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  1. rdehring
    Will be interesting couple days and your article gives us something worthwhile to think about for the next 30 hours or so. My one thought looking at this list is that it doesn't have the high level talent we often see. I guess some of that is due to the fact that a lot of the best prospects were added over the past year. Perhaps the most meaningful move, or non-move, the Twins could make in the next two days is keeping Canterino on the 40-man. That would tell us they believe he is likely to be available in 2025. Considering he is potentially better than any of the above prospects, that could be HUGE!
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    Interesting young man. Sure aren't a lot of knuckleball pitchers out there. Are there any that have three regular pitches along with a good knuckleball? Could make him different enough to be good. With one of Matthews/Festa and Morris (not including Varland, who I assume will be in the Twins pen) ahead of him, expect he will spend all of 2025 in St. Paul. And that's ok. I see Twins management taking a lot of hits, maybe they should get a bit of good will for the job they have done these past several years drafting and developing these pitchers.
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    Perhaps the best situation we can hope for Doc is that he gets a cup of coffee with the Twins late next year. Then has a good spring in 2026 and plays some of the year with the Big Club. Has a couple nice two week stretches where he does well, offering some hope. Then as ERod and Jenkins both settle in, he has value so the Twins can use him in part of a package bringing in a meaningful part of their 2027 Championship team. (I can have rose colored glasses, can't I?)
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    Did a double take, bean, when you wrote that Henry Aaron was 6-0 and 180. Went and checked baseball reference and yup, that's what it says. On the other hand, the player I remember was a lot less than 180. More like 160. And 6-0 was a generous measurement. Of course that was early in his career when he was a youngster in Milwaukee.
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    Interesting, Seth. Also, puzzling. Does Falvey have any experience qualifying him to run the business side? Are any of the recent departures being replaced with new blood? If not, seems the executive level payroll is going down. Perhaps, a lot. Is that all part of touching up the Twins paint job prior to sale? Or is it possible that the Twins have actually lost money going as far back as the pandemic year and they are trying to bring it to break-even or profitable before a sale?
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    Was excited when the Twins acquired Paddock. Continue to believe that he can become a very good starter. Unfortunately, he hasn't been able to stay on the field. Will other teams be interested? Interesting question which we will have to wait to be answered. If he is moved, I see one of two returns. The most likely may be for a mid-level prospect which would give the Twins $7.5M of salary relief. The other trade would see the Twins getting something of value in return. Could that be a lefty bullpen arm or first baseman? Maybe. Or perhaps a good prospect close to big league ready for one of those two holes in their roster. For me the latter option would be best. But we are all going to have to wait for an answer. Will that answer actually come, or will Paddock be the Twins #4 or #5 starter on opening day? I guess the worst-case scenario would be trading him for a mid-level prospect, then watching him start the All-Star game for the National League while our guy is pitching in Wichita! The way things have gone for the Twins of late, this may be the most likely scenario.
  7. rdehring
    Thanks for the article, Cody. Found it to be interesting. As for your question, we will find out later this week. Or is the date they need to act early the following week? Don't understand the comments regarding his not playing catcher full time. Don't most of the minor league clubs have three catchers. These are all guys they want playing some of the time, thus, playing more than 50-60 games isn't likely. Haven't looked at the data, but how many catchers, if any, played behind the plate significantly more? The fact that they have him playing outfield regularly when not his turn behind the plate tells me more about how they value him.
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    Have been pleasantly surprised by how well CC played this year. And find his defense, mostly arm, amazing. With that said, his $35M makes it nearly impossible to get the remaining parts to be a legit contender. If they would trade him, they have to get value in return. Do they need a young shortstop? Or are they ok with one of Lewis, Lee or Keaschall at short? I don't know if any of that trio is good enough in the field to be that guy. But they certainly have three young players who project to be good to very good big leaguers for the three infield positions. And that doesn't include Julien. As long as Falvey gets value for value in return, this may be the one move that puts the Twins back into contention. Well this move and much of the team hitting in September like they did the first four months of the season.
