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  1. High heat
    No I don’t, could he sell out in favorable counts and try and drive the ball yes. What makes him a good hitter is waiting and having quick hands and wrist. As long as he has enough power to drive balls into the gaps use entire field and keep left fielders from creeping way in he will be effective. there is value in a guy who can get on base with singles and doubles and drawing walks. I don’t want him to adjust the swing to be a mid teens hr hitter and give up what makes him good.
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    How about the sunshine boys or maybe sunshine Twins.
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    I really like the 3 batter minimum/ end of inning rule. I hate the pitch clock and I like the shifts. Teach well rounded players which appears to be more coming up. I wish the umpires would enforce the batters box rules. Stay in the box! If you step all the way out for no reason call a strike. Guys what guys will stay in the batters box! Will cause more and quicker action.
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    nothing wrong with identify guy you think could make adjustments or get healthy and taking some minor league lotto tickets on them. If you strike out on 9 out of 10 of them and hit gold on 1 its a plus. Asl long as your showing it in the minors and not rely on them in the majors.
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    I agree, I really like Berrios, I believe the twins have reached out about contract extension but Berrios or agents either want to gamble on themselves or want more then he is worth. my problem with Berrios is his motion requires a lot of torch and low body movement and twist to get the movement control and spin that makes him successful. This sync comes and goes which leads to struggles. I think Berrios has a limited shelf life, he is under team control for 3 more years. Ride out those 3 years get everything you can’t of him and let him go to the high bidder. Get what you can out of him while the price is reasonable but done over pay to a guy who traditionally body style doesn’t hold up over time.
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    One of Larnach or Kirilloff should be moved at the deadline for some pitching. Take advantage of the prospect value. I personally believe Kirilloff is the better hitter and player long term. But if he was the deciding factor to land you high end pitching l. I’d be happy with Larnach in LF. MLB draft should always be taking the best player available and twins have done a good job of that. With pitching at a premium they are always more valuable.
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    I really want nothing to do with chacin. He was a ok pick up when we needed 2 spots to start the season but one spot should go to the best of the young guys. as far as the bullpen goes I think we should give Fernando Romero lots of innings this spring. You can easily see if he has it back or not, if that arm looks live and is controlling his pitching he can be dominate and should be in the bullpen. If he is all over the place and can’t locate that fastball send him back down and see what you can salvage. wisler or even one of the young starters for the last bullpen spot if you don’t see it from Romero.
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    No on the 6 man rotation, teams have tried it and it doesn't work at all. I do like the idea of doubling up starters and having your traditional starter throw 2 times through the order and then the second starter come in and doing the same. gives most of the bullpen a day off and a way to take advantage of the pitching carousel of the 3 starters in Smeltzer, Thorpe and Dobnak sending one down after the game and calling another up for the same thing the next time though the rotation.
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    I think left fielders are going to creep in taking that slap soft single away and pitchers are going to adjust to him. On the other hand I think umpires give him a little more respect of his strike zone knowledge and the OPS is good/great and he racks up a few more doubles but the batting average isn't as high. With him full time at 2B I am more interested in how his defense looks every day there.
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    there was a medical reason at 21 you move a guy to the bullpen and a second teams doesn't like his medical. ikely some serious scare tissue, I think the twins thought he was a tickin time bomb and there was only so many bullets trying to get the most out of him before major injury sinks in were he either cant pitch again or isn't effective. a guy with that kind of stuff and a developing change at 21 doesn't get moved to the pen otherwise. With the kid the best, would have loved to hang onto him but I believe there was more going on medically and the twins thought Maeda was the better gamble. would have like to see a write up on #21 on the list to fill in here for my own selfish enjoyment.
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    He looks to be very calm and confident on the mound. AA is always the big test though. can he stay healthy and effective at AA for a complete season. We probably wont see him in 2020 at the MLB level which is probably for the best. Hopefully in 2021 he is ready to take over a starting spot. It appears is delivery is smooth and his deception comes from all his pitching coming out of the same arm angle. kid looks to have big potential.
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    I think the only one who might be coming back is Cruz. Odorizzi is going to get grossly over paid. Rich Hill at 41 is in his final go round. Bailey will either pitch well and get paid, or will bomb and be someone elses minor league signing. Gonzalez is a very valuable utility guy who you can plug and play without losing much. Which is a very nice luxury. I think he will move on after 20 with cheap options in the system. May will either have a solid year and be paid well, or he struggles with injury or poor performance and the Twins move on to a younger cheaper piece,
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    Are both Rortvedt and Jeffers going to split time at AA to start the season? You could have Tomas Telis Graterol and The turtle at AAA. A lot of catching at the top minor league ranks.
