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Just like the rest of us. I think Rocco likes putting him in the lineup as well. BTW, Castro has the fewest ABs so far this season for non-pitchers with 7, 3 fewer than Garver, and 7 fewer than Astudillo.

If I wasn't busy on April 26, I'd be at Target Field sporting one of these bad boys.

Precisely why I went to bed after watching the 6th, 7th, and 8th innings. Oh me of little faith....

As the off-season is over, thought we might have this thread back for non-Twins, non-thread worthy news and tidbits. Watching The White Sox blow a 3-1 8th inning lead to Cleveland. 5-3 now, the last 2 Cleveland runs coming off bases loaded walks. Hard to decide who to root against in this matchup.

Not to mention 162 saves! On the negative side, Rosario on pace to strike out 324 times and leave 324 men on base.

I loved the way Rocco handled the bullpen - after Berrios gives up the hit, he waits for them to make the PH move, then brings in the lefty , and lets him close it out over 1 and 1/3 innings. Very efficient. Little economies like that go a long way over 162 games and a pitching staff of 12. I wouldn't mind seeing the Twins have several guys with 10 or more saves this season. Parker, Mays, and Rogers are all capable.

Nice to see the Twins making Kluber work a bit here. He got through 5 sooo easy

The Lumber Company: the Sequel.

Here is my take: the Twins have a lot of guys they have invested in, besides Romero. Stewart, Gonsalves, Mejia, plus others mentioned in this thread. Give them a shot. Good bullpen guys happen that way - who ever thought Ryan Pressly or Taylor Rogers were top notch until given the chance?

Wade has had a good spring. Very reliable depth imo.

I find it somewhat ironic people are rah-rahing this deal a day or two after lamenting the plight of underpaid minor-leaguers. Given the numbers posted in that thread, Trout makes as much per year as 3181 minor leaguers, so just about all of them

Oh, I'm on their side, and the side of all underpaid people, given what their employers are making. It is one thing to underpaid pursuing a dream though, and another to be underpaid out of necessity.

I would rather see the Twins go full "lumber company" and keep Austin instead of Ehire. This guy has big time power. As a bench bat or sub, that appeals to me more than glove. With Marwin in the fold, and perhaps Tortuga, go all in on offense is a good play for this team.

My son joined the Minnesota Conservation Corps after a couple years of college - he earned less, and did meaningful work in Minnesota public lands. Looks good on his resume, but I imaging pro ball player probably screams out in a pile of resumes. Don't get me wrong - I would like to see everybody earn a meaningful wage. However, there are many who toil with no prestige whatsoever who do as poorly, and do harder, crappier jobs.

Minnesota United is all e-tix you present on your phone, at least that was what I was told when I bought some online. They use SeatGeek. I've done phone tix thru Ticketmaster to see the Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly, and I have to say it is pretty slick.

Interesting read Parker - I can't think of a better use of team resources than player development, an area which has been kind of spotty for the Twins over the years. Hopefully it will bear fruit in the long term.

Go get him!

The Twins top 3 all time save leaders are Nathan, Aguilera, and Guardado. None of them profiled as a closer when the Twins acquired them. It is within the realm of possibility that May, or Romero will follow a similar path. They certainly have the stuff to close.

Wowza - Aaron Hicks, 7 year 70 million from the Yanks

Just checking out the AL Central on Baseball Reference today, and there are 2 items that interested me: 1. From the Department of Selective Statistical Comparisons: Although there are some rumblings the Twins might give Cleveland a run for the money this season, In Kluber(5.9), Carrasco(3.9), Bauer(5.8), and Clevinger(5.2), they have 4 starters who met or far exceeded the Twins best in Berrios(3.9) in WAR. 2. From the Department of Contract Hell Detroit still has Cabrera on the hook for 5 more seasons at 30-32 million per year. He has -WAR over the last 2 seasons, and will be 36 in April. There are also 2 vesting options that could take him to age 42, but he would need to finish top 10 in MVP voting for them to vest. He'll have to battle his tail off to justify those salaries.

Everything I'm seeing and reading on sites that are not Twins Daily think the Twins did quite well with this signing: I think I agree. Marwin is a pretty cool name as well.

Came across this by happenstance, Mickey Mantle's 500th home run. What I found interesting: the Orioles had a shift on him, 3 guys on the right side of the infield. Had no idea the shift dated back to the 60s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioALzM98jaQ

There are a number of names on the top 20 that reflect the new management's creativity in acquiring young talent: Severino: scoop up when others mess up. Enlow: work the bonus pool to get guys on day 2 that were otherwise college bound. Duran, Celestino, Alcala, Littel: good return at trade deadline. I think the farm will be rich as long as these guys are in charge. Hitting on your first 2 drafts doesn't hurt either.

Hosken Bombo Disco gonna need to change his name to Hosken Bombo Disco Willians....

I was happy to read the other day that Jim "Kitty" Kaat will be joining Bremer in the booth this year on select Twins broadcasts. I used to enjoy his commentary back in the day.