Nationals 10, Twins 4: Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts

[Whitey333]

The lackadaisical play Smith made on the good attempt to catch that liner is typical of Twins play under Baldelli.  They dont hustle and seem to have no sense of urgency.  Allowing that runner to go from second to third because he didn't hustle after the ball is inexcusable and a direct reflection on Rocco.  Boring uninspired baseball is what we are being fed.  

[TwinsDr2021]

4 hours ago, Major League Ready said:

The Twins lost nothing.  They were out of it in 2021 so those two months were meaningless.  He was literally replacement value last year so they nothing.  I would guess he bounces back but it may very well end up being a win to simply have not signed him to an extension of length he demanded.  

The have lost a 40 man spot since calling up SWR last year. Not saying that is bad or wrong, just a fact, if he turns out to not be good it would be wasted 40 man.

[TwinkieFan4life]

4 hours ago, Major League Ready said:

The Twins lost nothing.  They were out of it in 2021 so those two months were meaningless.  He was literally replacement value last year so they nothing.  I would guess he bounces back but it may very well end up being a win to simply have not signed him to an extension of length he demanded.  

The Twins lost the opportunity cost of other deals that could have been made.  Berrios has value at the time of the deal.  They lost an opportunity to capitalize on that value.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Maybe instead of the 4 year, $73.5 million extension they gave Lopez, they should have waited until after this Nationals start and got him for more like 4/72!

[Florida Flash]

Just now, wabene said:

Lopez is done trying hard for the next 4 years now that he's got his money. Ha ha ha that's gotta be it! I crack myself up ha ha ha.... 

It does seem that guys who get big long term contracts go into coast mode until near the end of the contract. Oh well, it's only money. The fans will just have to cough up more, no worries.

[joefish]

15 hours ago, tony&rodney said:

The Nationals are not a good team. 

Neither are we it appears.

[Alex Wilde]

1 hour ago, TwinkieFan4life said:

The Twins lost the opportunity cost of other deals that could have been made.  Berrios has value at the time of the deal.  They lost an opportunity to capitalize on that value.

And at the time of the trade it was praised by just about every outlet as an overpay for Berrios and that the Twins “stole” SWR as Martin was headlining the trade. It’s easy to go back now and want different prospects from the Jays or even a different organization, but hindsight is always 20/20.

[9moons27]

2 hours ago, Whitey333 said:

The lackadaisical play Smith made on the good attempt to catch that liner is typical of Twins play under Baldelli.  They dont hustle and seem to have no sense of urgency.  Allowing that runner to go from second to third because he didn't hustle after the ball is inexcusable and a direct reflection on Rocco.  Boring uninspired baseball is what we are being fed.  

Who's Smith?

[Danchat]

7 hours ago, Major League Ready said:

The Twins lost nothing.  They were out of it in 2021 so those two months were meaningless.  He was literally replacement value last year so they nothing.  I would guess he bounces back but it may very well end up being a win to simply have not signed him to an extension of length he demanded.  

My point was that if both Martin and SWR flop, we lose because we could have turned Berrios' trade value into something else, there were other teams that had given the Twins offers on him. Failing to turn 1.5 years of control of him into a single useful MLB player would be a loss in my book. Obviously too early to call, but the trade is looking questionable for both sides right now.

[ashbury]

18 minutes ago, 9moons27 said:

Who's Smith?

Pretty sure he meant What's His Name.

[TwinkieFan4life]

On 4/23/2023 at 1:01 PM, Alex Wilde said:

And at the time of the trade it was praised by just about every outlet as an overpay for Berrios and that the Twins “stole” SWR as Martin was headlining the trade. It’s easy to go back now and want different prospects from the Jays or even a different organization, but hindsight is always 20/20.

I agree with you on that.