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  1. mikelink45
    On the trade market he has zero value - he is either on the team of DFA
  2. mikelink45
    The biggest take away from all this articles information was how HRs and runs scored do not correlate. Get timely hits!
  3. mikelink45
    Next list - who is most likely to be traded? As the comments show we will have some logjams, as well as injuries, some inability to adjust and other issues, but with a constant need for arms - who is most likely to be traded? I cannot predict - after trading Petty last year I am still in shock. Then the question is - the Bullpen - which prospects end up in the BP (and succeed)?
  4. mikelink45
    I enjoyed the review. I do not like the high ranking of Soto - I need to see him play first, but otherwise it is a nice list with a lot of youth. As far as arrival - that is really tough, I cannot argue with your choices, but we have seen so many things happen - how many years were we waiting for Lewis and then all the fluke accidents. With the Buxton situation we have Martin projected as a CF, but his career has been more 2B so wait and see. We have already burned out one CF prospect by calling him up to early and now he is no longer even a prospect if he is still with us. And arms! Does it matter that they have allowed Raya to only throw 4 innings? Is it frequency, pitch selection, physiology, or innings that harm their rotators and ulners?
  5. mikelink45
    https://sabr.org/journal/article/willie-mays-first-season/ I keep thinking about Willie Mays and how Durocher and the Giants stuck with him as he struggled. That is a rare thing and it might be what Larnach needed.
  6. mikelink45
    I am also having trouble with the surplus of OF after reading the various TD essays. We are hurting at CF, we have Wallner and Kepler on the corners and seem to think Kepler will be gone. We project sudden fame for Austin Martin without much proof and look at Castro and Gordon as OFs even though they began as IFs and are really utility guys. Now Larnach has really disappointed me and I was expecting so much more, but with the obvious evidence I ask why his addition to a trade would move the needle at all. Other teams no more than we do. Maybe the A's can pair him with Rooker, or the Tigers can add him to Baddoo, but I am not seeing value nor do I see a compelling reason to have him take a 40 man spot.
  7. mikelink45
    These markets tend to surprise me so I can only wait and see what is offered. Of course we want pitching - so does everyone else. Who has so much pitching that they are willing to send a top 3 rotation piece for a position player? Most likely we get prospects - which I don't mind as long as we can continue to promote our prospects.
  8. mikelink45
    It must be thanksgiving time - we are grateful that we are cutting payroll so that Austin Martin who has a three year slash line of 256/388/361 can be the CF solution. No more whiny Sonny Gray - maybe we can bring up David Festa early and he will become a shining star. I am sorry, I know it is hard to write lots of copy in November, but I am not buying the positives to cutting payroll.
  9. mikelink45
    It depends on - his spring training, Kiriloff's health, Miranda's rebound, trades with Polanco and Kepler and injuries. This is not the time to decide.
  10. mikelink45
    I miss Garver and I do not think we can make all the connect a dots that link it to getting rid of Donaldson. There were other ways to do that. I am happy for him and now he will be with???? The Twins are fine, I just do not want to overstate the success of the trade since I do not think it was a success.
  11. mikelink45
    I have no idea how to judge the team based on this article.
  12. mikelink45
    We are all guessing, but with Buxton it is not just last year. This is an ongoing saga. In 9 years he was averaged 67.75 games a year - including his amazing 140 game season in 2017. Over those 9 years he has averaged 60.22 games in CF - not even a half time CF. Remove the 140 game year and his average drops to 34.66 games per year. 2024 will be seven years since he was our real CFer. I do not dislike Byron, I appreciate his skills, but some bodies do not hold up as well as others (that includes mine).
  13. mikelink45
    Get Taylor back - we know him, have Martin spell him and start moving towards a more permanent solution. I am sorry to say I no longer hope for Buxton in center. It was exciting, but it is time to move on no matter what that contract says. I am not interested in the last options, they are not better than Castro and Gordon. Hicks had one part of a season where he shined, but he has multiple seasons where he has not. The only option that I really like is Kiermaier.
  14. mikelink45
    No - do you realize you are writing about the hated White Sox? No never is my response.
  15. mikelink45
    Good response - I agree. I hope we have put this behind us forever.
