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  1. jimbo92107
    It is not Buxton himself that is "injury prone." Rather, it is his reckless playing style that makes injuries more likely. Substitute any player on the team, then do the same things: Crash into walls, dive for balls all the time, slide head first, etc. There is nobody on this team or any other team that would come away unscathed from the crazy stuff Buxton does on the field. Now, most guys would do all those crazy things at a much lower velocity, and that is one key factor. But even at lower velocities, a player will get hurt doing what Buxton does. You can try to train him to roll out of some of those collisions, like an NFL wide receiver. Can Buxton wear a football helmet and pads in the outfield?
  2. jimbo92107
    Why, that's easy! The Twins will be lacking at least one Cy Young starter, so they will lose quickly to any team that have at least one Cy Young starter. That will include the Yankees.
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    Seems like he abbreviates his follow thru, but still his delivery doesn't look like a max effort strain. The vertical movement on his breaking stuff is worth piles of money. Even if they know it's coming, most guys won't be able to straighten it out. He sure does look like a future starter in the majors. Possibly a good one.
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    If I were an opposing team's catcher with Gonzo up, I'd be muttering about hearing somebody banging a trash can every other pitch. Fastball, high and in.
  5. jimbo92107
    Perez started off last year throwing something, a cutter I think, that looked like Liriano's slider. Almost unhittable. Plus his amped up heater, and he looked great. Then it seemed like both pitches went away around mid season. Odd.
  6. jimbo92107
    I'm glad Graterol didn't go to the Red Sox. I hate Boston. I don't mind if Brusdar becomes a star in LA. I might even get a chance to see him pitch, if I split lanes on my bike for about fifty miles....
  7. jimbo92107
    Pain is good. It informs you that you are still alive, if but to feel pain. My parting thought for Graterol is that he can no longer blame the Twins for screwing him up the way they screwed up Trevor May. Good luck, Brusdar. May you mow 'em down with ease, by the dozen. Luke Railey is gone, too. Good luck, Luke. Bash a few for the Dodgers. Welcome to the Twins, Kenta Maeda. We all hope you stay healthy. You will be needed.
  8. jimbo92107
    Welcome back, Bruiser! Twins bull pen is now chock full of hard-throwing talent. Fast track Balasovic, and you've got a good starting ro by May.
  9. jimbo92107
    From the video I like Enlow's compact delivery, tho he should cut down further on his full windup footwork, so there is less difference between that and his set delivery. That will help him shift from windup to set without changing his balance point, which should help his control from the set. The late movement on Enlow's hard curve is a beautiful thing, but of course it's just one of many elements that make up an MLB starter. The good command and aggressive mound presence will help, but he also needs a third good pitch, hopefully something like a change up. All I saw was heater, sharp breaker, and one big bender. Not really that much like Duffey, whose bread and butter coming up was his giant benders. Promising, but lots of development to go.
  10. jimbo92107
    From what others are saying, I'm gathering that this is simply the Red Sox trying to exert late stage leverage at the tail end of a deal. Twins should remain absolutely silent, wait out these jerks. Let the whole league watch them twist in the wind. It will make it harder for the Red Sox to make deals in future. Fine by me. Always be willing to walk away.
  11. jimbo92107
    Problem is, Berrios has not yet showed that he is the ace we hoped he'd be. No huge innings pitched, no ridiculous ERA, no particular area where he has really dominated. Instead, he has looked like a guy on the edge of dominating, but not quite. He's had spells where he looked dominant, but then his delivery would flatten out or something, and hitters would bash him around. Sorry, but on most MLB teams, Berrios would be a middle rotation guy, not the "ace." This team still lacks a real stud horse. Somebody needs to step up this season, or management should consider a major deal to bring one in.
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    Wait a minute, I remember what Thorpe looked like when he made his debut. Clearly he was having trouble controlling his emotions. He was sailing balls and over throwing, seemed like a majority of pitches. Pitching coach spent most of his time trying to calm the kid down. This should be great news for us fans because it means this season it will no longer be a whole new world of pressure for Thorpe. He's done it before, so now he can relax and just pitch his game. And of course, kill Superman. That's all we ask.
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    Compromise. Re-name the city "Jr. Ulm."
  14. jimbo92107
    With our lineup, plus electronically stealing signs, the Twins can play even with Houston!
  15. jimbo92107
    I do not subscribe to the belief that a baseball team needs chippy players to win playoff games. The 2020 Twins squad will include several young, impressionable players that do not need lessons in emotional maturity from Josh Donaldson. That said, some of these clips were hilarious. Note that in all cases, Donaldson (and his opponent) had somebody, usually several persons between them, making a real fistfight very unlikely. I can't imagine a hockey player watching this action without laughing.
