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  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. 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!
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. bighat
    Looks like Shoemaker is this year's Homer Bailey. Meh, alright. He's got a decent track record, and if healthy he can give the Twins some innings and maybe a few wins. At this point I'd prefer Dobnak but competition is healthy - speaking of healthy, it's quite possible Shoemaker doesn't stay healthy all year and Randy will likely be a starter for a good part of the year, regardless.
  9. bighat
    I consider Thorpe and Smeltzer sunk costs at this point. Hope I'm wrong.
  10. bighat
    I looked at some of Anderson's highlights. Does anyone else look at this guy and see the body of a starting pitcher? He's 6'4" and 228, and somewhat slow to the plate. Seems very deliberate, kind of a Michael Pineda type. I think the Twins are kinda taking a flyer on a guy with potential to see if our pitching coach can polish him up a bit. I'm thinking if he has a good year, he could be competing for a #4 or #5 starting spot in 2022.
  11. bighat
    Hard to feel 100% happy with this trade - sure it makes sense, but saying goodbye to Wade is bittersweet. Wishing him success in SF, he'll certainly have a chance there Says a heckuva lot about where the Twins are on Kiriloff. They clearly see him as a full time guy with Cave as the 4th outfielder. Anderson looks like a solid piece with potential. Nice work FO.
  12. bighat
    Some interesting talk on MLBTradeRumors about the Colome signing. Seems to be a rather heated debate about Colome's expanded stats (FIP, xFIP, K%, GB%, etc). Some seem to think he's been very lucky for his entire career, others say that in this player's case, you can throw those expanded stats out the window. I'm guessing the Twins did their homework and I trust they know what they're doing. Good signing. I frankly don't care how he gets outs. Just so long as he's effective. He has a history of getting the job done, looking forward to watching him in a Twins uniform.
  13. bighat
    Well, if the Twins weren't going to sign anyone else, then this was the move to make. And they made it. Therefore, it was a good move IMO. Let's see if Nelson has one more awesome year left.
  14. bighat
    Sources just confirmed Eddie Rosario is nearing a deal with Cleveland. Golldarnit...
  15. bighat
    So, is Kiriloff competing for a starting job this year right out of ST? With Rosario gone, are the Twins projecting Kiriloff to fill that spot? Or is the team projected to start with a Cave/Wade platoon thingy?
  16. bighat
    Agreed. If there's one prospect I'm worrying about right now, it's Cavaco. Lot of question marks when this guy was drafted, and zero doubts have been silenced after his poor initial season. He's got a lot of ground to make up. That said, the kid's just 19 still, which is crazy. I think if he's personally the type of guy who is ready to prove people wrong, he could very well jump off the page this year and be back in the top 10 next season. Way to early to consider giving up on this guy, I hope the Twins coaches are focusing on him this upcoming year.
  17. bighat
    Cool. Can he hit?
  18. bighat
    Oh yeah, I remember that now. OK.
  19. bighat
    Been wondering about this for a couple days. The headline says the Twins made "Another Move" - where was the first move? Did I miss something? I'm not sure what that was referring to.
  20. bighat
    Gaver at 8 is ridiculous. Great writeup, agree with everything else you've written. But IMO, Garver's days as a primary backstop are numbered. Also, with Jeffers' emergence, that should automatically make Garver's rank plunge by default.
  21. bighat
    Certainly fits the definition of a Twins trash-pile special: a pitcher who's not too far removed from a great year, but coming off a rocky season. I certainly don't fault the Twins for giving him a shot, I hope they've uncovered a diamond in the rough.
  22. bighat
    Garver will certainly rebound - but that's because he couldn't do any worse than he did last year. In fact, if his 1st month is anything like last year's 1st month, he'll be catching in St. Paul. Every Twins fan is pulling for this guy. But realistically I think the best we can expect is a bat worthy of hitting in the 7 or 8 spot. If the guy hits .250 with 18 HR in a full season of ball we should all be thrilled.
  23. bighat
    Sox are going for it, I'm guessing a lot of pundits out there are going to be predicting the White Sox #1 in the division this year. Especially if the Twins don't sign Cruz.
  24. bighat
    It's a push, nobody really got anything out of this deal. I suppose if you pressed me, I'd give a slight edge to the Twins but it's pretty insignificant in terms of the team's big picture.
  25. bighat
    I'm 8+ years sober and I agree with you. I wasn't given a "pass" on the actions I committed while I was an active alcoholic. Sure would have been nice if the credit card companies cancelled my debt on purchases I made on that Vegas trip because I was loaded the whole time. Would have been cool if my girlfriend had come back and said "no worries", or my old job would have said "it's all good, forget about it". But that's not reality. The stuff I did while under the influence still counted against me, and I accept it. Most Americans with 2 DUIs are in a world of sh*t by the way, we're talking losing your driver's license for FIVE YEARS. In my case, I was lucky enough to have a strong support system around me to help me get sober and more importantly stay sober. And I found that inside myself, I knew that stopping drinking was in my best interests long-term. Sounds like Tony is missing some of that from his life. The guy clearly has a drinking problem and needs help, but that doesn't mean he gets a free pass on the actions he's committed while under the influence.
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