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  1. minman1982
    The last week has made the "should they trade Joe Ryan" question a lot easier to answer. I feel the White Sox and Pirates are both young teams that are looking to break out. The Twins should be there at this point, but they clearly are not. Both series were frustrating to watch.
  2.    Peter reacted to a post in a topic: Week in Review: Patience Wears Thin
  3. minman1982
    It is time to send Lewis back to St. Paul. If the Twins want to have a placeholder, bring up Arcia. If the Twins want to replace Lewis, bring up Culpepper. Either one of those guys has to give them a better chance of winning than Lewis does right now. Hopefully, the Twins can have a winning record this upcoming week while facing two huge disappointments in Houston and Boston.
  4. minman1982
    Given how bad some of the pitchers out of the bullpen have been, is it worth letting SWR try to come out of the bullpen? I have seen enough over the last few seasons to tell you that he is a fringe 5th SP at best. Sometimes the starters that don't work out become serviceable relievers.
  5.    Peter reacted to a post in a topic: A Hard Reckoning: Twins Option Matt Wallner to Triple-A St. Paul Amid Shift Toward New Faces
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  8. minman1982
    I wish Wallner luck. I hope he figures it out but am not holding my breath. The Twins are in a kind of weird spot right now. I would not consider them a playoff caliber team but no one in the AL Central looks particularly impressive. There are some bright spots on the team but there are also plenty of black holes as well. I think it makes total sense to make this move both to see what Larnach and Martin can do with full playing time until Rodriguez is healthy and ready to get the call. Who knows, maybe Martin or Larnach could fetch something useful in a trade later on this season. As for Lewis, I think his days are pretty much numbered. He has been played less and less. It is only a matter of time before he also earns his light rail ticket to St. Paul. SWR is a little bit of a different story given the injuries the Twins are dealing with. If Lopez doesn't get hurt in Spring Training, there is no way SWR is even with the Major League club. He is starting games in St. Paul. Until Bradley or Abel are ready to come back, we are probably stuck with SWR.
  9. minman1982
    I was surprised last night when they said he had reached 1000 at bats. It seems like he has been injured so often over the last few years that he has never really found consistency. At this point, I think the team has to make a long term plan that doesn't involve Royce Lewis. If the team brings up Culpepper and Lewis turns it around, great they have some options on that side of the infield. If Lewis doesn't turn it around, it might be time to see if any team would be open to a trade. The flashes of power he showed in 2023 would have to draw at least a little interest from other teams.
  10. minman1982
    The rotation has done a great job this season so far. Outside of a few clunker starts, they have kept the Twins in position to win games. The bullpen? Yuck. It seems like every other game the bullpen is blowing a lead late or letting a team pull away when the game is close. I don't think I am going too far out on the limb to say that with a more competent bullpen, this team could probably have a handful more wins and be sitting at something closer to 20-15 on the season. Still a pedestrian record but it would be enough to lead the division by two games. The AL Central is not a strong division this year and the Twins have a good enough rotation and just enough offense to maybe pull out a division win if they had a solid bullpen.
  11.    Scott51104 reacted to a post in a topic: Minnesota Twins 2026 Position Analysis: Right Field
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  13. minman1982
    Sure. Give Wallner right field and let's see what he has to offer. The 2026 Twins are not going to be competitive so now is time to see if Wallner can be a part of a new core for future years, can be dealt at the trade deadline for additional assets, or is simply not the answer. He is a player that clearly has a ton of upside. The power is certainly there. He is decent enough defensively that you can play him out there and he isn't a total liability. As he ages, he could become a DH candidate for the Twins or someone else down the road. Personally, I hope he has a great year. That means that the options later this season are to trade him to a contender or build around him. Either way would be good for the future of the franchise.
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  17. minman1982
    I have to give this offseason an F. The FO did not address any of the team needs and the roster as it is now is not significantly different from the roster at the end of last season. The Twins after the 2025 Trade Deadline were not a good team. I don't see the current roster being any better. I almost would have been happier with them trading Buxton, Ryan, Jeffers, and Lopez and tearing the team down to its studs to begin a full rebuild.
  18.    Drtwins reacted to a post in a topic: Why Didn't the Twins Go Full Sell-Off?
  19. minman1982
    I would be interested to see how much the end of the current CBA after the 2026 season is playing a role in what appears to be a lack of strategy. Maybe the FO feels there are too many unknowns and they want to see how the new CBA shakes out (or least have some idea of how it might end up) before making any huge decisions. This might not be a purely baseball decision.
  20. minman1982
    It almost pains me to say this, but I agree with this. At this point, I am almost leaning to trading all four of Buxton, Jeffers, Ryan, and Lopez. The 2026 squad will be horrendous but is the current group actually going to be a contender without significant upgrades that the team is not willing to do? In this strategy, you are playing for maybe 2027, but more likely 2028 and beyond. I look to our east in Milwaukee to see the way to develop a team within the constraints of what the owners want to pay. Solid, deep farm system, good player development, and being willing to trade top talent when the price is right.
  21. minman1982
    Given the likely construction of this offense, I think it would make sense to trade either Ryan and/or Lopez if the return is decent. This is a team that is not going to be competitive next year and so if the team can get something of long term value for either Ryan or Lopez, I think it is worth doing. This also opens up a roster spot or spots for guys like Festa, Abel, and Zebby to start and contribute for a large chunk of the season. The team needs to know what it has in these three guys to make more concrete future plans.
  22. minman1982
    I think both realignment and expansion are coming. 32 teams, four divisions of four teams each in each league. I like the idea of aligning teams to reduce travel. Right now, the Twins division isn't bad in terms of travel but a team like Seattle really has a tough go. I could see the season getting shorter. I think there is some logic to playing a few less games. The number 150 sounds good to me (prior to 1961, the season was 154 games). A nice round number that is divisible by three. That would mean about twelve less games per season. Maybe the season starts or ends a couple weeks later or earlier. Maybe teams have additional off days in the year. Maybe the All-Star Break is longer than a week. Maybe no one plays on Thursday or Monday. Lots of possibilities.
  23. minman1982
    Buxton at 29 HR and 21 SB for the season? They have 25 games left. I think Buxton will definitely hit one more homer during that time. Would the Twins let him attempt 9 more steals in the next month for a shot at a 30-30 season? Hey, we have to have something to cheer for.
  24. minman1982
    I think it is time to show both Rocco Baldelli and Derek Falvey the door. Baldelli has been with the team since 2019 and Falvey since 2017. The lineup got an overhaul at the trade deadline and it is now time that the front office and coaching staff get an overhaul in the off season.
  25. minman1982
    No. I think we all want Lopez back next season. Unfortunately, I think the Twins will still try to trade him even if they shut him down the rest of this season.
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