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    I really like the seemingly twins stance of if you don’t like his medical you don’t get him at all. We are not add more to the deal. It’s just him or some other combo but not him +
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    So we are still assuming we are getting Maeda? With him on paper our starting pitching is on par with the division. Our offense should carry this team through the regular season. Baseball is a funky game, injuries unforeseen poor play or great play can carry or derail a team. Regardless of what happens is the Maeda deal it should be a fun summer.
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    id be on the phone with Boston asking if they want to swap Rooker and something with Graterol. They still need a 1B if im not mistaken.
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    Have always liked José Miranda reminds me a lot of Arraez. Guy who appears to control the strike zone and doesn’t strike out. Miranda appears to be a better and versatile fielder. Colina is a guy you should say could be #1 on this list. Throw hard reaching 100 if his secondary stuff comes along at AA he has top of the rotation potential. Looks like we might see him in spring training.
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    The problems with targeting guys on teams like the Rockies is they are still trying to sell competitive baseball in 2020. They are 1 years removed from being a 90 win team they think/ hope selling to season ticket holders that things are going to bounce better for them in 2020. At the trade deadline it will likely will be a different story. not a lot of teams out there with pitching that are selling youth and a rebuild that have solid semi expensive pitching willing to move. You have teams like KC and Detroit Baltimore Marlins and nowPittsburgh. Everyone else thinks there is a chance they can compete in 2020 and this late won’t move pieces especially pitching.
  19. High heat
    The problem with this depth is that no one can play CF and Buxton is regularly out. Yes you can move Kepler over but now you take a good right fielder and make him an average CFer and replace him with a below average RFer. Making the total outfield defense from a strength to a weakness. Really like the OF depth but should be moved for pitching at the deadline even if you have to overpay. Kirilloff is the guy who seems like he could be a big time difference maker with the bat and am hoping he sticks to see him in a twins uniform
  20. High heat
    The problem with this depth is that no one can play CF and Buxton is regularly out. Yes you can move Kepler over but now you take a good right fielder and make him an average CFer and replace him with a below average RFer. Making the total outfield defense from a strength to a weakness. Really like the OF depth but should be moved for pitching at the deadline even if you have to overpay. Kirilloff is the guy who seems like he could be a big time difference maker with the bat and am hoping he sticks to see him in a twins uniform
  21. High heat
    1st base is not the easiest position on the diamond. It is the easiest to be passable. The footwork at 1B is critical, especially for right handers. Putting yourself in good position to field throws and make throws to 2nd makes the position look easy. With good coaching and a strong work ethic at it I think Sano has the skills to be good in time defensively. The throwing arm strength doesn’t matter at 1B it’s the footwork and quickly putting yourself in throwing position that makes the difference.
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    We still saw last year that pitching wins. Not a lot of pitchers on this list. Many times high end pitching prospects never pan out and a lesser prospect figures something out and is extremely effect. The central the next decade will depend on who can develop pitching. A lot of young hitting on the horizon, the Twins are no exception.
  23. High heat
    If Walker was healthy he would have or will get an MLB deal. I like the idea of being Danny Salazar who Dalvey is familiar with and I still like Aaron Sanchez as a guy who can cover later in the season if we have injuries or ineffectiveness in the rotation.
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    Garver worked hard on his defense and the power came. I think many thought he would have to move off C and the bat doesn’t translate. Rogers is one who succeeded moving from starter to reliever adding mph and ditching the change. Also sticking with the fourseamer and pitching philosophy. also to consider would be Duffey, many called for him to be cut this time last year. Now people consider him one of our top set up men. Ditching the big curve and command of the fastball. how about Adrianza, he didn’t come up in our organization, was seen as a solid glove but never hit. Comes to the Twins bat develops and is a guy who can hit when he doesn’t play everyday. Something valuable that many good hitters can’t do.
  25. High heat
    At this time no. Royce Lewis seems to uncertain the bat transfers to the majors. Kirilloff has a down year with the bat and doesn’t play a premium position, does the bat bounce back lime many think. Is he a corner outfielder or a 1B. Makes a big difference $ wise.
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