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  1. mikelink45
    Let's combine this article with the previous one by Cody Christi. We need a good right handed bat more than a pinch runner. Bring up Gonzales. Get rid of Outman.
  2. mikelink45
    A change up is a change of pace - when his fastball is the same as his changeup it will not work. I wish him well, but I do not think this is the answer.
  3. mikelink45
    Too early to judge. I am not a fan of FIP and prefer to see the results on the field. Right now he's just a pitcher and that's fine this early in the season. Ace talk needs to wait until later in August. Our concern should be for Ober and Abel and the fact that Zebby has not looked good in AAA.
  4. mikelink45
    I feel sorry for Lee - for all the pressure and all the criticism. All the baseball ratings while he was in the minors can't be that far off. I think 16 more games for he and Culpepper might make the team decision, but I feel like the team has failed Lee. It isn't his fault we traded Correa and thrust him into a full time SS position. So we compare him to Correa who has o.5 War and 112 OPS while Lee is -0.2 and 28. That is tough. I hope Lee turns things around. His top 100 rankings. Baseball America Pre-2023 #45 Pre-2024 #35 Baseball America: The best source for minor league news and info Major League Baseball Pre-2023 #31 Pre-2024 #18 Prospect ratings from Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com Baseball Prospectus Pre-2023 #37 Pre-2024 #52 Prospect ratings from Baseball Prospectus
  5. mikelink45
    Now we get the Tigers, Blue Jays and Red Sox. Everyone struggles in the early season so we can wake up against good teams or drift to our natural position in the standings. By the way, where is Tom Pohlad?
  6. mikelink45
    We jump all the way to 21 in OBP, and 27 in Slugging.
  7. mikelink45
    Keaschall and Bradley!
  8. mikelink45
    My biggest take away is how lousy our defense is - including Caratini at Catcher. If we are going to let Jeffers go and replace him with Caratini there will be a new SB record. And Matt Wallner - 5 hits, 16 Ks. Where are the coaches. Add in the missed ABS challenges and Wallner is a net negative. -0.2 WAR already. He has talent, can anyone get him to show it?
  9. mikelink45
    I have the same issues and you stated them well. His HR/RBI is ridiculous. Someone has to have some statistic that shows he is the only one in the lineup that comes up with no one on base. Of course we have seen that disproved already this year.
  10. mikelink45
    I agree with all your points - produce or move on. Why waste time. Wallner's Ks are killers. His occasional HR can't offset all those wasted ABs. He can do better and he should if he wants a career.
  11. mikelink45
    I am down on Wallner - even though I want him to succeed. He not only strikes out - he watches too many strikes. I find that kind of batting very painful.
  12. mikelink45
    I am still wrapped up in the future. Letting Jeffers go we have Caratini and Jackson at catcher. That feels like a real step backwards. Are they think Tait will surprise us all and make it in 27?
  13. mikelink45
    too early
  14. mikelink45
    The biggest takeaway for me is Wallner - I don't mean his challenge - it is obvious he does not know a strike zone and his ability to stand and watch a third strike go by seems like a good ticket for a bench seat.
  15. mikelink45
    After three games there's not much to make hard decisions on. Buxton and Ryan are the great players we expect. Last night just a three-game decision. The only other thought I had was on Auston Martin who has been known for bad decisions on the base paths and in the field and that just seems to continue. His basic baseball IQ seems lacking.
  16. mikelink45
    Game one - Ryan look great. Buxton got a triple A really close game. Not a lot that can be really judged on the basis of this one game with 161 to follow. It's just nice to have baseball back.
  17. mikelink45
    I know that but the rave reviews I've read on here would seem to make he and Emma and Gonzalez to be more in the 70 range than 60
  18. mikelink45
    Actually I'm disappointed if 60 is the highest and we only have one at that ranking.
  19. mikelink45
    Gone
  20. mikelink45
    Can't wait for the season to begin and speculation can end
  21. mikelink45
    I am always pleased when a player forces his way onto the team and Zebby has disappointed me. MY only other regret is not having Emma on the opening day roster. I think the pitching is looking promising and if Ober struggles I hope there is a quick hook and a call up to replace him.
  22. mikelink45
    Time for a rewrite
  23. mikelink45
    Okay we pair this pen with underperforming Ober and a group of young pitchers all with ERAs over 5 - looks like a powerful mix to me.
  24. mikelink45
    I would say no because I say no, but this is a team that allowed one player to go 0 - 30 as a pinch hitter!
  25. mikelink45
    Good summary, but less than stellar rotation outlook. It was the part of the team that we were most confident in, but to summarize what you have written - Lopez out, Ryan with back issue, Ober not showing that he is back in form. Then we have SWR, Abel, Matthews, Festa, Bradley. SWR seems like the sure bet. SWR lifetime 4.21 ERA is far above the other 5.12,4.86,6.23,5.92 Our pitching coach has lots of arms to work with - what will he do with them?
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