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  1. bighat
    Troublesome, worrisome, frustrating - all of the above. But what else is new? Sano's career in a nutshell has been marked by long, deep hitting slumps followed by short bursts of amazing power and skill. He's not 21 anymore, he's not even 24. The guy's 27 and this is who he is. His home runs are incredibly noteworthy, but so are his strikeout numbers. This spring he batted .159 with a 50% strikeout rate, he's basically not made any improvements on that so far this year. He's fallen to batting in the 6th and 7th spots, respectively. Yesterday he was batting 7th against a lefty - I think that tells you all you need to know. Concerning for sure.
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    Rewind the clock 6 months. Do the Twins leave Baddoo unprotected again if they got a do over?
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    This extra innings rule is absolute garbage. Maybe start it in the 12th inning (someone else suggested this on another thread) but having it start immediately in the 10th is just a slap in the face to the game of baseball. Absolute joke. This team should easily be 5-0, terrible to see how the bullpen and this extra innings rule have stolen victories. These games count, when the Twins are 1 game out of first in September remember that. Rooker shouldn't be getting playing time unless Garlick is sick or injured. Bullpen has some real shaky pieces. Buxton, Cruz, and Arraez are as locked in as possible right now. Must see TV every time those guys are at bat.
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    Too early to panic on Dobnak? Great effort from the offense today - one might say that everyone on the Twins has a case of the runs.....
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    Thanks - yeah I heard that too. I'm just saying it felt super vague, if this was Mike Trout we'd have known what was going on within 5 minutes.
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    Unfortunate this team gave away Game 1 - they dominated that game in every way, should have easily gone 3-0 on that trip. This team is going to need Donaldson and Buxton if they want to compete against teams like the White Sox, NYY, Houston, Toronto, TB, Oakland, and so on. Great starting pitching so far. Simmons looks good - I have a feeling his error on opening day will be the only one we see for a long time. He can hit at the bottom of the lineup, too. Looks like a nice addition! Arraez is the story on offense so far.
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    The whole Buxton thing was irritating for a couple of reasons. Obviously seeing Buxton exit early gives lots of Twins fans PTSD. The other factor was that we were given zero updates, no news - let's get reporters and broadcast teams from both sides back into the stadiums, home & road. Knowing Buxton, he's not going to be playing today in Detroit. We can all say this is no big deal but it really stinks to see Byron - yet again - have to leave the field in the midst of what was looking like a promising hot streak. If he misses a few games he may take a few weeks to warm back up again. Great win, fun game to watch, looking forward to seeing this team take down the Motor City Kitties!
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    Great effort by Berrios. Overall though, this game was still pretty tough to watch. The Twins struck out 17 times on Friday, 13 times last night. The strikeout is the most common out for the Twins so far this year and it isn't even close. Combine that with Milwaukee's 17 strikeouts last night....frankly, reruns of the "Golden Girls" might be more exciting. You can frame it as a "classic pitcher's duel" if you must, and sure we can get away with that summary today. But this type of strikeout-heavy performance has become all too common in today's MLB. If the Twins strike out 15-20 times again today, even if they win, it's frankly unwatchable baseball. As someone else mentioned, if you wonder why MLB is losing fans, the strikeouts are Exhibit A. Striking out not only removes chances for hits, but it also eliminates those exciting and athletic defensive plays that we come to the ballpark to see. Not sure what MLB can do aside from moving the mound back. Might be time for that discussion. Great job Berrios, wish he'd have gotten the 7th. Here's hoping Buxton stays healthy! Arraez looking great so far at 3B. Duffey looking pretty shaky. I'll take 1-1, here's hoping the Twins win the series today!
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    White Sox fans had to be laughing watching their former guy blow it for us. What a bust. Also, Maeda didn't pitch terribly, he'd have made it to 5 innings if Simmons didn't botch that double-play ball. Simmons with a crucial error, Colome with one of the worst blown saves in the history of the organization - Twins need a win tomorrow or things are going to start feeling real negative.... I agree with whoever said on this thread that they should put runners on 2nd base starting in the 12th inning. I really liked that. Buxton - career year coming down the pipeline? Two walks, SB, and a dinger? Me likee.
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    Serious question - will Josh Donaldson play 100 games in a Twins uniform? I mean, in total before his contract expires in 2024. We were all thrilled when the contract signed. Four years was steep, but we all thought "those first two years, 2020 and 2021 will be worth it". Well, we saw 2020 went poof and now 2021 starts out with JD having leg problems on the first dang AB. He's a cool dude and his personality and experience helps the team, but this could go down as the biggest contract gaffe in Twins history. And it won't be close.
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    Arraez getting the start in LF today on opening day - bold prediction: he becomes the Twins everyday starting LF, making the whole Rosario/Cave/Garlick/Kiriloff fiasco irrelevant.
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    Final spring training averages: Kepler: .070 Buxton: .135 Simmons: .138 Sano: .159 Garver: .172 Maybe it's not Garlick or Astudillo who we should be worried about.
