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  1. gman
    I think when Sano gets back he should bat 6th or 7th until he settles in and forces a move up(hopefully). I try to imagine a lineup where part of the best batting order has Sano, Garver and Buxton hitting 7-9. Then I try to imagine anyone suggesting 3 years ago that the best lineup might have Sano and Buxton hitting 7 & 9.
  2. gman
    While Kepler will lead off the game once, he has the opportunity to hit behind Buxton 4 times a game. Hopefully Buxton will be on base more often this year and with Kepler and Polanco following him, this should give him his best opportunity to utilize his speed. The lineup looks like we could see 20 or more homers from every position. I count Castro/Garver as one position. Polanco may be stretched to get there, but hitting in front of Cruz he may see more fastball strikes which he can handle.
  3. gman
    Most spring numbers are exciting only in fantasy baseball, but a couple of mph added to the fastball along with better command could turn this into a real find. I also hope the Santana change-up training also pays off.
  4. gman
    Seems like a kind of horse or cart thing. I hope he hits well enough to play every day so that he can make adjustments and learns to hit better.
  5. gman
    I look at the construction of the Cleveland rotation as the model that I think the Twins will follow.Youger pitchers with high upside "potential" that they think they can turn into cheap bargin members of a strong rotation. I don't see Keuchel in that category. He has already past his peak. They probably can't squeeze more out of him, if even he has a good-fair couple of years left, and is at his earnings peak.
  6. gman
    Just like the development of many other players in the system, I always wondered what exactly was the Twins strategy in "developing" Garver as a catcher. Looking at his minor league career, I doubt he spent more than 30-40% of his time at catcher, even though there never were any other likely candidates to field the position on the major league roster. Seems like another position needing more player development to be handled at the major league level.
  7. gman
    Hopefully with the veteran hitters the Twins signed this offseason, Sano won't feel the need to try and hit a 5 run homer every time up. I like to see him settle in to the order at 6 or 7 and gradually move up if warranted not because the rest of the lineup is wailing and failing. Also it would be great to see him play an average or better third base. He might end up at first or DH for most of his career but the Twins will be better the longer he stays at third.
  8. gman
    After 58 years of Twins history, you'd think there would be at least 1 player that really jumped out at you. There were some very good individual seasons in there but no really great careers. Hopefully some of the players in the current system will change the dialogue.
  9. gman
    It wasn't just Reed or Hildenberger. Every year the relievers doing best got rode into the ground. That was part of Molitor's m.o. So hopefully Johnson and Baldelli will have a better game plan and these 2 will come back this year and be part of a better bullpen.
  10. gman
    I think if you put together an alltime Twins team, Killebrew plays firstbase and bats 4th. For all the maybes and could'ves, Killebrew actually did it.
  11. gman
    C - Rortvedt/Jeffers 1B - Rooker 2B - Miranda 3B - Lewis SS - Javier LF - Rosario CF - Buxton RF - Kirilloff DH - Sano
  12. gman
    I find it interesting that the first players the Twins locked up to team friendly contracts both have a number of highly rated prospects coming up to their positions in the next 2-3 years. Maybe sooner.
  13. gman
    Thinking back to 2015 we had a few top prospects that got yanked from double A and slammed into he daily lineup. Most of these guys unfortunately we are still waiting on. Having them learn at the big league level hasn't worked out too well. For the Twins sake (and mine as a fan) I hope we don't drag the next crop out of the field too early. I would prefer to see a ready to go Kiriloff in 2020 then watch him come up in 2019 and flounder for 2-3 years. The same applies to others.
  14. gman
    Work ethic, control, hard slider + 100mph. Sounds like a good start. I would much prefer to see the Twins add a potentially "very good starter to the rotation every year then turn pitchers with great stuff automatically into relievers.It is easier and less costly to find decent to good relievers, then very good starters.
  15. gman
    Since the first 4 spots in the rotation are pretty well locked down, barring a spring training trade, send Romero to AAA. Let him work on an offspeed pitch and curveball.Why would anyone convert a top starter prospect to the pen at age 23? The team has invested a lot in player development the last 2 years and added quite a bit in the off season to the system coaching staff. Let them develop the players with the best stuff. For the Twins future what does it matter if he doesn't become a full time starter until he's 24?
  16. gman
    A nice thing about the state of the Twins roster is that they don't have to rush guys through the minors to the big league team unlike 4-5 years ago. The roster has gotten stronger and I hope they will challenge for the division, but I don't feel they will win it. It would be nice to see guys like Rooker,Lewis, Kirilloff, Romero and others get some meaningful playing time late this year as the Twins "roar" to the finish line.
  17. gman
    If they want to improve the game, make fans sit down during the inning. I go to watch the game not to constantly have to look around fans in the aisle heading for the consession. I suspect those fans who complain about the pace of play don't watch the game much anyway.
  18. gman
    Reminds me of Tommy Milone. Hopefully if his first 20 starts are good we will trade him.
  19. gman
    I look back at the past 30 years of failed player development by the Twins and would be surprised if there weren't many more individuals that the previous system failed. I think Stewart only voiced some things we have all wondered about. We constantly look at players on the current major league roster and ask why they seem to be so poorly prepared for success at the big league level. I too am hoping that the current ownership team can implement a successful minor league development program and constantly give us well prepared ball players once they reach the bigs.
  20. gman
    I was wondering myself about Pineda as a potential closer. Still if he could come close to his "potential" as a starter if would make for a stronger rotation.
  21. gman
    It may cost a run here and there but i'd prefer that Buxton didn't charge headfirst into the wall so often. Maybe if he isn't playing injured or missing starts, he could find his hitting groove.
  22. gman
    I hope that Baldelli and Johnson have a much better game plan on handling the pitchers this year then we've seen the past few. Hildi proved capable of handling key spots when he wasn't worn out. It might help to let a few more starters work their way out of problems instead of going to the bullpen automatically in the 3rd inning.
  23. gman
    As far as fun projections go, I'm thinking that '22 could be a year the Twins are pushing for a World Series appearance. With that in mind, I'm thinking Garver and Austin are the two players probably not in this daily lineup. I would add Rortvedt as the starter (as much for his defense) with Garver as backup. I also like Baddoo in the oufield batting leadoff with Rooker and Lanarch splitting 1B/DH. As this point I would hate to give up Rosario, so I could see mixing him in as a 4th outfielder/DH in some fashion.
  24. gman
    Yes his technique needs refinement, but with a system wide emphasis on coaching and the money invested in Lewis already, they could bring in a personal shortstop coach to work with him 24/7.
  25. gman
    I watched Gonsalves pitch a couple games last year. His fastball always seemed high and outside. Which led to many of his walks. Although shown as 90/91 mph, he frequently threw it in the upper 80's. His changeup seemed to be his strikeout pitch. I don't remember him having any control issues with it. The curveball/slider pitch didn't appear to be an exceptional pitch, but batters were not hitting it hard. Again he didn't appear to have any control issues with the breaking ball.
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