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  1. Old Twins Cap
    "A-stud" is a great word play for a nick-name on this kid.
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    I was at the game, under the heat lamps on the third base side. I had a great view of third and the coach was definitely windmilling Astudillo to go home. For some reason Astudillo stopped, Buxton was coming to third, so Willians set sail for home and the Indians infielder just never looked up or he would have had Astudillo at the plate. But, best thing was, Buxton gave himself up at 3B in the rundown instead of trying to be Superman. Gotta take care of yourself Byron, especially in a 9-3 game.
  3. Old Twins Cap
    Only thing I noticed is Baldelli not Pinch Running for Nelson Cruz in the 9th. He waited for a full count before sending in a runner. What if someone hits the gap? Or there's a slow hopper in the hole at short and they get the force at 2B. Pretty standard move as soon as Cruz gets to 1B
  4. Old Twins Cap
    Can we still get 33 to 1 on the Twins? Gimme a hondo on that.
  5. Old Twins Cap
    Bullpens evolve and change during the season more than any other aspect of a baseball team. Let's see what happens during the regular season, and let's see how the FO handles the gaps and deficiencies. Crissakes, guys are already throwing in the towel on 2019. They did go get Marwin when they saw the size of Miguel Sano's celebratory gash.
  6. Old Twins Cap
    On the Pressly thing, he could not throw his curve ball for strikes. Everyone knew that was his best pitch, but he couldn't get it across and so hitters laid off it. In 2018, when he located his curve, he was terrific. When he didn't, he walked guys and hitters sat on his fastball. Look at his quote, he's saying: Yeah, my curve is my best pitch but I needed to set it up with the fastball. It's not exactly analytics on Houston's part; everyone saw the same thing. But they convinced him to re-order his pitch sequence and philosophy using analytics as evidence. Giving guys confidence and a reason to change so they become successful, call that what you will, but sometimes a video is more persuasive than the knuckle-rap on the chest that says, You can do this.
  7. Old Twins Cap
    I would expect changes over the season. If Buxton swings like he is now, then he has to move up, maybe even lead off. Then what about Kepler? If he is swinging well, you use him to protect Sano/Gonzalez or Cron or Schoop, going from OBP multi-pitch guy to power bat hitting 6th, 7th or 8th. That is an intriguing line-up, and one that would not be an embarassment in the playoffs against anyone.
  8. Old Twins Cap
    That LaMonte Wade is a player. OBP guy, great eye, easy compact, quick swing. Power will play. Start making plans.
  9. Old Twins Cap
    Keep Torreyes. Drop Adrianza. Torreyes can hit.
  10. Old Twins Cap
    Yeah, maybe this all works out. Sano comes back in May, hits a ton in AAA, joins the Twins and gets plenty of ABs, remarkably hits another ton, plays solid 3B and is a model teammate, running the bases, hitting to the opposite field, not trying to pull outside curve balls. OK. Wait. Sano has never done any of that. Suddenly it's obvious over the course of one more season: Sano is, in fact, a head case in a super-sized body, tries to homer on every pitch, and the rest of the time alternates between being injured, being bored and anticipating the next great party. Now what?
  11. Old Twins Cap
    Looking out my window at 30" of snow on the ground. No real break in temps through March 18th. So, it is possible that Target Field is somehow playable that week, but the rest of the Midwest is going to be buried in snow. Not sure why they think scheduling a March opener in Minneapolis is such a great idea. Hey! We can organize a ski to Target Field that day. Brilliant!
  12. Old Twins Cap
    There's a new sheriff in town. Addison was not hired on his watch. And, reading body language, Addison knows that he got 16M on a guarantee when others beggar for a job. Ain't going to persist.
  13. Old Twins Cap
    Do not bet low on Torreyes. I watched a lot of Yankees broadcasts over the last years, the diminutive one is an ace defender and a tough out. Poised and scrappy, there's a reason the Twins got him. If he proves out, Adrianza can bring a solid single A reliever prospect.
