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  1. mikelink45
    It might not be fielding, it might be that he fell down.
  2. mikelink45
    I hate to join the chorus, but Kepler is not my favorite outfielder. I agree with the fact that CFs are not bad hitters - I think a guy out west named Trout puts that to rest. This is just a way of saying he isn't as bad as we think he is, but I hate seeing him lead off, I just have not seen the progress I had expected. Let's hope he makes you look good and all us commenters look bad - any time a Twin does better than I expect is good. But Kepler just does not give me confidence.
  3. mikelink45
    It might be the walk that he took two games ago that caught my attention the most.
  4. mikelink45
    I love the way he plays, but I think we are one year too early on this discussion. Let's see how he does as the super Sub.
  5. mikelink45
    I love the way he plays, but I think we are one year too early on this discussion. Let's see how he does as the super Sub.
  6. mikelink45
    One player I haven't heard talked about very much is astudillo he is done everything that's been asked of him and has done it well this spring. I know that a lot of people think he was just a good humor story 2 years ago, but I've been very impressed with how he has played this spring. No predictions, but he deserves some credit.
  7. mikelink45
    I would go with Kirby - what he did in the WS was enough to make me a believer.
  8. mikelink45
    I want Buxton, but after watching the spring training games if he is not there I want Celestino - I do not want to downgrade the position with Cave, Kepler or even Broxton. CF is a prime defensive positions and Celestino shows that he is next in line.
  9. mikelink45
    What we need to do is a simple formula - pitch well +hit more than homers +field well =victory. And to add to the basic formula - the manager needs to not over use the bullpen, maybe mix in a SB, and give a little Piranha magic when the big lumber is not hitting the new ball over the fence.
  10. mikelink45
    Nicely done - I am waiting for the Twins first cuts. Some of the pitchers that they signed to look at seem like they are ready to fall off the team and let the coaches concentrate on the players who will be in the majors for us.
  11. mikelink45
    High hopes and the idea of a hitter who can get both average and power is really exciting
  12. mikelink45
    Time to get on Alex's bandwagon - a real prospect, a nationally ranked prospect. We have seen Soto and Acuna rake as young OFs. Now I want a young stud in our lineup. Go Kiriloff.
  13. mikelink45
    I hope not - Broxton is hitting off prospects and fill ins and is starting to see his numbers go down as quality rises. There is a reason he was available. I like him, I am not his fan. Kiriloff does not need to meet and early spring training numbers - the last three weeks of ST is when it starts to count unless you are a real fringe prospect or a minor league signing.
  14. mikelink45
    I am a little disappointed by this list. Kiriloff and Larnach are not surprises, but below them the list looks weak. For his minor league career Blankenhorn has a 325 OBP and a 431 slugging with a 257 AV - that is not a hitting tool and yet he is rated number 3. We will hope Sabato and Wallner and others will rise. I would put Celestino at three with a career 274 and an OBP of 346. Then lets hope when Lewis comes back he jumps to the top with his speed and potential.
  15. mikelink45
    I would love to see Balazovic jump over the Dobnak, Thorpe, Smeltzer group. He pushes the quality up and in addition I would like to see Duran join him. I want those two to be the ones who jump in when one of the starters goes down. The three we have had the last few seasons are filled with storylines, but I want the talent to rise.
  16. mikelink45
    All the Ace talk is a distraction - he is a very good pitcher and what we need is for him not to have an August Swoon. We need him to be consistent. The Twins have never had that true Ace except for Santana and Pascual, but we have had some very good pitchers who consistently gave us the chance to win - Perry, Kaat, Radke, Viola, Morris (too late in his career to be a full season Ace), Baker, Zahn, Tapani, Goltz, Grant, Boswell, and even HOF Blyleven. Just pitch well. Getting 2 mph more is not the answer or the real need.
  17. mikelink45
    Please put Kepler at 4 - not that I really like him there, but so far we do not have a number 4 and his hitting is more suited for that spot. Arraez is a natural, beyond him I don't care.
  18. mikelink45
    No - Maeda was great - for one year, that was 1/3 of a year. Like Maeda but lets see a full year.
  19. mikelink45
    I watch Shaun Anderson pitch today. If a very fast ball does not go into the strike zone it does not really make any difference. Let me introduce one of my favorites - Stu Miller - "“He’s got three speeds of pitches – slow, slower and reverse,” the sportswriter Jim Murray said.2 Murray described Miller’s signature changeup as a moth flitting across the plate; others called it a butterfly.: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/stu-miller/ SUMMARY Career WAR 27.0 W 105 L 103 ERA 3.24 G 704 SV 153 IP 1693.1 SO 1164 WHIP 1.253 It is not just fast that counts - deception is important. Hoyt Wilhelm threw a knuckleball and won 148 games which might not sound great except he was a relief pitcher. With a .2.52 era and 46.8 WAR he was a HOFer. If everyone is throwing gas the batters adjust.
  20. mikelink45
    In today's spring training game Astudillo was at 3B and Gordon at SS. If you saw them standing side by side you had to laugh (I did). No sport has room for such diversity of body type.
  21. mikelink45
    Nice to have some power bats, but the article today on Simmons demonstrates the tool these guys lack. And we will be very crowded at 1B in the future.
  22. mikelink45
    I loved the video - wow. But of course the injuries are an issue. Now we have to worry about 3B and SS breaking down. If they don't they are all world, if they both go down we have a real problem. The mental issue is something that might be more serious. I hope we have the support he needs.
  23. mikelink45
    No. I see Waddell as a better option.
  24. mikelink45
    How about a five man rotation with an alternating Happ and Dobnak for the first two rounds. Then we can settle in to whatever the team decides. In fact if the articles in TD are accurate it might be Thorpe and Happ.
  25. mikelink45
    This is a good day to give Kepler a little extra attention - today was the discovery of the third law of Planetary Motion by Johannes Kepler. Maybe they are related and Max will discover the third strike of batting success.
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