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  1. bighat
    Gibson's not the #2, gang. Think of it this way: The Twins are starting the season mid-rotation. Odorizzi is #3, Gibby's #4. The real rotation is Berrios, Lynn, Odorizzi and Gibby.
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    Agreed! Anyone in America can get a bottle of B-12 vitamins right down the street at Walgreen's or CVS. Heck, I live in Guatemala and I can go to a health food store here and pick up a bottle with no problem. As an MLB player, you just gotta be smart about that...would have thought after Santana made that 'mistake' 2 years ago this whole team would be on red alert about this stuff. So frustrating.
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    The starting job should be Escobar's. Period. Have Adrianza as the utility guy - no reason to shake things up too much. Escobar is an every-day player at this point, having played half the year last year and did quite well. Darn it, Polanco.
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    I have Fred Toliver's autograph on a baseball, signed by multiple other Twins.
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    It's pretty clear the Twins signed Morrison because they think he's better than Vargas. They were essentially given the opportunity to sign Morrison - knowing that they'd lose Kennys if they did it. They took the deal. It's too bad, like others have said Kennys looks like a guy who can hit 30+ homers with 500 AB. But Morrison hit 38 last year, and it appears the Twins prefer the sure thing over giving Vargas a shot. So be it. Here's hoping Kennys catches on with another team. I sure hope it ain't in the AL, because I'd hate seeing him hit 35 HRs for anyone in the Central, or the Red Sox, or frankly any team the Twins play more than once a year.
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    I agree that Hughes at this point should be looking at mop-up duty, long relief. Save some other bullpen arms in blowouts, that kind of thing. Not often you pay a guy big bucks for that role, but we got 'em so why not. Duff Man seemed decent in shorter appearances last year. Keep Hughes for the long relief role and have Duffey as your 6th inning guy and/or work off a righty-lefty matchup guy with Duke. Wait...maybe that's Pressley's role. Heck I dunno.
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    HOLY HELL WE'RE GOING FOR IT, GANG!
  8. bighat
    Ding ding ding. I completely agree - especially a 1-for-1 deal. I know that 99% of us are super happy the Twins didn't pull the trigger on that trade. Here's hoping DeLeon makes a full recovery and lives up to his potential in the long run. The Rays have had some terrible setbacks with prospects this year, damn.
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    This is what I'm worried about. I mean, the Twins really have no choice at this point with Vargas, they're going to have to either outright him or deal him. I feel I'm in the minority on this board, but I've always thought Kennys had a lot of potential. If he were to be traded/claimed by a team that could get him 500 ABs, I think he could hit 34 HRs. People say that Kennys "had his chance" here, but I can't really recall him ever getting a full workload and regular playing time for a significant amount of any season. I think the logjam in the Twins system is what's stopped him from breaking out, not his lack of talent.
  10. bighat
    Geez man, that's a very negative take if that's the first thing that comes to mind. The Twins aren't rebuilding, they're going for it this year. I am all for Dozier hitting the market - he's certainly earned it. The Twins have been shopping him for a while now and I can't blame him one bit. But let's all have some hope that come July, Dozier's starting his hot streak and the Twins are 2 games up on the Indians in the catbird seat.
  11. bighat
    Wow! Okay, okay...slow down, let me gather my thoughts. I agree that Vargas is the odd man out. Too bad, I really liked him and always had hoped he'd break out. So LoMo will DH against righties, and spell Mauer on off days. He's definitely going to be a full-time piece of this offense. Do we really need Grossman at this point, simply to DH against lefties and fill in the OF once in a while? Couldn't Sano just DH against lefties and Escobar fill in at 3B? Regardless, a LOT of talented bats here. A good problem to have. Love this offseason so far.
  12. bighat
    Looks like Jake Reed also pitched (in addition to Mejia and Rogers). Sorry to nitpick a tiny piece of your great story. Mejia lost 13 lbs? Hey, that's a positive. Does that mean he's going to stop nibbling while on the mound also? Heyooo!
  13. bighat
    Honestly I'm not too upset about losing JT Chargois. Have you forgotten what the Twins added to their bullpen this year? Fernando Rodney, Jake Reed, and Zach Duke? Those guys are real MLB relievers. They actually can pitch, have a proven track record, and have tons of experience. I know we Twins fans are not used to having a bullpen of real MLB pitchers. We've been so mentally beat down over the years that we freak out over losing JT Chargois - a guy who didn't even pitch last year due to injury! C'mon people, lighten up! We lost an injury-prone prospect but we got three big names! Get used to it, this could be a pattern.
