
Originally Posted by
PJO34
So now people are hoping for a "reboot" of the team? Why? As things stand now, I would think we are the favorites in the American league. Sure, Toronto has gotten better, but they haven't added to their team yet this off season. Cleveland is going to trade Lindor, Houston is probably losing Springer and Brantely and they won't have Verlander for 2021, and the Rays are looking to trade Snell, and probably won't add this off season. We have always owned the Twins to the point that they should let us use the Home locker room when we play there. The White Sox are getting better and adding, but I don't think they will be good enough to beat us.
The question is what we are doing. If we don't sign DJ or trade for Lindor, that would make us weaker, but even then if we sign Didi, sign Tanaka, move Torres back to second, and grab at least one quality bull pen arm, we should be fine esp. if we get anything from Sevy and German and the kids take the next step.
Even at 210M, I think we are the team to beat. If we re-sign DJ, or trade for Lindor, or if Hal goes nuts and signs Bauer, then only disastrous injuries (God forbid) could stop us from getting to the WS.
I think we have an incredibly good team and even better, we have --esp. with the kids coming up -- an incredibly exciting team to root for. Sure, we have injury problems, and players like Judge, Stanton, Voit, and Sanchez strike out too much, but they also hit baseballs farther than just about anyone else in the league. Personally, I think home runs over 400ft should be worth two runs (like the basketball 3 pointer), but no one asked me.
We have gotten close and have been eliminated by the ultimate AL rep to the WS the last four years. In almost all of those years, a break here or a break there could have had us in the WS instead of the team that ousted us.
I just wished the MLB Network would show winter ball. It is fun to see how our guys are doing (good or bad), but it would be far more enjoyable to actually watch the games.