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  1. bighat
    I disagree. If anything Byron has been way too humble his entire career. I like seeing a little fire from him to be honest.
  2. bighat
    Without Rosario, all the Twins have left is an aging DH (Cruz), a 1B we don't have a clue about (Cron), a center fielder and 3B (Buxton/Sano) who are playing with a short stack, a .220 hitting RF (Kepler), a catcher who missed last season (Castro) and a 2B looking to rebound from his worst professional season (Schoop). Just two guys besides Rosario (Polanco and Marwin Gonzales) are bats we can count on. And you are thinking "TRADE!"??? This is why they don't let fans in the control room. Slow down. We need Eddie to be Eddie for this thing to work in 2019.
  3. bighat
    You're right. I think too many commenters think that Marwin is an Escobar clone. He's not. He's not as versatile in the infield and is more of a corner outfielder when he plays OF. My thought: he's a catch-all insurance policy for lots of players right now. Not just Sano.
  4. bighat
    LaVelle E. Neal just answered some Twitter questions regarding where/when Marwin plays. His response: "I think he's playing all the time, everywhere".
  5. bighat
    50-50 shot this guy's in the opening day lineup?
  6. bighat
    Too funny man, I literally had to LOL. Nice.
  7. bighat
    What did you think about instant replay when it arrived, and how have your views on instant replay changed over the years? I'm not for an automated strike zone (seems very odd not to have an umpire back there), and I think having umpires on the field helps to pace the game and keep everyone in the flow. But I do kinda like instant replay in some regards.
  8. bighat
    Isn't it so strange to see how many players come up to the bigs, hit between .265-.275, do everything right.....but they just never stick? Then you have guys with lifetime averages of .232 who seem to make an MLB roster every year, despite underperforming consistently? Baseball is a weird game, so much hard work for these guys plus you have to have really good luck as well.
  9. bighat
    For what it's worth, Marwin put up similar numbers to those that Niko Goodrum posted last season: Goodrum: 131 games, 16 HR, 53 RBI, .245 Gonzalez: 145 games, 16 HR, 68 RBI, .247 Goodrum's younger by 3+ years. Looks like another oopsie by the Twins in regards to talent evaluation yet again. Disappointing to see a guy we could have kept on the cheap get away, and a year later the Twins are fighting to pay a clone 10x as much money for the same job.
  10. bighat
    Yeah but they'll have to cut Adrianza to bring in Marwin - and if nothing happens to Sano, you've got a real expensive utility guy. That said, maybe that's just what the Twins need. Don't forget Marwin can play outfield too. Maybe he's insurance against Sano/Buxton not working out....then again, if Sano/Buxton don't work out, the season would be in the crapper anyways...hmmmm. Not sure about this deal. Not really gung ho, but not against it either.
  11. bighat
    Celebrating a home run on a Dominican or Venezuelan winter-league team is pretty much par for the course. Hundreds of Major Leaguers play in these leagues, and they completely change their routines when they are playing in the USA over the summer. Trust me, Astudillo isn't a showboater - if anything he's the opposite. Not sure why anyone would care, so long as he hits. Speaking of hitting, if the guy knocks the cover off the ball in Spring Training, and Garver/Castro stink up the joint...what do the Twins do?
  12. bighat
    Schoop's "Terrible Year" in 2018 had him batting .233 with 21 HRs. Brian Dozier last year hit .215 with 21 HRs. Schoop is entering his age 27 year, while Dozier is 31...the bottom line: the Twins improved the offense at the position. Schoop could just be the steal of this free agent off-season! His 2017 stats are incredible - he also played 162 games that year, and played 160 the year before. If he's healthy we should all be very, very excited about this guy. I also am surprised to see how much negativity there is surrounding Gordon. Just a year ago, before "Royce Fever" we were pretty giddy about this guy. He had a bad 2nd half in AAA, that's it. He seems to be saying all the right things. Give him a chance to go out there and prove himself, I look forward to seeing him up in the bigs this year with the Twins.
