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  1. bighat
    Royce Lewis tearing it up in St. Paul, heck yes.
  2. bighat
    Arraez looks to be a guy that Rocco can't afford to sit, those ABs were incredible. Buxton is as locked in as he's ever been, it's can't-miss baseball when he's at the plate. Cy Bundy looked as good as we can expect, nice work on the mound. Sano's baserunning mishap wasn't exactly his fault, he was waved home after all. Kirilloff's, not sure. Either way frankly I don't mind the aggressive baserunning. Half the time those throws home miss the mark or the catcher can't handle them.
  3. bighat
    I hear ya - I mean, that's really a much longer discussion than we can have on a post-game thread about the 3rd game of the year. Short response is that honestly I think they're going to have to move the mound back, but it'll probably be 10 years before they are going to even seriously discuss it.
  4. bighat
    Donaldson's "walk off" was a seeing-eye dribbler that squeaked through the infield, after a man had automatically been put on 2nd base for him. Sanchez breathed life into a winless team with a 2-out grand slam, rallied the crowd with the no-doubt blast. I'll take that any day over a weak ground ball through the shift.
  5. bighat
    Great interview with Buxton, "Go Twins!"
  6. bighat
    Problem is that Kirilloff is looking just as bad as Sano. And you can't sit both of them, which I think in a perfect world would be the best thing to do right now. Plus we're going to have Sanchez catching on Sunday.
  7. bighat
    Yep, this is exactly what was happening last year. If I recall the Mariners came to Target Field in April and took 3-of-4. I hate to say it, but I think Ober gets rocked tomorrow and I wouldn't be surprised if the Twins got swept. It's not "early". Early is March, when they play practice games. These games count just as much as the ones in September. This Twins team isn't ready, tied for Cleveland for last already. To blow this game after Bux hit the go-ahead HR in the bottom of the 8th has the stink of 2021 all over it.
  8. bighat
    As Morneau said, in month that ball Sanchez hit in the 9th is 5 rows deep into the seats. Tough way to end it. Maybe Kiriloff should flip spots with Kepler in the batting order. Looked overmatched today, and not just against Ray. Duran looked like the real deal, what a day for him. Fantastic AB from Luis Arraez in the 9th, the guy can just flat hit. Let's hope Bux didn't leave everything down in Fort Myers. Very disappointing day for Byron and the rest of the bats.
  9. bighat
    To sum up the last month: Twins trade Garver: "Oh no! Now weak-hitting Ben Rortvedt is our #2 catcher? Ugggh!" Twins trade Rortvedt: "Noooo! He was awesome defensively! Why!?!?!" Twins get Urshela, Sanchez: "Still no shortstop, this team is cooked!" Twins sign Correa: "Ugh, waste of money, this team still has no pitching" Twins trade for pitching: "Season's OVER! Terrible trade!" Good lord people.
  10. bighat
    I'm with you. Twins are ushering out their 30+ year old aging stars who were on their way to be free agents (Garver, Donaldson, now Rogers) and they've received younger players back with more years of team control. Rogers was awful in 2020 and while he rebounded in 2021, he wasn't exactly lights out. Then came the injury - don't forget he'd have been traded last July if it weren't for that. He hasn't pitched in an MLB game in a long time. Rogers isn't a sure thing for San Diego, gang. Twins needed starters guys & gals, and say what you will, they're doing what they can to go get them. Let's wait until we see how Paddack looks before we boo this trade, gang.
  11. bighat
    Awesome, so thrilled to see Lewis back on the diamond. Balozovich on the DL to start the year already? C'mon man.
  12. bighat
    Yeah I notice that too - specifically pitchers. It does seem very strange for the Twins to draft a DH-type in Sabato, out of college, and then let him marinate for 5 years in the minor leagues. Especially with their FIRST ROUND pick! Pick college guys all you want, but if they're not ready for prime time, wait until the later rounds. That said, this Mark Contreras guy seems like a fantastic athlete, good dude and it looks like he has the tools to make the majors. Nothing wrong with having guys like that in the system, it means we can trade maybe bigger names like Larnach, et al, for pitching and still have Contreras ready to contribute. Great interview and here's looking forward to seeing Contreras in St. Paul and maybe in MSP this season.
  13. bighat
    Gary Sanchez was going to make this team no matter what. Speaking of which, I was watching some YouTube highlights of a condensed game against TB a couple days ago. Sano comes up, bases loaded nobody out. Strikes out. Sanchez comes up right after him and HE strikes out too! It was the first inning, Twins ended up not scoring after having the bases loaded with 0 outs. Rocco can't bat Sano/Sanchez 4-5 in the order during the regular season, please no. They should be batting 6th and maybe 9th, just keep them away from each other in the order so we never see those guys strike out back-to-back this year with men on base and less than 2 outs. To be fair I like both players but those kind of ABs just make it so hard for me to continue to support the Twins' offensive strategy.
  14. bighat
    So Coulombe over Godoy - who got DFA'ed and then they signed another catcher to replace Godoy at St. Paul....does that mean they assume Godoy will be claimed on waivers? Or did they just outright release him? The Rooker v. Garlick question is a big one. Garlick is 3 years older than Rooker, but if you read the tea leaves, Rooker doesn't look like he'll ever be as valuable as Garlick is now. I can see why the Twins don't want to lose Rooker, but at this point I don't think he'll ever be a major contributor on this team. And they don't have room for prospects who hit .200 right now, and even if they did they've already got Trevor Larnach to do just that and he's next in line. Kohl Stewart was a sunk cost and the Twins just let him go. I'm thinking they should do the same for Rooker. Who knows, maybe he hits 23 HR for Baltimore this year, or fills in as a 4th outfielder in Oakland. If that's the case, the Twins should be OK with that and wish him the best. Garlick should get the job.
