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  1. Brandon
    If the Twins are serious contenders at the deadline, with their RF as bad as it's been there is a place for him to play every day. Though you do have a point and if the Twins are out of it, I agreed they may just leave him down.
  2. Brandon
    Their 1B numbers are brought down by Bell and Cartini. Lewis and Clemens probably have the Twins 1B situation in the 10-15 range and not 22. So as long as Bell and Cartini stay off 1B, problem solved.
  3. Brandon
    The numbers are probably dragged down by Cartini and Bell playing at 1B. They didn't hit. Defense shouldn't be included here since it was graded separately. Why double grade defense?
  4. Brandon
    You separated defense and gave that an F. Though Clemens has been good defensively he has also hit and Lewis has been good since moving to 1B offensively. Bell and Cartini played some 1B but I doubt they played enough to knock the score down to an F.
  5. Brandon
    So the Twins lead the league in runs scored and you give them a B because you don't like the way they do that? I hope your college professors don't grade your papers that way.... Correct information but the metaphors and word pictures put me to sleep. B
  6. Brandon
    If this is on offense the 1B is off. Should be a B or B-. I agree with Authors assessment of a B for SP due to overcoming all those injuries and being at least average RP can quibble over D and F. We did find 2 relievers Morris and Gomez and Banda was on a long roll of great pitching for almost 2 months before getting hurt. But the rest of the pen is awful. We should have at least two more relievers that have value. Rogers is flopping., Orza is near 5.00 that is not the value I'm talking about. No one else is doing good either
  7. Brandon
    And no mention of Wallner s demotion after striking out nearly 50% of the time. Maybe just over 40.... Anyways that subtraction is probably the biggest addition to lowering our K rate. I don't know his K rate but Royce Lewis is much better lately too
  8. Brandon
    I'm jumping on the bring up CJ Culpepper bandwagon. And Raya though he may need more AAA but if his control has improved the he should be good to go. Funderburk is a meh for me. Fine if you want to give him more opportunities. He's left handed and breathing so he gets chances. Before Klein gets back into the conversation has he done anything to earn the promotion back up? I don't know. Also I don't think they will release Rogers, at least not till they decide how their season can go. Mini buy or mini rebuild . So our core pen on the rebuild has: Gomez, Banda, Morris, Sands (when healthy) Depth is: Orze, Rogers Cycling through to see who sticks the last two spots: Lawyerson Raya Klein Adams Hopefully CJ Culpepper Funderburk Once the Twins solve these last two slots they can let Rogers go and try to improve on his production. But we currently have these two bigger holes to fill first
  9. Brandon
    The Twins spent first round draft pick money to get him, I'm sure he will get a call up at some point.
  10. Brandon
    I wonder if there are any relievers available now. Lorenzen could be a multi inning reliever. I wonder if he is available. He wouldn't cost much in prospects. I also think Chapman could be available sooner rather than later. But he still has around 6.5 million left on this years salary. And he probably costs a lot of prospects Which other relievers will be available for cheap?
  11. Brandon
    So your saying the Twins are the minor leagues of the Yankees and other contenders every year cause we need to strip down to the studs every year. Trade everyone cause we are not where you think we should be. If we win the next two against the Rockies then go 6-6 should we trade everyone then? That would have us at 57-60. If we are less the 5 games and 3 teams from a wild card spot, we should probably go for it. What prospects do you think we will get that will help immediately?
  12. Brandon
    Maybe Raya and Culpepper are the relievers we needed to acquire to improve the pen to help make us a make shift contender this year as we continue to develop.
  13. Brandon
    Skipping out on an opportunity to win is silly! There are times it makes sense to just give up. But if you always give up because you have some preconceived idea of what it takes to win and that path can severely restrict your opportunities. By what you are saying the 87 Twins should have quit and sold off and rebuilt. I am sure your glad they didn't. I'm not saying this team is the 87 Twins. But say Wallner and Culpepper comes up and makes our offense more dangerous and if Rojas or Ober comes back and is solid down the stretch and we acquire two good relievers, that could be the difference in getting to the playoffs and maybe winning a series in a season they aren't supposed to is way more fun than watching the throw the season for prospects. That shouldn't be the norm. Especially with low fan morale as is.
