MileHighTwinsFan
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IndyTwinsFan reacted to a post in a topic:
Might Be Something There With This Former First-Round Pick
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Might Be Something There With This Former First-Round Pick
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Might Be Something There With This Former First-Round Pick
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Might Be Something There With This Former First-Round Pick
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Might Be Something There With This Former First-Round Pick
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I would love to see Aaron get a shot at the Major League level. Someone would need to get hurt or the Twins would fall out of contention for it to happen this year. Aaron deserves a shot, but it may not be with the Twins.
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glunn reacted to a post in a topic:
With Kremer, the Twins Have Six Starters. Now Use Them.
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I love the idea. Not sure about who to Piggy back though. I am hoping that with the addition of Minter, they can be more comfortable limiting innings for starters. A back end of the bullpen with Minter, Morris, and Gomez leaves the 6th where Funderburk, Rogers, Adams, and Nance can play a role.
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Mike Sixel reacted to a post in a topic:
With Kremer, the Twins Have Six Starters. Now Use Them.
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I love the idea. Not sure about who to Piggy back though. I am hoping that with the addition of Minter, they can be more comfortable limiting innings for starters. A back end of the bullpen with Minter, Morris, and Gomez leaves the 6th where Funderburk, Rogers, Adams, and Nance can play a role.
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Hubie29 reacted to a post in a topic:
Bullpen May No Longer Be The Twins Number One Need
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If you can get a middle of the rotation arm under team control, I would do it in a minute. It would fill an immediate need and provide more depth for next year. They may need to part with a high level prospect to get it done, but minor league depth is a strength. I would love to add a right handed power bat that destroys left handed pitching to platoon for Larnach. I think that Martin and Keaschall are redundant and neither hits for power. I think one of them probably needs to get sent down to make room for another bat.
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MileHighTwinsFan reacted to a post in a topic:
Bullpen May No Longer Be The Twins Number One Need
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Mike Sixel reacted to a post in a topic:
Joe Mauer, Byron Buxton, and Never-Ending Trade Speculation
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Buck has one of the most owner friendly contracts in baseball. He earns his value multiple times over in a given year. Trading him to cut payroll makes zero sense. It is a shame that the payroll relief Buck provides is not being reinvested in talent around him for the team to be more competitive. In the end, the decision is Buck’s. If he stays and plays out his contract, he may be able to contribute to the next competitive window. I would love to see a Jenkins, Buck, Rodriguez outfield soon to take the team to next level.
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MileHighTwinsFan reacted to an article:
Has Austin Martin Been Exposed?
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New Details Emerge in Twins Minority Sale
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New Details Emerge in Twins Minority Sale
MileHighTwinsFan replied to Cody Christie's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Another blow to the doomsayers. The owners are addressing their debt and positioning themselves for financial stability and along with that a return to competing for division titles. I don’t expect spending to skyrocket anytime soon. But if the team remains competitive this season, they may be willing to add at the trade deadline, rather than stand pat or sell.- 39 replies
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MileHighTwinsFan reacted to a post in a topic:
Rosethal: Uncertainy Swirling for Twins as Winter Meetings Approach
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I think he believes what he says. I don’t think he is lying. He is trying to win every year. However, he has to work with what ownership gives him.
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You may not have liked it, but that is what he did. He got out of a contract that was never going to pay off, traded a bunch of expiring contracts, and relief pitchers to bring in future starters, relievers, and MLB ready position players. The team was going nowhere, he knew it, and he took action.
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Thank you! Falvey has been saying this for weeks, but no one took him at his word. So maybe now we can put all this trade chatter and doomsaying to rest.
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MileHighTwinsFan reacted to a post in a topic:
Rosethal: Uncertainy Swirling for Twins as Winter Meetings Approach
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You are convinced that Royce Lewis is a bust, I think it is too early to make that call. There are plenty of examples of prospects that "fizzled" out of the gate, only to be All Star level players years later (I also acknowledge that there have been can't miss players who were busts). At this point there is no downside in giving Royce the runway to work it out. He probably has one more year to show meaningful progress.
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Fine. How about Brett Rooker and Liam Hendriks.
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Not all players come up to the major leagues and immediately produce. There are many examples of players on the Twins or players the Twins moved on from that ended up having All Star and even HOF careers (Sorry to bring up the David Ortiz thing.) Byron Buxton, Torii Hunter, Justin Morneau - just to name a few had their ups and downs in their early years. Patience is key. Royce Lewis is a prime example. A player with high expectations that has not fully realized his potential. Injuries may have lowered the ceiling, but he is still capable of great things on the field. Right now he is transitioning to a role as a key cog on a young team. He will either rise to the occasion or fail. Only time and more reps will determine that. And no, 900 at bats through several injury riddled seasons is not enough time to judge him. There is no question that the clock is running out on players like Julien, Larnach, and Miranda. Players whose options are expired or who are arbitration eligible have much smaller windows to work with. It is for this reason that seeing what we really have in these players for the next 5 weeks is key to the future. None of that would have happened if Harrison Bader, Ty France, Willie Castro and Carlos Correa were taking those at bats.
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MileHighTwinsFan reacted to a post in a topic:
Rotten to the Core: Did the Twins Really Shake Up Their Core at the Trade Deadline?
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Best post-mortem on trade deadline to date. The team still has a talented, but underperforming core. The deadline positioned the team to truly find out what they have with these players. Some combination of the current players on the roster and the promising prospects in the minors will be the core of this team for the foreseeable future. Many are mourning what was lost at the deadline, with good reason. But the excitement is in what lies ahead. We should look forward to seeing who emerges from the young core as the key pieces of a future playoff run and judging the FO on whether they will build the pieces necessary around those players into a playoff team. I, for one, am here for It.
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If you don't enjoy watching or following the Twins, then don't watch or follow the team. If calling it a protest makes you feel good about yourself - go for it. But of all the things you could "protest," this is pretty much at the bottom of the list.
