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  1. In My La Z boy
    I am hopeful this happens. I'd like to see Lewis Lee Julien pushing for time at Target by mid summer. I really believe this will be a big bounceback year for both Kepler and Gallo. Ripping it to right with no shifting allowed, I see Falvey being vindicated on both. I am very concerned about Kirilloff. Although much older, my wife had the exact same break, and has had the exact same recovery difficulty. Wrists are obviously crucial to a batter. Worried about this one. For what it's worth, I'd put Miranda and his sore shoulder at 1st, if Kirilloff can't go, and Farmer starts the year at 3rd, putting Larnach on the opening day roster at DH.
  2. In My La Z boy
    I'll be interested in the starter strategy, and if Rocco does indeed protect these guys like last year. Quite taboo to let anyone get near 100 pitches, especially early in the season last year. I am hoping for such starter depth that we see Maeda and Balazovic in the pen, with SWR coming fast, and big young guys like Ryan/Ober & Lopez stepping into 35 start/200 innings roles.
  3. In My La Z boy
    Agree w/both of your comments, and recall the 2015 Royals. 3 lockdown bullpen guys took them to a title. The 2015 Royals were nearly untouchable after the 6th. We have the makings of a very solid starting staff this year as it stands. How many more games do we win if we can lock it down nearly every game after the 6th?
  4. In My La Z boy
    We'll see about Kirilloff's health. He is obviously our 1st option. I wonder about Miranda's defense, and still think he is the 1st baseman of the future when lee or lewis come up. If we are not trading Kep, it would make sense to look at Gallo at 1st. I was hoping Gordon would get a shot at left.
  5. In My La Z boy
    I imagine we start the year with Buxton batting leadoff.
  6. In My La Z boy
    Gallo has played a LOT of 1st base, and if Royce or Brooks are ready by mid season, look for Miranda to be moved to 1st. I'll miss Arraez bat, but we have several good options at 1st.
  7. In My La Z boy
    I like this. What you are saying to Twins fans is...Falvey is THE most qualified person to make this decision, and we should keep an open mind until he makes a decision. Between Falvey's own personal due diligence, and discussions with Rocco and team leaders, and others around the league, if he pulled the trigger on Bauer, Twins fans should be on board. Guessing you'll get a lot of disagreement here. Not from me. Trust Falvey, or fire him. Trust Rocco, or fire him. My personal belief is there is ZERO chance this happens. But if it did, I'd have to figure Falvey knows something, and he thinks it will be great, so I would hold my fire and watch and see.
  8. In My La Z boy
    6 year deal to coincide with 6 years left on Buxton's deal. I am now convinced we are trying to win, and with CC locked up at that incredible AAV, we are committed to trying to win for 6 years. I'm looking for a big trade for pitching now to finish off this off-season. Locking up SS for 6 years will make one of our stud infield prospects available. Who does Miami want?
  9. In My La Z boy
    Yes! Please don't trade him to NY Maybe Falvey is working on something much bigger (I hope) - I like Max's chances coming off a poor offensive year and the elimination of the radical shift. Maybe it's not Max that gets moved? Wallner Gordon or Celestino? Larnach? We definitely need a BIG trade or we will be riding the HOPE train again on our young pitching and glut of #3 type starters. Now maybe that works out? We just cannot have enough pitching in my opinion.
  10. In My La Z boy
    I am both bored by this, and intrigued by this. I wonder if some other owners have chastised Giants and Mets ownership for going 13 years. Boras is trying to establish a new marker. I don't recall seeing a scenario like this before with a superstar? Big signing news, then medicals, then backing out - 2 different teams. This, to me is all about pushing back on Boras and his insistence on pushing everyone to 13 years. That seemed to be his line in the sand for the Correa sweepstakes. Much more so than AAV obviously. What should our beloved Twins do? Put the 2 years and $70.2M back on the table he opted out of. That's as far as I would go. Our 2 best prospects, Lewis and Lee are both shortstops, Martin, maybe our 3rd best prospect can also play short. I like what Texas did. I wish we had DeGrom and Eovaldi darnet.
  11. In My La Z boy
    I think I like this. I choose to be optimistic this morning. Happy Saturday everyone!
  12. In My La Z boy
    Make Rodon happen for $600 Alex?
  13. In My La Z boy
    I don't want to blow $20M on this guy. One good year at the plate. If Atl and LA aren't balls out trying to sign him, that tells me something. I think both Lewis and Lee will be studs. Farmer can cover the first 2 months. We need a #1 starter in a bad way.
  14. In My La Z boy
    Hard pass. SS is the one place on the diamond we should be covered for the next 6 years no problem. By June we should be looking at Royce or Lee - and we better. 2 #1 picks. One of them better be the SS of the future. Please spend our money on PITCHING. Cannot possibly have enough quality PITCHING.
  15. In My La Z boy
    1972 - 1986 were pretty lean years - but those late 70's teams were fun to watch, and Gene Mauch was terrific. We currently have one of the youngest rosters in baseball, and next year needs to be the year we see some young pitching rise up. I'd like to see a better brand of baseball. More contact, more running. Rocco seemed to make less in game mistakes later in the year, than earlier. I agree on a new bench coach and a new pitching coach. This front office will be fine if we win our division and make the playoffs. Sign Correa - bring back Cruz as a player/bench coach, and sign Rodon after he ops out.
