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  1. jimbo92107
    I wouldn't mind seeing all those moves made. I assume Sano is gone, too. A shame about Kepler, he's a steady RF, but he lives in a small house...His ceiling is too close to his floor. Time to spin the wheel on the next round of talent. Polanco probably should have been dealt a couple years ago, when he was really bashing. Still near his peak, tho. Gotta break that logjam. Hope he winds up on a contender. This could and should be the year when we see if Falvey and Levine can draft and develop pitchers the way they did in Cleveland. My guess is no, and it's time to find out. Survivor: Twins pitching edition.
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    May all your observations on excretory products be hearsay.
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    "Signing Gallo is hardly a worthwhile signature move of the offseason, but it does represent the first true effort by the front office to raise the 2023 team's ceiling, as opposed to filling holes and bolstering its floor. We need more of that going forward." Great article on what should not really be such a controversial topic. First, Gallo probably is working with a professional trainer to get into the proverbial "best shape of his life." Every veteran after a slump year wants to come back like Carl Yastrzemski, but not all of them are willing to suffer at the hands of a sadistic Romanian gymnastics coach. The closest comp probably is a strict palates coach. I'm guessing Gallo has hired somebody like that. As for Gallo's career so far, all you need do is look at his average WAR score. Is it higher or lower than, say, Kepler's? Not even close, Gallo is a much more valuable player, and it sounds like a slightly better fielder. He's highly motivated for a comeback year, his average WAR is better than all but Buxton's. My only real objection is that he'll be logjamming all the rooks and AAA guys trying to make their first MLB roster. If Gallo returns to form, then I will disavow all opinions on this matter. In ten seconds, this message will go poof! Unless the poof isn't working right now...
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    Mainly agree, but I'd keep Mahle, just in case his shoulder holds up. Time for a team full of kids!
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    Enrique Bradfield, y'all! That kid's got Buxton speed, but he already knows how to steal bases. It took Buck something like four years to develop just decent stealing technique. Bradfield looks like he can steal bases at will, almost like Ricky Henderson. And that speed will play in center or wherever they can fit him in. Do you even bother trying to get him to hit home runs? Just get on base with a flat swing and a stingy eye, then cause wonderful havoc for the opposing pitcher. Hey Twins, draft this Bradfield guy, so we have a reason to watch games again.
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    Only Lewis has a ghost of a chance at ROY, but some of the guys on this list could be quite good, very soon. I had a very good feeling last season about Louie Varland, and SWR isn't far from that impression. We may not even see Julien and Wallner if injured starters come back healthy.
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    Are we talking about the "Pagan Sacrifice" I saw last season? Seemed to me that his problem wasn't any particular pitch, but that, at some point in an outing, his command would falter. First, he would walk two guys in a row on pitches that nobody would swing at. Then, he would over-correct on the next batter, throwing the ball right about down the middle. Boom, two or three runs score, putting the team in a hole, or deeper in a hole. Oh, and after that, he'd mow down the next guy or two like a Cy Young candidate. The Pagan Sacrifice. No, I would unload him in an instant. Let him turn some other manager's hair gray.
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    Fulmer looks like he still has plenty of gas in the tank. Not a shutdown guy, but a good, determined reliever. If they can keep his price tag reasonable, sign him.
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    As much as all the hits, I remember all the players from opposing teams that clearly are big fans of Louis Arraez. He'd be trading hugs with seemed like half the guys that checked in at first base. One of the true nice guys in baseball. Congratulations also to Louie Varland, who sure does look like a talented young starter for the next decade. Pretty soon the Twins may not need to hire many rental pitchers anymore. Wouldn't that be great... Disappointing season, but with harbingers of good times ahead. I'm binging on harbingers! Happy winter, Twins players. Don't tweak your backs swinging those golf clubs!
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    Yep, the White Sox are swinging the bat like they got nothin' to lose. Twins should, too. Let 'er fly!
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    Kubel / Kirilloff comp is only partial. You can hit with a patched together knee, but not if your wrist gives you stabbing pain with every swing. I feel bad for the kid. Kirilloff clearly has dreamed of being a great baseball player since he was a child, and now that dream is threatened by a body part smaller than a dime. It's just not fair...but that's life - not fair. We're all pulling for him, very carefully.
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    Baseball seasons are wars of attrition, but it seems like the Twins have been stockpiling talent to the point where even bad luck may get overwhelmed. The tipping point may come from three or four top prospects that may start the season in AAA or AA. Varland, Balasovic, SWR, and Lee could see significant time in '23. Might also say that about Martin, who seems to be rebounding from a bad year. Biggest problems seem to be Kirilloff and Paddack, followed by Mahle. Well, you spin the wheel and hope that one will hit, the other two pitch. Keep Gordon and Bundy around. A super-sub and a veteran that survives without a big heater are great examples for everybody. I would part ways with Jake Cave, however. His ceiling is now well known, and with a guy like Martin coming up, we might as well see if he's a better 4th outfielder. One intriguing factor could be Miranda, if he comes back lean and mean and ready to play good 3B. Working out for six months with Carlos Correa could get just about anybody into great shape. Maybe the Twins could ask for a package deal. Send everybody to work out with Carlos. That might be the best move this organization ever made.
