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  1. mikelink45
    Not sure I buy that. Good give me some evidence
  2. mikelink45
    If we are going to progress, we're going to say goodbye to both.
  3. mikelink45
    Fascinating. This division is amazing, where else could we play so bad and gain ground? Sanchez has not done well by any measurement that I know of. He just fills a spot for 2 - 3 innings. I would rather see Smeltzer start with a chance that he might actually give us some positive innings. Pagan continues to underwhelm. Cabeb Hamilton is at least gaining some time for his retirement package. Arraez and Miranda need to come back, Kepler needs to be replaced - but who will do it? Here are your summaries since the All Star week and still we are fighting for first place. Record Last Week: 3-4 (Overall: 65-61) Run Differential Last Week: +8 (Overall: +32) Record Last Week: 4-2 (Overall: 62-57) Run Differential Last Week: +8 (Overall: +25) Record Last Week: 1-4 (Overall: 58-55) Run Differential Last Week: -10 (Overall: +17) Record Last Week: 4-3 (Overall: 57-51) Run Differential Last Week: +1 (Overall: +27) Record Last Week: 1-4 (Overall: 53-48) Run Differential Last Week: -14 (Overall: +26) Record Last Week: 2-0 (Overall: 52-44) Run Differential Last Week: +12 (Overall: +40)
  4. mikelink45
    Sorry, but despite the win Pagan still looks like a disaster and with better teams coming we need him gone. Why Sanchez and not Smeltzer? Otherwise it was a great win and a wonderful sweep!
  5. mikelink45
    Thanks for that update.
  6. mikelink45
    Thanks for the run down. I agree with what you say. Right now none of the pitchers are ready for the majors. Canterino is really interesting, but I keep wondering why so many of our young pitchers have so much injury problems.
  7. mikelink45
    Hate to see Raya injured. But love the speed, is this a preview of where the Twins are going to go next? Can Rocco handle speed and stolen bases? Last night we had a sacrifice - anything is possible. Is Enlow going to continue to drop. I remember his high prospect rankings the last couple years and wondered why, I feel like this is a better ranking for him, but if we had not made our recent trades he might be at the bottom of the list.
  8. mikelink45
    The Giants have proven to be the NL version of the Twins, but happily just a little worse. What a game! A rain delay really changes everything. Gordon is really giving us more than we could have expected - Polanco out just shift Gordon. But now the Arraez slump needs to end! After the previous win it is time to ask the offense to score more than 3 runs in a game more than once in two weeks.
  9. mikelink45
    Why Not? It is a reward to him with possible great things for the major league club. Let him take Archer's place. Give us someone new to root for and someone who gives us hope for the future.
  10. mikelink45
    The FO is from Cleveland, he will continue for as long as they are in charge. I see not change coming.
  11. mikelink45
    This is a good puzzle. I had to go to his B-R page and see that he hit 267 last year and 266 so far this year. His 301 and 307 OBP are nothing to brag about and his power is low for 3B. He has been a good average player - much better than Sanchez, but with the young players coming up he is expendable if they are trying to save dollars. If they had not traded Steer and Encarnacion-Strand I was sure he was gone, now I am not sure. I would think that Sanchez would be going, but with the catcher situation in flux he too is a question mark. In many ways both are dependent on how the FO sees the injured players and their tracks to get back to Minneapolis.
  12. mikelink45
    Nice game all around - thank you Giants - you took our role tonight and let the home team enjoy playing baseball again. The real take away is that Garlick is now in the running for team MVP - if his return makes that much difference I am sorry for all the doubt I expressed in the past.
  13. mikelink45
    Moran has really disappointed this year. Not as much as Balazovic, but we need these quality arms to come around and help the team - soon. Both would be in Minneapolis if they had performed as we expected. I too love the SB. Excitement! Manufacture runs. We have seen it happen in the past. Maybe Rocco needs a Whitey Herzog biography to read.
  14. mikelink45
    We also lost Petty who would have been a ranked prospect. And the two hitters would have looked good - I was really rooting for Steer.
  15. mikelink45
    Another prospect rating - Jim Bowden on the Athletic has his new top 50 Brooks Lee is number 27. The Guardians have 3 in the top 50 - numbers 12,38,40. The only other Central team with a player listed are the Tigers with number 44. I hope we have more rise - because as a 500 team we are in that middle grounds where we need a constant influx of new players either by trade or promotion.
  16. mikelink45
    Our minor league teams really are weakened by the trades (let's hope the trades lead us to first place). I just looked at mlb.com's new prospect rankings for the team. What interested me the most was the fact that we have Austin Martin and Balazovic dropping - 12 and 15. Wallner has left Sabato in the dust (still do not understand that pick). Noah Miller dropped to 16. The second observation is that I do not know many of these prospects.
  17. mikelink45
    Maybe even stretch them with 2 innings each?
  18. mikelink45
    Bad luck? Makes me think of this character from Little Abner - Joe Btfsplk. At least we can pronounce Byron's name.
  19. mikelink45
    I hope not - Gallo is a terrible comp for anyone in my opinion. I do not like the all or nothing batters. I like Miranda and Arraez who between HRs get on base, drive in runs, and score. I have been hopeful that Wallner could make the transitions, but I am surprised by his age. I thought he was still a young prospect. At 25 it is time for the next move.
  20. mikelink45
    Our record against playoff teams continues to be outstanding. Varland did well again in the minors. Maybe? I know Correa is a good player but is he worth that salary? No way he opts out. Noone will match that money after this season. I wonder how many of the teams with big salary SS are getting their value.
  21. mikelink45
    No - it is desperation as our season sinks. Years ago Tom Kelly thought it was fine to jump from AA to MLB. I do too. Things may have changed, but AAA is a repository for players like Beckham and Cave and others who are just hanging on for one more chance.
  22. mikelink45
    Julien and Wallner sure seem better than Beckham and Cave. Go for it. We are seeing more young players so take the chance.
  23. mikelink45
    I don't care if Rocco was manager of the year, I don't care if the front office loves him and I don't even care if he is actually a good manager. In the history of baseball managers get changed to infuse energy into the team and change the pathway that the players are on. No matter whether you like Rocco or not, we need something to change. And we also need our front office to wake up and provide us with a better set of players to work with. I would rather have a struggling young player than see Beckham and cave struggling and taking up roster's space.
  24. mikelink45
    Yes. Young arms. Time to end the Pagan experiment. He has shown what kind of pitcher he is.
  25. mikelink45
    Another disappointment. Scoring at the end of a game and falling short is getting boring. Tomorrow Houston gives us a chance. Can we take it? Thanks to Smeltzer for giving us some innings.
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