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  1. bighat
    It won't make you unpopular - I think many of us agree with you to an extent. You're totally welcome here, buddy! I also hope Sano cuts down on the striketouts!
  2. bighat
    I fear the Twins will be outbid for Wheeler. He's that perfect "2nd tier" fit for so many clubs, and right now there are probably at least 20 MLB clubs going into 2020 thinking they're going to upgrade and contend. I think the Twins may have to trade in order to bolster their starting rotation next year.
  3. bighat
    Fantastic articles - thanks for filling all Twins fans in on some of the great women in the organization!
  4. bighat
    That "team friendly contract" is exactly what makes him so valuable.
  5. bighat
    This tweet smells funny. Looks like Gibson's agent is leaking this info in order to stir up a bidding war....I'm guessing every free agent pitcher has 10 teams kicking the tires on him. I can see Gibby getting a 1-year deal in a place like San Diego. Pitch in the weak-hitting NL for a couple years to end out his career. My prediction: he'll go 10-12 in SD with a 4.90 ERA next year, then grab another 1 year deal with a bottom feeder and finish his career in 2021 with a 2-6 showing before being shown the door mid-season. Gibby will have nothing to be ashamed of when he hangs 'em up. He never lived up to his potential but he was serviceable. The Twins should shoot for higher than "serviceable", though.
  6. bighat
    Wheeler without question. Bumgartner is washed up.
  7. bighat
    Interesting to see the Braves letting guys like Soroka and Acuna play (and reaping results). The Twins have a bad rep about letting young players stew too long in the minors, but let's not forget that Luis Arraez will still be just 22 years old on Opening Day this year. The weird thing about the Twins is that they'll gladly call up guys like Arraez - players who they didn't anticipate would be that good. But when it comes to the juicy prospects, they are super hesitant. We all know it's mostly about service time, but I think they're also way too over-cautious with their high draft picks. Let 'em play! Start Brusdar and call up Royce, give Kiriloff a look. Rooker should have already had his first cup of coffee. I know the Twins don't operate like this but I'd love to see them change their style.
  8. bighat
    GREAT news re: Lewis. Special player. I really hope the Twins can find a way to get him on the field in a Twins uniform. If Lewis is ready, bring him up. Guys like Acuna and Soto are really helping their teams at age 20 and 21. No need to keep Lewis down another year if he starts the season in AA on fire.
  9. bighat
    Agree. Rendon's gonna want a huge contract and he's going to ask for at least 6-years. He's a great player. But I just can't see a long-term deal for a guy who's already 30 years old working out, especially for the money he'll be asking. Then again, he could be the next Nelson Cruz....but I just don't see Rendon hitting 40 HRs at age 36. If the Twins could get a 3-year deal or something, OK. I just don't see that being realistic.
  10. bighat
    Interesting pickup. See nothing wrong with giving the guy a look!
  11. bighat
    I agree. Seems like we have about four articles a week on this site asking "Should we move Sano/Kepler/Garver/Astudillo to first base?" I don't think any of those guys should go to first, at least not yet. It's a challenging position in its own right. How about we just put a first baseman at first?
  12. bighat
    My thoughts exactly. Good work Mr. Rowson, you'll be missed, congrats on the promo. I am confident the FO can find a suitable replacement.
  13. bighat
    The best example of Eddie hate I've seen this week was when someone commented "The only thing Eddie did was hit a meaningless homer in the 8th inning of Game 3 against the Yankees". It was hilarious to me because if Arraez had hit that HR, you just know that poster would have said "Arraez, wow, what heart and grit, he's the only Twin who is trying to win this ball game. RESPECT." I think some people are turned off at Eddie's personality, and frankly can't get past it.
  14. bighat
    Dude at least he got us on the board. Arraez hits that HR and you'd call him "the one guy with guts on this team who is still trying". I know Eddie has his faults, but this Eddie-hating is ridiculous.
  15. bighat
    Thanks for sharing the details on this award - great to hear from some of the lesser-touted prospects. Just by reading this interview, you can tell Contreras is a hard worker and pretty darn talented in his own right. I'll be checking in on this guy's stats next year. Congrats to him and nice to see the Twins system winning awards.
  16. bighat
    A guy who can win 14 games and pitch to a sub-4.00 FIP, while striking out almost a batter per inning AND log 200 innings in the AMERICAN LEAGUE is a very, very good pitcher. That's a horse. Justin Verlander's don't grow on trees. Even the Astros and their mighty rotation is on the brink of elimination. How are the Tampa Bay Rays doing it? By sending out Charlie Morton (great free agent pickup), Blake Snell, Ryan Yarbrough and Tyler Glasnow - don't know where the last two guys came from, but it was certainly out of nowhere! And some of them are following "openers" all year. I think the Twins need to get creative and start using the Kevin Cash blueprint. Spend some money on decent middle relievers next year and use them as openers.
  17. bighat
    I'd love to see a list of free agent starters that will be on the market. I know some of the big names - admittedly I haven't paged through the entire 3 pages of this thread to see if someone's posted them.
