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  1. jimbo92107
    Twins already have three excellent outfielders. I suppose Rooker could wind up as the forth come September. Bad news for Granite, Wade, Cave, etc.
  2. jimbo92107
    The solution is pretty simple: All prescriptions must be cleared through a Twins organization physician. Meanwhile, maybe now we know where Jorge Polanco's added bulk came from. Players are always looking for ways to get an edge, and one of the easiest is some kind of drug that allows more muscle growth. Looks to me like Polanco took the easy way, rather than more legal supplements and lots of iron pumping.
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    I'd bring up Gordon in a heartbeat, then send him back down if he crumbles. Is Gordon even healthy today? I heard he had a bad hand.
  4. jimbo92107
    Damn it Jorge, that was supposed to be for Phil Hughes!
  5. jimbo92107
    "I ended up taking 851 pictures. After clearing out unusable photos, I still had over 650 pictures to work with." What camera are you using? Very sharp photos and video. It's amazing how much better all our photos are these days, now that we don't worry about the cost of film and time for development. Not to mention how much better photos are with high-rez cameras.
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    When should I start getting psyched? I'm getting a little psyched. Should I wait? I don't want to peak too soon.
  7. jimbo92107
    If Rosario plays his cards smart at the plate, he could put up numbers almost like Dozier. Just stay picky at the plate.
  8. jimbo92107
    Prediction: Jose Berrios will start the first game of the season. He deserves the honor, and it should go to a guy from within the Twins system. Twins are really reaching for straws with Phil Hughes. Unless he has regained the snap on his heater, he has already proved he can't be effective without it. Sub-90 mph Hughes cannot survive MLB hitters unless he magically comes up with Gregg Maddux cutters, which might be possible, but we would have heard about it by now. Otherwise, Hughes at 90 to 92 is barely adequate. He needs 93 to 94 to really bring value. I sit with my earlier recommendation. Hughes should retire, or if he wants to make a comeback, go the way of Bartolo Colon - "retire," pump iron and steroids for a year, then come back with Hulk muscles, throwing 96 mph again.
  9. jimbo92107
    I like Polanco, have ever since he first appeared. He seems like a Dozier type, the kind of player that works his tail off to improve aspects of his game each year. Wouldn't surprise me if he does stick at SS from sheer hard work and excellent form. Meanwhile, what happened to Royce Lewis being the next Derrick Jeeter? The hype sure did fade quickly.
  10. jimbo92107
    Why do I get the feeling that everybody upvoting my comment knows what it's like to have sore feet from being overweight? ;-) Like me, of course...
  11. jimbo92107
    It's not just Sano's extra weight that worries me. It's what that weight will do to his feet, ankles, knees, etc. Every step he takes with fifty extra pounds on his belt is a much heavier step, much greater impact. He will get injured carrying that much weight.
  12. jimbo92107
    The one thing going for Vargas is switch hitting with power. He's a legit home run threat from either side of the plate, and his approach has improved greatly over his early days, when his swing looked more like something from slow pitch softball. Today his swing from both sides is short, compact and explosive. What happens if you give a guy like the 500 at bats? Looks like the Twins aren't going to find out.
  13. jimbo92107
    Now the Twins don't need to feel any urgency about promoting any of their top pitching prospects. This means that as it stands today, the Twins will have something like a MLB average pitching staff, which is saying a lot. This reminds me how the Vikings grabbed a couple key FA's for the offensive line, and how just having an average NFL O line was a revelation. Same could happen here for the Twins. An average pitching staff could make this team a real competitor.
  14. jimbo92107
    Mauer will hit better this year than last year. He will spank with authority to the gaps, and by season's end will be flirting with .320. That's my prediction, pulled officially from my...speculation.
