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  1. Loosey
    Dozier's HR was on the right side of Center Field.
  2. Loosey
    #TRexit?
  3. Loosey
    Dozier continues to mash. He is currently the Twins best hitter. The question now is will he continue to hit like this the rest of the season, next season and beyond? Dozier has been a trade candidate on this site for most of this season. A month ago he was a .210 hitting second baseman. Now he is back to the power hitting 2nd baseman that made the all-star game last year. If the Twins were to trade him, this would be the time. His value hasn't been higher this season. On the other hand he has the ability to be this teams best overall hitter when he is locked in. So, looking out long term, do you trade him (if so when)? Or do you keep him and see what you can get for Polanco? I still think trading Dozier is in the teams best interest long-term.
  4. Loosey
    I'm big Cabbage fan too. Especially in Cole Slaw form. . . . . Sorry . . .
  5. Loosey
    So far so good!
  6. Loosey
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation
  7. Loosey
    I don't have the expectation that he will come back to be an All-Star closer. I don't think anyone should have that expectation, this is a serious career threatening injury. I do hope though that he can be a solid contributor to the bullpen. He would be a great addition next year to give veteran leadership and great middle relief to what is hopefully a young bullpen filled with live arms. If he can't come back, I won't fault him because I will know that he tried his hardest and frankly that he straight up cares enough to want to because he cares about living up to his end of the contract because that's the type of guy he is.
  8. Loosey
    I assume the Twins have insurance that covers these types of injuries to players with larger salaries. Glen has nothing to apologize about in regards to him making sh*t tons of money. The only reason he did that is because many fans look at players and the money they make and expect them to be something they can't be based on the money they make. Take Mauer for example, in some fans minds he should bat .350, hit 35 HRs, play every game and never make an error in the field. However those same fans would be the first people calling the Twins cheap if they didn't re-sign him in the first place. Unfortunately for the players (and the reasonable fans) those whining fans seem to have the loudest voices and are the ones who are heard most frequently.
  9. Loosey
    You would have to question is Gonsalves going to be as good or better than Odorizzi? And will Odorizzi still be off this roster by the time the Twins are a competing team again? If either is yes, then you don't do that trade.
  10. Loosey
    Exactly my point! It would be nice if for once that player happens to be on the Twins. They have had a lot of mid to late first round picks over the last 15 years. Some have been good, but for the most part none have greatly exceeded expectations like the guys you listed above. I am hoping this is the guy to change that.
  11. Loosey
    It would be nice if the Twins can get sort of lucky in that he comes out and greatly exceeds expectations relative to his draft position. He seems to be a very good hitter that already has the power tool pre-developed unlike most of the younger guys who are good hitters and teams hope the power eventually develops. I'm excited for this kids future either way. Good Luck!
  12. Loosey
    You should send this to the Twins to use as their Dozier sale's pitch.
  13. Loosey
    Also one was the "King of Bayside HS" and eventually married the head cheerleader. He even had a band!
  14. Loosey
    I understand the argument as if they DFA and lose Santana. There is a similar player waiting in AAA if that type of player is needed again at a future date.
  15. Loosey
    If he comes back and is bad then we have a back-up. He has always been at least back up level. I don't think he brings back a difference making player in return. So might as well hold onto him since there is no one banging down the door to play SS. If there is a trade that nets a player at a position of need that is an incrementally better player than we have anywhere in our system that is close to MLB, then go ahead and trade him. Basically, he intrigues me and I think he can be slightly better than average even when he isn't playing at his best.
  16. Loosey
    I have stated on here multiple times I am in the minority and against trading Nunez. Yes I am aware of his Defensive flaws. I also know the Twins haven't had an above average Shortstop since Christian Guzman. Right now I personally believe his value to as a players on the Twins exceeds the value he would retrieve in a trade. Polanco is not the future Shortstop, he is a 2nd baseman. The SS of the Future is in A ball today. If Nunez comes back next year and continues play at a level similar to this year, what is wrong with that? It only increases his value as a trade chip in future years. I would be willing to bet he can be a consistent .290/.330/.430 hitter. I'll take that as my shortstop, especially knowing a younger higher ceiling player is waiting the minors a few years out. When there is a viable replacement, then trade him.
