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  1. mikelink45
    Well what can be said - Tampa Bay looks really good. When I look at the Tampa Bay lineup it does not look as good as ours, but when the game starts they know what to do, defense, pitching and timely hitting. The Twins lineup looks good, but the defense which the FO was fixing this year does not and Vincent and Gant are not the answers. Is Garcia real? I still want to see the younger BP arms called up.
  2. mikelink45
    Nice essay - only 8 more positions to fill!
  3. mikelink45
    At his age I do not want them playing the control game with him. Bring him in and let him pitch.
  4. mikelink45
    I am really curious about the potential for 2022 on the Saints team. Miranda and Duran and Canterino seem like they should make the next move. Nick Gordon will continue to bounce back and forth. The BP looks good, but the Twins went with a 35 year old instead of them. Why? Is Kerrigan ready? It seems like I read about him a lot, but do not see him listed as a prospect. Celestino seems to be getting things together and should have more CF time. Rortvedt is an injury away and could be a good trade piece. Broxton is a waste of time even though a lot of readers wanted him to come up at times in the season. Riddle is not the solution for SS and represents the weakness we have at that position. Any other Saint reflections or corrections?
  5. mikelink45
    Athletes are too prevalent in press and public - not only should every person be vaccinated, but athletes should help set the standard. Good thoughtful article.
  6. mikelink45
    I can see no reason for Miranda not to get some big league time. I think that Donaldson's recent injury was a missed opportunity. Cavaco is too high. Canterino should be given some Twins starts. Ryan surprises me. I want him to come to MN, but what surprised me most is his age. It is time for him to step up.
  7. mikelink45
    I am happy for their personal success, but we need to have some prospects step up and become dominant and these three do not seem to have the assets to do that. What I do not want is to fill out a rotation of okay pitchers that block possible top arms. Let's hope we have some who really excite us.
  8. mikelink45
    I understand the excitement over Noah Miller, but as I have posted in the pass I want to see him perform in the minors before handing him such a high rank. I will be interested in the top ten since Celestino and Winder could not crack it. Final thought - I like Wallner, he seems to be what the team wanted Sabato to be.
  9. mikelink45
    Max has had one season and a lot of hope. Rooker has the same success in MLB as in MiLB - I am not hopeful.
  10. mikelink45
    If he played more he might. It is hard to hold part time irregular players to the standards of starters
  11. mikelink45
    This is old time baseball except Ober would have pitched nine. Why are we throwing away the first two spots in the lineup? Kepler and Rooker do not belong there. Of course Polanco and Arraez are the only two who do. How many Twins are batting more than 250?
  12. mikelink45
    Enjoy your drugs
  13. mikelink45
    Astudillo continues to defy the doubters. Is it because of his body that so many want to knock him? He had a good defensive play, a key HR, and he will play anywhere on any day with enthusiasm. I love watching him. Last night when he was pulled Dan Gladden was in shock, not because of a defensive replacement, but that they pinch hit for him after he had just hit the big HR. With Jax and Ober giving us serviceable starting, its time to see some more young arms.
  14. mikelink45
    I enjoyed seeing both Balazovic and Sabato have big nights, but the item that really got me was the choice to bring up 35 year old Nick Vincent for Burrows. I am happy to be done with Burrows, but bringing up a 35 year old in a year where we need to learn about our talent for the future really seems strange to me.
  15. mikelink45
    You forget Harris of the Giants, Cashman - Yankees, Preller - San Diego, Tampa Bay, and a number of other good front offices in your comparison.
  16. mikelink45
    Interesting list of names we know from other postings. Rooker not being in the top ten, his slash line in both AAA and MLB has me questioning his long term future with the club. I hope he lights it up the rest of the year and then, of course, he will have to be dropped from the list altogether. I was surprised to see Sands so low, I hope that means that the pitchers above him are really good. Disappointing to see Enlow out for a year. I hope Steer continues to develop into a good utility man in the majors. Nice report.
  17. mikelink45
    I guess I was projecting. He has worked hard for a lot of years. His performance was dipping, his playing time was getting less and less - then he is in the minors again. I would be depressed.
  18. mikelink45
    Gordon is not a prospect anymore for me. I hope he gets more chances in MLB but I think his performance does not warrant being this high on your list. Sabato has been a huge disappointment and I would not have him on the list at all, but I understand that he was a first round choice. When you are finished please give us the rankings by position - especially pitchers. Thanks for the work.
  19. mikelink45
    With baseball it is always wait and see. Our fans are in shock - preseason favorites to compete for the title, news of signings to put us over the playoff edge, a seemingly complacent approach to the BP and the fans who had the faith entering the season found themselves floundering before the end of the first month. Fans cannot fire the FO, but they can complain - it is there right. The problem is, they can also stop listening, stop attending, and stop caring. The challenge for this FO is to not just get the team winning again, but to get the fans back so that they can then start to add to the fanbase.
  20. mikelink45
    This was not the most uplifting of the weekly reports. Gordon is depressed and played like it. Balazovic was auditioning to be a Twin and blew it. Moran looks great so the Twins start Burrows. Miranda looks great so we keep Donaldson off the IL and he does not play in the field all week. Hard to respond positively after the White Sox just made the MLB team look like it should be an FCL team. Thanks for the report.
  21. mikelink45
    Okay - Detroit cuts Burrows. We pick him up. What is wrong with that scenario? I guess we know now and no, this is not the first time Burrows has looked bad. Who is next on the Twins assembly line? Could we, maybe, try one of our own minor leaguer BP pitchers who have actually done well this year? If they do bad what can we say? At least they weren't scrapped out of someone else's dustbin.
  22. mikelink45
    I agree on Moran. Stop with the pickups like Burrows and give our own guys a chance. I am surprised by Javier's age. Seems like we have read about him forever. Not impressed so far but hope is always on the horizon.
  23. mikelink45
    Nice article. I would request you or Seth do another article on pitching prospects - take our current young pitchers, the old list of Dobnak/Lewis/Smeltzer, the newly acquired, and the minor leaguers including those on the IL and give us a ranking that is based on MLB potential. All these names keep popping up and the newest names always look best because they have not had a chance to show us why they are not great so please help us out. We now have all these arms and I wonder about Ober/Jax/Barnes in comparison - do they get the slots because of seniority or talent?
  24. mikelink45
    I am still sad when looking at Alcala and the lack of progress. Minaya is looking good, Burrows can go back to Detroit. And what has happened to Duffey?
  25. mikelink45
    Looks like we have a couple AA players ready for AAA
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