  18. bighat
    Agree with the Kepler 2nd-guess and I posted something about it earlier as well. Game 1 of the ALDS in Yankee Stadium against James Paxon isn't the place to get your first at-bat in over a month. Ridiculous. Kepler should have played during the KC series and if he wasn't good enough to go, he should not have been on the playoff roster. Astudillo could have taken his spot. Waving the white flag in Game 1, in hindsight, looks absolutely terrible. Pulling Berrios. Then having Gibson on the playoff roster and then using him as an innings-eater in a 3-run game still has me scratching my head. Overall it's easy to be a Monday Morning QB. And sure, there were some questionable decisions from the lineup standpoint. But this team lost this series because the players got out-pitched and out-hit. The team faltered under pressure, looked as bad as they did all season. Hard to blame the terrible play of just about everyone on Rocco Baldelli. This embarrassing series loss is on the players, in my opinion.
  19. bighat
    And some rather big national sports websites are asking the same questions we are: https://deadspin.com/how-is-the-twins-playoff-losing-streak-even-possible-1838869473
  20. bighat
    I picked this out of your rant because I agree with you. Well, I won't be "done" but I certainly think Graterol should be seen as a potential starter for this team. Sure hope the Twins brass agrees. We need a great player to come alive and spark this team. Right now we have lots of decent guys, but not a truly transcending player (aka: Acuna, Lindor, Scherzer, Bellinger, Verlander, etc). Buxton was supposed to be that guy, but he's not, and the Twins can't make the next step without a true winner on this team.
  21. bighat
    I did turn it off then, and just watched via MLB GameCast while browsing YouTube videos of my favorite comedians. It was too painful to watch and it just seemed like I was punishing myself for no reason. I've never felt worse about watching this team all season. Pretty sad that so many of us literally could not watch this game due to depression/anxiety/frustration.
  22. bighat
    I totally understand why so many fans feel just DONE with this team right now. I felt super ticked off last night - when they had the bases loaded and nobody out, didn't score...it was just sickening. That said - and I'm just speaking for myself - this sweep doesn't take away the fun I had this summer watching this team. There were some special moments. I refuse to let last night's sweep tarnish those fun moments we all had watching and commenting here on the game threads together. Watching the Twins bash another opponent 14-5 or whatever. Watching Luis Arraez come out of nowhere to become a special player.Seeing Miguel Sano click in the second half of the season. Mitch Garver's emergence.Taylor Rogers turning into an elite reliever, mowing teams down.Nelson Cruz and those 3-homer games. That said, I'm not sure I'm even sure I have the stomach to summon hope again. This Twins team looked absolutely out-classed and out-matched by superior talent and coaching. It wasn't even close. Was this Yankees-Twins? Because it looked like Yankees-Orioles. Being exposed as frauds on the national stage was frankly embarrassing. The Twins didn't look like one pitcher away from competing. They looked wayyyy farther away than that. Let's just hope it doesn't take this team 8 more years to even reach the playoffs again. The bad taste from this series won't go away for many fans until we make it right, advance in the playoffs. Pronto.
  23. bighat
    Looking at some comments here, I almost wonder if many Twins fans would have preferred an 82-82 season and missing the playoffs over a 101 win season and getting swept by the Yanks in embarrassing fashion? I'm not being sarcastic and don't judge anyone's personal opinion. It's kinda like the prettiest girl at school accepting your invite to the prom (yay!) only to dump you immediately after the night is over (embarrassing!). Would you rather have just not gone to the dance at all? Or does the experience build character? Of course....from a fan's perspective, we don't need any more "character building experiences". We've had plenty of those moments and it's been a long time since anything went our way. For the record, I'd prefer to make the playoffs and get swept rather than finish in the doldrums.
  24. bighat
    Thing is though - by the time Duffey was brought in (both games) it was almost like the game had already spun out of control and was out of reach. Bringing in Rogers with the bases loaded and nobody out, in the 3rd inning, already down 2-0....is that really the best use of Rogers? Even a solid outing by Rogers in that situation would still leave the Twins down 3-0 or 4-0 (as opposed to 7-0). So now you're down 4-0 and if you somehow come back to tie or take the lead, Rogers isn't there and you're watching Trevor May come in for 2 innings late in Yankee Stadium to close the door. Does that end well? Chances are it doesn't. We knew pitching would be a problem. Everyone did. The Twins have been winning games with final scores of 9-7 all year long. For the Twins to have any chance of winning the series (let alone the game) the offense is going to have to put up at least 8 runs. The offense scored 4 and 2 runs, respectively. There's simply no way this team can win games without more runs that that. Regardless of whether or not Rogers or Odorizzi were in the game or not. The offense needs to score a bunch of runs. Period. Fair or not, it's on them to win this game and this series. Because the pitching staff is a lost cause, regardless of how they are managed.
  25. bighat
    Bingo. Every baseball fan outside of New York City has been pulling for the Twins to be this year's story. This was the equivalent to the dreaded 5 seed vs. 12 seed matchup in the NCAA tournament. Everyone - not just Twins fans - wanted to see Minnesota stick it to the Yankees. This was the upset everyone wanted to see happen. Even New York media outlets were saying this would be a knock-down, drag-out series. The Twins have disappointed their own fans terribly. They've also drawn facepalms and eye rolls from baseball fans all over the country. This has truly been an embarrassment on a national stage. If the Twins get swept, they should be ashamed of themselves and rightfully so.
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