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    I expect that most TWins fans weren't happy with Duran's performance this year. I suspect the most unhappy person was Duran. I have had the feeling much of the summer/fall that he was never feeling 100% like his old self. He missed much of spring training and then the first what, month or two of the season. He then hurried back and never settled into the fireballer we remember. Assuming he has a normal winter and spring, I expect the Duran of old in 2025. And that isn't someone anyone will trade.
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    It has never been clear to me what the smiley face represents. Does it mean that the commenter is being sarcastic about the post he/she is responding to? Or does it mean that the post brought a smile to one's face? I wanted to clarify, Doc, that when I add the laughing face it means that your comment brought a smile to my face and I wanted to say thanks for making my morning a bit happier.
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    Have been thinking since their season ended that a lefty reliever may be their biggest need that actually gets filled. But if money is as tight as it appears, what might be most likely to happen is a trade for a youngish lefty reliever. Also believe that Moran just might be another candidate to solidify their 2025 bullpen. He went under the knife, didn't he? Does anyone know when he is expected back? Always thought highly of him, and maybe his control problems were somewhat related to his injury.
  12. rdehring
    I don't have access to the games, but from comments above sounds like Rortvedt and Berrios weren't on the same page. Considering he was about the #5 or #6 catcher in spring training, I suspect he hasn't had lots of time with most of these pitchers. The kids defense is first rate and I understand he handled pitchers well in the minors, pitchers he was familiar with. As for his hitting, he gets a pass from me. The last live games he played before joining the Twins were at AA Pensacola in late summer 2019. Yes, he hadn't faced live pitching in a real game in well over a year and a half...remember, he wasn't at the camp in St. Paul last summer. Add the move up from AA to the big leagues and you are getting what you see. Hopefully, whatever Falvey is doing will be over and he will get sent back to Wichita ASAP to finish his development as a hitter. And I don't know why Astudillo isn't catching any of these games, he is their second best catcher at the moment. Just after the Twins give us all a bit of hope with a nice game Friday night, they go out and crap all over the ballpark Saturday...reminding us that there isn't a lot to like about this team. When I look forward, there aren't a lot of guys on this team today I want to see still with the Twins say in 2023! And I want to see a bigger change on the coaching staff, beginning with the head guy.
  13. rdehring
    Keep coming back in the afternoon to check on tonight's starters. Guess I will watch the Saints again to see how Jax does. Has been a favorite prospect ever since breaking free from the Air Force to pitch. Still waiting to see Canterino pitch.
  14. rdehring
    The Omaha team moved from Rosenblatt Stadium several years ago into a new ballpark on the SW side of the city. A new, larger ballpark was built downtown (I think it is TD Ameritrade Field) and that's where the World Series moved to. Don't know why the AAA team doesn't play there, great ballpark and great location.
  15. rdehring
    Watched the game and wasn't counting, but thought it would have been more than that. On the other hand, he only went 4 innings and most were efficient quick innings. So yeah, 59 makes sense. With that said, surprised he didn't come out for the 5th inning. Imagine Rocco gave orders to have him pitch 4 first time out, then 5 in his next start.
  16. rdehring
    Not interested in debating whether Eddie gets more clutch hits than player A, B and C. What I believe is lost is Eddie's leadership and personality. I have said since before he was gone that I believe he was the heart and soul of this team. And this team sure as heck is playing like a heartless team.
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    Agree With LA Vikes fan that the percentages given to Rocco and the Front Office should be flipped. Rocco probably is 14% responsible for our problems thru his game management, or lack thereof. But he certainly gets another +10% for his being responsible for preparing this team to compete. Sure doesn't look like a team that wants to win? Really wish someone would show a little fight. Can they still recover, yes. But to do so they need to make a 180 degree turn and do it very soon. Another couple weeks of this and its over. At that point, I think the FO needs to take this team down to its core. And I sure as heck don't know who that core is.
