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  1. Dennesey55347
    I went straight from this article to a Google search of the "top prospects" for 2024. Doesn't appear to be a future HOF but a franchise player is possible with our top 5 pick.
  2. Dennesey55347
    WIth a framer like Vasquez, who needs a free agent ace. A short, sweet, and good as always piece. Still need 3 more pieces to complete the off-season. I's also be OK with one year of lower-league turnstiling to determine legitimacy amongst the youngsters.
  3. Dennesey55347
    Correa has few weaknesses but nothing offensively over the top. If his numbers were in the zip code of A-Rod, or today's Harper, Machado, Alonzo, etc... Brinks time. But he's just very good at most things offense. Bottom line: offer 2-3 free agent (run producers) with the same productivity possibilities less money. Dropping all that green on 1 guy is not financially sound when he, or any Twin really, can't carry a team consistently. Rather steal away "you need RBI, I get you RBI" Jose Abreu and give him a few years, then add 2nd tier SS.
  4. Dennesey55347
    A better rebrand would include keeping the TC but having it stand for "Talent Committment". I'm in the "keep old logo" crowd after studying the side by side for a good 5 minutes.
  5. Dennesey55347
    This is the post I've been waiting for. Thank goodness someone finally sees what I've been preaching for years. Players make a name for themselves based on how they elevate their play in big moments. The Twins have nothing of the sort among position players. Having a few consistent run producers will negate a handful of subpar pitching performances. We have basr hitters all along the spectrum but they badly lack the ability to string hits together or crack a bases-loaded double/3 run bomb when the moment requires. I'll never forget this season specifically because of how often they crapped away game- turning chances. Position players Arraez, Correa, and Miranda. The rest may go.
  6. Dennesey55347
    As much as I want to see someone, anyone get the big hit when the pressure is on AND drive in some runs, Judge wouldn't trade in his mates for the Twins lineup or system. The MVP's most likely targets are the damn Dodgers or an up and coming current playoff team.
  7. Dennesey55347
    This question was an unintentional meatball. Tendency is to discuss ways he can change or improve. Rocco's style has multiple layers with enough "questionables" for me to want him removed entirely -along with key decision-makers. This team has zero promising bankable elements going into next year. Got to have at least 2 RBI machines with a pitching staff like ours to compete and we have nothing close Many other issues already discussed in the thread. 2023 is going to look similar at best.
  8. Dennesey55347
    A couple of 21 year-old call-ups who can put up 90 RBIs or a .380+ OBP in year 1 is too much to expect for the Twins I guess, so yeah, hope at least 2 of these guys prove to be fearless and productive all of 2023.
  9. Dennesey55347
    So many areas to scrutinize with the Twins this year. Outside of everything mentioned in comments/article, I couldn't help but think of a few offensive issues I've tracked all year. One being how incredibly rare it felt when any Twin cleared the bases or dropped a double when we needed one most. I feel like a minor uptick in this metric would have secured at least a few more wins. Our game-by-game RISP was lower than our opponent in what felt like 85% or more 2nd half games games. Plenty of hits, zero hero-ball. The best game performance ALL SEASON I could find all season was Buxton's 2-5, 2HR's, 2R, 5RBI night. I'm betting I could find 100 similar (or better) performances this year, including 4 guys from Toronto who matched/topped Bux's stat line above in ONE GAME. My take, trade/release all the core bats (minus Arraez), buy a few starters, and let the up-and-comers give it a go. Core is in the 28-29yo range and you already know what you've got, which is not enough to be a contender. It's too bad they will indeed keep them and guarantee the inevitable.
  10. Dennesey55347
    I'm done with the entire core. We need a complete makeover and a new vibe. Up you come, in-house youngsters and acquired bats. 7ish years is way more than enough time to see that current stocks will never bear the kind of fruit I'm hungry for. Keep Arraez. Everyone else: pack. House clean management as well. But do still invest heavily in the front line this off season.
  11. Dennesey55347
    Win prob, WOBA, Win shares, win shur-a-bility, and WAR are fine stats on an excel spreadsheet. Bottom line: does Buxton generate hits at a below average pace: Yep. Does he steal bases consistently: NO. Walks? NO. Drive em in? Only with the HR. Take smart AB's? Rarely. Is he someone I'd send up for a big hit in a close/late game? No chance. His effect is felt on this team but I'd take an auditorium full of players over him right now. Funny thing is he will be a footnote when he retires. He's on pace to Crack 1000 k's around the same time as hitting 1000 combined RBI/runs/walks. Yikes.
  12. Dennesey55347
    In early May, 2018, I suggested a Buxton trade based on apparent chronic health issues, HR or bust results, lack of stolen bases, etc. Unfortunately, WAR doesn't take into consideration whether a home run was in the 1st inning or the 9th, and how it affected game outcome. Very few of Buxton's were hit in high -pressure situations/game-changers. Also, his non-HR stats weren't pretty either. In over 300 non-HR at bats, he had something like a .181 average and less than 10 total RBI (I kept track but deleted my excel file). So, in short, we get a top-of-the-league defender 50% of the time who could've added significant value by stealing 40ish bases per season (vs 9-10) if he walked/hit more and wasn't injury prone, whose batting extremes are Death Valley/Antarctica, and a guy who isn't great at timing fence/wall catches- as we've seen, only takes one to land one on the DL. The annual contract value is about right for the risk here, but ultimately will not lift the Twins to the next level.
