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  1. dxpavelka
    I see where you are coming from. I'm not.
  2. dxpavelka
    At the end of the day I just don't see or want to see Lewis at 2B. Even if for no other reason that I don't want to see a guy made of glass be a target of guys trying to break up double plays. I know, guys aren't supposed to be doing that any more. And that's all fine and dandy. Until they do.
  3. dxpavelka
    On the other hand, a lot could go right on the position player side as well. The lineup they could field on opening day, Jeffers, Lewis, Lee, Correa, Castro, Larnach, Buxton, Wallner, Julien is can win. It's depth that concerns me. And left handed pitching, for and against.
  4. dxpavelka
    Slice it anyway you want. I'm going to be paying extra for something that I have not paid extra for in the past. I learned something last year when I went without that product for three months. I'll get by just fine without it.
  5. dxpavelka
    Good point. One more reason for Lewis to not get anywhere near 2B. Hell, even his opening day injury last year came when rounding 2B. I'd put Lee over there for half a season before Lewis.
  6. dxpavelka
    Log jam is at "guys who struggle to hit left handed pitching:"
  7. dxpavelka
    I don't know why we'd put a fish out of water at 2B when we have a real 2B prospect probably a half season away. Lewis or Lee at 3B and the other at 1B. Piece together 2B (Castro, Julien, Martin?) until Keaschall arrives.
  8. dxpavelka
    Larnach, Wallner AND Kepler for two years.
  9. dxpavelka
    They've had a surplus of left hand hitting corner OFs for quite some time now.
  10. dxpavelka
    Been saying for weeks that there will be a late winter surprise. Think about three years ago when an unsigned Scott Boras client signed a middle of the night contract with the Twins. Could happen again. Out of nowhere.
  11. dxpavelka
    I don't think the M's are trading a first round pick from 2 years ago for a utility IF no matter how highly we think of Castro.
  12. dxpavelka
    If the # 1 doesn't fight for the ball every 5 days is he REALLY a # 1.
  13. dxpavelka
    Totally wrong approach. Not even a 5 man rotation but a 5 day rotation. # 1 guy starts every 5 days regardless. The lower the guy is in the rotation the more likely he gets skipped because of off days or rain outs. I'm shocked that the analytics crowd hasn't picked up on this. Why would your run your # 4 or 5 guy out there when your # 1 or 2 last pitched 5 days ago and is ready to go and gives you a much better chance to win. Not to mention your # 1 or 2 guy give you a much better chance of not taxing your bullpen than your # 4 or 5 or, heaven help us, the dreaded "bullpen game."
  14. dxpavelka
    16. That's more than half. 6 of them have won championships since that ownership change. That's less than half of 16. Average time from ownership change to winning the World Series: 10 years. The rube base will turn on them long before 10 years.
  15. dxpavelka
    That's ONE vs a LOT of less successful ones.
  16. dxpavelka
    Just for the record, the quickest any team has won a World Series after being sold in the last 20 years is 6 years.
  17. dxpavelka
    The key to everything you've written, as far as the Twins are concerned is Buxton's health and whether or not one or both of Larnach and Wallner prove that 2024 was not a fluke. And, ideally, in two years, we're having this same discussion and centering on names like Rodriguez & Jenkins.
  18. dxpavelka
    never happen
  19. dxpavelka
    Vlad will be in Boston by August.
  20. dxpavelka
    So basically the same contract that Correa signed when he first came here. Interesting. Just cuz the Mets match doesn't mean he has to accept the Mets offer. Boras would likely be inclined to NOT accept that offer from the Mets.
  21. dxpavelka
    suit yourself
  22. dxpavelka
    The fact that neither Vasquez or Paddack has been moved to this point may well speak to the market for either.
  23. dxpavelka
    I believe what was said was that it remains an outrageous possibility. And until he signs elsewhere, it does. Like it or believe it or not.
  24. dxpavelka
    Not saying that it IS going to happen but it COULD
  25. dxpavelka
    I did an analysis of the first 5 rounds from 1965 to 1974 and found that: 11 of the 51 total picks played at least one game for the Twins 6 of the 51 picks never signed a contract with the Twins and were available in later drafts 34 of the 51 players drafted never played a Major League baseball game The best players drafted and signed by the Twins were: Graig Nettles, Dave Goltz, Bert Blyleven, Eddie Bane, and Butch Wynegar. During this 10 year period the Twins finished 2nd (1), 3rd (2), 4th (4), 5th (1), and 7th (2) Two observations: 1. Eddie Bane? 2. Your summary of the Twins finishes looks more like that of the 1975 thru 1984 season since I seem to recall a number of first place finishes in the 1965 thru 1974 time frame.
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