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  1. EGFTShaw
    I think Buxton's knee determines Taylor (or facsimile) being brought on. I would try to retain Gray, aside from the Playoff regression, he was a bulldog and hit the mound on schedule. Pagan - I think is finally showing what the Twins saw in him. We can lose Maeda and/or Gray with Ober, Paddock (and maybe Mahle) in the wings. I don't want to lose Gray but I am not going overpay. This offseason is going to be a key to continuing the reworking of the image of the Twins truly want to win. Lopez, C4, Buxton and I think I missing someone, shows that the Twins have started moving in that direction. Again, I really want to know what is going on with Buxton's knee and AK-19's shoulder. Excited to see Royce, perhaps Brooks Lee, Eduardo, C4, AK-19, play a full season together. Also, Kepler if he can keep up what he adjusted this year, plus Wallner and Buxton/Taylor/Larnach/Stevenson Not to mention Austin Martin and Yunior Severino. I do not like we lost, let alone to the Astros, but we are set up much much better than we have been in decades to improve.
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    Why a definite No on Gray? (aside from the price which may punt it into Cardinals territory...)
  3. EGFTShaw
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  4. EGFTShaw
    I needed a comma between Hennig, a Bernie...LOL
  5. EGFTShaw
    Bring back Larry the Axe Bernie... ;) (sorry for the very Old AWA reference)
  6. EGFTShaw
    Loved LA's ability to hit the ball anywhere at any time. I was mixed on PL, but have since come on board. Win/Win. If SG leaves via FA, then Twins still have a proven guy at the top of the staff with Ryan learning more and more every day and Ober becoming that guy who defies the norms in baseball. I am content and would do this again given the results we have. FootNote: Loving what Royce is doing.
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    This was probably those most no brainer of articles I have seen in a long while. Not that the point shouldn't be considered, but it is gosh darn dang it good problem to have. Pick up the option. If needed, the TwinsFO has multiple positions of strength to deal from. I look at we have in the pipeline, what we have on the roster and the Tweeners who are on the roster and on the Saints sometimes it feels like at the same time, (j/k), and we have done some good drafting. Of course, I want a pitcher or three in our pipeline that is forecasted to be the number 1 guy. Who doesn't it? Oh yeay, JerryR of the ChiSox...LOL. This team is stacked moving forward in many of the positions. I would welcome Sony Gray and Kenta Maeda back on contracts. It seems only last year we didn't have pitching and enough hitting. This may not be the year we break the playoff series win drought, but we will in the next 2-3 years advance to the championship series.
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    Can you SMEElllllllllllllllllllllllllllll what the Rocco is cooking... ;) Know your role Jabroni.. LOL Absolutely. Know your role and get comfortable with it. Does PatBev play baseball?
  9. EGFTShaw
    You know what I like about most of these trade comments... LOL Not much. Too short sighted. That said, if the hitters were average in most of the key situations, the Twins would be running away in the Central. We, Twins Daily, collectively bitched about the the pitching staff and yet the starting pitching is at the top of the majors. We also complained about the catcher's defense, we are at the top in that category too. We are being bit by the injury bug again as well. it's a LONG season, trade deadline is way off still. But, like someone else said, I am not trading our prospects for some veteran rentals that are at the edge of uncertainty. I do like the idea of Soto and Ohtani ONLY because it is something the Twins would NEVER ever consider. But I am not trading all of our prospects for either player who is absolutely leaving during FA. My prediction. By July 4th the Twins will be leading the division by 6-8 games.
  10. EGFTShaw
    I wondered, over the past few years, about what the hitting coach brings to the table. Yet this year Jeffers has improved. The bigger names have all dipped, C4, BB, etc... But like Sano, we can't put Kepler's hitting woes on the hitting coach. I want our Bomba Squad hitting coach back...but he has moved up the managing chain and there is no way that is happening. So my verdict on this is that the onus lies on the hitters to get there $h1t together AND the hitting coach to figure out how to get them there
  11. EGFTShaw
    I agree, and I take nothing away from the Guardians and their team. They have some talent, but I am on record as saying, if the Twins simply regress to the norm for injuries and Games/WAR lost due to injuries, they run away with the division. I think the additions they have made have been quality to top notch. I think the top caliber talent can take steps forward, (especially the pitching staff and the young team members. We will know if I am right come the end of summer. LOL Let's PLAY BALL.
