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  1. wabene
    Now that he is further removed from his digestive issues he may bulk up and take another step. There are many things to like about G Cinco. Super well liked and no shrinking violet, he has a great attitude and I like his chances for further development.
  2. wabene
    What The Frick! Another lefty?
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    I remember it like a dream
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    There goes the neighborhood?
  5. wabene
    I am in the vast majority of TDers that wouldn't want the Twins to spend 350m on Carlos. The only way I would is if the Pohlads told the front office they wanted to try spending with the big boys for ten years. Then that could fit their budget. The contact would be ten years or less not 13. The funny part is he still may have chosen San Francisco, lol. I will say the money in sports is out of hand and the prices to attend are ridiculous.
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    I agree with this. They had to know that Boras and Correa were looking to be paid at least or more than the top SS, so that is over 300m. There were vague speculations considering last year when he couldn't land the big deal that for some reason Carlos wasn't valued like his peers. The Dodgers weren't interested because their fans might revolt, lol. However Carlos was smart enough to realize he had the market he wanted just not the agent. Boras knew he could leverage the deal. The only way the 285m was going to work would be to wait out the market, have Carlos and Boras be wrong and have Carlos drop in their laps again at the end of the off-season. I hoped they had learned their lesson last year. I would prefer a front office that didn't rely on bargains in free agency and trades that deplete organizational resources. Be more aggressive early in free agency. Now here we are again, Rodon, Swanson or trades and middling signings. Doesn't seem like a competitive strategy.
  7. wabene
    After trading many prospects they are painting themselves into a corner where they have to go free agency or bust. I will wait to watch this unfold for the rest of this off-season.
  8. wabene
    The funny part of that is all teams lose players at some point, but when your focused hard on one team the hand wringing begins.
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  10. wabene
    Is the glass half full or is it half empty?
  11. wabene
    That is one clean cut Abe, lol.
  12. wabene
    Jim did not seem interested in baseball, but Joe seems to be. I would think this is a positive for the Twins. He said he will be around the team much more than his uncle. Maybe Roger Hedrick can lend him his shorts and whistle, lol.
  13. wabene
    I'm guessing this Pohlad actually likes baseball.
  14. wabene
    Fun game to watch probably because for some reason, in spite of the bad/no calls etc (and that Washington d-line), I felt they would win. This team has heart and I've got to say, two years ago I said couldn't watch Cousins anymore. Well he has grown on me and I respect him. For a guy with his clean white t-shirt tucked in he is one tough sucker.
  15. wabene
    Somehow coming to the conclusion that Baldelli is responsible for Correa playing less than the leaders at his position is mind boggling. Baldelli, huh? Gleeman came up with a stat (which I just verified on Baseball Reference) that after Carlos returned from his second injury stint he played something like 96 out of 102 games. A 152 game pace. I looked at it another way. He had 2 stints on the IL missing 21 games. In the 141 games where he wasn't injured he played 132. That is also a 152 game pace. I hope next year there is a least some reduction in people blaming Baldelli for everything they don't like and every outcome that isn't favorable. How about some reasoned discussion instead!
  16. wabene
    Yes let's see what they do next year before setting this in stone as their pitching philosophy. For those thinking of Duran as a closer last year that just wasn't the case. He was a fireman type facing the other team's best every time out and thus giving us the most value possible from the pen. The inning he pitched was secondary. At the beginning of last year Duran was quoted saying he liked his new role saying he felt great and didn't miss being sore all the time like he was as a starter. Since then he has changed his tune a little probably because he knows how much more money is available to starters. I'm glad I don't have to make this decision because the worst case scenario of moving him to starter is he blows out his elbow. Certain roles do suit certain people better. However he could be that elusive Ace® we've been searching for. I'll decline from saying what I'd do since I don't have all the info that the team does.
  17. wabene
    Yep he's probably close to done. I was obviously referring to the prime of his career. His first few years with the Vikes he got hurt all the time. Then he went on an incredibly durable steak. Look it up.
  18. wabene
    Smith can't stay healthy. It's ironic, the guy I always use as an example, when talking Buxton, of a guy who got injured often early in their career, then became an iron man was Rudolf. I don't see how you can count on Smith. Gets dinged all the time then when he started the year with drop after drop, I'm not impressed. I like this move. Next year I'll bet it's TJ and Mundt and Smith is gone.
  19. wabene
    Kyler Murray is so over-rated. I cannot believe he got that contract.
  20. wabene
    This team needs quality depth. If Jorge is healthy it is a no brainer he plays. What I want to see with the Twins is if Polo is dinged up, he doesn't play until he is healthy. Right now I'm ok with Luis at second filling in. Hopefully you have AK, Urshela, Miranda for further infield depth. A stop gap SS. Martin and Julien for further depth. Then Gordon along with a good righty bat for outfield depth.
  21. wabene
    This thread is just making me want to keep my pants on.
  22. wabene
    Very good topic and reasoned discussion, huzzah!
  23. wabene
    Very good post! A bitter pill to swallow, unfortunately. Seidler Equity Partners is a venture capital outfit, maybe? Not bankers I presume. Certain professions seem to attract certain types. The Twins spending the last few years has been ALMOST in line with their market size. The preceding years with 6 out of 7 years of 90 loses, however, had payrolls well below what their market size would dictate. I remember this well and I'm sure I'm not alone. I've been defending this front office and rooting for this team, but after reading this it's hard to be positive.
  24. wabene
    Except that would mean they are out of it again. I hope they are rolling, but I think if they are in it next year they might have to stand pat at the deadline because the farm has already been raided.
  25. wabene
    The narrative that the Twins made a mistake putting Lewis in the (dangerous?) position of center field does not hold water for me. He's is a ballplayer. His whole life. He is, apparently, prone to knee injuries. That play where he got hurt was pretty routine. The stresses on his knee as he landed after bouncing off the wall could've happened at short, at third, on the bases or walking in Texas after an ice storm. This is one instance where fans are working overtime to assess the Twins leadership with blame.
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