  16. mikelink45
    I join the consensus - do not protect him. Hopefully the FO gets over their big swing romance and moves on from him and continues to find the Lee, Walker, and Lewis types.
  17. mikelink45
    Fascinating. It really comes down to the young players moving the needle - it is a good lesson to learn.
  18. mikelink45
    Interesting speculation - the beginning of the Hot Stove discussions. Of course I have no idea (other than getting rid of Gallo). So much depends on reading the minds of Falvey and Levine and I am not ready for that challenge. FA, resignings, and trades are all part of a mix that is too convoluted to figure out. It is also the mystery of injury recovery, staying healthy, youth versus veteran and finally the budget. I will stay tuned and enjoy the speculation.
  19. mikelink45
    I am not excited about pursuing older players after their career year. We use that term because it is an outlier. Career years seldom repeat. Gray is 98 - 85 career with a 3.74 ERA. I looked at his BR page and could not find three consecutive productive years like the last two. In fact both MN years have been his best - ask the Yankees about their experiment with Gray. I sign him if the price is right and for one year only.
  20. mikelink45
    I agree with the comments about the other division leaders - if we are serious we are not just competing in the central.
  21. mikelink45
    I am always excited to see a Minnesota player - all the sports teams in all the leagues play on fan sympathy - we are your team - then the off season comes and where do they live? This reminds me of Hrbek who gave such joy. Just as Winfield, Molitor, Mauer, and Morris both performed and brought a Minnesota attitude. Then there are players like Oliva who came and stayed. It is a pleasure. Varland adds another level like Dave Goltz, Jerry Kindall, Jerry Koosman, Jim Eisenreich, Caleb Thielbar, and Glen Perkins. According to Twins Trivia 32 Minnesotans have been Twins. The Twins more than the Vikings have had a big MN presence. The Vikings gave up on one of the best - Adam Thielen and they have had others play a big role. Of course will all the gear and all the substitutions only a few are recognizable. The Lakers (who actually played in a city with Lakes) started out with a Minnesota Hall of Fame - Mikan, Mikkelson, Joe Hutton, Howie Schultz, Bob Pollard and Whitey Skoog. Loved it. It was a rule in the NBA that a team could forfeit a first round pick to obtain a player within a 50 mile radius. The Lakers took advantage of this, but so did others. It really created a home team feeling. In the NHL there are 38 Minnesota players. If you want to be overwhelmed look at the number of Minnesota born players who have been on the North Stars or Wild. Even the Gophers seem to lack the home town feeling for me these days. Forgive the nostalgia.
  22. mikelink45
    No. We have turned a corner and no longer need to be okay. Pick up players that move the needle.
  23. mikelink45
    This was a good read. 1,6,14 look really good - that is 10%. Rooker and Baddoo on other teams did not bring us any talent - those are losses. Alcala looks lost, Larnach seems to have plateaued at 4th OF and Winder looks like a journeyman pitcher. With Rortvedt a yankee and not producing these 5 are disappointing that is 16% not real contributors. Then there is the seemingly always injured - Kiriloff and Canterino. I hope that they turn it around, but need proof. Played in 2023, mostly in the Minors or Indy Ball Ten of these 12 do not look promising for the home team - that is 33% misses. We still have two who could be contributors to the Twins. And then there are four officially done. We have done alright, but really have to hitch our hopes on Lewis as the all-star to make this an A+ prospect list.
  24. mikelink45
    Nice write up. The comparisons with Tony O leave out the bad knees that cut Tony out of many counting stats. I went to BR for more of a look at Nelson. Since he was known as the boom stick I looked at his HRs - four years with 40 and three years in the 30s. I like his lifetime BA of 274. I know he had a suspension which would count against him, but looking at the BR HOF statistics makes him below the mark for induction. So let's just remember him as he was during his Twins days - great memories. Coach? I have no idea.
  25. mikelink45
    I don't have an opinion. I need to see what he has when he returns. We read reviews about Winder and Balazovic in the past and they still look lost in the BP and the majors. I love the idea of building a starter, but is he going to be a health risk going forward? I never mind seeing a starter (Santana) start in the BP, but I do not like to see them stuck there.
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