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  1. tarheeltwinsfan
    Really a tough decision for the FO and for Duran. If we assume that a great starter is more valuable that a great reliever, and if we assume Duran wants to start, the Twins can factor in durability of starters vs. durability of relievers and factor in that the philosophy of this organization is currently to pull starters after 5-6 innings, if all goes well with the start (which may, or may not, apply to a true ace starter), then this is quite the conundrum. My gut tells me a starter has more potential value than a reliever, therefore I would hope the many variables at play here would be decided in favor of allowing Duran to become a starter. A caveat: The Twins must spend more money on quality (not quantity) relievers.
  2. tarheeltwinsfan
    Great article. Very timely and well written. Thanks Nick.
  3. tarheeltwinsfan
    Yes, Mark, they just have more knowledge about pitching and the players' health than you do. However I agree with you that the management is wrong about this issue.
  4. tarheeltwinsfan
    Really great and timely article, Nick. Thanks. I do feel Gio's contributions are over-looked. He needs a shout out. I would rank him as being tied with Gordon at #15. In view of the many variables to be considered when deciding when to pull a starting pitcher and which reliever to put in, and who to use as subsequent relievers, and when to use them...I feel this article helps point out the importance of the decisions Rocco must make with this pitching staff. If Rocco could get just league average innings per game out of the starters, it would go a long way to strengthen all the critically necessary relievers. I think we are going to start seeing the starters pitching longer in games as the Twins approach the finish line. It is almost time for the "distance runners"/starters to begin their kicks to the finish line.
  5. tarheeltwinsfan
    Really good points Indiana. I appreciate your research for your excellent post. I really do want Chris Archer to succeed as a Twin. His on the air interviews are extremely positive, interesting and informative, plus he is a fellow North Carolinian.
  6. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good grief Charlie Brown.
  7. tarheeltwinsfan
    Would you pay Archer $10 million to be a long reliever (2-3 innings)? I believe I would. The Twins need a good long reliever.
  8. tarheeltwinsfan
    If this is true, it is a more difficult decision as to whether to tender arbitration to Gio. I, for one, would want to keep Gio. I have read he is a good clubhouse influence and he is hitting well and can hit to the opposite field and can play an adequate 3B. Keep in mid, if C-4 does not stay, and if Lewis does not immediately hit the ground running (pun intended) or needs periodic rest periods, then Gio could play SS too.
  9. tarheeltwinsfan
    Tell Sano and Bundy, "Thank you for being a Twin and for your work and good luck with your new team." Tell Gray: "Thank you for 2022 and welcome back for 2023".
  10. tarheeltwinsfan
    Cody: What an attention-grabbing title to an interesting article. I spilled my coffee as I read the title. I really do think this FO deserves a lot of praise for the whole Twins system, which seems to keep on running well, even when the inevitable happens and players get sick or hurt; when prospects don't pan out; walk-off wins and walk-off losses; when covid strikes; when Cleveland ties the Twins for 1st place; when the Evil Empire comes to town and sweeps the "Minnesota nice" players; and when blue skies of summer turn grey in the fall. All in all, it is a good thing to be a Twins fan and to be a member of the Twins Daily family.
  11. tarheeltwinsfan
    Is there insurance to pay these players while they are on the IL, or does the Twins organization just have to pony up to pay the injured players for the binding contracts which were signed, sealed and delivered?
  12. tarheeltwinsfan
    Doc, I must respectfully disagree that you can't fix poor "clutch hitting", if "clutch hitting" means advancing runners and hitting with runners in scoring position and avoiding rally sapping double plays. If some Twins players could be taught/encouraged/told to hit behind a baserunner, hit to the opposite field when a runner is in scoring position, bunt to advance a runner...then I contend the Twins would score more runs, which is my definition of "clutch hitting", when runners are on base. I do agree with all of your other really good points.
  13. tarheeltwinsfan
    Great post Doc.
  14. tarheeltwinsfan
    I suggest that if we look at the spray charts of where the Twins' "good clutch hitters" hit the baseball in "clutch situations", that the charts will show that the "successful clutch hitters" are hitting to the opposite field at a much higher percentage than the "not very good at clutch hitting hitters". Am I the only one who thinks this way? Yes, it is good to hit the ball as hard as you can in some situations, but it is also good to recognize the situation and sometimes follow Wee Willie Keeler's advice to "hit'em where they ain't". In extra innings, down by one run, nobody out, and a runner at 2B, Buck should have been punching the ball to the right of the infield, or bunting to advance the tying run to 3B, instead of striking out by swinging for the left field fence. Oh, I know Buck has 26 home runs and a homer would be a walk-off victory, but how did that strategy work out? Just hit the ball to the right side of the infield or outfield and advance the runner. I speak from experience from my days of playing intermural softball at UNC, where my single to right field (I bat right-handed) drove in the winning run, in walk-off fashion, and my team won the UNC Graduate School Intermural Softball Championship in 1972. But then, you probably already knew that.
  15. tarheeltwinsfan
    I was just going to post that.
  16. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good luck Duffman. Thanks for being a Minnesota Twin all these years.
  17. tarheeltwinsfan
    OK you got me. I chose Sandy Koufax.
  18. tarheeltwinsfan
    Free Anthony Slama !
  19. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thanks Chief for correcting my mistake. That's what I get for relying on google instead of going to mlb.com. Google said that the team with the better record will host the 3 game series. However upon re-reading what google said, I think it was referring to the wildcard games. At any rate, thank you for posting this information. That certainly makes better sense than what I had posted. By the way, I plan on coming to Minnesota from North Carolina for at least one playoff game, sooooooooooooooo Gooooooooooooooooooo Twins.
  20. tarheeltwinsfan
    We don't know yet...no one has hit his pitches.
  21. tarheeltwinsfan
    If you add Brooks Lee and Connor Prielipp, things look better. You also must factor the order in which the Twins drafted. After a good season, the draft order is much lower, which usually means less talent in the overall draft that year.
  22. tarheeltwinsfan
    I's chose Jack Morris. I hate that the 3 game series between the division champ with the worst record among the 3 division champs, will have to play all 3 games at the home field of the last wild card team to get in, if the last wildcard team has a better record than the 3rd best division champ.
  23. tarheeltwinsfan
    I second that.
  24. tarheeltwinsfan
    So this is what a competent bullpen looks like. I like it.
  25. tarheeltwinsfan
    At least the Guardians lost. The Twins need to go on a tear right now, today, and beat Detroit. The Twins have a difficult schedule the rest of the year. Today's game is the most important game of the year...today. Today is a gift. That is why it is called "the present". Own it. Seize the day.
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