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  1. wsnydes
    Burn the negative Nelly! There's also potential that the offense gets better too. The lineup was cobbled together for large chunks of last season. Injuries like that are probably unlikely to repeat themselves. Though, they won't have Cruz for half a season. If Kirilloff comes back and hits like he did before his wrist injury, that might offset that. Depending on what happens at the offensive black hole that was SS, there's potential gains there too. But you are correct. You can't rely on scoring two TDs every day.
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    That's fair. At the very least, Chicago and KC aren't trending down. They may hold steady, but Chicago's window is open now. There may be some fluctuation in wins, but they're clearly built to win now. I don't think any other team in the division can say that. Not today anyway. Agreed on how many things went completely sideways for the Twins. That's part of what makes this conversation interesting in my view. The issue I do have is the carry over of the loss of Maeda and Berrios. As yet, they haven't been replaced production-wise. Where do those innings come from? Despite everything, they still managed to be not quite a .500 team after mid-May. As the roster currently sits though, in order to challenge Chicago, I think basically everything has to go as well as everything went poorly last year. I'd agree that they probably have the highest floor, and probably the largest range of potential wins in the division if not all of baseball.
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    That is a very good point. Most of the rest of the division is going one way, the Twins and Indians Guardians are going the other.
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    That's the mental juggling I'm doing too. The pitching staff was quite bad, but stabilized as the season wore on. Though, now they won't have the benefit of half a season of Berrios or Maeda. Ober and Ryan showed some promise, but can they do it all season? I can't see the bullpen blowing as many games as they did either. But maybe they don't have as many leads to hold?
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    I think there is a chance they surprise us and play pretty well. I only went on the pessimistic side because there are so many questions. More positivity here thus far than I expected! Even got some from @USAFChief!
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    Personally, I'm thinking upper 60s or low 70s but voted for 60-69. Too many holes in the rotation and I have no idea how the pieces of the current puzzle are going to fit together. If some of the younger players come up and fill holes well, they could get into the 70s.
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    Admittedly, there's some unfairness to this question, but if the lockout extends into Spring Training and starts to push the season opener back, who knows what happens with the remaining FA players and/or trades. So, if the season were to start today, with the roster as it currently stands, how many games would you expect the Twins to win?
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    Beat me to it...right down to the gif!
  9. wsnydes
    Good point. In my mind, I'd like to see him prove that 2018 and 2019 were the fluke, not 2021. I don't know what the likelihood of this would be, but I'd love to see him just flat out take the SS position in ST. Make it hard for the organization to send him back down. He excites me more than most of the remaining free agent crop anyway.
  10. wsnydes
    I'm really enjoying the new approach on these prospect lists, Seth. Great reading as always!
  11. wsnydes
    The maturation topic was discussed on the first page of this thread by @chpettit19. As for the position players drafted by the current FO, they're just breaking into the big leagues. The current FO's first draft wasn't until 2017 and saw one minor league season cancelled. Hardly a reasonable point of comparison at this point.
  12. wsnydes
    I think he's exactly what the FO wants in a manager, so I don't think he's in any real danger unless the FO is. And I don't think they're in any real danger either.
  13. wsnydes
    This is good perspective. Different skill set for a different time. One isn't necessarily better, just perhaps more appropriate for the given era.
  14. wsnydes
    This largely depends on what the goal for the season is. If they're trying to rebound from last season and be competitive in the division, making a trade is the thing to do since they're clearly not signing free agent talent. But if they're retooling (or whatever we're calling it), then it probably doesn't make a lot of sense to deal anyone unless the idea is to free up playing time for a guy like Miranda.
  15. wsnydes
    I don't know where he'd play without someone getting dealt. I definitely don't want him just sitting on the bench, he needs to be playing every day. It'll be interesting to see what happens if he has a massive spring though.
  16. wsnydes
    Valid question, for sure. I'm willing to accept reluctance early in the season given the lack of prior season, but that doesn't apply to the later part of the season. Several were injured and I'm sure that trying to limit innings coming off the loss of the prior season also plays into it. I don't think that answers the question entirely though.
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    The pitching prospects are the single biggest reason why I've been reluctant to simply write off this FO to this point. They were tasked with rebuilding the entire organization from the top down, that doesn't happen overnight. I have plenty of quarrels with how they've handled the big league club, particularly lately, but I've been under the assumption that they were simply setting themselves up for the point in time described in this article. Now they've just got to be right.
  18. wsnydes
    Marty Cordova is a much better get than my first autograph, Bucky Scribner! Welcome to Twins Daily!
  19. wsnydes
    Don Baylor, 27 games including the postseason.
  20. wsnydes
    Kirby started the obsession. Torii brought it back. Buxton continues it. Don't tell anyone, but apparently I have a thing for CFers.
  21. wsnydes
    I think Gordon is the primary backup to Buxton to start the season. Martin or Lewis will eventually play into that role. Celestino could as well, but depending on how Martin and/or Lewis turn out, he may be a good trade chip or become a primary backup should Lewis or Martin be dealt. There are a few scenarios there that would work fine, but beyond that, I'm not really sure what they've got.
  22. wsnydes
    There are plenty of players that have that skillset. Like you said, he needs to learn to recognize those pitches and force pitchers to stay in the zone more. He can work himself into fastball situations more often and capitalize on those too.
  23. wsnydes
    He's simply got to adjust. Breaking pitches at the MLB level are better and in better spots than they are in the minors. And everyone can throw them. I think he'll get that chance, and I think he'll be fine. But it's up to him to make that adjustment. Coaches can only do so much.
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  25. wsnydes
    While I think this would be a very effective way to go about things, it also sounds like it would make for an incredibly boring product. Shutting down the offense even more doesn't seem like a means to success for a dying sport.
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