  15. jimbo92107
    "The Twins still only have 40/1 odds at winning the World Series, per the same article mentioned above." My god, you're saying there are 40 other teams more likely to win the Series than the Twins? I can see the other MLB teams, and maybe the Patriots and Eagles, but 40?? Things are even worse than I thought. My god. ;-)
  16. jimbo92107
    I don't understand the intrigue with Gabriel Moya. Funky style, yes. Effective? Meh. Phil Hughes had a good career, time to hang 'em up...unless he can find that missing 4 mph he dropped between the couch cushions. It's there beside the hundred dollar bill.
  17. jimbo92107
    Long ago, before the earth's crust cooled, when Gondwana was still a super-continent and not a hamburger, big league clubs would often bring a rookie pitcher into the bullpen to watch and learn from reliefosaurs and older catchers. Today our fangles are new. Promising young arms are grown hydroponically in climate-controlled tubes, fed a nutritious paste of goo and press clippings. It may take a little longer, and the results may be no better, but we all must acknowledge that the newer process is, in fact, newer.
  18. jimbo92107
    Have Gordon eat a few meals with Sano; he'll be looking like me in no time. For reference: When I look down, I can't see my feet. And it ain't my chest in the way.
  19. jimbo92107
    Verlander, Scherzer, Cueto...guys like that, in their prime are "aces." Lots of teams don't have an ace, but they do have a solid #1. The Twins today have Santana as a fairly solid #1, possibly being supplanted this season by rising star Berrios. Whether Jose Berrios goes on to become an "ace" is another thing. We all hope he does. Meanwhile, having him as a solid #1 would be very nice, as that makes Santana a very solid #2, with Odorizzi the big question mark at #3. Will the Odor be good, bad, or somewhere in between? His ERA rose in 2017, but he was playing hurt, and in the off-season he took up Pilates, which can give you a body like a gymnast. #4 is Kyle Gibson, fresh off a very good late season surge in 2017. If Gibson retains his new stuff, that could give the Twins a very solid group of starters. Last, if Mejia continues to improve, he could crack the rotation, and there's always the Gonzo factor...can the kid show some good stuff this spring? I'm on the side saying you don't really need an ace to dominate, but you do need at least solid pitching, and then everything else to back it up.
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    Reminds me: Why did the macho man kick apart the mountain? It was in his way.
  21. jimbo92107
    I'd like to see Sanchez take up Pilates. Everybody should, except me. ;-) Pilates is HARD.
  22. jimbo92107
    When he first burst onto the scene, Jorge Polanco immediately impressed me with his cool under pressure. The Show did not overawe him at all. Since that time, Polanco has been a model student of the game, working quietly on all the little details, like refining his footwork and positioning at SS to make up for just moderate arm strength. Last season it resulted in remarkably solid performance from a guy many thought could not stick at short. This season I expect Polanco to remain steady in the field, and also add some pop at the plate. He has improved his plate discipline, which means it's more likely he'll be getting better pitches to hit. Now if Polanco and Grossman could rub a little of that plate discipline off on Rosario. Whoa baby, that would be cool.
  23. jimbo92107
    Beautiful comment. I do remember that time, and it's a good illustration of how something like baseball can help people cope with personal tragedy. Along with his baseball talents, Jorge Polanco appears to be a very decent, sincere person.
  24. jimbo92107
    True enough; of the six or seven Americans that take up Pilates every year, only a vanishingly small percentage go on to win a Cy Young award. On the other hand, Odorizzi (Jake-O? Riz? Jizzi? Jazzi?) already was a very good MLB starter. If a stronger core helps him generate more power and control, he may in fact transform into Optimus Prime hurling sizzling spheres past puny humans. Or something like that. ;-) By the way, I did Pilates for a very short time about fifteen years ago. I couldn't even handle the grueling workouts. Gave it up after maybe ten sessions. Plus the coach got weird about some kind of mystical Yoga stuff. If they could just stick to the friggin' exercises... whatever.
  25. jimbo92107
    "This offseason he was far more careful with lifting that could affect his back, and took up Pilates regularly to work on his flexibility and core." Sounds familiar. I remember another pitcher that took up Pilates before having a breakout year. Jake Arrieta. I have a good feeling about this.
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