  15. bighat
    Yeah, Sanchez just came taped to the side of the box. Nothing the Twins could really do there, but now that they've got him they're going to at least see if he works out. He's a 2-time All-Star still on the right side of 30, Roll the dice with the guy, I don't think it's unrealistic to think he could duplicate Garver's numbers if things go right. Considering the mess the Twins were in at the end of last year (89 losses, no shortstop and no pitching) I think they got pretty creative and did the best they could. They are clearly trying to be competitive, let's see how this works.
  16. bighat
    Pretty much my thoughts too. Off the top of my head, I can't remember the last time Lewis Thorpe had a stellar or even memorable outing. If the guy was on the bump it was 4 innings, 5 hits, 3 ER and a strikeout or two. Then there was that bizarre story from last year's Spring Training when he just left camp for "personal reasons" for 10 days last year. Don't get me wrong, everyone should be able to take time off for their mental health if needed, but we really never heard what exactly was going on there. Some very cryptic quotes from both Thorpe and Rocco surrounding that issue as well. The MSP media isn't New York and they never probed or speculated, but other team executives have done their homework and they know what happened. It's possible they view Thorpe as someone that might prove to be a problem, and since his numbers aren't outstanding nobody wanted to take a flier on him on waivers.
  17. bighat
    Great write-up, thanks for keeping us informed on our farm system's best and brightest! Henriquez, Ryan, Woods Richardson, Martin, and Strotman all made the list and have been acquired via trade. Can't wait to see some of them this year in Target Field (fingers crossed).
  18. bighat
    For sure. We're all worried about the 5th starter here, but what happens when starters 1-4 get their doors blown off in the 2nd inning? Because that's gonna happen. Here are the lines from 3 starts in a row from Bundy's last year: 3.1 innings, 6 ER 4.0 innings, 7 ER 2.1 innings, 4 ER That's our number two guy! Egads! Meanwhile, they won't even let Ober or Ryan throw 5 innings? Madness. So what happens if Bundy, Ober, and Ryan start to majorly tank at the same time? Heck, even if one or two of them hits a rough patch it's going to be trouble. Imagine Gray regressing or god forbid going down with an injury? Rocco's been known to quickly "forfeit" games in short order when the team gets behind by more than 3-4 runs. So if things go south, we might see position players pitch or just let a bullpen guy 'wear it' for the night, resulting in a good many 16-4 or 12-2 losses for this team. When they lose, they're going to lose big.
  19. bighat
    I think Smeltzer's not even really a consideration anymore. Had a shot, impressed a bit his first season but wasn't blowing anyone away in the metrics department. Didn't make the team out of ST last year, got recalled and then was put on the 60-day DL in May of 2021. Got outrighted off the 40-man over the winter and is now pretty much just trying to hang on to his professional career. Sounds rough but that's the way the cookie crumbles for 90% of professional baseball players. I'd be totally happy if the Twins gave any of the other 4 guys you mentioned a shot. The Twins may be forced to play their hand if they don't come up with anyone via trade of FA soon. I'm all for it, frankly. Let's see 'em.
  20. bighat
    If we can see it, Falvine can see it. They're obviously working on it, and clearly the asking price is too high (Royce Lewis & Luis Arraez for Frankie Montas, for example). Are you saying the Twins should literally give up the farm for a guy like Montas - a 29 year-old who has only played 1 true full season as a starter and only had 1 decent year?
  21. bighat
    Alas, as a powerful half-human daemon, Boras has the ability to hide the horns & tail. Most nights he transforms into a làbh-allan - a type of evil Scottish water-shrew - and feeds on the blood of cattle and other livestock. Quite a sneaky guy and extremely difficult to catch while in shrew form. As for the captions, it was probably just an oversight. Every once in a while on places like TD, you'll see signs that maybe not all of the writers spent 4 years in journalism school or worked as a reporter before starting here. Frankly, that's part of the fun - you can have real discussions with managing editors, authors, and other staff members (Reusse's not writing you back, is he?). Overall they do a VERY solid journalistic job, any mistakes are usually corrected quickly, but they are usually very minor. They also put up with us obnoxious commenters bickering about things like WAR, BABIP, OPS+ and players' shoe sizes, so we all cut 'em a break and don't sweat the small stuff.
  22. bighat
    Aside from last year, Montas had never started more than 16 games in a season. He went 13-9 last year with a 3.37 ERA. That's a nice arm to have in your #3 spot in the rotation if you're an elite team. But those aren't "ace" numbers. And he just turned 29. Do the Twins really gamble away Martin or Lewis on someone like that?
  23. bighat
    Agreed. It's like the "trade Polanco" crowd who crawls out of their caves every year. These aren't prospects, they're established, legit big league players in their prime. They could bat in the top 3rd of the order in any MLB lineup right now. I realize you have to give something up to get something back, but if you can give up a Larnach instead of a Polanco/Arraez, you do that every time.
  24. bighat
    Played 148 games last year and had 630ABs. From a Twins' fan perspective, that's not an "injury prone" player. We know what that phrase means, and Correa ain't it. He's going to play more games than Donaldson this year, I'm betting.
  25. bighat
    He has redeemed himself. Correa hit 279/.366/.485 with a career-high 26 homers in 640 plate appearances this past season.
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