  16. jimbo92107
    Thorpe is an athletic young arm with good upside, but he lacks consistent command of the strike zone. Right now, he's mostly a thrower. Dobnak already has good command of the peripheral strike zone, and he is working to refine it further. Dobnak also has a game to get hitters out. Dobnak is a pitcher. Which of them will contribute more innings? Dobnak will pitch more innings than Thorpe and Smeltzer combined.
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    I think Dobbs is a stud horse in the making. 147 innings is his low end. The man is built to chug along like a diesel engine. Easily could go 170 or more this season, then top out at over 200 innings for several seasons.
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    It all comes down to Twins management still thinking of themselves as a "small market" team. Working from within, I see some combo of Smeltzer, Dobnak, Thorpe, Stewart, Stashak, plus maybe Gonzo getting early season tryouts for the fourth and fifth spots. Of these guys, my favorites are Dobnak and Stashak. Smeltz intrigues, but he will always be a tightrope walker. Twins have had some luck with TJ specials, so Taijaun Walker sounds plausible. Otherwise we might also see some innings from Alcala and even Balasovic. I have no problems with these experiments. If the Twins really have some innovative pitching coaches, this is exactly when those investments should start paying off. Fernando Romero would be a good test case. If they can teach him consistent mechanics, they've got a stud horse. If not, they have a low-leverage relief pitcher. Same with Thorpe and Alcala. Activate the Bat Signal for Wes Johnson...
  19. jimbo92107
    So true, although "surfeit" sounds more fun... Plethora just kind of spills out over the table, like chunks of tainted meat later that day.
  20. jimbo92107
    As long as this plan is the product of intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, and not the desperate lurchings of panicked pants wetters, then I'm okay wid it. Just don't do to this guy what they did to Trevor May. Graterol is a good kid that can flip the ball up there at decent speed. I think he trusts Twins management to chart a smart course for his career. Let's hope that trusting Twins management isn't a foolish move, as it sometimes has been in the past.
  21. jimbo92107
    Well, this IS the Twins, so whomever they sign will need to be a bargain basement special. I'm surprised they don't stalk every Tommy John case around their hospital, asking if they're sure they'll get their fastball back, and that the Twins would be willing to make a speculative deal... Or they could look on Craigslist for Used Pitchers. Realistically, they'll probably go with a big rotation of Dobnak and pals, hoping the offense can sustain their 10 runs per game pace. No problem. Right?????
  22. jimbo92107
    Agreed. As much as the Twins were not a good match for the Yankees, the Bronx Bombers will be diffused by three Cy Young winners in Houston. Showdemfreud!
  23. jimbo92107
    Excellent season for the 2019 Minnesota Twins. Next goal: Build a team that can win playoff games. How to do that? I have no idea. However... The whole team needs to work on their fielding. Besides setting a home run record, I'm pretty sure they also set a record for fielding errors by a Twins team. Better fielding would help Twins pitchers feel a bit more confident against a tough opponent. Start stealing bases again. Besides getting runners into scoring position, this will set a more aggressive tone for the whole club. They really, really need to be more than a station-to-station offense. Stealing bases puts more pressure on the opponent's defense, sometimes disrupting their pitcher. In short, Twins players need to become more rounded in their skills and their play. I hope to see signs of this progress by next spring.
  24. jimbo92107
    Totally agree. If Dobnak were a regular cabbie, that's one thing. But let's face it, Uber was concocted as a scam to avoid all the fees and regulations that come with driving a cab. Thinking that Uber would somehow help the Twins beat the Yankees was, frankly, ridiculous.
  25. jimbo92107
    Okay, let's start talking about 2020. Dobnak, Littell, Duffey and the boys should burn this drubbing into their memories. Don't forget the bitterness, the embarrassment, the humiliation, etc. Instead, use those awful feelings to bolster your resolve to become far tougher next year. It is time to murder, dismember and bury all the emotional vulnerabilities you brought to this humiliating mismatch. Time to get tougher than rawhide. Time to chew nails and spit out carpet tacks. I don't care if next year's team sets a record for home runs. What I don't want to see is a Twins squad that can't field their positions. I don't want to see Twins pitchers throwing meatballs down the middle, or issuing free passes to hitters. I also don't want to see enemy hitters leaning out over the plate without getting a 95 mph reminder why you don't do that to Twins pitchers. Enough Minnesota Nice. Time for the baseball world to find out what Minnesota Mean looks like.
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