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  1. twins_89
    Hard to compete when 8 of the team's 12 position players have a sub .700 OPS. The lineup the Twins put on the field tonight wouldn't even be considered a good minor league batting order.
  2. twins_89
    I'm more than a little surprised that a player of Herrera's caliber got traded this early, especially for a prospect package that isn't particularly strong. Maybe there's hope that the Twins could get a guy like Wilson Ramos sooner than expected (and without giving up our top prospects).
  3. twins_89
    I wish there were moves the Twins could make to turn things around, unfortunately there is almost nothing they can do in the next few weeks. There just isn't much of a market to add talent through trade until closer to the deadline and we don't have any prospects who look like they would be a significant improvement if called up. The fact is, the team just isn't going to succeed when over half of the position players are performing well below expectations. About all the Twins can do is try to stay close enough to Cleveland to justify adding some talent at the trade deadline (catcher and a competent RH hitting outfielder are the glaring needs). Couple an addition or two with guys coming back (Santana, Polanco, May) or figuring things out (Sano, Buxton, Morrison, Dozier) and we might be able to make a run at the Indians in the second half.
  4. twins_89
    I'm not surprised that Sano was optioned, the only real interesting thing was that it was to Fort Myers. If Sano gets moved to Rochester in the fairly near future the AAA team could have a lineup that includes Polanco, Gordon, Sano, Rooker (looks close to a promotion), Buxton, and Wade. That's basically half of the position players I'd hoped would make up the 2019 roster.
  5. twins_89
    With a recurrence of his concussion symptoms it sounds like Mauer won't be back anytime soon. By the time he might be able to give it another try, the Twins could be effectively out of the playoff race, at which point you'd have to question if it's worth coming back at all (especially if he's thinking about retiring after the season).
  6. twins_89
    If the concussion like symptoms that Mauer is having look like they might keep him out for an extended stretch I could see Ramirez as being a good option (on a minimum contract, not claimed off waivers).
  7. twins_89
    I feel bad for Romero, both of the 2 runs he gave up were preventable (one resulted from a stolen base where Garver dropped the ball, and the second only happened due to a wild pitch that Garver couldn't snag).
  8. twins_89
    Paxton really fooling Twins hitters tonight. Of his 11 strikeouts, 8 have been on swings at pitches out of the strike zone.
  9. twins_89
    Buxton hasn't even come close to putting a ball in play. He really looks like he needs 3-4 weeks at AAA to get some sort of rhythm/confidence.
  10. twins_89
    If the Twins want to have any chance at keeping pace with Cleveland they need to improve the roster. Having multiple Grossman, Adrianza, Wilson, Petit, and LaMarre caliber players in the lineup every night is just killing the offense.
  11. twins_89
    Buxton should still be doing a rehab assignment in AAA. He is completely lost at the plate. I'd also say it's time to give Nick Gordon a shot at SS. It's hard to score when your lineup has 4 guys who are complete non threats at the plate.
  12. twins_89
    Santana's at least 3-4 weeks away which could easily be longer if the Twins rotation is going strong. I'd guess there's a moderate chance one of our current starters goes on the DL before then (in which case there's no problem). If all 5 starters are healthy and pitching well when Santana comes back it's a problem I'm overjoyed to have.
  13. twins_89
    I know they felt like they had to give Hughes one last chance, but those 2 starts of Hughes really wasted what might be limited Romero innings (by leaving him in AAA).
  14. twins_89
    Dozier is one of the most extreme hot/cold guys I can remember. He goes long stretches one way or the other and it's really painful when he's stuck in a month plus cold stretch.
  15. twins_89
    For the first time in 12 years (Santana/Liriano in 2006) I think the Twins might have a legitimate front of the rotation.
  16. twins_89
    I'd really like to see both Gordon and Wade get their first chance. It makes a lot more sense to me to give them development time than to give ABs to Grossman, Adrianza, LaMarre, or Petit. Gordon/Wade likely wouldn't stick in the majors, but they could get valuable experience while almost certainly not being worse than the guys that are currently playing.
  17. twins_89
    Twins bullpen 4-8 in win-loss record and 3-8 in saves vs save opportunities. It's going to be hard to be in the playoff race if our relief pitchers can't turn things around.
  18. twins_89
    I don't think Rodney or Duke are in any danger. The worst I could see happening is Rodney losing his exclusive closer role. Of the 6 bullpen guys I listed the only ones that are even remotely in question are Rogers/Hildenberg and based on their track records they are going to get a long leash.
  19. twins_89
    I really can't see Hughes making it to the All-Star break. He's almost certainly out of the rotation for good and is only likely to hang on to the long relief mop up roll until a couple of the young guys have success at the MLB level. The bullpen has 6 guys set (Rodney, Reed, Duke, Pressly, Hildenberger, and Rogers) leaving one or two spots. At some point a couple of guys out of Busenitz, Curtiss, Duffey, Moya, Reed, Anderson, Bard, and Baxendale will stick in the majors (not to mention May coming back).
  20. twins_89
    I think if the guys in the Twins bullpen were pitching better Hughes would be waived. Since the bullpen only has a couple of guys (Pressly and Reed) pitching well, Hughes will get a chance to show if he can be better than the other poorly performing bullpen options.
  21. twins_89
    I really liked what I saw from Romero, but he needs to get ahead in the count more often to have consistent success. He reminded me of Berrios in 2016, he obviously has great stuff, but needs trust it and throw strikes. Berrios also struggled a bit with being aggressive early in the count when he first came up.
  22. twins_89
    If the Twins get Bard back he wouldn't be on the 40 man roster and he would go to AAA. Why would the Twins not want to take back a relief pitcher who has real upside when the cost is virtually nothing in terms of money or roster spots?
  23. twins_89
    Not protecting Luke Bard in the rule 5 draft made sense. The decisions on Burdi and Chargois are more concerning. To me it would have been a significantly better move to add Burdi to the 40-man roster and option Chargois to the minors. The Twins could currently have Burdi on the 60-day DL (opening up his 40-man roster spot) and have Chargois at AAA. In addition the Twins would have been able to utilize the last 25-man roster spot for a player that could actually contribute. Basically, the Twins could have had 2 high upside relievers (Burdi and Chargois) still in the organization while freeing an additional 25-man roster spot, instead they chose Kinley.
  24. twins_89
    It seems pretty clear that Duke and Rogers will be the lefties in the bullpen with Moya next in line at AAA. I believe Boshers is out of options meaning he is basically gone already, so the Twins might as well waive him now. Next up would be Kinley. I don't think he has any real chance to beat out Pressly or Duffey (or a healthy Chargois).
  25. twins_89
    I think a super bullpen is beyond our reach, I'd be ecstatic if we can piece together an average bullpen next season (after having a bullpen with ERAs ranked in the 20s for the last 4 years).
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