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  1. Rosterman
    Really can see fans in the stands...like 25-40% capacity, if need be. Taxi squad is interesting. I hope the Twins can also have a camp, of sorts, for minor league players to play 30-45 games at Ft. Myers. You can house how many players there? Just for the skill set needs, I think they would welcome play while staying quarantined...kinda like summer camp!
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    Well, games have to basically be free. Once people experience summer months (days) without baseball, it will be harder to egt them to sit in front of the television, no matter how much they miss the game. Unless we go into stay-in-place lockdown bnigtime. Also, if the stadiums were open to say 25% capacity, not sure how much people will want to pay to go to a place where they could possiblyu become sick and not party with others in some ways (not necessarily aprty, but interact, so to speak). I still see the biggest issue for audience events is sanitation (rest room facilities) and food service/concessions (shared surface, state of people working, etc.). Yes, if you open stadiums you have to police seating somehow. But still unsure how much people will pay to watch a game live. Man, it will be a different feel in sparse (empty) stadiums. Can baseball unite? I just wonder if sports in general, kids playing soccer or baseball, town ball, whatever, can keep the interest going. Heaven only knows how football will react. Man, how do you get people into movie theaters ever again and are live concerts or theatre dead?
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    Every team will be in the same boat. And money will be tight, not knowing what 2021 will bring. I feel worse for players in the pipeline losing a year in their development life. Still wonder how minor league play will play into this whole televised season thing. I doubt that places like Rohcester and Chattanooga will be hotbeds of baseball. Minor league travel is worse than major league travel. Might be best to do just a couple of 3-4 week seasons. Kinda like Cape Cod league or something.
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    You got 'em. Maybe some considertion to Jack Kralick. Johnny Klippstein was a workhorse. Tom Hall ends the decade and starts the next...will he get lost in the shuffle?
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    I feel bad for the careers going forth of most minor league free agents. I wonder how the minor league rosters would fill out, and the need for short-schedule ball at Eliz and GCL. Maybe jsut keep players downm there playing in-house games and see Eliz disappear a season early. All the Twins propsects will need playing time in the minors and since most (especially pitchers) seldom play a full season of hard ball, this aprtial season would be great for them.
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    I could see putting the emphasis on playing teams primarily in your division, partly for travel costs and also competition. Slkip interleague play. Just go for the sake of playing baseball. Money is still going to be a major issue. I'm wondering how the minor leagues will respond. I picture, with short seasons, that there will basically be jobs for in-organization prospects - the real future of a team. Lots of fringe players will end their careers this season.
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    It's going to still be hard to get crowds out for events. Baseball does have the television and radio audience that will help generate revenue, but how they handle things like concessions will be the diffcult aspect of the game. Also, until people do get it...and they will continue to get it, what happens if a teammate gets the virus? Until you can test people automatically and get results, it is truly day-to-day. The interactions of anyone comes in question and becomes a five degrees of separation issue.
  8. Rosterman
    This is the Buxton year. You either longterm him or trade him. That being said, if you need anyone to play centerfield because of a Buxton injury, you look at Celestino or Lewis NOW. Not Cave, not movbing Kepler...but the potential future. You can take the hit of one weak bat in the order to see if Buxton is the need longterm or if you have the pieces to go in a different direction. Not sure if the Twins a low-balling a Buxton contract too much, or Buxton just wants to wait it out. But that decision can be moot if you have comnparable players coming up to replace the current holder.
  9. Rosterman
    The Twins have to make decisions on Buxton and Rosario, yet looks like they also have choices. It is all in the hands of the players. Arraez's play at second will determine the future of Lewis. Gordon and Rooker are actually luxury items that might need a small major league showcase to make them trade bait. But we also have to remember that the Twins may have the DH spot opening in 2021. The Twins have some nice depth. Even with the contracts they have on Polanco, Sano and Kepler, they could easily move those guys if push came to shove. The bigger question is keeping Berrios in the mix forever or not. Nice arms, many that we haven't talked BIG about, in the wings.
  10. Rosterman
    What happens if one person on the team or support staff gets it and it goes around the clubhouse. Then to another team, or someone gets it and carries it to another city before discovering they are sick. The minors are going to take a big hit!
  11. Rosterman
    You evaliate every pitch and every at bat. Remember, players are facing players of different strengths up until the week ebfore, when lineups and rotations/arms are more set. Plus, the players are doing more skill sets and training every day, from pickup innings to fielding work to just throwing or swinging.
  12. Rosterman
    College pitchers come into the system older, but still must make the different jumps. And because you don't talk about them for an additional couple of years as they progress, you either see them happen, now, of they flame-out in the competitive field of prospects. The bigger question is: have the Twins ahd more success with prospect pitchers out of high school or college in the past.
