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  1. jimbo92107
    Sweet Luis is gone! Nooooooo! What, we got a pretty good pitcher? Yay! Does kinda make me wonder what level of confidence the Twins have in their prospect pitchers...like, zero?
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    First time I saw Paddack, I thought the Padres had lucked into a major ace, almost a right-handed Clayton Kershaw. Apparently I saw him at his early peak. Now he's just another TJ rebuild project. Can he learn to get guys out without shredding that tendon a third time? Let's hope he follows the instructions of his doctors and coaches. Paddack had dominant stuff for a very short time. Now, he's going to have to learn the art of being a pitcher.
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    Young lefty RP with an okay heater, plus a great changeup, 2.21 ERA, improving a little every year. What was the question?? Padres had a guy like that, but right-handed. He couldn't make it as a starter, so Trevor Hoffman eventually became a closer. Did pretty good.
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    Guys that play with reckless abandon get wrecked and abandoned. Carlos Correa is reminded of that by a plate in his ankle. Byron Buxton knows that by an early career spent too much on the injured list. Both men know that their careers, worth many millions of dollars, depend on avoiding some of those massive collisions, by playing with more craft and less crazy. Thus, I am okay with both men declining to challenge any stolen base records. I am also okay with them declining to collide with walls or other players. Their best value is in their gloves, throwing arms, and bats, along with their expert knowledge of how to win ballgames. I am fine with fewer highlights and more wins.
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    As observed, adding C4 to this lineup provides a lot of options. No more need for Farmer to be just adequate at SS. Now he's either 3B or utility IF. No need to rush Lewis or Martin to the club. Positionally the team looks pretty good. The pitching situation cannot be calculated. It would take too long, and probably just end up being 42. Twins have major pieces of the staff coming off serious elbow and shoulder issues, plus a bunch of rooks and prospects, some of whom also are members of the TJ club. Can this crazy quilt of injuries and inexperience be refashioned into the yarn from which great seasons are woven? The only real way to proceed is to give first crack to the talented but recently repaired. As they break down, you work your way down by seniority until you reach Falvey's cousin's talented kid in sixth grade. Just don't let him throw a curve yet.
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    If Miranda has been working out over the winter at 3B under Corea's wing, then he might be surprisingly good at third.
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    When I recall Jim Thome's leisurely home run trot, I can't help think that is easier on the knees than beating out a double or a triple, with a hard slide at the end. Buxton's home run swing actually is a rather lovely thing to watch. There's a kind of sink down, rise up simplicity to it, like helping yourself to a giant scoop of ice cream from a container the size of a bathtub. I bet ice cream is cheaper by the bathtub... If Buck wants to last a whole season, seems to me he'll need to pick and choose when to punch his hyperspace button. Also, Baldy will need to get more innings from Celestino and whoever else can man Center. No reason for Buxton to finish a game where the Twins are ahead or behind by ten runs in the seventh inning. Maybe this is the best reason to bring Martin and Lewis up together, to fill in at SS and C whenever needed.
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    I wouldn't mind seeing all those moves made. I assume Sano is gone, too. A shame about Kepler, he's a steady RF, but he lives in a small house...His ceiling is too close to his floor. Time to spin the wheel on the next round of talent. Polanco probably should have been dealt a couple years ago, when he was really bashing. Still near his peak, tho. Gotta break that logjam. Hope he winds up on a contender. This could and should be the year when we see if Falvey and Levine can draft and develop pitchers the way they did in Cleveland. My guess is no, and it's time to find out. Survivor: Twins pitching edition.
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    May all your observations on excretory products be hearsay.
  10. jimbo92107
    "Signing Gallo is hardly a worthwhile signature move of the offseason, but it does represent the first true effort by the front office to raise the 2023 team's ceiling, as opposed to filling holes and bolstering its floor. We need more of that going forward." Great article on what should not really be such a controversial topic. First, Gallo probably is working with a professional trainer to get into the proverbial "best shape of his life." Every veteran after a slump year wants to come back like Carl Yastrzemski, but not all of them are willing to suffer at the hands of a sadistic Romanian gymnastics coach. The closest comp probably is a strict palates coach. I'm guessing Gallo has hired somebody like that. As for Gallo's career so far, all you need do is look at his average WAR score. Is it higher or lower than, say, Kepler's? Not even close, Gallo is a much more valuable player, and it sounds like a slightly better fielder. He's highly motivated for a comeback year, his average WAR is better than all but Buxton's. My only real objection is that he'll be logjamming all the rooks and AAA guys trying to make their first MLB roster. If Gallo returns to form, then I will disavow all opinions on this matter. In ten seconds, this message will go poof! Unless the poof isn't working right now...
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    Mainly agree, but I'd keep Mahle, just in case his shoulder holds up. Time for a team full of kids!
  12. jimbo92107
    Enrique Bradfield, y'all! That kid's got Buxton speed, but he already knows how to steal bases. It took Buck something like four years to develop just decent stealing technique. Bradfield looks like he can steal bases at will, almost like Ricky Henderson. And that speed will play in center or wherever they can fit him in. Do you even bother trying to get him to hit home runs? Just get on base with a flat swing and a stingy eye, then cause wonderful havoc for the opposing pitcher. Hey Twins, draft this Bradfield guy, so we have a reason to watch games again.
