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  1. bighat
    On the flip side, he could be part of a contender - rather than getting beat up in Detroit or KC, he could be playing AGAINST Detroit and KC. If he succeeds in whatever role the Twins are willing to give him, you could also make the argument that would be equally helpful to his career. You are probably right but just playing devil's advocate because it's February!
  2. bighat
    Serious question: how's he a free agent after the season if he's a free agent now? Is it because of the clauses in his contract with Arizona?
  3. bighat
    My favorite visiting players? You mean aside from CJ Cron, Jonathan Schoop, Kyle Gibson and Martin Perez? Trout obviously. Edwin Encarnacion, Lindor, Jose Ramirez, Jose Abreu, Tim Anderson, Mookie Betts, Adalberto Mondesi, Vlad Junior, Yoan Moncada. Dodgers coming this year? Bellinger of course!
  4. bighat
    The Twins signed Chacin and this post informed me of that. I wanted to click on it, I see nothing wrong with the post...you can tell it's a been a long winter and a long off-season, I think we're all a bit restless. I think the Twins have several other pitchers better than Chacin. I see nothing wrong with taking a flyer on a veteran. I don't think anyone wants to see a National League junkballer on the tail end of his career taking the mound for the Twins in an important game....but if the guy can eat a few innings and keep us in a couple low-leverage games as we wait for Pineda, then so be it. Reckon he may be a long shot to make the team.
  5. bighat
    Any team that has Edwin Encarnacion on their roster worries me.
  6. bighat
    Yes, he's a lock. Not even a question.
  7. bighat
    Sorry to come off as insulting or smug. My bad. But I feel that to hint that Marwin was cheating while with the Twins last year is just.....way, way out there. Again I apologize for going full "toxic internet" there. I am sure there was a better response and I should have thought about it before posting.
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    So between these two options: A: Marwin played baseball exactly like 100% of his teammates last year. OR B: Marwin secretly hired a clandestine operative last year to work as his private personal fixer. This secret agent was hiding in the stands for 162 games, communicating with Marwin via lights, hand-signals, and low-frequency beeps, while also remaining hidden from all teammates and managers. For me, I think option A is far more likely. Could Marwin have been cheating last year? Possible - yes. Likely? No. He also could have flown to Mongolia during the All-Star break as well and stayed for 3 nights in a Yurt. I mean, it's possible - just unlikely. I submit that it's very unlikely that Marwin cheated last year, and we shouldn't automatically assume something sinister took place when there's no evidence to suggest it.
  9. bighat
    I think this is correct - the guy with the most number of bangs doesn't necessarily mean he was helped the most. Non-bangs also meant something. The whole team was cheating. Marwin spent an entire year NOT cheating with the Twins last year, and from May 1st on, he hit .285. He's a solid player and the Twins shouldn't worry about doing a darn thing.
  10. bighat
    Agreed. And if you recall, he had a horrendous March/April batting just .169 those months. From May 1st on, he batted .285 - while playing all over the IF and OF. He also had some clutch hits, I recall a huge HR against Josh Hader in mid-August. Not only did his 3-run HR give the Twins the lead in the 8th inning, but it also launched the Twins into 1st place. If the Twins get the same production they did last year, it's money well spent. He's a really nice player to have on this team.
  11. bighat
    A good example of why the Twins and their fans should not be overprotective when it comes to prospects. The Twins traded a Cy Young winner for Carlos Gomez and pitchers Deolis Guerra, Phillip Humber, and Kevin Mulvey. Gomez was a decent player, Humber finished his career with a total of 16 wins - none of them for the Twins - and a 5.31 ERA (along with the most improbable perfect game in MLB history). Aside from Lewis, nobody in the farm system should be untouchable if the Twins can get proven MLB pitching back in return!
