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  1. gman
    What's going to be the hardest adjustment for Erod is adjusting to the umpire's inability to consistently call balls and strikes correctly. The umps may be the best in the world, but I don't think they can accurately call faster pitches and sharper breaking balls. If and when the majors switches to robo callers then Erod and Julian will be able to maximize their talent.
  2. gman
    That was a depressing read.
  3. gman
    Varland turned 27 last month, it's time for the Twins and he to work out what is best for him. He was great in 2023 in relief in 12 innings, but his relief work last year in 17 innings didn't give him much to build on. However, other than 2 horrendous outings against the Rays and Reds where he gave up 10 hits and 14 runs in 3 innings, he pitched very well in relief. Since he has not done well as a starter, but has had some good outings in relief, I hope the Twins give him a full chance to make the team out of the bullpen. I think he could quickly rise up to be a dependable set up man. Maybe similar to what Sands accomplished last year.
  4. gman
    Well Berrios wasn't going to be here. The Twins weren't going to give him $130mil. So far they've only given Correa that much. Berrios probably wasn't going to be as bad here his last year as he was in Toronto that his first full year. To me The Twins came out way ahead, as they have 2 players now to give them multiple years of play. In SWR first full year here he was much better than Berrios was in what would have been his last year here. We don't know how good or bad SWR and Martin will be, but we do know Berrios wasn't going to be here. He said as much.
  5. gman
    I think we've seen that payroll needs to start in the $150-160 range to push to and stay at the top of the division. But to move to the top of the AL that salary will need to move towards $200 and higher as the younger players start accumulating more service time (and hopefully better careers). They will need more payroll room if they look to acquire all-star caliber players with proven tract records.
  6. gman
    I'll probably pay most attention to #2. I don't expect the Twins to be involved in any big trade packages for the simple fact that that would come with increases in payroll. The major league roster could get crowded depending on how fast prospects make it to the majors. Unfortunately they would only make it to the major league roster if there was a injury or someone totally fell on their face. When they do make it, I hope we have some prospects that take a job and run with it. Pitchers seem to do better on arrival then the hitters have been. Hopefully the hitters start to catch up this year.
  7. gman
    The biggest hiccup for International free agents seems to be getting passed A ball. Many do well in the DSL, but once they get to Florida they just seem to disappear. I'm hoping Ramon Barinas can have a major impact on the overall results.
  8. gman
    That's good news on the pitching front. With a big three of Lopez, Ober and Ryan and maybe Festa making it a big 4. I'm not sure about SWR although he did have an acceptable rookie season. I suspect we won't know for sure about Ryan's condition until he throws some spring innings.
  9. gman
    I'm hoping Roman Barinas can have a major impact on the Twins Latin America prospect recruitment. I'd prefer to see 1 really good recruit per year then 4-5 mediocre recruits that don't develop much beyond A-ball.
  10. gman
    FYI - For a chance to see Thielbar the Cubs will be in town July 8-10.
  11. gman
    I suggest we trade the trade stuff for articles on Spring Training opening tomorrow.
  12. gman
    The Twins need to start developing top prospects at both first base and shortstop. I can see Winokur and Culpepper getting time at first base this year. I don't think either will be a major league shortstop. I also think Keaschall will be getting more time at first base, maybe in the majors while his arm continues to heal from surgery.
  13. gman
    Farmer was the third string catcher the past couple of years for the Twins. I don 't remember him getting into a game at that position though. According to his minor league stats, Gasper played catcher in 114 games and 188 at firstbase. He did get into 85 at DH with no errors though.
  14. gman
    I'm thinking more of a combination of third base and left field for Culpepper. Maybe some first base time also. Doesn't seem smooth enough for the middle infield, nor fast enough for center field.
  15. gman
    The mere fact that we have multiple pitching prospects rising to and pitching for the major league team instead dumpster diving in Spring, mid year, late year, winter and most other times to find pitching shows that we are way ahead of where this team has been in more than 20 years. I think 2-3 pitchers will be available to the Twins each year for at least the next 3 years.
  16. gman
    I think I might rotate Severino, Eeles & McCusker from St Paul first.
  17. gman
    I'd take a 5 man rotation of Lopez, Ober, Ryan, SWR & Festa. Bring up a couple guys from 3A during the year to get a few spot starts and the starting can be good.
  18. gman
    If they buy the team and are successful, this should be a team that will challenge for titles consistently. I would expect them to be outspending the central division teams by a large margin. It may be too late this off season to pick up any major free agents. But then I also wouldn't expect them to trade any players just to save $10-20 dollars.
  19. gman
    Its not really up to current ownership. They've already proven they won't shell out the money.
  20. gman
    Worthington, Perkins,Goltz
  21. gman
    Definitely a wait and see situation. Hopefully they would be supportive but not trying to involve themselves with running day to day operations.
  22. gman
    I wouldn't trade pitching for hitting. We saw how fast the season went downhill after Ryan was injured and they only had Lopez and Ober as reliable starters. Imagine starting the season without one of the big three.
  23. gman
    The TV market still counts fans all over the country to watch the playoffs and Word Series. TV station pay contracts based on attracting those coast to coast markets. But, has as been seen this past year, 14 teams lost their TV packages because they weren't drawing enough customers to watch the advertising between innings. As fans continue to tune out the playoffs because their team doesn't have a chance and the off season goes by when the same 4 teams sign the best players, TV revenue will shrink further and further. Even billionaires will eventually understand that what is best for their pockets is more balance leagues.
  24. gman
    I would like to see other pitchers either on the team or in the minors force Lopez down from Ace to number 2 or 3. That to me would be ideal.
  25. gman
    I hope the players listed play well enough over the next few years for your projected lineup to be accurate. However, I think if a new owner is not found by next winter, than both Buxton and Correa will probably be gone before 2026 and certainly by 2028. If we don't find new team financing then we will be running on a Tampa Bay model. When a player gets close to free agency, then they automatically get traded. In other words we will be provided the best players to the 4 or 5 richest teams.
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