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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    I do not understand why people want to pay him astronomical sums of cash. He's barely on the field. He was having a monster year in 27 games, I'll admit that, but many players can do that in a small sample. Outside of that, he's been a good hitter in that he can maintain an .800 OPS and of course an elite defender when he's on the field... the problem is that he's never on the field. No team is going to throw that kind of cash on him given he's more likely to spend the season on the DL than he is on the field.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Berios was clearly going to test the market and it sounds like Buxton is too. If they cannot sign him, then I tend to agree that he's traded this offseason as waiting until the deadline would be a major gamble given his health issues. The question to me is if they can compete in 2022. If the answer is no, make the call and send anyone packing that won't be contributing beyond 2022.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    mixed emotions here. Was hoping to see Berrios here for a while. Though with the looming labor stoppage and baseball not fixing it's competitive issues I'm sure, I'm guessing this is the right move. Better get a haul and hope and prey they hit on all of them.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Buxton is hard to quantify. I don't think the Twins offer was exceptionally low for the simple reason that he's been unable to stay on the field. He's at a point in his career that the label of "brittle" certainly applies. I would be pretty queasy personally guaranteeing that kind of cash as is and think an incentive laden approach is the right answer.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Perhaps I have my Twins colored goggles on, but I think Berrios would be a far more valuable commodity than Stroman. That might be the Met's starting point, but I'm not sure our FO says yes.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    My question is whether or not they can compete next season. If so, you keep Berrios and Rodgers. If not, then well, ship them out. But I have to ask how a team with such bright hopes this season failed so miserably. At some point, our front office/owernship needs to take some blame.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    well, based on the time frame, I'm guessing that enough passed for people to have some meetings and talk it through. It's certainly not unreasonable given the situation. I'm not sure the consternation... it's not like the game won't be made up.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    There's already a thread on this in another forum. I think with only 11 AB, we're still in the "way too soon to tell" stage. I hope the kid does well, but the Twins are in win now and Baddoo was pretty far down on the pecking order. He hasn't spent time in the high minors and had mixed results in the low minors. It was a calculation on the part of the FO in thinking he woudln't be taken. They were wrong. But it is what it is. He was also blocked by several OFs with much higher ceilings and success in the high minors. All we can really do is wish him well.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    If this new Buxton is the real Buxton AND healthy, it's probably Byron all the way on that. That said, they should be trying to keep them both as both are gamechangers.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    hopefully the illness isn't something highly contagious like the stomach flu... we might end up seeing a lot more of those if that's the case.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    There is absolutely nothing confusing about this decision. ST stats may not matter for vets, but they most certainly matter for rookies who are trying to make the team. Had he raked this spring, I'd agree that this is confusing. He didn't. Bottom line is that there was a competition for the job and he lost. Given how little experience he has in the high minors, some seasoning in AAA is certainly warranted.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    spring stats don't matter much, but they most certainly do for people on the bubble trying to make the team. I don't see a grand conspiracy here. AK didn't look good and he's going to need to improve. His competition looked a lot better. He'll be here soon enough, but I wouldn't lose much sleep about him starting in AAA until he gets the ship going in the right direction.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    the answer to that question is no... for every team in MLB
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I missed something, wasn't the 4th option already decided or did I misread something?
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I think they do it if they can. Like others, I'll be a bit surprised, but given the nature of contracts it's quite possible his agent is telling him to be smart here given how much he's been hurt. I think you can safely say that a Buxton contract won't hamstring the team quite like Mauer did or like Donaldson could be... so yeah, do it.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    I think you park him in AAA. Like someone else said, Cruz doesn't play here forever. I wouldn't be against shopping Cave, but there's some surplus value there that teams like us cannot afford to lose. I'd also add that Rooker has a K issue for his entire minor league career. He does show the ability to adjust over a prolonged period of time, but I suspect that his first full time stint in the majors will likely be rough. I'm perfectly fine letting him sit in AAA where he work on things like laying off pitches.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    as always... quite funny
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    that's fair, but I don't think 2020 answered the questions we had about him when we acquired him given that it was a shortened season.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    fans should be cranky about 0-18... it's embarrassing. Admittedly this FO only holds 1/3 of those losses, but at some point, this is a monkey that needs to be off our back, and sadly, just one win will do it. My big concern though is that this team doesn't have that ace pitcher to go up against the other team's ace, making that first game very difficult to pull off... and of course once that loss sets in, all the old narratives come back no matter how hard the FO tries to bring in people to get rid of them. as for make or break, I doubt it, but another 0fer showing should require some accountability across the org. Playoffs may be a crap shoot, but we're well beyond crap shoot numbers. 0-18 speaks to something, and it's not good.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    win for both sides.. not sure 2020 answered the questions about Maeda's longetivity given that it was a shortened season... No complaints on our end thus far, but like the OP said, let's wait 3 years.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    87 was a different era though... That's probably my big complaint in comparing Tortuga to guys on the 87 Twins. The question I'd ask is whether or not he compares favorably to players on WS teams over the last 5-10 years.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    I guess where I stand is that while I understand that he can hit anything he swings at, he has to learn to not swing at stuff that he cannot hit well. That will do more to keep him in the big leagues than any of the personal stuff about him that myself and everyone else greatly enjoys. Like a few others here, as the occasional depth piece, why not? But getting a large number of at bats for a contending team is not a good thing unless he managed to catch some lightening. His defense is already suspect, and his bat isn't good enough to make up for that... so other than the occasional spot start or pinch hitting opportunities, I hope we don't see a ton of him unless he finds that lightening.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    So Colome provides evidence of the God particle of modern stats? I like the signing. Cannot complain on the contract/price... would like another starter though.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    quite happy about this... now let's add some impact pitching!
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd have thought they would have adjusted in season... it's not like that 80% rate would have been evident at some point... I haven't seen the pitch, but is this pitch one where hitters are looking for it and still cannot hit it?
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