  18. rdehring
    Watched the Saints game last night, well, at least the first nine innings. Thought Dobnak was as good as he can be. One more start to get back to 5+ innings, then they have to get him back to Target Field as a 'starter.' Thought Jeffers had a real tough night at the plate. Yes, he was 1-5, but the late hit was a grounder to second with the two infielders shifted to the right side looking at each other thinking the other guy was gonna field it. Before that he was 0-4 with three strikeouts with several key at bats with ducks on the pond in scoring position. Just didn't look comfortable with the bat in his hands. Great seeing Whitefield's bat get going. With his defense and speed to burn, could he be a player that works for the Twins?
  19. rdehring
    Great night when the home teams are 4-0. Watched the Wichita game, well almost all of it. Although they won, was not excited about what I saw. Yes, Miranda had the one big hit. Aaron Whitefield had two hits and his speed in left field held two batters who hit hard balls down the left field line to singles. Other than that, nothing stood out as players that I would be excited about as future Twins. Heck, the only reason they won was because the Springfield pitchers walked 8 batters. Lujan had a very nice inning plus and I didn't see their closer in the ninth...who struck out the side.
  20. rdehring
    Watched Wichita last night, then turned on the Twins on radio before falling asleep. Mistake! Couldn't tell from the box score, but did Thorpe do a decent job as the starter? After everything we have been thru the last 18 months, was looking forward to an exciting summer of baseball. Then HULU/Sinclair decides to dump on those of us who no longer can stand our cable company. Sure as heck glad I didn't spend lots of extra dollars and jump thru the hoops to be able to watch this team. They really aren't very good and that is surprising as the off season moves seemed reasonable at the time.
  21. rdehring
    Plan to watch my baseball this year on MiLB tv. Really wanted to watch Wichita last night, especially Winder on the mound. Well MilB didn't have the Saints or Wichita and the Ft. Myers game had no sound. So Cedar Rapids it was. 3-1 on opening night is fantastic. Don't know what to think about Albers, but the rest of the pitching was very good. And the Twins are teaching us what Tom Kelly always said, you're only as good as your next day's starting pitcher. Thanks for the report!
  22. rdehring
    Yes, yes, yes. Do something, anything. Unfortunately, they haven't had the advantage of AAA beginning its season on April 1 to see what relievers have a great first month at St. Paul. Maybe, hopefully, someone will be lights out the next couple weeks and provide some help. I also like the idea from above about piggy backing a starter in for a 3-4 inning outing every fourth or fifth day. Bring up two of the young starters...Dobnak, Thorpe, Smeltzer, and you could do that two out of five days. Can one of you young guys with all the computer knowledge hack Baldelli's computer to tell him to consider that? But Waddell in the 10th after his outing the night before....you know what Soucheray used to say....B as in B, S as in S. Time for this front office to begin working their magic. If they don't plan on selling come July.
  23. rdehring
    Don't have Twins on tv, but turned on the radio when I went to bed. Listened to the 9th and then the 10th. Was furious with Rocco for not playing AK, until I learned this morning that his wrist is back. Will his wrists keep him from becoming the star he potentially should be? But after Waddell took a crap on the mound Monday, how can any Manager bring him back for the 10th on Tuesday? We all know that the Twins have one 18 game record going in the playoffs. Are they destined to have another 18-game record this year...losing consecutive extra innings games. Yes, I hate this stupid second base rule, but both teams have the same advantage for that to bring in runs. Maybe our Manager needs to sit down and think about baseball rather than asking a computer what he should do.
  24. rdehring
    Getting to MLB from Verona, Wisconsin is a process. Have never been concerned about his numbers along the way, just happy to see him make yearly progress. Doubt he will be up with the Twins permanently, but then he may prove me and others wrong. Have always seen this kid as either a future Twins starter or half of a catching platoon. Nothing has changed for me to not continue to feel that remains the case. This early promotion reinforces my belief in this kid from my wife's hometown when we met.
  25. rdehring
    Opening Day for the minor leagues, Seth. Have been waiting for this day for nearly two years. Was going to jump thru the hoops needed to get BSN and watch Twins games since Hulu dropped FSN. Decided yesterday that instead of doing that, will get MiLB and watch minor league games this summer. Was planning on watching the Saints tonight, but with Winder going in Wichita will watch that game instead. Can you believe it is time to PLAY BALL for these young guys?
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