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  1. mikelink45
    This is hard to judge - Hicks could have been an inexpensive CF back up or starter if needed, I expected a little more from a Polanco trade - a number 5 starter is not a great return. ; Regardless of the prospect status, this team needs to be going for the WS now and that should be priority.
  2. mikelink45
    Not an exciting group. I agree with Cory Englelhardt on Canterino and Staumont. Balazovic and Winder were so high in my expectations two years ago, but they along with Sands have become mediocre fillers at this point. I don't see a hitter getting in, and that includes Gordon who seems to have really dropped from the year before - was that his career year? His problem is that we have Farmer and Castro and if Buxton does play like he says this year he is not needed.
  3. mikelink45
    Thank you. Some new names and some that I am surprised didn't make the top 20.
  4. mikelink45
    Please - Bubba is not the answer - with his name he needs to be on a southern team. I do not think Gordon is the answer either and I liked him, but Castro has taken the spot and it is time to see if Martin really has anything to offer.
  5. mikelink45
    I think I have seen this prediction before - it is wait and see time.
  6. mikelink45
    When I look at recent trends I see more of the bring them up young than in the past. We have some great examples of young players on fire and taking all-star positions in the leagues. I would love to see us look at him like Harper, Soto, Griffey, but will not be impatient if it does not work out. To me he will determine the timing and if he is ready let's let him move up, if not he will develop on his own time scale.
  7. mikelink45
    Is it the fact that pitcher are better or that players are just not caring if the strikeout. The two go hand in hand. I will stay with my Mathews example. I think we are actually seeing some teams start to go for more contact so we can check in ten years from now when I am 88.
  8. mikelink45
    No. I just have a difficult time putting in RPs just like I have difficulty with DH. I do not resent their election, but I would not be promoting them. Of course recent articles on MLB.com and ESPN make me wonder if we know how to value modern pitchers of any kind for HOF inclusion.
  9. mikelink45
    What a story to brighten up a gloomy foggy day. Yes - there are many of us who think fanning is only good for cooling off on a hot day and who do not care how fast or how far a ball is hit - I believe a HR is 1 run, no matter the velocity and distance. Give me a Julien and Arraez any day. Let me have a Correa and Lewis who can give us some of both. I have been reading about Eddie Mathews in recent posts on facebook - one of my favorite players. 512 HRs, 271/386/509 career. 14.7% strikeouts. He is a HOF and not many can match that, but those are figures to strive for - not HR or nothing.
  10. mikelink45
    I like how they are trying to improve - let's see what Hinch can do. I am also mildly surprised by KC's moves. Those two teams are more interesting right now than Chicago and Cleveland.
  11. mikelink45
    So happy for Mauer and the Twins - a great honor that makes me think about all the complaints that Joe managed to ignore in putting together such a great career. Imagine if he had not been hurt! Wow Sano replaces Ohtani! I know that is not the case, but it reads well. Gallo belongs on a last place team. Especially in the other league.
  12. mikelink45
    With Joe Mauer now in the HOF – we have the following roster Twins HOFers– CF – Kirby Puckett RF – Tony Oliva 2B – Rod Carew 1B or 3B – Harmon Killebrew C – Joe Mauer Pitcher – Jim Kaat Pitcher – Bert Blyleven Who would be the Twins that are closest to HOF class to fill out the starting lineup and rotation? We need a LF, SS, !B or 3B, a DH, three starting pitchers and a few RP. You could also fill out the lineup with Molitor at DH, Winfield in the OF, Jim Thome at DH, and Morris on the staff- I hesitate because most of the careers put them on other teams, but they would certainly provide a lot of quality. If we include our Senators beginnings, then we have more HOF players for the roster. The Roster adds the true Ace – Walter Johnson, with Kaat and Blyleven and Morris Three OF – Heine Manush, Sam Rice, and Goose Goslin, with Tony Oliva, Dave Winfield, and Kirby Puckett. It is the start of an outstanding team – who do you add and do you care about the Senators?
