deanlambrecht

Sadly, I must admit I'm moving on from both the Twins and MLB. I have little hope for the future of MLB. The situation with Correa is just a symptom of a much larger problem that is unlikely to be solved IMO - I frankly didn't think signing Correa was a great idea for any team at the stupid price he commands in the current league structure. As for the Pohlad's, they won't see another penny from me until they commit to wholesale change and demand changes to the league itself. If nothing is done to require competitive balance it's lights out for Twins and MLB. Sad. The game I loved is literally dying before my eyes.

Saw his debut with the Saints yesterday. His strikeouts were incredible to watch. Watching him get rocked for 3 huge hits, the last being a lead-surrendering 3 run blast sucked.

Yep.

Nice write up, Sherry! So fun to finally see Winder go to work. Using the potential future starters in the pen seems like such a no brainer, yet the Twins so rarely embrace that. I realize they were somewhat forced to do so this year, so let's hope they see the value in it. Also really enjoyed the sidebar info on Nick Gordon in this post. Indeed, it's been so fun to watch him force himself into the lineup - again due to external influences, so seeing him flourish compared to expectations has been really gratifying. If he can raise that batting average just a few ticks he'll have a great opportunity to be a solid super-utility (and may allow us to use him or Arraez as trade bait, though I don't love the idea of dealing Arraez). Makes me wonder, since his family predecessors were major leaguers, if he's actually more prepared, from a mental make-up perspective, to perform better in the big leagues than in the minors. Zero expectations of him during his call up last year, and man did he make his case! Edit to add: And oh man is it fun to see Buxton emerge as a leader! He's working the clubhouse AND the fans. I didn't see it in him when he was a youngster, but as he's matured it's become crystal clear that he's a natural leader. That's great news for this team.

Sally Perez. He's incredible! I hope he retires soon.

Yep. Exactly. And more than that, it's clickbait and does not meet the criteria for good journalism.

I think you just missed the "Cut him" section of the article, which perfectly explains why the Twins won't be able to send him to the minors. Bottom line, he's out of "options," which means that we can't send him down without exposing him to other teams.

Oh, no. He's a furry!!!!! Who knew?!?!

Since my early days stalking Nick’s Twins Blog, you gentlemen have provided me with so much fun and info about my favorite team in the only sport that truly matters to me. Thank you for so many years of feeding my obsession!!!

Thank you, Mr. Pohlad! May I have another, sir? Well done, Parker!

Any one or two of these three makes sense at the right price.

Much prefer to sign a baller shortstop and trade Lewis or Martin for pitching. Pohlad’s will never let that happen, I’m afraid, so we’ll go this route and continue to not compete with the pro teams. (Sorry, I’m grumpy today, and I have little left in the tank for this team…)

Yadi Molina was the best of the three. I think he easily deserves the HOF induction, and due to the truncated careers they had, Posey and Mauer probably don't make the cut. /flame away...

My only quibble is April. I think Colome blowing the save in game 1 sums up the entire month very well.

I think this is quite right. And anyone who thinks the pitch counts aren't mandated by ownership is kidding her/himself. Pitch counts amount to insanely big savings for owners, period. That's why they're enforced by Rocco and literally every single other manager in MLB.