Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

mikelink45

Old-Timey Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    10,481

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    27

 Content Type 

Profiles

News

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects Ranking

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

Minnesota Twins Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker

2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Tracker: Picks & Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by mikelink45

  1. mikelink45
    Buxton - we started to see the uptick at the end and if he can be the player that we have expected for the last two years it will be a great move forward. Hughes and Perkins - if either of them comes back to what they were we will have added quality without doing anything but waiting.
  2. mikelink45
    Is this what we have been waiting for? Did I miss something. Was our hitting worse than our pitching? How long have our new leaders been planning this big upheavel? What an exciting development!
  3. mikelink45
    Not excited by Holland. If we are going to put a no upside starter in the rotation lets roll with a young guy already in the system or many of them. With Holland in the rotation we would still have a good shot at 90 losses. If we do not get a true 1 or 2 don't bother.
  4. mikelink45
    My concern is that the attendance is in the tank and will drop off the cliff unless there is some excitement generated. The casual drop in fan is not going to pay the bills anymore. I understand Mauer still has name recognition, but maybe they can just have some Mauer Chevrolet sales after the game because Mauer on first is at best a filler. He is not going to cause us to lose, but he is not going to push us to win.
  5. mikelink45
    I find it interesting that we are looking to a new FO to come in and institute change, to shake up the system, but then we think that Mauer is locked in at first - how about a bench spot? We still can't figure out Plouffe and Dozier or Polanco and Sano. Rosario seems to be locked in to the OF, but why? Lets throw out the ideas and story lines we had in 2016. What if the new front office really does come in and make things different? Might be nice.
  6. mikelink45
    These are always interesting profiles and I like the insight, but like most fans I have no idea if these men are good or not and can only applaud the change and potential.
  7. mikelink45
    It is not who they called up, it is who they did not call up. It is using suzuki at DH instead of a young player with potential. It is starting mediocre vets instead of stretching out some young and future arms. September for a loser like the Twins is about looking for the future, but what we saw was an attempt to not lose 104 games. We lost more than games, we lost opportunities.
  8. mikelink45
    I remember all our anxiety as we waited for Gibson to come up - a homegrown, drafted talent, but in all the years he has been up, including his highlight year, he has been a disappointment. I expect we will keep him, but like Santiago he should be shoved to the side when some younger prospect appears ready. For the most part I am in favor of keeping the younger players. Hopefully we will have new leadership teach the team how to bring the young players up and succeed. But I do not want to see more clog the system signings. It seems like we are always waiting for a contract to run out so we can move on.
  9. mikelink45
    Interesting list. I recognize names more here as would be expected, but only Vielma seems like a real prospect for more than a bench role. Of course this team has Logan Schafer on the MLB roster so who knows. Am I missing the real upside? It will be interesting to see how many of the top 51 will be in the MLB top 100 - will we have any this year? I look forward to the top 25 and hope to find more to be excited about.
  10. mikelink45
    This was the year we needed the new GM/president in place. Anthony gave us some effort, but 2016's 100 losses is second to the lost opportunities to develop the roster and organization for a run in the next couple years.
  11. mikelink45
    As a result of the call ups this year, the list is filled with more names that I do not know, except for the great minor league reports, but somehow this list, so far, lacks the pizazz that I would like. I am not a fan of Light - big arm, but the Hoey comparison is still apt - I hope he turns it around. I hope that Melotakis can regain form and move up quickly, he is the most intriguing in this set of ten.
  12. mikelink45
    For some reason that I cannot explain I was actually happy when we got to 100. Any team can be mediocre, but to be truly bad when a team has so many outstanding young players is historic. I look forward to seeing the young hitters mature and the new leadership step in. I hope we will think of defense and find some fixes to the pitching staff that do not gut the developing roster. From 100+ losses we can now look upwards.
  13. mikelink45
    When looking at starting rotations I believe we now have to look at least 7 deep. If I look around the league I find it hard to see rotations that hold up all year and this, for most teams, is not performance based, but injury. We cannot find a solid five, let alone 7 and I do not want to think beyond that number. Bullpen - don't we keep reading about the great minor league relievers? Get rid of the rest and let them sort it out this next year. We are not going anywhere in 2017 - it will still be a sorting year. And what about Walker - I think it is a crime he did not get at least bench time - and Palka. What is the true threesome that is in the OF. If Molitor is here we know one will be Rosario.
