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  1. mikelink45
    I read these prospect essays and all I can say is - I HOPE SO! But we have seen so many who were going to be our saviors - Lee, Larnach, Lewis right on the team right now. All our number one draft picks over the years. MLB wears them down and some anwer the question, some fail, some are just OK. So, I wait and see, and like you hope!
  2. mikelink45
    I love your essays, but this is a stretch. His ERA is worse than Matthews. It is worse than all our starting pitchers. He fills a spot, but unless he really turns things around we will be wondering why we got him. Even if he gets back to his career ERA it is 4.37. What he brings is an arm. We will see if it is a good arm.
  3. mikelink45
    Interesting list - only one starter and BP was our problem and SP was our strength. Good column.
  4. mikelink45
    I always enjoy these summaries. You start out that we are 3 -3 this week. We are 56 - 57. We flirt with 500 going just above just below - it is our identity. As fans we always over rate our team and players. I know we are thinking playoffs and the old adage that any team can get hot holds promise if we get in. But the juggernauts are not going to be afraid of this team. It is a fun team and I accept that - but my overall expectations are quite low. Adding Kremer to the rotation does nothing for me. His era ERA 6.22 is worse than Zebby 5.21 so Matthews goes down? Put one of them in the Pen. Trade is the trading deadline and my expectations are also quite low. I hope they surprise me.
  5. mikelink45
    I do not understand WPA and this is one of those confusing days. How can Rojas not be in the bottom three? Second thought - Seattle like KC pulled their starter when he was doing great only to go to lesser arms in the BP. Is there a new unwritten rule that Starting pitchers have to be replaced with BP arms near the end of the game? I loved Freeland going 9 for the Rockies yesterday. It is just a game and we should be happy for the way the team battled back to tie. This is a 500 team - keep that in mind as we win a couple lose a couple. That is who we are.
  6. mikelink45
    I am not sure that the team is willing to dip into its prospect pool. I have been one of Roden's biggest detractors and I have no idea why Gray is on the roster. At least put a CF on the team - Fedko did not get a Roden chance and can play the field and is on the roster. Jenkins is the obvious call up and has earned the chance. Mendez is looking good - we do not need a trade to give these players a chance. I expect Fedko will not be in MLB for long so I am not equating him with Jenkins. I also think Wallner has earned another chance. And I am not sure that Martin should block any of them.
  7. mikelink45
    Diaw should be in demand - we now have drafted two catchers that seem to have eveyone excited so we can trade one catcher prospect.
  8. mikelink45
    Clemens meaningful hits makes him number one for the month to me.
  9. mikelink45
    More fun speculation as the Dodgers wrap up the rotation derby. Twins fans can salivate over options and dream on - but... The trade proposal looks fine but would it look that good to the Reds and who would beat them out? And why would Cincinnati trade him?
  10. mikelink45
    I am not as worried about Buxton as I am the team reluctance to bring up its prospects to fill the roles. Alan Roden is up because we traded for him and he is hitting above his career mlb record - but that means his 205 BA is a high water mark - that is not enough. And they are giving him a nice set of starts unlike what they did with Fedko. But don't misunderstand I am not lobbying for Fedko. While I would not mind Wallner is hitting the cover off the ball and has good MLB history. Gonzales, Rodriguez and Jenkins are highly rated but we won't know what to expect until we give them a chance. But Roden has a -0.7 career WAR and is hitting a career 194 in 175 ABs with a 542 OPS which is a 51 OPS+ 269 OBP - he is slightly better this year 289 - a career 2 HR and this year his Slug is 205 down from a career 274 which is also terrible.
  11. mikelink45
    I don't agree, but I like the creative thoughts and the ability to get all of us to think and react. For me Rojas either starts or he is available whenever a starter - any starter - faulters in the early innings. I am not concerned about Prielipp - he had an IL stint to rest. I am concerned for Ryan who seems to be faltering and maybe needs a day off. Put Kremer in the pen for now, but have him, like Rojas ready to come in as starters struggle. Save the BP by having Rojas and Kremer extend the starters innings. Another commenter talked about Morris, Gomez, Minter being able to close games, but they cannot close all the games. Final thought - I watched Cameron shut us down for 8 innings (KC) and then we blasted the RP. Why didn't he go 9 - is there a new rule in MLB against complete games? Thus, I say going forward push our starters as long as they are going well and pull them quickly if they are not doing well and use Rojas and Kremer to fill out their start.
  12. mikelink45
    I am just glad they are doing something. This is what we all ask for. They are not short on OF prospects so this is trading from a strength. Is Kremer good? I can't judge until we see how the Twins work with him and what he produces for us. Our current rotation is working, but there is no arm in the minors that can come in if we have another emergency.
  13. mikelink45
    I am impressed with our trades so far. The prospects not being in the top 10 and the return being live arms.
  14. mikelink45
    I suspect a lot of people like me have become real Kody Clemens fans - I looked at BR and checked his career stats. He has really found something here in MN. I hope he can keep it up.
  15. mikelink45
    Happy to see movement and the prospect cost was low.
  16. mikelink45
    Is Minter with us more than the rest of the season? If so it is a great deal, if not it is okay.
  17. mikelink45
    I suspect other teams are looking at the Ryan record this year and in past years after the all-star game. His second half fade does not make him look like a smart pickup for a team wanting to boost their end of the year record.
  18. mikelink45
    Not to worry - they called up Tristan Gray and they continue to believe in Roden who is almost up to his lifetime 191 average. Call up some young studs - Walker, Gonzales, Culpepper. Give Wallner another chance. This is ridiculous management of prospects and roster.
  19. mikelink45
    Baffling for a team that is wanting to push for the playoffs. Other teams are bringing up prospects at young ages but we have not figured that out.
  20. mikelink45
    I am still lobbying for Jenkins. The OF needs a boost and Roden is not if for me.
  21. mikelink45
    A good win encourages a good write up. Fun ending. Now we speculate on what Zoll will do.
  22. mikelink45
    Make good trades, tweak this year, but make the gain one that sustains us in the future. Figure out were we have excess talent - OF/1B/DH and use that for a gain (I include minor leagues in these position evaluations). Get BP help, but don't over due it. BP is too volatile to over spend for a team that might be in the playoffs but will go no where.
  23. mikelink45
    Give me Rojas and push some of our minor league arms - the two suggestions do nothing for me.
  24. mikelink45
    Tait is the only one of the three for which I have any expectations.
  25. mikelink45
    Wallner deserves to come up as the comments indicate, but so does Jenkins and this is part of the OF traffic jam. Now that we have moved Kreidler and Clemens and Keaschall to OF options we really don't need Martin, but Larnach is going to well to be replaced and no one will remove Buxton so what is the solution? Trades? Who? Where? Houston, Cleveland, Tampa Bay look like the teams that need the most - and Phillies need a right handed bat - but we specialize in left handers.
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