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  1. bighat
    Me three!
  2. bighat
    Not approved, but not hard to find. I personally pay for the MLB.TV subscription as I also live out of market.
  3. bighat
    Berrios is DEALING. One of these Twins hitters needs to take a few pitches next inning. Foul a few off.
  4. bighat
    Of course, there are so many free streaming sites around that Cap'n Pirannah can watch as many games as he wants free of charge.
  5. bighat
    Michael Reed starting in RF for San Fran right now, interesting tidbit.
  6. bighat
    Suspect 1st inning from the Twins batters. Not discouraged - these guys are just jumping out of their shoes right now with some first game energy.
  7. bighat
    On MLB.TV you just click the "Broadcasts" button and can select your feed....
  8. bighat
    To me this is what stood out: "SI's 2019 prediction: 90-72, first in AL Central"
  9. bighat
    Great article, thanks to all at Twins Daily for keeping the blood flowing this offseason. Can't wait to leave our predictions behind and watch the Twins play ball and see how this all shakes out.
  10. bighat
    AL Central - Twins AL Champ: Twins World Series Champ: Twins. Obviously. AL MVP - Byron Buxton AL Cy Young - Jose Berrios AL Rookie of the Year - Willians Astudillo qualify? If not, then let's go with Ryne Harper.
  11. bighat
    86 Looking at the poll results it appears we're all pretty bullish on this team. No shocker - we're Twins fans, Opening Day is tomorrow! Remember last year's opener in Baltimore. Rodney blew it in the 9th giving up a HR to Adam Jones...foreshadowed a rough season. PS I think Baltimore only won about 3 more games the rest of the season after that one.
  12. bighat
    I'm worried about the bullpen but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Can Thursday get here already? These cold-weather, early season games look like a drag for players but they count in the W/L column. Hoping this team gets off to a good start. Clubhouse energy looks solid, for what that's worth. I think Rocco's going to have a good year.
  13. bighat
    He's "injured" - aka: can't hit the broad side of a barn and has been going downhill since July of 2018. It looks like he's just out of gas and unfortunately hasn't been a good signing for the Twins. I wouldn't be surprised if they released him or put him on the 60-day IL. It's pretty clear to me that management and the front office don't want him anywhere near the bullpen as things stand. Great for Astudillo! And Austin! And we still get Adrianza, Cave, and Garver. What a story Harper has been this year - I really feel he can contribute.
  14. bighat
    For anyone wondering, this is probably the type of return they could expect in an Austin deal. They don't have much leverage. Not saying it's good or bad - I think those who aren't on the Austin bandwagon wouldn't care much either way. Just kinda interesting to see the return here for what looks to be a starting OF. Yep, Reed may wind up being San Fran's best starting outfielder. They're in pretty bad shape over there. Good for him, he's going to get a real shot this year. Nice for the Twins to get a non 40-man guy. Here's hoping our starters in the OF (+Cave) do what they're supposed to do this year and the Twins won't need to call up their new asset.
  15. bighat
    I hear he's also got a 5-star rating as an Uber driver and so far has performed admirably in his role as a weekend Grub Hub delivery guy.
  16. bighat
    I always liked Vargas! It seemed like he had such a small window and such a short leash. He hit a huge walk-off HR for the Twins in '17, great moment. But it almost seemed like the Twins didn't want him to succeed. He'd be immediately pulled if he went 0-3. Meanwhile the Twins let Buxton go up there and strike out 4 times per day for weeks in a row. It kind of shows how top prospects are treated vs. just "regular guys". I always thought Kennys had something to bring to the table but he just never got regular playing time. When the Twins re-claimed Vargas after Cincy grabbed him last year I kinda felt bad for the guy. I hope he hits 40 HR in Japan and comes back and gets another shot in the bigs. I think part of the reason I'm high on Austin is that I'm still chasing the Ghost of Aaron Hicks. Part of me wants to see Austin become the next Edwin Encarnacion and belt 38 HR per year for the Twins for the next 5 years. In your face, Yankees. My motivation is admittedly flawed. Man, the things we talk about in March, it's been a looonggg off-season. Can't wait 'til a week from now when we can get off these tangents and talk about what's happening at Target Field.
