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  1. Aerodeliria
    The Twins have seemed surprisingly gutsy since the All-Star break. Hat tips all around....
  2. Aerodeliria
    I Croncur. I wouldn't give up anyone with any potential upside to get him.
  3. Aerodeliria
    Rosario seems to be plowing through every level.
  4. Aerodeliria
    Go for the Nootbar Express. He hits lefties better than righties...I think because of his swing. He plays excellent defense, and most importantly, we can have Noot Bar Night at Target Field (a new candy bar invented by Pearson Candy to welcome him to the Twins.)
  5. Aerodeliria
    The Cubs will demand more than the Twins are willing to cough up IMHO, but someone will be willing. We should shoot for something a bit more reasonable like 'Nootbar,' who has a nice WAR and doesn't K every other at bat. (Besides, Pearson Candy can make a new candy bar with his name and photo on it. Noot Bar night at Target Field...imagine... ;-)
  6. Aerodeliria
    How about Nootbar in center. He's a superior hitter to Taylor, and a very good fielder. I think the Cardinals would be willing to deal him.
  7. Aerodeliria
    I like when Duran throws heat. It's when he dinks around with curves and sliders that hitters sit on the off speed pitches. Throw the heat-- splitters and four seamers and toss in a curve or a slider once in awhile.
  8. Aerodeliria
    I like Julien and Kirilloff's approach at the plate. They both seem quite content to hit the ball wherever it is pitched. Kirilloff opposite field hitting has been a breath of fresh air.
  9. Aerodeliria
    ...in that case, we should say 健太王 (Kenta-oh) and Le Roi Julien to be fair to everyone...
  10. Aerodeliria
    Because of the mess in CF, why don't we shoot a little lower and try to get a guy like Nootbar? It would be a significant upgrade at the plate and one would almost lose nothing in the field. He's also kind of a spark plug player.
  11. Aerodeliria
    The worst moment in the game was the bases-loaded, swing at the first pitch by Kepler, so no, the homerun only magnified the the bases-loaded failure and had little to no redemptive effect IMHO, which also agrees with MLB's Gameday, (MLB's Gameday elevated the Twins chances of winning after the homerun from 1% to a whopping 3.5%.)
  12. Aerodeliria
    I agree with every word you have said, but I have very strong doubts that the words from Lewis have made any significant impact on the players or the philosophy--especially when listening to Rocco's post-game interviews. I'll believe it when I see it as a consistent approach as well as who gets penciled (or is it scanned now?) in on the lineup card.
  13. Aerodeliria
    How about a better hitting coach, so we could at least change the approach. The homerun or strikeout approach really isn't working. The Twinkies scored four runs at home in the three-game set.
  14. Aerodeliria
    Yes, that quote also stuck in my craw...I must admit.
  15. Aerodeliria
    The other point, which seems to be an unwarranted drumbeat, is that Max Kepler is some kind of defensive specialist...sorry, but that is 2018 talk. MK is mediocre fielder. He has had some very crushing misplays in the outfield (the incident in Boston comes to mind in the extras) this year and is sporting a sparkling -0.1 WAR regarding defensive metrics. I hope MK stays hot, so we can trade him away for something. I just don't see a massive upside with Kepler. I used to defend Kepler, but he is not the player I thought he was.
  16. Aerodeliria
    Arraez has a job. It is to get on base. That is something the Twins sorely lack now. It is NOT his job to drive in runs. If the folks behind him cannot drive him in, that is a reflection on the hitters behind him. I would take Arraez over every other hitter on the Twins right now....
  17. Aerodeliria
    We fans are stuck on oscillating mode or maybe we had set the timer at 79 games...
  18. Aerodeliria
    It's nice to see co-stars if it is warranted. Thanks for that. It seems like when starters get demoted from the big club, they inevitably have a very rough time at the outset. This pattern held true again with Varland. Bechtold can really bring the heat, but the ball didn't seem to have much movement... it's still early days (as they say in the UK), so time will tell.
  19. Aerodeliria
    When Maeken is getting many swings and misses, it indicates his arm is fine. That happened in the first start and in this start. He obviously injured himself in his second start and should have been shut down then, but that's water under the bridge. Let's hope he can stay healthy for the remainder of the season.
  20. Aerodeliria
    Ahh, that was a relief and a rescue. My only complaint about this thread is my inadvertent screen touches of clickbait ads, which are always slightly less annoying when we win :-)
  21. Aerodeliria
    Manufacturing a run...it works!!!
  22. Aerodeliria
    Is the offense waking up? Or was that a mirage in the midst of the desert called "Twins baseball in June?" It is hard for me to say that those garbage time home runs have much meaning in the overall scheme of things. I'm sure Kluber was told, "Just get us nine outs."
  23. Aerodeliria
    Who would a trade benefit? Arraez, Raley, Rooker, Badoo, Wade (who am I missing?)...when they were here they underperformed...when they were traded, they started hitting significantly better. Outside of Arraez, a popular opinion was that most of these guys would just fade away into obscurity. It is sad to ask, but why is that? In other words, if we get someone and stick them into this system, will they let us down? (Correa swears that Popkins is the greatest ever. He is having his worst season in recent history. Can we trust his assessment?) PS-It is very tough on pitchers to not get some run support. Each inning the Twins don't score, that puts greater pressure on them to keep the other team off of the scoreboard; on defense, extending innings with errors or blunders makes it even tougher.
  24. Aerodeliria
    Yes, that's true and Rosario has contributed but even without him in the lineup, the Braves are a superior team to the Twins and it's not really even close...and besides, I said he would fit right in... I think going out and getting other players is not going to help the Twins very much as they are destined to obliterate the SO record regardless. How about a litte extra BP to help the players with their timing? The Softbank Hawks have been the best Japanese baseball team the past decade. They have BP twice a day (at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm) when there are night games. The pitching coach throws mostly non-fastballs to the hitters. Of course, the hitters don't really like having to come to the ballpark early to hit, but they do it because they know it helps--maybe it's all psychological, but they all talk about how it helps their timing in the games. I think the Twins need to focus on the practical a bit more and the analytical a bit less...otherwise, it won't matter who the Twins go out and get (IMHO).
  25. Aerodeliria
    He leads the Braves in whiffs and strikes out more than 25% of the time, but I guess that he would fit right in...
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