Monkeypaws

There's a video of the dinger and the rest on this page. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2783336-arkansas-misses-final-out-before-oregon-state-takes-lead-in-game-2-of-2018-cws

He just won game 2 tonight for OSU with a 9th inning 2 run homer.

Thanks - forgot him

Was just gonna post this. All I can say, is drug offenses and gambling don't look so bad in this light.

Escobar - give him a new contract that pays him his worth - he is the 3rd baseman for now and the foreseeable future. Dozier - he's playing his way out of the golden payday and into a cheap extension, if the Twins want to keep him around. Mauer - can't imagine he'd fetch much in trade. Not looking at much money to keep him around. Morrison - redundant, and with little value. Rosario - the one who gets the big extension. Odorizzi and Reed - the phone won't be ringing off the hook. Keep em. Rodney - ironically, probably their best chip. Dont see much opportunity here but to sell low or stand pat.

Well, look at the bright side - neither were given an extension when they were looking like the next big thing. They have it all to work for.

He's the first closer the Twins have had since perhaps Nathan that actually has closer stuff.

Lynn Ks Abreu with 96 mph gas. Wow.

Hah, noticed as the were treating Moncada that he had the Yankees logo tattooed under his ear.

Spot on - folks be eating their words. His stuff is still top drawer.

Well he just got knocked out in the 5th. Thought it would be a funny thread title. Am enjoying seeing Larnach play though - he has a great swing.

I belive the fit hit the shans after he started at OSU. It would be a huge leap of faith, and the fact nobody spent a pick on him, in spite of the pre-draft interviews that likely took place, well.... He is a great lefty pitcher tho. BTW, Larnach just set a CWS record with 5 doubles, even tho it was a lucky lost in the sun job.

We all heard the sad story of Luke Heimlich: https://deadspin.com/mlb-prospect-luke-heimlich-denies-molesting-his-niece-1825831942 Watching this kid deal in the college WS. Filthy lefty stuff. I know people at Oregon State, good people. If he's good enough for them, why not the Twins? Sure, reprehensible stuff. He maintains innocence in spite of the guilty plea. I know it came up before, and I'm not necessarily advocating a convicted child molester to the team, but I am also extremely skeptical of the legal justice system in this country. BTW Larnach just ripped a double to start the 2nd.

That average includes lots of 2-3 inning duds. Remember the idea of a "quality start"?

Romero needs to pitch more than 4-5 innings if he wants to be an MLB starter. I would like to have kept him in the pen, but that isn't gonna help stretch him out into a legit starter.

Larnach to the College World Series Final on Monday vs. Arkansas.

Just checked - pick your stat, but Rosario and Escobar are 7 and 8 in OPS in the AL, 930+ 5 and 6 are Judge and Machado. Rarified air.

Both our Eds deserve All Star berths. Remember when Escobar was considered a slap hitting middle infielder?

Nice read SD. The biggest change I've noticed is $2 bleacher seats at the Met, to $7 at the Dome, to $16 at TF. Moneyball indeed.

This is true - who would have guessed that among Sano, Buxton, Kepler, and Rosario, that the latter would be the star of the bunch.

When I suggested "go get Machado," it was always as a free agent. It would be asinine for this Twins team to mortgage the farm for a rental, with what purpose: .500 record? Never gonna make it to the wild-card, and catching Cleveland is pretty long odds and getting longer.

Well, at least he's gonna get after it. Should fit right in. I do wish he'd work his tail off too though.

Can we change the name of the thread to "Go get Machado"?

Nice words from Pedro - he was even smaller the Jose, and started out a bit younger. His age 25 year was when he really busted out and grabbed the Cy Young and was at the top for years. Berrios is tracking pretty well so far, not to say he'll ever reach Martinez' heights. Fun to see considering where the comparison comes from though. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martipe02.shtml

I also thank Mr. Buhr for a good read. Bechtold is having his share of difficulty in Cedar Rapids: .199 BA, .521 OPS. At 22 you'd like to see him move up before the 19 year old, but they both look in need of more time at low A.