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  1. laloesch
    maybe. But his eye at the plate was always mediocre to poor except for two seasons when he seem to really connect. Not everyone becomes a superstar hitter and it looks like Sano is definitely never going to become one.
  2. laloesch
    it might not be enough. Professional athletes are notorious for blowing their money and being dirt poor after they stop playing.
  3. laloesch
    Interesting i remember in the early 2000's they were.
  4. laloesch
    But not entirely inaccurate. He does have a point.
  5. laloesch
    Rodon and Contreras would be my top pursuits this offseason if i were the Twins. Contreras will take BIGGGG money to sign and Rodon won't be cheap, but with Correra all but gone the Twins can afford it.
  6. laloesch
    i'd rather them make a reasonable offer and lose him than something utterly absurd that brings him back and restricts this team from other free agent acquisitions in the future, cause that's what it's gonna take to get him. He'll probably end up a Dodger is my guess.
  7. laloesch
    Willson Contreras declined the qualifying offer from the Cubs. The Twins need to go get this guy.
  8. laloesch

    Lets go big!!

    laloesch commented on Doc Munson's blog entry in Fantasy GM

    I'd go after Willson Contreras big time. Twins need a catcher and he's top of the line. I'd also go after Carlos Rodon. Correa would be icing on the cake.
  9. laloesch
    He had one really good year (2017) and 2 average seasons (2016, & 2019). Five seasons he was terrible.
  10. laloesch
    It's not low brow clickbait. I don't care that he's from the DR, and i don't care that he learned a second language which is his choice. He is not an above average hitter with the amount of strikeouts he's recorded and lack of eye at the plate aside from the homeruns. He has continuously flirted with the mendoza line the last 4 seasons and he was the fastest player in MLB history to 1,000 strikeouts. The guy he passed up Mark Reynolds who did it in game 747 in his career and Sano beat him by 86 games. He's also a very poor fielder at 3rd and at 1st. Sorry but he's a total bust.
  11. laloesch
    It certainly seems that way. I was never impressed with his approach or lack thereof at the plate. When he was on he was great and i cheered for him, but his inability to work through the droughts, minimize the damage, and the strikeouts was just maddening to watch. Towards the end he did try to take more walks and succeeded a bit on that, but the competition had him figured out a couple of years ago. Down and away is his Achilles heel, and he just can't resist swinging away at sliders and balls bouncing 3 ft. in front of home plate. We saw it over and over again, the last two years. Very, very frustrating. I guess this is a lesson to everyone, that not everybody that can club it 400 + ft. is gonna develop into a good all around hitter. Perhaps he can find a new role as a designated hitter full-time and flourish there, but he's gotta work on his eye at the plate (assuming he's motivated to do so).
  12. laloesch
    Molitor's take is interesting and it does seem to make sense to someone looking from the outside in. Perhaps it will be the wakeup call he needs. I certainly hope so because it would be a shame if this is all he ever does in his career. He has TREMENDOUS power AT TIMES and can hit the snot out of the ball.... at times, when he does manage to make connect. However, he has very very long droughts of nothing where he just seems to completely disappear as a hitter coupled with infuriating strikeout totals, which is why his option wasn't picked up. I'm just as frustrated with his career trajectory as are many others, because it's yet another hole the Twins need to fill in the lineup, but as many others have pointed out it appeared to be a prevailing sentiment here of "how dare you criticize his approach, his conditioning, his strikeouts," etc., etc. We'll this is where we are now. Hopefully he resurrects his career in the minors be it with the Twins or some other team.
  13. laloesch
    Which is why i'm against it. I'd like to have Correa back but not at the money it's likely to take. It will tie their hands effectively. This team needs a decent catcher and at least one good starter. I'd rather see them take a real shot at Willson Contreras and Carlos Rodon to start. Correa makes that difficult in my opinion unless Jim opens the flood gates and dumps a bunch of money into the team and i don't see that happening.
  14. laloesch
    Agreed. I'd like to see them grab a catcher and a veteran quality starter to start.
  15. laloesch
    I think Rodon is a good start. Would also be real nice if they could make a pass at Willson Contreras? 5 years 120 million?
  16. laloesch

