Monkeypaws

Watched the Mets down to their last strike yesterday rally from 0-2 to a 5-2 win on a festival of Cardinal mistakes. This is right there with it on the shelf of "Why Baseball Can Be Fun to Watch."

Was it just a week ago the Twins were in last place? This 4 game winning streak came at a great time. Being in 1st in the Central is nice, but not being last and digging a big losing hole is really what I was hoping for. It's a long season, and you don't want all hope to be gone before summer. I'd say this week went a long way towards that, sweeping the predominant AL Central favorites while they played sloppy losing baseball.

I know the season is young, and change is possible, but some of you owe Bundy an apology, at least for April. He's making it look easy.

Was gonna reply to this when I first read it, but after today, Joe Ryan might be a wee bit more than a placeholder

As an add to what the Twins already got, like it a lot.

Maybe the Sox are tired of swinging below their weight? Given their market, they should be much better than they have been historically.

Interestingly Mike, I was about to propose gong back to 2 divisions in each league, with the division winners being the only playoff teams: League Championships, then World Series. I'd also get rid of interleague play. I'd like the regular season to mean something, and the playoffs to be a special privilege earned by only the few. To keep things interesting, each league could have 2 divisions, the Haves and the Have-nots: that way, only one big budget team from each league would make the playoffs. Membership in either division would be fluid, depending on the previous season's revenue.

Swing and miss is Matt Lecroy over David Ortiz. Sano over Cron is more like a foul ball.

Let it be Gasser - great name for a pitcher.

Great headline ? Hopefully TC Bear can get some teeth with his new team.

I gave it a B. As a somewhat Padres fan, I remember watching Paddack pitch his rookie season, and wishing the Twins had such a talent. Well, it comes at a cost and risk, but when healthy, this guy can pitch. 3 years of control helps the grade too.

Watchable on your phone only?

Only 3 outfielders? Do some of this infielders double as outfielders?

I'd give them an A+. Haven't seen much lockout bitterness since the Correa signing.

There are a lot of ins and outs yet, you know. A line has yet to be drawn in the sand.

Rocco gets a ton of credit for this happening, from Correa's account of the negotiation.

Sabermetrics would be more useful in fencing than baseball. But seriously folks, I totally get doing a deep dive under the hood and geeking out on all the data. I used to do it as a kid with Who's Who in Baseball, and later with the Baseball America Prospect Yearbook. As a fan I don't find them interfering in my enjoyment of the game very often if at all. And they seem to provide results for managers and GMs that understand them.

I think the Twins have enough good pitching in the system to roll with it: Balazovic, Canterino, Winder, they are definitely not raw rookies age wise at least: 23,24,25. Dangit give em a chance instead of trading them for a guy who may have had his best years in the rear view mirror. Along with Ryan and Ober, inexperienced pitching staff doesn't mean bad pitching staff.

Correa is, as far as I can tell, only the 4th Carlos ever to play for the Twins. Carlos Gomez of course, Carlos Silva, and if you remember 1994 or 2003-4, Carlos Pulido. The Senators also only had 3, including Camilo Pascual's less successful smaller, older brother Carlos.

Wow, if anything, the Twins have made this fanbase forget about the lockout. Never seen the like in crazy deals. BTW, getting out from under Donaldson's contract is a good move. MIRANDA time!

Beat me to it!

I've watched Raya and Varland pitch at Cedar Rapids - Petty is in good company. Good article. Nice to have good pitching prospects throughout the system.

I am with you on this. I think about sub-million dollar draft picks, the Bailey Obers and Jose Mirandas of baseball - this isn't the millionaire being depicted in the media vs. the billionaires. Most MiLB, and many MLB players will need to work until senior citizen benefits kick in. Let's be clear who the clueless culprits are.

How can you not root for this guy?

His athletic build is mentioned: what is it exactly? Size and age would be a good fundamental for these-write ups, along with last season's numbers.