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  1. mikelink45
    I wanted Keirsey and prefer him over Margot. I hope Margot proves me wrong, but I also hope Keirsey continues to prove his value.
  2. mikelink45
    Yes - Jackson has, but I am not sure if anyone else has.
  3. mikelink45
    No, it is not sustainable. We need the returnees. Even with all the arms we have the usage is too high. The SP need to do what we had last year and go deeper. We cannot keep using them at this rate - it is surprising but when I look at the usage chart after the Guardian game Funderburk leads all the RP by a large margin followed by Duarte and Sands. At least that saves the high quality arms, but those three are not the ones we can lean on continually.
  4. mikelink45
    Really enjoyable look at the two prospects. Next tell us about the other two pitchers you mentioned that will be in the rotation with him.
  5. mikelink45
    I look at the BP chart. we can not keep this up.
  6. mikelink45
    Yes you are being a homer
  7. mikelink45
    Miranda playing 3B is just part of the Twins strategy to create versatile players in my view. Farmer and Castro have too few ABs to think they are going to have an off season. I did like seeing Keirsey do well. As I pointed out in another post if we need OF replacements I prefer players who have a minor league career in the OF to a player like Martin who can fill in there but has no real experience. And that brings up another question. Martin has 3 ABs. Will we damage him by letting him sit?
  8. mikelink45
    I will always struggle with launch angle, exit velocity and distance traveled. I am much more of just hit the ball. I think this year's team will be fine and we are measuring and judging too soon. The real problem is that we do not have Lewis in the lineup.
  9. mikelink45
    Five games - lots of entertainment. Let's see what happens the rest of the month before we make judgements
  10. mikelink45
    Thanks for the introduction. I did wonder where he came from. I'd love to see him get a chance at some point. When a player works that hard. You always hope to see them get a shot at the big leagues
  11. mikelink45
    I feel like Larnach needs a Rooker opportunity. A team like the A's or Nationals can give him the playing time he needs to prove himself. Neither of these players look like prominent role players with Lee and Martin both well ahead of them. The one hesitation I have here is the OF - without Kepler who is out there? I do like Kiriloff and Wallner flanking Buxton with Castro behind them - sorry Margot I have not seen enough of you to become a fan yet. Otherwise I do not know who in the minors will be pushing for an OF spot unless Jenkins comes up as quick as Wyatt Langford did or Rodriguez are ready. If they are there is no place to put Larnach.
  12. mikelink45
    Could Varland have gone further? I don't know - just asking. Do we have to have Lewis to get this lineup going? If so we are in bad shape.
  13. mikelink45
    Thank you - that makes sense, but I expect Jenkins to pass him - maybe this year.
  14. mikelink45
    To add to the ages in the previous post - Varland is 26. I am hoping we can get Festa - 24 into the rotation this year too. I know that Soto - 18 and Raya 21 won't be up this year, but I hope they develop quickly. Prielipp is already 23 and we have read about him a lot, but his health is a concern and so is Canterino - I will be surprised to see either have a good MLB career. And Zebby Mathews seems to have good success, but I seldom see him in the SP projections. Posts are correct, we do not have a young rotation, we have a rotation of limited experience.
  15. mikelink45
    I love this type of review because I cannot keep track of all the prospects and you help me know where to focus. Many new arms are unknown for me. But somehow the bats we drafted (including Walker) in that last selection process really stand out - Winokur and Keaschall seem really good. But how did Keaschall get put in a higher level than both Walker and Winokur? With Texas playing their number one pick from last year I wonder how the Twins think of Walker and how fast he will rise.
  16. mikelink45
    It means we should bring up a player who is a fulltime, career OF like DeShawn Keirsey or Helman
  17. mikelink45
    Let's use the IL and get a real outfielder on the roster
  18. mikelink45
    Time to reprint the last three essays on TD about Ober. Games like this will happen but the third game of the season against KC and it still feels bad.
  19. mikelink45
    I know this is off the wall and not part of the main discussions, but I always look at the BP use chart and it made me wonder a couple things about Sands. Number one, what game will he be called on this season and how many days of major league service does he have versus number of games pitched? He has two years and -0.2 WAR, And BR says he has 26 games - I don't remember that many.
  20. mikelink45
    The Twins are going to drop all prospects and sign veteran and lousy BP arms. The future is in BP arms that might be able to get an out or two.
  21. mikelink45
    Nick, I usually like your essays, but this is a reach. Let's not try to overlook an injury to a key player by saying three other players made it through one game.
  22. mikelink45
    Not as exciting as past Saints teams. The OF looks really weak. And the SP is enough to make us all wish no one in Minneapolis goes down.
  23. mikelink45
    Considering their health records I would not expect anything from either of them. Sad to see young arms go down, but some are just now built for long term use.
  24. mikelink45
    Nice game. I am concerned for Lewis who has superstar potential, but also Byron Buxton injury potential too.
  25. mikelink45
    Let us wait and see - isn't it great that the season is started and the season of speculation is coming to an end?
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