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  1. HokieRif
    I need a refresher. Kepler's contract was for 5 years and concludes at the end of this season, with a club option (@ $10M) for an additional season, right? Based on my non-existent experience as a GM, isn't this about waiting for another team to lose a key player and now needing bench strength which will then start the trade engine? This would easily be a rental for whoever would pick him up, but if all we get back in return in a couple AA prospects then its worth the deal. We add a couple to the roster in the minors, Wallner slides up, and we've turned the page.
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    The fact that our hitting is so bad that we're even considering putting Maeda in to bat is a new low 😁
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    WTAF??? what in the hell universe is the crew in New York even living in???
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    Gray has given up 2 runs. Time to get him out there.
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    if giving Buxton and Kepler crap on the message boards is how we get them to produce then I may need a faster internet connection and a lot more beer the rest of the season.
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    When it comes to durability those two names have no business being in the same sentence together. It took a terminal disease for which there is no cure to force Mantle out of the lineup. Whereas Buck, if he sneezes wrong, is on the DL for 15 days.
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    Not worried about Correa taking a swing at Ryan… There’s only a .219 chance he would actually connect in a way that’s meaningful.
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    There's always someone out there that's willing to deal. I just did a quick glance at the MLB-wide stats and there's only maybe 6 teams that have a solid DH player that they can lean on for the season. If someone is in a risk-taking position and willing to roll the dice, Buck could find a home as long as he elects to waive the no-trade.
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    As an individual sample I agree. Still, he's in a horrible slump. Going back to the Toronto series in March he's 3-37, with 3 BBs, and 17 Ks.
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    Agree that Buck is no more helpful than Kepler. He's less helpful. Kepler can at least play the field.
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    The way we're playing we are going to be sellers by the end of July. The problem, IMO, is that we dont have many significant pieces that anyone is likely to want. In the last week I think Rocco and Gray cut the line and made Sonny the top contender to find a new home for someone in need of mid-back of rotation starter to bolster their hopes. Maybe Correa if someone desperately needs to exchange run generation for stellar defense. In return, we'll get prospects which we'll need, because this could be our starting defense next year without help: Lewis, SS Kirilloff, 1B Miranda, 3B Polanco, 2B Wallner, OF Larnach, OF Garlick, OF Jeffers, C
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    I understand your point, but that was one evening... Imagine had you gone roughly .200 in all your busing opportunities over 73 evenings and had a particularly atrocious average during the evening rush, a lot of people would be wondering why you were still employed. Then imagine if the manager did nothing to correct the problem (better training, different shift, position, etc), then those same complaints would elevate up to the managerial level. Now imagine that 8 other employees were spilling water all over the place on a nightly basis, and the one guy who isn't spilling water gets pulled after an hour long shift when he was supposed to work 3 because the manager didn't like that he took too long to bus the last table, but otherwise the guy was doing a pretty good job and was just having a relatively off day. THAT's what we're watching play out in front of us. That's why the staff needs a shakeup.
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    If Buck is healthy enough to swing a bat one would think he’s healthy enough to play the field. I would stick him out there just to take his mind off the hitting game and let him get back into a groove. If he gets injured out there, from a stats perspective, does that even hurt us? He hasn’t played the field all year, and he’s one of the worst performing at the plate. It’s worth the risk to help turn this around.
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    Sums up where I’m at right now
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    And in other news completely unrelated to Lopez, Arraez quietly goes 5-5 and Marlins hammered the Blue Jays 11-0.
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    I hate quoting myself but I wish to amend my recommendation... The Weak in Review
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    I think we need to rename the “Week in Review” to “Let’s Re-Live Last Week’s Nightmare”
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    Make up an injury for Buxton and send him down for two weeks trade Kepler to Cleveland since that’s the only team that can arguably say he will hit well in their ballpark; insert Larnach cut Gallo and insert Garlick could be a wash, but a significant cost-cutting wash fire Popkins. Today. Don’t finish that cup of coffee and just do it. They guy has been responsible for the downfall of a team full of vets and it’s statistically improbable that that they are all independently collapsing at the same time
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    Todays Twins viewing mood
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    What are the odds that Rocco is still managing this team at the end of the regular season?
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    Gallo... needs to work on his spatial awareness
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    Gimme a couple more drinks and I'll consider making a case.
  25. HokieRif
    Lets see... Gray gives up 2 last night and is pulled after 4 innings... Ryan gives up 6 in 4, so he's going to be allowed to finish the game is what i'm guessing.
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