  14. Old Twins Cap
    That's quite a Tweet. Astudillo's contact rate is so outside the parameters of league-wide statistical measurement in any category as to be Top Three over decades? Did I just type that?
  15. Old Twins Cap
    Wanderlust is fine, as long as it's in moderation.
  16. Old Twins Cap
    Don't think of it as bounce-backs. It's career years. And career years are what championships are made of. Yes, Twins have to hope for as many players as possible to have career years. And so does every other team.
  17. Old Twins Cap
    Per Steve Adams on MLB Trade Rumors chat published on Tuesday: The Perez signing is obviously small scale, but it is one of the most baffling moves of the offseason. I don't see how he's an upgrade over any of the 6-7 in house options they already had for the fifth spot. If you're going to sign a starter, at least sign someone who is either a clear upgrade or, with the proper bounceback, could be deemed as such (e.g. Pomeranz) Twins are either geniuses or the dumbest guys in the room. Can't wait to find that out.
  18. Old Twins Cap
    They were in on Darvish last year till the end, and you see how that worked out. A franchise can spend a ton on players and have it blow up in their face. So, the best strategy is to hedge bets, spend what is prudent and pick up what looks like under-valued talent The hope is the same with home-grown talent as what you pick up on the free market. Twins will never win by out-spending New York, LA, Houston and Boston.
  19. Old Twins Cap
    Too cold for outrage this morning. Looks like a LH Opener, a la Sergio Romo. If he gets through the 1st inning, let him do two, or start him the next game. Change of pace lefty could have value at the Deadline.
  20. Old Twins Cap
    Never bought a lottery ticket myself, but, I suppose if I were a MLB Chief, and given the sheer numbers of players coursing through the league, and the remote likelihood of success for any given one of them, I would collect a fair number of lottery tickets. Just because you never know who the next Mariano Rivera or Tony Gwynn or Trevor Hoffman is going to be.
  21. Old Twins Cap
    Nice looking swing by Sano. Not sure all the talk about how much weight he's lost is accurate. Still looking like a draft horse on the bases.
  22. Old Twins Cap
    Doesn't matter how Sano looks in photos if he thinks fastball when a curve is coming. Donuts on the outside corner get him every time. There is no diet for that.
  23. Old Twins Cap
    The read-between-the-lines on this: "Once the season is going, and we figure out what we've got with young arms, Buxton, Sano and the whole team, we are confident we can find pitching on the open market." I'd rather pitch young guys for once -- Romero, Vazquez, Littel, Mejia, Thorpe, Gonsalves, et al -- see who swims and sinks, then, live with that. Twins are credible division challengers in 2019, with a (arguably) top 5 minor league system. Steady and steadfast, raise the level in this organization, but don't sell out for one year, one guy, or one hunch.
  24. Old Twins Cap
    Yes, and how many times have people said, even before the analytics craze, that a team wins the World Series when more than a couple players on a team surpass their previous career best season? Quite simply, that's what it takes to win it all. And how that happens, when it happens, why it happens -- it's just magic. Waiting for it is hard. For sure.
  25. Old Twins Cap
    Not sure that Gordon's year can be characterized as "awful" -- a 22 yo moving to AAA, but, even without that, Schoop is an All-Star one year removed. He can field, hit and needs a good year. Rather Schoop than Dozier, easily. Torreyes is, on a per-pound basis, the best player ever released by the Yanks. Wait until you see this guy play, or being tossed in the air by Sano. And, on Cron, barring injury, Austin gets cut. Sure, we miss Mauer's OBP, but I won't miss a BA of loopers, dinks and hoppers that dump into LF. A guy who hit 30 HRs has potential to help. Sign a reliever, maybe a LH DH/OF/1B bat and roll the dice. If still in it in July, hire a posse at the deadline and see what happens.
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