Tigers (Jobe) vs Twins (Bradley): 08/31/26, 6:40 PM

[S Bart]

4 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

Maybe it will be Tristan Gray, he might just be ready to turn the corner.

...well...he may be closer to a 

[HarmonK03]

13 minutes ago, S Bart said:

Good points....Jackson must be close to setting a team record for Twins team bench warming. The rationale seems to be using Jeffers as a pinch hitter when Caratini is catching. If something happens to Caratini after that point, Jackson will have to enter the game. It makes no sense. Interested that Jackson has a low overall batting average lifetime, but has batted about 330 in limited appearances. As others have pointed out, I believe that it is time to move on from Buxton as a full-time CF next year. He has been on the IL 3 times this year. With less than a month left in the season, why bring him back this year? 

There is no real reason right now to announce that Buxton is being sat down for the year.  Technically they are on life support for the playoffs, so why make the announcement even if it is the most likely outcome.  My guess is as soon as they are officially eliminated they will say they are shutting him down for the year.

[Parfigliano]

38 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

They called a real prospect up to sit....

And that surprises how?

[Vanimal46]

🚨 Old friend alert 🚨 

OF Jake Cave has been acquired by the Chicago White Sox for the playoff run. He was on a minor league deal in Tampa before. 

[Parfigliano]

10 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

There is no real reason right now to announce that Buxton is being sat down for the year.  Technically they are on life support for the playoffs, so why make the announcement even if it is the most likely outcome.  My guess is as soon as they are officially eliminated they will say they are shutting him down for the year.

My guess is they will not do that.  If Buxton says I'll play he plays.  They don't have the organizational fortitude to buck him

[HarmonK03]

5 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

My guess is they will not do that.  If Buxton says I'll play he plays.  They don't have the organizational fortitude to buck him

I get we are all frustrated by the injuries and Buck being in and out of the lineup.  But he is being treated no differently than any other face of the franchise would be by any other team in any sport. And based on his contract and talent level he is still the face of the franchise until someone takes that mantle from him.

[S Bart]

21 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

There is no real reason right now to announce that Buxton is being sat down for the year.  Technically they are on life support for the playoffs, so why make the announcement even if it is the most likely outcome.  My guess is as soon as they are officially eliminated they will say they are shutting him down for the year.

Agree...

[S Bart]

4 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

I get we are all frustrated by the injuries and Buck being in and out of the lineup.  But he is being treated no differently than any other face of the franchise would be by any other team in any sport. And based on his contract and talent level he is still the face of the franchise until someone takes that mantle from him.

 

[S Bart]

6 minutes ago, S Bart said:

 

  I believe that Buxton should not be the "face of the franchise" ..for 2027...as someone mentioned...

[Mike Sixel]

24 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

And that surprises how?

No. It does not. 

[S Bart]

10 minutes ago, S Bart said:

Agree...

?

[Whammy]

12 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

I get we are all frustrated by the injuries and Buck being in and out of the lineup.  But he is being treated no differently than any other face of the franchise would be by any other team in any sport. And based on his contract and talent level he is still the face of the franchise until someone takes that mantle from him.

I’m a huge Buxton fan. So, I largely agree. But what I WILL say is that up to this point I haven’t seen much of a reason to not let him sort of call the shots. Not completely, of course, but I’ve been fine deferring to him on some choices (IL and positionally). 

But I’m sort of past giving him carte blanche. Especially when it comes to what position he’s going to play in 2027. We need him to be ok moving to a corner OF spot. He’s going to miss time. And trotting out a rando for a couple games when Buck needs a little break is so much easier in RF than in CF. Everything just works better with Jenkins as the everyday CF, even if it’s possible that a healthy Buxton is still a better CF than Jenkins. 

And dont waiver on it. Move Buxton to RF and don’t even get tempted to slide him to CF occasionally. He’s not your backup. He’s your Right Fielder. Let him be elite there for a few years. 

 

[Road trip]

1 hour ago, Whammy said:

 

And dont waiver on it. Move Buxton to RF and don’t even get tempted to slide him to CF occasionally. He’s not your backup. He’s your Right Fielder. Let him be elite there for a few years. 

 

Yup, it worked very well for late-career Torii Hunter.  He had some great years in RF.

[S Bart]

25 minutes ago, Road trip said:

Yup, it worked very well for late-career Torii Hunter.  He had some great years in RF.

Just have a good backup plan with a good utility outfielder ready...which was not the case this year. There is a difference...Hunter did not have a history of only appearing in about 50% of potential games as a professional in addition to going on 3 IL stints in the same year as he approached his mid-30s. RF okay.....but be prepared to have a back up plan....a good team needs to be realistic.

[thelanges5]

2 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

No. It does not. 

They are going to keep playing for that 5% chance instead of trying to figure out what they have for 2027. Roster mismanagement master class.

[Whammy]

38 minutes ago, S Bart said:

Just have a good backup plan with a good utility outfielder ready...which was not the case this year. There is a difference...Hunter did not have a history of only appearing in about 50% of potential games as a professional in addition to going on 3 IL stints in the same year as he approached his mid-30s. RF okay.....but be prepared to have a back up plan....a good team needs to be realistic.

Jenkins and E-Rod have been splitting time in CF this year. No reason that Jenkins can’t be your everyday CF and when Jenkins isn’t in the lineup for whatever reason, E-Rod can slide over from LF.

If you want to flip flop those two, I’m cool with that, but to me, Jenkins feel more like your primary CF than E-Rod. But whatever. 

[Vanimal46]

Their September call ups tells you everything you need to know about how they feel about being a playoff contender 

[Permanent Twins Fan]

9 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Their September call ups tells you everything you need to know about how they feel about being a playoff contender 

Who did they call up?

[Danchat]

3 minutes ago, Permanent Twins Fan said:

Who did they call up?

Ben Ross and Garrett Acton.

[RpR]

4 minutes ago, Permanent Twins Fan said:

Who did they call up?

Not one of the boys many here are infatuated with.

By the time the Twins get to the Yankees , the so called team could be a real oddity.

[Parfigliano]

This game not on the schedule?  Where's the crowd?

[mrmpls]

Moooorneau   again =   ouch

[Tlaker]

4 hours ago, Dave Borton said:

Will have the dial set to 97.1, Detroit. Dan Dlckerson/Bobby Scales. Clear, imaging on PBP; insightful color. One of the best pairings in MLB.

 

  

Sure miss Ernie Harwell tho.

[MMMordabito]

Just pitch and play defense like that for the rest of the innings this year, and you might just beat the odds.

[Parfigliano]

4 minutes ago, mrmpls said:

Moooorneau   again =   ouch

It's spelled Mornooooooo.

[mrmpls]

Luke  !!

[Mike Sixel]

11 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

This game not on the schedule?  Where's the crowd?

Anywhere but the game, I'd guess.

[Vanimal46]

18 minutes ago, Permanent Twins Fan said:

Who did they call up?

Ben Ross will be a great cribbage partner for Alex Jackson in the month of September. 

[Western SD Fan]

3 hours ago, Parfigliano said:

My guess is they will not do that.  If Buxton says I'll play he plays.  They don't have the organizational fortitude to buck him

Maybe not at this point in his career.  The Twins have done it before.  I believe it was back in 2018.  They shut him down even though he was ready to come back by mid-September because the Twins could secure an extra year of arbitration.

[Parfigliano]

Crooked number time.  Taj is locked in.  Score some runs so he doesn't have to worry about one mistake pitch blowing the game up.