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  1. amjgt
    The stuff he was doing when he was batting was whatever to me. Trying to get under Taj’s skin and it worked. That’s baseball. The crap with the slide into 1B and taking out Clemens is completely unacceptable The play at home… a little over the top, but it WAS a pretty close play. I actually think if he would have just slid, he would have beat it. Did us a favor by looking for contact (assuming Caratini’s hand is ok going forward)
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    More common in an MLB first AB? HR or 4 pitch walk?
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    Yes. But he and Hendry Mendez were the only two healthy batters on the 40 man roster (I'm not counting Wallner and Lewis), and but even with that 11/21 stretch, he still only has a 0.686 OPS in 2026. I'm not here to rip Gonzalez. I'm glad he's getting a taste, but I'd be SHOCKED if he starts more than 1 game this weekend (probably tonight since they are facing a lefty).
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    It's ironic that he was part of the Polanco trade because the first thing that came to my mind was the Polanco call-up in 2014. Polanco was at High-A but he was on a the 40-man. The Twins had a roster crunch and needed a warm body, so they called up Polanco. This is a little different, of course, because Gonzalez is at AAA, but it feels more like a "warm body" situation than a "this dude is ready for his first taste in the majors" situation.
  5. amjgt
    "Had for nothing" is not the same as "committed to having him on their 26-man roster all season"
  6. amjgt
    I don't believe the Twins are in a position to assume that ANYONE performing well at AAA definitely can't do it in the majors. History is littered with example of players that surprised everyone. Brent Rooker is not being tossed around because people think Kyler Fedko is a comp to Brent Rooker. He's being used as an example of a player that multiple teams either never gave a chance to or barely gave a chance to, that figured it out later than a lot of prospects do. Sometimes conventional analysis gets it wrong. I'd rather be the team that's happy a player turned into more than expected, rather than the team that regrets not giving that player a chance. That doesn't mean they should call him up tomorrow, but it does mean they shouldn't assume he won't be a major league contributor.
  7. amjgt
    I could not possibly have less trust in ZIPS telling me how it thinks a minor league player will do in the majors. Like... literally zero.
  8. amjgt
    I'd quibble with this. He was basically a non-prospect 15 months ago but I agree that he deserves a shot at some point this year. He had that 3HR game, but other than that he really wasn't hitting much until late April. He's only had 80 total games at AAA and started off slow in 2026. It's hard for me to call a guy like that "Stuck in Triple-A"
  9. amjgt
    Definitely. Not everyone takes a linear path to the majors like it looks like Kaelen Culpepper will. History is littered with guys, especially international signings, that fell completely off the prospect radar then things clicked once they got into their 20s. Yasser is almost exactly the same age as Culpepper when he got drafted, by the way.
  10. amjgt
    Yeah. I'm not saying Jaime is wrong in his assessment (or that BA is wrong in their assessment), merely pointing out the wide range of opinions on him. Also worth noting, Jaime was only recently pulled onto the Yasser Mercedes hype train and it was kicking and screaming, so maybe BA is just a few weeks behind him,
  11. amjgt
    Well, I guaran-f&cking-tee that he never slides into first base again. What a disaster.
  12. amjgt
    Mercedes didn't even make the Twins top 30 in Baseball America's midseason update.
  13. amjgt
    Indeed
  14. amjgt
    I'm going to guess that Luis Garcia pitches today and is DFA'd tomorrow to make room for whichever of Bowman and Brebbia they would feel worse about losing.
  15. amjgt
    Quick Pivot?
  16. amjgt
    Matt Chapman had a costly error last night, so he might be cheaper to get at the moment.
  17. amjgt
    Curious that they waited until today. I imagine Arcia was back from Ohio by Sunday night, I suppose it has more to do with the timing of the 40-man roster spot (Topa's DFA) than the straight swap of Lewis for Arcia.
  18. amjgt
    This fancy cat just dropped a "clamber" on us!
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  20. amjgt
    I don’t think that’s strictly true. Just a really strong rule of thumb
  21. amjgt
    If they call the game (they won’t) might that get Rojas the win? And give SWR the save?
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    2i
  23. amjgt
    Not a ton of movement or surprises Biggest Risers: Riley Quick from 11 to 7 Ryan Gallagher from 23 to 15 Biggest Droppers: Charlee Soto from 7 to 10 Brandon Winokur from 15 to 20 Marco Raya from 21 to Out of top 30 New to the List: CJ Culpepper Ben Ross Alejandro Hidalgo I was a little surprised Yasser Mercedes didn't sneak back on to the top 30 after being in the 20s last season and having a hot start to 2026.
  24. amjgt
    I think we have to assume Buxton will be back in the next day or two, otherwise they would have put him on the IL on over the weekend when they could've backdated it the full 3 days.
  25. amjgt
    One other potential for optimism is if we start to get a little healthier with the rotation (big if), some of the guys who have been contributing or underperforming in the rotation can get shifted to the bullpen. Say what you will about SWR, but I have much more confidence in him getting through an inning than I do some of the guys at the back end of the bullpen.
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