  16. In My La Z boy
    Correct! He is clutch and tried to put the team on his back, and performed exceptionally when it counted. The last 30 day drive for a playoff spot. Results this year are not his fault. If we would have made the playoffs I am betting he would have been our star. Great players play great when it counts. He's been surrounded by our AAA this last 30 days.
  17. In My La Z boy
    I like everything about this comment except you are dismissing Urshela. In hindsight, he was perhaps our most consistent player this year from start to finish, both bat and glove. His stats vs Donaldson's make that trade a huge winner for the Twins. Love Urshela. Would not surprise me if he is our SS to begin next year when Correa signs elsewhere. I do not see us in the running for a long term $300+M dollar contract for anyone.
  18. In My La Z boy
    I wonder what he really thinks about our chances to get to a world series in the next 2 years? I think we are in trouble. Correa said this is Buxton's team right from the start. I wonder about the situation we find ourselves in when the guy who's team it is cannot stay on the field? My opinion is - we need players like Correa if we are to ever make a world series. I also wonder what his real take is on Rocco, and our organization? High caliber pitching covers a lot of ills. Let us all hope we redirect Correa's salary into a high caliber pitching staff right from the beginning of 2023. We have talent to cover the infield that isn't the issue. The issue is leadership. Leadership in the front office, leadership from the dugout, and leadership on the field. Correa was unquestionably our on field leader this year.
  19. In My La Z boy
    Agree - not wise to have a $35.1M shortstop with poor pitching - and we knew in March we had a sketchy pitching staff. I am all for keeping Correa if he chooses to stay - but the pressure is on the FO to make sure we don't go into next season with a sketchy potential staff.
  20. In My La Z boy
    Perhaps hype vs results is in play here. Ryan was never given the budget Falvey's been given, and Ryan never had any hype behind his reign. Nostalgia perhaps also in play - old people like me tend to pine for what was vs what is. Human nature. It is ok to be old and have the opinion of an old timer. We're right sometimes, and sometimes not. Ryan also came onto the scene during some of our hardest times as a club, and did indeed make major improvements. And he was a very nice man. Sat and chatted it up with me on occasion. A nobody fan. He didn't have to, but he always did. Very loyal Twins man, and family man, kind to one and all.
  21. In My La Z boy
    I guess I was playing off my earlier comment about missing out on Wheeler and Rodon, after telling us we were in the mix for both. We failed on Wheeler, and signed Donaldson. We failed on Rodon, and signed Correa. I couldn't tell you who may be available this winter either through free agency or in trade - but we've chased those 2 - and we would have been correct in that either one of them would indeed be our #1 today. I assume Falvey could answer your question. My input is - get the deal closed this time whomever you deem as a #1 this winter.
  22. In My La Z boy
    I hope they make better decisions this winter. We supposedly were in the running for Wheeler a couple years ago. We were supposedly in the running for Rodon last year. Things would have turned out very differently if we had closed those 2 deals. We settled for pitchers like Shoemaker/Happ/Bundy/Archer - We signed up Dobnak when we didn't need to - we've gone into the last 2 seasons adding the wrong bullpen guys - no pitching pipeline yet. Looks to me like we have a nice supply for '23 of #3-#5 starters - Ryan, Gray, Mahle, Maeda, Paddock, Winder, Ober - this winter we need to go get a #1 and a #2.
  23. In My La Z boy
    We are in agreement - we want to win. You are correct in that so far no appreciable progress on developing #1/#2 starters and there is NOT much difference in performance between the Ryan vs Falvey regimes - I do like the older brand of baseball, scrappy and fundamentally sound - and my favorite type of field manager is more in the Francona/Gardenhire/Kelly mold. Everyone's perspective is skewed toward their taste's, background and style. This is where we can respectfully disagree on future direction and future staffing decisions.
  24. In My La Z boy
    To clarify - I guess I was speaking of Buxton, Polanco, Kepler, Gordon, Sano, Duffy who were all on the initial 26 man active to start the year. Not thinking of Kirilloff, Arraez who were acquired originally by the Ryan/Smith regime. Just making the point the 1/4th of the 2022 squad were core picks and players prior to Falvey/Levine. Not sure anyone gets credit for Kirilloff. This wrist thing is very bad, and if you read up on the particular surgery he had, it is quite experimental. I worry about him at this point.
  25. In My La Z boy
    No one here is ragging as you put it. I want to win. Your response to me was quite aggressive. I am older than you and have been watching this team since the '60's and I expected Falvey would build a team like the Guardians. He should have, but he is smarter apparently. Sometimes young and cocky isn't the best solution. He blew the last 2 off-seasons totally & Rocco is no Terry Francona. Zen master is getting us nowhere. In-game management is still a problem. Fundamentals are still a problem, but Rocco is a super nice guy with great conversation skills, so we've got that going for us. Cleveland is always right there. Look at the player turnover and they are still right there. Pitching and fundamentals. I tire of hearing about 2019 - that was Molitor and Ryan's team. 2020 was a ridiculous situation. True colors of this organization are on full display in 2021 and 2022. I don't like what I see.
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