Blue Jays (Cease) vs Twins (Prielipp): 5/2/26, 1:10pm

[Western SD Fan]

I wonder if Tom Pohlad can afford this to get stitched onto LeTroy Hawkins's jersey for the remainder of the season.  It's only $7.99 on Amazon.

[Parfigliano]

Time for Wallner meaningless HR

[mrtwinsfan]

Wallner ,  cmon   perfect ending

[Sjoski]

I propose a name change for Mr. Wallner. 

Wall-K-ner is definitely the more accurate spelling...matches the box score better.

[AceWrigley]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

Time for Wallner meaningless HR

I was thinking the same thing, but alas.

[Western SD Fan]

2 minutes ago, Heiny said:

what a clown show.  Last years front office that traded away our top 5 relievers should be prosecuted.  Total circus.  But at least they're predictable.

 

I would still contend that if you stopped prior to trading away Varland this would be a completely different bullpen.  There would be a more defined role at the end of the pen and everyone else may fall a little better into place.

[LewFordLives]

6 minutes ago, Western SD Fan said:

I would still contend that if you stopped prior to trading away Varland this would be a completely different bullpen.  There would be a more defined role at the end of the pen and everyone else may fall a little better into place.

Apart from being a questionable trade, the Varland trade was just awful PR. You don't trade a good, controllable, hometown pitcher.

[Western SD Fan]

Holy geez!  The cope is real!  Tim Laudner is calling Banda "normally reliable"?  Are we watching the same games? He has a 9.00 ERA.  I would trust a lot lizard with a $100 bill more than I would Banda trying to hold a game.

[Vanimal46]

How did Andrew Chafin or Liam Hendriks not make this team? Chafin has a sub 1 ERA for the Reds AAA team in 10 appearances. Hendriks looks like he quietly went into retirement. 

[Hubie29]

27 minutes ago, Western SD Fan said:

To give a point of reference, the Rockies have a bullpen ERA 0.9 runs lower than the Twins.  It's not a slam against the Rockies other than they have to pitch at elevation.

I would take the Rockies franchise over the Twins in a heartbeat

[Tlaker]

24 minutes ago, Hubie29 said:

I would take the Rockies franchise over the Twins in a heartbeat

Edie Julien playing pretty decent for them!

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Trading Lou was malpractice. I will repeat that until the end of time.