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  1. Brandon
    I'm a 4.3%er. I think the moves the Twins made were good ones. I do think we have more variance than ever before. I don't think Twins fans are not used to not having a floor. We can be either real good if all plyers hit, real bad or most likely a mix in between with some great, some awful, some rookies coming up, and trades and injuries.... So the question is will there be just enough good and great on the team vs bad and awful to eek out a winning season. I believe we can. 80-85 wins is where I think we will end up. Though I wouldn't be surprised either if we end up with 70-79 wins either
  2. Brandon
    At the game. Wish we could post pics
  3. Brandon
    Errors are kinda a useless stat since they don't call so many of them. It's a subjective stat.
  4. Brandon
    The key word going into 2026 season is VARIANCE. Normally we have a team with a floor and a short range of likely outcomes. This team has variance. On offense is Wallner 400 AB with .800 OPS or 550 AB and .950 OPS? Can Buxton Lewis and Keaschall stay healthy and produce? Will Bell hit 20 or 30 HR? Will Lee hit enough at SS despite his resume as a solid hitter through AAA? in the rotation can Abel and Taj take the next step and be #2/3 starters this year? Can Ober return to form? Will Zebby stick on his next shot? In the pen we can be bad to average. On this team I can see paths to 90 wins and paths to 90 losses and they are all believable which makes this the season of variance! Enjoy!
  5. Brandon
    Looking at each reliever separately, with Chaffin, he was up against Funderburk who looks ready to go but has an option so that could go either way. I suspect if his velocity was closer to 89 they might have kept him. 86 is a big drop. With Hendricks, They probably think he needs more reps. If Hendricks is trying to extend his career having an option out after a month would be the right thing for him to do. The Twins still have an iffy pen. But Hendricks doesn't see it that way as I read he asked for his release. If this is what happened the Twins made the right decision. But it would be nice to have the extra depth. I have a feeling we will need it at some point this season
  6. Brandon
    This comment didn't age well. I thought he would make the team too. At least see what results he could have
  7. Brandon
    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/03/poll-who-will-win-the-al-central-4.html Who is you pick to win the AL Central? Cast your ballot.
  8. Brandon
    Did Zebby have a spot? I thought it was a competition for the 5th starter.
  9. Brandon
    I prefer Arcia be the backup IF myself but I am not in the middle of the competition. I have history and stats and what is written and reported to go off of. Lots of people think Kreidler should be the backup and from what info I have that doesn't make sense.
  10. Brandon
    I'm sorry for lazy writing. I meant Kreidler gets a month or so to show he should keep the job and if not about a month in can be replaced.
  11. Brandon
    What you're saying makes sense. I don't get to see everything and I am looking at Kreidler hasn't played much in the majors and Arcia has years experience. And while he was an all-star, he wasn't that great but he was an above average hitter pretty recently. I figured that alone gives Arcia a huge edge. And Kreidler could come off the roster. Also they could stash Arcia on AAA the first month of the season to give Kreidler his shot and then he gets out righted off the roster if he doesn't produce.....
  12. Brandon
    I think Arcia is a pretty good backup SS. He was an All Star two or three years ago. He is what 31? I don't think he is an all star anymore but could hold down SS for a while with slightly below average D and slightly below average offense. I prefer he not be the starter for long stretches. But he should be fine for backup and 200-250 plate appeances when rest is needed for the starter
  13. Brandon
    I don't see the rankings but I bet the Twins and. Angels are pretty close in the standings. There are probably 5-8 teams bunched up from 10-18 or so rankings meaning a break or two and the standings look very different for the teams in the middle. If the Twins win a World Series in one of those years or beat the Yankees in two of the playoffs series, I bet the Twins are ranked around 10 or even 9
  14. Brandon
    I thought you were going to finish the article with parallels to the current wave of prospects about to land and talk about pitching development. What wave of prospects was Over a part of? We had some pitching development. Jax, Duran.....
  15. Brandon
    Canterino is ranked 4th..... How is Preilipp doing this spring? I still think his future is pen. How much I would love to be wrong and the Twins get 6 seasons of 170 innings out of him.
  16. Brandon
    Arcia is the most likely back up IF starting the regular season. That's been my thoughts since we signed him.. and that Abel will make the rotation.
  17. Brandon
    I suspect the Twins will cycle through lots of arms while they try to figure out a core for their pen for 2027 and beyond. The goal for this season is to be around.500 to keep things interesting for the fans while the Twins start to transition to more prospects. 2026 is the year of the yoyo for Twins players back and forth from the minors to the majors and back and forth...,..
  18. Brandon
    Spring training is when players try stuff they wouldn't try in the regular season. Spring training records are meaningless. How many times have we seen a player kick ass in spring only to flounder starting day one of the regular season? Or a veteran have a bad spring only to start the season on 🔥 fire. The good news is we still gotta play the games. This will be a productive season cause so many prospects are ready for an opportunity meaning the Twins will be cycling through prospects throughout the year more than suspects. I see a path for the Twins to have a winning team and a path for 65 wins. And the only way to find out is to watch the season unfold with an ice çold brew and dome dog.
  19. Brandon
    And Rojas. He is a lefty starting pitching prospect that throws gas and is almost ready for a shot. Having 3 Frank Viola's in the rotation will be nice to see.
  20. Brandon
    We should be patient and be aware that the rotation can change so others have opportunities throughout the season. We need to see Abel be able to make adjustments and win on his bad days. His start is very promising but let's give him a few starts after the season starts and go from there. In the mean time I will enjoy watching his next start. Hope he goes at least 4 innings maybe 5.....
  21. Brandon
    Greg Gagne was valuable for the Twins with that batting line
  22. Brandon
    Profar has now given up half his 42 million contract. He was set for life. All he had to do was play it out. He might have had a few more years after it too. Wow!
  23. Brandon
    We shouldn't be trading Larnarch unless it's for an all-star reliever striking out 13+ per 9 innings making around league minimum. With. 5+ years control. Or at least someone of value to the Twins. Larnarch still has plenty of value. He hits RH pitchers well. And why not get value for him? He is not expensive and is on the roster already ... Now if we use the savings to sign Giolito then ...
  24. Brandon
    Don't worry. Arcia will win the last bench spot over Kreidler and Outman.
  25. Brandon
    If this continues, it could be an injury. He could also be trying to add another pitch to his repertoire. He could be working on different things and throwing to work on something instead of pitching for outs. This is the time of year you work on stuff with no worries. I would expect at some point soon he would hone in on focusing on outs. So if this continues throughout spring it would be a maybe. But I think he has earned a shot at being on the opening day roster and if the bad pitching continues could find himself in AAA.
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