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  1. mikelink45
    Add in one more factor - they are in the same division as LA, AZ, and SF. Lots of star power in a market that will only grow. The Twins have KC and Detroit and Cleveland. This boxes the Twins in and impacts overall value.
  2. mikelink45
    I'm having a real hard time making comments this year. I didn't expect much so when they have a street flight they just finished is fun but I don't expect it to continue. Then when they get a streak like they're on right now it fits right in with expectations. Individuals go up and down. Jeffers is the best looking batter we have so far this year. Bradley is looking great and Ryan is maintaining his excellence.
  3. mikelink45
    Outman = Margot time to go.
  4. mikelink45
    I like this - but Ober and SWR are both concerns. A few more starts and they need to turn things around, but who takes their places? Will Morris come out of the BP? Then what? Klein and Mathews are not ready. Is Connor Prielipp ready?
  5. mikelink45
    I had really high hopes for Matthews. This is very discouraging year and I hope it's just a blip and he can come back
  6. mikelink45
    I will join the Banda wagon and say he is perfect for a DFA. Are we waiting for Adams?
  7. mikelink45
    No predictions - just enjoy it while it lasts - baseball can be humbling as well as exciting.
  8. mikelink45
    Sorry - he has done nothing right or wrong. He did not put this team together, but what he can do is step up if we make it to contention or shape the future if we don't. Let's talk about Tom next year.
  9. mikelink45
    Only one analysist - this is fun.
  10. mikelink45
    Nice to have something positive for a change - this has been a fun stretch. Outman and Banda look like the next two to go.
  11. mikelink45
    I enjoy these reports and getting to know so many names. But my big disappointment is AAA where I thought Matthews would prosper and Walker, Gonzales, Rodriguez and Culpepper would rake and force the team to call them up. I also find it fascinating to see Tait and Diaw on the same team, seemingly in a contest to see which one will be in MLB as a catcher first. So far the 19 year old Tait is 182 .367 .227 .594 And the the 22 year old Diaw is .250 .400 .393 .793
  12. mikelink45
    I am wait and see on Morris, but the fact that Royce is down again is discouraging. We once had such high hopes for him. Now with Kriedler coming to the plate without a bat our lineup is definitely weakened. Who are our minor league 3B candidates besides Culpepper? Are any of them close?
  13. mikelink45
    The reality is that the Twins lost the opportunity to extend Jeffers in the past despite the fact that they had no viable replacement. He will be missed.
  14. mikelink45
    Let's combine this article with the previous one by Cody Christi. We need a good right handed bat more than a pinch runner. Bring up Gonzales. Get rid of Outman.
  15. mikelink45
    A change up is a change of pace - when his fastball is the same as his changeup it will not work. I wish him well, but I do not think this is the answer.
  16. mikelink45
    Too early to judge. I am not a fan of FIP and prefer to see the results on the field. Right now he's just a pitcher and that's fine this early in the season. Ace talk needs to wait until later in August. Our concern should be for Ober and Abel and the fact that Zebby has not looked good in AAA.
  17. mikelink45
    I feel sorry for Lee - for all the pressure and all the criticism. All the baseball ratings while he was in the minors can't be that far off. I think 16 more games for he and Culpepper might make the team decision, but I feel like the team has failed Lee. It isn't his fault we traded Correa and thrust him into a full time SS position. So we compare him to Correa who has o.5 War and 112 OPS while Lee is -0.2 and 28. That is tough. I hope Lee turns things around. His top 100 rankings. Baseball America Pre-2023 #45 Pre-2024 #35 Baseball America: The best source for minor league news and info Major League Baseball Pre-2023 #31 Pre-2024 #18 Prospect ratings from Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com Baseball Prospectus Pre-2023 #37 Pre-2024 #52 Prospect ratings from Baseball Prospectus
  18. mikelink45
    Now we get the Tigers, Blue Jays and Red Sox. Everyone struggles in the early season so we can wake up against good teams or drift to our natural position in the standings. By the way, where is Tom Pohlad?
  19. mikelink45
    We jump all the way to 21 in OBP, and 27 in Slugging.
  20. mikelink45
    Keaschall and Bradley!
  21. mikelink45
    My biggest take away is how lousy our defense is - including Caratini at Catcher. If we are going to let Jeffers go and replace him with Caratini there will be a new SB record. And Matt Wallner - 5 hits, 16 Ks. Where are the coaches. Add in the missed ABS challenges and Wallner is a net negative. -0.2 WAR already. He has talent, can anyone get him to show it?
  22. mikelink45
    I have the same issues and you stated them well. His HR/RBI is ridiculous. Someone has to have some statistic that shows he is the only one in the lineup that comes up with no one on base. Of course we have seen that disproved already this year.
  23. mikelink45
    I agree with all your points - produce or move on. Why waste time. Wallner's Ks are killers. His occasional HR can't offset all those wasted ABs. He can do better and he should if he wants a career.
  24. mikelink45
    I am down on Wallner - even though I want him to succeed. He not only strikes out - he watches too many strikes. I find that kind of batting very painful.
  25. mikelink45
    I am still wrapped up in the future. Letting Jeffers go we have Caratini and Jackson at catcher. That feels like a real step backwards. Are they think Tait will surprise us all and make it in 27?
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