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  1. nicksaviking
    Surprised all the young hitters don't want it. They must not have grown up watching ball and knowing the vets tend to get an extra inch or two shaved off of the strike zone compared to the rookies.
  2. nicksaviking
    Could Larnach end up being the team MVP? He looks like he was hyped up to look like two years ago. An under considered factor about the team having so much 'depth' is that they have absolutely no reason not to be cautious with IL decisions. If Kepler even MAYBE needs to go on the IL, just do it.
  3. nicksaviking
    Particularly when they play the Astros.
  4. nicksaviking
    Wow, only two catchers and Isola being one of them? I was pretty high on his bat last year but everyone seemed pretty sure he couldn't stick at catcher. This says otherwise and I'm back on that bandwagon! Also, Anthony Prato and his excellent on base skills seems highly under-appreciated. I know he's largely an infielder, but this team doesn't have right handed outfielders who can actually hit AND get on base so I think he's going get a look on the MLB team sooner than people expect.
  5. nicksaviking
    Surprised and encouraged that Rodriguez isn't starting in Ft. Myers! I'm kind of torn on what they should do with Nowlin. With Varland and Festa, the Twins have shown to be able to find and/or develop starting pitching prospects lower in the draft, but Nowlin is so slight compared to the other guys and the Twins could use more left handed depth. I might be tempted to put him in the pen and see if he can be fast-tracked. I guess I'd keep him as a starter until any issues arise, but first sign of one, I'd probably make the switch.
  6. nicksaviking
    Very excited to see Winder in the pen. I wouldn't normally hurry to move him from the rotation except for the numerous prospects already ahead of him. I know he's being considered for multiple innings now, but I think he's going to end up being a high leverage guy if not by the end of the season, than by next year.
  7. nicksaviking
    Larnach is seeing 4.57 pitches per plate appearance. The only other Twin over 4.00 is Correa. I agree, Larnach is taking the best at bats on the team at the moment and would make a good lead off hitter until someone more traditional gets called up.
  8. nicksaviking
    Sorry, not buying a career turnaround at his age. I think his inability to put the ball in play is going to be frustrating all year and we’re going to see him pinch hit for regularly, or we’ll be complaining about leaving men on base all season.
  9. nicksaviking
    I also disagree. We had long games BECAUSE Jeter and Garciaparra started trying to out-primp and procrastinate each other during national TV games. I'm happy to be away from the dog show theatrics and back to actual game action. I don't want the post season games ruined so the movie-star wannabe filled teams the Twins always end up playing can audition for their post-playing career TV gigs while they're in the batters box.
  10. nicksaviking
    Agreed. I hope this Taylor for Buxton thing is over soon. I suspect it will pass about the time the weather warms, but who knows when that will be. But Taylor batting isn't the only problem. I'm glad Solano came through with a hit yesterday, but we already saw a continuation of last year's dreaded LOB trend. This team needs more authoritative bats, both in the bottom half of the lineup and at the very top. I mean, you're paying a guy 11M and pinch hit for him in the sixth inning of game one? I agree with the pinch hitting, but hard to justify the signing.
  11. nicksaviking
    Wow, hell of a spring training stat line for Cave too. Is he holding that job until Bryce Harper comes back and the Phillies have to decide between Harper and Schwarber in LF? That's like not until June. He'll probably at least get the heavy end of a platoon as it looks like the Phillies only have 5 OF on their roster and Castellanos and Schwarber probably shouldn't be outfielders. Crazy to think Jake Cave, at the age of 30, might have a shot at a 'breakout' season, on a fairly loaded roster for the reigning world champs.
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    Not on the MLB Roster for 1000 Alex.
  13. nicksaviking
    MLB added a bunch of new rules, but none of them allowed a team to score runs while on defense. Sorry, but I disagree with this. The Twins outfield defense wasn't an issue last year, and it still wouldn't have been this year had Gallo and Gordon split backup CF duties. This just made the offense worse, and the offense was and still is a problem.
  14. nicksaviking
    I’m not sure about Pagan, but I think the others will be fun to watch this year. I think Winder will end up on the list sometime this year. Like the other former starters, I think his velocity will play up in full time relief, and he’s got a good slider and control.
  15. nicksaviking
    Smarter to go with the young guy with options. We know the front office struggles cutting bait on struggling vets. If they struggle, they'd struggle for months. Neither is getting cut next week if/when the team needs a fresh arm. Not just because the front office gives vets too long of leashes, but because it would be a total jerk move to the player. They have zero qualms optioning young players though.
  16. nicksaviking
    I'm not cheering for injuries and I'd not like to count on them anyway. If things are like 2021-22, there'll be starts for the young guys to audition. But if things are like 2019-20, probably just Ober gets enough of a run to evaluate him for 2024. We'll still be scratching our heads about Varland, SWR and anyone else making noise in AAA, even if they end up getting a couple spot starts at the MLB level. Really, how many outings are enough to feel like we have a good read on these guys though? I mean enough so the front office doesn't go back to the trading option, again? 10 starts? 50 innings out of the rotation and bullpen combined? If health and performance hold up for the current starters, the front office has to force the issue if only to not be in the same position in 2024.
  17. nicksaviking
    I assume you chose the graphics color that you did because the new branding is the Minnesota Reds?
  18. nicksaviking
    Seems to work for the Dodgers.
  19. nicksaviking
    My picks: Offensive MVP: Jose Miranda Pitching MVP: Tyler Mahle Julien would only be a sleeper in terms of fantasy, but yeah, I'm contemplating adding him now. I'm worried that he might be down awhile though if they won't even give him a job over Willie Castro. My Super Sleeper is really, really sleeping though. I'm going with Anthony Prato. If/When the team finally decides they want a righthanded outfielder that can hit, other than Buxton, he should be the guy over Garlick. He's really good at getting on base, he steals bases and last year showed giant increases in his previously low XBH categories.
  20. nicksaviking
    But you know he was referring to controllable starting pitchers, and not specifically their ages. They can't keep trading for starters with two years of control left every year. At some point they have to let their own young arms have a real run at roster spots.
  21. nicksaviking
    Kendricks had been my favorite Viking for quite a while now. Glad to see he felt the same about Minnesota. And great shout out to the downtown Minneapolis restaurants!
  22. nicksaviking
    Agree with Gimenez for this list, but I don't think he ends the year that way. I thought last year was an outlier for him and am happy Cleveland just allocated some of their scarce salary space to him for years to come. Even in the minors those power numbers and most importantly, the OBP never approached what he did last year. I think he's due for some serious regression.
  23. nicksaviking
    Right, but there was space this year and they still went after Lopez. I'm not complaining as Lopez is a decent pitcher, but they probably wouldn't have went out and traded for him had they trusted the young guys. So will they trust them next year if they still have only a handful of 2023 starts? Or will they go out and trade for someone else? That's why I think they need to intentionally give Ober, Varland and SWR starts, and plenty of them, regardless of the current health of the rotation.
  24. nicksaviking
    Right. How many innings do they need to give these guys to trust them next year? They can’t keep trading for starters every year, so they need to plan on giving these guys MLB innings whether the current starters are healthy or not.
  25. nicksaviking
    I'm really excited for Miranda, he just seems like a professional hitter who could do this for years. I really hope they let Larnach have a full time corner OF job even when the vets are healthy enough to make the decision to bench one of them uncomfortable. Funny thing about Ober is, that I want him to have Maeda's spot in the rotation right now, yet he still ranks behind SWR and Varland on my enthusiasm meter. He probably shouldn't since he's already shown to be a good MLB starter, but that's just how excited I am to see this new batch of Twins.
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