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Gray deserves the honor of being the opening day starter, as he was the one of the most reliable twins pitchers last year WHEN he was on the felid. At 33, he likely has only has a few seasons left, although he may well be one of the pitchers who stays around a long time. All depends on how his spring goes though.

Man, I though that they were getting rid of that rule, and I was ready to say good riddance. I guess I was wrong. It just dosn't feel right, and I liked 18 inning games where they played till 1am once in a while.

I can’t wait until the big names like Correa and Buxton are in the lineup. It was interesting to see brooks lee today, but the only MLB players from last year were Jose Miranda and Joe Ryan.

Come back here 4 months later and just laugh at how we thought it was all over.

I think that in the end it really comes down too who are they going to have at short, who at other infield positions, and who playing corner outfield spots. For now we are JUST FINE with Correa at short though.

A bit optimistic maybe, but you are right that the merchandise sales in japan would cover a big part of his contract. The people there adore him.

Exactly! How hard is it just to set up a camera or two!? That’s all they need to do!

Today, when I was scrolling through the tickets page on the twins website, I saw that a giveaway for a September 9th game against the Mets was a “ los twins” jersey giveaway. I have seen the “ los Dodgers and los reds” jerseys, but never a twins one. It probably is just a cheap t-shirt for kids, but you never know.

Why don’t we get that dog to pitch in place of pagan!

Well, with all the players on the 40 man, I think the only way we are going to get anyone besides the core players, like Corea, Buxton, Miranda etc, consistent playing time is to have a rotational DH spot.

I say that he is the go to guy when Buxton or anyone in the outfield needs a day off. Kirillof might see a few starts in left or right, but looks more primed for first. Don’t think Gordon will see anytime in the infield with Solano now on the team though.

I think that Solano at his best could be a dollar-store version of Luis arráez, good contact, not much power. They are going to have a fun time trying to fit 36 players on the 26 man roster though.

Remember when people were talking about Miguel Sano being “the next David Ortiz?” Ha. That sure didn’t happen. Sure, Sano had a few good years with the twins, and was a fan favorite, but that k rate always lingering around 30% sure didn’t help his play on the field. I think it was pretty obvious all along that sano wasn’t going to be the next David Ortiz, but the twins pulled the last straw when after just an ok 2021 season, he was injured, and in his 60 at bats, only managed to get five hits. That’s only a 083 batting average! They obviously turned down his 10m$ option and little has been heard about him since. We did hear he had gone to Tampa Bay’s facility’s, but that deal probably will never come over again.If he wants to continue playing baseball he has three options: 1. Sing a low-cost contract with a low level MLB team like the a’s or reds 2.Sing a minor league contract (most likely) 3. Go to japan and try to re-invent his swing Any of those would at this point be good options for sano if he wants to continue playing baseball. At this time he is still a free agent floating around for any team that wants him.

Remember when people were talking about Miguel Sano being “the next David Ortiz?” Ha. That sure didn’t happen. Sure, Sano had a few good years with the twins, and was a fan favorite, but that k rate always lingering around 30% sure didn’t help his play on the field. I think it was pretty obvious all along that sano wasn’t going to be the next David Ortiz, but the twins pulled the last straw when after just an ok 2021 season, he was injured, and in his 60 at bats, only managed to get five hits. That’s only a 083 batting average! They obviously turned down his 10m$ option and little has been heard about him since. We did hear he had gone to Tampa Bay’s facility’s, but that deal probably will never come over again.If he wants to continue playing baseball he has three options: 1. Sing a low-cost contract with a low level MLB team like the a’s or reds 2.Sing a minor league contract (most likely) 3. Go to japan and try to re-invent his swing Any of those would at this point be good options for sano if he wants to continue playing baseball. At this time he is still a free agent floating around for any team that wants him.

Start out the year with a six man rotation, and then keep the one who pitches better in the starting mix, and move the other to the bullpen.

I am sure that everyone here has heard about the commotion between Bally sports and MLB. If Bally doesn’t pay every single one of the teams on time, Rob Manfred says that all of the teams that have contracts with Bally will get rid of them, and MLB will remove blackouts. Some people are grumbling over this, but I think it could be a good thing. For starters, it costs way less in the MLB app. MLB tv costs 150$ a year, while Directv has a high price of 900 a year. I could get everything but Bally on a much cheaper streaming service if I wanted and still pay for MLB and it would be 3x less that Directv. The MLB app is also designed better, as Directv has been know to crash. I think it would be a very positive move if MLB started broadcasting the games on their own.

Sure did… wasn’t worth anything since it switched to Bally sports…

I think that we give meada the 5th slot, because reports from fort myers say that he is looking good so far, but I agree, a six man rotation Would he a good opportunity to help Ober grow as a starter. After all the twins did well with a six man rotation at the beginning of the season last year.

People have been talking a lot about Bally going bankrupt, and MLB possibly terminating their contracts with Bally, and instead removing blackout restrictions on their app, but as a fan of the minor leagues, I am also exited that MLB tv is now officially broadcasting MiLB games on the app too. I have long wanted to watch saints or cedar rapids games, but unwilling to pay for the MiLB tv app which I would only use once in a while. The price for MLB tv went up 10$, but is is well worth it to be able to watch brooks lee and others work their way up to the bigs.

Corbin burns WOULD be nice, but you are giving up some promising young prospects and a semi-established prospect in Royce Lewis. Not worth it for only 2 years of team control.

As we all know, many rule changes are coming to MLB in 2023, including banning the shift. That could greatly impact players like Max Kepler or Joey Gallo, who are extreme pull hitters. Kepler and Gallo had outstanding 2019 seasons, the year of the juiced ball. But they have both been sub-par since, albeit Kepler has struggled with injures. The twins took a risk on Gallo this off-season, singing him to an 11m$ deal, betting that he would hit for a higher average now that the shift is banned, after hitting only 160 last year. The shift being banned will most likely give Kepler and Gallo a few more hits, but how much will it improve their play?

I don’t think Rocco is a bad manger, he just always seems to annoy me when I least need It in a game.

It’s going to be interesting to see what role meada will play this year. Bullpen or starter?