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  1. twins_89
    You use the bottom of the bullpen when there there is a bigger separation in the score or when the top guys are unavailable. In last night's game, the score was within 1 run and the top bullpen arms were all well rested and available. I would much rather use my top bullets to keep a close game close than wait and hope the lesser arms can keep the game close (which they didn't and the top of the bullpen never got used).
  2. twins_89
    Stashak is a rookie with questionable stuff who has pitched a total of 25 major league innings. It seems pretty clear to me he was not the guy you want on the mound in a 1 run playoff game.
  3. twins_89
    Putting Stashak on the mound in a 1 run game was a massive mistake with an outcome that was not hard to predict. Following up Gibson all but guaranteed the loss. Baldelli's post season management resume is not off to a promising start.
  4. twins_89
    On September 7 the Twins had a 6.5 game lead in the AL central with 20 games to go and winning the division seemed like a sure bet. It's amazing that a week later the team is on life support due to injuries and the division lead no longer feels particularly safe.
  5. twins_89
    I think the game gave some strong indications about a few post season questions. First, Thorpe is best utilized as a lefty specialist at this point and pushing beyond that is asking for trouble. Second, Graterol is not ready to contribute in high leverage situations (meaning he's not making the playoff roster).
  6. twins_89
    I think it highly likely the Twins will either sign Odorizzi to an extension or give him a qualifying offer. The qualifying offer could itself be a negotiating tactic to drive down his price as it has done to other players in years past.
  7. twins_89
    As often happens to guys with gimmicky approach it seems the league has figured out Harper. Guys without great stuff can find success for a while if they have an unusual pitch mix, but once opposing scouts find their weaknesses it can go bad in a hurry. I'm afraid the Harper isn't fooling anyone anymore.
  8. twins_89
    For the first half of the season the Twins starters were very solid and the relievers were OK (good enough to hold big leads). In the middle of the season the starters saw a bit of a drop off but were still decent while the relievers had some major struggles with a good chunk of the bullpen getting released. Now in the home stretch, the starters are getting pounded and the bullpen is looking surprisingly capable. I'm very happy that the bullpen seems much improved, I just wish I had confidence that our rotation is going to be good enough to hold on to the Twins lead over Cleveland.
  9. twins_89
    Twins pitching has been tagged for a big inning in way too many games. In recent games the opponent has had an inning with 3+ runs in 8 of the last 10 games (5 of those were 4+ run innings).
  10. twins_89
    Perez has pretty much pitched himself into the bullpen. Smeltzer seems like he's one OK start from taking over the 5th spot in the rotation.
  11. twins_89
    Kirilloff and Larnach are on track to make it to the majors next season, but so far neither has even 300 AB about A ball so the chances of them playing with the Twins this season is extremely small. The guy that I think will make an appearance is Rooker. If Cave doesn't show much in the next couple of weeks he could well fall behind Rooker (when he gets back from the IL).
  12. twins_89
    That's why I suspect this is Cave's last chance. If Rooker were healthy now I suspect he would be on a pretty short leash. With Rooker out, he basically has until he gets back to make his case.
  13. twins_89
    This might be Cave's last chance to show something with the Twins. He really needs to start being a productive player as Rooker is probably ready for a call up, with Kirilloff/Larnach not far behind.
  14. twins_89
    I'm starting to wonder if Perez should move to the bullpen when Pineda comes off the IL. Smeltzer has out pitched him by a pretty wide margin over the last couple of months.
  15. twins_89
    Going into the trade deadline there was a hope that the team would make a move that would have a major impact, instead the Twins front office did the absolute minimum to avoid being labeled as a failure. The team got better, but by no means did they separate themselves from Cleveland or the rest of the AL playoff contenders.
  16. twins_89
    Looks like the Astros got some separation from the rest of the AL. They got a lot better while the rest of the potential playoff teams did little to improve.
  17. twins_89
    The Twins front office has done a great job of building the everyday lineup and an OK job with the rotation. Their approach to the bullpen, however, baffles me. They have been completely unwilling to spend even modest money on free agent relievers and now appear unwilling to expend any prospect capital to acquire bullpen help in trade. To summarize the Twins approach: - refuse to sign even moderately priced free agent relievers - sign Parker out of the bargain bin in free agency (since DFAd) - take a good look at the scrap heap and end up with one low leverage reliever in Harper (MaGill, Morin, Adams DFAd) - assume internal options will be better than they actually are ending up with a couple low to mid leverage guys in Duffey and May (Mejia, Vasques, Moya DFAd with Romero and Hildenberger relegated to AAA) - give all the AAA starters a shot in the bullpen and pray (Stewart, Littell, Thorpe, Smeltzer, and Poppen currently get try outs) - trade for Romo and decide that Rogers/Romo is enough to carry the bullpen into the playoffs
  18. twins_89
    Since the start of 2017, Bumgarner has basically been a 3rd or 4th starter who has missed a number of games due to injuries. Factor in he's a rental and there is no way I'd pay a significant price to acquire him. If the Twins can get him with a package of mid range prospects they should go for it. If it costs a top prospect they should pass.
  19. twins_89
    The Twins bullpen ERA (6.10) is 26th in baseball over the last 3 weeks. Things are not trending in a good direction for the group and I'm more than a bit concerned about the impact on the team if there aren't upgrades in the very near future.
  20. twins_89
    I'm not sure why there are repeated questions about him at the moment. He's had what sounded like a really promising off-season (other than the freak injury) and has been performing well since returning to the Twins. I'd think it would make a lot of sense to wait to see how he does with a few hundred at bats (if he's still performing at the current level at that point there won't be any questions).
  21. twins_89
    Bumgarner is nowhere close to the same ace level pitcher he was from 2011-16. He is also a free agent at the end of the year. Somebody is going to overpay for the name, I hope it isn't the Twins.
  22. twins_89
    The first round is going incredibly slow. I left for a while after the Twins pick and decided to check back in at the 3 hour 20 minute mark thinking the Twins #39 pick should be coming up (or already done), but they are still in the regular first round.
  23. twins_89
    Cavaco is the kind of pick that will make the front office look really good or really bad in a few years.
  24. twins_89
    I'll be curious if the Twins try to go overslot at #39.
  25. twins_89
    Twins break with the experts, wonder what they saw in Cavaco that others didn't.
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