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  1. tarheeltwinsfan
    Great reviews Matt. I have the same feelings about Varland. I just can't put my finger on what seems to be lacking. You and I may be the only ones who have Noah Miller ranked so high among Twin's prospects. His fielding is a joy to watch. If his hitting improves, I can see a bright future for him at SS. Frankly that is a big if, but Noah is still young. I could not, however, find any stats for the prospect you mentioned named John Galt. So I ask, "Who is John Galt?" I asked my sports writer friend, Atlas Jones, and Atlas shrugged his shoulders and said he didn't know.
  2. tarheeltwinsfan
    Really nice attachment showing the franchise position starters since the beginning. Brings back lots of memories. Back to when I first started loving baseball and the Washington Senators in 1954 visiting my grandparents in Washington. Eddie Yost (the "walking man"), Mickey Vernon, Wayne Terwilliger, Pete Runnels, on and on for 68 summers. Every year I get excited as spring training approaches. And 2 years out of 68, I got to celebrate my team being the world champion. But in all of the 68 years, I have been able to celebrate baseball., except the season of 68 when I was overseas in the army. I'm ready for another season to begin. And hopefully some of you will able to be with me in Ft. Myers to see the Twins play the Tigers and the Orioles and the Dominican all stars. Play ball.
  3. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good points River. Speaking of sleeping during med school, at my last colonoscopy, the doctor walked into the operating room before I was put to sleep. He asked me how I was doing. I said I was doing fine. He proceeded to tell he he had been up all night drinking. I guess that is an old gastroenterologist joke.
  4. tarheeltwinsfan
    Even though Lee is rated the 10th best SS prospect by MLB, he is rated the best hitting SS prospect. Lewis was mentioned as being just on the fringe of the top 10 SS prospects. Julian is #7 at 2B and rated the fastest riser from where he was in the rankings last year. Miranda was mentioned at 3B as having graduated from the top 10 3B last year. When you consider All World Carlos Correa is at SS and Polanco , a former All star SS is at 2B for the Twins, the future looks bright at the key IF positions. Kirilloff at 1B is at a relatively new position, but if his wrist heals, he should be terrific at 1B and hitting. And the Reds MVP from last year, Farmer can play SS, 2B, and 3B capably, that is one good infield. The OF is the best defensive OF in the major leagues with a platinum glove, 2 gold gloves, and Kep, who should have won a gold glove manning the OF. I really don't see any great fielding prospects ranked by MLB, but Rodriguez, Martin, Larnach and Wallner are all very promising outfielders. The Twins have no highly ranked prospects at catcher, I suggest the Twins trade with the Pirates who have 2 highly ranked catching prospects and I prefer Henry Davis for his strong arm, The Mets also have 2 top catching prospects, but I imagine Alverez is untouchable, since he is the number 1 prospect in the overall rankings. Parada may not be a strong enough defender, but he is a possibility to be traded by a team which has 2 top catching prospects. The position players all look very promising for the Twins. Now ...about those young pitching prospects for the Twins....none are ranked vey high except Raya and he is several years away at best. I'll end on a positive note with 2 words. Jhoan Duran.
  5. tarheeltwinsfan
    I am super excited to see what this young man can accomplish. I agree that the Twins should go slowly with him. So wait until September, 2023 to promote him to the majors. LOL.
  6. tarheeltwinsfan

    MLB is announcing the top rated prospects. I am pleased to see that the Twins have the 10th rated SS with Brooks Lee, who was rated as the top hitting SS prospect. Royce Lewis was not in the top 10, but was mentioned in the article as being on the fringe of the top 10 at SS. Julian is #7 at 2B and is rated as the 2B prospect who has made the most improvements in the shortest amount of time and who has risen the farthest. MLB mentioned that Jose Miranda had graduated off of last year's top 10 rankings at 3B.  When  we  add Carlos Correa and all his superlatives to the equation at SS and a former all star SS, Polanco, currently at 2B...that is impressive.  1B will hopefully be manned by Kirilloff, who is still very young (remember he was drafted out of HS) and very promising as a fielder at a relatively new position, where his play looks smooth, and if his wrist is fixed, he can be a very promising hitter, with some power. The Twins' OF is current loaded with award winning defensive outfielders, but probably not any highly ranked OF prospects. I feel Larnach is the most likely to become an impressive young OF'er or possibly Wallner or Martin , who has underperformed in pro ball so far, based on his draft position. Catching is by far the Twins weakest group of prospects.  The Twins should attempt to trade for Henry Davis of the Pirates, who have 2 catchers ranked in the top 10 prospects. Davis is rated as having the best catching arm among the prospects. The Mets also have 2 catchers in the top ten list of prospects and both will probably be good hitters in the majors. In fact  the Mets' prospect catcher, Alvarez, is rated as being the best hitting prospect of all prospects, and ranked #1 among all prospects. So I expect he will be the first choice to catch for the Mets. Possibly that will free up the other top prospect catcher on the Mets, Parada, to be traded to the Twins. Now about those pitching prospects....

  7. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good post Andrew. I received my economics degree from the University of North Carolina. Unlike many of the other subjects which I took in college, economics just always made sense to me. And so did your fine article. Thank you for writing it.
  8. tarheeltwinsfan
    Plus there are less contact hitters and more guys getting paid big bucks to hit home runs. We have HR derbies. We do not have derbies for singles hitters to slap balls into circles in the OF. More and more now, pitch to contact results in a homerun.
