Which Twins relievers do you trust?

[cHawk]

The Twins’ pen is a unit that has struggled thus far in 2022. However, there have been some bright spots, such as Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax.

Which Twins relievers do you trust?

[cHawk]

My answer would be Duran, Jax, and Joe Smith.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

16 minutes ago, alexthegreat said:

My answer would be Duran, Jax, and Joe Smith.

Me too, those 3 I pretty much trust implicitly, but looking at the rest of the pen I gotta ask:

Trust with what?

like Pagan for instance, he’s “fine”, I trust him ok for a hold, wouldn’t trust him in a “late and close” situation

[USAFChief]

Duran.

Semi trust building in Jax.

Thielbar next.

I don't really trust any of the rest. Joe Smith had a nice, lucky 6 weeks, but I don't trust that to continue.

[dex8425]

Tier 1: Duran

Tier 2: Jax, Smith, Thielbar

Tier 3: Pagan

Tier 4: Cotton, Coulombe, Megill, Moran

Tier 5: Duffey.

[Major League Ready]

3 minutes ago, dex8425 said:

Tier 1: Duran

Tier 2: Jax, Smith, Thielbar

Tier 3: Pagan

Tier 4: Cotton, Coulombe, Megill, Moran

Tier 5: Duffey.

Sounds about right.  I would add that those tier 4 guys could and hopefully will jump up a tier or two.   Let's hope Alcala gets healthy soon.  It will look a lot better if Alcala gets back soon and one or two of those tier 4 guys steps up.

[dex8425]

Just now, Major League Ready said:

Sounds about right.  I would add that those tier 4 guys could and hopefully will jump up a tier or two.   Let's hope Alcala gets healthy soon.  It will look a lot better if Alcala gets back soon and one or two of those tier 4 guys steps up.

Right. I have hope for Megill. His stuff seems good, but I trust Thielbar and Jax to not walk guys and get themselves into trouble more at this point. 

[Thegrin]

Taylor Rodgers

[wsnydes]

Other than Duran, I pretty much sit on the edge of seat the entire time that a reliever is pitching.  I don't really have much trust in any of them generally speaking.  Jax is growing on me, Thielbar is okay.

For me, it's almost better to ask me which relievers I distrust the least.

[CRF]

No question...I think all of us would put Duran out there above any of the others. Jax has been pretty good, T-Bar has been decent. I think other than that, it's a total crap-shoot. I wouldn't trust any of the rest...especially Pagan and Duffey.

[rwilfong86]

At this point, Jax and Duran.

[USAFChief]

Of the interchangeable minor league FAs and waiver wire pickups, I'm most intrigued by Megill. But trust is nowhere in my vocabulary for any of them.

[notoriousgod71]

Duran and nobody else close

[lecroy24fan]

Megill is definitely in my trust zone. He's saved the rest of the arms a few times and could be used more as a liong man than he has.

 

Duran, Jax, Thoelbar, and Smith I'm confident in, even in that order. Then Megill and that's probably it right now. 

[nicksaviking]

 

The well researched Kintzer-Wisler Principal indicates that one or more of Megill, Cotton and Moran will likely end up with a stat line that will require us to consider them a trustworthy reliever.

 

[notoriousgod71]

3 hours ago, notoriousgod71 said:

Duran and nobody else close

I thought long and hard about even responding to the original question because I KNEW tonight would happen.

[ashbury]

1 hour ago, nicksaviking said:

 

 

The well researched Kintzer-Wisler Principal indicates that one or more of Megill, Cotton and Moran will likely end up with a stat line that will require us to consider them a trustworthy reliever.

 

"There must be a pony in this pile!"

The opportunity cost of digging for that pony is an underappreciated aspect of the strategy.

[nicksaviking]

14 hours ago, ashbury said:

"There must be a pony in this pile!"

The opportunity cost of digging for that pony is an underappreciated aspect of the strategy.

They’ll be digging for ponies whether they planed to or not.