  13. bighat
    I think you have to go with Gagne here. He didn't win the WS by himself, but he was a big contributor and solid at his position. The numbers for lots of these guys look very similar. Gagne stands out as the guy with the rings. The guy could play his position, had awesome range.
  14. bighat
    Agreed. Kepler and Rosario aren't even in the same league at this point - Eddie's a legit 25 HR, 80 RBI guy who will hit .285. Kepler hasn't sniffed those numbers if we're being honest.
  15. bighat
    Yeah, as much as this really isn't a big deal, I think we all have to admit it sounds pretty unbelievable. There's some video of the parade here and it looks like a helluva fun place to be but I'm guessing Sano's not the only one who left the parade with an injury. Regardless, it'll be a moot point in the very near future. The only reason we're talking about this is because the Twins haven't signed Kimbrel or anyone else they need, and there's no baseball right now. And we've still got another month to go!
  16. bighat
    I agree it's on Sano. But wasn't Baldelli down in the DR having margaritas with Sano after this happened? It sounds like reporters knew about this right after it happened. This was an injury that everyone knew about, but is just being addressed now. While it's on Sano, it also seems like the Twins medical staff could have flown down a few weeks ago to take a peek, rather than wait until February 20. My guess is that everyone said "no big deal" but when the Twins medical staff took a look, they said "let's be extra careful with this now" and put him in a boot. I'm sure the big guy is already frustrated and us fans are also miffed. Not what we wanted at all. On the plus side, nobody's talking about Buxton yet and that's probably good for Bux.
  17. bighat
    This is incorrect. Sano showed up a day or two early, did interviews in the clubhouse, and has been on the field (helping with fungo practice) for the past 2 days. He's there again today, wearing the boot. The reason we know about the boot is because he's in camp, wearing it, and we're watching him wear it.
  18. bighat
    Yeah, interesting to see how an also-ran, below-.500 club with a shaky core just went out and signed Manny to the biggest contract in the history of American sports. Looks like they weren't concerned about a "competition window", they just saw a great player and grabbed him. Good for San Diego.
  19. bighat
    According to the Reusse article: "Sano has a laceration on his right heel that will be checked fully by the medical staff during Monday's physicals. It's not official, but presumably he was spiked by a teammate as Miguel's Estrellas team celebrated its Dominican playoff championship after a 4-0 victory on Jan, 23." Another note on Sano here includes "....the consensus was clear: His body looks good." https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/miguel-sano-enters-camp-focused-on-2019/c-304075778 I can't imagine a month after being spiked during a celebration that he's still going to be hurting too badly. Let's hope this random issue doesn't spoil Spring Training for him. I don't think it will....
  20. bighat
    Yeah but you're forgetting about all those huge sponsorship deals, like the extra $10 bucks for an Ovaltine commercial or the cool $54.32 paycheck a player could take home for endorsing Lucky Strike!
  21. bighat
    Yeah, Kaat was broadcasting for the Twins in the early '90s, I think. He's good. Too bad about Hunter, but I'd imagine Torii might be leaning more towards coaching soon. He'd make a good manager and I hope his career in baseball continues on a leadership level.
  22. bighat
    And those added years of control will make Polanco a really nice trade piece if the Twins find themselves selling off assets. I hope it doesn't come to it, as I really like Polanco and I think any team in the league would be thrilled to be in the Twins' shoes with a middle infielder like him locked down.
  23. bighat
    Heck yes. Extending the one of our best players who has proven it on the diamond. Eddie Rosario's next up, I hope. Lock these guys down.
  24. bighat
    Dude's got some photo skills. Would love to learn how to get those long-exposure photos of the Milky Way, I need to up my game!
  25. bighat
    Dang, and that's over the past 4 years...and he's 26. Meanwhile, Buxton is 25. Let that sink in. As for signing one of these guys, I'm all for it. But I'm doubting they want short-term deals at this point in their career, especially since their agents have been whispering in their ears for the past 3 years about the huge contract they'll sign.
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