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Ranking the Twins' Top 5 Hitters By Level of Trust
mikelink45 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Where does Miranda rank now? Like all the other posters I want Arraez first. Buxton does belong here. It's hard for me to rank 4 or 5.- 15 replies
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Nick Gordon Is Quietly Filling the Royce Lewis Void
mikelink45 replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I am delighted to see him get some positive coverage. He has really stepped up for us Whether he is bumped by Lewis or Steer in the future he has shown he belongs in the majors. -
Tough loss. I know we still won the series but this is Baltimore and we should be able to score three or more runs. Tired of Wells looks like somebody who is a significant loss for the team that is in need of arms. But good for him.
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Twins' Bullpen Needs Some Fresh Faces
mikelink45 replied to Cody Pirkl's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Winder needs to be a starter. If Archer can only go four innings he is perfect for long relief. Not sure about the other two, but why not?- 33 replies
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Miguel Sanó’s Looming Return
mikelink45 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Along minor league rehab would be great especially if he looks really good in the rehab. Then we have some value, but not very much. It's not just twins daily readers will have seen him flail too many times. -
Thielbar had me nervous. It felt like s BP meltdown coming. Thank you Ryan, Arraez and Buxton. Glad to see Miranda continuing to hit.
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Twins Minor League Hitter of the Month - June 2022
mikelink45 replied to David Youngs's topic in Twins Minor League Talk
Yes he deserves it. But what about Jake Cave - does he get another chance? Where? And has anyone seen Aaron Sabato 214/34-/386?? Wallner has definitely passed this first rounder.- 9 replies
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Minnesota’s Return for Berrios Continues to Look Better
mikelink45 replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Minor League Talk
Is this wishful thinking? Right now neither side has won this trade and only in MN would we want to make it look like we did. Until Martin and Richardson make it to the big leagues it does not mean anything. Will Berrios turn things around? Let's not congratulate ourselves until we really have something to brag about.- 69 replies
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At this point, any arm that can throw strikes should be immediately put on the MLB roster. This is really getting depressing.
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Guardians 5, Twins 3: We've Seen This Ending Before
mikelink45 replied to David Youngs's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Not sure what the response is - one thing that we found out is why they have not used Thornburg - DFA? Who is next? With Thornburg going so bad wasn't there another arm we could have tried? Archer needs to go to the pen. 4 Innings is not a SP! But he is a good long reliever.- 103 replies
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The only question I have is who has a live arm that can come up and spend the rest of the year in the Twins BP - no matter what level they are at?
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What an adventure in venting this thread has been. Unfortunately it is justified. When Pagan came in my response was - NO! But who do you bring in. We used our only good RP already in the game and we have a mystery man wearing Thornburg jerseys but obviously not to be used under any circumstances. I still think we should bring up healthy minor league arms and use them in the BP. Anything but another Pagan meltdown. I know we are not the only team struggling with BP , but teams seem to figure it out. How are the Yankees doing it? These are not names we all knew except for Chapman and he is out with an injury. It is desperate times and as much as everyone thinks third time through the lineup is bad, we need SP to go 7 - 9 (a complete game - never).
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Carlos Correa Will Opt Out, Then What for the Twins?
mikelink45 replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I am not saying we dump lots of money in the BP, but I do think we can invest more and better than what we have. I also think the majority of money goes to one more starter, My post is simply the fact that I like Correa, but to think he is worth more than what we are already paying him makes no sense to me.- 37 replies
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Carlos Correa Will Opt Out, Then What for the Twins?
mikelink45 replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
And that is because the bullpen doesn't mean anything. Just like tonight who cares just throw any arm out there- 37 replies
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3 Pitchers That Improved Under Wes Johnson
mikelink45 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
highly subjective - was it Wes? We will never know. Is he responsible for Duffey failing this year? Or Pagan imploding?- 4 replies
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Carlos Correa Will Opt Out, Then What for the Twins?
mikelink45 replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
If he opts out - move on. Fill the pen and one more SP. If he stays I am happy, but its not my money.- 37 replies
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No - as soon as I saw Winder in your offer it was off the table - why send our Zac Gallen and a group of prospects for their Zac Gallen? And then you throw in Balazovic. This makes no sense to me. Let's plug them into our Archer and Bundy spots for next year and move on. o
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One Prospect That Can Fill the Royce Lewis Void
mikelink45 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
As this year's Miranda, he has really blossomed and looks ready, but remember that they did not bring up Miranda last year so probably won't bring up Steer this year - especially because there is no urgency unless an injury or a trade happens.- 30 replies
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Another terrific game. It's really a shame that Smeltzer had to lose his victory today but I really can't blame Rocco on that one. He's only got so many relief pictures to use. Which means of course at the front office is really guilty ones well that set up games like the first one today. What I really like is seeing Winder take charge the way he did today. He has to be part of the regular rotation he's earned it. I don't know who moves out and I don't know if they move anyone out, but more important they have to keep him going. And Smeltzer has to keep his spot too.
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Maybe we can trade him and an injured Paddock for Taylor Rogers!
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After today's game I think you might want to edit your essay and remove Emilio from the list. Not sure who to put in, but Pagan is a disaster. I guess you can give me Moran over Pagan, but I think it is difficult to get past three RP at this point.
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I really enjoy these summaries - We are now at a point where the prospect list really means something. I look at Martin and think he needs to drop while Steer has to rise. The pitchers I like are either on the IL or just off it. Enlow and Henriquez look like pitchers who are dropping in the rankings, although I do not know who is next from the prospects that are not currently ranked. Miranda must be close to coming off the list because of MLB ABs. I am delighted that he has recovered from his weak start. Former prospect Larnach has now had two seasons start well and go south. I hope he can recover and get back on track. But from this list who comes up to pitch? Sands seems to win because everyone else is injured, too far down in their minors, or not performing. Who would you bring up?
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