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  1. bighat
    Wow, totally missed that. Thanks.
  2. bighat
    Career .226 hitter who racked up a 1 HR, .211 BA, 2 RBI season last year. I'm guessing he's there to just put a little fire under Polanco, Scoop, and Adrianza in ST?
  3. bighat
    Let's take a lookie what we got here: April 2-3 @ Royals April 5-7 @ Phillies April 9-10 @ Mets April 12-18 - vs. Tigers, vs. Jays April 19-21 @ Orioles April 22-24 @ Astros April 26-30 - vs. Orioles, vs. Astros If they could sweep the Royals to start the season, and steal one game each in Philly and NYC, they'd be .500 coming into the home opener. Seven straight against the lowly Jays and Tigers at home, you'd hope they could take 4-5 of those. Then at another soft opponent, Baltimore. Houston's gonna be awful tough, but then with Baltimore back in town the Twins could be okay by the end of April. Essentially we should be worried if they're NOT at .500 by the end of the month, IMO.
  4. bighat
    Cave in a landslide.
  5. bighat
    Agreed, the 3-batter rule is horrible and would just erode the game further. Think about it - playoffs, bottom of the 8th inning, you've got Taylor Rodgers coming in to face Bryce Harper. The best lefty against the best lefty. One huge at bat, one big moment for the game. Fans like me really enjoy that stuff, and I think most people who are fans of the game would agree. The problem with most of the rule changes seem to be aiming to do 2 things: 1. Speed up the game 2. Make the game enjoyable for "non-baseball fans" Meanwhile, they completely alienate the baseball fans that do currently exist. What's next? Should we have fans vote live for "Swing" or "Take"? Hook up an x-box to the pitcher's mound and allow fans to decide of he throws a curve or a fastball? Maybe we should just have American Idol judges choose the teams? Or maybe give the kid with the most instagram followers a spot on the roster? It's like they are just pandering to the lowest-common denominator. The All-Star Game Fan Vote is already one of the worst and most bush league pieces of garbage in existence. Stop changing the game because some 22 year-old social media aggregator tells you to, and have faith in the sport you oversee, Mr. Manfred.
  6. bighat
    I'm guessing you meant Shannon Stewart. That guy was awesome, BTW! The Twins traded Bobby Kielty for him, and he finished 4th in the MVP vote in that 2003 season.
  7. bighat
    I agree that they're gift-wrapping the division for the Indians. I am also frustrated. Why, you asked? I think you can point at the 2017 wild card game - that loss spooked the front office. For some reason, they seem to believe that if they're going to enter the playoffs as underdogs, they'd rather not be there. Odd strategy considering the Twins aren't ever likely to be favored over an AL East team in October.
  8. bighat
    Well said, I concede and agree wholeheartedly after reading this. ....Okay, now I'm mad about Hicks again.
  9. bighat
    I hear ya - I'm baffled at how often Aaron Hicks gets mentioned and nobody ever says a peep about Palka. The guy was just tossed on the scrap heap and went on to bash 27 dongs last year. Sure, he might be the next Paul Sorrento, but I think the Twins wouldn't have needed to sign Cron if they'd have somehow hung on to Palka. It's the biggest mistake nobody's talking about.
  10. bighat
    Looks like it was awesome, I'll have to make a note to join next time!
  11. bighat
    I remember last year in Spring Training, the Braves basically said they were going to call up 19 year-old Robert Acuna on April 28th (to save a year of eligibility) and let the kid start raking. They followed through with that, the Braves made the playoffs and Acuna succeeded. Washington called up 19 year-old Juan Soto and he mashed. Wish the Twins would be more aggressive with their top prospects, especially a guy like Lewis who seems like he's got the maturity to handle a promotion.
  12. bighat
    Why not sign him - what's the worst that could happen? The team tanks? Then trade the guy in a couple of years at the deadline if things don't work out. The Dodgers/RedSox/Yankees would give their farm system for the guy in 2021 with 5 years of team control remaining -- as long as Machado's crushing it, which I see no reason to doubt he will be. I really don't see too much for the Twins to lose by at least putting in an offer.
  13. bighat
    I do agree that we are all pretty disappointed about how the last 7-8 years have gone with this team. We want this team to start shelling out for the Harper's and Machado's. But I think with Spring Training around the corner, it's time to be a bit more hopeful. There's always a chance and it's not like this team has given up. C'mon man, get in the spirit.
  14. bighat
    Polanco, Rosario, and Berrios are the best Twins farm-system guys on the team. I love Polanco as a hitter, I'm willing to accept a few flaws in his defense. I'd like to see him at the top of the order every game this year between the 1-3 spots. With guys like Mauer and Dozier now gone, Polanco is going to be a major key to this offense. And just like he's always done, he'll probably hit .287 and score lots of runs. He may indeed be the best hitter on this team right now.
  15. bighat
    You forgot the key stat! 2018: Molitor 2019: Rocco
  16. bighat
    I think we have to be realistic: when we're praying that our 25 year-old outfielder can hang on to the 8th spot in the batting order and hit.235 this year....maybe - just maybe - we shouldn't count on Bux being an important cog on the 2019 Twins. I hope he breaks out, just like everyone here. But I think we need to be more realistic about the type of major leaguer we have. His ceiling right now looks like a Jerrod Dyson-type. His floor? Well...let's just not think about that. I think Baldelli should only help Bux this year and I'm guessing he'll feel much more relaxed up there. Keeping my fingers crossed. But any major offensive contributions from Bux should be considered a bonus at this point, and we should keep our expectations very, very reasonable.
  17. bighat
    I don't know about everyone else being "worthless". But I was a big fan of Bernardino. Can't believe he left for a backwater market in Indianapolis.
  18. bighat
    Put this one in the "maybe" pile. What this signing really tells me is that the Twins are feeling confident with the current starting pitching situation. Going into the season with Berrios, Gibby, Odorizzi, Pineda, and Mejia/Perez is the plan. Now, time to sign some relief pitching and let's hit the ground running in spring training.
  19. bighat
    Yeah, I mean with Ottavino off the board and other quality guys getting signed it's unfortunate. I heard Brad Brach listed as a possibility over on MLB trade rumors' website.
  20. bighat
    Totally fine with another team signing an aging reliever coming off a career-worst year with a 4.50ERA.
  21. bighat
    Baseball aside...geez. Inflation's a b*****.
  22. bighat
    Why the heck to we want a 30 year-old guy who's coming off a career-worst season posting a 4.70 ERA with career highs in blown saves? What am I missing here? The guy's washed up, he wasn't ever lights-out in the first place. Heck, give Blake Parker the closer job and Let Allen sign with the Padres or something for a middle relief role, no reason to sign him here in Minnesota.
  23. bighat
    The bottom fell out for Hildy and he was so bad by the end of the year that I'm not sure I'll ever feel the same about the guy. Not sure if it's Molly's fault or if the league just figured him out. Maybe a bit of both. Would prefer to discard and take a new unknown card from the top of the deck.
  24. bighat
    In his defense, Ervin basically said that he wanted to win - and was disappointed when the Twins waved the white flag. Baseball players have said and done worse. I always liked a healthy Erv, he was very solid for the Twins. I'd be open to giving him a deal but would understand if the Twins want to move on as well. I like the fact he was brought up in the article, he'll certainly be a steal for someone out there.
  25. bighat
    A boring off-season (aside from Cruz) but then again it was to be expected. I'm okay with Parker, as long as he performs like he did the past 2 years. We have to assume he will until he proves otherwise. Better than McGill or Duffey. Agreed now we need that 9th inning fireballer with ice in his veins. Where do we get one?
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