I was worried before the bad reports, before the injury, before he was signed, I was worried on the day he was born. Therefore I win the internet and am awarded most smart person in the kingdom.
The Twins have been a big part of my life since the mid-sixties and it is nice to read stories that either I never heard before or that I have forgotten The 1965 airlift and the celebration over trading RD fall into those categories. Thank you for continuing this series.
It is almost as if the organization is basing minor league roster construction on something other than last year's stat lines, prospect ranking lists or "fastest to MLB wins" mentality. How short-sighted of them!
AL EAST: NYY - 94.5 Under BOS - 91.5 Under TOR - 81 Over TBR - 77.5 Under BAL - 73 Over AL CENTRAL: CLE - 94.5 Over MIN - 82.5 Over KC- 71.5 Under DET - 68.5 Over CWS - 68 Over AL WEST: HOU - 96.5 Over LAA - 84.5 Under SEA - 81.5 Over TEX - 77.5 Under OAK - 74.5 Under NL EAST: WAS - 92.5 Under NYM - 81 Over PHI - 75.5 Under ATL - 74.5 Over MIA - 64.5 Under NL CENTRAL: CHI - 94.5 Under STL - 85.5 Over MIL - 84.5 Under CIN - 73.5 Under PIT - 73 Over NL WEST: LAD - 96.5 Under ARI - 85.5 Over COL - 82 Over SFG - 81.5 Under SD- 69.5 Over Not even sure this is mathematically possible, but what do you expect for a 3 minute analysis?
lots of hard cases in the comments section today - the "I have higher expectations" crowd. If stories like this never happened I might get it, but they do - See Chris Coste. I hope for the best for every Twin minor leaguer and see no reason to crap on anybody's dreams on the internet.