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  1. laloesch
    If that's true the Twins had better trade him by this deadline otherwise they are losing a front of the rotation starter for practically nothing. They should have been taking calls for him last year seriously.
  2. laloesch
    Brad Radke's changeup could be straight filthy at times. Absolute work horse. He had a couple of bad seasons and few mediocre ones, but he was on fire in 1997 and still managed to win 20 games for a team that only won 68. If he had played on a real winning contender in 1998, 1999, and 2000 he would have won 20 games in each of those seasons. He played on some REALLY REALLY bad Twins teams in the mid to late 90's. He should be in the Hall of Fame. I still think that if Liriano hadn't blown out his UCL in 2006, and Radke hadn't torn his labrum and had a stress fracture in his right shoulder, with Johan Santana firing on all cylinders, that team makes it to the world series.
  3. laloesch
    Yes, agreed. All those young guys in the pen and in the rotation need to watch him carefully. Throwing hard is great, but can you really pitch? Ober doesn't throw hard but he can pitch. I'll eat crow, I thought he was utter toast after spring training, but so far, he's looked pretty darn good. Not perfect but good.
  4. laloesch
    Interesting analogy but accurate. They have to find other options for the bullpen. If you can't hold a lead or keep the damage to a minimum there's no amount of offense that will be sufficient. I think there are guys they can call up to start remedying the offense but the pen is a different animal.
  5. laloesch
    I doubt it. #3 I'd do that trade again in a heart beat. I think Abel and Tait are gonna be good but we'll have to wait and see on that one. 1-2 yep do them again. #4 not so sure. Roden was doing fine until the injury and Kendry Rojas hasn't really had a chance to show us anything yet. #5. Absolutely the right move in my opinion. The Correa trade topic has been discussed ad nauseum on these forums but I think it was 100% the right move to dump in back on the Stros. WaYYYYYY to expensive for his offensive production.
  6. laloesch
    It's not as filthy as 2006 Lirano's slider, but it honestly doesn't have to be, it's good enough.
  7. laloesch
    Tommy John surgery on the horizon if this doesn’t work?
  8. laloesch
    We don’t know the details of the elbow inflammation. I think it’s safe to say that not all the facts are known yet. Oblique strains are no laughing matter either
  9. laloesch
    Unfortunately, this happens often with young pitching prospects. His control is just not good enough. He either figures it out and maybe backs off a bit on the velocity to control the results better or he languishes and never makes it. It's a hard pill to swallow considering how highly he was touted, but it is what it is i suppose.
  10. laloesch
    They could send Luke Keaschall down to the Saints for a bit to figure things out and call up Culpepper and give him a look.
  11. laloesch
    Lewis and Lee chased pitches out of the zone all of last season. That's why it's so devastating to have them both in the lineup at the same time.
  12. laloesch
    Yes and Yes. lol
  13. laloesch
    Wow. Kinda exciting that Prielipp gets a start.
  14. laloesch
    Connor Prielipp has excellent stuff, he always has. it's just a matter of him staying healthy
  15. laloesch
    Yeah well some here were really jumping on the bandwagon saying Lee has turned a corner and is now a MLB caliper SS with this heating streak he was on. I keep on saying, just wait and see.
  16. laloesch
    The only result of that is the player(s) charge into the stands and start a massive mele. Similar to what happened in the Palace years ago in 2004.
  17. laloesch
    yeah fingers crossed Prielipp keeps rolling in St. Paul. He's got dynamic stuff as a starter. I still don't think Ober is gonna be in the rotation long term. He's doing okay at the moment, but his days are numbered in my opinion.
  18. laloesch
    Honestly, i like Shelton's approach with the starting rotation. IT's still early on but it looks like he prefers to let the starters go longer if they are rolling well and not laboring with high pitch counts unlike Baldelli who yanked his starters consistently even if they were doing well in an outing.
  19. laloesch
    Wasn't there a Family Guy Episode where Peter founded Petoria, lol?
  20. laloesch
    Unacceptable. I've seen rowdy fans before but saying something like that...inexcusable even against the opponents. It's not mad max thunder dome.
  21. laloesch
    Yeah I don't agree with his statement either. Abel and Bradley (different trade) certainly didn't fall into the Twins laps. Falvey had to work for them. I think a lot of the fans were so pissed off by that flurry of trades last year (and understandably so), but I think we need to be careful and not get so despondent about the situation and blind ourselves into thinking we got nothing in return to feel better about it all. If both these pitchers fulfill their potential as 2/3 level starters (and I would argue both could potentially be top of the rotation starters in time if all goes well....knock on wood), both trades are win, win, there's no question about it. I'm honestly stoked about having both.
  22. laloesch
    This. A guy that can throw up to 97 / 98 but has good change, slider, sweeper, curve and USES them often to get guys out AND can throw them for strikes too. That's money, money, money. That has long term starter and potential ace written all over it. I'm honestly thrilled we have Abel and Taj. Both those guys are gonna be good.
  23. laloesch
    That's part of improving. You limit your slumps. I'm looking at all the games so far not just the last six. It's a long season.
  24. laloesch
    No i get it and point taken. In the last six games he's been great, but in the aggregate whole he got off to a putrid start. It's those peaks and valleys that make a season for a player. If he can reduce the slumps then i'm sold, but last season was not reassuring.
  25. laloesch
    yeah but will he sustain it? Last year he didn't.
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