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  1. terrydactyls
    Minnesota moved up one space in the race for the top pick. They are now tied for the third position. Go Twins! Team W L PCT Eligible Colorado Rockies 37 91 0.289 N0 Chicago White Sox 45 82 0.354 Washington Nationals 52 75 0.409 N0 Pittsburgh Pirates 54 74 0.422 Atlanta Braves 58 69 0.457 Minnesota Twins 58 69 0.457 Whatever Athletics 59 70 0.457 Baltimore Orioles 59 68 0.465 Miami Marlins 60 67 0.472 Tampa Bay Rays 61 67 0.477 San Francisco Giants 61 67 0.477 Los Angeles Angels 61 66 0.480 Arizona Diamondbacks 62 66 0.484 Texas Rangers 63 66 0.488 St. Louis Cardinals 64 65 0.496
  2. terrydactyls
    Twins currently have 7th worst record in the race for the lottery. good news is that two of the teams ahead of them are not eligible for the 2026 draft. Standings are through yesterday. P Team W L PCT Eligible 1 Colorado Rockies 37 90 0.291 N0 2 Chicago White Sox 45 82 0.354 3 Washington Nationals 51 75 0.405 N0 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 54 74 0.422 5 Whatever Athletics 58 70 0.453 6 Atlanta Braves 58 69 0.457 7 Minnesota Twins 58 68 0.460 8 Baltimore Orioles 59 67 0.468 9 Miami Marlins 60 67 0.472 10 Los Angeles Angels 60 67 0.472 11 Tampa Bay Rays 61 65 0.484 12 San Francisco Giants 61 65 0.484 13 Arizona Diamondbacks 62 66 0.484 14 Texas Rangers 62 65 0.488 15 St. Louis Cardinals 63 65 0.492
  3. terrydactyls
    IMHO Cholowski sounds like a name that should on the back of a jersey in either Chicago, Milwaukee, or Pittsburgh.
  4. terrydactyls
    I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you but don't a significant number of recent college grads and high draft picks start in low-A?
  5. terrydactyls
    I concur. My problem with BTV (especially at the trade deadline) is that it was no way in include how badly someone wants a particular player. In your desire for a bat (everyone's desire I think) you appear to be willing to outbid other teams. That seems to throw BTV out the window (which is what I would do).
  6. terrydactyls
    Really? In this era of acronyms with lower-case letters as prefixes a deal numerical additions as suffix's? (Even spellcheck could figure out the plural of "suffix") 😃😃😃
  7. terrydactyls
    Maybe he strikes out so much is because Baldelli told him to hit homeruns or he'll be DFA'd?
  8. terrydactyls
    Didn't look at BTV. I doubt any front office does either. But that's beside the point. You said "whatever it takes". So I must assume you would be happy with this trade. If not, please write what you actually mean.
  9. terrydactyls
    Who is this un-named in-house player who can be a Buxton replacement that has not been given a chance?
  10. terrydactyls
    Here are some bright spots ahead...... Gophers first football game ‐ August 28 Vikings first game - September 8 Gophers first hockey game - October 3 Gophers first basketball game - October 16 Timberwolves first game - October 22
  11. terrydactyls
    "Whatever it takes." Wow. How about Jenkins, Keaschall, Gonzales and Dasan Hill?
  12. terrydactyls
    Manager, 3rd base coach, hitting coach. But that has nothing to do with my comment. If it's so damn easy to find a first baseman, why haven't they done it?
  13. terrydactyls
    Damn straight!
  14. terrydactyls
    In my mind, the decision between a complete teardown and a reinvestment in the current team can be found in the new ownership agreement. If the minority investors (unknown as of now) have bought in (similar to George Bush with the Rangers) just so they can boast at the Country Club about being owners of a major league team, then a complete teardown is probably the path to follow. But, if the agreement has some sort of wording that allows the minority investors a strong voice in how the Twins move forward, then a reinvestment might be the way to go. BUT, there is a caveat to this also. The minority investors must have a "win the world series" (not "win the Central Division") mindset. I'm a little worried that the minority investors might be Pohlad clones and will continue the "profit is #1" view of MLB ownership. So until the new investors and the terms of the agreement are known, I'm not going to worry about what happens next.
  15. terrydactyls
    If a competent first baseman is so easy to find, why did the Twins sign Ty France this past off-season and now have Clemens and Julien alternating there?
  16. terrydactyls
    Why bring up facts in this discussion? 😃
  17. terrydactyls
    And five might get paid as much as a #3 starter. The few names you dropped are more comparable to the $35M to $40M a year pitchers. Or put another way - playing at half salary.
  18. terrydactyls
    In my non-humble 😉 opinion, until high-profile relievers start getting paid like a starter, it will be difficult to convince people to change. Look at someone like Morris. He's looking down the road at a possible salary of $10M-$12M a year in a couple years if he remains a starter. Or he could switch to relief and look forward to $5M-$6M a year. Hard for them to look look forward to playing for half the salary when your value to the team hasn't significantly changed.
  19. terrydactyls
    Everyone seems so worried about Culpepper and Houston as hitters that they seem to forget that shortstop is primarily a defensive position. Guys like Mark Belanger played for a decade in Baltimore and had a career batting average of .228. But he was also a gold glove winner several times and helped the Orioles win a lot of games. He and Brooks Robinson on the left side of the infield was a thing of beauty.
  20. terrydactyls
    That video shows great agility at shortstop. He might be more fun to watch than Correa. Correa had a cannon arm but not the agility of Houston while he was a Twin.
  21. terrydactyls
    "Him"? Are you referring to Ober? Then I agree.
  22. terrydactyls
    You've presented sound reasoning for extending both Ober and Keaschall and should be considered during the off season. With potential new ownership, it might be their opportunity to make a bold first move in Minnesota.
  23. terrydactyls
    Three comments. 1) Tait has an arm. That throw to second was a rocket. 2) I am astounded by the number of rallies that included multiple walks and errors. A team with a few hits but 10 or 12 walks is not uncommon. It's difficult to determine the abilities of players. 3) The Twins either have a lot of speed in the minors or minor league catchers are awful.
  24. terrydactyls
    Hold your horses there, pardner. The Pohlads aren't gone. Until the ink is dry on the documents finalizing the transfer of ownership, I would just play the hand that you've been dealt. Otherwise, good article.
  25. terrydactyls
    I think that the Stewart trade for Outman was based on a misconception made by the Pohlads. They thought they were trading for ownership of the Outlander TV series. 😁
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