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  1. Riverbrian
    I'm as capable of flawed logic as the next guy but thinking that ANY front office (not just the Twins) is going to be able to explain to ownership, the press, fans and the CLUBHOUSE that despite being in first place at the All-Star Break, we don't believe this team is good enough and therefore selling. That is flawed logic that exceeds by leaps and bounds my "extremely flawed logic" ? As a front office it is flawed logic to stick to a plan and not allow for necessary adjustments based on ever changing information. It is flawed logic by any front office to assume that any plan is immune to injuries, extended slumps or take into any consideration that the other teams have front offices as well. Buyers Buy Seller Sell First place makes you a buyer.
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    Sure it does. Being in first place makes you a contender by definition. Only subjective extenuation can move a first place team to non-contender status and it can only take place in someone's head. In order to do that in your head, you have to completely ignore that the team is factually in first place. ?
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    If you are in contention... You buy. If you are not in contention...You sell. Any argument that the Twins shouldn't buy because the team isn't strong enough or anything of the like will not stand up to the fact that the Twins are in first place... right now.
  4. Riverbrian
    Lance Lynn is exactly the type of player that I fear the most... If he was on my team. You can be competitive with average performance. You can survive below average performance. Terrible performance is what kills your team. Lance Lynn has been terrible and they keep tossing him out there because he has another year on his contract and he can't be sent down. This is the type of player that I fear the most. The terrible player who can't be dealt with. Lynn, Grandal, Moncada and Giolito can't be sent down, are not going to be cut. Collectively they add up to a 57 million dollar investment in something that the rest of the team has to rise up to overcome. You can be competitive with average performance. You can survive below average. Terrible performance will kill your hopes and dreams.
  5. Riverbrian
    Acquiring Josh Bell... I'm all for it because that is the type of rental bat that can make a big difference in your lineup. Baseballtradevalues is impressively close to accurate in most cases. It suggests that Woods-Richardson would get the deal done and I'd have to guess that the Nats would want pitching. It is only natural to be fearful that prices go up via bidding wars but the past few years I've noticed a more disciplined approach when it comes to parting with prospects. It really seems like all teams are protecting their prospect pool and not over paying. Trades are usually equal value. The complication with this deal is Sano. He will be back with very little trade value and a 14 million dollar club option for next year that kinda suggests that he won't be back with his inconsistent performance. If Sano could just do what we think he should do... It wouldn't cost us Woods-Richardson to replace him for an important stretch run. I know some here are pretty much done with Sano. I don't blame anyone for feeling that way but I don't quite see it that strongly. I'm OK seeing if Sano can get hot like he has in the past but there is no way I could justify the seeing if he can with a big question mark when a guy with no question mark is available. In other words, we can't let a struggling player with no future with the club prevent us from acquiring a difference maker. If the Twins are not picking up his option... he has no future with us. Bell comes aboard... Sano has to go. Now if the Twins plan on picking up Sano's option (which is not totally out of the question) then the acquisition of Bell is not a consideration. Sano now has a potential value to the club next season and we have to see if he can take us where we want to be. As for the playing time for Bell... Easily done. When Sano comes back... he will be worked into the lineup at 1B and DH. Kirilloff will play OF, DH and 1B. Rocco will continue to shift players around. Bell would be utilized just like they are going to utilize Sano when he returns. This isn't a problem. I'm for the acquisition of Bell.
  6. Riverbrian
    Not to mention... Incredible. Over half the season with no change would be absolutely incredible.
  7. Riverbrian
    I have been consistent in my advocacy of position flexibility. I believe it is necessary to allow the best minor league call up when the opportunity for call up opens up. I believe it is necessary in order to staff a deep 26 man roster, to find playing time for all and promote open competition through actual performance on the field. I have been consistent in my desire to see more position flexibility at the major league and minor league level. However, with that said... At Catcher... Nope... no way. That's a special defensive position that requires unique skills that need to be developed. Now... you can move catcher to other positions though like IKF or Varsho in Arizona.... Or Joe What's his Name with the Twins. ?
  8. Riverbrian
    A long time ago... Someone walked through the Big Lake Minnesota Area and said "That Lake is Big... Let's call it Big Lake". Whoever named it BIG lake obviously hadn't seen a larger lake or they got really excited and lost perspective at the moment. In the past 30 days: The Twins are ranked 10th in team ERA with a 3.65 Year to date the Twins are ranked 11th in Team ERA with a 3.78 Last Year the Twins were ranked 26th with a 4.83 Yet... Every morning... our pitching staff is horrible, brutal, a nightmare. If these are your adjectives... you shouldn't be allowed to name any lakes.
  9. Riverbrian
    I'm not a fan of rewarding playing time to a player who is struggling big time and doing so for a significant time frame but yet SHOULD be performing better. The highways are littered with these guys. It is perhaps the biggest mistake that any organization can make. It will damage your team in the present and bottleneck your team for the future. That roster spot could be used to find someone both better today and better tomorrow. No organization should ever reach the point where it believes that it can't find anyone who can perform better than Pagan has.