  13. Rosterman
    Only being held back if there isn't a 40-man roster spot for them and someone of lesser quality is protected. The joy is that he TOP prospects do offer depth. If he need arises, they should get regular major league play...like Arraez. To see how they work against major league pitching and for the future of the team. Right now, the Twins have backup infielder, designated hitter, two outfield positions, and rotation arms on the bubble heading towards 2021. If the outfielders play well, there is little need to argue extensions for Rosario and Buxton, unless they become lights out super stars. It's just the matter of when you trade or part company. Cruz is not a necessity to come back in 2021. And the Twins can always play Gordon and Blank and probably get equal backup play for the infield. Many would argue that any of the current starting arms with major league experience class in at a #4 starter or better. All will have an opportunity at some point to get a few games this year. The big question is can they show enough to become the end of the rotation arm on a team that is winning 100 games (or 95 or even 90). WInning does stahl prospects. But when the opportunity arrives, you play the Larnach or Kirkiloff instead of the Cave or Wade, you play the Lewis or Gordon instead of Adrianza...at least for x-many games. IF they are a top prospect. Top prospects don't come up to sit on the bench and breathe the air. They play, they pitch.
  14. Rosterman
    The joy is that the Twins have a decent depth of 7-8 arms opening the season and instead of trading they have Pineda and Hill coming in for mid-season and beyond, if need be.
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    I would actually like to see May given a chance at the closer role, keeping Rogers as a solid set-up guy and emergency closer. I think he ahs the stuff and would be willing to take that chance.
  16. Rosterman
    Caleb Thielbar. Considering the Twins will have two 40-man spots open....just sayin'.
  17. Rosterman
    Exhibition game! Weather comparable to early season Minnesota games. Remember that the Twins have only been training for a couple of weeks, too.
  18. Rosterman
    The Twins, in all cases, were not ready to give up on Perez. He was a lefthander. They had an option for 2020. They seriously wanted to consider him to be a part of the team, compared to not. But the joy of free agents, all they involve is money. You can send them packing via release, maybe someone picks up the remaining salary. Maybe you get a minor prospect back. I see the Twins have the option of playing the same game with Bailey and Chadin if both start the year with the team. Keep them on a short leash. Hope the Thorpes and Dobnaks and others shine in AAA - but you still will have Pineda and Hill coming back (hopefully).
  19. Rosterman
    A good incentive contract. If injured, or if he degress, you don't have to pay him a lot.
  20. Rosterman
    That is one helluva a lot dof ecent prospects, or trade chips.
  21. Rosterman
    At this point, no need to go outside the organization. Gonzalez is a suitable backup for many a position. Kepler can move to center. Willians gives you a lot of position strength including catcher, plus he does put the ball in play. ight now the Twins have outfield strength. Who needs to play most everyday at Rochester (Raley, Wade, Celestino?). So, Cave could be a possibility, but I don't see the need to have him and be forced to play him unles someone does go down with an injury...but if that is a longterm issue, then I would add someone like Kirilloff for everyday use...if later in the season. But no need to go add other names if they aren't going to play.
  22. Rosterman
    The pain is that any name NOT on the 40-man has to replace someone on the 40-man.
  23. Rosterman
    The Twins won't need five starters for the entire run of the Pineda suspension. Which will also be fruitful, they will have that ninth arm in the bullpen.
  24. Rosterman
    I'd be comfortable with this. Picture Willians, depending on production, having an outside chance ahead of Cave. That is the one BIG job fight in spring training. Thorpe and Dobnak might rotate out with others. Again, the 40-man roster will be pretty tight. The Twins will have one opening when Hill goes on the DL. Harper might be out. Poppen a possibility. But that is pretty much it. The job will be Wisler's to win or lose. Stashak also has to come prepared. Romero needs to show that he can stay with the organization. Stay away...major injuries!
  25. Rosterman
    I think they are doing a fine fine job. Cruz was a marvelous oldster choice, and it ha been a series of single year contracts. Hill brings playoff experience. Donaldson will hopefully be the vet leader. Maybe didn't need both Clippard and Romo in the pen, but both showed signs of being viable relief arms. Both are on single year contracts and can be moved aside if younegr arms prevail. You never ever know with prospects. The Twins MAY have a homegrown rotation come 2021, or probably in 2022 (depending on Berrios). They actually are set up to give multiple pitches a shot at major league starts to beging the season, then exile to the minors to learn to improve, and then back again. Last year the Twins five starters performed beautifully starting the majority of games. We got see see enough of Thorpe and Dobnak that they could be the short-term mix. Smeltzer, Poppen could still be swing arms or more. Graterol has the real stuff, just needs seasoning and time...but watch out 2021 with him. Looking at the oldsters: Donaldson, Cruz, Romo, Clippard, Hill and even Bailey...are any of them preventing a youngertalent, today, at the moment, from getting playing time in the majors. Sadly the answer is "no." There are guys that could be worked into the picture, pushing some of them aside towards the end of the year (depending on the standings). And except for Donaldson, none are expected to contribute beyond this season. If they do, hopefully the Twins experience will see them come back.
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