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  1. Riverbrian
    Yes he was and prior to that, the last time he was used was the final inning mop up of the 14-3 Blowout in Tampa. Morin has been on the beach for a long time and we watched Magill blow up 3 times during that stretch of not using Morin
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    There will be an end of the bench on all teams. You've been trying to teach me that for quite some time. WIth my right hand raised I promise that "I have always believed that there will be an end of the bench". Where you and I seem to be completely opposed. You seem to be not only OK but you actually seem to strongly advocate predetermination of who is at the end of the bench. I am the North Pole to your South Pole on this point specifically. I believe that predetermination is a root cause of something very very bad in the sport of baseball. Predetermination is how the 2018 Twins happened. Predetermination is how Logan Morrison happened, Predetermination is how Luke Voit ends up in a Yankee Uniform. Predetermination is why the Twins rebuild has taken so damn long. When Jorgenswest states that the front office knows who Ryan Eades is, I don't believe it. I believe the front office has been watching, measuring, taking notes and I don't believe the front office is negligent in the science but the task at hand is too hard because the margins are thin. I don't know Ryan Eades from a hole in a wall but he has been handed a roster spot so let's find out because the team needs to find out. If you believe that he can't out perform Matt Magill before he even throws a MLB pitch. I'm not sure how you are able to reach that conclusion in consideration of those thin margins... However, if Baldelli agrees with you and refuses to deploy Eades. Then he can only be described as a waste of precious time and space and we've been doing a lot of wasting over the years.
  3. Riverbrian
    If someone to eat innings is all you require then that is all you will get. Astudillo could have saved the pen that fateful day in Tampa. Raise the bar and raise it now.
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    If you are right... don't bother with the call up then. He will only waste time and space. And if you are right... we need to replace the staff. They missed on quite a few... Hildenberger was a high leverage guy. Anderson is in Miami, Burdi is in Pittsburgh, Belisle was on the roster. Reed was signed to big money, Perez was our 5th starter whose turn was skipped in April. If this was an exact science... we can just put our feet up and let their projections happen as they project. The suspense will be gone because the scouts nail it every time. It'll be tough to explain the 10 year rebuild though.
  5. Riverbrian
    The beautiful thing about depth is that allows for ugly moments of sending down a major league talent. Astudillo and Arraez have options... so does Cave. This is beautiful. Astudillo needs some work... go work on it and bring him back when we need him. I stand by Astudillo and strongly feel that he can hit... if he can just stop swinging at the pitchers pitch... his value will shoot through the roof as a defensively capable catcher who can hit better than the other catchers. Don't mess around with Astudillo... Fix him and reap the rewards.
  6. Riverbrian
    You never know until you hand them the ball. The Twins have to simultaneously look for acquisitions and players from their own system because it's important. They can't just plan for future acquisitions to fill up the bullpen, they need to find guys in their own system as well because we don't know who will get hurt in September and be out for the playoffs. They can't Mike Morin their way through the bullpen anymore. Mike has thrown 11 primarily non-stress innings and he has 0.64 WHIP. Yet, he goes from pitching in the Tampa Bay 14-3 loss to last night without throwing a pitch. You either trust Morin or you don't. If you don't... Move on. If you are not sure about Morin... Find out. If you trust him... use him. If Eades is coming to join us and he is... He must be auditioned fairly. This is critical because if we lose a couple arms out of the rotation... the spotlight on the bullpen is going to be bright... and I mean very bright. They can't predict the trade market, they can be hopeful but they can't predict it. Playoffs are coming... Get prepared for it... Don't burn roster spots with placeholders. They have built depth with the position players... now they must turn their attention to assembling depth on the pitching mound. If Eades can help... get out of the way and let him.
  7. Riverbrian
    Dear, Astudillo Pitch selection... Work on it. Be more selective... you'll be back. It's up to you. Sincerely, Riverbrian
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  9. Riverbrian
    I agree with you. The Twins haven't had to rely on the bullpen this year. The starters have been doing the heavy lifting. This could change quickly. Can our bullpen pick up the slack, if things shift with no warning, like it often does in the game of baseball? I have no idea what happens because our starters have been doing the heavy lifting and it disguises the bullpen. Kinda like a mother who does laundry for her kid in college. We really don't know if the kid can really do laundry if Mom gets hit by a bus. This front office should be fully focused on October right now in June. I know that Baldelli places his trust in Rogers, Parker, May and Harper. Is that enough if Perez extends his rough start streak to 5 starts in a row? Is that enough if Odorizzi and Gibson suffer injuries? Is that enough if Rogers gets hurt? I was OK with Kimbrel... I'm OK with Will Smith... And I'll be OK with Nick Anderson. Whoever they come up with, I'm gonna trust the data they are looking at but there better be a "whoever" and it better be someone that Baldelli will use more than he uses Mike Morin.
  10. Riverbrian
    I’m willing to believe I might have but I’m always willing to believe the ole “more to the story” bit.
