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  1. IndianaTwin
    If his career is in four acts, please nobody tell him to "break a leg."
  2. IndianaTwin
    From Rotoworld.com... Twins signed RHP Jhoulys Chacin to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. The 32-year-old hurler saw his performance fall off a cliff in 2019, posting a miserable 6.01 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 101/46 K/BB ratio over 103 1/3 innings between the Brewers and Red Sox. Still, he held a 3.69 ERA and 1.21 WHIP over 373 innings the previous two seasons, so maybe there's something the Twins can salvage here. He'll compete for one of the final spots in the club's Opening Day rotation. My preference was a dice-roll on Taijuan Walker (and I'd still go for doing that too), but I'm on board with this.
  3. IndianaTwin
    I missed that the Twins designated Ryne Harper to clear space for Donaldson. Granted, Romero has an option, but that they designated Harper, who seems like a serviceable piece, over Romero, suggests that they still have a sense of hope for the latter.
  4. IndianaTwin
    True, but how many can offer him Wes, the experience of having worked with Pineda coming back from TJS, two open spots in the rotation, and the opportunity to have the Twins lineup on his side?
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    I’ve thought the same. Or, given that he seems to like to give players some freedom, how about if every Sunday, he lets a different player pick the lineup. Or maybe that day’s starter. Or even that day’s “Play Ball Kid,” since with this lineup, it doesn’t much matter.
  7. IndianaTwin
    You might be doing okay through three or four, but I doubt you’ll be feeling good about it after your sixth or seventh fried fish patty. Spoken from experience. My sons’ high school did two fish fry fundraisers every year.
  8. IndianaTwin
    Thanks so much for using the word “plethora.” It means a lot.
  9. IndianaTwin
    Fun article, with the bonus of being introduced to the word “pescetarianism.” How about Polanco’s Poblanos, too many of which might lead to a short stop in the restroom? Or Miguel’s Sano-Cones, because on a hot day in the Dominican or at Target Field, nothing cools you off like those cups of shaved ice, particularly with Dominican flavors like passion fruit and tamarind in addition to the standard cherry, grape and rainbow-colored ones? And perhaps Der Schlagger’s Schnitzels, to celebrate the career home run leader among players born in Germany? The kids might go for Pineda’s Piñatas, where you break open the little papier-mâché container for a bunch of jolly ranchers, root beer barrels, cinnamon discs, and other hard candies.
  10. IndianaTwin
    If this is the end, I’ll agree with your B+ overall, though I’d flip-flop your Odorizzi/Pineda and Hill grades, primarily because we can get up to 1.75 seasons out of the former and something like a half-season out of Hill. But it’s still only Jan. 23, so I still give it an “incomplete.” Odorizzi joined the team in February, for example, so there could easily still be more in the works with good-quality minor league signings and whatnot.* *I hope we get more good-quality minor league signings than whatnot. We’ve had too many seasons of whatnot.
  11. IndianaTwin
    Maybe that person read “JJ” and though it said Jeter? That could be the explanation for Jeter’s missing vote, right? :-)
  12. IndianaTwin
    I’d move Salazar up to No. 2. And Buchholz up considerably. I know there’s virtually no likelihood of the latter making a full season, but I’d like it if there’s at least a likelihood of him making 8 starts.
  13. IndianaTwin
    Forgot about Hill heading to the 60-day IL. That will free up a spot to add Taijuan Walker to the roster after he lights up on Ft. Myers on his minor league contract.
  14. IndianaTwin
    "I'm No Stranger to the Rain," when the Blue Jays, A's, or any other former club is the visiting team. "Smoky Mountain Rain" (keeps on fallin') is the appropriate choice after a second homer.
