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  1. Whitey333
    I think you may be a little high in your estimate. A 16-12 record would be nice. Since the philosophy of the organization has been to downplay games in April, especially when they lose. Remember it's a marathon not a sprint crap we hear early each year. So in thinking twins will finish April 12-16. But I really hope it's 16-12. Go twins
  2. Whitey333
    I'm not a Rocco fan but would love to become one. I'd like to see if he can really manage a team instead of spreadsheets managing it for him. Just like it would be fun to see if Buxton can play a full season and produce results. The past couple of years have been bad due largely to underperforming players and injuries. But the Twins play boring, uninspiring and undisciplined baseball. Even before last year's September collapse and teaming first place they weren't that good. Way too many physical and especially mental errors. I expect improvement from Rocco as well. Just win baby.
  3. Whitey333
    Interesting article. Well done. Good take on the injuries and how losing certain players who didn't really contribute at all due to long term injuries boosts up that total to second most injured team. I was much more concerned about how many of the younger players proved they weren't ready for MLB. But I am starting to buy some of the hype on the prospects. Some of them appear to have bright futures.
  4. Whitey333
    I really don't know what to expect. But I agree that the pitching staff performance is vital to a good season. Our starters need to pitch better and longer. That is if their performance and Baldellis stubborn don't let pitchers face hitters a third time doesn't get in the way. But on paper it looks better than normal. We do have starters with a history of injuries that need to be overcome. We also need a stronger bullpen if our manager is intent of burning them out after the all star break. Not sure about the offense yet. If they are counting on Buxton to play a full season And be productive, good luck with that. If players play up to their abilities and beyond and stay injury free it could be a fun season.
  5. Whitey333
    I too prefer reading the articles. But I do find the videos informational and entertaining as well. Keep them up. I'm not a fan of podcasts however. But I realize I'm in the minority there. I always turn to TD for my twins information. Keep up the good work!!
  6. Whitey333
    I'm going with last year's opening day starter in Joe Ryan. He's earned it plus we are playing the Royals one of the weaker teams. Ryan was very good against the poor teams and generally bad against the good teams. Everyone talks about the depth of starters for the Twins. Years we have decent veterans. Everyone in the starting rotation has injury issues past or present. If they perform to their ability the Twins will be fine. But if they pitch to the mediocre side it could be awful. It's a staff that can go either way. I'm hoping they do well because the pitching is so important.
  7. Whitey333
    Only the first preseason game but looks good. I noticed much was made of Kenta Maeda and rightfully so. The Twins had a 6-0 lead so someone and or others in relief must not have done too well...was it Cole Sands? It's only one game but was curious.
  8. Whitey333
    Kind of a strange addition. I'm not labeling it bad just strange. It was kind of like when we added Gallo to an already overflowing outfield. No I'm not comparing Gallo to Salono at all , just their additions to areas we seem to have an abundance of. We will see how it all shakes out. Perhaps another trade or two?
  9. Whitey333
    Moore would have been a good signing but the Twins don't pay market rates for their bullpen. It's low-ball the bullpen and hope they work out. To me the bullpen can be successful if the starters pitch further into games. But if it is still going to be the philosophy of letting starting pitchers go only 5 or 6 innings tops no matter how well the pitcher is throwing them I'm afraid that in the long run the bullpen will not be able to hold up as it is currently constructed and managed.
  10. Whitey333
    Excellent list. I can't argue with any of those selected.
  11. Whitey333
    Awesome article. Well researched and written. To me it won't matter at all if Buxton cannot play more. His career .244 BA does not make him a superstar. But the potential is there. It's always there. It has been for 8 seasons now. We just rarely see it. I hope this is his year but the previous 7 years have told me not to hold my breath
  12. Whitey333
    Awesome article. Well researched and written. To me it won't matter at all if Buxton cannot play more. His career .244 BA does not make him a superstar. But the potential is there. It's always there. It has been for 8 seasons now. We just rarely see it. I hope this is his year but the previous 7 years have told me not to hold my breath.
  13. Whitey333
    Yes it's true that as a previous poster said the computer doesn't manage. But when it's obvious that Rocco seldom changes what the computer " recommends" it is dictating the game most of the time. Rocco needs to prove he can manage and not have his computer spread sheets dictate his game. Rocco is very poor at handling pitching staff, fundamentals, and in game adjustments. Twins have made several important additions this season. Maybe for once Rocco will be held accountable for his management " skills". I'm hoping it's in a positive way and leading the Twins to the playoffs. Go Twins!!
  14. Whitey333
    Buxton is not a worry. He is entering year 8 with the Twins. He's only played one full season in his previous 7. That was 140 games in 2017. To count your seasons success on his availability if foolish IF he is healthy and IF he plays a full season, and IF he performs at a high level with high level results it will be a luxury not an expectation. The Twins do need him to be successful but he's not the only player on the team.
  15. Whitey333
    It's really just the same old thing for the Twins. Too many ifs. Especially with the pitching staff. So I can add a few ifs myself. The Twins will be successful IF the injured come back healthy. If the players have career years. If Baldelli puts his computer and spreadsheet away and realize there is a ball game going on the field. I'd like to see if he can actually manage the on field product. Haven't seen much of that during his time here. There is potential If Buxton plays a full season and if he produces. We've heard that for 8 seasons. If the .199 hitter we signed for 11 million produces. If Kirilloff can play and produce. If we can show we didn't need Arraez and Urshela offensive production by having players pick up the slack. If we have someone to protect Correa in the lineup. If we don't hen why pitch to him? If Pagan... Let's not go there. My point being that the Twins need all of their ifs to come through this season to be productive. It can happen. But it could just as easily blow up in their face. Another if: if that happens then it's time for Falvey to go.
