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  1. wavedog
    Yes, he is stretched out enough and pitching well enough to be called up. Gibson and Mejia are on notice - always good to have competition. I am just hoping he does not repeat the performance of Liam Hendriks with us. Pitched great in the minors but could never translate that in the big leagues in several opportunities. I had to look up where Liam is pitching now - apparently with Oakland. Had a good year with Toronto in 2015 and Oakland last year. Bring Berrios up and have some patience with him.
  2. wavedog
    Alright - making this exciting!
  3. wavedog
    C'mon Dozier - lets get things started here.
  4. wavedog
    Has someone checked Buxton's bat for termites? Maybe there are some large holes eaten in it. What are the rules on bat diameters - can he bring a tree trunk up there?
  5. wavedog
    Have to get a bat on the ball Buxton.
  6. wavedog
    Santana was saving the strike outs for when he needed them...
  7. wavedog
    With the division games we should get off to a decent start but I am still feeling the burn from last season. So seeing as we have not changed much from last year's approach - we will try to best last year's start and go 0-22 for April with 3 rainouts giving us some blessed relief from the losses. Now that I have set that low expectation anything else will be a plus for me. I aim very low.
  8. wavedog
    I think we know how this will end up - but it is Spring and we can always hope for the best. We will see how Belisle and Breslow do - we could have signed some higher profile relievers. I thought a given that Chargois would be in at least the setup discussion, so hopefully he performs well at AAA and comes up soon. We have got to develop some power arms to at least get in the mix.
  9. wavedog
    Some good reasons for optimism pointed out in the article and we have 5 consecutive years of his actual ERA being lower than his FIP with 2 different teams. Yes, as long as we do not try to change him I am cautiously optimistic about Santiago having a good year for us. Good being defined as our 2nd or 3rd best starter and within 10% of his career average stats.
  10. wavedog
    I have tried my hardest to forget about last season but to the best of my memory - we earned every one of those 103 losses with a combination of bad managing, bad starting pitching, bad relief pitching, bad defense etc...If I put on my rose-colored glass for this season as hope springs eternal - we will be better this season because (1) Buxton, Sano, Rosario, Kepler, Berrios will be improved on both Offense and Defense with help from the old vets we brought in Hunter, Cuddyer and Hawkins (2) Castro will provide better pitch-framing and game calling? giving our pitchers more confidence and Murphy/Garver will help more as backups (3) May and Hughes come back to the rotation to give more stability (4) we find a SS that can give us average defense (4) Jepsen is not in our bullpen this year (5) Someone will help Molitor with managing decisions/he will have learned from experience (6) Santana and Dozier performance does not fall off the face of the earth (7) Other teams in our division will be taking a step back like Chi, KC and Det My hope for this seaon - I would like to break the 70 win mark and for the team to show continued improvement this year - looking forward to the season.
  11. wavedog
    Nice article Seth! Honestly, I had sort of forgotten we took Haley in the Rule 5 draft - anything we get from him will be a nice bonus. I like his work ethic - hope things turn out well for both him and the Twins.
  12. wavedog
    Great article and nice insight that he is working out with Larkin and Lindor. Fingers-crossed that he continues to develop and move up the ladder.
  13. wavedog
    I would tender all given this outsider's opinion. Depending on your thoughts on pitch-framing - Castro and Murphy/Garver should help Santiago nibble better and could also help Gibson as well. Kintzler and Pressly are inexpensive for what they can provide. Barring other trades or signings, Escobar is a need - he can fill-in at 3B or SS and is probably the best SS on the roster. Unless the new regime has a trade or signing that brings in a SS - Escobar needs to be retained.
  14. wavedog
    Late to the party here but I think the signing is great! This fits a need and our pitching staff needs the help - time will tell how much.
  15. wavedog
    Plouffe had a good run - I remember when he started at 3B there were quite a few fielding misadventures but he made himself into a respectable fielder and found his power stroke. He is not worth $8M a year so I am totally onboard with the Twins decision but hope he finds a good home and has a few more good seasons playing ball.
  16. wavedog
    An argument for signing a free agent or 2 would be what the Yankees did this past season. Relief Pitching is always in high demand at the trade deadline. The Yanks were able to trade Miller and Chapman for multiple prospects (granted those were 2 studs). Say we signed Feliz and/or Holland this year and they built up some "save" value. if we are out of the race come the end of July and we have built up some of our young relief pitchers - Feliz or Holland could be flipped for a good return - obviously less value than Miller and Chapman would get but still good. They would serve as an insurance policy and buffer so the young guys can build up their confidence in less stressful pitching situations.
  17. wavedog
    This is a Groundhog Day of a season - every game seems to play out the same in a loss. What is the positive lesson in removing a young pitcher 1 out away from a 5 inning start and a possible win - how does that build his confidence? Playing and batting Logan Shafer 5th - How can the new regime look at this manager and possibly keep him?
  18. wavedog
    We really have seen too much of Logan Shafer for my liking lately. Can't believe he is batting 5th.
  19. wavedog
    I like the hire - hope he does get named this week so we can start on the reconstruction as soon as possible. I love baseball but I have never been so ready for a season to be over.
  20. wavedog
    Most memorable birthday is easy....October 27, 1991 Twins win epic game #7 and World Series over Atlanta. Can't get a much sweeter present than that!
  21. wavedog
    This has been the longest season I can remember - tough when your playoff chances are dashed in early Spring. Nice to see the young players come up and we have seen flashes of talent - it would be a little more comforting if there was more of a steady improvement. The pitching? both starting and relieving very disappointing - don't know if it is the talent, the approach, the defense, pitch-framing or more likely all of the above but pretty disastrous. Although I still follow every game even this year - My #18 is looking forward to having this season in the rear-view mirror. You don't lose 100 games by accident. Hopefully this season is embarrassing enough that every member of the organization (that remains) will work harder and smarter to make the Twins respectable again. I am not a fire everyone type of person but in this case I would welcome a fresh approach and looking forward to new organization direction - we have developed a losing culture.
  22. wavedog
    I thought I would check how Arcia is doing in San Diego and in addition to getting off to a slow start batting I saw this note: Spin: Arcia made an embarrassing blunder in the outfield Tuesday when he allowed Mookie Betts to tag from second base and move to third when he casually fielded a shallow pop fly, so that may explain why he is starting Wednesday's game on the bench. The Padres are also facing lefty David Price, and Arcia is a career .228 hitter against southpaws, so that made the decision to sit him even easier. Jon Jay will start in right field and lead off in Arcia's place. You have to figure when your on your 4th team of the year you might not want to keep making these type of mistakes. He is still only 25 but he may be getting his last chance. He sure has fallen far the past couple of years.
  23. wavedog
    If I were GM I would bring up Granite to bat leadoff and play LF next year. Of course I might be fired as the GM before the All-Star break. But anyway, I think his skill set would transition well to the majors, he would play solid-plus defense and would be the ideal leadoff hitter.
  24. wavedog
    I sure wish we could switch this year and extend the minor league season to the end of September and end the major league season over labor day weekend. These minor league reports are what keeps me going - thanks for a great job by all who put these together every day.
  25. wavedog
    I am happy that Wimmers gets a shot at the major leagues. Hoping he rises to the task.
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