the same no matter how hard or far it went. Nor did he understand that with players on base and the team needing a run that a hit of any kind might work and maybe with two strikes it might be a change of strategy by the batter. So yes in a big and loud way, I am very disappointed.
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