  13. mikelink45
    Woods Richardson hitting a wall in AAA reminds me of Balazovic. Do we know enough about him to expect him to rebound better? Right now I do not seem him winning the underrated debate - I have had the opinion that he was overrated.
  14. mikelink45
    The commentators have got the right answer - thanks for the memories, but not a HOF player. No shame in being really good and at the next level. His 12 MN years puts him in the team HOF - his stats were actually better in the Angels year.
  15. mikelink45
    At one time I had great expectations for Balozovic. But I have had my expectations shattered by others in the past and right now he has had too many poor outings for me to have any faith in him. I would love to be wrong, but this is all about our expectations in the off season. Of course now. Josh hader and Stephenson are signed from the free agent list. So we will see the twins try to mix and match and hope that it works.
  16. mikelink45
    The contract says Alcala, but he has not proven anything. I suspect that the FO wants at least one of their new acquisitions to make it and I am sure we can find another waiver wire hopeful along the way. Building this pen has not had any real strategy that I can see. Thielbar has really come through and his resume is a crazy story. Stewart has 1/2 year and we cannot count on that holding up, but we can hope. Jax had a period last year where I thought he lost it. Still not at the top of my reliability chart. Balazovic, Winder and Sands just have not shown anything yet, but I think the FO shows the most respect and expectations for Sands - not sure why.
  17. mikelink45
    We are in an era where we depend on the BP everyday. Let him pitch multiple relief innings and stay with what is working.
  18. mikelink45
    I am not sure if I can agree with the conclusions - Take Scott Boras out of the equation and we get earlier signings. He has always played the waiting game. Take the multi-millions and the extended years and things change. It could be that Bally is giving teams a chance to rethink what they are spending and how. Call it the Pujols affect or Hampton if you want to go back in time like the essay. Sports spending is ridiculous and beyond the grasp of simple fans like me. Of course pre-free agency baseball disappeared after the WS and game again in February and in the meantime players like Bob Allison sold cars or pumped gas or did something to bring in dollars in the off season. Since we fill the off season with speculation let me add that Snell is the perfect short start replacement for Sonny Gray. Look for him in a Twins uniform.
  19. mikelink45
    Pitch framing is becoming a recurring nightmare amongst many of us old timers. Give me the electronic strike zone and continue to improve the game. In a sport where we obsess over garbage can banging, foreign substances, PEDs, gambling...we continue to try to steal strikes! It makes no sense. Is Jeffers good, He was last year and he was his rookie year. In four years his line is 233/329/424. Two good years, two poor years. Let's see some consistency before we anoint him.
  20. mikelink45
    No he is not underrated. One season with less than 350 ABs does not suddenly propel a catcher to the top list. Let's see what he does in the future. He looked good his rookie year and then went backwards. Right now the important thing is to be rated the number one catcher on the Twins.
  21. mikelink45
    I am fascinated by the way last years draft dominates the list. That means we do not have a lot of seasoned prospects.
  22. mikelink45
    Sports books are meant to get you to bet - they are not good predictors. The Twins will win their division - so they are fourth, meaning a non-division leader will rank ahead of them.
  23. mikelink45
    He will make the Twins HOF. But he is not the generational SS talent that is there or even close at this point. Right now Lewis has a HOF start - not a track to HOF, but a showy beginning with great stories and stories do help. After all isn't MVP really a story season? Or ROY? I would love to see another HOF career in MN. But the team HOF is still a great accomplishment and if we do not trade him and he plays another 3 - 5 years Polanco will be honored too.
  24. mikelink45
    Maybe we can bring back Johann Santana too. No we will not pay the price. As much as I would love to have him come back - imagine - batting average champ AL - NL - AL! Let's hope there is some real Twins news soon.
  25. mikelink45
    I like to have Julien, Lewis and Correa in the top three spots, no matter what moves are made. Kiriloff, Buxton, Polanco, Kepler, Jeffers, Wallner are all fine for 4 - 8 depending on who is left. Miranda show fit in there, but will he be on the team? Castro is 9 if he is starting, the second leadoff position. It does not matter a lot, but I like speed in the top positions.
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