    The Twins Need Hitters

    laloesch commented on Greglw3's blog entry in Greg Allen

    Fill the void left by Sano basically.
  17. laloesch
    That's understandable and sometimes this site has too much of it. Minnesota snarkiness unfortunately comes with the territory of dealing with fans of this franchise. I've dealt with it all my life. Scandinavians (yes, my heritage is as well) can be incredibly stoic but also snarky and passive aggressive to a fault. It's not really a flattering quality.
  18. laloesch
    Honestly knowing how this team is run they should have traded him for prospects, but I'm not in charge.
  19. laloesch
    Yeah. And if he doesn't want it then he walks. It's not like the Twins are going to win a world series either way. He's a good player, but the pieces around him just aren't there. I say let him go.
  20. laloesch
    I agree. The Twins definitely DID NOT get outmaneuvered by Seattle for Castillo. Seattle gave up A LOT to get him.
  21. laloesch
    I grew up in Cincinnati and remember when they moved from Cinergy to Great America BP in 2003. It's not THAT bad for flyball pitchers. The problem is that the Reds are cheap and have never put money into the team or adequate pitching long enough for them to compete even after they built that new stadium.
  22. laloesch
    Who is currently calling for Baldelli's head as manager? I'm not seeing it. And it's perfectly legit to "complain" about a strategy that is not conducive to playoff success. A team might be able to consistently get away with short starts during the regular season, but in the playoffs that doesn't work against stronger teams and effectively wears down the pen. It is a valid criticism.
  23. laloesch
    Agreed. It always amazes me that people push one another into different camps if you don't agree with them and this article does that to a tee. If you are not 100% behind Baldelli being manager of the year and a fantastic manager you "are a hater," lol. Talk about labeling. The author goes even further making nebulous statements about a large portion of the fan base this, fan base that, because they don't totally buy into the homer hype of Baldelli. That happens all the time in sports franchises and is not unique to the Twins. We saw this with Tom Kelly, Ron Gardenhire, etc., and for good reason. It's not unique and it's called freedom of thoughts and ideas. Once you shut down alternative ideas and perspectives because you don't agree with them you are boxing yourself in and shutting off constructive feedback that could actually help the team, and that's when things stagnate. We as fans should know this from the Gardenhire era. Sure the Twins won several division titles, but they stagnated and never made any headway in the playoffs because they stopped improving and got complacent. I as a fan want the Twins to win World Series and if that means showing the manager tough love because he CAN improve i will. And for the record i think Baldelli is a decent manager, but he's still quite young and has room for improvement. My two cents and no author is going to shut me down by calling me or anyone else "a hater" for having a different perspective.
  24. laloesch
    I agree on the lack of hustle as that's hard to swallow, but I disagree that that it's all the fault of coaching on his hitting. They've worked with Sano for years and yet we see the same old same old from him. I also don't think he has good plate discipline. In fact I think his plate discipline is absolutely atrocious hence the strikeouts. He swings at almost everything. The ability to discern what to swing at and what not to swing at ultimately does fall back on the player at the plate at some point and he has to take SOME responsibility for this. He doesn't need to hit homeruns each and every time he's at the plate either. Sometimes making contact and getting a good hit to advance runners is good enough and in line with the game plan instead of the moon shot whiff attempts.
  25. laloesch
    I don't buy it either. I've seen too much of this from Sano that I'm not buying all the "happy talk" excuses that are being posted here. I'm sorry Sano stinks more often than not. He may hit quite a few homeruns and display stunning power when he connects but mannnn his brutal k's, mediocre defense at first, and seemingly lackadaisical plate appearances are cringe worthy. He's just not an intelligent hitter from what i can tell and there doesn't appear to be any sort of progression from one year to the next, just a consistent 38-45% strikeout rate from one season to the next and routine "slow starts." I think it partly has to do with his conditioning, but that's just my opinion. The lack of eye at the plate is a skills thing. You can have all the power in the world but if you can't see pitches and figure out what to swing at and what not to swing at you are going to do what he does. He's always been a sucker of sorts for offspeed stuff and it's really hurting his career. I agree time to move on, i've seen enough.
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