  17. bighat
    Austin isn't Babe Ruth but he is a proven MLB caliber player who can play every day at the top level in the sport. Wade, Kiriloff, Rooker, and Larnach are prospects - nothing more. We're biased and we see them as 4 future all-stars, but the odds are highly stacked against that. In reality, very few top prospects truly become long-term contributors. Like everyone else, I really hope these guys work out but we have to keep our expectations realistic. Even if they do become contributors, it'll probably take a few years for some of them to even hit above .230 at the major league level. Saying "just ditch Austin because Kiriloff is going to be better" isn't a good strategy.
  18. bighat
    If Buxton strikes out in his first AB of the year I'm going to just collapse in despair. If he grounds out to short stop, I'll jump for joy. Please Bux, just put the bat on the ball and good thing will happen. We don't need him to bat .320, I think we'd all settle for .250. Very anxious about Bux again this year.
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    I think it's pretty normal for fans of teams like the Twins to take solace in the fact that our farm system is stacked. But that said: you never know which of these minor leaguers will actually work out. The odds highly unlikely that Kiriloff, Larnach, Lewis, Gordon, and Rooker are all going to be future all-stars. In fact some of them may not even get more than a cup of coffee. Like it or not, none of these prospects I just mentioned have proven anything in the bigs, and out of the 5 I listed the odds are that 1 of them becomes a long-term every-day player. That's why you can't just "trade your bench guys".
  20. bighat
    From what I understand the consensus is there's no way Austin clears waivers. The Twins will lose him if they don't bring him north.
  21. bighat
    I also think losing Austin would lead to some regret. If he has a chance to start, he'd hit 35 HR and could be dangerous in the middle of the lineup somewhere. I bet a lot of teams would be interested in the guy if their 1st baseman goes down for the year. Speaking of which, lord forbid we don't keep Austin and Cron goes down with an injury...going to be some tough decisions in Fort Myers over the next week. As for Addison Reed, I'd be fine if the Twins just cut the guy. I prefer Jake Cave over Reed in the outfield and I think Cave earned his spot after what he did last year.
  22. bighat
    So does May have the closer job yet? It seems like the Twins are still playing coy with the subject...but one has to assume it's his job to open the season. Right? I almost think that when the team announces their closer, they can kind of establish a foundation for the 9th inning and then build from there....I've never liked "closer by committee" as it seems like a thing that bad teams do in September (ie: last year's Twins).
  23. bighat
    I've always thought maybe moving the mound back a few feet and expanding the bases by a few feet might give batters the edge again. I think that back in the day, "pitch to contact" was the norm. Now every pitcher is going for a strikeout. And for good reason: it works. Guys like Aroldis Chapman coming in for the 9th and throwing 102 MPH is basically unhittable, no matter how good of a hitter you are.
  24. bighat
    MLB is making major changes to the game - that, ironically, those casual fans won't notice. The #millennials and #influencers still won't watch, won't care, won't buy tickets. This type of change just waters down the game for the true fans. It's a lose-lose and I have no idea who Manfred is listening to. All that said, I think part of this is in response to the shifts, the opener strategies, etc. The MLB is trying to keep the game from becoming too much of a chess match. Walking Bryce Harper or Barry Bonds intentionally with nobody on base and zero outs might be a good strategy, but it's not great for the game. So I understand why they are reviewing some things, but changing a 125 year-old sport shouldn't be done so lightly.
  25. bighat
    I'm shocked as well. Manfred is trying to make baseball appealing to people who don't like the sport. Instead he's making major changes that casual fans won't notice - and it's awful.
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