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  1. tarheeltwinsfan
    Really good point which I had not thought of.
  2. tarheeltwinsfan
    I don't have any stats to back this up, but I don't think it was Gray's fault that the Twins were15-18 in Gray's starts.
  3. tarheeltwinsfan
    Instead of replacing Gray and, yes, Maeda, with a top quality #1 or #2 starter, the Twins "replaced" Gray and Maeda with an improved bullpen. I hope this works. I hope Duran stays healthy. Larnach will do OK as long as the opposing pitchers just throw him fast balls.
  4. tarheeltwinsfan
    Interesting article. This rule just makes the good teams better.
  5. tarheeltwinsfan
    We were in the army same time. I joined the army as an enlisted man in September 1967, went to Ft Dix for basic and advanced infantry training and then to Korea for 16 months in and around the DMZ with the Second Infantry Division. Came home in June 1969.
  6. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good leaders aren't always nice. They motivate by example. I hated my drill instructor in basic training. Sargent Duckett was not nice to us. I remember one cold, rainy December morning at 0600 hours in the dark before dawn at Ft. Dix, as we stood in the soaking, freezing, cold sleet and rain, dreading a long day ahead of hard physical training in this weather, he told us: "Gentlemen, Let's get going. It does not rain on the infantry." And the interesting thing was, even though I was "Outstanding in the rain"...I believed him. But in 8 weeks he broke me down from being a smart-ass college graduate and made me a soldier who obeyed orders without question and who was prepared, and willing, to kill the enemy, whoever that may be. He'd yell: "What's the spirit of the bayonet! and we'd scream, "TO KILL!" Friends, that is no small feat. Sgt Duckett was a motivator and a leader. He was "outstanding in the rain" with us.
  7. tarheeltwinsfan
    Excellent article. Thank you for writing so very well about this important subject. I have found this to be true in other organizations in which I have been a member, such as my law firm, my church, my civic clubs, and when I was in the army. A good leader leads by example and pulls the others along in the right direction toward the ultimate goal, whatever that may be.
  8. tarheeltwinsfan
    Since the end of the Twins season in 2023, there has been unanimous agreement among TD writers and contributors, that the Twins most pressing offseason need is a #1 or #2 starting pitcher to replace one of the top-producing starting pitchers which the Twins have had in many years, Sonny Gray. Until that "unanimously agreed upon goal" has been achieved, no matter what else the Twins have done, or will do, during this off season, I deem the off season to have been a failure. And I say "Peanuts!" I would trade all of the current 2023-2024 offseason Twins' acquisitions plus lots of money, for 3 years more of Sonny Gray or 3 years of Blake Snell. As my high school wrestling coach used to say when we were not being aggressive on the mat and were just messing around, slapping our opponents' hands: "Peanuts! Gentlemen the fans are buying peanuts while you are not concentrating on your goals and messing around."
  9. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good points/ I do really like Bailey Ober too. He is from Huntersville, NC which is 20 miles from my home.
  10. tarheeltwinsfan
    Maybe the Jays want him back, like we want Berrios back. Do the Jays need a left-handed hitting right fielder? I sure do wish we could get Jose Berrios back some how some way.
  11. tarheeltwinsfan
    Max Kepler may be a player who plays better when he has a pending contract year. If so, I would not extend him more than 1 year. Max Kepler is an enigma to me. I am curious as to what motivates him.
  12. tarheeltwinsfan
    Does the logic in the article for trading Polo, also apply to why the Twins should trade Kepler? 1) Kep's health is better than Polo's, 2) Kep's fielding is better, although it is not at a highly valued position, 3) Kep does not seem to have put team first in some decisions I have read about ("I don't want to play CF" and "I can't go with the team to play in Canada because I'm not vaccinated" and "Wandering in Europe to get away from baseball".) OK I admit the last point of "wandering in Europe" is a weak point of mine, but I contend there was more to Kep's decision to "wander" than we will ever know. 4) Most importantly, the Twins are not loaded with young, major league outfielders, ready to take Kep's place, whereas there are Lewis, Julien, C-4, Farmer and Lee...all needing an IF position. For me the 4th point is the main reason why the Twins should have traded Polo and should not trade Kep, unless it was for a much better deal than they got for Polo. (The Orioles sure improved their already good team for 2024 with the Corbin Burns trade yesterday...and gave up very little).
