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  1. bighat
    I urge all Twins fans to step back, look at the offensive stats, and pretend you are looking at a guy who plays for the Padres or Marlins. What the Twins have is a 25 year-old career .230 hitter who has played parts of 4 seasons with the team. He has great speed, gold-glove defense, and a terrible strikeout rate. He's prone to prolonged slumps and injuries. That's what Buxton IS. An amazing defensive player who cannot hit MLB pitching right now. He also appears to be a great human being but that doesn't count right now. Buxton is not going to transform into Ted Williams in 3 weeks playing against other September call ups. The Twins are doing the right thing by not recalling him in 2018.
  2. bighat
    Agreed. That first inning was brutal, but all too familiar. Not one of his outings have been remotely good. You can tell by the stats we're trying to stretch, aka: "Stewart is the only rookie pitcher in MLB with blood type AB Negative to have thrown 6 off-speed pitches for strikes, and he leads the league in foul balls hit to section 314". I'll gladly eat crow if I'm wrong.
  3. bighat
    I enjoy these reports. Thanks for posting.
  4. bighat
    Why do you think that Buxton (24 years old, 1000 career AB, .230 average) deserves to play ahead of Cave (25, 163 AB, .263 avg) right now? Because he made some nice catches last year?
  5. bighat
    Right before Austin, you mean....right? Unless you're taking a subtle jab at Mauer/Rosario/Polanco. This Austin guy can mash. Twins appear to be in "roll over mode" right about now. They're not going to finish .500 and it looks like both pitching and hitting are both hurting right now. Not so much fun.
  6. bighat
    Yeah, I had just tuned into that at bat. I said to myself, Eddie's struck out 3 times, he's going to try and hit a HR here and make up for it...just missed! Watching Gonsalves, I didn't really think he was that sharp. A few of the outs were screaming line drives, or well-hit grounders speared by infielders. He allowed baserunners in every inning and was once again walking guys with 2 outs. Certainly an improvement but to say "He just made one mistake pitch" is giving him a bit more credit than is due. He was much better than his first outing, but he made plenty of mistake pitches. Positives: nice to see a rookie get through 5 innings. I like Gonsalves' demeanor/body language as well. He might not be pitching great but the kid seems to have a little more confidence than, say, Stewart right now. I hope the Twins keep him in the rotation. Austin may hit 35 HR next year playing every day. The Twins may have found an every-day starter and a legit #4 or #5 hitter in this guy. For Lance Lynn!
  7. bighat
    Yuck, brush this one under the rug. Gonsalves has another chance tonight, let's see if he makes this count. I've been hearing "wait 'til Gonsalves gets here" and "Gonsalves should be the Twins' #3 starter" all year long...I think many of us are eager to see this much-hyped prospect do the thing he's supposed to do. How about 7 shut-out innings tonight, no walks and 8 K's?
  8. bighat
    He's also thrown a total of 39 innings in rookie ball. He's at least 4 years away from the majors and there are many "what ifs" between now and 2022. Gil looks good, no doubt, but I'll save my disappointment about this trade for another day, long in the future.
  9. bighat
    Very weird to see so much Jake Cave hate and skepticism. I would've thought everyone would have loved seeing this guy develop into what looks like could be an every day outfielder next year. Cave has been a significant upgrade at the plate over Buxton and seems to play decent defense. He should be starting every day on this team right now, and until Buxton proves he can hit, Cave should be above Byron on the depth chart. He's ahead of Bux right now in my eyes. There I said it.
  10. bighat
    We could complain about Hildy, and Magill allowing all 3 inherited runners to score today...but what's the fun in that? The Twins won, the 'pen has indeed pitched pretty well this series. The guys you mentioned are performing well indeed. Fun seeing the Twins make a bit of a run. Looking forward to the big debut tomorrow for Gonsalves!
  11. bighat
    Where would the Twins be without Rosario this year? I shudder to think. What a fantastic player and this team is very lucky to have what looks like one of baseball's premier outfielders. Gonsalves! Woohoo! Side note: I thought that Phil Miller tweet said "Brian Dozier contributed all 6 HR himself" and I was really confused for a minute. Now I get it.
  12. bighat
    Going for 5 in a row today, all aboard!
  13. bighat
    I agree that The Twins owe it to themselves (and Santana) to continue to roll him out there. Gibby had a run of bad starts last year and he got better, you don't just throw away next year's possible #3 or #4 starter because he's bombing in what basically amounts to Spring Training.
  14. bighat
    Okay, so my new fantasy is that the Twins finish .500. Who's with me!
  15. bighat
    I'm happy Logan Forsythe is playing well. And that's about it. He's a warm, veteran body who can play 2nd base. He is hitting well in a low-pressure situation with nothing to lose. I am glad to see it. What to do with him? I think the Twins will do what they planned all along: have Logan Forsythe fill in at 2nd base until the season is over.
  16. bighat
    Nice to see a game where everything went how it was supposed to. Odorizzi with a strong outing. Polanco and Sano with big hits. A nice night from the bullpen. It was sort of like watching What Could've Been.
  17. bighat
    Agree with Riverbrian. No way should the Twins call up Buxton and burn a year of service time just because he has a nice August in Rochester. Full stop. Period. End of story. Buxton has given the Twins exactly 3 good months of baseball over the course of 3 seasons. What about taking a look at some other players instead? If Buxton shows up with a chip on his shoulder next spring, so be it. We already know Buxton can hit MLB pitching in September. He does it every year. The Twins need to see Buxton hit in April, May, June, and July. Calling him up next week serves no purpose other than to create more discord and confusion in the Byron Buxton saga.
  18. bighat
    Agreed. I have zero interest in a 34 year-old 2nd baseman whose stock is falling like a rock joining the Twins. I hope the front office feels the same. Escobar would be a great fit but something tells me a reunion isn't as likely as we all hope.
  19. bighat
    Speedy recovery, LoMo. Hopefully he's healthy next year and can go play for one of the 29 other teams. Sano quietly has gone about his business and is helping this team.
  20. bighat
    Woah man, take it easy on Santana. He was arguably the main reason the Twins made the post-season last year. I think he more than made up for his injuries/suspension with an amazing run last year as a true ace in a tough American League. "He sucks"? Not cool.
  21. bighat
    If Belisle is closing next week we will all feel very sad. Time for new blood. I don't mind the return arm. Here's hoping the new kid recovers.
  22. bighat
    Here's hoping Mejia's wrist is OK. The guy's been effective and seems to have earned a spot in the rotation moving forward. Shutting down the Tribe on the road, tip your cap to him. Garver's hit held up, nice to see him contributing. Hildy's given up 11 earned runs over his past 14 innings pitched.
  23. bighat
    Turned it on and the Twins were down 2-0 in the 1st. The next inning, Rosario struck out on a pitch over his head, and I pretty much thought "yeah, these guys aren't coming back". This game didn't look appealing from a Twins fan perspective from the get-go. The FO is just grinding the fans down with this Belisle stuff. Just keep rolling him out there until we finally don't care enough to complain.
  24. bighat
    Go get em, Mejia!
  25. bighat
    The MLB non-waiver trade deadline was July 31st at 4:00pm. You can't just wait until mid-August and trade a guy whenever you want, unfortunately.
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