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  1. twinstalker
    The fact you have to say "even" is part of the issue. Larnach's upside is MLB mediocrity, and I wouldn't be wasting my time there. Somehow we've been propagandized to believe he might be good. He won't be, his MiLB and MLB work thus far predict yuck. If I hear Bonnes mention Larnach as an alternative one more time as Gleeman talks Kepler vs Wallner, my head will explode. Sorry, John! p.s. I'm not going all in on Wallner, either, but something in his background leads me to believe it's at least possible for him to succeed despite the horrid K rate. Can't really define it. I guess, to me, it seems he's good at learning.
  2. twinstalker
    Twins need to trade for prospects because they are bereft of prospects from A, A+, and AA (save for the overrated Lee). They need to trade Kepler for a complex league pitcher who breathes. They do not need to give up any more prospects for players they overrate or are injured. Their scouting seems especially weak. I'm seriously doubting Falvey has any idea what he's doing. There are strengths, certainly, but he seems the guy you want to trade with in your fantasy league.
  3. twinstalker
    This is a really sad article. Seriously, what's wrong with Falvine? Somewhere in my comments this winter/spring, I damned the Twins for not adding relief (and for trading Arraez). If it's obvious to a nobody like me, how is it not obvious to people whose living depends on it?
  4. twinstalker
    This is basically true of any prospect who provides real hope. Sure, there are exceptions, and so far, apparently, Salas hasn't faced the exceptions. Basically, we're looking at a worst possible outcome here. 20 isn't by any means old for A+, but given he played there last year and can't do a damn thing this year, he's for the most part taken himself off the prospect list and onto the depth list, much like Wander Javier did. The only real hope is there is something seriously wrong, mentally or physically. Real talent shows itself one way or another, and nothing is being shown here.
  5. twinstalker
    My guess is they rehabbed Martin to get him some playing time this year but will shut him down for TJS in/by August. Won't be surprised if he's DHing fully his final X weeks. He'll be able to start batting in the spring and playing the field again at some point. Better than him missing a full season now.
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    Age. Put this in the "it doesn't matter" category. Rosario is more age appropriate, but his k rate is horrid. Severino has both issues. Twins system is hurting. After Lee there's not a single player you can for sure say will play in the majors. The AAA guys who have and Brooks Lee are the only "sure things," and none of them are especially exciting. Waiting on Mercedes, Chourio, and Acuna to have hope for four years from now!
  7. twinstalker
    Steer and CES are exactly what they were supposed to be at the levels they are at now (not sure where CES goes from here, but likely at least MLB competent at plate). So we traded that for an injured pitcher, a guy who had been injured, got shelved again before the deal, and was able to make three decent starts to fool a team only looking at the bare surface. This isn't the worst of it. Wait until Pablo Lopez crumbles similarly. Pitchers with shoulder problems rarely are both good and stay healthy. It's no wonder Falvey is looking for a lesser college hitters to play sooner than a legit #1 HS player. He's traded away hitting for injured pitchers, and his end might be soon.
  8. twinstalker
    Isn't this all about the "Twins overthinking this?" I'm not sure what we're supposed to comment on if not that.
  9. twinstalker
    This should have been the case. He needs to put it all together this year, and I think he was on the right track prior to the Twins getting all needy with him and all. But sometimes it just doesn't work out for a guy the way it should, and he seems a candidate for that. 2023 is his prep year, and he's hurt the first half at least. Whether he's the solution or not, I don't see the Twins counting on him, and they'll likely bring another in. BTW, you can say Buxton is the fifth best DH right now, but his stock is almost nil in the simulation leagues I play in where defense is just about as important as in MLB. Owners won't be able to play him in CF next year, Nobody sees all that much value in him as their DH relative to alternative. So we can talk him up all we want, but this is a really bad situation for the Twins.
