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  1. HokieRif
    Compared to our current bullpen situation Rogers would still be an upgrade.
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    I have even more appreciation for him now that I've seen what the pitching staff has done without him in the lineup. I think he calls a better game and has more of a connection with the staff than many give him credit for.
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    First thing I thought of when I saw the Rogers trade news this morning... although its unlikely they are giving up anything unless they improve the closer situation. So, unless they are looking specifically for a right-handed closer (which we happen to have at the moment) I dont see that happening. Just wish we could roll-back time and nix the Rogers trade in the first place.
  4. HokieRif
    I’m so conflicted about last night. On one hand the pitching staff stepped up huge last night and kept things manageable, and clutch hitting late in the game. On the other hand: - we shouldn’t need to walk off against the Tigers - 7 innings of anemic offense will NOT cut it. Not in a pennant race - Miranda is going to need a lot of time in the training room because his back has got to be killing him while he’s carrying the team
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    Added for emphasis... A lot of Sano's career, in my opinion, has been based on potential. Potential which he has not played to these last few years. We have had a very limited sample size this season, but I can't fathom how he can get his season on track immediately and start producing now, and right now that roster spot is more valuable than Sano's adjusted potential. I hate to say it but its time to cut and run. It would be great if we could find someone to trade for him, but DFA is what I think is most likely to happen.
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    I didn't watch the game, but waking up this morning and when I looked at the score I wasn't surprised. What I looked at Sano's stat line I wasn't surprised. When I saw the offense go limp I wasn't surprised. What surprised me was that Rocco let Ryan take all those earned runs without pulling the ejection cord early, and then apparently with no pressure on the bullpen decides to go lights-out the rest of the way - THAT was surprising.
  7. HokieRif
    The fact that Buxton isn't ranked should be a reason to question this index in its entirety. Any player, manager, coach, or GM would tell you, probably immediately, he's one of if not he best defensive outfielder in the game.
  8. HokieRif
    I just want a shutdown closer. And the guy leading the league right now in that category was is in a Twins uniform less than 12 months ago and is probably a week(end) away from exceeding his career high in saves. All of that is to say the front office isn't giving me a lot of hope right now to take care of the bullpen the way we all have been begging for. Bard seems to be the right target... maybe we can entice them with the idea of Miguel Sano hitting for half the games in the thin air of the Rockies.
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    Sano related moves.

    HokieRif commented on Doc Munson's blog entry in Fantasy GM

    I think its because of this faux connection that Sano has lasted longer in a Twins uniform than Papi did. I would have done the same thing that the front office did in holding out hope that he would put it together because there is too much raw talent. He's just never been able to consistently elevate his game to be that superstar that many hoped he could turn into.
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    Sano related moves.

    HokieRif commented on Doc Munson's blog entry in Fantasy GM

    I try to put this in perspective - Personally, and probably for many fans, the desire to resist trading him is because of another player that also had a lot of struggles early in their career: David Ortiz. Ortiz was released because he would have cost a paltry ~$2m a year, and got nothing in return. We had roughly the same MLB sample size with Sano as we did with Oritz. Sano's MLB story still needs to be written, but Ortiz's was rare in becoming one addition on a relatively short list of first-time ballot hall of fame inductees (I had to look it up - https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/First_Ballot_Hall_of_Famer) My point is this - we may be gun shy, but the odds of making a trade or cutting Sano and having the results play out anywhere close to the way it did for Ortiz are minuscule*. The team has proven they can win without him, and they shouldn't take away playing time for the current players to make room for him. * of course, leave it to the Twins to let someone go and have them turnaround their career in to one that is worthy of the HoF.
  11. HokieRif
    Looking at the rosters right now for the 87 and 91 teams... I wouldn't call it the "core four" - more like the "remaining seven" Puckett Hrbek Gladden Gagne Larkin Al Newman Randy Bush I didn't realize there was 100% turnover with the pitchers and catchers between the two world series
  12. HokieRif
    After today's performance - make it 4
  13. HokieRif
    The only reason I could see to bring him back would be his leadership. But that's not what it appears the 2022 version of the Twins need. What they need is another arm upgrade (or two) in the bullpen, not another bat at an extreme price. To the point(s) made earlier in the thread, there are too many younger bats that need consistent reps right now (Kirilloff, Miranda, Gordon specifically) and adding Cruz would chip away at those. It also means on days where Buck or Kep need a light day then they are out of the lineup entirely unless called on to pinch hit. I'd rather everyone get slightly more reps.
  14. HokieRif
    Just tuned in to today's game... nice write-up, but this aged poorly
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    Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory… This is now Levine’s problem. The Twins needs a shutdown late inning reliever, and he’s the one in the org responsible for making that happen.
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    Detroit is bad. That is all.
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    IMHO We didn't steal anything - This has more to do with inept play on the sox part and lazy play giving the game away. Neither team executed well in the late innings, and the Sox (more specifically Abreu) made two blunders on one play to give the game away (which we in turn tried our hardest to give right back the next inning). Had Abreu played the ball and not go for any heroics there is a good chance its a tie game going into the 9th. Even if he made the same initial play, if he had simply run the ball back in instead of making a throw that wasn't necessary (something EVERY infielder is supposed to learn in little league) the inning continues tied at 1.
  20. HokieRif
    Can we send a jucy lucy to Abreu for bailing us out last night?
  21. HokieRif
    I was half-watching the game today - why was Garlick lifted for Kepler?
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    I would love to know as well... I kind of assumed it was a hybrid role of chief player morale officer, uber coordinator / go-between for the other coaches and coordinators, and someone for the manager to bounce ideas off of. If anyone actually knows the answer I would love to hear it because its the most ambiguous coaching position in all of spots.
  25. HokieRif
    Not a fair comparison. Rowson was the Miami bench coach, not their hitting coach.
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