  13. tarheeltwinsfan
    I too miss the team in Elizabethton. The community was very proud of that team.
  14. tarheeltwinsfan
    Severino had displayed flashes of huge power at Elizabethton, when he first started with the Twins. In fact, the Elizabethton Twins' GM made it a point to show me an outfield light pole, over which Severino had hit a monster homerun.
  15. tarheeltwinsfan
    Caterino and Staumont are my choices also. I do like the strength of the Twin's relievers going into 2024.
  16. tarheeltwinsfan
    Great article Nick. I enjoyed reading it so much that I am going to vote for it to be the "Article of the Year" , so far, for 2024. I don't know of a statistic which measures a catcher's value to a pitching staff by calling pitches and by encouragement or getting in a pitcher's face when necessary, during a game. The pitchers need to trust their catchers. Leadership is an important quality in a catcher. So is knowledge and so is work ethic. It appears to me that Mauer, Castro and Vasquez possess these qualities. It is hard to come into an organization, or join an established team, and quickly become a leader. A catcher needs to be a leader for the pitching staff.
  17. tarheeltwinsfan
    Any agent who can get $11 million for Gallo in 2023 and then get $5 million for him in 2024 is who I want for my son's agent.
  18. tarheeltwinsfan
    Specifically what did 3 things Rocco say that would be the most interesting to us at TD?
  19. tarheeltwinsfan
    Boras has a duty to represent his clients. Period. The most any GM can hope to gain from Boras, or any agent, is accessibility and trust. A man's word is his bond. Hopefully Boras and Falvine have that type of relationship.
  20. tarheeltwinsfan
    Fun and interesting read, Seth. I like to play the what if game. However, that is what GM's do every day. It's a tough job to predict the future. I do like the caution with which Falvey and Levine operate.
  21. tarheeltwinsfan
    Miller has exceptionally soft hands and just looks so smooth going from fielding a baseball to throwing it on a straight line to 1B.
  22. tarheeltwinsfan
    If Duran were a starter, he would pitch every 5th day, no matter the score. Many of his starts, maybe half, therefore, would be in low leverage situations. Whereas the vast majority of his "closer" relief innings would be in high leverage situations, with the game on the line. Using Duran's "limited innings" in low level situations is a waste of his arm usage. Psychologically it gives the Twins' player a lift to know that Duran will win the game when the Twins have the lead. Why was Mariano Rivera never made a starter by the Yankees? Because he was too valuable as a closer to run the risk of messing things up by changing him to a starter. You may say, "What about Santana?" I would answer that by saying that Santana was never one of the 2 or 3 best closers in the game, before the Twins moved him to starter. Tell me how I'm wrong.
  23. tarheeltwinsfan
    Remember the Twins had the easiest schedule in the majors the second half of the season last year. So naturally many of the individual stats of the Twins improved the second half of 2023, since the Twins played against inferior opponents for the second half of 2023.
  24. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thanks. I'm planning on arriving at Ft. Myers on Thursday the 7th of March, wandering around the practice fields and Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, seeing the Yankees on Saturday and the Nationals on Sunday. I have a young friend, Zack Brzykcy, who is from near my hometown. His mom is a friend of mine. Zack just made the Nationals 40 man roster as a RP. I'd like to say hello to him, but there is no guarantee he will make the trip to Ft. Myers for that game. We'll have to return to North Carolina Monday.
  25. tarheeltwinsfan
    I am curious. Please explain why you feel that the proposed trade of Polo and E. Rod for one of the 3 pitchers mentions, guarantees 2nd place in the AL Central for 2024 for the Twinkies. Thanks. I always enjoy your posts, but this one surprised me.
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