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  1. DJL44
    I figured the team would try to find a shortstop better than Palacios for AAA. There are usually better options among minor league free agents. Helman should probably try to find a different organization with a clearer path to the big leagues but it's more likely any port in a storm to make sure he doesn't have to play independent ball. Martin and Julien should both move up to begin next season. Martin doesn't need a 3rd year in Double-A.
  2. DJL44
    He's a prospect because he's hitting. He will have to hit his way to the major leagues. At age 24 it's unlikely his fielding gets much better. He needs to be at a level where he is challenged at the plate. BTW - they have a term for someone who doesn't make the big leagues until 28: non-prospect.
  3. DJL44
    He's going to be 24 next season. I don't see a reason why he should spend any time lower than Cedar Rapids. Start him at Double-A and see how he does.
  4. DJL44
    If you had to pick 5 people to run a mile it makes sense to get one middle distance runner and 4 sprinters.
  5. DJL44
    The Dodgers pulled Clayton Kershaw (future Hall of Famer) in the middle of a no-hitter this season. The Mets pulled Max Scherzer (future Hall of Famer) in the middle of a perfect game after 68 pitches. MLB teams don't want workhorses. They want thoroughbreds.
  6. DJL44
    "there is little doubt that Wallner's powerful bat will be part of the Twins line-up for most of the next decade" I think you're a little ahead of your skis here. Only around 30 hitters in the history of the team made it a decade with the team. You're essentially predicting he'll be a Twins Hall of Famer based on a nice September debut.
  7. DJL44
    Let's hope Varland fares better than the previous 4 winners of this award.
  8. DJL44
    I would actually like to attend Friday night to see Ohtani pitch. Unfortunately I already had plans to do something else. It also looks like it's $27 a piece if you want to get a seat where you can actually see the pitcher (upper deck behind home plate).
  9. DJL44
    Is that true for weekend games in the summer or just the crappy weather games when school is still in session? Do you actually get a seat or is that standing room only? I went to one game this season as part of a group. Tickets were $20 each for section T. It was nearly $200 for the 5 of us once I figured in parking and hot dogs from the "cheap" concession stand. We had to leave at the seventh inning stretch at 10:00pm (despite the 6:40 start time) because I had to get up and go to work the next day. I usually attend if I don't have a conflict when work gets group discount tickets. That has cost $10-12 a ticket for the 330 sections.
  10. DJL44
    I disagree. Tickets are expensive enough that I only budget to attend once a year.
  11. DJL44
    On the Saints depth chart?
  12. DJL44
    That's easy Sox. I'd rather root for Tito than LaRussa.
  13. DJL44
    Jose Miranda has definitely cooled off. Last 28 days split - .243/.325/.379. Time to make an adjustment.
  14. DJL44
    I agree, this is a garbage hot take. Do you just hate whoever is getting paid the most?
  15. DJL44
    Raising prices isn't going to help their falling attendance. You will see a lot of discounting to try to get people in the door. 12% is a huge increase on already expensive tickets to a half-empty stadium.
  16. DJL44
    I'm sure Matt Wallner's friends and family are not going to stay home and avoid Target Field because they already saw him play at CHS Field.
  17. DJL44
    Stole 104 bases and Willie Mays' MVP in 1962. Very good player but not a Hall of Famer unless you double the size of the Hall of Fame.
  18. DJL44
    They usually like the teenagers to attend high school until the FCL starts rather than playing A-ball.
  19. DJL44
    I agree with this, though they did make bold moves this past offseason dealing away Donaldson and Garver (both positive moves), extending Buxton, signing Correa and trading for Gray. Buying at the trade deadline is almost never a net positive for an organization. This offseason's bold decisions will involve Kepler and Polanco and perhaps Urshela and Gray,
  20. DJL44
    Scratch-off tickets are cheap but the odds are terrible
  21. DJL44
    I wanted them to sign both.
  22. DJL44
    I don't trust any prospect who hasn't seen AA yet. That's a big jump and it exposes a lot of players flaws.
  23. DJL44
    I doubt they trade Gray in the offseason. They have a hard enough time acquiring pitching and he'll return just as much if they trade him at the deadline next summer.
  24. DJL44
    If the Twins had decided to stand pat at the deadline the collapse would have happened the same way. People would be upset they didn't even try in a season where they were in first place. I agree, teams need to take a risk. They won't all work out. They shouldn't all work out. If all your trades work out then you probably aren't making enough of them.
  25. DJL44
    No, they sold high on Berrios. They'd be selling low on Mahle and Maeda.
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