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  1. mikelink45
    Nice try - but please do not match us with the Yankees in the playoff.
  2. mikelink45
    I have questioned his prospect ranking since we got him. No position and no outstanding attributes at bat - his reputation has been built on his draft position. I don't see him in the bigs for a while and every other team can see what he is doing so the value for a real asset SP is nil. If you want to move on someone who has stock rising it is Steer. Strike now. We do not have a place for him on the roster so get some value (unless we are ready to move Polanco and plug Steer in).
  3. mikelink45
    The best assessment I can make is that the Yankees never quit. No matter the score, no matter the inning. They keep going. We started out great, but the last three innings are where the Yanks shine. And our BP???????????????? Come back Ryan, glad you got a warm up start, but get back to the Twins. Then who. I suspect he will replace Sands, but we need someone to move Bundy out of the rotation.
  4. mikelink45
    He is in the rotation until we get a full rotation again and someone steps up and takes him out. But who. I had hoped Balazovic would be here and I thought Canterino might be ready to jump up, I had hoped Winder would stay healthy. And I hoped Ober would continue what he did last year. And we hoped Gray would lead the staff! No such luck. So we have Archer, Bundy, Smeltzer, Sands, and ??? And I do not want to touch the bullpen. And still we are in first place. What next?
  5. mikelink45
    So sad to see Rodriguez and Canterino go down - a real setback for both. I know that Canterino has been treated to limited innings and pitches, but obviously that is not enough to prevent an injury. The Saints offense is great and players are waiting for a call up, but with the Twins lineup now set I do not see where these players will fit into the MLB roster.
  6. mikelink45
    It felt like a holiday - but I went outside and no fireworks. But we beat the Yankees. As Aggies7 pointed out it was 2015 - 7 years ago that we won big against the Yankees and then you have to go back to the 90s. Was this a playoff victory - can we pretend it is and erase that weight from Twins fandom? Probably not, but boy did this feel good. If I were the Yankees I would make Stanton throw away his glove and be the permanent DH.
  7. mikelink45
    I did not mean to imply that he was the worst, but I still wonder how our replacements rank.
  8. mikelink45
    Jax/Pagan/Moran??? If we want to be playoff ready we need to have someone we can count on.
  9. mikelink45
    He really has his act together - but where can he play in Minneapolis. The prospects are stacking up. I imagine Kiriloff, Lewis, then Steer as the pecking order.
  10. mikelink45
    We have to disagree here. The game was 5 - 4 - yes the Yankees were leading, but do you give up in the seventh inning. Duffey might come back again, but this was potentially a winnable game. At that point you shut down the Yankees if you have the arm to do it and try to manufacture a run in the next three innings.
  11. mikelink45
    What happens when Miranda is there? Is it better, the same, or worse? I see Lewis suggested and I want him to play again, but have no idea if he can do 3B. After another long absence he will be back in St Paul for rehab at some point. The Yankees wanted to tighten up the defense at SS and 3B and we provided them with the answers. Now we have to examine our own options.
  12. mikelink45
    I listened to the entire game - punishment - and was going to wait for this posting to come up, but after another Yankee beat down I just had enough. I watched Rocco get thrown out for a dumb argument, not one worth leaving the dugout for. He should have left the dugout earlier before bringing in Duffey. Our parade of BP arms must have really scared the Yankees. Unfortunately Sands is pitching because we have run out of starters so I excuse him, but the rest of the staff was all over the place. If the umpires missed some calls the RP also missed some throws. When you are all over the place it is a lot harder to concentrate on the zone. I believe the Yankees pitchers had the same ump. So who do we trust in the BP? Rogers (oops), Duran, maybe Alcala if he is back? But the rest are just inning eaters who get lucky some times. The thing is, if they are not lucky, pull them Rocco - they are only required to face three hitters, not give up three runs. We need Arraez and I hope he is able to play, we need early season Buxton who was getting the MVP treatment and not the injured slumper. Polanco needs to stay hot, Correa has to come back with a scorching bat and Miranda and Larnach need to get their bats going again. Other than that and the fact we don't have our top three starters we should be fine. It is only the Yankees.
  13. mikelink45
    I think he was ready to go home - he watched Duffey and Minaya walk the bases loaded and he waited as usual for too long. With Duffey's record how could he call on him and worse how could he not have a quick hook?
  14. mikelink45
    Sanchez needs to be C, Garlick is only against LH, Arraez and Miranda have 1B unless Kiriloff takes it. It is between those three for DH and 1B.
  15. mikelink45
    Kiriloff - no one else. Please. First I read about Martin Perez and now Sano and Pagan - I need an antacid.
  16. mikelink45
    No. This is the most disturbing idea I have seen in the last month. Do we not remember Perez? 10 - 7 5.88 era, 1.52 Whip
  17. mikelink45
    Some players just cannot escape injury like Buxton. It is why I am concerned about Kirilloff.
  18. mikelink45
    True but his first year gave us hope.
  19. mikelink45
    At this point IL Buxton and Polanco if they are really hurting. With this much talent, why use players who are not at their best?
  20. mikelink45
    At this point he is our number one catcher - who could have predicted that or for that matter Jeffers decline.
  21. mikelink45
    I hope you are right
  22. mikelink45
    If we had a fully functioning BP we could DFA him, but we don't. We have a lot of guys that can look good for a week or two and that is all. The promotion of Alcala back to the pen could be the excuse for an IL stint. I do not look for Duffey to be here next year. If we cut bait with Rogers I cannot see a reason to be sentimental with Duffey. Someone will pick him up and he will be fine, but we need more quality and dependability.
  23. mikelink45
    Wally Pipp is a name that comes up whenever a player loses his position because of injury. Right now, Celestino, Kepler, Larnach, Garlick, Gordon, and occasionally Buxton make a good OF and Miranda and Arraez are good at 1B. DH is the only place I see for him right now unless he replaces the two I list at 1B and they DH. I have looked forward to Lewis and Kirilloff for a long time. I love the team we have now, but it is disappointing that the two of them are not on it.
  24. mikelink45
    Nice thought provoking article. Buxton since his opening weeks had been a negative. Half of Buxton's value is in the field, not DH. And when his bat is not working DH is a negative. I hate to see him out again, but right now he is not contributing and a random day off is not working. I do not know the answer, but I agree with your evaluations of Gordon, Celestino, Larnach and Garlick. Not sure where Kiriloff plays - 1B was his until Miranda and Arraez took over. DH is more open since Sanchez looks to become the regular C. But none of those moves helps get the potential Buxton magic replaced.
  25. mikelink45
    As usual you write a good review that keeps balance and perspective on the Twins week. Alcala is the most important returnee - Duffey just cannot be trusted. I was thinking of writing a forum asking who do you trust? In the BP, Duran is the man, and no one else looks that dependable. I know Hamilton has a nice game, but he was cut by Philadelphia and their BP has been a disaster. Alcala could be the number two man in the pen very early. Smith has come back to Earth, Jax looks good, but has the potential to blow up too. And Rocco continues to pull starters early and leave RP in too long - it is confusing. Bundy and Archer are not the answers, Winder looked great, but his injuries are a bad sign, two years in a row. Ober should be a 4 or 5, not a 3. Smeltzer is like one of those old time western heroes riding in to save the day. Can he keep it up? Your essay creates lots of reflection (such as Jeffers potential and future).
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