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  1. High heat
    Not worried at all it’s the first month of the season he has put the ball in play taken walks and found his way on base and then stolen bases. Not every hitter need to hit 30 hr and strike out 200 times. I like the positional versatility look at how valueable Arraez has been filling in. i do think the SS experiment needs to end and move him back around the OF and 2B 3B. If the power doesn’t come 4 of the 5 tools with great bat to ball skills is still extremely valuable.
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    I really liked Miranda’s 2 strike approach. First 2 strike are for you and the 3rd if for the team! look to drive the ball with big swings when your ahead in the count or before your 2 strike but one you get 2 strike your swing changes and you just focus on putting the ball in play and Letting it fall where it may. Balls have eyes teams make errors and can always have productive outs moving runners over.
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    I’ve liked Sand but he needs to stay as a starter. I don’t see high end production from him as a reliever and seems so much better as a starter. This won’t be the last time we see him this season. Go back down stay stretched out and put up # at AAA. He also seems like a guy the Twins would use as a trade piece come July if they like Woods Richardson and Balazovic better.
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    Starters look great early, doubt it continues. Offense needs better more consistent production. The offense only scores average because when they have scored runs they have come in bunches and blow out wins. The next game they will put up 1 run or 0. Overall a good first month, the old saying tho is true. You cant win a division in April but you sure can lose it. See Twins in 2021.
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    He has had 3 starts and pitched 14 innings. Lets not crown him our savior just yet. Lets wait till the weather warms up and teams get a second look at him (a guy coming from the NL were AL teams havent seen him yet). I am very happy and suprised with how well both Paddack and Bundy have pitched and look thus far.
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    Austin Martin reminds me a lot of Whit Merrifield. Plays all over doesn’t have much power but good speed and great bar to ball skills. who wouldn’t want Whit Merrifield on there team?
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    I am still unsure of Ryan and if he will have sustained success, but you have to like the results and the Slider usage with guys sitting on his fastball on Friday was great. Obers great control, height reminds me a lot of Chris Young. A very solid MLB pitcher with sustained success. The rest of the "pipeline" is yet to be determined. The lost 2020 and the injuries that followed for 2021 set the organization back in pitching development. I do believe the "Duran" philosophy is here to stay. Starters who have health issues or struggle to develop the 3rd pitch move to a multi inning relief role and are scheduled "piggybacker." The 4 or 5 inning starter isnt going anywhere and the need for guys to come in and fill inning at a high level is going to be crucial across MLB. Hard to have a bullpen of 1 inning guys who have to pick up 4 or 5 inning every day. Taxes a lot of arms in a short time that way.
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    Cant agree with you here. Paddack was a to 50 MLB prospect a few yrs ago (2019) has put up decent number at the MLB level. TO say he has no upside is fare off. He would absolutely fit in our rotation and be a better option the any of the current AAA starters. Now I do not want to give up Taylor Rogers for him. But so say he has no value to this team is crazy talk!
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    I think we all forgot about Thorpe on the 40 and out of options. If he doesnt make the 28 man he is outrighted and off the 40 opening a spot. Also there is a reason to keep a non roster pitcher on the 40. If you think a guy like Winder or Duran are going to be good or great starters down the road, starting them in MLB on opening day loses you a year of team control. Especially if you are just going to use them in limited roles early on. On May 1 when every team has to cut down 2 players there will be tons of players DFAed that day. Likely any fringe guy you have used and DFA will pass through waivers.
  10. High heat
    We all keep assuming we will have 3 catchers and Sanchez will be used as the DH. What if Sanchez is actually gonig to be used more as the traditional back up catcher. Godoy gets DFA on the final day of ST (much better chance he gets though) That gives you an extra spot on the 40 for likely a pitcher liek Faria or Smeltzer to play the piggyback role in April. Personally i am a big Garlick fan, I like a guy whgo can do one thing at an elite level and that is mash LHP! Perfect for days off to Kepler and pinch hit late in games. I think he will get sent to ST paul tho
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    Seems as if they are still set on giving Martin innings at SS. If you have Polacios and Lewis at ST Paul there isnt going to many inning at SS.
  12. High heat
    It will be interesting to see what second base looks like league wide in 2 yrs. With the shift teams have leaned to putting there least rangy infielder at 2B and it has become a big bat position. with the ban of the shift next yr does it go back to a SS needed range without the arm. If so that part will serve the Twins well with Polanco as well as guys like Gordon and Martin.
