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  1. mikelink45
    I like where you are going, but I have to say I tuned out the all-star team a decade ago. In the old days of Ted Williams and Willie Mays they played the game to win and it had some classic moments. Now we just have a turnstile that puts players in and out so they can get their tv moments and when the game is decided it is not the starters but the extras that are on the field. If you want a skills contest put a bucket in RF/LF/CF. Each batter gets six attempts to hit to the bucket - the one that gets the closest to each in the winner. The problem with other skills, like fielding and pitching is the chance for injury and no one wants to lose a player from an all-star injury.
  2. mikelink45
    I have been without internet for a few days here in Alaska and checked in to see how we were doing with the White Sox I'm not sure it was a good thing to check in. Once again we go against a good team and fold up there was no contest except for the one game and we are supposed to be making a statement. Losing Jeffers hurts the most because you don't have any real catching depth as an earlier article on TD emphasize There are a lot of mysteries to solve coming out of the All-Star game. How do we get relief pitching and starting pitching are already discussed in all of the post and I don't have any idea. Who you trade and who you get. the minors don't seem to help the answers. Sano looks ready but where does he play and do we need him? Can he pitch, can you catch? And then there is the Buxton question. Do you continue to keep them in the top of the lineup when he's in these slumps? Does he continue to take up the DH role when he's not heading?
  3. mikelink45
    I understand all the Balazovic comments, I was really expecting him to rise to MLB this year, but now I wonder where he will drop to in the prospect rankings? Will there be new rankings at the All star break? Our AAA staff really does not seem ready to step up to help the Twins on the mound. A lot of disappointing arms like others have pointed out.
  4. mikelink45
    In a generous Minnesota nice gesture we went in and lost a game so Tony doesn't have to worry about losing his job this week
  5. mikelink45
    What is our identity? We are not a bullpen team, we do not have a shut down rotation, our power is average, our fielding is only average - is that the answer - we are a team of averages playing in a division filled with flaws?
  6. mikelink45
    His recent hitting to get from 192 to 211 pushed him up. Sanchez is just what we expected, but I thought his power would have him above Jeffers. Godoy is filler - nothing more.
  7. mikelink45
    Thanks for this look at the positions. So catcher is basically League average when we combine Sanchez and Jeffers. What would it be if we just had Jeffers and not Sanchez?
  8. mikelink45
    With Catchers hitting such a miserable rate all over they are becoming the pitchers in the lineup - soon we will have two DHs and one will be for catcher.
  9. mikelink45
    I think Jeffers is set - we have to live with what he brings, but he should be able to bring up his hitting statistics. I do not know what is wrong, but it seems like he has had a better approach the last two weeks. Sanchez is set to be a FA - do we resign him? If not do we rely on Jeffers and Godoy? That is when it gets really bad.
  10. mikelink45
    I need more from DH. He basically weakens two positions - DH and C. But what happens when he is a FA?
  11. mikelink45
    Just a baseball game - this one had nothing special to comment on except for the fact that we are lucky and not famous the Brewer Aces. We struggle with the good teams and that is what the FO needs to recognize. Winder has enough good games that he is allowed to have one mediocre one.
  12. mikelink45
    Start and extend pitch count!
  13. mikelink45
    Nice review of his hitting. Your statistics confirm what we think we see
  14. mikelink45
    It's time for a win streak. Winning one of three in this awkward manner is not that exciting. Being in first place is, but I want more
  15. mikelink45
    Thank you for the realism you bring to your reports
  16. mikelink45
    Thank you. He is the selection I question the most. His 214/340/386 line is pretty weak - I hope it is injury related, but last years 189/365/386 line makes me think he just does not have it like Wallner does.
  17. mikelink45
    Nicely done - I really liked your review of the players traded and how they turned out. While we have really not had a good RP trade record in the last few years - we certainly have moved some potential pieces away from the Twins - Rogers with 23 saves and a whip under 1! Sorry I hated that trade on day one. Brusdar Graterol - 3 saves, 1.17 WHIP 0.3 WAR. Ryan Pressly - 18 saves, 1.083 whip - who reminds me of the Taylor Rogers trade. Liam Hendriks does not count - I understand why they did not keep him, but I wish they had. And there is Tyler Wells - 1.8 WAR 7 - 4 3.28 era. Berrios has been a disappointment this year, but I would still take him. How about a rotation with him, Wells, Gibson, Hill, Odorizzi? Not all world, but is it better than what we have? Sometimes it is just about getting more from what you have and I want to see Price as long relief, I want to see more of the young arms in the BP - Cole Sands, Schulfer... forget the normal progression - get them up and give them some RP innings.
  18. mikelink45
    As a Twin fan I am very much in favor of Arraez being an all-star, but his versatility creates a problem. Some still see him as a 2B vs Altuve, others a 1B versus Guerrero and other sluggers. He did not have a valid chance and that is okay. We all love Buxton, but we are Twins fans. His BA, his streakiness, and his rest days and DH days reduce his viability as an all-star. I did not vote for him. I am not a fan of Stanton either, but he is having a good year for the run away Yankees. I would take Tucker from the Astros.
  19. mikelink45
    Good observation - in a league and time when everyone is desperate for RP our DFA squad says a lot about their value.
  20. mikelink45
    Has anyone seen Aaron Sabata lately, I understand we once chose him in the first round? I am looking for a lot of movement in the Twins system and am glad Steer and Wallner are getting recognition.
  21. mikelink45
    Schulfer to the pen - next arm, step right up.
  22. mikelink45
    12 runs in two games against 39 - 43 Texas and we lost both! What is the analysis - they scored 15. What is next? When is that summer win streak supposed to start? And why was Luis not starting. He comes in for one AB and gets one hit!
  23. mikelink45
    I just got in to Ketchikan and finally found wifi - I was hoping for better news that this. I love being in first place, but we have not shown the killer instinct against bad teams and I am not seeing us in competition with the Yankees, Dodgers, Astros, Rays, Jays, or Red Sox when the season ends. Please FO do something to change this perspective. I loved seeing Byron back in the field, but twice worried he was injured again and his bat is still HR or nothing. Gordon and Arraez continue to do what we need from them. Jeffers is over .200!!! But SP has now joined RP as a big concern.
  24. mikelink45
    Someone has to drive in the runs and our stats for RISP say that the men who get a hit when it counts are extremely important.
  25. mikelink45
    “Durability trumps ability,” Bud Grant. Buxton is most valuable when he is in CF. So far he has been in the field 42 games out of 85 - just under half. He has 22 HRs, he is batting 216 and has only a 291 OPS - is that an offensive star? I love Buxton when he gives us the entire package, but with his speed and ability did we really expect this level of play? Glamour weeks and dreadful weeks. I did expect more on the bases too. Expectations are sky high, but he has not come close to meeting them for more than half the games and if they can baby him to 100 games this year he will be far short of 100 defensive games. 8 years 511 games started - an average of 63.
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