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  1. mikelink45
    Thanks for the response - this exchange is what makes TD so valuable and enjoyable. I would not have wanted your assignment.
  2. mikelink45
    Refsnyder wins for me, Larnach second, Garver third, but you lost me with Sano right away. Maybe my list is a reflection on why this season has not gone so well. If I list the most disappointing batters of the month I have too many candidates. Donaldson leads the way despite his last day giving him 3 hits and making his stats much better - too many disappointing big ABs without delivering. Cruz is second because we also expect so much from him and this was his worst month as a Twin. Sano comes in third because my first thought when he comes to the plate with a runner on is strikeout and he does deliver. Yes he has a few games where we all watch in awe, but they are not enough despite the fact that they influence his overall numbers. I would like to judge him on a game by game basis - good game, bad game. Then there is Simmons who did not his well at all and his fielding mistakes often do not show up in the error column, but are too many for a player paid for his glove.
  3. mikelink45
    I am sorry, but if management is overlooking him, the fans are not and we do not like what we see. The win-loss records with and without him is a silly comparison - there are 10 players minimum in every game. If one player made a real difference Mike Trout might get into a playoff game. No - Sano is not delivering. If he has a game winning home run in three or four games it does not make up for his other deficiencies.
  4. mikelink45
    I have given up on Rooker as a top prospect. He has power and a team like the Orioles or Tigers could use him - how about a trade. I hate to see a player stuck in the minors with minimum hope of being called up when there are opportunities out there. I would like more minor league free agency. That does not change my mind about his status with the Twins. Kiriloff and Larnach are here to stay - if Buxton can be healthy (a huge if) he has center. Refsnyder might be a comet that flames out soon, same with Garlick, but if either of them can continue their production we have four for the OF. Although they seem to like Kiriloff at 1B. In another year I see Celestino rather than Rooker as that additional OF - a true CF. And we still have Sano on contract so I see him continuing to have a large number of plate appearances - at DH as Cruz moves on.
  5. mikelink45
    I see your reasoning, but they are near the top of the list for me. Sano comes up in so many high leverage situations and I guess I have to qualify my initial statement here - I expect him to strike out and he does - so the reality is he does meet my expectations. Good job Tom.
  6. mikelink45
    Okay, we beat the Orioles - see another response where I quote the Camdenchat blog - now what. Lucky us more Orioles, but when the pitcher is 1 - 6 with a 5.80 era how much should we celebrate? We did learn today that the best way to limit the BP meltdown is to just keep pitching - nice job Berrios. I just cannot get behind the trade Berrios train. What are we without him - Baltimore's little brothers? Berrios, Kiriloff, and Larnach are the hopes for the future. Tomorrow we face Bruce Zimmerman! Get those bats ready - what bats? - I don't know.
  7. mikelink45
    He signed with high hopes and now he is just embarrassed.
  8. mikelink45
    I am sorry, but are you talking about a team that has just lost 14 in a row? Yes they have players with major league talent - maybe 4 or 5. This quote is from their camden yard blog site: "That is a real 2021 Orioles punctuation mark on a loss. The catcher called up for his defense is the guy who can’t block the pitch. Was it Wynns’s fault? I would say not really. Wynns did everything he was supposed to, and then the ball caromed off of his chest protector in just about the only spot where it would ricochet several feet away towards the Orioles dugout. Bad luck explains a lot of why the O’s have lost 14 in a row." https://www.camdenchat.com/2021/5/31/22462193/mlb-scores-orioles-twins-recap-losing-streak
  9. mikelink45
    That I can agree with, unfortunately what we have seen before is terrible so the bar is quite low (except in Detroit).
  10. mikelink45
    Nice summary - gives me some more hope for the future. The only one I question is Rooker - I know he is an honorable mention, but with his age and experience his all or nothing approach leaves me cold, and it would seem that the Twins are not too impressed either.
  11. mikelink45
    How great to have this diversion from the Twins MLB club. Nice write ups and great insights. Thank you Seth.
  12. mikelink45
    Hard to comment - the Twins have really deflated my baseball optimism. Love what Miranda is doing and it looks like some good minor league pitching, but Ober is not one I have faith in.
  13. mikelink45
    I am trying to think of something positive to write here. Well we are playing the Orioles again! That is all I can do.
  14. mikelink45
    I think you just defined a terrible start and then said don't blame the starter.
  15. mikelink45
    One man on the injured list, two still in the minor leagues and two rookie bats and this is positive?
  16. mikelink45
    Or maybe 10th.
  17. mikelink45
    It means he should be in the BP, not starting.
  18. mikelink45
    "Shoemaker put his team in a position to win, limiting walks and keeping the ball low and around the zone. " Are you kidding me. I suppose if you give up one one run an inning you have a chance of winning - Fat Chance! Were you hired to be Shoemaker's press agent? David, I know you do not like to say anything bad about any Twin, but Shoemaker stunk. And so did Sano and so did Donaldson and ... Way to go Kiriloff.
  19. mikelink45
    The BP is so shaky that writers have to come up with excuses for Rogers and Robles because they are our top two guys. This is KC, they are not that good and we are struggling to beat them. Larnach is doing great, but Refsnyders bloop was fantastic - what was the exit velocity and launch angle for that hit? Take some more bloops.
  20. mikelink45
    This essay convinces me that we are better off considering Berrios our FA starter until his contract ends. I am not impressed with any of these options. When they are described as pitchers who still need to find control I am out, many of the prospects never do. I do not subscribe to the we have to trade him line for players ending their contract years if they are producing more than what you will get for them. We trade him, sign another Happ or Shoemaker for the rotation and in two years will have lost the production that Berrios can give the team.
  21. mikelink45
    I agree that Larnach really seems like a better hitter at this stage than Kiriloff, but how much was it the recent injury? Rooker gets the Sano award - HR and 3 K. Not a fan.
  22. mikelink45
    I am not convinced Jax is a MLB starter, but looking at our BP I think we have room for him. As for Canterino I wondered if the short outing was because he is about to be promoted.
  23. mikelink45
    How could we have 0 errors? Dobnak should have 3 less earned runs but Donaldson had an error that became a double and Dan almost swallowed his mic when it happened. Then Garver drops the one hopper and no error? No wonder defensive metrics are not taken seriously. Stashak is a mess this year and it is not helping that we just keep putting him out there. No way was he going to bail out Dobnak. And Sano is back to his original style. Nice little streak, but KC pitching is not worth striking out on.
  24. mikelink45
    I agree that things need to change, but we are in a conundrum that is driven by the statistics and how they are interpreted. I remember in the fifties when the mantra was Home Run hitters drive Cadillacs. Even then the long ball was the driving force, but no one knew how to maximize it. We still have plenty of mediocre pitchers (just look at the Twins staff) so the hitters need to adjust to the fielding positions and who is on the mound. It is almost more psychological that physical at this point. The HR really got its power boost in the PED era and now instead of peds we have launch angle. Although our modern emphasis on power shows how ridiculous the PED era stats are.
  25. mikelink45
    I have been watching the Twins improved fielding and I would say there are plenty of errors and misplays. I want clean hits, but hitting the ball still has a chance to accomplish something.
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