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    Two strikeouts, no homers, a 2:25 game time, and 8 pitches on the BP usage chart going into 13 more games in 12 days: Those all seem like numbers and events that either fans have been wanting more of or would be helpful to a team if the stretch wasn't in September of a lost season. A healthy Dobnak is the anti-TTO pitcher, and watching a defense work quickly is a welcome change of pace. I would also guess that the two managers involved in last night's game would be the only two that wouldn't have let him go back out for the eighth. Let's be realistic and understand that us Twins fans will be lucky if the ceiling on a pitching free agent is higher that 5+ ERA E-Rod. For 2022, put Dobnak in the five-hole and forget about it.
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    "Names in this category include Corey Kluber, Charlie Morton, Alex Cobb, Andrew Heaney, and others." Other than the apparently ageless Morton (who I doubt will sign with the Twins), that looks like a group of names on that back side of 30 that Twins FO will consider #2/3 starters and try to sell as such to the fans. Kluber won't last through mid-May. Cobb and Heaney would be making about 10 times the salary to be no more effective than the internal options. Cobb probably wouldn't last the whole season either.
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    Juan Minaya gets to add this award to his Gaylord Focker-style trophy room. Meanwhile, Ober's thinking "Juan, call me when you find the zone".
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    I was impressed with Ryan in his first start. He battled to get through that 3rd inning where he lost his command. I honestly thought the homer pitch was competitive. It was high and tight inside just on or off the upper corner of the zone. I tip my hat to the batter for getting his barrel on it. All the damage Ryan gave up happened over a span of 6 PAs, and then he finished his outing the way he started it. He has more development ahead of him, and I wouldn't be surprised if he has one more stint at AAA sometime next season, but good first impression.
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    Knowing the kind of free agents that the Twins will actually sign (not pipe dreams), my best guess at the 2022 opening rotation would look something like this: Johnny Cueto Eduardo Rodriguez Jose Quintana Bailey Ober Randy Dobnak World Series experience, cherry-picked stat windows and the super-magical abilities of Wes Johnson will be used as selling tools to the fans. By mid-May comments like "DFA Quintana now!" and "Why is Rodriguez still in the rotation? Call up [insert prospect with hot start]!" will litter TD. I'll probably be one of the ones making the comments. Rinse/Repeat.
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    Hopefully, her name isn't Delilah.
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    Three first round picks and a top money international signing is like picking the four #1 seeds to go to the final four in a March Madness pool. Edit: I guess I clicked it though.
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    I'd like to see Jax moved to the pen where maybe his increased velocity and nice slider can play better without multiple looks. If he continues to give up the moon shots there, then he might just be a good story and not much more than AAAA. I was hopeful, but it's been a step forward and two back lately.
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    Post 2017 Hindenberger would be a good start! I still would take Colome over him.
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    Luis didn't help this piece age well out of the gate.
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    My glass will never be as half-full as yours, but I won't say that I can't see it. The health of his knees really needs a lot of hoping, finger-crossing and possibly some small animal sacrifices. Arraez' name should be pre-printed at the top of the lineup cards, IMO, but his manager doesn't see it that way.
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    This might all be fine on paper, but the Twins will have a tough time finding vets to fill spots when needed, if they're treated in this fashion. I do think Simmons' playing time should be reduced though.
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    Kudos to Jax for not imploding when the D (including his own gaffes) didn't come through on several occasions. Also, kudos to Rocco (oh my god, I'm complementing him) for letting Jax work through all the messes. This part of this season is perfect for that type of development. And, hey, Polanco came through and the Twins won anyway! I agree. He seems to be going through the motions. I don't have a lot of faith in Polanco or Gordon at SS full-time, but they can still get reps to be able to hold their own as backups at the spot going forward.
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    He has been dealing the last several starts, just not the same stuff. ?
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    I think for the rest of the week, they have to call him Captain.
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    "Baseball is a business and as a business that may be getting rid of the DH this was a great trade." It's actually more likely that the opposite is happening, and the DH will be expanded. However, Cruz had an expiring contract, so it was a good trade.
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    It isn't much healthier now. Here's a link to the Twins Top 10 going into this season: https://www.mlb.com/prospects/2020/twins/ They're all hurt or ranging from floundering to inconsistent at best at their current level. Now Kirilloff, Balazovic and Javier are from the last FO, but the other seven are their guys.
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    Matt Wallner will fit right into that trend. He looked really bad in RF in Cedar Rapids on Friday. I wish Keirsey could hit, because he looked the like real deal out in CF.
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    Thanks for the write up. I hope Varland can keep it up. I like to see a riser, but you have to be careful expecting too much early. He certainly seems to have the stuff to be a mid-high leverage reliever at the top level. Vallimont will have to be protected, so that will be an interesting decision.
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    The returns so far on Falvey's development pipeline are mediocre at best. Bailey Ober is the only one that really looks like he has a decent chance to stick in the rotation so far, but he may never be a workhorse due to either health or management. Barnes is likely AAAA, but I'll give him a chance for the rest of the season. Dobnak flashed, got his contract, took a dump and got hurt. Duran is hurt. Enlow is hurt. Sammons is struggling in the high minors. Landon Leach is at the complex. In the pen, Alcala has hopefully only hit a bump and is now hurt. Gore switched positions and might have a shot. Molina is still in Cedar Rapids and not lighting it up by any means. That's the pipeline that Falvey started and developed. Injuries happen, but 44% is pretty high. Is there a flaw in the mechanics coaching? Are they pushing something that's not sustainable? Now, they've obviously had four drafts, another deadline and also picked up Vallimont in the Romo deal when they were going the other way, but I mostly just see hype and injuries from those recent waves. Every front office had to deal with the pandemic, so that's an even playing field as far as I'm concerned. If Falvey was hired to develop instead of sign, then he better start showing results very soon. If we're all sitting here this time next year and reading about the bright future with the deep system loaded with Winders, Sandses, Canterinos, Durans, Balazovics, Pettys and SWRs but none of them are showing up to play or being constantly bridled by Baldelli, then I think the fan base is certainly within reason to call for a different direction.
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    Yeah, I mean he's already 22, has never been hurt and played for that Ghost League in Atlantis in 2020. He's had plenty of time. He's probably had more than that Eduardo Escobar guy that never amounted to anything. Pull the plug.
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    He threw a ton of fastballs Friday night and got loads of swings and misses. He was sitting 94-95 until he was pulled in the sixth. He got squeezed at some inopportune times, or his line would have been even better. He touched 98 early a couple of times, but he didn't really reach back for that after the first or second inning. I'm guessing he was told that he was going to go a little deeper. If I had to guess, I'd probably go with him being a late inning, high leverage guy unless he really develops his off-speed offerings and feels comfortable throwing them more. I really won't be surprised if he's in the Twins pen by June next season. Also, how in the hell was I able to get three seats in the first row directly behind home plate just a couple days before the game (with no one else in the row showing up) on the highest attendance night of the season? Must have been the 2-for-1s on soda and beer.
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