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  1. sftwinsfan
    I pay very little attention to ESPN anymore, all they seem to care about is politics and the NBA.
  2. sftwinsfan
    Was just about a year ago an article came out with Kepler kind of defying a lot of current baseball logic with his approach to hitting. I wonder if that has anything to do with things? http://twinsdaily.com/_/minnesota-twins-news/minnesota-twins/max-kepler-looks-to-bonds-for-hitting-inspiration-r5406 I would definitely play him more against lefties, let him get the reps. With his swing there is no way he shouldn't hit them better. I often wondered if maybe it would help if he closed his stance a little more against lefties. Maybe that would help him hang in there a little better rather than flying open-just a guess-not an expert in mechanics by any means.
  3. sftwinsfan
    I agree on the placing of Gonsalves above Romero, while the latter has a potentially higher ceiling the odds of it happening are not the best. Hope it happens, but probably a better chance he ends up in the bullpen that an ace starter at this point. Mauer really doesn't have much value, not a bad player at this point, but pretty low on the food chain for first baseman and no team in the league would take him at $23M with his current production. Not trying to knock Mauer, I'm grateful for the career he's had and all, just the reality of a guy at the end of his career with a big contract.
  4. sftwinsfan
    1. Yu-I'm going to guess he will not sign with the Twins, too many big-market teams after him. More money and a better chance to win elsewhere. 2. Break-out player of the year-tough call-flat out guess it finally comes together for Ryan Pressly. 3. Break-down player of the year-Sano-pretty easy call. Between the off-season surgery and allegations-could be a disaster. 4. Wins-78. Could be a little higher depending upon if they acquire a good starter. Only thing keeping this team around .500 is the weak division opponents. They just don't match up with any of the better teams offensively, in the rotation, or in the bullpen. Offense could click if Buxton and Kepler have big years and Sano surprises. Pitching looks pretty bad right now unless a probably unrealistic number of young guys steps up. 5. Favorite Twins moment-possibly that Dozier walk-off HR to cap a 7-run 9th to beat Detroit a few years ago. Tied with the Thome walk-off against the White-Sox hit out by the flag pole.
  5. sftwinsfan
    The offense has definitely got to step things up if they want to go anywhere in the playoffs. With their defense they have a real shot, but lately they just have not looked good on offense. They don't have much of a down the field passing game going. Teams seem to jump the medium and shallow stuff since they haven't been able to burn anybody deep (outside of pass interference). Had guys open deep, but Keenum doesn't seem to have enough arm for it. He's had a great year, but he's a game manager in my opinion. Not that it's a bad thing, teams like Baltimore, TB, and Denver have won it without big-time QB play (Manning was a shadow of his former self Denver's SB year).
  6. sftwinsfan
    Wow, the 40-man is becoming littered with recovering TJ guys and veteran question marks. How exciting!
  7. sftwinsfan
    Pretty reasonable list for the most part, I'd have Dozier in the top 10 (even one year of Dozier should at least be worth a fringy top 100 prospect). I'd probably drop Jay a bit, probably remove Granite-I only see him as a 4th OF type. Add Santana up there someplace. Probably Sano in front of Lewis. Rooker may have established a bit of value with success at A+. Enlow would probably not be much beyond a lotto ticket for a team at this point. The two guys acquired for international money wouldn't have much value, maybe a throw-in 4th piece or possibly a Jaime Garcia type-trade. For Archer, I just think the price would be too high for the Twins. They have depth in their system but are really lacking in the top-end prospects with ceiling that usually are needed for these type of trades. Maybe their choice of Rosario/Kepler + Gordon + choice of Gonsalves/Romero may be what it would take.
  8. sftwinsfan
    Just reading they were interested in Rodney made me cringe. I've always appreciated him being the other teams closer when the Twins were down in the 9th. Always thought they had a pretty good chance of coming back against him. I just have a feeling this is going to be a train wreck waiting to happen with him as a closer. I guess unless they get some starting pitching it probably won't matter.
  9. sftwinsfan
    I doubt he'll be successful in MLB but stranger things have happened. I wouldn't DFA him as he does have some value as a relatively competent guy you can call up to make an emergency start or two and give you a chance in those games.
  10. sftwinsfan
    Levine should travel over to Japan and Jerry Maguire him. Show up at his doorstep and respond with "I'm not letting you get rid of me, how about that!"
  11. sftwinsfan
    Unless he can reach at least 92 in spring training or has miraculously developed good secondary pitches out of thin air I'd release him. I don't believe he can be effective without his fastball velocity because he's pretty much a 1-trick pony. His secondary pitches have only been effective if hitters are worried about his fastball/cutter. It's too bad, but sometimes you just need to move on and give the opportunity to someone else.
