Brock Beauchamp

The Tigers are freefalling but are putting two *very* tough pitchers up against the Twins, particularly tonight.

High five to chemicals!

I’m drunk so I definitely believe Pablo deserves another inning.

We let them stay up later but only to an extent. If our eldest doesn't get enough sleep or gets over-tired, she turns into a velociraptor.

I need at least one of those little goblins to start loving baseball, I'm not going to do this job forever. 😁

I believe most baseball games should target a 6:40 start. I go to WAY fewer games because of this 7:10 nonsense and it's much harder to get my kids into the sport when their bedtime is 8pm.

Derp derp, I was doing the math wrong in my head. I had just woken up.

WTF is up with this start time?

This will be an interesting series of two rather evenly-matched teams.

I don't see the Twins moving any of their top prospects given their payroll situation. It won't be long until they absolutely need guys like Lee and Walker on the roster just to get above-average production for the league minimum. Correa, Buxton, and Lopez aren't going anywhere for awhile.

Rough end to the game last night.

Most years, not a lot happens in June trade-wise but this June has been particularly slow, with almost no note-worthy trades happening between teams. That's primarily due to two reasons: The new postseason format, as many predicted, is keeping more teams in the postseason race than ever before. The ridiculous amount of parity in the leagues, particularly the National League. As of this writing, only three American League teams and just two National League teams are clear sellers: Oakland, the White Sox, and the Angels in the AL, while Colorado and Miami are the only clear sellers in the NL. In the American League, 12 of the 15 teams are in a postseason position or within 7.5 games of the third Wild Card spot. In the National League, 13 of the 15 teams are in a postseason position or within just 3.0 games of the third Wild Card spot. As we head into July, it's likely we will see more stratification amongst the contenders and some teams will drop out of the race and eventually trade expiring contracts but it's hard to imagine many high-profile names moving in the first half of July. We could also see savvy teams like the Rays, currently 4.0 games out of the third Wild Card, take advantage of the seller's market and intentionally bow out of the race. On the other hand, some GMs/PoBOs should be concerned about their jobs, such as Jed Hoyer and the Cubs, and they may try to avoid making the obvious long-term decision of selling assets to improve in later seasons. Time will tell how this all plays out but don't expect much to happen in the coming days or even weeks. View full rumor

Missed an opportunity by not titling this article "Le Freak, C'est Chic".

Why would I be disgusted by this team? They're well over .500 and currently in a postseason spot. Am I angry at ownership? Absolutely. But I'm farrrrr from disgusted by this team.

Two weeks ago, the Mets looked like they were on a path to being clear sellers at the trade deadline; several games under .500 and well back of the Wild Card, most expected David Stearns to sell. A small warm-streak later, they're still under .500 but now only two games out of the third Wild Card spot in the National League. Why should a Twins fan care? Well, because the Mets have starting pitching, and a lot of it. Mike Puma of the New York Post tweeted that it's possible the Mets may look to move starters while also trying to contend. They have several starters coming back from injury or in the minors (see below) but also have several starters on expiring or short-term contracts: Luis Severino (3.52 ERA, free agent after the season), Jose Quintana (4.58 ERA, free agent after the season), and Sean Manaea (4.16 ERA, $13.5 million option for 2025) are three options the Metropolitans could use as bait to beef up their middle-of-the-pack offense. View full rumor

Let's just pretend those last two games didn't happen. The guy is off the roster, the games didn't happen.

Well, last night sucked.

It's a testament to just how weak the AL first baseman class is, not how great Santana is.

Remember when this team was absolutely no fun in April? They're the exact opposite of that right now.