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Seems almost criminal for him to continue using his self-assessed 'all-star stuff' for in-game batting practice. One potentially positive result of these fireworks in spring training is that there should be no misgivings about continuing this sad experience during games that count. Right Rocco? Seen enough yet??

Did you happen to notice who won the NCAA tournament?? Asking for a friend…

Merry Prospect Ranking Season! It's the most wonderful time of the year! Thank you -

Nice guys finish last!! Err…I mean they finish third if you happen to be in a division with KC and DET. That being said, when your team isn’t the Goliath, it’s better that David is a good guy to boot! Great article - go Twins!

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me since 1991, shame on me.

The Mets are an entire Twins payroll over the luxury threshold?

Thankfully there is enough room on the internet to highlight a positive development for the Twins! Thank you - Gordon seems to be disproportionately around when good things happened for the Twins last year. He is fun to watch play ball and his recent trajectory as a ‘gamer’ is compelling as his role solidifies or even expands. Easy guy to root for considering his pedigree and the adversity he ultimately needed to endure to arrive. Much respect for Go-Go-Gordon!

Optimism? This had to be one of the best non-gets for the Twins in quite some time.

Making the postseason.

Seems like forever ago at this point - but earlier this year the Twins passed the eye test as a team that looked like they were having fun and had a measure of the 'it' factor. Chicken or Egg debate is fair - they were winning and had a spark that was compelling to watch. So disappointing in how far and how low their vibe sunk over the course of the season.

Perhaps the market for Carlos was waiting to see what he would produce without the advanced pitch recognition strategies they deployed in Houston. This season’s performance is the result and could be the more stable indicator of what he will be moving forward. Under that scenario, Correa would know it too and may take a second year of the Twins contract unless someone really wants to overpay for what he really is production-wise.

How does Miranda end up with A top and bottom WPA?

Last night's Kernels game was the very first minor league game I have attended in person. It was a terrific experience and also lucky to have witnessed Lee's first professional HR. That said, the level of baseball was a bit disappointing, specifically in the first few innings. The number of botches, errors and passed balls (Lee's two errors including a butchered routine pop-fly stand out) were less than impressive. For those that have seen vastly more affiliated baseball at the High-A level - was yesterday's game an outlier from a quality baseball perspective? (we were left speculating how the players might have spent their day off on Monday). Just curious to hear from anyone with more experience watching and if what we saw is to be expected more often than not?

CC is exactly the type of performer the Twins (or any division contender) should be trying to trade FOR in the middle of a playoff race to improve the team and chances in the post-season. We have him now and it didn't cost us a single prospect. We're a step ahead! Let's use those assets to get the pitching we need to further improve our chances during the season we are currently navigating and enjoying.

My hope is that Bundy’s tenure is tied to his innings completed tonight: 1 inning = gone in one week. 2 innings = two weeks…