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  1. mikelink45
    My simple answer is NO. The Orioles are so loaded with young talent that it can spill over into some massive trades if they want. I take them for the next rising AL power. The Twins need to be concerned with their own division where the Tigers have a higher rated minor league and lots of young players who are playing hard for Hinch. We will win this season. But I list the rising powers as: Orioles Rangers Twins and then I look at the Mariners, Blue Jays, and always the Rays with the Astros not ready to fade yet.
  2. mikelink45
    They remind me of the Padres - lots of stars, but not a cohesive team. I am not a fan of the Yankees nor do I expect them to even win their division.
  3. mikelink45
    This has been fun. I love the Dobnak quotes. He has been a great story, but the story ends when his contract ends and I hope we do not see him in a Twins game if the game counts in the standings. Otherwise I just go by the collective wisdom of all of you commentors. So here is a question for all of you. Headrick seems to have plateaued. I just have not seen him turning any corners. Varland is number 6, SWR is number 7, Festa probably needs another season but is number 8. I see Canterino in the BP. So where does that leave Headrick?
  4. mikelink45
    My hope is that he can bring his swing under control, mash homers but strike out less. I do not care how far over the fence the ball flies - it is still one run. I just love to have a local guy on the team doing well like Hrbek did all those years.
  5. mikelink45
    Why not be skeptical? This is a prove it sport. And we have seen BPs implode as well as come out of nowhere to be great. Remember how we had Cano and let him go, then Baltimore got him as an all-star. How do we judge BP arms? For me it is a matter of seeing them in action.
  6. mikelink45
    It is amazing to me that we continue to buy damaged goods, Peneda, Mahle, Paddock, DeSclafani. Considering the salaries we pay for not productive years is it really a financial savings?
  7. mikelink45
    This is a classic let's wait and see moment. I am worn out by the hype and I will know if we hit success or have another first year Pagan or an over rated Lopez in the pen. Who knows?
  8. mikelink45
    Good essay, but I lack the scouting and predictive powers needed to answer your question. I am wait and see. For me he is over rated until I see a season in true competition.
  9. mikelink45
    It is up to Kiriloff to step up, but injuries behind and just knock the heck out of the ball and prove he is the player we all anticipated a few years ago.
  10. mikelink45
    I would love to see another homegrown "Hrbek" in the lineup.
  11. mikelink45
    Interesting, but nothing stands out, other than that they still have too many players to sort through when they actually have a pretty set final roster in place.
  12. mikelink45
    Let's hope for one truly good MLB player from what is left. We need to get at least one difference maker from each draft to be successful.
  13. mikelink45
    To bad he couldn't mature earlier and take the steps that would have kept him as a valuable Twin.
  14. mikelink45
    In another thread there are numerous discussions about moving Lewis to make room for Lee. Putting Lewis in LF. I like him at 3B and hope he can stay there and give us the long term solution that this article discusses.
  15. mikelink45
    Not impressed. Good luck to him, but if he is a BP savior our year is going bad.
  16. mikelink45
    A nice positive column and the player that has impressed the most. This is the kind of emergence we expected from Kiriloff. He truly has the feeling of superstardom.
  17. mikelink45
    We seem to specialize in signing injured pitchers who get paid for a year of healing - Pineda, Mahle, now DeScaflani. How much money was spent on them during their rehab years? How does that fit with the club budget? Let's get the young guys up - we have a solid four - the fifth is often just an inning eater. Develop our own arms - we have three that are really close and I do not want them set further down the list.
  18. mikelink45
    Not ready to buy into the optimism of this article. I hope you are right, but all the reflections in TD are based on hope rather than fact. Let's see. I was content with Castro as backup and Martin behind him. Margot is a one year player if I understand his contract. Next year he will be too expensive so is it worth it to hold back on development of a player like Martin?
  19. mikelink45
    I would not do it. Lee has real star potential. We can move Farmer, Castro, Santana, ,Kepler next year. There will be room for him. Give him some ABs this year and look at what he needs next year.
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  21. mikelink45
    These grades - all the evaluators - are premature. It is like me giving grades to my graduate students on the first day of class. Baseball is a funny sport that requires more patience than I have (although I like that) and the only real grade for the team is the end of the year. Is the Pohlad grade because we did not like what we heard? He told us the truth and no matter how we feel, it is his team. I am ready for the season!
  22. mikelink45
    Canterino is number one for me. Varland will get called up but hopefully our starting pictures will not get injured right away. And I think our bullpen still might be overrated giving Canterino and Funderburk the inside track on call ups. I will be surprised to see Miranda really get a chance at the big league level this year. Just like him I think Larnach needs a lot of injuries before he gets another opportunity. I'm just not sure about Martin. Lot of ink is spilled over him, but I don't see the front office really showing faith in his ability.
  23. mikelink45
    I like your note - I feel like we are putting too much expectation in the players you list. All are just as likely to burn out as rise. A player like Topa has a very short resume of success and non of the others have a career of high production or we would not have them. So let's see the game play out. I am afraid I do not have faith in Balazovic rising to the level I once expected. Dobnak was a nice story, but it is over. Winder has risen and fallen and I no longer expect much from him. The BP will be the turbulent aspect of the roster despite all the spring optimism.
  24. mikelink45
    This is a stretch comparison. Solano was really good for us and I am surprised we did not keep him for another year. Severino has a lot to prove before this essay resonates with me.
  25. mikelink45
    I see more trades ahead. It is interesting how a team can seem to fixate on one position. 2B has really become our gold standard. I do not have anything to say that knocks any of these players.
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