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  1. mikelink45
    I am the opposite. Sands has shown me nothing this spring for the last two years. So I am quite satisfied with the bullpen as they writer points it out
  2. mikelink45
    I'm delighted that Lee did so well. I didn't expect him to be on the team going north, but an injury as a bad report. We've had way too many injuries to our prospects over the years. So I just hope he gets well soon. Does grayden AAA and forces his way back to Minnesota?
  3. mikelink45
    Baseball digest still exists, but not in the form we grew up with. I used to read it intently and memorize the statistics. I loved it. Baseball has changed so much that those same statistics do not have the meaning we grew up (I am 78). After Bonds, McGwire, Sosa juiced their way to HR heaven I stopped caring about 500,600,700 HRs. My list stopped with Aaron, Ruth, May. I loved seeing players like Warren Spahn come back from heroic service in the war and still win over 300 games. Now there is no one even close to 300 innings. Henderson, Coleman, Wills, and Brock made basestealing a much anticipated part of the game and then we changed it. Relief pitchers like Hoyt Wilhelm would come in whenever needed - there were no saves. Thanks for mentioning the old magazine and bringing back memories - I do have to add, I still love baseball and follow the team and this site almost religiously. I will live with the strikeout era, the reliance on too many BP pitchers and innings, and celebrate the fact that we are back to a quicker game.
  4. mikelink45
    Unless it is Montgomery I want to go with what we have. Send down Sands, he is not MLB caliber. Let's start pushing what we have.
  5. mikelink45
    I am all for the Varland story. Let's go. No looking back.
  6. mikelink45
    You forgot to add Pineda. I understand that we think we can sweep in and get a future star if we can wait a year for recovery. Pineda was 22 - 13 with a 3.80 era and started 53 games in three years. He signed as a free agent and was let go as a free agent. At least he did not cost prospects. I do understand the reluctance to give huge contracts to pitchers in their 30s and developing our own arms is a better strategy, but how do you make this happen? Mahle cost us a lot of good prospects, Gray cost us Chase Petty who is 1 - 8 with a 2.74 era in 45 minor league games. No big loss so far. DeSclafani is the one that bothers me the most. We gave up the Seattle Mariners number 3 hitter and our hope is that the minor leaguer will be a stud, but what we needed was an arm that could contribute.
  7. mikelink45
    I would love to see him continue to build on last year. I love his dynamic presence and I think he changes the team attitude.
  8. mikelink45
    We need a young arm to move quickly and surprise us. After Varland the cupboard does not look promising for this year.
  9. mikelink45
    I do not have faith in any of these players on the mlb roster. I wish I did, but with prospects there is a window that opens and closes. These three are fringe players at best.
  10. mikelink45
    I like players who fill roles and DH is one of those. I am not a fan of a rotating set of bats for the DH spot.
  11. mikelink45
    I have said all spring that it is nice to have a good BP projection, but it comes down to the season and the in game performance. The jury is still out. Let's hope it gets pieced together.
  12. mikelink45
    I am not sure I can see the Twins making this move. Their payroll stance has been adamant. Get Louie ready.
  13. mikelink45
    I still believe in closers and losing Duran for any extended period is really bad.
  14. mikelink45
    I am okay with taking a chance on Soto. I am not hating him. I just do not buy into the hype and early ratings.
  15. mikelink45
    Desclafani, Peneda, Mahle, Paddock. We specialize in signing DL starters. Canterino is one of our perpetual injuries and I am sorry about that. Theilbar and Duran are the big losses.
  16. mikelink45
    That is fine, but no matter what age, he was not that impressive to me. I am glad he is for everyone else and I will celebrate when he breaks out as a professional.
  17. mikelink45
    He is a great story and I hope he continues to prosper. We have had a lot of pitchers like Viola, Goltz, Perry that did not seem as flashy as the strikeout artists but really produced. I will take them.
  18. mikelink45
    It is funny to read all the reactions - especially about Charlie Soto. He did not impress me. I am not down on him, but he has a ways to go before I start to see him as the high level prospect everyone else seems to see and want. I was impressed by the bats and I was not impressed with the Ray's arms. I really want more of these games.
  19. mikelink45
    This really added to Spring Training. I loved seeing the prospects. It is better than the NBA in season tournament and I hope they keep it and expand access and publicity.
  20. mikelink45
    He has the number five slot in my mind, but my mind does not count for much in the world of contracts and MLB. I always take the young go over the mediocre vet. So good luck Louie - I wish I could call the shots for you
  21. mikelink45
    I like Miranda and hope this spring propels him to high draft status so he can have a chance to be a Rooker, Raley, Wells, Steer, Encarnacion-Strand Littell, Wade, or Cano,
  22. mikelink45
    I suspect that Max would be gone if other teams valued him as much as our FO. The trade Max and drop payroll theme has been two years now. Maybe he goes by the end of ST. But part of the issue is who takes his spot? When Polanco was traded it a situation where we had so many 2B that it was hard to see where we would play them all. I think Max is a FA, I do not see an in-season trade. Out hope is that we will have Jenkins ready to bust out in 25
  23. mikelink45
    Wait and see. Hope and hype do not mean anything. I want him out there. Will he play?????
  24. mikelink45
    I think you answered the question you asked me. Total coverage of the plate is possible and I would love to see him move his game up. I think he could be a star.
  25. mikelink45
    The most cogent statement in this thread is the fact that we believe salaries have gotten out of hand since Catfish Hunter. I hate reading about payrolls and contracts. This is in a world that makes no sense to people like me who have never been highly paid, but love my life as it is. I like baseball, I like to watch the plays and players but if all the salary negotiations were removed from the baseball threads I would be delighted. Do I really care how much Ohtani gets paid? No. What I care about is how much talent a team like the Dodgers can accumulate. I would love a salary cap - but I would want it to extend to what the owners get too. Without the salary cap the luxury tax is a foolish and meaningless thing. I see more and more youth coming in to the game - salary considerations are certainly part of this. We can see it in other sports where teams pay ridiculous salaries for players like Kurt Cousins and others are looking to start rookie QBs who will have a salary for five years that allow the team to accumulate more talent at other positions. Pay to the minor leagues increasing this year was the best news. The reduction in minor league teams a couple years ago was not. Will it become more international? I hope so. World cup of baseball - without this extension calling the championship the "World Series" has always felt arrogant and wrong.
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