  16. Whitey333
    Nice article. I hope AK can finally become the full time productive hitter we all see gli.pses of. Kinda like a guy named Byron Buxton in that regard. Anyway good luck Alex. Go Twins
  17. Whitey333
    Pretty sad that you have to rip a very fun team to watch in the Bomba squad. They were at least fun to watch that year. The team the past couple of seasons have been totally boring. And everyone touts the prospects. Yes they are very important but if they were so great wouldn't they be on the major league roster now? Even the FO must realize we don't have very many major league ready prospects or the wouldn't have need to throw 11 million at a lifetime .199 hitter that whiffs more than Sano and Buxton.
  18. Whitey333
    I think there is the real possibility this team competes. But your assumption that they have built a long term competitive team are presumptuous at best. This is a team with too many ifs, too many players on one year deals, too many pitchers with a history of injury problems. If, there is that word again, they are injury free and play to their potential they should be fine. But you still have Rocco that is likely to wreck the whole thing again. If the team stays relatively injury free and ends up not being competitive then Rocco and the FO must go.
  19. Whitey333
    It doesn't really matter about the April schedule. To me it does for for others I guess not. We will be told time and time again when they lose that it's a marathon and not a sprint. Doesn't that just fry you? The implications from that and many of the comments here on TD are that the games don't matter. Sure when they win in April and early may everyone is excited. When they go on a losing streak it's like who cares the games don't matter this early in the season. Yes they could have been 2-4 against the Astros but they weren't. They were 0-6. You can't change that. Yes it's a long season and I will follow them throughout but wins and losses in April I think still add up at the season ending totals. Or has that changed? I actually think they will hold their own in April. The games will count regardless, I think.
  20. Whitey333
    What a terrible article this was. How dare any fans criticize the great results of this twins team. They've been spinning their wheels basically for the past 20 years. Yet fans who disagree with the FO etc. are blasted in articles like this because we don't understand. What?? What kind of crap is this. It also is frustrating when articles like this keep telling us fans that we don't know what we are talking about or are stupid. Don't talk down to the fans. The FO should be a little more open. This team plays boring, uninspired, and undisciplined baseball overseen by a manage that has the same qualities. Just because we don't always agree we with their philosophy doesn't mean we should be denigrated or talked down to.
  21. Whitey333
    I am for giving Gallo a chance. I mean what else can we do he's here. However I think it is more likely to prove that spending 11 mil on an 8 year career BA of 199 is way over spend. You talk about him having productive at bats. What's productive about striking out 38% of the time. Striking out is totally non productive. It's a meaningless at bat except to pad a pitchers stats. My guess is fans will be booing him like they did Sano by mid season. Sure he will hit some home runs in streaks but will flail away most of the time being overmatched by pitchers. It may be just as wrong to continually knock Arraez for only winning the batting title. You continually appear to knock him in your comparison to Gallo. Shameful. It's getting so tiring of people shoving the new analytical stats down our throats. Baseball has been very boring the past few years. Analytics being used in large part to make mediocre players appear to be good. It's a travesty the way baseball is being destroyed from once was the grand old game. MLB is just a shell of what it used to be. And that she'll is cracking more and more.
  22. Whitey333
    Give the FO credit for making deals to try and improve the team. They seem to love to take chances with pitchers with arm problems. Lopez has been on the DL 3 times with pitching arm issues. However I think he can be a good not great addition. I wouldn't be surprised if this is sonny grays last year with twins. The pieces seem to be mostly in place. Now it's up to the players and Rocco to win the division.n with record payroll being spent and the numerous roster changes and thinning of farm system, missing the playoffs would be totally unacceptable. Just win baby.
  23. Whitey333
    Fulmer would be 100% better than that stuff Pagan. Pagan apparently has the stuff but his results over the past three years have been horrible. Fulmer has decent history. The Twins with the forth or fifth bullpen? Let's get serious. Our bullpen was a disaster last year and has not been greatly improved IMO. Much of what Fan graphs says is very questionable at best. I sat with the Twins philosophy of using the bullpen at least half of the game day in and day out demands a bullpen with depth, experience, and results. For the Twins to contend, one of the big question marks is how will the bullpen hold up under all the heavy usage. Didn't work out so great last year except for a couple guys that had great years.
  24. Whitey333
    Although the Twins may appear better on paper there are still issues with this team. One of the big ones to me is the bullpen. There is definitely some question marks there starting with Pagan. I know the team doesn't care if Pagan loses games and or blows saves because his " stuff" is good. They have told us many times that the process is more important than the results. If the philosophy is again going to be limiting starting pitchers to 5 or 6 innings on most games, then you better have an excellent bullpen to cover all the innings. Last year's pen did ok but couldn't hold up under the continuing barrage of innings most days. It needs to be deeper IMHO. I know injuries were terrible last year, as they were for many teams. Seems like the FO is banking on luck to make them a contender. They better hope those injured players are back and play up to their potential or it's going to be another long summer.
  25. Whitey333
    I'm sure hoping the moves the Twins made this off season propel the team to the playoffs. That is questionable. Losing fan favorites isn't helpful for sure. But winning and playing exciting baseball will bring fans. Yes winning. The two s have been almost unwatchable lately
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