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  1. Whammy
    Luke, you are officially banned from challenges. You’ve had two of the worst ones I’ve seen all season in the last couple weeks
  2. Whammy
    My assumption would be that unless we have a really interesting and successful Aug/Sept that Tom will want to hire a established GM. He's used to running big businesses and having a guy like Zoll (inexperienced, kind of got the job by default) in charge of those types of businesses doesn't feel like the norm.
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    One thing that hasn't really been talked about... If we sell at the deadline, is there ANY chance that Jeremy Zoll has his job in 2027? That shouldn't dictate decisions, but at some level it can't help but have an influence.
  4. Whammy
    The one-year deals this coming offseason... Taj with 2.5 years of control left at that point... Caratini.... Sands... The guys you mentioned. Anything not nailed down that might provide a positive future value. It's not about the specific names. It's about the idea of being sellers year after year and having that slowly become our identity. We were sellers in 2025. Perhaps in large part due to a crappy 2 weeks in late July. If we are sellers in 2026, which might happen if we have a crappy 2 weeks in late July, that probably makes us more likely to be sellers in 2027, even if all we're selling this year is pieces that have zero chance of being around in 2027. I worry about becoming a franchise that is just always selling because a) it's easier and safer than buying, b) we are obsessed with squeezing every ounce of future value out of every decision we make. Being a buyer is scary. But does it have to be? The best run teams aren't scared of buying and aren't scared of selling. They are nimble and confident enough to chart a meaningful path and they don't let a good or bad two weeks in late July chart that path for them.
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    Whatever I do at the deadline, I don't want it to increase the odds that I'm selling again in 2027. ETA: in my opinion, trading Joe Ryan would make it more likely that we're in sell mode again in 2027
  6. Whammy
    People love these three game losing streaks so they can comfortably post their "burn it all to the ground" trade deadline scenarios.
  7. Whammy
    One of those was Tim Wakefield. And he got a win that game.
  8. Whammy
    Prielipp isn’t eligible to come off the IL until Thursday or Friday.
  9. Whammy
    Nance dominating the “walk the first batter you face” leaderboard. Let’s see if he can keep it up over a larger sample.
  10. Whammy
    The good news is that the Twins most likely won’t give up a run in all 9 innings to tie the major league record.
  11. Whammy
    I know players can’t be expected to hit every mistake pitch, but man, it feels like we’ve fouled back a lot of meatballs in the last dozen or so games.
  12. Whammy
    Bomb threat? Not an official game yet.
  13. Whammy
    This is annoying
  14. Whammy
    I always wonder in this situation if the poster is watching the game or if you just see online there was a triple to RF by Lee.
  15. Whammy
    “Worst” can mean a few different things. I believe if we look at purely mathematically (win/loss percentage), my statement is true. But the meaningful sample there is quite small, because up until interleague play started, it was always 50%. Then as interleague play trickled in, it could only barely deviate from 50%. Now with roughly 30% of everyone’s schedule being against the other league, those percentages can start to get a little whackier. And this year they have. The NL is destroying the AL in interleague. So mathematically, it’s true. The AL has never been worse. And that matters for the wild card. But what I’ve typed above can be true and there could still be a couple really good teams. A team or two that feel inevitable to reach the ALCS. This year I just don’t see that. Of the (subjectively) 10 best teams in the league, probably 3 of them are in the AL. And are any of those 3 in the top 5? Maybe. But barely. That’s more what I meant when I said it’s the worst it’s ever been.
  16. Whammy
    You’re right. Last part wasn’t necessary. I was trying to make a point about competitiveness vs contention but it didn’t work.
  17. Whammy
    Right when Gleeman and the Geek started talking about the Cleveland series, I pulled up behind this guy. We’ll know after tonight whether it was a good sign or a bad sign
  18. Whammy
    Whoever we trade for, I hope they are from an atrocious underachieving organization like the Mets or Angels.
  19. Whammy
    I don't think that those 4 prospects (or any prospects) are ever really untouchable, but at the same time, I don't believe they should be touched right now. If, for the sake of argument, we were 57-43 right now and felt like we were one SP and one big bat away from being the AL favorite, then anyone is on the table in the right deal. But we're not 57-43. We're 49-51 and clinging to playoff relevance, so yes, there are some guys that are "2026 untouchable" But at the same time, I'm going to disagree with some people in this thread that don't want to see ANY assets moved away at the deadline for marginal 2026 improvement and are still interested in the idea of selling assets. I understand your points. I just don't agree with that philosophy under the current circumstances. I believe that: There are difficult to quantify benefits to having your franchise play meaningful baseball in September and October, and Generally speaking, odd stuff can happen over small samples (the playoffs). If the threshold for pushing our chips in the middle is "I think we're as good as the Dodgers," then we're never pushing.
  20. Whammy
    One reason to push a few more chips in the table this year compared to other years with a similar team is that, yeah, we've got flaws, but so does EVERYONE in the AL. The AL is the worst it's ever been. An average team who's playing half decent could win this league.
  21. Whammy
    If we assume Jeffers is gone in 2027, which is likely but not 100%... 2027 - Caratini (7M) + Jackson (Arb2) 2028 - Lackey (Rookie) + Jackson (Arb3) 2029 - Lackey (Rookie) + Tinney/Tait (Rookie) That assumes things go pretty well on the prospect side, but none of that feels too crazy.
  22. Whammy
    There are of course other factors that play into calling a guy up, but if the Twins were simply trying to field the best 13 man lineup, he would be in a Twins uniform. Jackson would go (I understand why he's on the roster) Gray would go (I don't understand why he's on the roster) Martin would go Buxton off the IL Jenkins called up Arcia called back up As soon as Culpepper is healthy, he replaces Arcia
  23. Whammy
    For me, it sounds like he’s trying to talk deeper than his natural voice. Maybe he is. Maybe he isn’t. But that’s what his voice sounds like to me. The deliberateness you mention probably also plays a part.
  24. Whammy
    The Cubs have like 8 balls hit within 5ft of the foul line this series
  25. Whammy
    It would probably take a big package
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