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  1. gunnarthor
    Last year was incredibly slow, too.
  2. gunnarthor
    If Rosario is going to be moved to the IF, I think it would be third at this point.
  3. gunnarthor
    The Twins are probably relying on a bunch of obp coming from players already on the roster. Buxton's 2017 started so impossibly bad but he hit .274/.335/.448 from the end of April on. That would be a big improvement over last year's CFers who posted a .293 OBP. Twins are probably hoping that Sano gets back to the .350 OBP guy he was his first three years with us. Kepler has pretty good walk rates (and power, too) but his babip is criminally low. If he can get his babip closer to .300, his OBP will look pretty respectable. But, realistically, the Twins are building the offense around these guys and these guys need to step up, like Polanco and Rosario have. They can make some moves around the margins but unless they are going to spend more than the Pohlad's have ever indicated before, the significant change is going to be with those three guys. Also, I think we should sign Cruz to DH.
  4. gunnarthor
    I don't think that's true. Rodgers is a bit overrated here but before Barr broke his shoulder, they had won 10 or more games 7 out of 8 seasons. I don't think the Packers were ever the most talented team in the NFC but they had a boat load of talent, won one super bowl and lost one of the most insane playoff games ever to the Seahawks. The last two years have been brutal for them in large part b/c Rodgers isn't the same guy he was but it's false to say that they never put a team around Rodgers. They absolutely did. Since 09, they had a top 10 defense 5x and a top 10 offense 7x.
  5. gunnarthor
    Wow, the offensive game plan today has been brutal. Not sure why.
  6. gunnarthor
    Well, the ref does know how to flag PI after all ....
  7. gunnarthor
    Well, Cousins has the check-downs down pat. Our OL really needs to get improved this offseason.
  8. gunnarthor
    Oh, and our special teams still sucks.
  9. gunnarthor
    You aren't missing much. Vikings offense needs to more aggressive. Third straight game where we went three and out on our first drive, facing fourth and one. Pats offense moved pretty easily against the D.
  10. gunnarthor
    https://www.minorleagueball.com/2018/11/30/18119650/a-note-from-john-sickels Sad to hear. Vox is closing it down. I've always enjoyed Sickels' work and it was nice that a national voice was a Twins fan. Hope he lands on his feet.
  11. gunnarthor
    Yep, this is pure PR. I'd love to see the Vikings pick him up.
  12. gunnarthor
    Remember last year when we picked up Anibal Sanchez and everyone said it was stupid and then we released him and he was great in the NL? That's what will happen if we pick him up.
  13. gunnarthor
    Not a surprising move but best of luck to him. My wife thought he sorta looked like Starlord.
  14. gunnarthor
    Wow, yep. Dee Gordon did it three times.
  15. gunnarthor
    Billy Hamilton of the Reds was released today and looking at his stats I found this out. He never led the league in stolen bases. He was second five times. I would've guessed a lot of money that he was #1 a few times. Can you name the three players who did lead the league in those years?
  16. gunnarthor
    Man, I can't say how many times I've held out hope that Flake would do something good and then watch it not happen. We'll see how long he sticks to his guns, this time.
  17. gunnarthor
    At the end of the day, Mississippi should be ashamed of themselves.
  18. gunnarthor
    Since he's so important to SF's fanbase, is there anyway we could get him without including either Lewis or Kiriloff? If I'm SF, unless my doors are blown off, I might just hold him until the deadline and see which teams are going to shell out for an ace. I agree on the premise. I love Bumgarner and would like to see him in our rotation.
  19. gunnarthor
    I wonder what the difference is between Sano and Kepler and Grossman. I can see one difference off the top of my head. Twins should stay clear of Cano.
  20. gunnarthor
    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/11/twins-payroll-2019.html They project a 125m payroll.
  21. gunnarthor
    Bunch of nerds in that room. I bet they all got picked last at recess.
  22. gunnarthor
    I sorta assume it's a moment thing but you're right, maybe the new baseball doesn't require a Giambi-type first baseman anymore. But I'm going to hope he can stay healthy and stick behind the plate.
  23. gunnarthor
    Derek Dietrich at second seems to make some sense. Fangraphs says his defense at second isn't horrible. He's still arb eligible, I think. Obviously, he strikes out a ton, doesn't walk a lot, isn't a great fit defensively, will be 29. But if he could turn in another 2016 type season ...
  24. gunnarthor
    I don't think he has the bat for first.
  25. gunnarthor
    More than our last first baseman.
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