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  1. twinfan
    Rogers has not been good but has experience for the kids in the pen. I'd like to see him go to a playoff team but it probably won't happen. Funderburk can't throw strikes and should be dumped. Adams is inconsistent but who isn't. Minter is ok and should be signed for next year. Same for Gomez. Krieder could be kept for a late inning replacement if we have better hitting. I can't believe this team is among the top offensive teams yet struggles to score when it counts. I'd keep Larnach for now but I'm not sure they can afford to keep Buxton unless they can't get what they need for him. I'd also sign Bell for another year but he may want to walk.
  2. twinfan
    Though I'm surprised they brought up Jenkins and not Wallner, I think he will be a very good player and we have to look forward to the future. I like Roden's swing and hope he will help off the bench next year. Supposedly we have some good minor league prospects to develop a very good team going forward. This season now looks lost as far as playoffs. The next big question is going to be what to do with Buxton. Does he have value enough to get 2 good pitchers at the major league level in the off-season?
  3. twinfan
    I give the nod to Wallner. Ross is just another utility and we have 2-3 of those. Larnach has come back to normal but hopefully can find his touch again soon. Grey has ML experience but isn't as good as others. I don't expect to see Jenkins this season but you never know. But we need a RH bat.
  4. twinfan
    Well Bux is gone again and if he goes on the IL, the opening is there. However, the Twins don't rush players to the majors so I would guess they won't do it here. Jenkins has just gotten his first taste of AAA and he will be here next year. My guess is they will look at the waiver wire for a right handed hitter (they missed out on Hays) or maybe bring back Wallner or a reliever.
  5. twinfan
    Cute. But it will never work. In order to become a playoff team, we need to hire a Shaman to put a curse on every other team in the race. Then we need to sweep the A's, Angels and the like. We might win 75% of the games left and still not get there. We need that curse.
  6. twinfan
    I'm sure there wasn't a market for him but I don't like Caratini and hoped he would be dealt so I hope we don't get an injury there.
  7. twinfan
    It doesn't look like he will keep a pitcher from getting here from the minors so it can't be all that bad. However, when we get our injured arms back, I would be surprised if he comes up. And I'm surprised that so many think Ober is through.
  8. twinfan
    Let's see who else lands on the DFA list. While I agree to bring up a minor leaguer, I would NOT get rid of Bell who has been one of our better hitters so far. Of the 3, I'd take Soler but he has to be healthy. Then who does he replace? As for the other 2, Seattle is a graveyard for RH but both are way down in the pecking order. I can see the Yanks taking a flyer on Garver.
  9. twinfan
    I don't expect much this year and we may be in great shape with starters next year. I've never thought much of Kremer and Anderson seemed like he was going to do well. I'd have kept Matthews up here to keep him getting experience vs major league hitters. I have hope that he can become a good SP. BTW- Kremer is wayyyyy better than Shoemaker ever was. Happ? maybe not overall or even.
  10. twinfan
    B- They improved the bullpen a bit but it was getting better. They got another starter but who is not currently doing well. But they failed to get a right handed hitter who can hurt lefties. I also think both the White Sox and Indians did better and that's who we have to catch. I give them a 14% chance for the division and a 19% chance for a wild card. But we can only hope.
  11. twinfan
    They are only in it because the division is very weak. Let's hope they can stay in it though I have my doubts. I think both Cleveland and Chicago improved more than we did but we'll see.
  12. twinfan
    Hoffman can be the closer we have needed but the Twins failed to bring in a good, right-handed bat. All in all I give the Twins a B- for this trade deadline. Pitching does win in the long run but we started to do better with our bullpen and now have turned it topsy turvy. So we now have 2 pitchers for each of the 6th, 7th 8th and 9th innings but only a questionable additional starter and no new right handed bat. Can we catch either or both Chicago and Cleveland? Based on all team's additions, I have my doubts. And now they drop Anderson who was effective but will have to wait for next year. I'm still looking forward to 2027.
  13. twinfan
    Hoffman can be the closer we have needed but the Twins failed to bring in a good, right-handed bat. All in all I give the Twins a B- for this trade deadline. Pitching does win in the long run but we started to do better with our bullpen and now have turned it topsy turvy. So we now have 2 pitchers for each of the 6th, 7th 8th and 9th innings but no additional starter or right handed bat. Can we catch either or both Chicago and Cleveland? Based on all team's additions, I have my doubts.
  14. twinfan
    I see Matthews doing about the same. I'm not sold on Abel. Prelipp has done ok so far but may belong in the pen. There may not be any season next year if there is no salary cap.
  15. twinfan
    I'm glad I made the top ten. should I try for #1? Hey, I'm glad he made me look bad but I don't think he's the answer to our prayers. But that was a fantastic AB and he is having a good season.
  16. twinfan
    Glad to see the Twins are making me look bad after I said the season is over for them prior to the 9th inning Thursday. They are a fighting bunch. I still look forward to next year when we all get healthy. However, they are keeping this year interesting.
  17. twinfan
    Kremer needs to get healthy before we can say it was a good deal. He can win 10-12 games next year if healthy. The player we gave up doesn't have enough of a history to evaluate him. He's simply young at this point. We'll see if he's still playing in 2-3 years.
  18. twinfan
    One seems like a potential power threat as an occasional DH while the other could develop into a decent hitter. But those are the Mets who seem to screw everything up. I don't see Minter moving the needle but it was a good trade for us.
  19. twinfan
    You can easily look at this as getting an experienced reliever for a pair of non-prospects. However I don't see this moving the needle much. Rogers is just as good and has been pitching better of late. It can't hurt and we'll probably lose him after the season but I'd like the team to do more- especially on offense with a rh bat which is what we need most. I'd also like to see us bring up a minor leaguer or 2 who can hit lefties.
  20. twinfan
    Why call back Grey when we have 2-4 others who are much better but haven't had the chance. We need offense and some who can drive in runs. Grey is not the one to do it. Bad management!
  21. twinfan
    Repeated by me. I think this week has told us we just don't have a very good team. There are some like Clemens having an ok year but they can't be counted on going forward. Clemens would be good utility but NOT a cleanup hitter. Time to make some deals and shoot for next year and beyond. Let's not kid ourselves any longer. Keep the starters we have and let's get some good players. Let's also bring up the top kids to see what they can do. Yuck! Quote
  22. twinfan
    I think this week has told us we just don't have a very good team. There are some like Clemens having an ok year but they can't be counted on going forward. Clemens would be good utility but NOT a cleanup hitter. Time to make some deals and shoot for next year and beyond. Let's not kid ourselves any longer. Keep the starters we have and let's get some good players. Let's also bring up the top kids to see what they can do. Yuck! Quote
  23. twinfan
    I think this week has told us we just don't have a very good team. There are some like Clemens having an ok year but they can't be counted on going forward. Clemens would be good utility but NOT a cleanup hitter. Time to make some deals and shoot for next year and beyond. Let's not kid ourselves any longer. Keep the starters we have and let's get some good players. Let's also bring up the top kids to see what they can do. Yuck!
  24. twinfan
    There are lots of "pie in the sky" trades out there. Let's see what becomes real. It's nice to dream and play GM though- even if most possible deals aren't very good. Other teams successes or failures don't have anything to do with what we do now or in the future.
  25. twinfan
    He's been a very good pitcher but costs too much.
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