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  1. tarheeltwinsfan
    Where would Kirilloff play? LF ?
  2. tarheeltwinsfan
    One must remember that at the time of the trade, the Twins needed a starting pitcher badly, but had a surplus of 2B (Polo, Julien, Lewis and Lee) and 3B (Miranda, Lee and Lewis), 1B (Kirilloff , Miranda and added Gallo) and lefthanded hitting left fielders (Kirilloff and Wallner), also Farmer, Gordon, Castro and Salano at utility. Buck has had to be the DH for over 90% of the time. 1B defense has been excellent with Gallo and Kirilloff. The Twins defense has been much improved with Gallo and Kirilloff at 1B, Taylor in CF instead of Gordon or Celestino or Kepler and Lewis's fielding is an improvement over Miranda or Arraez. Polo has been good at 2B this year, when he has played. Luis would weaken the defense at any position (except DH) he played for the 2023 Twins. So I ask, where would Luis Arraez play in 2023 and 2024 for the Twins?
  3. tarheeltwinsfan
    Don't forget Cano and Wells on the Orioles.
  4. tarheeltwinsfan
    Hell yeah !
  5. tarheeltwinsfan
    Another outstanding piece of writing. Thank you Matt.
  6. tarheeltwinsfan
    Darwin, Everyone of your points were my thoughts too. This is a little scary.
  7. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thanks Matt. Great article. However I vote for Zebby Mathews for top starting pitcher in May. His strikeout rate is most impressive, as are the rest of his numbers. He only walked 2 batters.
  8. tarheeltwinsfan
    Correa is the best fielding SS I have ever seen in my 65 years of watching and playing baseball. Period. That fits my definition of a superstar SS, the most important fielding position on a baseball team.
  9. tarheeltwinsfan
    You may be right, but it is what it is.
  10. tarheeltwinsfan
    Great response Jish. Your proposal had me at "Hello".
  11. tarheeltwinsfan
    Sorry I got carried away.
  12. tarheeltwinsfan
    Really interesting article Jish. Well reasoned thought process. I too would not want the Twins to draft anyone other than one of the consensus top 5 draft prospects. But I submit that Crews and Langford and Skenes offer the most immediate help, out of the top 5. From what I have read ("All I know is what I read in the newspapers" Will Rogers) I believe that Skenes is the draft prospect who will be a true ace in the major leagues. I am a firm believer in emphasizing pitching. This year for the Twins has proven that defense and hitting have important places in the formular for winning. Having said all this, I hope the Twins draft Paul Skenes. I'll take that risk, but then, my job does not depend on it.
  13. tarheeltwinsfan
    Someone who knows Buck and C-4 please tell them to hit the balls to right field some and tell Buck to bunt some. As R. Lee Emrey said with enthusiasm in a great scene, where he plays a Marine Drill Instructor in "Full Metal Jacket": "Thank you very much."
  14. tarheeltwinsfan
    Plus Castro can, and will, steal bases.
  15. tarheeltwinsfan
    Both of the J. Lopez homer pitchers were squarely in the middle of the strike zone. Lopez needs to talk to Sonny Gray about nibbling the edges and pitching high and low, in and out, without walking anyone.
  16. tarheeltwinsfan
    Willi Castro...MVP. I like the way he plays baseball.
  17. tarheeltwinsfan
    P. Lopez may be a pitcher, but apparently he knows more about hitting than some of the Twins position players.
  18. tarheeltwinsfan
    LA, Your post makes a lot of sense to me.
  19. tarheeltwinsfan
    Matt, You must know by my frequent praise of your articles, you are an outstanding writer. My prior post was my attempt at humor at your expense.
  20. tarheeltwinsfan
    Matt, Thanks for an average article. I had hoped that by June your articles would improve, but as we all know, it takes time. As Gardy used to say; "It's a long season." I must say that I enjoyed some of it, but some of it was just ok and some of it was ranked with the weakest articles appearing in TD. Over-all your writing skills in this article were probably ok currently. Please keep writing your daily articles. They will probably be fine.
  21. tarheeltwinsfan
    I have enjoyed watching really good defensive play by the Twins this year.
  22. tarheeltwinsfan
    In an ideal world the Twins would draft Paul Skenes, who probably will not be available when the number five draft pick is ready to be made. I'd rather have Lewis at SS, Correa at 3B, Lee at 2B and Willie Mays in CF. I know Mays is 92, but he was so good when he was playing CF.
  23. tarheeltwinsfan
    Buxton playing defense and offense and not getting hurt would be the best case scenario for all concerned. However. Buck playing CF obviously increases his chances of getting hurt. To quote that great philosopher, Newman the postman, "Quite the conundrum."
  24. tarheeltwinsfan
    That's got to be a mental thing.
  25. tarheeltwinsfan
    I would add Polo to my list of position players to keep in 2024.
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