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  1. howieramone2
    He was the Astro's #7 prospect, and now ours at #11. He came to us with some kind of injury question and has pitched all of 15 innings. Rumor is he can touch 100 MPH. I don't see any need to panic.
  2. howieramone2
    Grossman is a serviceable outfielder. Far better than board favorite Arcia when he was stumbling around Target Field. For the 3rd year in a row Grossman has done a solid job, and is no worse than the average 4th outfielder. One of these days he will get beat out in ST, as they will bring in a fair amount of competition every year, which is a it should be. You're not going to get a Trout-type as a 4th outfielder and Wade and Granite are AAAA only.
  3. howieramone2
    Gibson was so-so in 7 starts in 2013. Same with May in 8 starts in 2014. I don't want to talk about Berrios' 14 starts in 2016. I was at 2 of his 5 home starts and it was like batting practice. 80-90% of all rookie starting pitchers go thru the same process. If they can pitch okay every other game or so, I'm fine with it. That said, I'm kind of enjoying watching the two of them. Let me make a prediction. We will package 2 of Stewart, Gonsalves, Mejia, Romero, Thorpe, or Odorizzi for a #2 starter. I think there is some showcasing going on.
  4. howieramone2
    As I recall he came to us injured.
  5. howieramone2
    What positions have they said that? Certainly not the outfield. Sano at 3B, Polanco at SS and Mauer at IB is solid, and Castro and Garver are a solid duo at C. Anyway you can expand on your post with specifics? I believe if you actually put it in writing, you will see at the very most, we will have one placeholder and that is unlikely.
  6. howieramone2
    I agree. I would be surprised if most or at least many of our moves, don't involve the pen.
  7. howieramone2
    I loved it. Polanco is our best bunter and he set up Sano with practically a give me.
  8. howieramone2
    I agree. I think we will see them both next season.
  9. howieramone2
    It sure hasn't taken long for our trade returnees to make their presence felt, particularly starting pitching. Looks to me like our window has been extended. Kudos to the new regime.
  10. howieramone2
    Every year in every sport, teams go down the tubes due to the wrong players missing too many games. It's been that way since Adam and Eve.
  11. howieramone2
    If Buxton can hit .240 he'll be an All-Star every year.
  12. howieramone2
    Does anyone want to bet, we will have a meltdown thread if we don't sign Machado?
  13. howieramone2
    I've said this before, let me say it again. Going into the season Castro caught the 2nd most innings in all of baseball since 2013. Also, I've been pleasantly surprised at how well Garver performed. I have no concerns at catcher, and that goes all the way down to our minor league depth. When was the last time, whether a team was going to the playoffs or not was decided by a 2B? Aren't you getting tired of every player our FO picks up, automatically becoming a scapegoat?
  14. howieramone2
    When is the last time you saw our FO stand still? TR didn't make enough moves and that made folks unhappy. The new regime has made as many moves as anyone in baseball, and the same folks are unhappy. Do you see a trend here?
  15. howieramone2
    That's obviously a flawed statistic. No one on the board could possible think we could contend when Sano and Buxton crapped the bed at the same time.
  16. howieramone2
    Never happen. Next stop is the Bad News Bears.
  17. howieramone2
    You are certainly entitled to your opinion. I had drinks with Jim Pohlad the other day after work. He told me they will use the 7.25M in free agency or donate it to Save the Whales.
  18. howieramone2
    He's missed almost 3 complete years already. Burdi is not far behind. The new regime is not going to waste a lot of time with those who do not have a track record of being healthy. I question how much patience they will show with Bard, Jay, and the ever popular, board favorite Trevor May.
  19. howieramone2
    Corner outfielders without any pop are a dime a dozen. Wade and Granite will have to be content being board favorites.
  20. howieramone2
    Yeah, why give them credit for continued excellence. The 2017 draft appears strong, the 2017/18 off season was the most active ever and we picked up a bunch of board scapegoats. TD can never have enough scapegoats. The 2018 trade deadline will make us into a top 5 farm system. My personal favorite was the Hughes trade. The board was screaming to DFA Hughes and we saved 7.25M to use in free agency this off season by including a measly 2nd round pick.
  21. howieramone2
    The last thing a good team learns, is how to win. If the search committee had picked me, I would say go for the wins. After listening to Levine on Inside Twins several weeks ago, it sounded to me they were going to hold open auditions.
  22. howieramone2
    Corner outfielders with no pop are a dime a dozen. Him and Granite are AAAA types.
  23. howieramone2
    No it wouldn't. Our best players are basically TR's guys and board scapegoats.
  24. howieramone2
    Who would have guessed Sano and Buxton would crap the bed at the same time? All but 1 or 2 of our writers predicted we would make the play-offs. Going into next season, it will be the same. The core of 4, plus Rosario and Polanco are still here. Our farm system will be in the top 5, and the new regime seemingly has no qualms about moving prospects. We have as much money available as any team in baseball and I have no doubt they will spend, before the fat lady sings.
  25. howieramone2
    Kinley pitched all of 3 innings and may have had the best stuff in the pen except for Pressly. Last season's Rule 5 guy, Haley, is currently with the Red Sox. I recall one member said his 16 innings were the reason we crawled into the play-offs last season. It's foolish not to look at an outside arm for $100,000 a shot.
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