Twins (Ryan) vs Yankees (Weathers): 7/5/26, 12:35pm

[lecroy24fan]

My guy Meat Loaf is smiling down from Heaven.

 

2 out of 3 ain't bad.

[Church of Kreidler]

An absolute HUMDINGER of a weekend! I was so worried after Friday!!! Never should have been - that one game was an aberration! Let's steamroll the Guardians next!!!

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, Church of Kreidler said:

An absolute HUMDINGER of a weekend! I was so worried after Friday!!! Never should have been - that one game was an aberration! Let's steamroll the Guardians next!!!

Careful what ya wish for ,  

[HarmonK03]

11 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

This is where the team needs a GOOD lefty option out of the BP...

Or a good shut down closer and set up man regardless of what side they throw from.

[MMMordabito]

[Sjoski]

1 hour ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Varland was asked and said Luke would take him

"Luke would take me", said Varland with a laugh. 

Keaschall had a great run in California, finishing just one win shy of making the state tournament his senior year. Varland, however, was a two-time MSHSL State Tournament wrestler, a two-time team MVP, and a four-time team captain.

 

 

[Western SD Fan]

13 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

Or a good shut down closer and set up man regardless of what side they throw from.

This isn't going to happen.  The Twins won't pay the price necessary, either in money or prospects, to bring back that kind of a pitcher.  I don't think I would want them to do that either.  This is not a WS team or a deep, competitive AL team.  This team is likely a .500 team that, in the weak AL, could make the playoffs.  I would settle for a couple of solid relievers that would make the likes of Laweryson, Orze, and Adams not needed on the team anymore.  Upgrading your floor would do more wonders than a shut-down closer.

I've been in the camp that we need to buy and sell this trade deadline.  We have the likes of Larnach and Bell which could be flipped with a prospect for a solid reliever or bring back prospects that could be spun for pitching help later, similar to AJ Preller in San Diego.  Jeffers should bring back more, but nobody really knows as a catcher of his quality hasn't been on the trade market in a long time.  

Unfortunately, bullpens are built in the offseason, not at the trade deadline.  Probably the largest reason I don't want the Twins to do much for the deadline.  I'm not sure how much I really trust Zoll to make the best trades that will make the Twins a better team going forward.  I don't need to see what's in the mystery box.

[HarmonK03]

1 minute ago, Western SD Fan said:

This isn't going to happen.  The Twins won't pay the price necessary, either in money or prospects, to bring back that kind of a pitcher.  I don't think I would want them to do that either.  This is not a WS team or a deep, competitive AL team.  This team is likely a .500 team that, in the weak AL, could make the playoffs.  I would settle for a couple of solid relievers that would make the likes of Laweryson, Orze, and Adams not needed on the team anymore.  Upgrading your floor would do more wonders than a shut-down closer.

I've been in the camp that we need to buy and sell this trade deadline.  We have the likes of Larnach and Bell which could be flipped with a prospect for a solid reliever or bring back prospects that could be spun for pitching help later, similar to AJ Preller in San Diego.  Jeffers should bring back more, but nobody really knows as a catcher of his quality hasn't been on the trade market in a long time.  

Unfortunately, bullpens are built in the offseason, not at the trade deadline.  Probably the largest reason I don't want the Twins to do much for the deadline.  I'm not sure how much I really trust Zoll to make the best trades that will make the Twins a better team going forward.  I don't need to see what's in the mystery box.

I agree, I want the goal to be to get or develop a closer.  I am not expecting it at the deadline.  I am not sure that Zoll wants this as I don't trust him either. My fear if he sticks in this job is he will continue the bullpen nonsense we have seen this year.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

This is the best Twins moment since beating Toronto in the playoffs. Admittedly, a down year for the Yankees but taking 2 of 3 in Yankee Stadium is quite the accomplishment for this team.

[Western SD Fan]

12 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

I agree, I want the goal to be to get or develop a closer.  I am not expecting it at the deadline.  I am not sure that Zoll wants this as I don't trust him either. My fear if he sticks in this job is he will continue the bullpen nonsense we have seen this year.

Many an elite closer had command issues when they first came up.  I remember a young Chapman would walk or hit about as many batters as he would strike out.  Duran also had control issues.  He almost alternated between strikeout and walk when he first came up.  That's why I still have promise for Rojas (wherever they finally figure out where to put him), Raya, and Culpepper.  Currently, I think Raya has the best chance of being a solid bullpen piece.  He was highly touted, the luster has come off, and now he has made it to the other side no longer shackled to the expectations heaped upon him when he was drafted and brought up through the system.

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What i miss?

[stringer bell]

1 hour ago, CRF said:

He's been playing with the Saints since the middle of June, I believe. He's been raking like he did at the beginning of the season. 

Not recently. He’s struggled for a few games. Batting average is pretty goid, but his OPS is only about league average. 

[amjgt]

1 hour ago, ziggy said:

I hope not, I'd like to see him get a hit first.

I tend to be this way for a while, but he’s had about 15 chances. My generosity has worn out, especially with the Buxton question mark. Fedko is currently a detriment to this team and we can’t have that right now. 
It seems obvious to me that Jeffers will be activated from the IL on Tuesday and it seems like a very low chance that Jackson would clear waivers, so you need to keep him on the roster until you figure out what’s happening with Jeffers at the deadline. 
Having a 3rd catcher, a banged up Buxton, AND Fedko on this roster just can’t happen. 
Buxton to the IL until after the AS Break, Jeffers activated, and Roden called up. That solves a lot of problems and provides adequate coverage while we carry three catchers.

[Vanimal46]

3 hours ago, h2oface said:

Japan and Korea calling. Time to make some money. 

Yeah old friend Carson McCusker can show him around 

[amjgt]

28 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Yeah old friend Carson McCusker can show him around 

Atteberry actually referenced McCusker after Fedko’s last AB.

[stringer bell]

36 minutes ago, amjgt said:

Atteberry actually referenced McCusker after Fedko’s last AB.

Similar career paths, but not similar skill sets. 

[amjgt]

One other thing that sending Buxton to the IL does, is it allows the Twins to call up Rojas and “circumvent” the 15 day restriction.