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  1. mikelink45
    This is certainly not exciting. I understand that. Noah probably was not going to be on the twins in the next few years so he was expendable. But the player they got does not move the needle in a positive direction. I see the other comments and I agree Taylor was better. I'd rather see. Us use our current utility players like Castro and give room for a player like Austin to grow. So in summary, I think this stinks.
  2. mikelink45
    No to Henrique. What is his real value?
  3. mikelink45
    Of course he could improve our base running. He could be amazing. What the question is, what is the toll that the base running would take on him?
  4. mikelink45
    What a great topic. We need this topic. I love TD, but I was having a real hard time staying on board the last couple of months. All the speculation about. Should we trade for this guy or that guy as well as the payroll and are we paying enough? It's tough when you have a site like this and have to fill it with something every day. Is the same problem with 24-hour a day newest networks have - sometimes you have to reach deep to come up with a column. So thank you! Seth. I like the voice of reason.
  5. mikelink45
    My hope for the 2024 season is that carmago demonstrate cities ready for the number two position. With earlier posts about the twins payroll and not wanting to go up and the future. Vasquez and Kepler are the two primary contracts that I can see being eliminated to keep the remainder of the team and the payroll rank. But there's only works if we have another acceptable catcher for the second position
  6. mikelink45
    I just find it really hard to comment about teams. Spending. Baseball is such an anomaly. No spinning cap. No distribution of earnings. Just a lot of independent and extremely rich owners who can do whatever the hell they want. And the rest of us just sit back and watch the team and hope for the best. I'd love to see Lee come up just because I like seeing the young guys come up early and have a long career, but he doesn't resolve the major issues which really are in the outfield
  7. mikelink45
    I am glad that we are getting to spring training. I can't speculate on a question. This article raises. I don't know and none of us will until we see the spring training development and they final products get ready for a season.
  8. mikelink45
    Boras has so much influence on mlb I still don't think he'll lose from these high-enders, but baseball has to figure out how to really deal with him on occasionally. Occasionally I may have to let one of these stars just sit out of here. Boris isn't going to change as long as he succeeds in the end and the players will continue to sign up with them if they see here. Their teammates getting good strong contracts.
  9. mikelink45
    From that list of options at the end of the essay Canterino it's the only acceptable one for me and I think he can go both ways short and long.
  10. mikelink45
    Fun speculation on Superbowl Monday, but I do not see this new rule influencing the team.
  11. mikelink45
    It was a good move because Nick no longer had a place on the roster. I am wait and see on all the accumulated arms (although they are being dfa'd as fast as they are being added). The BP has potential, but let's get into the season before we celebrate. Meanwhile Nick might just bust out with a chance to play.
  12. mikelink45
    Your final comment agrees with what I wanted to say. I don't want to be rated, I just don't think we immediately put him in the top five
  13. mikelink45
    I really can't think about Buxton and the Hall of Fame. I just want to think about Buxton putting in a few good years in the twins. Outfield. If he does that I'll be happy.
  14. mikelink45
    Fine with everybody's evaluation of him. I just would have him down the list to begin the season. Top 10 is fine. Even five or six of what the shiny new toy is always of higher value at the beginning
  15. mikelink45
    He's a little slow, he swings at too many pitches, and he's poor defensively and yet we jump him to 3.5 before we even watch him play in our system. Wishful thinking.
  16. mikelink45
    It reminds me of Gonsalves a few years ago - I had high hopes for both. But of course there are usually more reasons than what seems obvious. I hope he gets it together.
  17. mikelink45
    Larnach and Gordon have the most to lose. I do not see them with a long term role on the team. Miranda also drops in expectations. Not sure his performance warrants more than this, but I hope he blazes away in the minors and rises again.
  18. mikelink45
    Fascinating - so hard to read the FO thinking and planning. They certainly have a full BP now and we hope that Stoumont and Jackson live up to our expectations. It seems like we often value quantity over quality. But I am ready to see what this combination does. I know the DFA speculation. How far are Sands, Winder, Balazovic from DFA status?
  19. mikelink45
    I see a real pattern in Falvey and Lavine - to hold the budget down we specialize in finding players with injuries, who have had a down year, are cut by other clubs and expect that we can fix what ails them. We have seen some spectacular failures in the pitchers we have gathered. I hope this batch has some who rise up with the addition of Twins magic.
  20. mikelink45
    I keep thinking of the Twins SP selections in the Falvey years and yes - DeSclafini is the Ace if we just at Bundy, Price, Shoemaker and Happ to the rotation.
  21. mikelink45
    I do not question their work and their opinions - I simply have a personal bias against putting people in the ratings until they show something in professional competition. It will not change the rankings and it does not demean the writer - I just like to share my thought and see if anyone else feels that way.
  22. mikelink45
    So far I am unimpressed with the three in the top ten. I would hope they would merit their ranks, but they are just speculation so far. I will hope the next players are more proven and closer to being a viable help to the Twins in the next two seasons.
  23. mikelink45
    Despite the Polanco trade, this has been a very dismal and uninspired off season. Who else can we claim and DFA?
  24. mikelink45
    I am a radio guy. The pace of BB fits so well in that medium. I can cut wood, work in the garden, bike, hike and enjoy life while having the wonderful background sound of BB and if it gets exciting I can always pause and listen to two or three rehashes.
  25. mikelink45
    This was an excellent list. Thanks for doing this work. Nice to see Jenkins and Lee on both lists.
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