  17. Loosey
    Byron Buxton has played in all 15 games since he was recalled from AAA Rochester and the results, while not mind blowing, are substantially better than his first stint up this season. Buxton has managed to hit a line of .259/.281/.444 (.725) since his May 31 recall (including a 1-20 stretch). As of late he has shown some flashes of what we can hope to expect at a greater clip in the future with a HR on Monday and a laced double in each game on Tuesday and Wednesday. He also hit a few pretty hard hit outs which is encouraging. Event he the at bats he has struck out in have been much more professional and quality. Which brings me to my next point. More importantly we have seen his strikeout rate decline from 50% in his first call up to 31% in this current stint, Still above league average but improving. He is still learning the strike zone and pitch recognition at the Major League level which is clear from his K/BB ratio of 18/2. I have seen improvement and believe he has earned his way into becoming the full-time Centerfielder when Santana comes back. If he were to have started out the season with the line he has during this stint, what would be the feeling surrounding him. I think we are seeing him turn a corner. There is still a long ways to go to reach his full potential, but the future has been and is continuing to be bright for Mr. Buxton.
  18. Loosey
    The average player on the team would have less than 2 years of MLB playing experience and the team would be paying $60+ Million to players who are no longer on the team.
  19. Loosey
    I'm still not 100% sold on trading Nunez. If it happens, fine, but he was at one point a pretty highly thought of prospect and Jeter's heir apparent in NY. He is playing better than is attainable for a full year, but I think he can be .280-.290 hitter with some decent pop. If the Twins gave him a 2 year deal 2017-2018 I would be OK with it. That makes him a placeholder for whoever is the next SS in the organization, hopefully Gordon in 2018 at some point. So I would like to see the following Outfield: Grossman, Buxton, Kepler, (Rosario/Arcia/Santana) as 4th OF Infield: Sano, Nunez, Polanco, Mauer Catcher: ?????????? Utility: Beresford/Santana
  20. Loosey
    I could see them letting him go. He is almost guaranteed not to be any good with the Twins. If he leaves and becomes a solid everyday player I wouldn't be upset either. A change of scenery often times helps a guy out. Maybe he gets a hitting coach that can get something out of him that no one on the Twins staff can. That is my feeling with Ortiz as well. I don't think he would have become the player he is if he stayed here. He was coached in a different way in Boston and was put in a position to succeed hitting between some pretty good players when he really developed in mid 2000's. He would not have received that same scenario here in Minnesota. Would have have become good, most likely, but I don't think he would have received what he needed to become what he is today if he stayed here. So let Arcia go and let's move on.
  21. Loosey
    That's the part that got me mad actually. He could of said "don't get me wrong, it's awesome I get to go to any Twins game I want and sit in a suite." instead he said it's not a hardship. Granted he could have said it with a tongue in cheek smile, since we didn't hear the interview . But I would guess he would rather do something else and Twins games are part of the job onto him.
  22. Loosey
    Seems like a perfectly acceptable question to me. He may have been expecting kids glove type of answer. But Pohlad was open and honest. Which no-one has faulted him for. He is very honest in his answers from what I have read in interviews. Maybe too honest in telling readers of his disinterest. But the question was legit.
  23. Loosey
    No one is criticizing Oscar at all. His interview was fantastic. He asked direct questions and wrote piece perfectly. And like a good writer he is getting his readers talking about it. The answers given by Pohlad were not what you want to hear coming from the owner of your favorite baseball team. In my opinion Pohlad seems disinterested in the Baseball business. I think questions Oscar asked were very professiinal. Pohlad's answers on the other hand seem amateurish.
  24. Loosey
    It's not even spending money. He probably doesn't know how to find a baseball person to run the team if he were to fire Ryan. I would think you need some sports acumen to run a sports franchise. He seems to lack that. I wonder if he talks to others in baseball or other sports owners? You would hope he always trying to get info on who could be available in the future as GM, or any FO position to make the team better. He I would guess doesn't.
  25. Loosey
    That's the way it looks. I think his mom is the editor of MSP Business Journal.
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