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  1. laloesch
    Urias would take a kings ransom in Twins prospects. That said, i would be willing to entertain a Lewis Urias swap.
  2. laloesch
    I may catch flak for saying this, but i still think he could be one hell of a starter.
  3. laloesch
    Good post. The problem too me is stability. You start the year with Odorizzi, Berrios, Bailey, ...... i guess some combination of Dobnak, Smeltzer, Thorpe and Graterol for the 4th and 5th spots. Dobnak looks like he has the stuff to hold down a rotation spot, followed by Smeltzer who doesn't throw that hard but has a multitude of offerings, and then Thorpe who has the stuff but is just plain hittable (at leasst he was). Then there's Graterol who is just plain raw. Then you get Pineda back in late spring and Hill early to mid summer. Will be a very interesting spring regardless of whether or not they add another starter.
  4. laloesch
    Dobnak sits in the low 90's with his sinker and occasionally touches mid 90's. Smeltzer is also in that range 90-93 but has 4 pitches.
  5. laloesch
    No question about it that they need one more GOOD starter at least.
  6. laloesch
    Need a front of the line starter. Then i think we are on par with NY. Just my opinion. May still happen via a trade.
  7. laloesch
    Would like to have seen them spend some of that money on Wheeler, RYU or possibly Bumgarner but i can't argue that this was a bad signing because it definitely fills a need. I am a bit worried. 23 million a season for a 33 year old is a lot of money and i fear breakdowns in year 3 or 4, but we shall find out. Hopefully this will do two fold. 1. Break the impression amongst the league's premier players that the Twins are not players in the free agent market place and 2. Move Sano off the hot corner where he has clearly been struggling defensively the last 3 or 4 seasons. Maybe a year or two at first and then when Kirilloff or Kepler is ready he can move full time to DH.
  8. laloesch
    Ideally the Twins could move Sano to DH now and find someone to take over 3rd. Donaldson could be that guy. I don't like the amount of money I think would be required to sign him, but he would fill a need. Kepler or Kirilloff at 1st.
  9. laloesch
    I don't know about that. If anything it's worse because he was bad defensively at 3rd in 2017, got better in 2018 and got much much worse in 2019. Meanwhile his fielding at 1st got much worse in 2019. And yes, i do recognize he has seen limited games at 1st. RTOT/ year stats 2019 (-17) 1st base (-13) 3rd base 2018 (4) 1st base (-6) 3rd base 2017 (11) 1st base (-16) 3rd base -10 and lower is considered awful I agree on spending the available capital on good starting pitching. I think signing Donaldson is a potential plus but not truly an area of dire need. The Twins need starting pitching BADLY - captain obvious
  10. laloesch
    I'm not saying it is. I think starting pitching first and foremost.
  11. laloesch
    Because Sano is pushing 300 pounds and his sabremetric fielding stats have gotten much worse the past couple of years.
  12. laloesch
    Because the perception is that they never truly "Go for it" and do whatever it takes to bring in the right players to win a world series.
  13. laloesch
    I hate every bit of this situation. The Twins utterly failed to get what they needed on the starting pitching front and it's gonna cost them dearly this season IMO. That said, it also highlights another concerning issue which is the collective view of MLB players towards the Twins. As the Donaldson situation drags on it looks more and more likely that there is indeed a very real reputation in MLB baseball that "nobody wants to play in Minnesota" unless you are desperate, second rate, a retread, or close to retirement. Apparently the Nat's have dropped out and all that is left is the Braves and Twins with 4 year deals left on the table. This might seem like Capt. obvious statements to some of us, but going forward it's a potential huge obstacle in situations where the Twins indeed are willing to spend big on free agents but nobody is willing to even play ball with them and negotiate a deal due to the "historic contraction era cheapness" under Ryan. Even with the history of the Mauer contract the legacy lives on.
  14. laloesch

    We blew that

    laloesch commented on mikelink45's blog entry in mikelink45's Blog

    Not sure i agree on Oswaldo Arcia. I remember him very well in his time with the Twin and he was always a free swinging maniac. IMO he didn't make it as a Twin because of his crazy free swinging, high strikeout, low batting average performances year in and year out. His problem always stemmed back to never developing a good approach at the plate or an eye for pitches. You might be able to get away with that in the minors but not in the majors against elite pitching. I don't blame that entirely on the Twins. Some guys just don't have it and never make it in the big leagues. It is what it is i guess. The same might be true of Romero (let's hope not). It's hard to say if his struggles are the switch to being a reliever or him just throwing the ball and not developing an approach to pitching. Some guys are just all gas and no brains which would be unfortunate for him because he has good pure stuff. Also illustrates the dangers of hanging on to EVERY prospect instead of making trades when other teams offer serviceable players for prospects who are still just prospects.
  15. laloesch
    To be honest i don't think he has the raw stuff to make it as a starter maybe as a Loggy.
  16. laloesch
    Completely disagree with this.
  17. laloesch
    I guess I'm a bit more reluctant on Donaldson. If it was up to me i'd be nervous about offering five years to a 34 year old player who was diagnosed with dead arm syndrome less than two seasons ago which also coincided with a decline in his BA and career high strikeouts.
  18. laloesch
    Unless they swing a trade for a good starter this team is in trouble even if they sign Donaldson. Just my opinion.
  19. laloesch
    Doesn't matter. The fact that he's turned down two extension offers so far and has not entered extended negotiations yet means he has no intention of staying in Minnesota. Might as well trade him now along with Sano and Buxton and start rebuilding again.
  20. laloesch
    Nice to have Romo back. Still consider this offseason an almost total failure if they fail to swing a trade or sign a good mid to top of the rotation starter. Without that third guy it's gonna be a long season.
  21. laloesch
    BINGO!
  22. laloesch
    I would even go a step further. Why would they (Sano, Buxton or Berrios) want to stay with the Twins upon reaching free agency? There's zero reason to do it. Nobody wants to move to Minnesota, deal with the awful weather, pay the sky high income taxes and play for a franchise that never takes any risks or goes for it. Some of that could be overcome by a team that occasionally goes for it all and signs big name free agents. The Vikings Organization for all it's faults really does try, but no the Twins. They've haven't been trying since 1992.
  23. laloesch
    And maybe just maybe statements like ^THIS^ is the reason many athletes do not want to move to the Twins Cities.
  24. laloesch
    well by the sounds of it, the Dodgers are in heavy discussions with Bumgarner per MLB Trade Rumors Jeff Todd and Conner Byrne. So what's plan B? Smeltzer, Dobnak?
  25. laloesch
    Why not? Because you can't win the world series with one player. If the Twins swooped in and offered 35-42 million for 8-10 year to beat the Yankees upcoming offer of 280-300 million they would be Cole poor, kinda like House Poor.
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