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  1. Twins GFP
    I stand corrected on the age... I can't tell if this is real or sarcasm. This guy has been passed over time and time again over the last few years. It took the OF to completely fall apart before he got called up and now isn't getting any PT. Why am I supposed to see anything other than a fringe 4A player here?
  2. Twins GFP
    How about that "Festa is an MLB pitcher" article?
  3. Twins GFP
    A 28 yr-old rookie who is currently 0-3 being talked about as a "legitimate" Byron Buxton replacement...
  4. Twins GFP
    So let me get this straight... Major injuries have cost this guy multiple seasons. Injuries have further continued to plague him this year. While on the field, he was one of the most productive players on the team. Then management decided to totally throw him out of his comfort level by moving him to 2B. Now a large number of commenters here are acting surprised and angry because he is facing the MLB life grind for the first time, is experiencing some failure, and is unhappy because management is tossing him around like a potato in the lineup and on defense in the middle of a pennant race? I am truly at a loss for words...
  5. Twins GFP
    Sorry to burst your bubble, but wins do matter, even in a sabermetric world. I am happy to see everyone has turned the corner on expectations for this team. When you get excited about Festa, Matthews and other guys producing at a SP4/5 or 4A level, you really start accepting mediocrity. Strikeouts do not equal success. The fact that he is getting rocked second time through the order tells me teams are adjusting quickly. Could he start making adjustments? Sure. Could other teams start making adjustments as well now that he has been seen by most of the league. For sure. No problem being optimistic, but we need to cool the jets a bit on plugging him into the rotation. Have we not learned about anointing on relatively small sample sizes? Miranda, Julien, Wallner... all failed miserably after seeing some success. (Yes, yes, Wallner and Miranda seemingly have figured it out). Let's see where this goes.
  6. Twins GFP
    How low has the bar dropped when we are supposed to be excited for a 4.75 ERA?
  7. Twins GFP
    Start the bus... almost time to back it up.
  8. Twins GFP
    Good RP regularly come from being failed SP. We can hope.... Its a good thing ownership invested in SP this past offseason. Maybe the Twins should call Terry Mulholland. I am sure old rubber-arm could give them better quality than the current SP4/SP5 disaster.
  9. Twins GFP
    I believe a better indicator of this would be IL lost days for each team. Believe it or not, the Twins are only 9th this year... https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/injured/_/year/2024/view/team Probably not a coincidence that Cleveland and KC are among the healthy teams
  10. Twins GFP
    Anybody complaining about the Twins lack of "public" information regarding injuries really needs to stop. (By public, I mean I could know about it). Every team in every sport is not completely honest about injuries. All exaggerate, most obfuscate, many probably flat out lie. Any information that might give an opposing team an edge will be hidden. Imagine the vitriol of Rocco came out and said "Royce has a slight quad pull, but we don't feel it warrants a stop on the IL, nor do we have anyone else we trust to fill his spot in the minors. We are telling him to only give it about 80% on the basepaths while we try to let him heal." Why do you think NHL doesn't specify injuries? They call them lower body, upper body... They know specifics will be targeted by opposing teams. It is the way of the world.
  11. Twins GFP
    The decisions for Kepler to play through the injury, while technically his, was really a joint decision. You have to wonder what changed over the last 6 weeks that finally had the team putting him on the IL now vs June. At some point in the next few months he will get it cleaned up. I do not think he is done, he brings too much to the table when healthy. Some team will probably get him at a bargain next year. On a related note, I remember a few years back commentors on this site were obliterating the Twins medical staff, blaming them for all of the injuries. The Twins have been decimated by injuries this year, have players either trying to play through injuries or pointedly not telling the team about injuries. Why has there been no discussion about the role the Twins medical staff has played this season?
  12. Twins GFP
    Apologies, I missed that... However, the way things are progressing now, this roster will be littered with 4A players in the years to come. Not because of supposed FO ineptitude, but because of ownership mandate. No money to spend means you get the bottom of the barrel
  13. Twins GFP
    I would be interested to hear your opinion on exactly how the FO should find a player better than AAAA at this point in the season without being allowed to spend any money...
  14. Twins GFP
    Not the FO fault. Get ready for a stream of AAAA guys next year. Further payroll reductions are a-coming!!
  15. Twins GFP
    Elite fielding with a .735 OPS / 106 OPS+ for $5m per year is an absolute steal at basically any position. It looked like he was done a few years ago, but has improved his offensive numbers over the last few years. Lewis, Miranda, Kiriloff are not locks (injury and unsure offense), resigning Santana at another 1/$5 mil contract makes too much sense and fits the current "we are cheap" attitude of ownership. You sound higher on Severino than ownership. He has positional flexibility, including 2B. Why hasn't he been called up already?
  16. Twins GFP
    There are dozens and dozens of examples of players failing in one organization and succeeding elsewhere. Check out Jose Bautista, Randy Johnson, and Sammy Sosa... Sometimes a change of scenery is necessary.
  17. Twins GFP
    Basically saying we have to hope younger players step up and other teams fall apart. Sounds about right.
  18. Twins GFP
    Not a lot of org depth at 1B right now. Santana is at the point in his career where he will probably be looking at the same contract (1/$5m) next year. Probably the one guy they will take a hard look at resigning. I am a fan of the new September call-up rules. September always seemed like a totally different game due to the roster expansion. I get the "rewarding organizational guys" thing, but it shouldn't be a thing at this level. Professional sports is mainly outcome based.
  19. Twins GFP
    I have been down on this team all year. I have said time and time again that their record was mainly due to them beating up on the 5 worst teams in the league and playing sub-.500 against everyone else. This team has been smoke-and-mirrors all year. That being said: You can question Rocco all you want, but with every bad thing thrown at the Twins this year, if they make the playoffs, you can easily make the argument that he is the AL Manager of the Year.
  20. Twins GFP
    As nobody here knows the extent of the knee injury or the pain he plays in, this is a valid question. Lot's of discussion in previous months about Buxton only going 90% to avoid risk of injury, it could easily be that Kepler basically fine with a few exceptions (like putting on the brakes then trying to kick into gear again). That being said, Watkins should know the status of Kepler's base running, This is 100% Watkins. His inability to make the right decision on sending runners has been atrocious for years.
  21. Twins GFP
    You beat me to it. The Twins catchers is basically top 3 in baseball this year offensively (among teams catching positions). Why would they do anything different then what they have been doing?
  22. Twins GFP
    BP problems are not solely a Twins problem. Organizations everywhere struggle with this, especially when you get past the setup and closer guys. BP3, BP4, etc. are a yearly (monthly, sometimes daily) balance of money, luck, 40-man-rosters, health, and experience.
  23. Twins GFP
    For the haters out there, I am not sure how you can be negative about what Falvey/Levine have done for the organization. Almost from bottom to top, the Twins are in better shape than they were 6 years ago. You can always nitpick and find things you don't like, whether it is interviews, too much reliance on washed up veteran pitchers, signing/not signing <insert player here>... You can find faults with anyone. Grass is always greener and all that. As for either/both of them leaving, for all we know they are very happy in their jobs and are not actively looking. I know there have been external interviews, but those need to be taken with a grain of salt. I for one hope ownership pays them to keep them here.
  24. Twins GFP
    Unfortunately no, wins are not the best metric. Ownership, both today and yesteryear, cares more about nickels than wins.
  25. Twins GFP
    Nah, there are enough periods in there. Anyone (including Tonkin. any other DFA/Waiver pitchers, and MiLB guys) needs to be considered an option here. What will be sad is if a couple of hundred thousand dollars stop this team from improving.
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