  10. twinstalker
    Five legit #1 picks, and the Twins are looking at lesser and cheaper options to what end? They can use the excuse of saving money to sign better players later, but what it appears to come down to is a front office not wanting to wait on a high schooler because, perhaps, they believe they may run out of time. I mean, why would you pass on one of these five guys unless it's to take another of the five? Now, if you wanted to take low upside guys who probably will never hit, well, you listed two in this article. Pray the Twins don't go there. My order of priority for the Twins: Crews, Skenes, Langford, Clark, Jenkins, but they pretty much have to take one of them. My realistic hope is Langford, as Jenkins and Clark could easily go 3-4. Of the two HS guys, I'd want Clark right now. (Disclaimer: I really know nothing except these five are VERY separated from the rest)
  11. twinstalker
    "Have went?"
  12. twinstalker
    Thanks, Seth. Tough to read these things this year. Excited for Mercedes, Chourio, and Acuna in the FCL, as we need to find some player to give us hope.
  13. twinstalker
    He cannot possibly hurt this lineup.
  14. twinstalker
    When are the Twins going to call up Brooks Lee? Seems like he'd be a good fit.
  15. twinstalker
    He can't be any worse.
  16. twinstalker
    I don't mean to continually be a downer, but this is pretty much the worst system I've ever seen for the Twins and frankly can't think of one worse anywhere any year. I'm sure I'm wrong about the latter, but I cannot recall an MLB system* that had such little talent coming in with the best of it just looking mediocre to horrible. Great, we have a 23 yr old catch at low A. That translates well. *non-40 man roster
  17. twinstalker
    Question: How Can the Twins Be This Unfathomably Bad with the Bases Loaded? Answer: Their hitting is unfathomably bad. We're all questioning how the hitting can be better to help win the division, but what appears to be a truth is whatever the hitting can become at its best will never be enough to challenge playoff pitching.
  18. twinstalker
    Too lazy to look up, but isn't Schulfer (sp?) supposed to be a possible something? Ah, I just looked him up: 2.70 ERA but only 13 k in 20 ip. That won't do.
  19. twinstalker
    Larnach's problem wasn't struggling for one series. I wish commenters and especially article authors would understand that guys who strike out a ton (like Larnach, Severino) in the minors really aren't going to be anything in the majors unless they're really, really young for their level. Larnach has very little chance, though a few years from now he might break out for a half a season or so, anything is possible. Julien is on the cusp. The one interesting strikeout guy who's not super young is Wallner. I expect nothing from him, but his toolset is interesting. But Larnach I almost guarantee will never be anything for the Twins. When he was in the high minors, the Twins needed to move him to one of the few non-analytical teams left. I don't think there are any anymore. Meanwhile, Larnach's "hot start" had faded already with the strikeouts mounting before he went into the series deep dive. When you have a whole team of guys barely better than this, it makes you shake your head at trading Luis Arraez, a trade I didn't like in the first place.
  20. twinstalker
    You only need to track his strikeouts and age to level to know he's not going to be anything with the Twins. The combo rather dooms him to AAAA.
  21. twinstalker
    Twins have about five minor leaguers who can mildly help now, Brooks Lee who may help in a couple of years, then a long wait.
  22. twinstalker
    One Ball. Get him.
  23. twinstalker
    Joe Ryan.
  24. twinstalker
    Why would Lee be able to help the Twins? I don't understand. He's not really helping Wichita that much. He's never shown he's anywhere close to being more than decent at the AA level. He catches a bad pitcher every once in a while. On that last point, he'd fit in with the Twins lineup well. Over the years, they've hit mediocrity well and have shown near zero aptitude vs top pitching, the type you'd expect to see in the playoffs.
  25. twinstalker
    LOL at premise. Mahle was hurt, it should have been obvious to a team researching him, and the chance he might help was worth about a Hajjar. Not even knowing how hurt Mahle was, there are those of us who absolutely hated this trade because it was way too much for a healthy Mahle. If you're so desperate that you'll give your best prospects for an injured pitcher in the hopes he might help, maybe you should have worked harder to put together a better staff to begin with. You can't be sitting on your hands with a lockout looming or when it ends.
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