  14. mikelink45
    The crux of this exercise is getting the new front office in place as quickly as possible. Who will make these decisions? If done wrong we are another year from clearing the congestion and moving forward. Come on Pohlad - get the front office in place.
  15. mikelink45
    Nicely done - it is similar to the way everyone loves the back up quarterback when things go bad, but seldom does the number two shine when put in the spotlight. I am like the rest of Twins fans, excited to have new leadership - it at least gives us some hope and TR lost all credibility with most of us. The question is - does a new leader improve us? Is the coaching staff changing too? Is ownership and other upper management ready to change with a new leader? Nothing is for sure, but at this point any change is better than the rut we are in.
  16. mikelink45
    I think the Twins need to see what they can get from Walker and Vargas. I do not see them fitting the Twins plans or roster and Walker can't even get a seat on the September bench.
  17. mikelink45
    Why not have Gonsalves throw those innings with the major league club? Or are we afraid the MLB coaches will damage his future?
  18. mikelink45
    I will hold back my enthusiasm. This is the team that chose contraction, that hired Bill Smith and then brought back the man who recommended him. I am glad that something should happen, but the TWINS have had a lot of prospects on and off the field.
  19. mikelink45
    The most important and perhaps the only value in a coaching staff is bringing along the talent and maximizing potential. When that falls flat over and over the coaching staff is at fault. Of course players contribute to their own problems, but we have seen too much to be repeated.
  20. mikelink45
    We sent down two starters and called up one reliever and one starter. What does this mean? Hopefully this is not a situation where we are going to ask Wimmer to go back to starting without stretching out all summer.
  21. mikelink45
    I am still looking for some sense that this team has an idea what it is doing. If the TWINS WAY is to not learn from other teams then this is consistent and the TWINS WAY still rules.
  22. mikelink45
    Good essay - I am all for throwing the young pitchers into the rotation and pen and riding with them. Only Santana looks like a real pitcher among the vets we have and he can be there as a steady influence for four rookies or near rookies (at this point if May goes back to starting he is a rookie again). And yes to your young bullpen. I am not excited about another possible ride to .500 - I would like to see us higher ceiling and its time to make significant strides towards that. Our young batters could really blossom in the next two years, but if we are looking at Gibson as a number 2 we are just overvaluing our own players - again.
  23. mikelink45
    Whoever we get, we need to surround them with the right preparation and coaches. There are three people (or more) working with Berrios, Duffey got worse after his rookie year, May has been mishandled, we break the confidence of some young players, and our staff is a mess. Listening to Mackey on 1500, he listed the bottom half of the teams in all mlb in 2012. Only the Twins are on the same losing track, most have been to playoffs, some to world series and only the Rockies continue to be mediocre. Teams can turn it around with the right people leading the way.
  24. mikelink45
    Still trying to figure out why Vargas was sent down. Since his call up he has hit better than Sano, he has done all he could and deserved a nice long look. Are we messing with the confidence of another young slugger?
  25. mikelink45
    Twins HOF - or course. MLB, no - another very good catcher who because of injuries lost his chances. That happens, the HOF is an accumulating ranking - hitting certain numbers is a matter of longevity and talent, but not necessarily the best talent during the career span. Had Joe retired when the concussion happened he would be in, like Kirby, but now he can join Torii in the Target field hall. What Joe lacks compared to some of these greats is the passion. Kirby and Torii played the game with such enthusiasm that the bat was an addition and not the only reason they were beloved. Joe is so Minnesotan that we never see his emotions. We do not have the give me the bat and I will win this for the team feeling that was in the stadium when I watched the Puckett/Morris world series. Joe goes into that hall of very good, but not really great! Check out this list of some of the best catchers not in the hall - http://bleacherreport.com/articles/162558-the-top-10-eligible-catchers-not-in-the-hall-of-fame - there is even a Minnesotan on it. But the top 8 rank ahead of Joe - Here is number 8 - Walker Cooper – 18 years Walker’s major league career began in 1940 and ended in 1957. Cooper batted over .300 eight times. He was named to eight consecutive all-star teams, and played in three World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. His career statistics re: BA=.285, HR=173, RBI=812, OBP=.332, SLUG%=.464, OPS=116,FLD%=.977,CS%=.35.
×
×
  • Create New...