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  1. AceWrigley
    The Reds drafted catcher Stuart Turner from the Twins in the Rule 5 in 2016 to the surprise of most Twins fans I think. Turner might be a comp for Ben Rortvedt. Stuart batted all of .134 and was back in the minor leagues. I think it was a reach by the Reds that didn't work out. I'm thinking there might be less room for Rule 5's on major league rosters this year, so a lot of guys are probably safe. But then again, each organization has certain players they covet and if they are available, they might scoop them up. The team that plays their evals and rosters right should have a nice advantage come next season.
  2. AceWrigley
    Gotta be one of the hardest parts of being GM, keeping the right balance of depth and development. Plus, there is/will be a lot of minor league talent floating around this winter. You have to protect the talent you feel can impact your ML roster. I like Baddoo, Rortvedt, Rijo, Jax, Ober and Tyler Wells. The Twins spent good money for Severino.
  3. AceWrigley
    He pitched much better than I expected. It was great to see Rocco gain confidence using him in higher leverage situations as the season progressed. He pitched as many innings this year as Romo and Rodgers (20.0). Nice year .... meat.
  4. AceWrigley
    I like Walker as a target for the rotation as he puts TJ surgery behind him and hits his peak years. Smyly is interesting. Had a 4-start string at the end of the season for SF and commanded the ball real good. Kela and Doolittle ... just no. Oli P is a LOOGY and not as valuable with the 3 min batters, so no.
  5. AceWrigley
    I somewhat agree but there is also evidence that pitchers of yesteryear didn't throw that much "slower". Also hitters today use much thinner handled bats and hardly ever choke up on their grip. Good stuff.
  6. AceWrigley
    What are they going to do, put an "X" on the field with a circle around it to say this is the area you can position yourself in? Willie Keeler said to "hit it where they aint". Defensive shifts will limit themselves as soon as hitters start taking advantage of them.
  7. AceWrigley
    <<So, what do the World Series teams have that the Twins are missing?>> Winning post season games.
  8. AceWrigley
    After his stint with the Vikings.
  9. AceWrigley
    The pool of available minor league free agents might be huge this fall leaving open the possibility of signing players the front office covets.
  10. AceWrigley
    Sometimes a hitter can know exactly what's coming, and still not be able to hit it.
  11. AceWrigley
    Because of revenue uncertainties for next year I wouldn't be surprised if the Twins payroll budget comes in about 125M. With that in mind, I like Eddie Rosario but I can't see signing him at either of those rates, especially when we have some really good hitters coming up. Rogers arb rates also seem too high unless Wes Johnson feels 2020 was an aberration and we can get the old Rogers back. Then again, it's only money, right? Ha! I think I would use available moneys for starting pitching.
  12. AceWrigley
    I think Maeda only left 1 game with the other team in the lead. 2 of the 3 team losses were by the bullpen. I think Cruz without the injury/slump toward the end of the season wins it, but Maeda pitched amazing all season. It's just weird to consider 11 starts a season total. I'm not a big fan of pitchers winning MVP awards, especially when you average only 90 pitches per start, but it is 2020 after all. Can't wait to see Buxton actually play a full season.
  13. AceWrigley
    I had Wisler, Thielbar, Duffy and Buxton, in that order. Wasn't sure how to measure Maeda as he has had stretches that look similar to his 2020 line. I like it when there is strong competition for most improved.
  14. AceWrigley
    Pretty impressive crop of rookie performances this year. It speaks well to the organization that these players are called up and look ready to compete and perform on the big stage right away. Looks like the voting is spot on. I would pick Jeffers over Dobnak if not for performance then by the size of the hole he had to fill. Jeffers did a really nice job; better than I expected. Congrats Ryan Jeffers.
  15. AceWrigley
    And in reference to Houston, if the Astros-A's series were best of three the A's would be gone too. Just sayin'.
  16. AceWrigley
    DH & Hitting Coach?
  17. AceWrigley
    If you google "the first great dodger relief ace" you get . . . Ron Perranoski. A great pitcher, mentor, and coach who loved the baseball life. We won the AL West in '69 and '70 with Ron as our closer. Rest in peace Sir.
  18. AceWrigley
    The ability to quickly pivot from sports disasters to arcane movie plot critiques is an important skill in any Minnesotan sports fan's repertoire . . . probably.
  19. AceWrigley
    If no one is there to watch, does a baseball game really occur? This whole year has been a page ripped from Bizarro World. Too bad the ending felt all too familiar.
  20. AceWrigley
    Bottom of the 5th inning. Valdez can't find the plate and walks Gonzalez and Arraez. He throws 4 straight balls to Buxton who somehow chose to swing at 2 of them for 2 strikes then ended up striking out. Right there I thought that is the turning point in the game and the Twins won't score another run. They didn't. We lost. Very disappointing. Kudos to Kenta Maeda who someday might even get to pitch more than 5 innings. I fear Brantley the most in their lineup and he didn't disappoint. Go get 'em tomorrow boys.
  21. AceWrigley
    Prediction: Astudillo - Game-winning pinch-hit single off of Pressly. It could happen.
  22. AceWrigley
    Holy shnikes!
  23. AceWrigley
    It's kind of funny that should we split the first 2 games, our season could hinge on the performance of Pineda in game 3. I don't have a problem with that, and after the unadjusted suspension left him with hardly a season, Pineda having a big game would be awesome for the Twins and him personally. Of course, I'd rather take the series in 2. Go Twins!
  24. AceWrigley
    182 pitches to get through 10 innings, wow.
  25. AceWrigley
    The Houston Cheatos.
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