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  1. mikelink45
    I do not want to subtract the two positives from a negative pitching staff with the hope that we can find someone who someday maybe can be almost as good as what we trade. No thanks. Develop what we have in the minors, sign quality instead of quantity in FA and keep moving forward. I am sorry Cruz is going, but we can possibly replace him. Rogers and Berrios we cannot.
  2. mikelink45
    Good to see the exTwins, rehab or not, do what they are supposed to do. Not sure where they all fit on the current roster, but trade time needs to provide the right mix by the end of the season.
  3. mikelink45
    I do not see that as a possibility. But beyond that I seldom find the trades I see to be enticing. Most of them are about giving up today for hope tomorrow.
  4. mikelink45
    I am interested, not excited. Two years from now when we see development we can start to get excited.
  5. mikelink45
    Yuck - make these trades and I will be throwing the snowballs
  6. mikelink45
    Nicely done. Even older than Richard, I too love baseball on the radio. I no longer have a transistor radio under my pillow and have to turn to streaming because of my travel, but there is no more soothing sound than a good baseball game and competent announcers.
  7. mikelink45
    The future is not Refsnyder, Garlick or Cave - putting them back on the roster serves no purpose. They might all be great guys, but this season is not about winning an extra game, but rather for preparing for 2022 and beyond.
  8. mikelink45
    Sorry, but we never let go of Ortiz, why would we let go of Baddoo? It is too good of a story.
  9. mikelink45
    I know that is true, but in these brief descriptions the quotes I put in really stand out.
  10. mikelink45
    What you did not cover is our Tommy John rate with hard throwers. Our prospect list is half IL list.
  11. mikelink45
    I have to admit, I know nothing about these draft picks. No Clue. But I read the descriptions - "does not have the most range in the world", "While the ERA is not promising,", "as he put up a 5.23 ERA in 82 and 2/3 innings pitched and he struggled in the College World Series.", "won't flash any specific plus traits", "after a disappointing performance this spring for the Bruins he fell down draft boards", and "here were some concerns on how good his arm would be after coming back from Tommy John surgery," These are comments from the summaries. Wait and see, good luck guys. Maybe one of you will walk across a MLB diamond, but have fun while you try.
  12. mikelink45
    Might be true, but it is still my wish. What does another start by Happ mean for the future? Who cares about Coloumbe, Law, Robles after this season? I am not interested in a winning second half, I want a winning season. Push the envelop.
  13. mikelink45
    The Twins added one of the TD top 50, what does that mean? Wait and see.
  14. mikelink45
    I just went back to TD rankings before the draft you had him number 20. Pretty good!
  15. mikelink45
    What I want and it will not happen is for Winder, Barnes, even Balazovic to get in the game. It is time to look for the future and a BP games accomplishes nothing.
  16. mikelink45
    You are right, I went on the team statistics and realized all the new names are retreads and bargain basement sales items.
  17. mikelink45
    So far this year the rookie arms have disappointed me. Ober might be the best of them, but you described him well and I am not impressed at this point. I do wish we had some of the rookie RP on board to see what they have. I am thinking that the Twins might play 500 the second half which has two possible outcomes - we get fooled thinking everything will be okay or we will start selling and put ourselves in a position to try and race KC and Detroit back to significance.
  18. mikelink45
    Glad we have Seth to sort these out. I have no clue where any of these players should rank, but I do wonder how many will automatically make our top prospect list this off season.
  19. mikelink45
    How often do we say - except for one inning ___ pitched a good game. This game was outstanding from a fans view, but overall most games hinge on that one big inning.
  20. mikelink45
    I believe the standard line for drafts in all sports is - I can't believe our luck, he fell to us and is much better than his draft position. MLB.com says - "The 6-foot-2, 190-pound hurler was ranked the No. 27 prospect in the Draft by MLB Pipeline and is committed to the University of Florida. The assigned slot value for the No. 26 selection is $2,653,400." https://www.mlb.com/news/twins-2021-mlb-draft-day-1-picks Since I have no personal way to judge it will be wait and see.
  21. mikelink45
    Seven prospects injured. How does that compare to other organizations. It seems really high to me.
  22. mikelink45
    Am I the only one who does not see great promise in Ober? I hope he proves me wrong, but I am not seeing the upside so many do.
  23. mikelink45
    Still can't let the starter go the extra inning. Good game - but we are playing the Tigers and we were supposed to be a better team. My enthusiasm is low.
  24. mikelink45
    It is sad to see our best batter go (and we are assuming he will) when we actually have some players like Donaldson who would not be missed. The end of the career shifts from Aaron to the Brewers, Thome to Cleveland...are part of baseball's tradition. The old win every year Yankees made a history of picking up Johnny Mize, Enos Slaughter and other players who suddenly blossomed for a good ending in pin stripes. I wish we could ask Cruz where he would like to go.
  25. mikelink45
    I think MLB should divide the season like they do in some minor leagues. Everyone starts over - first half winner meets second half winner and more importantly the Twins never get a chance to dip below 15 games behind in the standings. I believe that Stu did miss the most important lesson - this Team has adopted the Minnesota Nice slogan and tries not to beat up on lesser teams - and of course we are actually better than all of them.
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