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  1. cheeseheadgophfan
    And I don't think there would be any booing (or very little) but for his dust-up with Tim Anderson IMO.....his time with the Twins was fine, not good not bad.
  2. cheeseheadgophfan
    I see the Diamondbacks boxscore yesterday had Mark Melancon and Ian Kennedy combining to get the win and a save. The Dbacks are going nowhere. These are the types of arms i think we should be targeting.
  3. cheeseheadgophfan
    I watched Alex Colome get the save for Colorado today.......I got flashbacks.
  4. cheeseheadgophfan
    Is Angel Hernandez behind the plate? This guy is AWFUL----ever since Boone bitched in about the 5th inning, the Twins have gotten zero borderline calls.....although he's been bad for both teams.
  5. cheeseheadgophfan
    Larnach and Martin for Montas? I love Larnach and think he's going to be a very good player for a long time.....but you've got to give up something to get something. Kirilloff looks to be getting healthy, but I think teams would be scared to deal for him. The question the FO will need to ask themselves is are you willing to spend the $$$$ to keep him when his contract is up. If not, stand pat and try to acquire some bullpen help.
  6. cheeseheadgophfan
    I really hope I'm wrong, but I think tonight is going to ugly for the Twins......
  7. cheeseheadgophfan
    There is absolutely no comparison to Pagan and Duffey....NONE. We may not always like Pagan's results but his "stuff" is really good. I've seen the fastball consistently sitting 94-95 and as high as 97. His split and slider are nasty pitches. Duffey has NOTHING left and I just can't figure out how he is not at least sent down to try to figure it out (frankly, i think he's just done/wiped). I'll take my chances 100/100 times with Pagan over Duffey.
  8. cheeseheadgophfan
    Oh no.......we'd have to waive Duffey? How could we ever manage to go on????? Cotton may be 30 but Duffey wouldn't stick with any club in the majors right now. Arraez will probably go on the IL with a shoulder injury now.....why? Because it's the Twins.
  9. cheeseheadgophfan
    Seriously,....it's a one run game, and my first thought was "Rocco isn't throwing up the white flag" because he's bringing in Duffey. There is literally no situation that he is pitchable in right now. As for who else? Ahhhhhhhhhh....they just sent out a reliever with a sub 2 ERA....call me crazy, but I think most would take Cotton.
  10. cheeseheadgophfan
    I don't think it's difficult. He's your full-time 1B. Arraez becomes your full-time DH (no more Gary or Jeffers DHing)....Arraez can sub at 1st and 2nd, even third as needed. Kiriiloff is a huge upgrade defensively at 1B although Arraez has done an admirable job. I think Miranda goes down, although he's making that decision more and more difficult. I'm most confused on what they'll do with Royce. He's got to be on the big league club, IMO. Does Gordon have trade value? He's a solid player, but Royce is a future star.
  11. cheeseheadgophfan
    Just saw that the D-Backs are potentially looking at trading Madison Baumgartner......any interest? Assuming he'd be cheaper than Montas or Castillo.....
  12. cheeseheadgophfan
    Here is the problem I have and you've hit it on the head. You say that Rocco changes his views or strategies on a game by game basis....depending on how things are going. If that were the case, I'd be happy. But Rocco lost me in Archer's last start vs. the Tigers....he went five innings and was at about 55 pitches. He was pulled and the bullpen blew that game. Afterwards, he's questioned about it and says something like "we had a plan....we were going to use Pagan for two and Duran for two and I didn't want to change that".....(that's not a direct quote but close).....and to me that's the problem He doesn't adjust based on how the game is going. Archer was cruising and yet he was pulled. Rocco has a plan and seems to have very little feel for the game. Smeltzer wasn't cruising yesterday but he was doing fine. Had the 8-9 batters coming up. The move made no sense.....other than the plan.
  13. cheeseheadgophfan
    I did.....I guess I still don't understand the theory. If the tough matchup is in the 8th, you're going to trust anyone else in our bullpen to pitch the 9th? That's my issue. Pitching the 9th is a different animal, regardless of the matchup. Duran can handle it. I don't know if we have anyone else who can.......
  14. cheeseheadgophfan
    They aren't going to use Duran in the 9th when there are tough matchups? Huh? Who is a tough matchup for Duran? I'd take a tough matchup for Duran vs any MLB hitter vs. Duffey. Duran should be the closer. Period. Against any matchup. Occasionally used for 2 inning saves the way the Yankees used to use Mariano Rivera.
  15. cheeseheadgophfan
    Hard to argue that Smeltzer should've been left in???? WTH? Not hard for me. 62 pitches and he's been your best starter the last month. You don't even give him a chance to get the win? You're assuming Springer comes up with a runner on? I'm assuming he pitches a clean 5th and 6th.......both are purely assumptions. Let him go and see if he gets through the inning. If you run into trouble, you can't be concerned about bringing in a reliever with runners on......that's their job at this level. This crap about facing the lineup a third time is little league. It's just Rocco having no feel for the game. As for folks putting Duffey and Pagan in the same category? C'mon. Pagan has given up some solo shots and early in the season his control was erratic, but his stuff is 100000 x's better than Duffey's. I would've felt totally comfortable with Pagan and a 5 run lead. Duffey? I felt sick to my stomach watching him run in from the bullpen (check the game log....I predicted Springer was going to tie the game after Duffey faced 3 batters). He's TERRIBLE and if they send Cotton out and keep Duffey.????? Well it's clear that Duffey must have some incriminating pictures of Rocco on his phone. Finally........Arraez. When does the national media start paying attention? He is simply amazing.
  16. cheeseheadgophfan
    One extra inning of Smeltzer would look pretty good right now....eh Rocco?
  17. cheeseheadgophfan
    Springer is going to tie this......calling it.
  18. cheeseheadgophfan
    Rocco putting a band-aid on Duran's knee??? This is so ridiculous....he looked sooooooo very injured striking out the last hitter in the 8th.....
  19. cheeseheadgophfan
    He sucks soooooooooo bad.
  20. cheeseheadgophfan
    I'd rather have Moran try here than Duffey.
  21. cheeseheadgophfan
    I literally get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach watching Duffey pitch......it just seems like bad things are going to happen.
  22. cheeseheadgophfan
    Seriously......what is Rocco doing? Smeltzer out after 4 with 60 pitches? I just don't know what he's thinking? Does he think he's got some great bullpen sitting there to bail him out????
  23. cheeseheadgophfan
    You're right....the title of the post came across as dickish.....My point remains that 90% of the people on here were acting like Rogers is this near-perfect dominant closer which he has NEVER been! He has his ups and downs and is best suited for a 7th or 8th inning role, but he wants to be paid like a closer. My apologies for the antagonism......
  24. cheeseheadgophfan
    I wouldn't hesitate to take Prielipp is he's there, but I bet the Twins will be overly cautious. It's funny, but IMO having the TJ surgery out of the way is almost a positive with the number of pitchers who ultimately have to have the surgery. I also think Rocker is really intriguing in that spot. I loved the way he pitched at Vanderbilt. It will be interesting to see how he throws in the Independent league.
  25. cheeseheadgophfan
    I've just got a bad feeling that Berrios is going to throw 7 shutout with 10 K's against the Twins.....he will have a little more adrenaline facing the former squad.
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