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Jerry Koosman big force behind the Miracle Mets winning the World Series in 1969. And then he got to play for his home State team, the Twins. RIP Jerry.

Trading Top 30 prospects is a bad idea, unless it is to trade for other equally (or better) talented prospects. They can trade a position of strength (catchers and left-handed corner outfielders for pitchers, for example).

Like others here, I’m not only surprised Taj Bradley’s name wasn’t on the list, but I’m voting for him as the next all-star.

It’s smart to move on from the idea of a 9th inning closer. Have 3 or 4 high leverage arms to use in the last three innings. Be flexible in deciding when to use them based on the type of hitters to be faced. Sometimes it’s smart to use the best reliever against the 3-5 batters in the 8th rather than wait for that top pitcher to face the bottom of the order in the 9th, for example. and maybe wait to see how those top pitchers perform (and their health status) in Spring Training before designating one as the top reliever in the team. Flexibility!

But consider that the season could very well start late anyways. In other words, until the labor issues are resolved, ALL players are OUT. The Twins should find a way to keep Banda, since much of the time he loses to injury prior to midseason is likely lost due (along with all other players) to MLB labor/CBA issues.

It clearly can’t have the last syllable kwez. That’s like the old Procol Harm song where the singer mispronounces the second syllable of Conqistador as Kwihs. I was more worried about which syllable gets the accent.

Clemons had a good 2025, so the bar was higher to become the most improved in 2026. Brooks Lee is a better choice.

So is it Jow or Dow?

Groucho’s TV show was “You Bet Your Life”. It was a game show with Groucho as the wise cracking host. However, Harpo and Chico did play a little baseball at the end of “Night at the Opera”.

That’s what I thought. Now I hope I’m right on Kah-deem’ Dee-ow’.

It took Luke Keaschall to get all the way to MLB till I knew how to pronounce his name. Can someone here get me a head start on Bohorquez? In particular, which syllable gets the accent.

After this week, the Vikings are still not getting enough love in the various power rankings. And Vikings fans who stayed glued to Fox got to see that double-boneheaded end to the NYG-Wash game.

Good for Audra.

What happens afterwards means plenty. Trading involves intuition. Sometimes a team gets as much as they can before a player is about to go downhill. The Twins in the case of Jorge Polanco did that. Good for the Twins.

In May, I took a trip to see a game and watch our prospects in Cedar Rapids. Tait was at the top of list of players I was excited to observe. Lo and behold, we get to see Khadim Diaw (3rd round in 2024 draft) put on a show behind the plate and at the plate. Yes, it would be great to see Tait address his strikeout rate and improve his game more in 2027. But the Twins are loaded with catching prospects who can become a future star (not just a future Alex Jackson or Mickey Gaspar).