  14. Brandon
    They are not a perennial contender as is, they should keep rebuilding giving opportunities to those who earn it but that shouldn't stop them from being small buyers for bullpen arms cause fixing their pen could allow the team a better shot to sneak into the playoffs. I would be happier with a playoff chase then giving up on the season and saying maybe next year. Speaking of next year our rotation should have Lopez, Ryan and Abel and Taj in it. Maybe Ober but I'm doubtful at this point. I also hope to see some of our young hitters up so next season they are prepared to go.
  15. Brandon
    But the whole league is not a contender by your definition except maybe the Rays and Yankees. The Twins are not far off from a playoff spot as a wild card. If we are close at the trade deadline, we already have to be a buyer based on Tom Pohlads quotes. We have top tier offense, solid bench and rotation the defense is suspect at best in some areas and the bullpen has issues that acquiring two good arms helps solve. So again how are we not a contender when we are a few games out?
  16. Brandon
    Raya is the first of the 2020 draft class to debut 6 years later but whose counting, and we could still see a few others get a shot. Rosario was promoted to AAA, Sabato seems to be a AAA player and that will allow for an opportunity of some kind, and wasn't CJ Culpepper from that draft as well? If so that would be 4 out of 5 to potentially make it to the majors. Time will tell
  17. Brandon
    Good article. I agree with all of it. It will be interesting to see who wins the 2B role between Keaschall and Lee. It's looking like Lee now but let's see if Keaschall can become an elite defender at 2nd. Keaschall can move to LF if needed.
  18. Brandon
    Why is this team not a contender? What happens if they acquire a good reliever or two at the deadline? We have a top scoring team and average rotation with an ace. Our pen is the problem. I'm not saying that will make us a great team but one who will compete for division title or a Wild Card. Getting into the playoffs is a bonus and could increase next year's payroll some, maybe 10-15 million. Not much but I'll take it.
  19. Brandon
    Being in contention is being within 3 teams and less than 5 games of a playoff spot. After September1 that number shrinks on a line till playoffs begin.
  20. Brandon
    The article referenced since May 1 across 164 plate appearances he hit .288/.390/.381. I'm on my phone and read .390 as .380 but my comment is still valid.
  21. Brandon
    Anyone getting on base 38% + of the time is going to be value for the team. Great base running and defense can make him a very valuable player.
  22. Brandon
    I think CJ Culpepper is next on the list to bring up. It gets murky after him though.
  23. Brandon
    I think the Twins need a good return as long as they are in the playoffs hunt. No reason to trade just to trade. Normally with a below 500 record, I am in the sell and get prospects group. But the league as a whole is bad and we are competitive. We need to make sure the prospects are ready to step in to replace him.... I think we are a few good relievers from being an actual serious contender. At the top of the league in runs scored. Just behind Yankees. Improved pitching solves the equation and gets us in the playoffs. With the position the Pohlads are in, we need to be buyers at the deadline. I would support a trade with Boston or three team deal where Twiins trade Larnarch and a prospect for Chapman, another reliever and a few million to help offset salary.
  24. Brandon
    His average is low and so is his walk count. We are not trying to develop the next David Kingman. or Gallo with half his walk total. but I do think he should be challenged at AA if he can continue to get his average up. Lets see if he can hold his .860 OPS for another month and then lets talk about a promotion.
  25. Brandon
    Woods-Richardson, Topa, Adams, Lawrence, and Garcia have combined to give up 95 earned runs in 96.33 innings. The rest of the staff has given up 270 earned runs in 590 innings for a 4.16 ERA
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