Twins (Matthews) vs Mariners (Miller): 7/31/26, 9:10pm

[S Bart]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

Zebby 16 HR in 78 innings

He may not make it through the 4th based on his current pitch total

[Vanimal46]

We got Coach Trev in his natural habitat of Pacific time zone. 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Twins trade news breaking shortly 😊

(source: radio guys)

Ninja’d by Permanent Twins fan 

[thelanges5]

Twins trading for Dean Kramer. He’s given up 21 runs in his last five starts so I’m not sure how I feel about this. He does have a pretty sweet man bun though.

[Vanimal46]

Just now, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Twins trade news breaking shortly 😊

(source: radio guys)

 

[ashbury]

I did my part tonight.  In Cleveland for the SABR convention and we went as a group to the ballpark.  I put on my rally cap to help the Diamondbacks in the top of the 8th, and it was good for a 4-1 road win and a Guardians loss.

You're welcome.  Fear the power of the rally cap.

 

[Parfigliano]

Just now, thelanges5 said:

Twins trading for Dean Kramer. He’s given up 21 runs in his last five starts so I’m not sure how I feel about this. He does have a pretty sweet man bun though.

Who traded

[Vanimal46]

Just now, thelanges5 said:

Twins trading for Dean Kramer. He’s given up 21 runs in his last five starts so I’m not sure how I feel about this. He does have a pretty sweet man bun though.

Very low wattage trade

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

In the minors, Zebby was known for his command and control. But we’ve seen too many starts like this one. 

[The Great Hambino]

2 minutes ago, Permanent Twins Fan said:

Report: Twins have acquired Starting Pitcher Dean Kremer from the Orioles

Hopefully they're giving them one of their lesser buckets of balls ... dude's been rough lately

[thelanges5]

Jhomnardo Reyes for Kramer

[h2oface]

Two “mistakes” in a row missed by Jeffers. 

[Permanent Twins Fan]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

Who traded

Jhomnardo Reyes, an 18 year old outfielder for the DSL-Twins. 

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, The Great Hambino said:

Hopefully they're giving them one of their lesser buckets of balls ... dude's been rough lately

I've never heard of Jhomnardo Reyes so whatever. Might as well be cash. 

[Permanent Twins Fan]

2 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Very low wattage trade

I wouldn't be shocked if he starts in AAA. Hopefully more starters are coming. 

[h2oface]

6 minutes ago, Permanent Twins Fan said:

Report: Twins have acquired Starting Pitcher Dean Kremer from the Orioles

Who?

[Danchat]

Uh, Kremer is a downgrade from Zebby... he has a long track record of being pretty good, but was bad enough to get optioned this year. Reyes is our #10 prospect on fangraphs and #24 on MLB.com... yup, I am not a fan.

[Permanent Twins Fan]

Kremer is under team control until 2027. He has been pretty bad this season, but he did accumulate 2.2 WAR last season. It is definitely a depth move. 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Yeah Kremer is serviceable, not much more. It beats bullpen games IMHO 

and you never know, change-of-scene guys can catch fire 

[Patzky]

2 minutes ago, Permanent Twins Fan said:

Jhomnardo Reyes, an 18 year old outfielder for the DSL-Twins. 

Wasn't Kremer the pitcher who was just caught yelling at Polar Bear the other day?

[Danchat]

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

I've never heard of Jhomnardo Reyes so whatever. Might as well be cash. 

I've seen him mentioned in the minor league daily reports, he's only 18 but one of our better international prospects. Fangraphs has him at 45 AV and calls him a "late first-round high school hitter." 

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, Danchat said:

Uh, Kremer is a downgrade from Zebby... he has a long track record of being pretty good, but was bad enough to get optioned this year. Reyes is our #10 prospect on fangraphs and #24 on MLB.com... yup, I am not a fan.

The delta between those rankings are enormous. What does Fangraphs know more than other outlets to put him as a top 10 prospect in our organization?

[The Great Hambino]

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

I've never heard of Jhomnardo Reyes so whatever. Might as well be cash. 

I'd hope they'd be aiming a little higher.  What's the upside here?  Is he even an improvement over Zebby?  

If this allows them to convert Rojas to a true reliever for the rest of the season, I guess that's a plus

[S Bart]

4 minutes ago, The Great Hambino said:

Hopefully they're giving them one of their lesser buckets of balls ... dude's been rough lately

His last game was horrible...

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Yeah Kremer is serviceable, not much more. It beats bullpen games IMHO 

and you never know, change-of-scene guys can catch fire 

Kremer need to do more then catch fire.  Needs to super nova in a TC uni.

[h2oface]

8 pitch inning.. Needed that.  

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, The Great Hambino said:

I'd hope they'd be aiming a little higher.  What's the upside here?  Is he even an improvement over Zebby?  

If this allows them to convert Rojas to a true reliever for the rest of the season, I guess that's a plus

Here's the fun part. None. I hope that's just AAA depth and they try again over the weekend. 

[SS MagicMark]

We traded for the guy from Animal House?

[Western SD Fan]

6 minutes ago, Permanent Twins Fan said:

Jhomnardo Reyes, an 18 year old outfielder for the DSL-Twins. 

He was listed as #24 in MLB preseason Twins prospect rankings.  I think they needed to aim higher than Kremer.  I'm not sure he is better than anyone currently starting.

[Danchat]

4 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

The delta between those rankings are enormous. What does Fangraphs know more than other outlets to put him as a top 10 prospect in our organization?

Read the section on him here: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/minnesota-twins-top-50-prospects/

It might be preference when ranking a guy who is so far out. Personally I'd put a guy that young lower too, but I get the logic Fangraphs is using, if it were a high schooler they drafted in late round 1 at 18/19 years old, he'd be ranked higher than #24.