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  1. gunnarthor
    It's a fair trade with the potential to really blow up in our faces in a few years. CES is a tough pill, I really liked him. But Mahle is instantly our best starter and we really needed help. I still think our pitching isn't good enough but they did upgrade it quite a bit today.
  2. gunnarthor
    I agree with Mike, the trade makes sense for both sides. We gave up quantity with some upside but we have several years of control and fits an obvious need.
  3. gunnarthor
    Any of these teams could win the central. The Twins pitching is bad but our lineup is pretty impressive and we've taken 6 of the 10 against Chicago, which is a good way to keep them behind us. Fangraphs slightly favors the Sox over us. Health and pitching will probably be the defining matters for these last few months.
  4. gunnarthor
    I didn't look into draft stuff so much this year as in other years but I think the first two picks make this my favorite draft since 2016. We'll see how it plays out but I'm happy with this draft.
  5. gunnarthor
    Twins nailing the draft. Well done.
  6. gunnarthor
    Yeah, it's pretty rough.
  7. gunnarthor
    Yeah, this isn't a fun team to watch anymore. Very disappointing. But they're a playoff team and, after last year, that's probably what the FO needs. So I don't expect anything to change unless Chicago or Cleveland get hot and start pressing us.
  8. gunnarthor
    It's amazing how many new accounts sprung up on TD just to push anti-vax views. Russian troll bots are going after baseball forums!!!
  9. gunnarthor
    Yeah, good point. Wally Pipp someone.
  10. gunnarthor
    Who told you we want to see you?
  11. gunnarthor
    Well done, stu, well done. I'm pretty sure Dr. Van Lowe also spends considerable time on message boards, spreading misinformation. I also enjoyed the (real) piece in the pioneer press that stated the "most common, long-term effect [of the vaccines] has been not dying of COVID."
  12. gunnarthor
    That was a fun game, Gray looked great.
  13. gunnarthor
    We traded Cruz because the season was a TSF. Again, I've said it a million times, this FO has two jobs when they were hired - add pieces around the core and keep the window of opportunity open longer. They've had more failures than successes on both of those - they've been bailed out by the players winning despite them, not because of them - but this season looks like it'll be a good one. I hope it does. I'm sure they are learning on the job as well and striving to become better.
  14. gunnarthor
    I don't like this FO, think they are in over their heads. That said, while I think we lost this trade, it's an ok trade. We got a controllable starter and a few other pieces for a bullpen arm that would be gone at the end of the year and Rooker. It's a good return. I was also a bit lower on Rogers than others, thinking his best days were behind him. Better to trade him too soon rather than too late.
  15. gunnarthor
    It is what it is. The Twins thought this trade would help them this year for a variety of reasons. Let the year play out.
  16. gunnarthor
    Nick Gordon pitched? Good grief.
  17. gunnarthor
    The AL is weaker than I thought so this is a playoff team - which is what we should have demanded anyway. I don't think we're going to make much noise in the playoffs but making the playoffs is much better than not making the playoffs.
  18. gunnarthor
    Too early to tell. I don't think this staff finishes with a 115 ERA+ but it does look like they are a lot better than what I feared would happen. Let's enjoy this.
  19. gunnarthor
    Yeah, and all of those things (and how hard he hits the ball) are reasons why his babip is traditionally much higher than average.
  20. gunnarthor
    Just looking at a few of the players but Termarr Johnson is really interesting. Usually you don't see 17 year old, 5'10" second baseman at the top of draft boards. But his hit tool sounds amazing.
  21. gunnarthor
    Dumb question, but what are our picks this year? Do we have any supplemental picks?
  22. gunnarthor
    He doesn't have a 40% k-rate. He has a 30% k-rate. He's not even in the top 20 in k-rate. And one good play hasn't evened out the bad luck but, by the end of the season, it should.
  23. gunnarthor
    This post is about right. It's been bad luck. His at-bats have generally been fine. If his babip was normal, his line would look a lot more like Kepler's line. Sano has a good approach, doesn't chase much, and barrels up the ball really well. It's been 50 at bats.
  24. gunnarthor
    I enjoyed Murderville. I have to say, I'm slowly watching Mythic Quest with my son and the episode that showed CW's origin - that he took credit for Isaac Asimov's work - was the best show I've seen in a long, long time. I didn't expect an episode that serious and emotional from them. On a stupid note, there is a show called "Beforiegners" on HBO Max. The premise is beyond stupid but they play it straight. It's also in Norwegian. But it might be worth a look.
  25. gunnarthor
    This is a pretty ugly team right now. I was afraid of the pitching staff and our refusal/inability to get starters who can throw 200 innings is going to really expose this pen. Arraez at first, Gordon hitting fifth ... I thought our offense had some depth but early injuries are really testing it. I don't think we're this bad (102 loss pace right now, SSS) but we might have less room for error than I thought.
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