  13. jimbo92107
    Only Lewis has a ghost of a chance at ROY, but some of the guys on this list could be quite good, very soon. I had a very good feeling last season about Louie Varland, and SWR isn't far from that impression. We may not even see Julien and Wallner if injured starters come back healthy.
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    Are we talking about the "Pagan Sacrifice" I saw last season? Seemed to me that his problem wasn't any particular pitch, but that, at some point in an outing, his command would falter. First, he would walk two guys in a row on pitches that nobody would swing at. Then, he would over-correct on the next batter, throwing the ball right about down the middle. Boom, two or three runs score, putting the team in a hole, or deeper in a hole. Oh, and after that, he'd mow down the next guy or two like a Cy Young candidate. The Pagan Sacrifice. No, I would unload him in an instant. Let him turn some other manager's hair gray.
  15. jimbo92107
    Fulmer looks like he still has plenty of gas in the tank. Not a shutdown guy, but a good, determined reliever. If they can keep his price tag reasonable, sign him.
  16. jimbo92107
    As much as all the hits, I remember all the players from opposing teams that clearly are big fans of Louis Arraez. He'd be trading hugs with seemed like half the guys that checked in at first base. One of the true nice guys in baseball. Congratulations also to Louie Varland, who sure does look like a talented young starter for the next decade. Pretty soon the Twins may not need to hire many rental pitchers anymore. Wouldn't that be great... Disappointing season, but with harbingers of good times ahead. I'm binging on harbingers! Happy winter, Twins players. Don't tweak your backs swinging those golf clubs!
  17. jimbo92107
    Kubel / Kirilloff comp is only partial. You can hit with a patched together knee, but not if your wrist gives you stabbing pain with every swing. I feel bad for the kid. Kirilloff clearly has dreamed of being a great baseball player since he was a child, and now that dream is threatened by a body part smaller than a dime. It's just not fair...but that's life - not fair. We're all pulling for him, very carefully.
  18. jimbo92107
    Baseball seasons are wars of attrition, but it seems like the Twins have been stockpiling talent to the point where even bad luck may get overwhelmed. The tipping point may come from three or four top prospects that may start the season in AAA or AA. Varland, Balasovic, SWR, and Lee could see significant time in '23. Might also say that about Martin, who seems to be rebounding from a bad year. Biggest problems seem to be Kirilloff and Paddack, followed by Mahle. Well, you spin the wheel and hope that one will hit, the other two pitch. Keep Gordon and Bundy around. A super-sub and a veteran that survives without a big heater are great examples for everybody. I would part ways with Jake Cave, however. His ceiling is now well known, and with a guy like Martin coming up, we might as well see if he's a better 4th outfielder. One intriguing factor could be Miranda, if he comes back lean and mean and ready to play good 3B. Working out for six months with Carlos Correa could get just about anybody into great shape. Maybe the Twins could ask for a package deal. Send everybody to work out with Carlos. That might be the best move this organization ever made.
  19. jimbo92107
    Another congratulations to another rookie's first cup of coffee. Simeon Woods Richardson. I won't be typing that whole name very often, but he's liable to have half a dozen nicknames in his first season. SWR for now. I love his straight over the top pitching motion, with that steep downward plane that Uncle Bert talks about. He'll get tons of ground outs, plus an occasional titanic homer hit off that delivery. When an uppercut swing hits a downward plane baseball, that's how a ball goes into low earth orbit. It'll be fun to see what his stuff does to mlb hitters.
  20. jimbo92107
    I could see an outfield of Larnach, Martin/Celestino and Wallner. Strong arms in the corners, fast CFs improving at the plate. Infield: Urshella the rock at 3rd, Lewis SS, Araez 2B, Miranda 1B. All good hitters, the latter three working to improve their defense. This would mean that Buxton and Correa go elsewhere, but youth movements are pretty constant in baseball. And I haven't even mentioned Brooks Lee, who will probably force his way onto the mlb lineup sometime next season...
  21. jimbo92107
    Roy Smalley said it - Bailey Ober's performance was important because it gives the young pitcher a huge boost of confidence going into off season workouts. He knows now that his stuff is good enough to get multiple whiffs and swinging K's. Now he can shore up his strengths and work on eliminating his weak points. It would be nice to see a bit more velo on the heater, so he can use that as a K weapon, not just as a decoy. Otherwise, if his command remains good and his health is good, Ober looks like a very successful mlb pitcher.
  22. jimbo92107
    On a team that's already loaded with stars, Buxton's 50 percent availability works out just fine. I loves me some Buxton, but trade him to the Yanks or Dodgers. Then he can heal up right, because he doesn't have to carry the team.
  23. jimbo92107
    Speaking of the Pagan virus... I'd like to ask every Twins Daily fan to go out and get vaccinated, whatever the current nasty virus is called. Much as we are frustrated by the Electric Pagan Sacrifice, we cannot honestly blame him for the pandemic. Can we? Whatever. Go get the jab; don't wind up on the slab.
  24. jimbo92107
    Wallner: Nice homer for your first hit. Now, please shave off that scuz fuzz. You don't need to look like a tired 30-something daddy.
  25. jimbo92107
    If Baldi's win percentage is .533, half a point higher than Gardy , Kelly or Molitor, even with all the injuries, doesn't that make him one of the team's all-time great managers? What he has done this season is almost the equivalent of an NFL coach losing his entire O line, then coaching up a bunch of rookies to play just about as well as his starters. Sure, you could simply state, "Well, he didn't win the division," but that's pretty ignorant.
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