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    Nope Garza jr removed from 40. They must like Romero, Atleast enough to get a look at him. I wasn’t impressed with Garza. He may ho unclaimed anyways
  14. High heat
    Still wondering if a Elvis Andrus and Frankie Montas deal can’t be struck with Oakland. Take on both deals and give up a pitching prospect and a guy liKe Larnach. Gives you a short term answer at SS and a good SP fro 2 yrs. Take on some salary but would still be under budget.
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    I’m trying to to draw as much positivity as I can from this and way off but what if the salary move is to go to San Diego take on Hosmer and in return getting a young starter like Gore for someone like Rooker or Larnach.
  16. High heat
    Why!? Gary Sanchez can’t play defense, unless you think you can change something there. I don’t see much difference between Garver and Sanchez. So you basically just gave Donaldson away.
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    I don’t think a total shift ban is necessary but I think forcing all infielders to play on the dirt. No more second basemen in shallow RF. Or maybe forcing a team to designate before at bat if you want to play 4 outfielders they have to stick with that throughout the at bat. Guy steals second you are still only allowed the 3 infielder or guy attempts to bunt or changes his approach with 2 strikes you can’t change.
  18. High heat
    How about we talk about the Saints potential opening day roster. (minus the 40man guy) That looks like at the moment to be the only professional baseball in town in 22.
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    Gordon is now out of options and can’t go to AAA. Last season the Saints had Maggi and Riddle on the roster for the saints. I’m sure this is a depth move and also allows the saints to fill out there roster if MLB doesn’t come to an agreement anytime soon! Between AA and AAA they don’t have enough middle infielders to go around as currently structured.
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    The current system distributes the revenue sharing to teams and the bottom teams arent spending the $ on player salary as it stands. This system would put $ back to the players directly insuring a percentage of $ made would be distributed to the players who havent had the opportunity to reach market value. It would also encourage small market teams to sign extensions with players developed in there system as a cost curtain and would still incentives the player to sign because they would be able to get closer to market value. The players union issue with the luxury tax is it places a cap on the teams who are willing to spend large dollars and the bottom spending teams still wont spend on players. The bottom spending teams are currently receiving more $ in revenue sharing then they are currently spending on player salary. In terms the revenue just going into owners pockets. How do you force the distribution of $ to ALL players while still allowing teams to rebuild through player development and allow teams to spend big on the great players without the small market teams to just be feeder systems for the large makret clubs.
  21. High heat
    Distinct possibility! I would compare him more to a Travis Snider out of the Blue Jays and later the pirates organization. because he athletic enough to play the OF and has shown some patience at the plate in the minors and the majors. But like Arcia didnt spend much of anytime at AAA before getting up to the big leagues. With Arcia pitchers found that Arcia couldnt lay off or even make contact with the high fastball and it spend him up to try and catch up to it that the breakingball made him look silly. Also hope that sometime at AAA making some adjustments with breaking balls helps him get things right and can come up and contribute. I believe Morneau raved about his work ethic and willing to learn and thirst for hitting knowledge.
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    I think the easiest solution to this is to change the competitive balance money and a portion of the revenue sharing money and instead of paying the teams the league pays the players who have not reached free agency directly. This would be divided up based on performance. This gives young players more $ before free agency and can be easily divided fairly though out the league. You could even take a portion of that and give incentives to players who sign or extend with the team that drafted and developed the player. Say any player who signs an extension with a team before entering the final year of arbitration if that player had logged 150+ minor league games with that organization would be eligible for $ from the revenue sharing. This would given incentives to players to sign long term deals earlier in the arbitration process and would also incentives teams to reach out and bargain with younger players to sign extensions and put and incentive to teams to keep and develop players.
  23. High heat
    I think the Twins look at guys before drafting them and say, we can see some mechanical adjustment on this guy play A but not this other guy, player B. We will take plaer A and add velo with him, maybe they miss or dont prioritize looking at the secondary stuff tweaks. I like the change up especially as a lefty and can better get away with a single breaking ball. Maybe he will be able to combine the curveball and Slider like Taylor Rogers or Chris Sale did and be able to mix and match. That slurve seems to be devistating to lefties. He will be another interesting one to follow in 22
  24. High heat
    I agree with the article 100%. You let Selig in who lead the organization and benefited from the steroid era all while knowing and promoting what was going on. Yet now the writers want to vilify the players who did or didn’t do steroids.
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    Would be interesting to approach on a 3 or 4 yr deal, if it was to pay a little more now to pay less later. Like people have said he hasnt made much $ yet in his MLB career and isnt set to make a significant amount the next 2 yrs in arbitration and at 31 already catchers dont age well. What would you think of a 8 million AAV for 3 or 4 yrs. paying a little more now for a little less later and cost certainty.
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