  12. bighat
    The Twins are so damn lucky to have Berrios, and it's sad how many TD posters will just never accept the guy. La MaKina will go 15-8 with a 3.64 ERA and 200 strikeouts, and people here are going to keep blasting the guy and complaining about him. Odorizzi is going to have similar numbers and those same people will say that he's a "back end of the rotation guy". To some, none of these guys are any good until they can win a playoff game against the Yankees. That's just how it's gonna be. The Twins do need to start working with these young guys to find the next Berrios very soon, because Jose's going to sign a 120 Million free agent deal with one of the big market teams as soon as his Twins deal runs out. Here's hoping the Twins can develop their future #1 guy and in the first couple months of 2020. And here's hoping they don't fall too far behind Chicago or Cleveland while they're at it.
  13. bighat
    I didn't say it was a "dumb" to start the discussion, there are no such questions. It's just my opinion that the Twins have no need for this type of player as he doesn't address any glaring holes. The Twins fixed their first base problem with Donaldson.
  14. bighat
    Twins have a bunch of above average guys that can play all over the infield. We've got a deep OF that includes virtually all of our top prospects. What the heck do the Twins need Senzel for?
  15. bighat
    I don't hate Bremer either - in fact, I will step up and say I like him. He's very well informed, knows a ton about the game, and that's not just limited to Twins players. I also have to admit I respect his geography knowledge "Happy 75th birthday to Myrna from Grover, Minnesota. Grover, now that's just about 68 miles straight west of Bemidji, just south of Haynesville, if memory serves, right? They've got a top notch bait shop there in Grover right off County Road 15. Once again happy birthday Myrna".
  16. bighat
    I don't dislike Morneau, but I understand where you're coming from. He's a cool guy, would be a great next door neighbor, and is a Twins legend. But he's about as vanilla as they come when it comes to color guys. I'm sure he'll improve. Frankly I think Smalley and Kaat are both fantastic. Kitty realistically isn't going to do a ton of ballgames, I'd like to see Roy become the full-time guy. I do like Bert as well, and I do like both Hawkins and Hunter too. Morris is more-or-less the full-time color man in Detroit now, which to me seems kinda weird, like there's a conflict of interest when he's doing Twins games.
  17. bighat
    Here's hoping that Odorizzi, Berrios, Bailey and a combination of who-knows-what can keep this team above water until the end of May. Would be a shame to fall into a deep hole early in the year due to the fact that this team only has 3 legitimate starting pitchers.
  18. bighat
    I don't see the need to go out and pay for a 26th man when you have Cave, Wade, and Astudillo in the system. I think they could all start for some of the rebuilding teams in the league, frankly.
  19. bighat
    I think you're kind of missing the point.
  20. bighat
    Rosie, a lifelong Twin who has been in this organization his entire career is a border-line All-Star who hit 32 HR last year and drove in 109. Eddie's earned the right to keep his number on this team, if he wants it.
  21. bighat
    Live NOW: https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/josh-donaldson-introduced-by-twins
  22. bighat
    Yep, ppd until 2pm: "The Twins will hold a press conference at 2:00 p.m. in the Sid Hartman Press Conference Room at Target Field. New Twins Third Baseman Josh Donaldson, President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey, Manager Rocco Baldelli, and Donaldson’s agent Dan Lozano will be made available. Media are welcome to park in the Thomson-Reuters Champions Club lot located off Twins Way."
  23. bighat
    Yeah that's weird - the Twins just removed the video. No idea what's up with that....
  24. bighat
    At 11:00am, the Twins will introduce Josh Donaldson. Live coverage of event starts at 11:00am, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtWmaOHzNvo
  25. bighat
    This is a good point. The Twins are essentially in need of a "rental" pitcher who can be steady enough to eat innings from April into late May. Basically someone who can replicate Martin Perez' starts during the same period last year. The Twins are hoping Dobnak is one of those guys - who's the other? It would be a shame to see this team treading water at the .500 mark or below for the first 2 months waiting on Pineda and Hill. It would be pretty sad if they dug themselves a hole that they couldn't get out of, right out of the gate.
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