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  1. mikelink45
    I have reached a point with Twins help where I no longer project or expect - when players like Miranda stay healthy they give me some confidence that they will perform well for a long time. Even Gordon's ability to stay on the field is great considering his minor league record. It is because they stay healthy that Celestino and Cave have real value to the team. But Larnach is a player I hope to see in a prominent role, but like Kiriloff and Lewis it is a wait and see situation.
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    We are going to miss KC, let's hope we enjoyed winning so much that we decide to continue doing it against a really good team. Cleveland - last six against KC - sorry to contemplate this.
  3. mikelink45
    Yes, but do you want to bet that we can continue that success? And right now we need series sweeps, not splits.
  4. mikelink45
    Can we trade the Dodgers/Blue Jay games for a few more KC games? I am glad we are padding our stats and beating the Royals, but how difficult it must me for the KC fans!
  5. mikelink45
    It is the complete dominance of KC and the bottom dwellers and the complete incompetence against playoff caliber teams. Even bad teams are supposed to beat the good teams sometimes and good teams are supposed to play the other good teams at an even level.
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    He fits the profile for the FO. He will be here for a few more years. I am not his fan but I do not see a change.
  7. mikelink45
    I suspect most took more than 106 pitches, but then we never used to worry about pitch count.
  8. mikelink45
    I can't comment on Rocco pulling Ryan. There's enough on that. What I can say is that I'm happy we got to play KC. They are our aspirin after the guardians headache. Good news about Ryan, but it's also consistent with the narrative I've read in past post that he is excellent against poor teams and poor against excellent teams. As a rookie this is to be expected and I look forward to seeing him continue his growth. It was also nice that Kansas City pitch batting practice for our boys and made everyone feel better. The guardians won again and that means a five-game lead with 22 games to go.
  9. mikelink45
    This says it all. I am surprised by another article excusing the Twins for their bad judgment and after the "Death Spiral" I am surprised to see Nick writing this essay. We are not the only team to deal with injuries In 2019 the Yankees had 2246 injury days, In 2011 the Twins were the most injured. In between it was the San Diego Padres. It is definitely part of baseball, but we are on the list too often. This year we tried the days off routine which would be fine if we knew which days the player was going to be injured and then had them take those games off. But there is something else going on. Buxton is a chronic case and I do not know how they will overcome this fragile body. The same can be said for Kiriloff who missed a lot of time in the minors too. There are trends with some players and their bodies. It is why Paddock and Mahle are considered bad trades by so many. What allows a Gehrig or Ripken to go on and on? It is a mystery. And we are not close to finding a solution. The last point I would make is one that others have stated - some on your list may of may not have made the team -Dobnak (questionable talent), Maeda was a known loss, Canterino was not penciled in, he was someone we hoped would rise. Jeffers bat is not missed and his catching is better than Sanchez, but not as good as Leon. The three relievers you lumped together were fillers, not difference makers.
  10. mikelink45
    You nailed the real issue. We have not had a good record with health - even with the arbitrary days off (a goofy idea) and DH days. A player has to be conditioned and play the position correctly. Being healthy is not a wish, it is a result.
  11. mikelink45
    RiverBrian posted the above - it is something I have been thinking about. How many players do we have on the roster that have no value? The last four slots in our lineup cancel the value of the 4/5 hitters getting on base. This is where the injuries really show. But aren't there minor league batters like Wallner, Helman worth trying? I know that minor league value doesn't always translate to MLB - look at Cave's ST Paul stats. But we have to keep shuffling the deck until a few Aces show up. Go to AA if necessary.
  12. mikelink45
    I looked in to see another former Twin in the minors - Chase Petty. He has thrown 103 innings in his first year! 3.57 era, 1.181 Whip, 102/32 k/BB Spencer Steer 231/322/462 line with 0.1 WAR in 24 games. Christian Encarnacion Strand played for three teams - has 30 HRs, 301/364/584
  13. mikelink45
    Great to see a young pitcher moving up the ranks - can we continue his development? He went 7 innings - is that allowed?
  14. mikelink45
    At this point I will take Wallner's bat - reports have his defense improving, no reports have Keplers ABs improving.
  15. mikelink45
    Batting Kepler 4th, no matter what the situation is a reflection on the team and its decisions. As painful as this is, I once again applaud your clear and concise summary. Please answer me these questions: Why have we not given Wallner a chance to do something in this lineup? Shouldn't Ober's last rehab have been in Minneapolis? Is there a trend in picking Lopez and Pagan that might be avoided in the future? Should we really be expecting Buxton - injured every year, Kiriloff and Larnach injured both years on the club, Lewis injured in unimaginable ways each year, Mahle, Paddock, Maeda, Alcala, Ober, Winder in pitcher's purgatory to be healthy for a full year?
  16. mikelink45
    How many have just checked out? It is a temptation.
  17. mikelink45
    So we are in game three of a must win series. We are only down by 1 run going in to the ninth. What should we do? How about Jorge Pagan Lopez for the ninth? Neither Fulmer nor Lopez has been of any value to the team since their trades, but Lopez has been a big negative. Can we get a better BP evaluator before the next big trade or signing? But then we also need some hitters. I have heard rumors that a guy named Wallner is across the cities and hitting bombs, could we possibly use him more than Caleb Hamilton?
  18. mikelink45
    I went to the leader board for individual stats and it is amazing. When you put our team leaders versus overall leaders we are really lacking. For example Judge has 120 RBIS (yes runs count or we would not be whining about RISP) and our leader is the rookie - Miranda with 61. Going through all the categories - Buxton still ranks high with HRs, but otherwise it is Correa and Arraez in most categories and they do not rank high except for Arraez in BA and hits. The pitchers do not make the leaderboard because they do not have enough innings. Looking at this tells me that the Twins at 500, in the middle of the team rankings are where they belong - which I am sorry to report.
  19. mikelink45
    This is an exercise that has only one dimension - The White Sox have lost considerable time with Luis Roberts and Tim Anderson - both vital clogs. Gandal has had back problems. Crochet is a big loss in pitching as is Crick and Stiever. Who has the biggest losses? I don't know. This is certainly an impressive list and has hurt the Twins chances. Could they win? Fun to speculate.
  20. mikelink45
    This note from MLB.com is worth thinking about - "Archer hasn’t lasted longer than five innings in any of his 25 starts this season. Early on, he was successful in short stints, but lately his short outings had started to tax the bullpen. Archer was 2-3 with a 3.14 ERA in his first 14 starts and the team was 7-7 in those outings. In 10 starts prior to Saturday, Minnesota was 1-9 in Archer’s outings and he was 0-4 with a 6.23 ERA."
  21. mikelink45
    Prielipp too hign, Varland and Wallner too low. The last ten are just names to me. And the second 10 are really a lot of disappointments and question marks. Truly a list that lacks what we are used to, but hopefully they will light things up and suddenly grab attention. Balazovic is the biggest disappointment on the list along with Sabato ranking so low on a list that has so many unknowns.
  22. mikelink45
    Like others in this post. I wonder why Wallner isn't brought in to replace Kepler or fill the DH.
  23. mikelink45
    We have gone from trying to win the division to trying to stay above 500. The real question is can we do it
  24. mikelink45
    That was my take too. I can't figure out how he gets credit for a job after he starts out like that. I still don't trust him
  25. mikelink45
    When you expect them to be bad, what is there to complain about? When we are told they are good, when the team expects to make the playoffs we have the right to expect more from everyone involved. The Twins are in third place - it is not the fans fault.
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