  11. Riverbrian
    I get that and I’m not missing that. I’m saying there are guys who have been developed out there. They just haven’t been labeled as “the guys yet”. Everybody keeps bringing up the famous. There are others. It’s not Will Smith or bust. As for the patience needed to develop... yeah we have failed as an organization for a decade or longer
  12. Riverbrian
    I frequently use the term "bullpen serious". When I say I want them to get "bullpen serious". I am kinda talking about what you are talking about. Take a tour around the rosters of the other MLB teams. The guys who are producing the high K/9 rates, the guys who are hanging the hard zeroes and destroying the come back hopes of the other team, were primarily guys that Keith Law didn't have ranked. Our guy Taylor Rogers wasn't one of those guys, he was a failed starter and look at him now. Ryan Pressly was a rule 5 pick. Everybody wants Taylor Rogers now but they wouldn't paid much for him 3 years ago. Who was Kirby Yates? We know who he is now. How Bout' LeClerc? Did we know who Edwin Diaz was when he arrived on the scene with the Mariners? When I think about Gallegos with the Cardinals... I think about the Islands but the dude is blowing batters out of the water right now. Amir Garrett? Diekman? Who was Kahnle when he showed up with the White Sox? Workman? Brad Hand nobody knew who Brad Hand was until he became Brad Hand. Alverado and Roe with the Rays? We've all heard of Kimbrel... He excites us because we've heard of him but there are bullpen arms that we haven't heard of, arms that can hang hard zeroes and destroy hope for the opposing team. Nearly every roster has one or two, including the ones who will be selling.
  13. Riverbrian
    I don't know why Molitor was let go. I seem to remember a quote from either Derek or Thad stating that they were looking for a manager that was little more future focused or something along those lines. I do remember a recent quote from Falvey on MLB radio that they were aware of Pressly's potential but were having trouble in execution. All of these are just clues that may or may not mean anything. However... when I look at it from the outside. Pressly is an example we all keep bringing up and I agree... but I can at least justify it because we got some value back... but... to me a bigger question is this. How can there be a reliever currently pitching with the Marlins striking out 45 batters in 24 innings while we had Matt Belisle on the roster during a season we are going nowhere? We have to be able to make better assessments then that? We should have been able to realize that Nick Anderson was worth a run up the flagpole instead of Belisle. This is what has to stop and if Molitor played a role in this... maybe it's part of the reason he is gone.
  14. Riverbrian
    It takes longer when you have to type it 3 times. Plus I'm exhausted on top of that. I've been typing Kepler a lot.
  15. Riverbrian
    KEPLER!!! KEPLER!!! KEPLER!!!
  16. Riverbrian
    I'm not saying it will be same with Kimbrel but the Cubs have really had an amazing run of bad luck in the free agent market. Aside from Lester who has done very well. You are looking at Heyward, Darvish and Chatwood. Ouch
  17. Riverbrian
    If he was born in Iceland or New Hampshire... he would have been there already. Can't choose your parents... I Guess.
  18. Riverbrian
    The only thing I'm going to post in this game thread is KEPLER!!! Every once in awhile.
  19. Riverbrian
    KEPLER!!!
  20. Riverbrian
    I don't know but I'll guess Tulsa Oklahoma.
  21. Riverbrian
    KEPLER!!!
  22. Riverbrian
    I am completely out of the "I want Player X" game. I have personal opinions on players but I remember being all for Addison Reed and Yu Darvish and I've come to the realization that my passion could be better spent elsewhere. I would have been happy with the Kimbrel addition but I'm still happy now that he's not coming. Let's see what other avenue the front office travels down. I've said this multiple times... I'm going to let them use their data and make the decisions and sign who they want and I won't complain. I will know how they feel about every player on the 25 man roster based on how they deploy each player on the 25 man roster and that is how I will judge them.
  23. Riverbrian
    Relievers are traded every trade deadline in large quantitites. I believe the days of Torres for a Chapman rental are over. LONG LONG GONE by a wide margin. Teams are placing way more value on prospects these days and I believe relievers can be acquired for far cheaper prices than most of us imagine with memories of the Chapman rental and Matt Capps prior pricing in their heads. Last Year... The A's acquired Familia for what is now the 15th Ranked prospect in the Mets system and a hard throwing reliever that ended up being packaged with the 3 other players to the Brewers to acquire Keon Broxton (currently 26th in the Brewers system (Plus a Million Bucks of IFA Money). We didn't get a ton for Fernando Rodney last season. (Yeah I know... Rodney... I know). Now I understand we want a fear of god instilling machine to lock down the closer role. We want a name that we've heard of... but there are options and they won't cost what we might think.
  24. Riverbrian
    I was hoping that Kimbrel would end up in a Twins uniform but I was prepared to move on in case he didn't... so I've already moved on. He wasn't the only option, so now instead of cash they'll spit up some prospects instead. I'm not going to worry about the names but I am going to insist that they add names in support of this team. The front office should be fully aware that the bullpen has not been fully leaned on because the starting rotation has done the bulk of the being leaned on. This could change fast. Perez has had a couple of shaky starts, injuries can happen at any time. Smeltzer might be alright... or he might not? Risky to risk it all on Smeltzer being your backup option. If we need to lean on the bullpen more because holes start developing in the rotation... Can we? The front office has to (without question) find arms (either starters or bullpen). This really can't be debated.
  25. Riverbrian
    ROSARIO!!!
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