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  1. Brandon
    For me, I would like to see the international class of 2009 (Kepler, Polanco and Sano) combine to reach over 500 HRs for the Twins. (Was hoping they could reach 1000 for the Twins….. but Sano…..). They currently have Kepler at 147, Polanco at 104 and Sano stuck at 161. For a total of 412. 500 is a nice goal and maybe they will reach it. But there is marketing in this as they climb higher…. also on Kepler, he had an .800 OPS till he got hurt last year and this year since he got healthy he has been mashing. If he is healthy at the end of the year, I say pick up his option and if you can extend him sure why not.
  2. Brandon
    Meh
  3. Brandon
    In terms of extra base hits, I am. In terms of slugging percentage he is. But that is more a function of the low batting average.
  4. Brandon
    The silver lining is Brooks Lee was promoted to AAA recently. I’m hoping Correa can go on a somewhat of a hot streak and raise his average into the .240 range. At least his power numbers are still at normal levels. Also hoping his numbers increase back to norms next year. If plantar fasciitis is what is holding him back this year maybe he gets treatment over the offseason and is back to normal next season. That’s all I got.
  5. Brandon
    I agree except that I’m fine with him spending a few months in AA and AAA next season to get into a consistent rhythm. Also control is the last thing to come back after TJ surgery so let him get that worked out in the minors before coming up.
  6. Brandon
    We have one of the top pitching staffs in the AL. How is Rocco a bad manager of the pitching staff? That is one area he has actually excelled at. Now being a motivator is a good question.
  7. Brandon
    Well, We traded for Floro, just got back Theilbar and Polanco, Should get Lewis back soon. We have to do something with Keuchel or not. The big struggles for this season has been the failure of Gallo, and the let down of Correa and Buxton. with improvement from these three our offense is much better overall. if we could have traded for a middle reliever that would have been nice. also a RH bat. but that's it and complaining about not doing that is nit picking. but I get it. so be heard. but realize there is no needle moving trade that was going to happen today.
  8. Brandon
    Tony Pham is fine for the rest of the season acquisition. If we do get him, I hope it’s for a lower level prospect. Or Larnarch with a low level prospect for Raley and Pham is ok. The Twins can be a good playoff team if the offense picks it up for the playoffs. For that to happen we need Buxton and Correa to be back to normal. Correa seems to be close…. We also need continued contributions from Kepler, Solano, Killeroff, Julien, Polanco, Jeffers and Lewis when he is healthy and back in the lineup.
  9. Brandon
    This article is pretty accurate. I agree the Twins won’t trade their top prospects. This could be an interesting trade deadline or a big nothing burger. We will know soon one way or the other.
  10. Brandon
    while he would be a nice player to trade he has earned the opportunity to work in higher leverage situations. If he continues his success, I don’t see why he couldn’t be the third, fourth or fifth reliever behind a healthy group of Duran, Jax, Brock, and Thielbar in the playoffs. There is plenty of time for him to earn that kind of ranking.
  11. Brandon
    The Twins need a complementary RH bat for the line up and a reliever. They are getting callls on their LH OF bats and starting pitchers. It they trade from this depth its more likely for prospects to help add to our farm system. Maybe trade a LH bat for a reliever but unless you are trading Keuchel, you want a strong package of prospects as you are dealing from our playoff pitching staff.
  12. Brandon
    Bednar is a nice target but would cost a lot of prospect capital. We do have Larnarch to trade. I guess it would come down to what the Pirates need. Do they have a promising long term 2B? we have lots of 2B prospects to include too. A solid OF and a solid 2B prospect with a solid floor is a good start. I image the Pirates want some sort of pitching to plug too but not sure what I would include here.
  13. Brandon
    If he keeps this up do you think we resign him to a 2 year 8-10 million contract? Will someone else pay more? Does he deserve a third year guarantee in free age?
  14. Brandon
    I was thinking David Robert’s would be a great addition to our relievers. We would have an elite relief pitching with Duran,Jax, Robertson, Brock and Thielbar ….
  15. Brandon
    Well David Robertson got traded to the Marlins so that isn’t happening now.
  16. Brandon
    Honestly if we can get a rh bat I would be happy especially when we get our own players back from injury.
  17. Brandon
    Well I feel better about it knowing there is a benefit for doing so. That extra money could be planned to help pay payroll and draft and stuff. With our payroll at an all time high and draft bonus one of the highest in the league, I am not going to complain. Though if we could have signed one of the 2 last draft picks then that is a missed opportunity for us.
  18. Brandon
    Addition by subtraction trade. We get a reliever with more reliability and less commitment in exchange for a reliever who wasn’t getting it done here and couldn’t be counted on here. It’s a fair upgrade of a middle reliever. Because no other assets were involved I give this trade an A. It’s just not the most impactful. But still a good upgrade.
  19. Brandon
    Incremental improvement with addition by subtraction move. I like this one a lot. But it’s a small improvement. I just like how we are trading a problem for a bigger upside play.
  20. Brandon
    What about Robertson. I hear he is available again.
  21. Brandon
    Any word on if we will sign Jenkins our first round draft pick since the deadline is later today?
  22. Brandon
    I agree with this, though I do understand the importance of going for the win and substituting players just not all the time.
  23. Brandon
    Especially since we have so many more games against opponents with losing records over the ones with a winning record. We have one of the easiest schedules for the 2nd half which should help us in the standings. Because of the ease I would be surprised if we couldn’t go 35-26 to close out the season putting us at 88 wins on the season.
  24. Brandon
    Last year Kepler was off to a good start till he got hurt which sapped his power if I remember correctly.
  25. Brandon
    I just woke up when I wrote this. I think there is a better way to say this. Let’s make this a multiple article series evaluating defensive performance for the starting 9 using different defensive metrics and then bring the info together to compare defensive capabilities at the end to spark a well informed discussion on who deserves a gold glove.
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