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    SWR: Great stuff, improving command. Legit future starter sometime in 2023. Once he loosened his death grip on the ball, he started missing bats. Dick is right that Griffin Jax is one of the best stories of the year. His slider is what Joe Ryan should work towards. His game is so polished now, I wonder if could try starting a game or two. He and Ryan should exchange notes.
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    Another congratulations to another rookie's first cup of coffee. Simeon Woods Richardson. I won't be typing that whole name very often, but he's liable to have half a dozen nicknames in his first season. SWR for now. I love his straight over the top pitching motion, with that steep downward plane that Uncle Bert talks about. He'll get tons of ground outs, plus an occasional titanic homer hit off that delivery. When an uppercut swing hits a downward plane baseball, that's how a ball goes into low earth orbit. It'll be fun to see what his stuff does to mlb hitters.
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    We could wind up seeing a verrrry different Twins squad next season. Possibly gone: Urshella, Corea, Polanco, Kepler, even Buxton. In their places: Miranda, Lewis, Brooks Lee, Kirilloff, with Arraez subbing 3b, 2b, 1b. Outfield, Larnach, Martin, Wallner. You could still have Celestino and Cave as backups, with Gordon as super-sub. I won't even get into the pitching staff. Mind-blowing.
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    I could see an outfield of Larnach, Martin/Celestino and Wallner. Strong arms in the corners, fast CFs improving at the plate. Infield: Urshella the rock at 3rd, Lewis SS, Araez 2B, Miranda 1B. All good hitters, the latter three working to improve their defense. This would mean that Buxton and Correa go elsewhere, but youth movements are pretty constant in baseball. And I haven't even mentioned Brooks Lee, who will probably force his way onto the mlb lineup sometime next season...
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    Roy Smalley said it - Bailey Ober's performance was important because it gives the young pitcher a huge boost of confidence going into off season workouts. He knows now that his stuff is good enough to get multiple whiffs and swinging K's. Now he can shore up his strengths and work on eliminating his weak points. It would be nice to see a bit more velo on the heater, so he can use that as a K weapon, not just as a decoy. Otherwise, if his command remains good and his health is good, Ober looks like a very successful mlb pitcher.
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    On a team that's already loaded with stars, Buxton's 50 percent availability works out just fine. I loves me some Buxton, but trade him to the Yanks or Dodgers. Then he can heal up right, because he doesn't have to carry the team.
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    Lopez was right about the pitch that set him off, but still, a pitcher's life is full of minor injustices, at least until Robo Ump takes away the human error factor. A closer cannot afford to let anybody see that he's getting ruffled. For Lopez, coaching is not what's needed. He needs a sports psychologist. I say this will all due respect and good intentions.
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    Speaking of the Pagan virus... I'd like to ask every Twins Daily fan to go out and get vaccinated, whatever the current nasty virus is called. Much as we are frustrated by the Electric Pagan Sacrifice, we cannot honestly blame him for the pandemic. Can we? Whatever. Go get the jab; don't wind up on the slab.
  21. jimbo92107
    There you have it. Joe Ryan's last two starts reveal definite "Ace" potential, and that's against a very good hitting Cleveland team. If and when he gets a little better command of his slider, he'll be shutting teams down on a regular basis. Here's a question to mull over the winter: Having seen how good a closer / setup man Jhoan Duran is, would you indulge his preference to be a starter in 2023? Obviously he's a great closer, but if the young man can get similar results over 5 innings as a starter, isn't that more valuable? Imagine a young Roger Clemens as a closer. He would have been great, too. But what a waste!
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    The Pagan Sacrifice. Somehow the opponent will get two runs. It's Emilio's albatross.
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    Wallner: Nice homer for your first hit. Now, please shave off that scuz fuzz. You don't need to look like a tired 30-something daddy.
  24. jimbo92107
    Yeah, it's possible he could be claimed, but I don't see why. The fact the Twinks cut him loose today means they think he's not ready for a comeback yet. Which other team is so desperate that they'd throw a partially healed pitcher out there, possibly to aggravate the injury again? Watch him clear waivers, then sign with the Saints. Best outcome for all concerned. With a winter of TLC and careful exercise, Dobbie might just get another shot at the bigs. Lots of us would love to see it.
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    If Baldi's win percentage is .533, half a point higher than Gardy , Kelly or Molitor, even with all the injuries, doesn't that make him one of the team's all-time great managers? What he has done this season is almost the equivalent of an NFL coach losing his entire O line, then coaching up a bunch of rookies to play just about as well as his starters. Sure, you could simply state, "Well, he didn't win the division," but that's pretty ignorant.
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