3 Rookie Records Set to Fall

All 3 had very bright season. My choice of the rookie with the most impact is Duran. He has been phenomenal all season long. But the rookie with the brightest future is Royce Lewis, he can excel in everything. IMO no injury will hold him back, just keep him away from CF for heavens sakes.

Without all three we would be fighting for near last place and not even had been talking about trying to win division.  Ryan has been good, but not great, but hopefully he can build off of this season improve and be a solid starter for next few years.  Duran looks like he should be a beast for years to come.  Miranda leading our team in RBI at 64 is just terrible.  I know RBI is not a big stat anymore, but you still need to drive runs in and when our leader is at 64 when I am pretty sure Jose Ramirez had 64 by early July.  I believe Miranda will hit at this level and hopefully for years to come with Twins.  I am not sold on him being a superstar though but a solid hitter for us. 

37 minutes ago, Trov said:

...Miranda leading our team in RBI at 64 is just terrible.  I know RBI is not a big stat anymore, but you still need to drive runs in and when our leader is at 64 when I am pretty sure Jose Ramirez had 64 by early July.  I believe Miranda will hit at this level and hopefully for years to come with Twins.  I am not sold on him being a superstar though but a solid hitter for us. 

Lineup management has certainly been questionable. Injuries have been frequent as well. The Twins are going to finish the season with 3 guys who qualify...

Nothing against Celestino but when he starts the most games in CF is not something we should be writing about.  

Jake Cave in his first year up with fewer at bats was the same wonder boy type player Miranda is; next year wil determine Miranda's future, regardless of how good this year went.

Celestino is in a shallow but continual decline with the bat, but does seem to have improved his fielding skills.

You have to like the team going forwards with young players in 2023. Ryan, Ober, Varland, Winder are all players to pay attention to their play going forwards. Jeffers is a solid (shared position) young catcher. Although not the guy you thought of at first, Arraez has held his own and if you need a position for the guy..... Lewis COULD be the shortstop of the future. Miranda will be at third (or first). Kirilloff is still potential, and the question is where to play him, too. Larnach and Celestino are decent and pan out as at least fourth outfielders. Wallner will get a big look in spring training. Duran is a stud and should become an elite closer. Moran and Jax have found their places in the bullpen.

That's a nice bit of development from the Twins in just one year. Will they make the team a powerhouse running towards the playoffs every year? Probably not, but there are some fine pieces, some decent returning pioeces (Buxton, Polanco, Maeda, Paddack, Lopez, Gray, Mahle) Alcala is still in the mix. Gordon has found a spot on the team. Do we still need Urshela, or Fulmer going forwards?

A couple of REAL GOOD free agent signings, a team leader bat would be nice! 

Oh, and Caleb Thielbar!

Wow, already have a full roster of 27 with the names above!

It’s hard to believe that it took this long for Joe Ryan to arrive. He’s 26 years old. I guess he was unlucky with COVID and a deep organization combining to really slow him down. Hopefully, it’s full speed ahead and he still has some unrealized upside…not that I don’t like what he is. I do.

When was the last time a team made the playoffs having a rookie lead the team in RBIs and Wins?  Just doesn't really happen.

Miranda was put in the position of batting cleanup much of the time.  As a rookie, he probably should have been hitting 7th or possibly 9th (nice segue to 1st hitter).   Miranda definitely did a lot of good, but the other team went after him a bunch, he didn't come through sometimes.

Ryan looks like he needs to put on some weight in the shoulder area.

On 9/20/2022 at 1:45 PM, bean5302 said:

I am not sold on him being a superstar though but a solid hitter for us. 

If he did get to a superstar status, the Twins would find a way to let him go.

3 minutes ago, MABB1959 said:

If he did get to a superstar status, the Twins would find a way to let him go.

Why are you trying to attribute the 

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I am not sold on him being a superstar though but a solid hitter for us.

quote to me? That's @Trov's quote, not mine.

By the nature of being a position player vs pitcher, Miranda certainly has the brightest future as pitchers break and quickly become ineffective at a much higher rate than position players.

(though if you are judging this statement on the injury history of the Twins system, you'd probably disagree? #snakebitten)