Jacksson

If Morrison and/or his agent KNEW Something was wrong with his health (his hip) at the time the contract was signed, then they were not negotiating in good faith and were not fully disclosing Morrison's physical condition to the Twins organization. If that is the case, there should be some Legal ramifications the Team could take against the player and his representation to recover some of the financial considerations of the contract. Or perhaps the 2nd year option fee could be ELIMINATED.

So what did the team know and when did they know it? May just as well DL'd him for the entire year.

Have him ONLY face RH batters, no switch hitters who would bat LH and no pure LH batters unless the bases are empty and the game is not on the line.

Would it be worth it to take on Martin Prado and Starlin Castro if it also included Realmutto? What/who would it take?

If not for the failure of both Rogers and Moya to not allow any inherited runners to score,only 2 runs would have been scored by Detroit.

HELLO = Yes, I DO KNOW they are switch hitters. From which side do they bat when a RHP is on the mound? If a LHP was used instead of Hildy, both those switch hitters would have been turned around.

Considering LOMO performance this year would anyone be surprised if it were to come out that his hip has been bothering him all year? If that were to be the case,how much did the team know and when did they know it?

Not EVERY trade is made projecting the player traded for as being a future major leaguer. Keep in mind that there is a full slate of minor league teams that need to be staffed with players to keep the local fans interested enough to support a minor league team. Most professional baseball players never sniff the Majors.

Neither Molitor, Everyday Eddie or the catchers who called pitches for him could quite figure out how to correctly use Pressly. Too many inherited runners scored and too many hits and walks given up with runners on base for him. He needed to be only used to start an inning. Don't like the Dozier trade, should have waited until 8/31 or just kept him. Just wonder if he had begun to shoot off his mouth - so it may have been addition by subtraction. As the Dodgers passed on Dozier to get Forsythe, I would have let them choke on him.

Unless Joe has pissed away his earnings, there is no reason for him to continue playing. In the interest of his long term health, he needs to retire. In the Twins plans for 2019 the most important question is: "Who's on First?"

Good thing the Twins were so fat and happy with pitchers that they were able to let 6 year minor league free agent - Derek Rodriguez walk and sign with San Francisco as a free agent. Look at him now.

What about Jarrett Parker? Recently OF in SF Giants organization.

In the other major professional sports, a player can come in for as little as a single play and then come back in later, not even at the same position for one or multiple plays. In baseball, you pinch hit and either you replace that player or take the field as a result of other moves or you are done. There would have to be some rules to determine who can come in when to keep the game from getting crazy.

In Reed's most recent failure, his FB was at 90. In Pressly's last bad outing he blew away the first batter - striking him out on 3 pitches that featured 97 MPH Heat. For whatever reason, he then went to curves and sliders which the opposition teed off on. Whether it was Pressly calling off the catcher's signs or the catcher calling a bad game: when you are throwing at 97 you keep feeding them that until they show that they can hit it. Don't back away from your best pitch trying to be cute.

Those millennials were most likely there courtesy of corporate season tickets. They were there treating customers/clients and were interested in promoting their business and loading up on food and beer. Their knowledge of the game of baseball and their interest in the qualities and accomplishments of the players on EITHER team is virtually non-existent. The PRIMO seats are all corporately held and the people using them just want to brag around the water cooler that they WENT to a game, not enjoyed or watched a game.

Gotta extend the DH to the NL. Boring as hell watching the vast majority of pitchers bat. Eliminate the sacrifice fly. Have any caught foul tip on any count be an out. Expand the 25 man roster to 28 - or even 30. Expand the 40 man roster to 45. Eliminate the "give back" part of the rule 5 draft. Free substitution of players/pitchers as opposed to one and done.

Thankyou to all of you that shared your experiences with concussions. I feel fortunate now to not experiencing the after effects of various events of my "bulletproof" youth. While I had the athletic heart of a lion, the physical skill set fell a bit short. That meant many collisions with the ground and other players in: baseball, football. volleyball, and bicycling, (thank goodness for bowling). Somehow, I managed to escape my exploits without the impact of concussions and am only hampered by a mind that thinks it's body is 40 years younger than actual.

Whoever is working with Buxton now is not working out. Time to swallow their pride and bring Bruno back as as special Buxton consultant

Would have liked to see the Twins make a claim for the big lefty just DFA by the Giants to make room to call up Ivan's kid. (Whom the Twins drafted and converted to pitching before giving up on him).

Molitor has not figured out how to properly use Pressly. He CANNOT be brought in with runners on base because he has over his time with the Twins consistently permitted inherited runners to score.Somehow, between Molitor, Pitching Coach, and Bullpen Coach there is a total lack of understanding of who to use and when to use them. What happened to Castro's catching ability making our pitchers better??

Don't panic. Remember that there are a couple of Rule 5 players that were lost by the Twins who may end up being offered back as well as having the Kinley slot available for another player who is either waived or DFA. Wait until the dust clears before passing judgement.

Also needing to be mentioned are the trend of: trading away bloated long term contracts for prospects and a bad short term contract (Giants - Rays) as well as trading away a desirable prospect along with a bad contract to clear it from a team's books (Brandon Moss), or bad contract for bad contract (Matt Kemp).. From a team standpoint, teams need to stop drafting HS players. They: take too much time to develop, cost more to develop and don't go through the 4 year shaking out process that graduating college seniors do. They all too quickly reach the decision point of having to be protected on the 40 man roster from the Rule 5 draft and/or reaching minor league free agency. For Mr Clark, it's high time to challenge the obsolete, random player numbers associated with the game and to update them for what makes sense in today's environment. Why is it still a 25 man roster? It should be 28. Why is it a 40 man roster? It should be 45 - or at the very least, low revenue teams should be favored with a higher roster limit as they are more reliant on their farm system. Teams should not be put in the position of "giving away" a player of promise/value on waivers, just because the team needs to add a player to the 40 man roster. These are antiquated, random number limits that are no longer of relevance in today's game..

Hmmmm... Morrison bats left, plays First and has a 2019 option. Mauer's contract is up in 2018. The Twins have leverage in their beyond 2018 contract talks with "play in MN or play nowhere" Mauer. It will be interesting to see how each of these players perform in 2018.

If you can't afford the price for Archer (certainly take back Span and possibly even Brad Miller to fold in the savings of roster dollars into the trade price), just sign Garcia. It adds another lefty to the rotation as well as adding value. If a starter prospect blossoms by July, he will have value at the trade deadline. Again, always good to have depth in the event of injuries or backsliding performances and Garcia could always slide into the role of spot starter/long relief/bullpen lefty.

The Twins being willing to take on the last year of Span's contract would give them a leg up on other trading partners interested in either Archer or Odorizzi and also lower the cost to the Twins to acquire either one in terms of players.