  15. IndianaTwin
    Great article on the Donaldson signing: http://www.startribune.com/twins-invitation-to-josh-donaldson-finally-got-a-response-it-s-a-deal/567112922/?refresh=true As to the question, “can they afford to wait,” I’m more concerned about making a smart move than I am with when. In other words, if opportunity arrives now, sure. But if it doesn’t, don’t make a drastic move just for the sake of making a move — wait and see how things play out with what they’ve got, including rookies. But then be aggressive with mid-season trades if the need is still there. At this point, it seems unlikely that teams will want to trade their “ace.” If it happens before the season, much more likely to me is a low-level-prospect-for-Odorizzi-level trade, and I like the FO’s ability to spot the under-valued. I would like to see another option or two in the spring training mix, however. We’re at the point where minor league contracts are becoming more prevalent, and I’d like to see them fish in that pond, even if it’s just to have another possibility for eight times through the rotation. Among what’s out there, I’m intrigued by: Taijuan WalkerDanny SalazarFelix HernandezClay Buchholz
  16. IndianaTwin
    Always looking for opportunities to share my favorite grammar joke... Guy from the country has gone to Boston and is walking around the campus at Harvard. He walks up to a person in requisite tweed jacket with the corduroy elbow patches and says, "Excuse me, but could you tell me where the library is at?" Tweed jacket guy ignores the visitor and starts to walk on. Country hick chases him down and says, "Excuse me, sir. Could you tell me where the library is at?" Tweed jacket guy rises up on his heels and says, "I'm sorry, but at Hah-vard University, we do NOT end questions with a preposition." Hick pauses for a moment before finally saying, "Okay, sir. Could you tell me where the library is at, you jerk?" You may now return to your regularly scheduled discussion.
  17. IndianaTwin
    And to give Donaldson time to swing by Applebee’s to pick up the gift card to give to Rosario in exchange for being able to wear No. 20.
  18. IndianaTwin
    For seven or eight times through the rotation, at which time he slips to fourth (unless he continues last year’s second half). And I’m not convinced they won’t still get another arm better than Bailey, even if it’s not better than Berrios. To your other post on Hill — lottery pick perhaps, but he’s had 20 or more starts in three of the last four years and has pitched in the last four playoffs, even when he’s missed part of the season. If we’re indeed the division favorite we seem to think we are, he can be brought along very slowly.
  19. IndianaTwin
    Which, among other things, also allows time for the physical and to explore whether they can get a lottery pick out of whoever they would otherwise be DFAing.
  20. IndianaTwin
    (Using this post as representative of those thinking we still need a higher-end pitcher.) On one hand, I get it, although I personally think Berrios is closer to an “ace” than others seem to think he is, particularly given that he’s still on the upside. At the same time, my hunch is that some on AstrosDaily are saying, “Holy cow — sure we can run out Verlander and Greinke against Berrios and Odorizzi, but then the Twins have Pineda and Hill and we’ve only got McCullers and Jose Urquidy. McCullers is coming back from TJS, and he’s never had more than 22 starts in a season and Urquidy only has 41 big league innings. And if somebody’s hurt, they can use Bailey and we’ve got Brad Peacock. Plus they have that Dobnak guy and Graterol. If Verlander or Greinke get hurt, we’re cooked.” Point being, while there may be a few teams tougher at the very top of the rotation, I’m not sure there’s many that are as deep as the Twins. And there’s still that lineup...
  21. IndianaTwin
    Speed isn’t that big of a deal when you’re in a trot.
  22. IndianaTwin
    NOW can I say that it was too early to evaluate the offseason on January 11? It’s still too early, by the way.
  23. IndianaTwin
    I’m with you. I’ve heard folks talk about regression, but the fact of the matter is also that a whole lot of guys are on the right side of the career progression curve as well. Oh, and I just arrived in eastern Iowa on business. Keep the rainy and dreary out there, will you?
  24. IndianaTwin
    By “one-game playoff exit,” which of the three games are you referring to?
  25. IndianaTwin
    Thanks — that’s really helpful. It also highlights a perception I’ve had that while Sano’s defense is below average, it’s not REALLY, REALLY bad, to the degree of doing something like, oh, I don’t know, trying him in the outfield. But that’s because I don’t know how to interpret fielding statistics. I’m guessing I’m not the only one. I’d love to see someone write an article that could serve as a primer on defensive stats, highlighting what they each mean, what are perceived as the strengths and weaknesses of each stat, what’s the range of players (i.e., at what number does below average turn into bad turn into horrible, and similarly on the positive side), etc.
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