  9. tarheeltwinsfan
    That is an excellent question NotAbout. I have been thinking that also. In fact I posted something about that yesterday.
  10. tarheeltwinsfan
    Sorry Fatbat, I just can't go there. Winter is half over. We can see the other side of the cold gray days and we remember spring.
  11. tarheeltwinsfan
    Was any member of the 2019 infield which you list here (Cron,Sano,Arraez at 2B and Polanco at SS) a better than average fielder? I don't think so. I contend the Twins 2023 infield is better at fielding at each position in the infield. This will make the Twins pitching better in 2023. The 2023 OF is one of the best, if not the best, fielding OF in the major leagues. A Platium glove winner and 2 additional gold glove winners plus an excetionally good fielding Kep puts the Twins at the top. Gallo is a gold glove OF'er. That improves the OF in some way, shape or form. I agree that we do not have a 39 HR hitter at DH, plus Cruz was a positive influence on the whole team. Remember, when comparing 2019 to 2023, to discount the 2019 power numbers due to the juiced baseballs that year. I'll close my argument with 2 words: Jhoan Duran.
  12. tarheeltwinsfan
    This is the best post of 2023. Thanks Peter.
  13. tarheeltwinsfan
    It is "fun " for me to think of possible scenarios and to predict what will happen this season. I really did not understand the rest of your concerns stated in your post above. But I am also excited for then coming season. I enjoy discussing then Twins here at TD because I do not know anyone in my daily routines here in North Carolina who is interested in the Twins. So I get my "Twins fix" here at TD. Thanks to everyone for the interesting and informative and humorous dialog. I hope to meet some of you in person at Ft. Myers at the Detroit, Baltimore and Dominican games and on the back fields and the batting cages under the stadium in 6 weeks.
  14. tarheeltwinsfan
    We shall see. That is why I suggested revisiting this question at the end of the 2023 season. This Twins team does not necessarily need to win over 100 games, They just need to win one more than the National League team in the World Series.
  15. tarheeltwinsfan
    Yikes. I may disagree with some of the comparisons, but the article is not that bad. The 2023 team emphasizes defense and that helps pitching. The 2019 team was all about homeruns. There are two ways to win a baseball game: Score more runs than the other team, or 2) Do not allow the other team to score more runs than your team does. I like good pitching and good defense. It will be interesting to re-visit this article at the end of the 2023 season.
  16. tarheeltwinsfan
    Learn to bunt for those rare times when it would be useful, like the rare suicide squeeze or to advance a runner when the third baseman on the opponent's team has a broken throwing arm.
  17. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good luck and best wishes to Devin.
  18. tarheeltwinsfan
    And possibly the extension of Paddock will bring about some good results down the road.
  19. tarheeltwinsfan
    This has been an impressive off season due to FA (Correa and Vasquez ( I contend catcher was our biggest need going in to the off season) and Taylor - all really good to great up the middle defenders plus another really good defender in Gallo) and trades (Lopez and Farmer)) , and at the same time minimizing distractions (Sano) and minimizing health risks (Arraez) and achieving healing time for previously acquired good players to heal (Lewis and Mahle, Maeda, Acala). The FO may achieve more this off season, but I am so impressed with what has been accomplished this off season. Well done FO and ownership.
  20. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good article Nick. I would like to read some articles about the Twins development personnel and an article or two about how the Twins evaluate players for the draft. What's involved. Who are the researchers? Who are the top advisors to the FO concerning the draft. How much of the draft is a crap shoot and how much is based on measured analysis and analytics and what analytics are key?
  21. tarheeltwinsfan
    Baltimore has a beautiful ballpark with a nice Hilton Inner Harbor hotel directly across the street which looks down onto the baseball field. Inner Harbor Marriott is a block or 2 from the ballpark and a cheaper hotel. The food at Baltimore ballpark is amazing. Boog Powell's has ribs and BBQ. Bambino's Ribs was no longer there the last time I went, but those ribs were delicious. The smoke and the smell from the cooking ribs and BBQ blows onto the field and makes my mouth water. There is a large walkway between the large brick warehouse and the ball field. Look out for fly balls during batting practice. Crab cakes are incredibly good at O'Brycki's Restaurant, which opened in 1944. You will have to drive or take a cab or Uber to Little Italy for this Baltimore landmark. While in Atlanta, you must get a hot dog or two at The Varsity Drive In in Atlanta, which opened in 1928. It is still owned by the Gordon family. It is the world's largest Drive In. The dogs are delicious. It is near Georgia Tech University in downtown and worth the drive, but do not go during lunch hour. Have fun. I'm looking forward to enjoying your road trip vicariously through your articles on TD.
  22. tarheeltwinsfan
    This is the best plan I have read about for Buck. It seems to be the most reasonable.
  23. tarheeltwinsfan
    Outstanding article Alex. I always listen when someone who has actually played on a relatively high level writes or speaks. It gives credibility to the author. For example, when I was playing baseball in high school, I set records for the most home runs at my school. But then, I was the pitcher and it was a school record for home runs allowed...the amazing part of this record is that I rarely could pitch the ball over the plate. The batters were salivating to get to swing at my pitches before my coach could take me out of the game.
  24. tarheeltwinsfan
    Sorry but I must disagree. They just traded for Michael A, Taylor.
  25. tarheeltwinsfan
    Great post Ash.
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