  10. Riverbrian
    Flexibility becomes a necessity when a team has actual depth. Fitting Bell in is easy, you take a little tiny bit of playing time from everyone. Multi position players are tentacles that reach out to the entire roster for the sharing of playing time across the entire roster so you can fit in a new impact bat in at any position. We currently have a bunch of multi-position players playing 1B. Kirilloff also playing OF means that Kepler (for example) can give up a little playing time to fit Bell into the lineup. Miranda also playing 3B means that Urshela can give up a little bit of playing time to feed to Bell. It all adds up to Bell getting playing time and nobody losing a tremendous amount of playing time to accommodate. Bell adds an OPS of .895 to the squad Kepler OPS .732 Urshela OPS .728 I like Kepler and Urshela but they shouldn't stand in the way of picking up a .895 OPS bat. Now admittedly... it becomes much much harder to fit Sano in.
  11. Riverbrian
    It's never as simple as the things the Twins did wrong. Maybe the White Sox did some things right. Over on White Sox Daily. It's never as simple as the things the White Sox did wrong... Maybe the Twins did some things right. The other team always has something to say in the equation of what happened but the other team is usually ignored as a possible X factor in the fans analysis of the aftermath. Apparently the Twins are masters of their fate. With that said. The opposing teams are doing a lot of things right against Pagan lately. ?
  12. Riverbrian
    I agree that Boston will be looking and I'll raise that to everybody in contention will be looking for bullpen arms.
  13. Riverbrian
    I'm asking for 3 but you've always been more optimistic than I. ?
  14. Riverbrian
    You are saying Bundy third time through the order is better than a 2nd inning out of Jax. I'll take the 2nd inning out Jax every time knowing that it won't work out every time.
  15. Riverbrian
    Zavala was the 9th hitter in the White Sox lineup last night. Zavala was the last hitter that Bundy faced. (He struck him out to end the 5th Inning). That is exactly two times through the order and 18 batters. Bundy got this done in 58 pitches. Jax was on the mound to face leadoff hitter Tim Anderson to start the 6th inning. Teams usually stack the best hitters at the top of the order. Pitchers typically pitch worse third time through the order. Dylan Bundy has the worst numbers in our rotation. Jax has been our 2nd best bullpen arm. Jax didn't throw during the entire Orioles series so he was fresh. It's a high leverage situation with a slim 2 to 1 lead. You want Rocco's gut to do something different?
  16. Riverbrian
    I've got a section in my backyard that has been over run with thistles. It took a long time to dig them out yesterday. After that I mowed the lawn. Didn't sleep well last night because my body was pretty sore. This is what tired feels like.
  17. Riverbrian
    That's Fixable
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  19. Riverbrian
    You man not need to make that decision. Often times the decision is made for you with an injury. If it was today and my decision. It would reluctantly be Garlick. It would be Garlick because he has an option and he is playing less than others on the roster. Now... I don't personally believe that Garlick should be playing less but that's another subject.
  20. Riverbrian
    There will clearly be the need to make a decision on Sano in the off-season. It doesn't look like they will pick up the option because of options inside the organization and cheaper just as productive options outside the organization. But... for the rest of this year. When he is ready to come off the 60 day. A Strotman or a Godoy will come off the 40 man to make room and Sano will return to our dugout. He will share playing time with others. Nobody will have to sit extensively to work him in and if he gets on one of his hot streaks, we will sing his praises. If he stays on a cold streak... we have others to turn to. I am looking forward to his return.
  21. Riverbrian
    That's the beauty of his line. @jorgenswest If he is serious... I agree with him. If he was joking... It was very funny.
  22. Riverbrian
    I typically have a cup of coffee in the morning. I've done this for decades. To be honest, I don't really have a loyalty to any brand and if I'm really honest... I can't tell the difference between Folgers and Maxwell House so I just buy whatever is on special and that becomes my brand for the next 24 days. I decided to do a taste test. I bought two brands (Tim Horton's and Folgers) and made a cup of each and tried both side by side. After the taste test, I can tell you without question that I prefer a Twins Walk Off to the Twins getting walked off. Still not sure on the coffee, maybe the Tim Hortons. Maybe.
  23. Riverbrian
    You have to fix the issue in the immediate short term and longer term. In the short term... Calling Winder back to the big club is absolutely a solution that could also help longer term. The searching shouldn't stop there. ?
  24. Riverbrian
    https://www.draysbay.com/2021/10/7/22703079/tampa-bay-rays-story-of-modern-baseball-power-starters-middle-relief-aces-collin-mchugh 1400 plus innings need to be covered in a season. Workloads are managed. Young pitchers are not going to go from 100 innings to 200 innings from one year to the next. Pitchers coming off major injury are not going to throw 200 innings upon return. The pitchers who are left that can throw 200 effective innings? A handful and they are going to sign with the Yankees or Dodgers. We all know this. Now do the math. You can't look at a bullpen or starters like you looked at them in the 80's. If you do... you will just continue to scream at a bus stop when the bus is long gone and not coming back. Bullpen guys need to throw multiple innings and bad bullpen arms can't be hidden.
  25. Riverbrian
    I blame HR (both human resources and home runs)
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