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Well, this is f’ing depressing: https://www.startribune.com/live-pohlad-family-will-not-sell-minnesota-twins/601454306

All Hail Tony Fernandez, one of the underrated IG gods! 2000 hits: check 40+ WAR (career): check All-Star: check (with Toronto and San Diego) 200 hits: check (with Toronto) .300 average: check (with Toronto) Gold Glove: check (Toronto) 5+ WAR (season): check (Toronto) Teams played for: Blue...

It’s a really small sample size, but Griffin Jax’s start with the Rays has been inauspicious. He gave up a 3 run home run to Cal Raleigh the other night, which lost the game for the Rays and in another outing he gave up a run, so his ERA’s over 10 with the Rays and pushing near 5.00 for the...

A fascinating subplot of this season for me, particularly following the fire sale, has been the makeup of the bullpen and the mysterious journeymen that have found their way into a Twins uniform. I'm not including any homegrown products in the following list, this is a compilation of the veteran...

Today's board frustrated me, as the combination of Gold Glove, Silver Slugger and pitching categories really elevates my score and doesn't typically bring about new players--I really need to do some deep diving on that triad so I can move away from using Jim Kaat, Mike Hampton, Greg Maddux, and...

I It’d be wise for one/both to do so-Walker Jenkins is knocking on the door: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/twins-top-prospects-walker-jenkins-kaelen-culpepper-are-crushing-double-a/ar-AA1K28od

You and I shared Ron LeFlore today (a digression--does anyone remember the made for TV movie about LeFlore in the early '80s about his journey from prison to MLB? It barely registers, but I recall watching it as a kid) It was a banner day for newcomers on my end, as I picked up 5 newbies...

Alright, call me a cock-eyed optimist (or Billy Mumphrey, for Seinfeld fans), but maybe the near future won't be awful? -new owners (who won't be skinflints) -a lineup built around Buxton, Keaschall, Lewis, Lee, Jeffers, Larnach/Wallner (perhaps) -the emergence of homegrown prospects Walker...

Same as you, I was befuddled by seeing those names in the box scores, which was followed shortly by my addiction--who else had they played for in the majors? If they stick around long enough for me to remember their names, I've got two more players to roll with in Immaculate Grid.

I used Jose Canseco for that category today and was surprised that he was only 2% by the algorithm.

When we do reach 1500 players, we will have covered slightly more than 7% of the entirety of MLB players all-time (I was curious). It’s actually a higher percentage than I expected.

I also used Jeffers for the same purpose-you’re going to leave me in the dust soon, I am at 1426 players.

Was this the same Crazy George who worked Vikings games in the '80s at the Metrodome?

I guess you’ll just have to Jim Bibby this month: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bibby Bip Roberts brought me to 1425 players today, but I was happier to use Joe Nolan as player #1424. When visiting my Mom over the summer and shuffling through some of my old baseball cards, I was reminded...

Whew, Bleed you weren’t kidding-this was a bad choice for me, trying to stave off the last remnants of jet lag—I’ve got work to do, but it’s as if someone just put the sleeping pill in my drink. From the looks on the players faces, they could have been at an insurance seminar.

On cue, Paddack’s first start with the Tigers produces the following line: 6 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, no walks, 5 strikeouts. 🙄

My Twins were: Astros-Jason Castro (2%) Athletics-Don Baylor (3%; a bit surprised it was that big of percentage) HOF’er-Early Wynn (.2%) How are you doing with your total number of players? I am currently at 1419, slowly chugging towards 1500. Btw, random obscure former Twin changing teams...

Are Gilbert Arenas and Malik Beasley cousins? Related somehow? If you asked me for a current and a retired NBA player who were in the news for all the wrong reasons, if these two weren’t my first choices, they’d be pretty high on the list. (I should note, Beasley might not be a current NBA...

Ehh…coming from a guy who was the centerpiece of one of the more regrettable trades in recent Twins history, who missed a year and a half due to Tommy John surgery and whose ERA hovered around 5.00 when he did pitch for the Twins, I am dubious about putting much stock in what he says. It’s like...

4-8 since the break, outscored 49-63 in that span. It appears the team has beat you to checking out. With Buxton out of the lineup and Bader and his defense likely to follow Duran out the door, there are few reasons to stay invested this season, although I imagine Abel will be moving right into...