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  1. mikelink45
    I find this realistic, but uninspiring. My first complaint with the new regime was keeping Allen, my second would be keeping this rotation. Santana should be traded, but the question is - will anyone want him and what we get. If not quality I keep him. From there on Gibson, Santiago, Hughes do nothing for me and the future - I am all in on young arms and good coaching. I certainly do not want to add any veteran 4/5 starters either. May is a mystery. I know most of you love his potential, I have not seen anything that makes him more than a journeyman. Lots of players with minimum ability to play their positions and our old overpaid bugaboo still hanging in. I believe this team has a bad case of clogged arteries.
  2. mikelink45
    I am glad to have this summary but at the level that the Twins operate there really is no impact on the team.
  3. mikelink45
    The obvious campanion to this analysis is something I do not think we can measure - the ability of the Twins Minor League system to develop and maximize the skills of those that are selected.
  4. mikelink45
    My source, which happens to be me, says I have no idea. This is a team that only a few of us loyal (delusional) fans trying to find some nuggets to get excited about and the new leadership does not have anything to offer us, other than the fact that they are new. I wanted some buzz. Hiring old, retired Twins was not the move that gave me a sense of the future. It is a long time since that 1991 WS. Dozier's name is out there, but the signings and the trades have left us with nothing. No other Twin seems to be worth a mention in the national media. In fact, the Twins are not mentioned in the national media. Last year the big names in the minors were all in the majors. What is left? We have some talented pitchers and we still have Neil Allen who lead us to??? Sliding to the solstice, the days will be longer - thankfully - but will there be hope rising with the sun? Not yet.
  5. mikelink45
    The new leadership will not feel the pressure of Joe's big contract since it was not theirs and that might relieve Molitor of some pressure. I am disappointed that Joe has not been able to make adjustments to compensate for his issues. Now he is no longer a HOF player, just a formerly good player playing out his contract and as such he has to take different roles. It would be nice if he was the veteran presence we need, but that does not seem to fit his personality. 3 - 4 days a week or maybe everyday during a streak and then a number of days off. Someone should be able to figure this out.
  6. mikelink45
    The winter meetings now over. Big trades, big acquisitions and we wait. Might be the best strategy for the Twins, but it is torture for the fans. We speculate, look for any lively arm and wait. Hard to do, especially when the leadership is too new for a track record. I would be in favor of 2 good arms, move out some of the 4/5 starters that we have in abundance (but not a good abundance). An Ace is great, but not the answer, if it was the White Sox would be winning instead of trading. It takes a team, it takes a level of competence and not just one stud. And in this age, it takes a good bullpen. Look at how many transactions we have seen around the bullpen. I do not believe that this is simply because there are a limited number of starters. Sale may be the only starter worth talking about unless our Rule 5 guy blows us away.
  7. mikelink45
    I am hoping that there is something in a plan that makes this more interesting than it looks. We have potential swing men like Duffey, but if Kinzler regresses, Pressley does not move forward, it would have been fun to at least see someone throwing flames from the mound. It is an interesting speculation year.
  8. mikelink45
    I hope Turner makes it. I am tired of the Twins development of players and think that many will benefit from escaping, but mostly I hope the new regime stops this. We should be building at all positions through the years and not just because of an immediate need.
  9. mikelink45
    I just saw the confusion on the picture and thought this was a good time to add a request. Often on TD there is a picture with expectations that we will know who is in it, but most of us do not have that high a face recognition hardware and it would be great if all the photos used had captions.
  10. mikelink45
    I am surprised that posts are claiming off days for players making $100,000s of dollars to play baseball. Their salaries say they are year around, 12 month players. No one pumps gas like Bronko Nagurski to make it until the next season. The teams that sign these contracts should make it known that they are full time employees and their job during the off season is:
  11. mikelink45
    I believe Escobar has signed so we will and should keep him. I would be fine with dropping everyone else and seeing who could fill those spots.
  12. mikelink45
    This may be true, but I prefer the back of many other teams rosters over this mix. I also remember some memorable players in past arbitration situations and the Twins usually signed them early.
  13. mikelink45
    Somehow it feels like the Twins forgot what they used to emphasize - defense, pitching, and smart plays. The old piranhas were fun to watch. But now the team needs the new front office to set a direction and stay with it. Reject 20 points in BA for a terrible fielder. Put players where they should be. I have low expectations from Castro. I guess I am too old school and think that good pitchers make catchers look good.
  14. mikelink45
    Nice article. It keeps coming back to the minors - lots of great prospects, but are we getting the maximum out of the system.
  15. mikelink45
    The test of the Twins new front office is to have a list like this in the future look like players every team would want, not just fillers for the poorest team in baseball. The level these players represent is the fifth starter, bottom of the bullpen, and last seat on the bench, but for now the questions are - do we have anyone better? Are they blocking a prospect? If not sign them and start the trade packages and planning for the future.
  16. mikelink45
    I guess this headline demonstrates the desperation of Minnesota baseball. We sign an average catcher and bring back three old Twins (by the way they cannot play anymore) and we think that the Twins are off to new horizons while the Phillies hire our old GM to be a scout. Its been a long dry spell and I will celebrate my solstice fire for the increase in daylight, but not yet for the resurgence of the Twins.
  17. mikelink45
    I can live with this, what choice is there, but this is not exciting or even very interesting. Who teaches pitching and hitting? Who is on the roster? What free agents? What philosophy. Having nice guys around is fine, but I will not see them on the field and therefore can hardly get emotional. If they have the money to bring the old guys back that is wonderful, do they have the money to bring in winners?
  18. mikelink45
    My fear is that he is now entering the age when catchers regress and we are on the hook for three years. 2017 is not the year we contend and by 2018 regression might be a factor. I hope I am wrong.
  19. mikelink45
    Yuch - nothing inspiring here. When do Catchers regress? I think we have another Suzuki in years two and three. What is the trade off between framing and hitting? I hope the rest of you are really excited because this does nothing for me.
  20. mikelink45
    I like the idea. We fantasize over May as a starter, but in fact his record there is not sterling. We love him as a reliever, but he has a sequence of blow ups that make us shake our heads. I think the team needs to take some of the blame. Tell him what he is going to be and stick with it. If it is the new two inning reliever then stick with that plan.
  21. mikelink45
    No to Johann. Move on. Old Twins are one thing - OLD and we do not need them.
  22. mikelink45
    Good luck to Plouffe and Walker I hope they both have great careers and that we regret releasing them, but at the same time, way to go Twins, I am delighted to see some risk taking.
  23. mikelink45
    We are in a new world - I know all that has been written about Plouffe, but I did not see him being released this early in the process! I am hoping that we regret Adam Bret Walker. I think we have underestimated his ability and it would be great to see him break out and prove the team wrong. Good luck Adam.
  24. mikelink45
    Bring in Garver and move on. Did you see the list and their stats and profiles. What improvement do any of them bring. They are hardly better hitters than Murphy was last year. Get our young catchers in and let them mature. It is not like the young players that we have are teenagers - their clocks are ticking too. But the bottom rung of catchers is too far down the list to waste any time in my estimation.
  25. mikelink45
    No, No, No. Work with what we have. If they are not good enough sign someone when there are better options and we are a better team.
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