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    They're probably not equivalent over the course of a full season to those teams. Over a 1,5, or 7 game series? Upsets do happen. Especially so in a wild card play in game. We've both been here for a while and I know that you know the Twins don't have the financial resources of other teams. Every year they push out trying to win is another year where bigger market teams (Chicago and Detroit) are able to reload. At what point can we start trying to contend here?
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    I just don't accept the thought "we don't look as good as NY, BOS, HOU right now... why even try?" It's a loser's mentality.
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    Baseball isn't played on paper. The Twins are better than the White Sox in all of those categories as well. Weirdly enough, they beat the Twins every now and again.
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    Another death by suicide. Awful.
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    I see them as a contender this year with a couple of tweaks. I understand your point that they may just be a mediocre team that won't fare well in the playoffs. Just because it doesn't look good on paper means they should give up? I don't agree with that. Did you ever think the Twins were contenders from 2001-2010? Because the situation this year feels pretty similar. Take advantage of a terrible division and see if they can steal a series. The reason I want to contend now is because every year contention is pushed off is another year for Chicago and Detroit to reload.
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    Ed Ham. That's a STRONG name! Congrats!
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    Where's Denny Hocking now? Posting on this site of course! For quite a while now...
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    I want to be positive since I've been critical in other threads... Berrios has been everything we hoped he would be. I think he may tire some later in the year and not be as effective. In future years he will be in the Cy Young conversation. Romero is meeting our hopes too, which is a great situation. Fix the bullpen, add a good bench player, and we're cooking with gas this season.
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    Or the first inning of a Lance Lynn start in April.
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    By far the most enjoyable, entertaining, and GOOD SP the Twins have had in a long time. I try to watch as many of his starts as possible.
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    I would push back if I saw it on threads I read... Unfortunately with the new job and life responsibilities I don't have the time I once did posting on the site!
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    Through 58 games, Molitor is constantly relying on 3 pitchers to get the team out of jams... Ryan Pressly - 32 appearances and consistently relied on to go 1+ innings Addison Reed - 29 appearances also consistently relied on to go 1+ innings Hildenberger - 28 appearances 1+ innings at a time Continuing to ride 3 arms for 50% of games is unsustainable over the course of a season. This isn't anything new. Molitor does this every single season riding the hot arm(s) until they break down. Instead of wearing them out over a 2 month period then see them struggle until they recover, he should work in other pitchers. Maybe we could get a full season of good Pressly if that were the case.
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    It also doesn't help when you can look at a lineup on any day and see one or more of Petit, Wilson, Grossman, and LaMarre. These are not players you can count on if you want to be a contending team.
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    Sano and Buxton have to play better than this. No doubt about it. Perhaps our expectations were set way too high for these two players. They've been touted as saviors for the team since 2013... It seems like every year the legend grows how great they are going to be.
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    Exactly. Molitor is wearing him out like he does every season with 2-3 pitchers. Not even the immortal Bryan Shaw can handle the pace Pressly is on.
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    I consider a good year to be 2-4 WAR and great 5+. Dozier at the bitter end of 34 years old still will be that kind of player. Top 10 2B for sure.
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    You're on! At this time I'm #Devoted2Doz and not ready to let him go after this season... Falvine needs to make it rain on someone this offseason and he may be our best bet.
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    Door #2 please! Feels like he's on pace for 100 appearances. Classic Molitor move overusing 2-3 arms every season...
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    Frying pan Garver.
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    We've been talking about the next 3 years throughout this thread. And yes, he has 3 good years left in him. Maybe even 1 of those years he's great a la 2016.
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    You may want to check those slugging percentage numbers again. Unless you're comparing them to Escobar's past years and not Dozier like I'm thinking. The Escobar Kool-Aid is strong. We'll see if he can keep it up. I'm more confused by some thinking Dozier is old goods.
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    That's digging deep to find a metric Escobar could win at. Any interest in betting that Escobar will beat out Dozier in HRs, OPS, bWAR and fWAR?
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    Let's forget Dozier has out produced Escobar every single year and focus on the first 60 games this year. Got it. I would confidently bet a lot of money Dozier out produces Escobar this season again.
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    Cano, Pedroia, and Utley held up through their mid 30s. Depends if you think Dozier is on their level. I think he has and then some over the last 5 years.
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