RedBull34

All his HR's in the minor's last year were from the Left side of the plate, but he had a higher slugging from the right. It's very small sample size though (98 PA's as a LHB, 24 as a RHB). Edited as I completely got this backwards.

IDK, the Yanks are built for Power, and the ball doesn't travel as well in the cold. Probably the best time of year to play them. Stro's are too, good to see the Twins get that series out of the way early. I think they stand a better chance in April then they do in August against both. But we'll see how healthy the Twins are coming through ST...

Was the mistake trading Urshela, or choosing Gallo over Bell? Obviously Bell went for higher, but he would have been a much cleaner fit for the roster IMO. Twins don't have any 1B prospects knocking down the door, so they could have offered a similar contract that he got from the Guardians (if the budget allowed it)

Not to mention about Sheffield's less then stellar relationship with the media.

Babe Ruth has 2800. Mike Schmidt has 2200. Other names not hitting 3000 include: Griffey Jr., Hornsby, Ott, Brooks Robinson, Ivan Rodriguez, Chipper Jones, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx, Reggie Jackson, Joe Morgan, Frank Thomas, Mickey Mantle, Jim Thome, Johnny Bench, Joe DiMaggio, Willie McCovey, Edgar Martinez, Harmon Killebrew, Kirby Puckett, Mike Piazza, and many more. The standard has NEVER EVER BEEN 3000 hits. EDITED for Typo.

Arraez hit 8 last year and made the all star game.

I mean, if you are not judgmental about the Character Clause or other such flaws you've got Pete Rose, Sammy Sosa, Manny Ramirez, Gary Sheffield, A-Rod, Kenny Lofton, Tim Lincecum, Dave Stieb, David Cone, Orel Hershiser, JOHAN SANTANA!!!, plus a whole host of Relief Pitchers. Beltran is another that might get passed over. EDIT: I didn't see you had listed Johan and Sosa already. I'm leaving them in my list, but you already mentioned them.

And Joe Ryan's public statements suggest he was fine with being pulled and yet you argue he should have stayed in??? There is a difference with no complaining publicly and supporting the decision. Ryan and Kershaw were both probably pissed, if if they understood.

There have been 317 No Hitters in MLB History. There have been 23 Perfect Games. Perfect Games happen so rarely that it's worth the risk, no matter the situation.

I find it humorous that people are pissed off that Rocco for pulling Ryan last night and wanting a better manager (like Roberts) when: Baldelli pulled a rookie pitcher trying to throw a no-no at a pitch count of 106. Roberts pulled a veteran trying to throw a PERFECT GAME at a pitch count of 80!!! I would prefer both had been left in as I think the game is getting away from the history part of the game, but seriously. How does this compute?

I feel like there is a lot of truth to this statement. Players probably(especially younger ones) don't care or comprehend if you proceed to talk about four pitchers they expect to see that day and everything they do or could do in every count. It needs to be simpler, "We expect the starter to throw Inside Fastballs OR a Slider Away to start an AB. You mash fastballs up and away, so sit on a mistake, don't chase. If you get behind, don't fall for the slider away." Point out any noticed pitch-tipping "He throws his slider from a lower arm-slot. It looks like this when he releases vs. this when he throws fastball." I could see where the upper management could run away with complexities and don't follow the KISS rule. Does it matter if a starter throws a changeup to start an AB 5% of the time if it is a pitch the batter struggles with anyways? The only player I expect to get that far into the nitty gritty is the Catcher.

To be fair, they were gifted Swanson. It's not their fault the D-Backs made a terrible trade.

While I agree this is/was a bad short-term trade, this is the type of trade teams like the Rays make all the time. Trading good players with limited control, for other players with more. Is there any indication the Twins would have extended Rogers? If not, while it sucks for this year, it's the type of trade you make to extend your competitive window (even if it slightly closes it on the current year)

It's too damn expensive and I live to far away to go to the walk up window with 3 kids. Following them online is free.

Arraez's defensive numbers in LF are about the same and his bat is definitely better. I'd be in no hustle to sign Upton.

Other then that he doesn't play catcher, he's basically a much better hitting Astudillo. Bat plays, but the D is sketchy. If he was taller, I'd really like to see him at 1B a lot more. I don't know how you sit him against RHP, he's too damn good against them.

He was a free agent. He didn't belong to Houston.

I'd imagine this is a pretty cheap deal. He didn't pitch particularly well last year and is 37. Basically a replacement for Robles?

I don't know that the Twins will spend for Conforto, Montas, and Manaea. I think Pham is more realistic. I mean even Montas and Manaea are another 15 MM and Conforto is probably 18??? Plus Conforto is a LH OF, which the Twins don't need more of.

I hope you knocked on wood so hard that you destroyed your desk.

Buxton is a 75 or 80 in speed. I love the way he runs. It doesn't even look like he runs, he just more glides it's so smooth.

Let's go for the optimistic and say he makes the 30/30 club this year.

Nimrod was a king of Babylon. His name literally means "Mighty Hunter". Bugs Bunny ironically called Elmer Fudd a "Nimrod" based on the literal translation, in the cartoons, but most kids didn't know that and started using it as an insult. So the town means "Mighty Hunter".

I mean, as long as the Pirates exist, I can't agree...

I didn't move to MN until '99, but didn't get into Twins Baseball until M&M. Have to say that Morneau was the fav though.