  13. Dennesey55347
    2-16 against the Yankees, Dodgers, and Astros. All bottom feeders except the Reds have more wins here (Reds better win% against these teams) Our RBI leader might finish with the lowest total in at least the last 20 years, and Miranda is outpacing everyone else's paltry sum. Who would you call in in the clutch? Zero Twins qualify. Consistency with the bat? No one but Arraez if singles are your jam. (Miranda looks legit but too early yet). Big hits were so spread out and rare I found myself in disbelief when someone finally mustered up enough courage. Yeah, I remember very few offenses in our history I've liked less
  14. Dennesey55347
    Twins top rounds draft history hasn't been very good at all, especially when it comes to big time RBI producers or expectations exceeders.
  15. Dennesey55347
    I must be watching a different team. This offense is light years away from being competitive against playoff teams. They have no go-to guy for a game changing hit. They struggle immensely to plate guys with men on. Only 1 player with 50+ RBI's/100+ hits 70% into the season. 5 total IBB's. Dead last in SB (mostly Rocco's fault). Who would I send up in a critical situation? I'd be forced to say Arraez and hope for his patented single over a preferred bases-clearing double (only 1 for the team in 2022). This iteration has not a single guy, much less the 2-3 required bodies to attempt carrying us in the playoffs.
  16. Dennesey55347
    This is a weird team. We already know they have no true front line (#2 debatable) starter and the pen could use some help. Offensively, outside of Arraez's average and Bux's HR's, they are void of an across the board stat-stuffer. No RBI stand out. No stolen base production. No one that any pitcher would intentionally walk. No clutch-hero. Who do they want at the plate when a big hit is needed? Arraez? Buxton's production HEAVILY relies on the HR. Last I checked he was batting around .178 if HR's are removed. With the Doziers, Rosario's, Cruz's, and even doubles maestro Escobar long gone, we are missing that guy who gives you hope with the game on the line.
  17. Dennesey55347
    Just from a pure-hitter perspective, I'd take Bell in an instant. We have a gluttony of meh BA's right now and as a team do not string hits together for big innings very often. 3.6% of all innings thus far have been of the "4+ hits" variety. Arraez and Polanco are batting well over .300 with RISP yet Buxton sits at .184. Urshela is probably closer to .300 while I suspect the rest are in Bux territory in this respect. Find me another clutch hitter and we're all set. I suppose it doesn't help that the Twins are so risk-averse that stealing bases isn't a promoted practice.
  18. Dennesey55347
    How many playoff games have the Angels won with Trout (and Ohtani)? Same question could be applied to a number of great players but obviously doesn't discount their accomplishments/value or guarantee playoff wins. And I'm sure this org. would ask Cruz to tone down his excellent regular-season RBI production and save it for the post-season...lol.
  19. Dennesey55347
    God himself can't help Sano's game. I would counter-argue that Sano loved Cruz and was most productive in the Cruz years. Also, I would send Cruz to the plate for a big hit over absolutely anyone in the current lineup. Just 1 cool stat: (2022) 2-out RBI leader sits at 27. Nelson Cruz is tied for 13th place with 20. Only 2 Twins in the top 100- Sanchez and Urshela. Twins have to go outside the org to get clutch hitters.
  20. Dennesey55347
    His clutch hitting, power, and rallying presence would be most welcome. This year's lineup combinations feel like individuals doing their own thing rather than batters feeding off each other (stringing together hits, comebacks, etc) and Nelson could probably add value here. I'd take his consistency/stats/pedigree over any DH we have now. With that said, still have to buy low. This is coming from someone who, for the 1st season in 40 years isn't really excited about Twins baseball.
  21. Dennesey55347
    Excellent article! I've felt since 2015 (Buxton, Sano, Kepler, Rosario, and Polanco), only the latter 2 have lived up to their individual performance expectations in a Twins uni. The other 3 are a combination of injuries and unfixed (unfixable) hitting deficiencies. Correa was a good signing with his post season history but we have no other clutch performers, or even consistent RBI producers of any kind. Fewer than expected instances where offense wins despite pitching/comebacks (battling back to win 9-8) doesn't help either. Also, a severe lack of late game production is habit now. While I don't expect this team to make a post season appearance, I would easily expect pitchers to be the better overall performers if we somehow did. It'll be interesting to see where we finish after playing one of the easiest schedules to date, although we did get a brutal sample size of our efforts against the best.
  22. Dennesey55347
    I've never agreed with a piece more than this one. This iteration doesn't contain anything at all that would scare an opposing pitcher.
  23. Dennesey55347
    It's funny. I was recently visualizing ideas for an article titled "23 reasons the Twins look like a bottom-tier team".
  24. Dennesey55347
    Pitching was always going to be a question mark coming into this season... even the Twins knew this. What's troublesome is every aspect of the offense, These guys still rely far too heavily on the HR and have zero reliable run producers. Half the teams in the league have at least one guy they expect to get the job done with men on base in a tight game. Last I checked, the Twins were near bottom of the league stranding RISP. The Dodgers and Houston series were a glimpse of what to expect once we clear one of the easiest first half schedules in baseball and play some studs. Bottom line: We should have a 9+ game lead over Cleveland but this team lacks an RBI machine, base stealer, walk specialist, and only 1 player with any sort of plate discipline. I said back in 2018 the Twins overvalued their "big 5", including Buxton (some still think he's MVP material) and this coaching staff doesn't have a track record of fixing offensive issues, like bad tendencies players develop, getting the most out of the least, or furthering the development of expected stars. So many young PROVEN stars in baseball and we have diddley at the moment.
  25. Dennesey55347
    Wish granted. Twins management is taking your approach. I'd avoid tuning in to today's game though...and the post-season if we sneak in somehow. Ryan is probably a 2 or 3 and is the only reliable starter thus far- we'll see what he's made of against better competition. I wish this strategy luck against teams with a few true #1's.
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