Twins (TBD) vs Tigers (Mize): 8/4/25, 5:40pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

The Twins have a chance to gain important ground on Detroit. You betcha!

[Patzky]

1 hour ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

The Twins have a chance to gain important ground on Detroit. You betcha!

Tigers are the poster child of What If! 

TBD=Twins Been Destroyed.? A new starter please. It's like having a pitcher named Walk or a batter named Outman.

[Otto von Ballpark]

The bullpen usage chart suggests Travis Adams will be the primary pitcher today, and Noah Davis should make an appearance too.

Adams had been throwing 50-68 pitches every ~5 days until the all-star break, but his usage has been irregular since -- 18 pitches in the first game after the break, then a season-high 83 pitches nine days later, and now ?? pitches today after 8 days rest.

	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN	TOT
Ureña	0	0	0	0	69	69
Sands	13	0	20	0	21	54
Ohl	0	0	0	52	0	52
Topa	22	0	13	0	15	50
Funderburk	0	0	11	0	35	46
Davis	31	0	0	0	0	31
Tonkin	0	0	11	0	14	25
Ramírez	0	0	0	0	9	9
Adams	0	0	0	0	0	0

[Parfigliano]

TBD starting again?  Guys gotta be getting tired.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I hope we win.

I listened to the end of last night's Detroit game. Duran shut them down in the 9th, and i was happy.

[Patzky]

53 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

I hope we win.

I listened to the end of last night's Detroit game. Duran shut them down in the 9th, and i was happy.

I genuinely like the players we lost; I'll always hope they do well. For 99 percent of the time.

[thelanges5]

This sucks!
Bobby Nightengale:

Simeon Woods Richardson, who was pushed back from his scheduled start Sunday, was placed on the 15-day IL with an illness. He was battling a stomach issue, Rocco Baldelli said. 

Darren McCaughan was called up from AAA.

[Patzky]

19 minutes ago, thelanges5 said:

This sucks!
Bobby Nightengale:

Simeon Woods Richardson, who was pushed back from his scheduled start Sunday, was placed on the 15-day IL with an illness. He was battling a stomach issue, Rocco Baldelli said. 

Darren McCaughan was called up from AAA.

Eek. Well the pen just got stronger..

[bunsen82]

49 minutes ago, thelanges5 said:

This sucks!
Bobby Nightengale:

Simeon Woods Richardson, who was pushed back from his scheduled start Sunday, was placed on the 15-day IL with an illness. He was battling a stomach issue, Rocco Baldelli said. 

Darren McCaughan was called up from AAA.

Chances are we will be getting a look for Abel or Bradley soon at the MLB level.   

[Patzky]

11 minutes ago, bunsen82 said:

Chances are we will be getting a look for Abel or Bradley soon at the MLB level.   

Guess Zebby will be going against Sheriff tomorrow.. another BP Wednesday , a day off Thursday and Joe Ryan Fri against KC.  Oh and Ober just loves playing against the Royals..

[bunsen82]

Just now, Patzky said:

Guess Zebby will be going against Sheriff tomorrow.. another BP Wednesday , a day off Thursday and Joe Ryan Fri against KC.  Oh and Ober just loves playing against the Royals..

Do we have timeline on Lopez?  Ober still doesn't look healthy in last start.  

[Patzky]

4 minutes ago, bunsen82 said:

Do we have timeline on Lopez?  Ober still doesn't look healthy in last start.  

Originally I recall late August for Pablo. I hope they let him return..

[bunsen82]

John Klein called up to AAA.  Could be a future bullpen arm.  

[mrtwinsfan]

3 hours ago, Parfigliano said:

TBD starting again?  Guys gotta be getting tired.

Abel  -- 5 innings zero runs,  yesterday in Toledo against Dobnak, ,  has anyone asked why he and Bradley are not in the Twins Dugout ?  IS T.B.D. Really a better option , Sick of this B.S.

[mrtwinsfan]

40 minutes ago, bunsen82 said:

Chances are we will be getting a look for Abel or Bradley soon at the MLB level.   

Chances ============  WHY NOT NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Patzky]

Just now, mrtwinsfan said:

Abel  -- 5 innings zero runs,  yesterday in Toledo against Dobnak, ,  has anyone asked why he and Bradley are not in the Twins Dugout ?  IS T.B.D. Really a better option , Sick of this B.S.

Abel is working on a third pitch.. Taj goes tonight doesn't he?

[Patzky]

Just now, mrtwinsfan said:

Chances ============  WHY NOT NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thought last week and still do.. Abel might be our third best starter by September. 

[thelanges5]

Bobby Nightengale:

Luke Keaschall has a locker in the Twins clubhouse. Likely a sign that he will be activated from the IL tomorrow.

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Abel is working on a third pitch.. Taj goes tonight doesn't he?

Taj goes tonight doesn't he?--  HOPE SO , IT SAY T.B.D. AGAIN = Seen enough of that guy

[Parfigliano]

38 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Originally I recall late August for Pablo. I hope they let him return..

I originally said Pablo out for year.  I stand by it.

[Vanimal46]

5 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

I originally said Pablo out for year.  I stand by it.

That’s my preferred outcome because by then we will really have nothing to play for. But I think they will bring him back for a 2-3 start showcase if they’re going to trade him in the winter. Hope I’m wrong. 

[thelanges5]

Adams is the starter/opener tonight. 

[The Great Hambino]

12 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

I originally said Pablo out for year.  I stand by it.

I think Pablo's return/nonreturn this season might provide a little insight into their offseason plans

If they plan on keeping him as a rotation anchor beyond this year, I could see them shelving him for precautionary purposes.

If they plan on moving him in the offseason, then surely they'll want to showcase for other teams that he's fully healthy again.

It's moot if he has a legitimate setback in recovery.  I haven't found any recent reports, but as of late July I saw he had progressed to some long toss but had not yet begun throwing off a mound.  Anyone know of some more recent reports?

[bunsen82]

7 minutes ago, The Great Hambino said:

I think Pablo's return/nonreturn this season might provide a little insight into their offseason plans

If they plan on keeping him as a rotation anchor beyond this year, I could see them shelving him for precautionary purposes.

If they plan on moving him in the offseason, then surely they'll want to showcase for other teams that he's fully healthy again.

It's moot if he has a legitimate setback in recovery.  I haven't found any recent reports, but as of late July I saw he had progressed to some long toss but had not yet begun throwing off a mound.  Anyone know of some more recent reports?

This sounds about right to me.   

[RpR]

[Vanimal46]

Has Keaschall played in the field at all during his rehab assignment? Just looking for any alternative to move Julien out of 2B…

[Parfigliano]

No Gasper.  No Kiersey.  Is our Rocco learning?

[HarmonK03]

The Twins are going to be using bulk guys. That is why they are not calling up any starters.  They are going to force feed their bulk pitching philosophy because of course they are smarter than anyone else.

[HarmonK03]

8 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Has Keaschall played in the field at all during his rehab assignment? Just looking for any alternative to move Julien out of 2B…

Yes he has played a few games at 2B.

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, karcherd said:

Yes he has played a few games at 2B.

That’s encouraging! Hopefully this is one of the last nights we see Julien’s cast iron hands in the field