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  1. arby58
    That's a pretty big maybe, don't you think? How many games do you sacrifice (he's already 0-7 with a 7.74 ERA) on this reclamation project? The bullpen is starting to round out. ERAs: Gomez 0.87; Paredes 2.45; Leweryson 3.68; Orze 3.95; Morris 4.07; Rogers 4.15; Banda 5.19; Adams 8.18 (but was sub-4.00 prior to one bad outing against the White Sox). I don't see why SWR should take the place of any of these pitchers.
  2. arby58
    They have a pitching coach and a bullpen coach - you think they wouldn't have kept him if those guys believed he could have 'found some mojo?' At some point, some causes are just lost causes. I think the article pretty well explains why.
  3. arby58
    When you lose a pitcher with his stat line this year, what have you really lost? His career WAR is 2.7 over 3 years, hardly a major loss if somebody picks him up.
  4. arby58
    Not good with the splitter, no margin for error, lost command of his pitches - yeah, let's put him in the bullpen and hope for the best. The Twins made the right move.
  5. arby58
    Compare these two stat lines and tell me who was/is terrible: WAR: 1.0, W/L 6-9, ERA 5.10; WHIP 1.298 WAR: - 1.3 W/L 0-7, ERA 7.74; WHIP 1.888 Also keep in mind that Ober (the top line) was dealing with an injury most of last year. The underlying stats, explained in the article, tell the story.
  6. arby58
    I loved Shelton's comments about Prielipp in the post-game interview: they knew they eventually needed to push him out to around 95 pitches, they had their numbers 8 and 9 hitters up, number 9 was left handed with no opportunity to pinch hit for him, so he left him in and then went right on right with the number 1 hitter up. I doubt he would have been out there that long under the prior regime. In the long run, that is a great progression for his development.
  7. arby58
    They have had players that graded that well, they just couldn't make it in MLB. They currently have Marek Houston in Cedar Rapids, and they didn't draft him for his offense. Twins Daily has him as a 60. They also have Jenkins and DeBarge as 55s.
  8. arby58
    That's different from the OP, which didn't mention prospects as part of the deal.
  9. arby58
    Why would they take a bad contract and salary and get no return on investment, when they can spend the same amount for something that could be a return on the investment? It's too cute by half.
  10. arby58
    Haven't we played this song enough when discussing the bullpen? After awhile, the lyrics get stale. The post is about what to do now, not what to have done last year.
  11. arby58
    It's a reasonable grade and analysis, but I'd probably give him, up to this point, an A-. If you had told fans (including around here) that the Twins would be through one-third of the season with Lewis and Wallner in St. Paul and Keaschall struggling, what do you think they would have predicted for a record - maybe 10 games under .500? Shelton doesn't deserve all the credit for where they are, but he definitely is pretty high up the list.
  12. arby58
    Martin looked pretty lost on one of the balls off the wall against Boston, which was for extra bases. Minnesota's other regular outfielders are not exactly gold glove material either. The fact that Outman (it is a deliciously ironic name for him) is still here tells me the Twins have answered your question. The other issue that wasn't raised is a fourth outfielder is going to play how often? Sure, if Buxton is going to become a semi-permanent DH, it provides more regular playing opportunity, but it is worth recalling that Mendez started the year in AA ball. He's 22 and can use regular playing time. It will be interesting to see how the Twins deal with their glut of OFers IF Jenkins and Rodriguez can stay healthy, not to mention Roden - and you also have Gonzalez and now Mendez. At least one of these guys has got to be in the thought process for 1B, right?
  13. arby58
    I agree with you on everything but Outman. There really isn't another experienced CF on the roster. If Emma were healthy, my guess is he would have been playing for the Twins a week or two ago.
  14. arby58
    The offensive/defensive contributions of Clemmens and the move of Lee to 3B have been important recent developments. I get the feeling moving Lee off the SS 'hot seat' has helped his ABs as well.
  15. arby58
    Except he hadn't performed well as a starting pitcher, and success as a relief pitcher for a couple of years doesn't logicaly lead to the conclusion that now he would have had starting pitching success. There is a long line of starting pitchers who have success as relief pitchers; it is a much smaller cohort who are short-innings relief pitchers and then transition to starting pitching success.
  16. arby58
    Yep - he came over in the Harrison Bader trade. Given that Bader was a rental, it looks like a really good value deal for the Twins.
  17. arby58
    Jax is a free agent after the 2027 season; Bradley after the 2029 season - so the Twins have two more years of control. Also, Jax is 31 and Bradley is 25.
  18. arby58
    I suspect you are correct - and I've suggested they will probably mostly DH him, at least at first.
  19. arby58
    I'd be shocked if there is another Kyler Fedko in MiLB.
  20. arby58
    At AAA this year, (slugger) Kyler Fedko has 11 HRs in 166 plate appearances - a HR every 15.1 PAs. (Defensive catcher) Alex Jackson has 7 HRs in 95 PAs, a HR every `13.8 PAs.
  21. arby58
    I think it highly premature to judge 'the mindset of this management team' based on a three-game call-up because of a paternity leave. Everybody (including Gonzalez) had to understand the situation. Given that the Twins won all three games, this appears to be a 'move along, nothing to see here' situation.
  22. arby58
    This was covered in a lengthy post on Major League Trade Rumors, and they concluded that he is not eligible for the 4th year exception.
  23. arby58
    I don't understand this comment. Rodriguez' OPS has been above .800 every year (sometimes crazily above). From 2021 to 2026 it goes: .870; 1.044; .863; 1.026; .839; .923. Sounds like he is quite able to hit.
  24. arby58
    I think it's about time to remove Buxton from these comparisons. He played 102 games in 2024, 126 in 2025 and has played in 44 of 54 games this season. Over 162 games, that would translate into 132 games played.
  25. arby58
    I also won't disagree, but he will need to turn things around IF he is to be viewed as anything but a liability. I hope you're right that he will. He is not good defensively at 1B, and if Jeffers returns and needs to mostly DH for awhile, what happens to Bell? It's notable that the only player so far this year with a worse WAR for the Twins is currently playing in St. Paul. RBIs are something of a stat of opportunity, and with the Twins second in the AL in runs scored, there have been plenty of opportunities for a hitter in the middle of the order. That said, you would expect better than a .363 slugging percentage and .647 OPS from the someone batting in the heart of the order.
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