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  1. mikelink45
    I agree and would have pointed out the same thing, but you beat me to it. Varland and Julien are both losing their luster as other players are rising.
  2. mikelink45
    The Polhads wealth did not come from baseball. While I want the best team we can get I think that the policy I would follow would be to develop the rich lode of talent we have and be ready to loosen the purse string through extensions like they did for Pablo. Sure I wish we would spend like Steinbrenner did, but that does not follow their personalities and yet we have a really good and competitive team. Develop our own starters and don't sacrifice the future for unknown and short term results.
  3. mikelink45
    I am not ready to make a big move. I am impressed by the next layers of SP and am content to ride with what we have. I am especially not interested in a rental and I know they lean that way. We lose prospect potential and have the same debate next year. If we were interested in a guy like Snell we should have resigned Gray.
  4. mikelink45
    I could not understand a trade the Detroit would make for this pitcher. It's almost impossible to sign an ace and they have one. Build around them is all I can think.
  5. mikelink45
    WPA is another one of the alphabet stats that I really don't pay any attention to. I'm glad it entertains some
  6. mikelink45
    Trying to see how bad Margot is I found this article about Stanton who looks like a star PH compared to Margot. Stanton doesn't come close to our PH specialist.
  7. mikelink45
    I was searching for the worst pinch hitters in MLB history and found this article - https://www.brewcrewball.com/2012/4/25/2975144/stat-of-the-day-cesar-izturis-and-the-worst-pinch-hitters-ever and guess what Margot is worse than all of them.
  8. mikelink45
    Thanks for the videos. He seems to have such a compact movement that it gives me hope he can avoid the dreaded TJ! I am anxious to see his next steps. For me he is next man up.
  9. mikelink45
    I am so happy that Rocco is aware of the PH record that Margot is setting and gave him a chance to extend his streak! Otherwise it was just a great ball game.
  10. mikelink45
    I am not concerned about a trade or signing. We have a good team. Just play the games and keep healthy.
  11. mikelink45
    No matter how good the pitcher - CO has ruined many of them.
  12. mikelink45
    Putting Randy in the high elevation of CO would be a disaster for him
  13. mikelink45
    There is no real issue there. Miranda, Julien, Martin, Severino, Kiriloff...it is the easiest position to fill.
  14. mikelink45
    For a team that is so stat driven the decision to ph Margot is just beyond absurdity. Sure he will eventually get a hit, but too little too late.
  15. mikelink45
    Good for Randy - but with young arms like Festa and Zebby and Morris and Varland I do not see Randy in the Twins rotation unless we catch and run away from the Guardians and he is one of the two extras at the end of the season.
  16. mikelink45
    I love this and the commentary really makes it. I would put Soto and Raya lower in the rankings. I am also less sure of Camargo. I do like Winkel moving on to the list. I think he is underrated. Fun to see where you think the new draftees will rank, but I am still the guy who has to see them perform in the minors for at least a half year.
  17. mikelink45
    I will take Miranda if the 12 for 12 guy is back the lineup shifts to overdrive. The one big need is a left hander to replace Thielbar and Okert.
  18. mikelink45
    Is Rocco obligated to use Margot as a PH? I just cannot stand this any more. Okert and Theilbar matched their season records tonight - left handed or not - stop using them in key situations. So glad we won, but there are still lessons to be learned.
  19. mikelink45
    That is a question for TD - I suspect the answer is a resounding yes - they have asked over and over about budget.
  20. mikelink45
    Fun suppositions. I just cannot figure out the FO plans. If they want to cut payroll again when the team has such good potential I have no faith that they can pull off anything significant.
  21. mikelink45
    Castillo is first to go, but then it is more difficult. Julien seems obvious, but so does Camargo. If all three return than those are the three I demote. Festa's time depends on how he does today. Can he turn it around and show his potential? If not he goes down when one of the RP return. My biggest concern is Duran. We need him to be consistent. I would turn off or turn down the entrance display until he earns it again. I am still not impressed with Martin - I hope we see him putting things together soon. On BR he has a -0.6 war and 86 OPS+. Not enough to make him valuable. I also see Okert going down if one of the RP returns. I am not impressed with his performances -0.1 WAR, 4.40 era, 1.4 WHIP. Just because he is left handed I do not see his value. Hope he starts great tonight. Of course Caleb Thielbar is -0.7 with 5.79 era and a whip of 1.757 so if any lefty is dropped it looks like the feel good story is coming to an end.
  22. mikelink45
    Winder keeps disappointing. With him at closer I see the Twins trying to push him forward and they must still see promise in him for the pen. His 6.30 era does not look like a guy we will be calling up anytime soon. And it looks like Festa is still in the lead for the next SP. I hope this next outing is more in line with what he has done in the minors. Even with a good outing I would still think Zebby and maybe Morris have passed Varland in the pecking order. I hope he continues what he did today and climbs back up. Otherwise RP is his best road to the majors.
  23. mikelink45
    Good article - I add that Castro has exceeded expectations again and has been a key to success. I would also add Miranda who was close to not getting on the team this year and had his own injury and down period only to rise up to be an even more important bat than Larnach. By the tone of this article do we still look at Julien and Kiriloff to rise up and succeed again?
  24. mikelink45
    Time to move Jenkins up - he has shown he can handle this level, let's see if he can be a quick riser!
  25. mikelink45
    It is an interesting topic, but without much more than intuition which is pretty low on the predictive scale so I will go ahead and predict who I see. I do agree on Wallner. I think Julien could be motivated in the same way. Lopez just worries me - the inconsistency is an issue. With Paddack out again I think I will look to one of the rookie pitchers - Festa? Zebby I wish, Morris maybe? but what we really need is a relief pitcher to rise up and give us what we have not had for a long time - so Brock Stewart needs to respond to the call. I would love to see Lee surge and I think he will, but it will be the return of Lewis that really motivates the team.
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