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  1. AceWrigley
    Sign lefty starter Kwang Hyun Kim for 2 years at total $8M. Sign reliever Rich Rodriguez for 2 years at total $3.4M. Trade pitcher Matt Canterino and outfielder Emmanuel Rodriguez to the Rays for shortstop Taylor Walls.
  2. AceWrigley
    Did we get a BBQ with that?
  3. AceWrigley
    Jermaine Palacios called. Wanted to let everybody know that after a solid AA season last year and tearing it up in Venezuela this winter he might be worth a look at shortstop this spring/summer or whenever we play baseball again.
  4. AceWrigley
    The ball jumped off Bobby Darwin's bat with what seemed kind of a booming sound. He had a rather long swing but when he connected, you knew it. With father time catching up with Killebrew and Tony-o running around on one knee, Bobby Darwin's bat was key in the middle of the Twin's lineup 1972-74.
  5. AceWrigley
    Looks like he can be pretty tough on lefties with that left of rubber set-up and pitch motion that makes some pitches look like they're moving away from a left handed hitter. Winder winds and deals . . .
  6. AceWrigley
    From today: "The meeting lasted less than an hour, according to Joon Lee of ESPN, with the players coming away “unimpressed” — a word used by Lee, Tim Healey of Newsday and Bob Nightengale of USA Today. On the other hand, Michael Silverman of the Boston Globe reports that the league is “underwhelmed by underwhelmed MLBPA.” - Darragh McDonald of MLB Rumors. Hmm, underwhelmed by their underwhelmedness. I think we have a ways to go yet.
  7. AceWrigley
    I feel just the opposite. Some of the highest quality viewing is watching pitchers bat even if it is a poor hitter flailing away at the plate. "Big Sexy" at bats were a thing of pure entertainment. Some pitchers are good hitters which gives them an advantage in games they pitch, and sometimes the worst hitting pitcher gets a hit to change the dynamics of a game. Yes a lot of pitcher at-bats is trying to lay down a sacrifice bunt, but there's good action in that. The DH just introduces another grooved swing looking to go deep . . .whoopee. p.s. If you haven't seen Bartolo Colon's one career homer which he hit off of James Shields in Petco in 2016 you gotta see it; great fun. Even the San Diego fans went nutz!
  8. AceWrigley
    And now the owners want to mess with the minor leaguers and not pay them during spring training. Time for a new league.
  9. AceWrigley
    No worries mate. I think the rude bar is set pretty high when it comes to labor negotiations. ? I tend to side with the Players Association if for no other reason that they are bargaining from a disadvantage; the owners don't open their books enough to know the full financial picture.
  10. AceWrigley
    I think the union rejected the mediator offer because the owners didn't even counter the union's latest proposal, they went directly to "lets get a mediator". Federal mediation in this case is non-binding and really has had little effect in previous MLB negotiations. The owners want total control and I think that means a disrupted regular season and most probably significantly.
  11. AceWrigley
    Chris Colabello.
  12. AceWrigley
    1972, one year in, and one year out: Wayne Granger and Dave LaRoche. Pretty good bullpen arms acquired for Tom Hall and Leo Cardenas and turned into Larry Hisle and Joe Decker. We hardly knew ya.
  13. AceWrigley
    He probably meant spring cleaning, which we'll be doing while wishing for spring training.
  14. AceWrigley
    Most indubitably. Though 2022 is his age 31 season I think he has more than just a few good innings ahead of him behind the plate and provides excellent but streaky offense for a catcher. A 3-year deal with a 4th year option would be good for both sides.
  15. AceWrigley
    Francisco Liriano had a physique that made you think workhorse pitcher. The torque on his elbow from throwing that devastating slider was just too much. Wonder what his career might have looked like if they had converted him to closer early in his career. But then, we had Joe Nathan and a slew of good bullpen arms so who would do that.
  16. AceWrigley
    I think 22' Canterino is rather like 21' Ober; missing innings but having the stuff and ability to pitch. I was impressed with the Twins front office in trusting Ober. I'm anticipating the same with Canterino.
  17. AceWrigley
    Maybe they thumb wrestled in the womb with opposite arms . . . or something. Very nice article. Wouldn't they be a nice 1-2 punch to have in your bullpen.
  18. AceWrigley
    I've never been a Manfred fan. I guess locking out the players wasn't enough; have to start locking out the reporters too. I'd call Manfred a pinhead but we don't want to get personal about it.
  19. AceWrigley
    Not to be "Curt" about this, but he wasn't prime rib, he was "Chuck". ?
  20. AceWrigley
    Nice catch by Joe Carter . . . cough.
  21. AceWrigley
    Dobnak seems like a battler. I don't know if he will become an effective pitcher, but I'm pulling for him. Does anybody know if his new grip was responsible for his finger injury?
  22. AceWrigley
    Time would stand still throughout Twinsdom when Harmon Killebrew was up to bat. You could be at the hardware store ready to check out and the clerk would say, "just a minute, Harmon is up." And for the next few minutes we'd all stand there listening to the radio hoping to hear the crack of the bat that would send another baseball deep into the stands. It was the best of times.
  23. AceWrigley
    The dude threw 60 shoutouts (9th all-time). 60 SHUTOUTS! Pitchers don't even complete that many games in a career any more. The current active leader with 15 shutouts is Clayton Kershaw.
  24. AceWrigley
    I can remember so many games where the Twins just couldn't score runs for him. His win-loss record would have been even better with better run support.
  25. AceWrigley
    The Twins Prospect You’re (Actually) Waiting For: Royce Lewis. Because I have no idea what to expect.
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