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  1.    DJL44 reacted to a post in a topic: Twins Minor League Report (9/3): Merphy Hernandez Keeps Racking Up Hits, Steals
  2. jkcarew
    I think Buxton might make some of the rules. Yes. Some think he’s earned it. Most?
  3. jkcarew
    I’m trying to be objective regarding a guy that has been saying the above for the last 10+ weeks and has pretty much proven that he can’t perform. We’re fine calling out Kriedler when he OPS’s 600 for two months, but we can’t call out the guy they’ll plunk into the 2 hole? Why? Because it’s Buxton?
  4.    mark allen reacted to a post in a topic: The Twins Have the Pieces for a Dominant Starting Rotation in 2027
  5.    Parfigliano reacted to a post in a topic: Twins (Matthews) Vs White Sox (Fedde) 9/4/26 6:40pm CDT
  6. jkcarew
    Like he’s been powering through the pain in his last 2 months? Hurting the team? That’s where management comes and says no.
  7. jkcarew
    The doctors that say he needs surgery or the doctors that say it’s fine for him to play full go?
  8.    Vanimal46 reacted to a post in a topic: Twins (Matthews) Vs White Sox (Fedde) 9/4/26 6:40pm CDT
  9. jkcarew
    Right. Who will ever forget that bloop to right in one of his 7 postseason PA’s over his 12 year career. Unforgettable. It’s hard to find a player that’s meant more to his org in that time.
  10.    Vanimal46 reacted to a post in a topic: Twins (Matthews) Vs White Sox (Fedde) 9/4/26 6:40pm CDT
  11. jkcarew
    I get the sense Buxton makes the rules. Or…Twins management is more clueless and pathetic than we think. One of these for sure. Maybe both.
  12. jkcarew
    I can only assume the Dodgers have very much enjoyed the 30 innings they’ve got out of Kopech since unloading Vargas to get him back in 2024.
  13.    GNess reacted to a post in a topic: Ranking the Top-10 Twins Prospects Since 2010
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    Young with 3 more K’s and his 33rd error of the season to open the flood gates for the improbable comeback against The Muscle. He seems like such a low-probability…albeit high upside…prospect. I hope he turns it around next season. It’s not the end of the world having to repeat A- as a 20 yo. And it seems obvious that’s what will happen. In the meantime, ranked way too high in our rankings, IMO.
  15. jkcarew
    Apples and oranges. 30 year old MLB pitchers are infinitely better at holding runners than inexperienced minor league pitchers. All kinds of minor league catchers have “bad” CS numbers. Also, there is less steeling in the majors as the games aren’t developmental and outs are valued much much more than one base. Yes, he’ll need to improve. But the numbers/impact don’t necessarily translate.
  16.    Mike Sixel reacted to a post in a topic: Who Deserves the Blame for Another Second-Half Collapse by the Twins?
  17.    Mike Sixel reacted to a post in a topic: Who Deserves the Blame for Another Second-Half Collapse by the Twins?
  18.    tarheeltwinsfan reacted to a post in a topic: Ranking the Top-10 Twins Prospects Since 2010
  19.    HarmonK03 reacted to a post in a topic: Who Deserves the Blame for Another Second-Half Collapse by the Twins?
  20. jkcarew
    Pohlad needs to do one more thing…the most important thing. He needs to let the GM do his job. The job is to build a strong team. Not sell tickets for this year’s campaign, or next year’s or any years. The marketing team or short term cash flow can’t be the tail wagging the dog. But, it has been and continues to be.
  21. jkcarew
    No stars. (I’m not going to call a guy averaging less than 3 bWAR a season a star.) And, if you want to call Buxton a star, that’s still 15 years ago. Any way you look at it, we’re DUE.
  22. jkcarew
    They don’t want to do ANYTHING “truly”. Say what we will about Falvey, he had (finally) made a plan…and got fired for it. As long as the Pohlads are in control, I’m afraid it’s forever all about the illusion of ‘competing’ in a horrible-to-mediocre (depending on the year) division in a league where 40% of teams now make the postseason. Anything more will be random based on the possibility of 3 or 4 real stars coming through. Before they leave.
  23.    jkcarew reacted to a post in a topic: Who Deserves the Blame for Another Second-Half Collapse by the Twins?
  24. jkcarew
    No. The Twins have the 3rd FEWEST runners left on in the AL.
  25. jkcarew
    I’m buying on the futures of Bradley, Abel, Matthews, and Prielipp. If you have to count on some younger-type guys that are “ready” but haven’t really established themselves yet, I think you could do a lot worse than those 4. Who knows? I do think there’s realistic, not imaginary, upside with these guys.
  26. jkcarew
    They were 8 games under 500 mid June, and made a mini-run to get to one game under at the break. Now they’re 6 games under. I don’t think that’s a collapse, it’s just being consistently not that good. The record with Buxton playing is also under 500…so…just not that good any way you try to slice it. And we added very little at the deadline…no needle movers…so, you just spin. Again.
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