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  1. terrydactyls
    Justin Verlander returned from TJ surgery this year and all he did was win the Cy Young award. Don't write off Maeda yet.
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    This might be the perfect off-season to use Arraez as the centerpiece of a blockbuster trade (I couldn't think of a better word) for a top of the rotation starting pitcher????? Thoughts?
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    LastOnePicked mentioned the one thing I feel is paramount for the FO to do and that is to be open with the public. The Twins should have significant funds to spend. So I hope they make reasonable offers to some quality free agents and, if they don't sign, explain in clear terms why they didn't. Keep the public informed. And don't sign anymore retreads just so they can say they tried. If no one of quality wants to play in Minnesota, give the young guys an opportunity to be a MLB player.
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    I gave up reading the comments after page 1. The title of the article was "How Can Rocco Baldelli regain fans favor." The comments through the bottom of page 1 we're nothing more than the same complaints I've read all year. It doesn't matter if I agree or disagree, but all I read were suppositions, demands, and contradictory statements. I think the proper end to this entry is to quote every TV cop who is at the scene of a major accident: "Just move along folks. Nothin' to see here."
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    I just read that Correa want the Twins to "pay up" if they want him to stay. That comment says to me that Gordon or some other stop gap SS starts the 2023.
  6. terrydactyls
    I have a question!!!! By what date does Correa have to announce his "opt-out" decision? Thanks.
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    Jim Pohlad finally gets involved. Too bad he hasn't put this much effort into rebuilding the team.
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    I think "fleecing" is not the correct term. That implies that Buxton mislead or deceived the Twins. I'm pretty confident that he fully hoped/intended to play 150 games. But on another note, I think the entire plan of scheduled "rest" days is a failure. I can almost accept four or five a season, but these players are supposed to be trained athletes, not beer league softball players. Cal Ripken didn't take a rest day for over 13 years! Twins' players can't make it a full week? And, despite all the rest days, they still had 37 guys on the IL and finished the season with no life or energy. It sure looks like scheduled rest days did not do any good.
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    Why should a front office get all the hype for Cleveland's pitching pipeline? What about Cleveland's minor league pitching coaches? Shouldn't they get most of the credit? They are the people that actually molded these pitchers into major leaguers. Maybe the Twins' minor league pitching coaches just suck!
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    I have no comments today about the current team, 2023, or whether Correa stays. I just have two items. 1. Calling Royce Lewis accident prone is disingenuous. His first ACL injury came when a Texas guy wanted to see an ice storm close up. He wasn't familiar with the "shuffle your feet" method of propulsion that Minnesotans find to be second nature. I lived in Texas over 20 years and winter is an enigma to them. He really has only had one baseball injury. 2. A lot of people talk about exit velocity. Has anyone measured the speed of the ball when Correa throws? Personally, I don't think I've ever seen a SS throw with such velocity. Reminds me of some of the great right fielders like Roberto Clemente and Dwight Evans.
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    I would also like a Lewis/Lee combination on the left side but with Lee as the SS and Lewis at 3B. I think Lee is the better fielder of the two.
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    It might also be possible that his poor play at SS is affecting his batting. With Lewis and Lee both ahead of him at SS, it's time to move him to another position and see if his hitting improves.
  13. terrydactyls
    I noticed that Francona several times during the extra innings employed a new and unique strategy. He instructed the batter to intentionally lay down a bunt to move the ghost runner closer to home plate. How long has that been a legal maneuver?
  14. terrydactyls
    If spin rate is such a positive thing, why do names like Archer, Bundy, and Smetzer appear in these lists and Duran does not? I guess Duran is all smoke and mirrors?
  15. terrydactyls
    Jaylen Nowlin pitched in relief yesterday for Cedar Rapids and is going to start today's game?
  16. terrydactyls
    According to this very article to which you are responding, Greinke did only last four innings. So maybe the coaching was there after all.
  17. terrydactyls
    Wow! Same old, same old. It seems like an article similar to this one is written several times each week. And if not, several articles on other topics will spiral off topic and these same old arguments will be rehashed.
  18. terrydactyls
    If this question has asked and answered previously, I apologize. What is the reason for Wallner hitting in the leadoff position?
  19. terrydactyls
    Good article, Nick. And I'm glad you stated right at the beginning that the injuries did not absolve the managerial staff or front office from blame. Too bad all the posters ignored that statement and chose to turn it into another opportunity to dump on the managerial staff and the front office.
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    I get you missed the smiley face. ?
  21. terrydactyls
    Not on topic? It's about Lee, isn't it?
  22. terrydactyls
    Getting back to the actual topic, I can see the front office trading Lee for an often injured but controllable starting pitcher or a "used to be good" reliever. ?
  23. terrydactyls
    And just for clarification, please list some of the "lot of people that would be a better manager than Rocco".
  24. terrydactyls
    I know I'm old and don't understand the new analytics of today's game but, technically speaking, .230 is below .233. Ergo, the statement by the OP is correct.
  25. terrydactyls
    Does anyone know for sure if the organization's philosophy is that starting pitchers cannot pitch past the fifth inning? It is only a couple weeks until the end of the minor league seasons and I would think that the pitchers should have stretched enough by now to pitch in to at least the 7th inning.
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