Twins (Bradley) vs Guardians (Williams): 7/23/26, 12:10pm

[Whammy]

Jesus, Kwan is annoying

[Aggies7]

Phew 

[Mike Sixel]

Wow. Fangraphs is in love with Jenkins, now ranked 4, and Lackey is 14!

Culpeper 34, Houston 59, Tait 82, Quick 89, Rojas 99. 

Seven top 100 prospects. Including those two way up top. 

[MMBoys93]

It’s too bad Cleveland never gave Kwan a juicy extension. Would have looked really good for the rest of the division 

[HarmonK03]

Good job Morris!

[S Bart]

AMO...good job...

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, Mike Sixel said:

Wow. Fangraphs is in love with Jenkins, now ranked 4, and Lackey is 14!

Culpeper 34, Houston 59, Tait 82, Quick 89, Rojas 99. 

Seven top 100 prospects. Including those two way up top. 

[Whammy]

1 minute ago, Mike Sixel said:

Wow. Fangraphs is in love with Jenkins, now ranked 4, and Lackey is 14!

Culpeper 34, Houston 59, Tait 82, Quick 89, Rojas 99. 

Seven top 100 prospects. Including those two way up top. 

I saw a top 100 list yesterday (not one of the big familiar websites) that had Jhomnardo Reyes in the top 100. Obviously that's not consensus, but I've got more reason to pay attention to FCL box scores now. Based on his numbers, I'd guess he gets bumped up to Low A once the FCL season ends.

[Aggies7]

Ugh

[Whammy]

4 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Phew 

And we got past their two most annoying hitters.

[Patzky]

I won't miss these immortal pitchers.

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

5 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

Has it been out there from sources within the Twins or baseball or here in TD land.  You have an opinion that is why you think they are making the moves they are.  I have a different opinion and I understand the landscape and I have already explained my thoughts.  Zoll is doing the same as Falvey and favors the more conservative moves.  Just like having Outman break camp over Roden and ERod, when he was clearly outplayed.

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/lockout-looming-over-mlb-december-170033299.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAF3gIuRILOHQbBTAn-a5NiY65OX9Cp0zoH5d1FFq60p7cQgmg6f2tnZqRddP7qX-Uw-nvwwFK5i34HHTfQkCvlVhlhLkQtnHy0JoTqjtN9Y13s7cgtlg_8IoCwIMhN7F7tS7eFsQAMI_6w9ywyXx6ADI4iUPMsh1SzhoIyu5Q3Bz

Pete Alonso with certainty says there is going to be a lockout.   

I have heard 2 podcasts where league officials and managers have stated that CBA negotiations could cause concerns bringing prospects up.  

Go look back at articles from 2022.   The minors were unaffected as they were under a different CBA.   Zoll specifically hasn't said anything,  but his actions have said everything.   

[mrmpls]

Bell ,  having a day    geez

[Mike Sixel]

Fangraphs has Minnesota with the fourth best system....

[Whammy]

Well we either win in extras or get walked-off by Cleveland

History is pointing us in a direction I don't care for.

[Church of Kreidler]

1 minute ago, mrmpls said:

Bell ,  having a day    geez

It's like professors - once you hit tenure, no use putting in the effort 😉

[Aggies7]

2 minutes ago, amjgt said:

And we got past their two most annoying hitters.

I didn’t think Petey Halpin batter last inning?

[Whammy]

1 minute ago, Mike Sixel said:

Fangraphs has Minnesota with the fourth best system....

I'm guessing Milwaukee and LAD in the top 2? Who do they have 3rd?

[Tlaker]

9 minutes ago, S Bart said:

Since you are a hawkeye...just curious...which team would you consider to have the most fans from your state

Hawkeye here as well……. I would say it’s the Cubs. 

[Whammy]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

I didn’t think Petey Halpin batter last inning?

I respect the joke... but he did 🙂

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, amjgt said:

I respect the joke... but he did 🙂

I’m all over the place at work I missed it lol

[c24]

1 minute ago, Tlaker said:

Hawkeye here as well……. I would say it’s the Cubs. 

NW Iowa is more Twins territory that I've seen but the state as a whole, I'd say Cubs

[Mike Sixel]

4 minutes ago, amjgt said:

I'm guessing Milwaukee and LAD in the top 2? Who do they have 3rd?

Tampa is one.... If the Twins can make two really good trades, they could be third.... Not that I expect that.. Tampa is light years ahead of anyone else. According to them.

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

1 minute ago, Mike Sixel said:

Fangraphs has Minnesota with the fourth best system....

Pitching is the question mark.   After Bradley -  

Its Abel, Matthews,  Priellip,  Festa???   then what.   

Quick is in double A

In high A you have Hill and Soto struggling.   Ellwanger is injured, Gallagher is struggling Bohorquez is struggling.  Matt Barr is pitching in the international leagues.  Reitz is doing ok in A ball.   We then have all the prospects from this year.   This group of pitchers really need to start figuring things out next year.    

[Tlaker]

1 minute ago, c24 said:

NW Iowa is more Twins territory that I've seen but the state as a whole, I'd say Cubs

Fair point 

[The Great Hambino]

That might've been the quickest challenge I've seen - ump hadn't even completed the punchout

[Mike Sixel]

Interestingly, I think Minnesota is showing it's not ridiculously hard to build a bullpen.... If you are willing to move starters like Morris. Had they moved him sooner, and signed one mediocre guy, the story would be very different. 

[Whammy]

I'm not watching on TV are these challenges the guardians keep winning as annoying on TV as they are on gamecast? 

[Church of Kreidler]

Bazzana has possibly the most Australian sounding last name I've ever heard...

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

15 minutes ago, S Bart said:

Since you are a hawkeye...just curious...which team would you consider to have the most fans from your state

Its the Hawkeyes of course.    

For MLB its really spread out.   Cubs is probably the most.  Northern Iowa is probably majority Twins fans.  I am from Sioux City which carried the Twins games.   Southern Iowa where I live now has a lot of Cardinal/Kansas City fans.  There is a smattering of Rockies fans.  Pretty wide swath in general with 40/50% probably Cubbie fans.