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  1. bighat
    The "Miracle" was one of the worst names in sports - hearing they finally changed it was a relief.....only to see they somehow made it worse. When you have an opportunity to rebrand, do it right. This rebranding effort looks like it was designed by a couple high schoolers on a "career day" field trip or something.
  2. bighat
    The Cron move does give the Twins flexibility. They can look for a 3rd baseman OR a 1st baseman in this scenario. Anyone ever thought that the Twins might just go after Greg Bird to play Cron's old part?
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    I'll never forget that huge playoff HR he had in the 9th inning of Game 5 in Oakland:
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    The substance he was caught using was a known masking agent. However, his suspension was reduced after it was found that he was indeed NOT using the substance to mask anything. This appears to be one of those cases where the guy just wasn't paying attention. I'd liken it to a player who got caught with THC in his system after taking some over-the-counter hemp supplements. Was it stupid? Yeah. Did it have any affect on his pitching? Nope.
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    Polanco led the team with 631 at bats last year! Over 60 more ABs than Rosario who was second. Polanco is probably the most reliable piece the Twins have. He has come up huge, doesn't have any real injury issues, plug him in the lineup every day. Seems like a great teammate who hustles out there. He's one of those guys that old school and new school fans can agree upon. If his HR totals dip to 14 or 11 next year, I have no problem with that. The guy's absolute money and he might make 3-4 more All Star games before it's said and done.
  6. bighat
    Cron was OK. He was also not so great - there were stretches this season where he wasn't just bad defensively. When he was in a slump at the plate, he was really awful for weeks at a time. Injured thumb or not, he ended up putting up pretty pedestrian numbers. You can't say "he could've" or "would've" because we'll never know. When's the last time the Twins had a 30HR guy at 1st? Real contending teams don't use "stopgaps" or "placeholders". If the Twins want to take a real shot, they should go out and get a solid 3B/1B and set up a monster infield. Cron and Schoop were adequate placeholders last year. The the time of being satisfied with spare parts is over. The Twins found our 2020 second baseman in the system and struck gold there. Let's find our final piece of the infield puzzle through the trade or FA market.
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    I agree that advanced analytics provide great insight into a player's true value. WAR does matter, as does OBPS and the rest of 'em. That said, just because we are embracing these newish statistical categories, it doesn't mean that the rest goes in the garbage can. A .276 batting average with 32 home runs and 109 RBI? That matters too. Also, let's look at Yasiel Puig and Yadi Molina, who also had 1.2 WAR ratings - same as Rosie. Those two guys are vastly different in what they bring to their respective teams, don't you agree? You can't judge a player based on this stat alone.
  8. bighat
    It won't make you unpopular - I think many of us agree with you to an extent. You're totally welcome here, buddy! I also hope Sano cuts down on the striketouts!
  9. bighat
    I fear the Twins will be outbid for Wheeler. He's that perfect "2nd tier" fit for so many clubs, and right now there are probably at least 20 MLB clubs going into 2020 thinking they're going to upgrade and contend. I think the Twins may have to trade in order to bolster their starting rotation next year.
  10. bighat
    Fantastic articles - thanks for filling all Twins fans in on some of the great women in the organization!
  11. bighat
    That "team friendly contract" is exactly what makes him so valuable.
  12. bighat
    This tweet smells funny. Looks like Gibson's agent is leaking this info in order to stir up a bidding war....I'm guessing every free agent pitcher has 10 teams kicking the tires on him. I can see Gibby getting a 1-year deal in a place like San Diego. Pitch in the weak-hitting NL for a couple years to end out his career. My prediction: he'll go 10-12 in SD with a 4.90 ERA next year, then grab another 1 year deal with a bottom feeder and finish his career in 2021 with a 2-6 showing before being shown the door mid-season. Gibby will have nothing to be ashamed of when he hangs 'em up. He never lived up to his potential but he was serviceable. The Twins should shoot for higher than "serviceable", though.
  13. bighat
    Wheeler without question. Bumgartner is washed up.
