Riverbrian

Last night was the first time the Twins were shut-out. It took 63 games for the first shutout. I don't if that's impressive or not. It feels slightly impressive. I also think it's notable that Erick Fedde was able to lower his ERA from 5.40 to 4.96 with his 5 innings of zeros hung. The night before... we scored 6 runs on Davis Martin and raised his ERA from 2.00 to 2.64. Fedde beat Bradley and Prielipp beat Martin. There are no absolutes in the game of baseball.

Last Game Right Handed Starter June 3 - Erick Fedde - Loss - Zero Runs Scored Lineup Composition: 4 RH 3 Switch 2 LH Season Record vs RH Starter: 21-22 Season Average Runs Scored vs RH Starter: 4.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Season Accumulated Stats vs Left Handed Staters Season Record vs LH Starter: 8-12 Season Average Runs Scored vs LH Starter: 4.70

Last Game Right Handed Starter June 2 - Davis Martin - Won - 6 Runs Scored Lineup Composition: 4 RH - 2 Switch - 3 LH Season Record vs RH Starters: 21-21 Season Average Runs Scored vs RH Starters: 4.64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Season Accumulated Stats vs Left Handed Staters Season Record vs LH Starter: 8-12 Season Average Runs Scored vs LH Starter: 4.70

Perfect... Aaron Judge went 32nd overall so he's probably gone by the time our 2nd round pick comes around and if he does slide to 42. You and I are probably grabbing Luis Campusano in that spot.

We are aligned. But now you got 162 game Bopper in my head with the third pick. Is Aaron Judge available this draft? That's who I want now.

Big Picture. Yeah... it would be the same thing. It would also be an overpay. My desire to take the catching position more seriously come draft time and then the subsequent develop time got the best of me and I ran ahead of myself. You are correct. It would also be an overpay in the same vein.

Maybe... Hard to say. I agree that the Dodgers simply don't have to patient with prospects. However,... Offensively... Statistically... Wallner is a lot like Max Muncy. On the other hand... There is no way he stays up with the Dodgers this year. Maybe not 2025 either... But 2023 and 2024... The Dodgers would have been happy. My guess... is that they would have traded him for a Lance Lynn or something like that.

Catchers have over inflated value. If you don't develop them... you have to over pay to get them. I'd rather be on the good side of this position scarcity to take advantage of the market... rather than the market taking advantage of you. If we have a pile of catchers that are major league talent. That's good... you can trade some of the pile at higher rates. When it comes to the draft. I refrain from personal opinions. It doesn't matter the sport. I will read the articles out of curiosity or for pure fun but... I simply refuse to let what I read influence my opinion so I simply don't have an opinion on individual players... I won't yell at the front office for taking a guy that someone else writing an article wasn't as sure about. With that said. It'll be the third pick overall so we need to be successful. If there are such things as tiebreakers between prospects with the front office and I assume there are. I'd be perfectly comfortable with the team considering inflated catcher value as a tie breaker... if they are choosing between two. I know very little about Vahn Lackey. But... taking the best catcher in the draft sounds like a good idea to me. Jeffers is the only catcher we have produced in a long time and he is going away. It's time to quit failing at the catcher position.

Last Game Right Handed Starter June 1 - David Sandlin - Won - 9 Runs Scored Lineup Composition: 3 RH 3 Switch 3 LH Season Record vs RH Starters: 20-21 Season Average Runs Scored vs RH Starters: 4.61 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season Accumulated Stats vs Left Handed Staters Season Record vs LH Starter: 8-12 Season Average Runs Scored vs LH Starter: 4.70

I had the date circled for the Jersey. Still going... A little disappointed that it's no longer a jersey but a Buxton T-Shirt I will still wear proudly. And I'll be at the Saints game that night. Just eating a regular amount of food while Joey Chestnut goes nuts. I would have wanted to wear my new Lewis Jersey to the Saints game and watch Lewis play.

Last Game Right Handed Starter May 31 - Braxton Ashcraft - Loss - 3 Runs Scored Lineup Composition: 4 RH - 2 Switch - 3 LH Season Record vs RH Starters: 19-21 Season Average Runs Scored vs RH Starters: 4.50 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Season Accumulated Stats vs Left Handed Staters Season Record vs LH Starter: 8-12 Season Average Runs Scored vs LH Starter: 4.70

Last Game Right Handed Starter May 30 - Mitch Keller - Loss - 9 Runs Scored Lineup Composition: 4 RH - 2 Switch - 3 LH Season Record vs RH Starter: 19-20 Season Average Runs Scored vs RH: 4.54 -------------------------------------------------------------- eason Accumulated Stats vs Left Handed Staters Season Record vs LH Starter: 8-12 Season Average Runs Scored vs LH Starter: 4.70

Agreed... If you look at the production that the Blue Jays got from Berrios and the contract they gave Berrios... it can almost be... 6 or half dozen. I don't think you win trades when they are made. You win the trades by developing what you acquire or you win trades by getting that player that puts you over the top. So... if Berrios didn't impress on the Blue Jays side of things. The bar is low for the Martin and SWR combo on the Twins side of things. Not sailing over the low bar... would be a concern.

Last Game Right Handed Starter May 29 - Jared Jones - Loss - 5 Runs Scored Lineup Composition: 3 RH - 3 Switch - 3 LH Season Record vs RH Starters: 19-19 Season Average Runs Scored vs RH Starters: 4.42 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Season Accumulated Stats vs Left Handed Staters Season Record vs LH Starter: 8-12 Season Average Runs Scored vs LH Starter: 4.70

I said multiple times during the off-season that I would have traded Joe Ryan at peak value. I thought it was incredibly risky to wait. However... I have a new thought that just occurred to me after I read the TD article from Sam Caulder about slow playing their prospects. Here's the new thought. Perhaps Joe Ryan wasn't at Peak Value this off-season or at peak value now. Is it possible that the value of his two years of service time remaining was compromised by concern over a lengthy lockout? If front offices are taking that into consideration it would stand to reason that the price is going to be much lower. If they are just going to get this year out of him. Theoretically... it makes sense... what I don't know is... do front offices think there will be a work stoppage and are front offices acting accordingly.