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  1. D.C Twins
    Thanks to you and Parker....I'll never turn down some instant gratification
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    Buxton seems to have gotten rid of nearly all of the leg kick..... just a little step in the front leg for timing purposes. It would be great to read a Parker H. breakdown of his 2021 swing and how it may differ from before. Shameless request
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    I've said it in other posts before though....He is going to bet on himself and take it all the way to free agency....and he is going to get PAID...probably by the Evil Empire.
  4. D.C Twins
    It is not hyperbole to stay that he has a STRONG shot at AL MVP IF he stays healthy.
  5. D.C Twins
    Um... that will work...
  6. D.C Twins
    Good discussion; I'm sure that the twins FO (as well as me) thought there was no way that someone would take him and were surprised and disappointed when they did. (s)it happens. He was most certainly blocked in our system (which reflects well on our system!) My only quibble is that they may have missed an opportunity to get something back for him in a trade (most likely as an add in for a trade). Hopefully they at least tested the waters for peoples interest. Maybe there were a few teams that had their eye on him.....but either way, the return would not have been high, so not a huge deal.
  7. D.C Twins
    I would say possibly, but then you are right, the Twins could likely only choose 1. If I was promised to get one signed, would probably be Berrios because good starting pitching is so hard to get. Also, if Lewis is headed toward CF.... I do think they both will need to be blown away at this point. They both strike me as people that like to bet on themselves..... then again... I have met and talked to them exactly...... ZERO times
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    But seriously.... I think both have already made the decision at this point that they are going to bet on themselves and go all the way to free agency. So..... I think the more important (and uncomfortable) topic is when to trade them for maximum value. To be clear, I would like to extend them, but realistically, the most likely scenario is they get signed my more money than we can pay by one of the evil empires.
  9. D.C Twins
    Yes
  10. D.C Twins
    Huge fan of La Tortuga. He can flat out hit and is a much needed spark plug for this team which will matter over a 162 game slog. That being said.... the big determinant will be his ability/willingness to take walks. Once the pitchers start giving him garbage to hit (and they will), he will need to prove he is willing to lay off and take the boring walk. He is good but obviously not Kirby Puckett.... he cannot be an elite 'bad ball hitter'.
  11. D.C Twins
    Luiz Arraez could have played professional baseball in ANY era. He consistently gives a master class in hitting approach. Soooo fun to watch (I believe the prior FO gets the credit for him For the current FO Kudos, besides the obvious in Maeda, Alcala is looking pretty legit!
  12. D.C Twins
    I won't bother to go through the literally 100 or even 1,000s of pitchers who had complete game shut outs in ***GASP**** April/May. Not all pitchers have the same durability/injury risk much less even the same pitcher in different outings. To be solely focused on pitch count alone is wildly simplistic and naive. Yes there are other 'metrics' such as clear deviation in mechanics/control/velocity which are equally important. But that requires actually watching the game and not only the analytic cheat sheets. Again, love analytics, but they need to be applied with real world observation/experience.
  13. D.C Twins
    Pitchers only have a few days in their career where everything comes together. It is an absolute travesty that he was not given the opportunity to ride or die for the whole game on this night (*unless HE said he was gassed or there was a clear/significant drop off in his velocity/mechanics to suggest problems*) I embrace advanced metrics, but you still need to actually watch the game. He had a PERFECT GAME going through 6 innings with 80 pitches....A perfect game is history.... 6 perfect innings....forgotten in a few weeks. Trust me that despite what he says, La Machina was most certainly paying attention. This, added to what his team feels have been low ball extension offers, will all lead to him betting on himself from here on out and walking in his free agency year... Book it... it's done.
  14. D.C Twins
    YES THIS! Pulling a hamstring on a routine double early in the first game is not acceptable. Proper stretching and preparation (though time consuming an boring) makes that an absolutely preventable injury. There needs to be a complete overhaul of the strategy by him and the Twins training staff.
  15. D.C Twins
    Agree with cHawk... winning one playoff series is the bar for success this year. I do feel that the FO has constructed as good of a roster as their budget would allow. If they do not win a playoff series... I would start with a new manager. Baldelli is not bad, but I'm not sure he is good enough to take us to the next level. I would advocate for hiring a manager with proven post season experience. With our roster, this would be a VERY attractive managerial position that would attract talent.
  16. D.C Twins
    Depressing long term prediction: La Makina goes to free agency...gets PAID somewhere else... ....and we all play the song "You Don't Know What You Got (Till it's Gone)" by Cinderella on repeat
  17. D.C Twins
    Totally agree: Duran=Gas-Man in the second half of the season and is a HUGE bullpen weapon (2-3 innings of shut down... a la Wade in the past...) that gets us over the hump and we actually win.... a whole playoff series!
  18. D.C Twins
    Absolutely love this deal for both sides. Congrats to The Dobnak, The Twins FO, and most importantly US FANS
  19. D.C Twins
    Dobnak is legit and in a groove. Every game counts the same in the standings. He has been pitching better than Pineda as well. If the goal is to win the most games, it is egregious for Dobnak not go go north as a starter. Life is a competition. The goal is to win games not sooth the egos of old and broken free agent pitchers.
  20. D.C Twins
    Just a minor quibble on this one. Personally, I think never enough starting pitcher depth, so I'd keep Smeltzer (unless there is something going on that we don't know about causing his slump) Anderson was the wild thing and not in a good way. Let a non-contender watch him walk people ad nauseam Just a weak opinion though on this
  21. D.C Twins
    When there is one wild card to go into the REGULAR season, I would choose the bullpen. Historically, this is the easiest position to bolster at the trade deadline when you have far more information about which relievers happen to be 'hot' this year. Also, if Duran doesn't just force his way onto the SP rotation (and we are in contention), I would L-O-V-E LOVE to put him in the bullpen in the back half of the year. He could absolutely be a GAS-MAN in the playoffs who could give us those 2-3 inning performances that Wade etc have given in the past for others.
  22. D.C Twins
    I know it is only ST, but if I was the Twins hitting coach, I would be very anxious heading into the season. I think that his leash is shorter than people think because the FO is in win now mode There is a difference between a below average and atrocious hitting performance in ST. Cruz has been awesome, but I suspect he is teaching the hitting coach at this point and not vice versa
  23. D.C Twins
    The most salient information for me is that he has 8Ks and 1BB. 8Ks vs. 1BB tells me that his struggle is real. You can't tell me that actually hitting the ball and commanding the strike zone in spring training is not important. It is universally important no matter where in the world you step up to the plate or what the stakes are. Yes, batting average, OPS, etc etc are limited to small sample sizes because sometimes you can hit hard balls at people. But if you are not taking walks and missing the ball often, that is a problem even in small sample sizes!
  24. D.C Twins
    Thanks to Dman for live analysis!
  25. D.C Twins
    If the current trend continues throughout the rest of the Spring, I think Rooker has earned the first chance (not what I anticipated at the beginning of ST). During the month before AAA, will they have simulated games at St. Paul like before? I hope so, otherwise it would be tough to have Kiriloff stagnate for a month. Also if Rooker starts and rakes, Kepler struggles and is unable to hit to all fields, and Kiriloff starts clicking.... gulp.... I think there should be a short fuse (1-2 months) for Kepler to take a step back (this coming from someone who though he'd be entrenched in the 3 spot and a pereninal allstar by now....)
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