  14. bighat
    Interesting to see the Braves letting guys like Soroka and Acuna play (and reaping results). The Twins have a bad rep about letting young players stew too long in the minors, but let's not forget that Luis Arraez will still be just 22 years old on Opening Day this year. The weird thing about the Twins is that they'll gladly call up guys like Arraez - players who they didn't anticipate would be that good. But when it comes to the juicy prospects, they are super hesitant. We all know it's mostly about service time, but I think they're also way too over-cautious with their high draft picks. Let 'em play! Start Brusdar and call up Royce, give Kiriloff a look. Rooker should have already had his first cup of coffee. I know the Twins don't operate like this but I'd love to see them change their style.
  15. bighat
    GREAT news re: Lewis. Special player. I really hope the Twins can find a way to get him on the field in a Twins uniform. If Lewis is ready, bring him up. Guys like Acuna and Soto are really helping their teams at age 20 and 21. No need to keep Lewis down another year if he starts the season in AA on fire.
  16. bighat
    Agree. Rendon's gonna want a huge contract and he's going to ask for at least 6-years. He's a great player. But I just can't see a long-term deal for a guy who's already 30 years old working out, especially for the money he'll be asking. Then again, he could be the next Nelson Cruz....but I just don't see Rendon hitting 40 HRs at age 36. If the Twins could get a 3-year deal or something, OK. I just don't see that being realistic.
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    Interesting pickup. See nothing wrong with giving the guy a look!
  18. bighat
    I agree. Seems like we have about four articles a week on this site asking "Should we move Sano/Kepler/Garver/Astudillo to first base?" I don't think any of those guys should go to first, at least not yet. It's a challenging position in its own right. How about we just put a first baseman at first?
  19. bighat
    My thoughts exactly. Good work Mr. Rowson, you'll be missed, congrats on the promo. I am confident the FO can find a suitable replacement.
  20. bighat
    The best example of Eddie hate I've seen this week was when someone commented "The only thing Eddie did was hit a meaningless homer in the 8th inning of Game 3 against the Yankees". It was hilarious to me because if Arraez had hit that HR, you just know that poster would have said "Arraez, wow, what heart and grit, he's the only Twin who is trying to win this ball game. RESPECT." I think some people are turned off at Eddie's personality, and frankly can't get past it.
  21. bighat
    Dude at least he got us on the board. Arraez hits that HR and you'd call him "the one guy with guts on this team who is still trying". I know Eddie has his faults, but this Eddie-hating is ridiculous.
  22. bighat
    Thanks for sharing the details on this award - great to hear from some of the lesser-touted prospects. Just by reading this interview, you can tell Contreras is a hard worker and pretty darn talented in his own right. I'll be checking in on this guy's stats next year. Congrats to him and nice to see the Twins system winning awards.
  23. bighat
    A guy who can win 14 games and pitch to a sub-4.00 FIP, while striking out almost a batter per inning AND log 200 innings in the AMERICAN LEAGUE is a very, very good pitcher. That's a horse. Justin Verlander's don't grow on trees. Even the Astros and their mighty rotation is on the brink of elimination. How are the Tampa Bay Rays doing it? By sending out Charlie Morton (great free agent pickup), Blake Snell, Ryan Yarbrough and Tyler Glasnow - don't know where the last two guys came from, but it was certainly out of nowhere! And some of them are following "openers" all year. I think the Twins need to get creative and start using the Kevin Cash blueprint. Spend some money on decent middle relievers next year and use them as openers.
  24. bighat
    I'd love to see a list of free agent starters that will be on the market. I know some of the big names - admittedly I haven't paged through the entire 3 pages of this thread to see if someone's posted them.
  25. bighat
    Agree with the Kepler 2nd-guess and I posted something about it earlier as well. Game 1 of the ALDS in Yankee Stadium against James Paxon isn't the place to get your first at-bat in over a month. Ridiculous. Kepler should have played during the KC series and if he wasn't good enough to go, he should not have been on the playoff roster. Astudillo could have taken his spot. Waving the white flag in Game 1, in hindsight, looks absolutely terrible. Pulling Berrios. Then having Gibson on the playoff roster and then using him as an innings-eater in a 3-run game still has me scratching my head. Overall it's easy to be a Monday Morning QB. And sure, there were some questionable decisions from the lineup standpoint. But this team lost this series because the players got out-pitched and out-hit. The team faltered under pressure, looked as bad as they did all season. Hard to blame the terrible play of just about everyone on Rocco Baldelli. This embarrassing series loss is on the players, in my opinion.
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