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    Aaron Hicks went 0-1 with a walk, started in CF for the Yanks. Chris Herrmann went 0-2 for the D'backs, while JRMurphy did not play. Denard Span led off for the Rays and had a nice night.
  15. bighat
    Playing out the projected rotation on May 1st, just for fun: Lynn Santana Berrios Ordorizzi Gibson I could live with that.
  16. bighat
    How is touting Joe's .305 average "cherry picking"?
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    Per usual, a lot of unnecessary criticism of Joe from the fans. Sure, he's not a typical corner infielder with his 8-10 HR per year. But don't you think that when your 2B is hitting 35 HRs, you can afford a bit of a downgrade in power at 1B? The guy bats .300 and gives the Twins gold-glove defense. He was 7th in the AL in batting average and 5th in OBP! We'd be thrilled if Rooker even came close to those numbers. Thrilled. Rooker is a lottery ticket, a dream. Joe Mauer is going to give you Joe Mauer production. Enjoy it. It's guaranteed, money in the bank. If he has another year like 2017, extend him and be happy when he accepts. We'd all like to have Joey Votto as our 1B, but guys like that don't grow on trees. LETS GO JOE!
  18. bighat
    Agreed. Cashner to the Orioles Jaime Garcia to the Jays Wade Miley to the Brewers Volquez (injured) to the Rangers Looks like there's not much left in the dumpster, they might have to actually sign Lynn, Cobb, or Arrieta after all.
  19. bighat
    Good point, I did forget him. I don't think he'll be a "pleasant surprise" - but I can picture him going 4.2 innings and giving up 3 runs in a couple April starts. He'll have a good game in there somewhere, but I think we should keep our expectations realistic. But you are right, he's certainly an option.
  20. bighat
    If I know Twins baseball, that's what they're going to do. Trevor Cahill Andrew Cashner Jaime Garcia Ubaldo Jimenez Wade Miley Edinson Volquez Anibal Sanchez I'm 99% sure the Twins are gonna sign one of those guys. They've got "Twins 1-year deal" written all over them.
  21. bighat
    Darn. Could we get Arrieta on a 3-year deal or something? We aren't we talking about him? Lynn and Cobb are more likely I reckon. And I'd take them in a heartbeat. I'm more in favor of signing a free agent, rather than trading away the farm for Archer. Don't get me wrong I love Archer as a pitcher but the asking price seems to high. Here's hoping the Twins are ready to open up their wallet. The dominoes are going to fall fast.
  22. bighat
    That's my theory, too. The domino effect. Someone will sign Arrieta, Darvish, etc and all of a sudden it will be a mad dash and the rest of the major free agents will sign within a week. It's going to be an avalanche. I hope it starts soon, this off season has been beyond awful. Jay Bruce the biggest name signed so far? Yawn City man.
  23. bighat
    Damn, Erv - what the heck happened? Starting the season with the Ace of the staff missing the first MONTH? Not happy about this development.
  24. bighat
    Kind of discouraging to hear so many people down on Santana, as if he's dead or something. Erv led the league in complete games, was an All-Star, big innings eater, and had many votes in the Cy Young competition. A player who is overachieving isn't a bad thing, people. Even if he regresses, he's not going to turn into Mike Pelfrey. The dude's going to rack up 12-14 wins and save the bullpen a ton of work when they're tired. There are lots of teams that would drool to have a guy like that as their #2 starter. And he'll be fantastic in that role when the Twins sign Yu D. Have faith in the Twins F.O. and have some faith in Big Erv!
  25. bighat
    We all like Trevor May. He is a great guy, writes fantastic articles, and really sees himself as a part of the team and Twins Territory. Is it possible that being such a likeable guy skews our perception of his talent? 2017: missed due to injury 2016: 2-2 with a 5.27 ERA in 44 games Every bullpen or starting pitching post includes a "What About Trevor?" response. Well, what about him? He's a talented guy who sadly hasn't really proven much in the majors. He's 28 years old. The new Twins front office isn't going to save a place for Trevor, it looks like they're moving forward with guys who have proven talent. I'm cheering for Trevor May as much as the next guy. But it might be time to face the truth: it doesn't look like he's in Falvine & Co.'s plans at this time.
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