All Things 2022 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

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Ope3 said:
Another great Free Agent pick up in terms of the Twins was Chili Davis. Professional hitter.

He really solidified the middle of the that '91 lineup.
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I didn't realize he finished 14th in the AL MVP voting. There were 21 AL players that received votes that year. The Twins had 5 of those 21. Puckett, Davis, Erickson, Morris, and Aguilera.
 




GophersInIowa said:
Had to look it up on baseball reference. Got me looking at some of those years and then specifically Shane Mack's numbers. He was so underrated. I don't know why he didn't get more opportunities. He has a career OPS higher than guys like Paul Molitor and Rickey Henderson. Not saying he was as good as them but he sure was a damn good hitter.

I have to wonder why he went to Japan for two years after his time with the Twins.
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It is criminal how underrated and forgotten Shane Mack is.
 

Sounds like they're bringing back the "ghost runner" in extra innings. I wish they would push it to the 12th or at least the 11th. I get not wanting 6 hour marathon games, but something like 75% of extra inning games ended in the 10th or 11th before.
 




Ope3 said:
Jack Morris was considered probably the best pitcher of the 80s when the Twins signed him in '91. It worked out pretty well.
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Crazy thing about Morris is that he was coming off of a pretty bad 3 year stretch before he signed here. Then he had a good year here.
 


I envy people who love watching baseball. Season goes from April to October lol. That's crazy.
 




He never made an all-star game, but Shane Mack was all-star caliber player for multiple seasons.
 





Breakin' The Plane said:
Montas and Manaea both had their salaries finalized today in order to avoid arbitration. I assume that stuck a wrench in the works.
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There's a rumor going around that OAK is now more inclined to hold on to both pitchers until closer to the trade deadline to potentially increase their return.
 

Slim Tubby said:
There's a rumor going around that OAK is now more inclined to hold on to both pitchers until closer to the trade deadline to potentially increase their return.
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Have to pivot then. Have to get at least one more P
 



Unregistered User said:
The Twins season is 181 days long.
The TWolves season is 172 days long.
The Wild's season is 196 days long.
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The Wild/NHL season was inflated by 14-18 days in anticipation of an Olympic break, which was repurposed for making games postponed due to COVID.
 




howeda7 said:
Pivot to who? Johnny Cueto is about the only FA left.
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Gonna have to get creative. Maybe buy low on a guy like Patrick Corbin. You want to trade, you're going to have to overpay at this point. I've wanted them to make a move for German Marquez from the Rockies for a long time, but since they decided to sign Bryant, I guess they aren't rebuilding.
 




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