  12. sftwinsfan
    I remember that! I was just searching and found it, sounds like a very similar situation. I could have just read further in the comments and wouldn't have had to google it. Ended up costing Mateo around $2.5M when he later signed with the Diamondbacks. Turned out to be a good move by the Cardinals. If Ohtani isn't interested in coming to Minnesota hopefully the Twins at least play their cards right and could possibly get a pretty decent return for trading that bonus money.
  13. sftwinsfan
    He probably won't be heard from again and maybe I'm in the minority but I thought he had a pretty good arm. I can see why a team would take a flier on him and see what their coaches can do with him.
  14. sftwinsfan
    Hopefully they saw something about him they thought would work, still probably needs talented pitchers to make things work. I wouldn't expect miracles, A's bullpen didn't exactly light the world on fire last year. Maybe they'll hit with him like it looks like they did with Rowson last year.
  15. sftwinsfan
    Looks like a good move so far. If it really was pretty much 1:1 offer with no significant 2nd piece that's just not good enough. By not taking the offer it strengthens their bargaining position in the future with opposing GMs by showing they're not going to be forced into making a poor move.
  16. sftwinsfan
    Congrats to Gardy! Was ready for him to move on from the Twins but always liked the guy.
  17. sftwinsfan
    Then there's the Twins, who would get practically none of their natural rivals and be stuck in with multiple big-market east coast teams.
  18. sftwinsfan
    I like the idea of limiting catcher's visits to the mound. Should be the equivalent of a coach's visit. Pitch clock would work good as well, some pitchers, especially some of the relievers just take forever between pitches. Also look at fouls, so many pitches fouled off, seems to take a couple minutes after a ball is fouled off (even if so far out of play a defender didn't even move) before the next pitch is thrown. Fouled back into the stands, get him a new ball and get back on the mound. You don't get to rub it down or whatever. Batters also don't get to adjust their batting gloves, etc between pitches. I like the idea of making relief pitchers get their throws in quickly as well. Just cut down on the unnecessary delays.
  19. sftwinsfan
    I wouldn't be surprised if this is what took the Molitor negotiations awhile to wrap up. My guess is Paul showed some loyalty, didn't want to let him go, but it eventually came down to if you want a new deal this is the way it's going to be. I think it's the right move, nobody on their pitching staff was really making any strides forward. Berrios seemed to be reverting back in the 2nd half. Meijia didn't seem to show any improvement. Pressly and Duffey have some talent, but haven't been able to translate that to success at the mlb level. Not necessarily Allen's fault, but maybe the could find a guy who could make an impact.
  20. sftwinsfan
    I've really got no strong feelings either way on the matter. Would be something if they don't keep him though. Will be interesting selling that to ownership and the average fans out there. They'll see it as the local guy, HOF player, just managed the biggest turnaround in team history, is shown the door. Unless it's spun as Paul wants to retire or something, pitchforks would be out quick if things don't go well with the new guy next season.
  21. sftwinsfan
    I noticed that too, he's been picking it all season and now he's suddenly missed 3, had that mental lapse last night as well where he tried a dangerous throw to 1st rather than take the easy out on the lead runner at 2nd.
  22. sftwinsfan
    Speaking of Clevinger, doesn't he look just like a grown-up version of the Mitch Kramer character in Dazed and Confused? (kid that Ben Affleck was after with the paddle-also a pitcher)
  23. sftwinsfan
    Still waiting to see Buxton's golden arm I hear about. Great at running a ball down, but 3rd best arm in the starting OF (including Kepler-I don't count utility infielders in my starting line-up).
  24. sftwinsfan
    Gotta bring him back next year at this point. If he reverts back to what he was, you're only out $4 million or so. There's always going to be injuries, hard to expect anything from May coming off TJ surgery. If the young guys end up pushing him, it's a good problem to have. I just don't see them getting much in free agency. There are maybe going to be 3-4 pitchers at most probably worth pursuing (outside of taking a flyer on a guy hoping for a bounce-back season). How many of those guys want to play in Minnesota? That probably cuts it at least in half. Then you have almost every other team out there also after said pitchers. Not impossible, but won't be an easy task. Trade seems like the best option. Maybe someone falls in love with either Polanco or Gordon. Gordon probably lost any movement he had up the prospect rankings in the 1st half with his dismal 2nd half. Would be hard to give up much position-player wise at the MLB level as outside of Gordon the organization is pretty bare at the upper levels.
  25. sftwinsfan
    With his history with the team you'd think he'd at least merit a call from the GM. His teams always performed well and the players seemed to have some passion for playing for him from what I've heard. Too bad. Just the other night when they were talking about Tom Kelly taking over in 1986 on the broadcast it was brought up that the players were really excited, as a group they had come up playing for him and winning with him in the minors. Made me wonder if maybe there was some similarity between that and the current group of Twins players if Mientkiewicz got a shot with them in the majors.
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