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    Simply the fact that we are not penciling in Dylan Bundy and Chris Archer as our 3/4 starters tells you a lot about the changes from last season to this season. The up the middle defense should be very good, the outfield should be top 3 at worst and we have two very good hitters and with unknown ful season fielding at the two-infield corner positions. I like the makeup of this team a lot. Sure, there is some uncertainty with Maeda/Mahle/Lopez and yes Pagan as well as some health uncertainty with the position players. I don't care what the prediction sites are saying, this team is winning the Central easily if they regress back to the norm when it comes to WAR lost due to injuries.
  13. EGFTShaw
    Pitching/Location, Pitching/Location, Pitching/Location. 😁
  14. EGFTShaw
    And the Mets don't care how much they spend, and it appears the Friars of San Diego don't care how much they spend. Even if the Twins were seriously interested, as this past off season showed with C4, we cannot compete spending with the Big Bucks teams.
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    One of the BEST curveballs as well.
  16. EGFTShaw
    Billy has to be the Face of the Excitability Mount Rushmore. They don't make managers like Billy anymore.
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    Perhaps, Mount Rushmore should be expanded when it comes to talking baseball, (or football for that matter) because of the number of players on the field at one time. I can see limiting hockey or basketball to 4, but baseball, also give its long history, only 4 is extremely limited. I do think lineage counts, so the franchise is the Sens/Twins. Otherwise, can you imagine the LAD leaving off everyone who was great when they were in Brooklyn? Same too of the SFG when then were in NY. But it does get you thinking and remembering the players who have played for our team.
  18. EGFTShaw
    But that pandora of a box was opened up when Killer was listed as playing for the Twins from 1954...they were still the Sens at that time. Big Train...what a great nickname...
  19. EGFTShaw
    The ones that concern me are the Mahle and shoulder soreness. Is this a strength issue? A breakdown of shoulder components issue? Mechanics? AK-47's issues only because of the back-to-back surgeries. Most soft tissue issues, (Gray for example), I'm not as concerned about as the new trainer has the onus on him to prevent/minimize these types of injuries. The last issue that is of concern to me is JP's patellar tendonitis, only because I have had this and it didn't heal quickly. Although I did NOT have an organization with the staff the Twins have, nor the money JP has to get specialized treatment.
  20. EGFTShaw
    Edit: Arraez trade brought in Pablo Lopez.
  21. EGFTShaw
    Very nice piece. It takes an incredible amount of heart to keep at it when you're not given a chance to succeed.
  22. EGFTShaw
    First, I kind of like the positive feel to what I thought was going to be another bashing article from the headline. Or maybe pre-coffee has me overly cynical this Monday morning. That said, 2nd half they were 4th? Understand that was with Pagan doing Pagan things and Lopez not doing 1st half Lopez things. If Lopez continued his first 1/2 All Star approach they probably would have been higher than 4th. I am not so down on Pagan as others are primarily because I trust the evaluators. I only pretend to know what I am doing here. It appears it is not just the Twins FO that like what Pagan has to potentially offer. You have to be careful of reacting from emotion vs logic. Cutting bait with some "hack" named Ortiz did not turn out well. Flip side argument is that everyone was high on Sano, and he just could not (so far), improve his approach at the plate. I am good with this team as it stands. I sacrificed a Packer Backer to the Baseball Gods for better health this year.
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    Follow Up: I can envision these Twins have 2-3 FL Starters with Gray, Ryan, Mahle & Lopez in that mix. i like Maeda, Ober, Varland, SWJ and Winder as well in the starters group
  24. EGFTShaw
    ACE - a guy who you can count on to stop your losing streak FL Starter - a guy who would be a number 1 or number 2 pitcher on any team given most baseball teams. (Some teams have an ACE and are loaded with pitching) #1 Starter - top tier of the FL Starters BPOYS - Best Pitcher On Your Staff since Johan the Twins have had BPOYS guys Liriano (before TJ) and Johan that one summer were lights out I miss that kind of pitching
  25. EGFTShaw
    I'm with you on Ryan, I think under 3.00 is the goal. I'm on record as saying he has the mentality to be a #1.
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