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    Never understood how anyone could hate Astudillo. Especially a Twins fan. Sure, maybe you don't like his stats, or don't think he's super talented. But honestly, I'm shocked to see folks here who literally despise him. It's like hating Muggsy Bogues or Spud Webb. I can see being critical of their value, but how could you hate them? Willians had a great spring, hitting .361 with tons of ABs. His numbers speak for themselves. He did what he needed to do, give the guy credit. Yes he's is prone to make a gaffe or two, but the guy hustles and does the best with what he's got - most people with bodies like his aren't playing professional sports. The guy's got moxie and you can't coach that. Baseball is a marathon. Having guys like Astudillo on the team help make it interesting - in a good way. And his teammates love him, that counts for something too!
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    Once I got past my initial shock, this seems to be a rather shrewd move. This front office doesn't take any of its players for granted - when they see a contributor who can be extended, they take the opportunity. Cool. Looking forward to seeing how Randy responds this season!
  15. bighat
    Much deserved for Kenta Maeda, nobody can argue with that decision. Glad to see Baldelli putting the best guy up first, sends a solid message: you play well, you get rewarded. Buxton's tooth doesn't seem to be bothering him. Dentist pulls a tooth, Byron pulls a homer. Franco to the O's, any other free agents that should be playing still out there? Puig's the guy I always think about, he's got a few off-the-field issues but most guys with his talent would be signed by now. Word on the street is managers don't like this guy, which is weird because he plays hard.
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    Brandon Waddell has a 10.84 ERA. He's also given up 4 hits in his 3.1 innings, and walked two.....why did he make this list again? Oh yeah, he struck out a few guys. I know we've entered the age where real stats like wins and ERA don't matter to anyone, but c'mon man. At some point you gotta look at something besides strikeouts to determine whether or not a pitcher is good. The other options in the mix so far have been fun to watch and certainly will be fun to watch as we enter the 2nd half of ST. Can't wait to see how it pans out. Thanks Tom!
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    Thanks for sharing, great job!
  18. bighat
    Sucks to be under 50 and hearing about all of these vaccinations everyone's getting - waiting in line down here in Florida and there are tons of seniors ahead of me! It's all good though, they deserve it and I'll wait my turn. At least it should be soonish, down at my other place in Guatemala it's probably not even going to happen until late 2021 or early 2022 for most. Agree with most here, understand why MN is playing it safe and I totally get it....but at some point, c'mon man. We've been on this rodeo ride for a year. I can see restrictions in the beginning because nobody knew how to handle themselves, but at this point we know what we're doing. I'm not playing politics - I'm just a baseball fan speaking from a baseball fan perspective (that's what I do on Twins Daily!) At some point soon let's just rip this damn band-aid off and get life back to normal. Gimme a foot-long hot dog, large coke and an upper deck seat - I'm ready!
  19. bighat
    I always felt Sparkman was a bulldog when watching him pitch against the Twins. Didn't even realize they'd signed him this year. Nice.
  20. bighat
    Weird tweet from Jeffress there, gets released and then calls out an agent from 2019? Very strange indeed. The agent did tweet this a couple of days ago mentioning Jeffress and the Texas Rangers, not sure how to decode this. https://twitter.com/JoshuaKusnick/status/1367533607624015878
  21. bighat
    Yeah, the Twins are in a no-win situation with Buxton here. They can't afford to extend him based on his potential, because they've continuously felt like they've been burned by his injuries and prolonged slumps. Buxton, on the other hand, won't accept a deal based on what he's worth, simply because there's a line of MLB teams with deep pockets who WILL pay him based on his potential. Throw in that season a few years ago where the Twins demoted him and refused to call him up in September ( think that's always left a bad taste in Byron's mouth) AND the fact that this team hasn't won a playoff game in forever, and I think it's almost certain he'll leave this team after 2022. As fans, it's going to be hard because we'll always want him to do well, but if he breaks out of his mold between ages 30-34 and wins an MVP Award - which is not out of the realm of possibility in my opinion - we'll feel burned.
  22. bighat
    I'm a 45 year-old man. Weekend warrior athlete, I still play a little soccer, jog/run and do some hiking. Back in my youth I played on the HS varsity basketball team, probably played basketball every day between ages 12 and 18. I've spent years shoveling snow, walking on ice, even slipping and falling plenty of times....no knee injuries for me (knock on wood). Yet one of the best athletes in professional sports slips on some ice in Texas and he's out for a year with a catostrophic injury. It's perplexing indeed!
  23. bighat
    Bah-ROO-TAAAL. Damn. So he's gonna miss this year, spend next year in the minors catching up, and now his ETA is 2023? Yeowch.
  24. bighat
    With all due respect, having a 2019 All-Star in Polanco as the backup SS isn't exactly "non-existent", at least in my opinion. I know his fielding has been dragged through the mud, but in my opinion it's gone way too far. People here literally think Polanco is the worst fielding baseball player to ever put on a baseball uniform. Polanco is more than sufficient at shortstop and he's made great plays. Better than Simmons? No way. Chopped liver? Most certainly not.
  25. bighat
    Darius, you nailed it. Couldn't have said it better. Add in that we let Rosario go - it's not like there's an established 30 HR 100+ RBI guy currently playing in RF. We're talking Cave/Arraez here.
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