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  1. mikelink45
    I am concerned that Bailey is running out of gas. Here is Baseball Reference look at last four games. In his career he has pitched 92, 56, and now 108 innings. This is a similar situation to Ryan. DateV Opp Result IP H R SO 2023-08-09 DET L 5-9 5.0 11 5 9 2023-08-04 ARI W 3-2 5.0 6 2 3 2023-07-29 KCR L 7-10 4.0 11 6 5 2023-07-23 CHW W 5-4 (12) 6.0 5 3 6 And Balazovic has now joined Winder, Sands, Headrick in the less than reliable former SP category. I am disappointed in this. And the team seems to be having a case of altitude sickness since they were really starting to pull away from .500.
  2. mikelink45
    I like Wallner - he is providing the bat they hoped they would get with Gallo. Larnach has had a number of opportunities and has not capitalized on them. I know he has had seasons shortened by injury and he looks so good in AAA. If we had trade proposals why is Larnach still here?
  3. mikelink45
    I do hope they find someone to take on Polanco. Even his fielding is not at the level we need. Gallo (enough Said)
  4. mikelink45
    Duran and Ryan regaining their early season dominance.
  5. mikelink45
    Nice take - I have Castro as a lock right now. He is really popular with management, and I hope they don't fall in love with Luplow.
  6. mikelink45
    I am always looking for prospect advancement and I think our new core is showing how it can work. What is missing is the prospects from the mound. Move the chaff off the major league position roster, but figure out how to transition pitchers to productive major leaguers too.
  7. mikelink45
    Having an artificial knee has hampered my hiking experience and my wife is still struggling with her first replacement while recovering from her second. Artificial knees reduce pain and allow you to move about, but not play baseball.
  8. mikelink45
    Get a Saint (not a religious comment) and put him at 1B. Quit thinking of old and on the downslope players and put one of the many players in St Paul on the roster and give them a chance. A .160 BA is not much of a bar to clear. Right handers on the Saints - Chris WIlliams, Jair Camargo, Brooks Lee, Royce Lewis, Austin Martin, Kyle Garlick, Anthony Prato. Surely one of them can take Gallo's place and cover 1B.
  9. mikelink45
    His injury plan - plan on being injured. So sorry, but his fragile body has proven it will not hold up. My only concern is that Lewis and Kiriloff might be following that path too.
  10. mikelink45
    Is Larnach an AAAA player now? Is he trade bait? Or is it that he has not been given a long enough chance to establish himself in the majors? The Saints are so solid in the field and yet it is difficult to see how the prospects will be able to push in the majors - although one of them should take 1B with Kiriloff hurt (again) and push Gallo out.
  11. mikelink45
    The BP is still a weakness. First Headrick and now Winder. The pitchers we thought would blossom after the minors aren't doing it. Are we failing in our development?
  12. mikelink45
    Strange, but the kind of game where a team comes together outside the expected.
  13. mikelink45
    Keuchel strikes out zero - the Twins strikeout 10 times and we win. It reminds me of all the pitchers in years past who relied on ground balls to win and knew how to pitch. Nice game.
  14. mikelink45
    What has made things so good for the Twins? Cleveland giving up on the season Julien and Wallner giving us the bats Maeda reliving his 2020 season Pagan not stinking! What has not been good? Our highest paid Twins not carrying their weight of their salary in the lineup Ryan and Duran looking like they need a rest. The front office giving us a line of BS about the trade deadline.
  15. mikelink45
    A really lovely game - but let's expand the Good list. Actually Jeffers and Maeda need to be moved to the Very Good list. Wallner has taken over LF or DH - either way he has to play. Julien continues to get hits and has been a wonderful addition to the team. He is doing the Arreaz imitation that we need. Kepler has made me and many others look bad for writing him off - good. Michael Taylor is underrated by most fans, but has done a great job in the absence of Buxton. The Bad Sorry, but Gallo just frustrates me. Can't Larnach, Farmer, Solano, Castro, Williams, Prato put on a 1B glove? Three AB's - 3 Ks. And his OPS is not a good measure - a bunch of early HRs and Good or bad - 13 Ks keeps us moving towards the record. I agree with putting Correa lower in the order - the same with Buxton when he comes back. Make them earn the higher positon. The really good - we won.
  16. mikelink45
    How great! I really like that you put up multi-hit games as well as HR and pitching. It recognizes good ABs and not just the splash of the HR. Something tells me that Larnach really belongs in the majors! Can't we teach him how to play 1B - it has to be better than Gallo. Will Prato get a shot at the bigs? Chris Williams seems like he is ready to bust out too and Austin Martin had a good night - but where do we put him?
  17. mikelink45
    I cannot ignore the Ks - 1140 - the worst in the league BA - 10TH in league - 236 Hits - 11th of 15 - 883 - compare that to Ks SF - 20 - last in the league which explains some of the bases loaded weakness. Saves - 26 - ranks 10th.
  18. mikelink45
    I was happy keeping prospects - Steer and Encarcion would have been good on the team this year, But the issue of spending money is not in my area of knowledge. I just know that we could have done better spending Gallo money on RP. No comment on Correa money, everyone loved it at the time. Our recent addition does not seem any better than putting Garlick back on the roster or giving Stevenson or Contrares a real opportunity. I enjoyed your rant whether it is accurate or not.
  19. mikelink45
    This is the big acquisition to go against Lefties! I see the rest of the league running up the red flag. Pathetic.
  20. mikelink45
    Don't forget Farmer 696 I see Michael Taylor listed. He should not be. He is over his career OPS. He has saved us from the Buxton meltdown and the Celestino failure and the Kepler refusal. And then we have the pitchers. Not pretty, but thanks Cleveland, we will slide to the division championship.
  21. mikelink45
    I share your concern. I like to look at BR - last five games to see a little of the trend. Is he tired, In the heat I can understand that and the sweat he had to wipe off. We need him if we are going to do anything in the playoffs.
  22. mikelink45
    We like drama. What kind of suspense would there be if we rattled off a winning streak and pulled away? How do you sell tickets to a runaway? No we will continue to force Cleveland to think that there is a chance to win the division which will force them to have to play serious ball and keep the spectators and MLB.com watching.
  23. mikelink45
    Convenient - ever wonder why Keuchel did not depart for greener pastures?
  24. mikelink45
    Thanks - I just did and it makes me question why Stevenson and Contreras have not been given some opportunities. We do not have such an exclusive 40 man that we can't bring up hot bats.
  25. mikelink45
    I would love a story and statistics on the former Twins still in the system - Celestino, Larnach, Headrick, etc. Any who have been up but are laboring in the minors. I am just curious about how they are doing and if they are in fact ready to come back.
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