tony&rodney

Wondered if those people who are taking 200 OPS points off of AAA numbers have considered dropping 200 points from guys in MLB that cannot field? Not saying this should be done but wondering if that could be a thing?

This seems predictable but not necessarily a done deal. Kendry Rojas will replace Zebby Matthews if Matthews cannot pitch 5-7+ innings due to injury. Prielipp is good to go for the remainder of the year if he keeps looking like he has in the past month. There is zero sign of fatigue. Prielipp is learning as he goes along. The Twins will continue to skip a day for him when the schedule permits. It looks like the longest stretch coming is 13 games in 13 days in September just before the last series of the season at Target Field. In September the Twins get a 14th pitcher. By then, either Matthews issues with his feet have cleared up or he becomes a relief pitcher as the 14th pitcher.

Matthews needs to be able to go 5-7 innings. If he is removed or ineffective due to the injury today, he will be replaced by Kendry Rojas next time his spot comes up in the rotation.

You must know something that the Twins organization does not know. Is Keaschall getting an arm transplant?

So, people like to use OPS but think RBI is useless. One wonders if the players subscribe to that thinking as well? It would explain yesterday. It is just one game. The Twins play today. It might be getting late early. The games versus CWS, DET, and CLE will be huge.

Kendry Rojas looked good. He was working on his breaking stuff. Ross put a good swing on a pitch that was labeled hit me. Sounds simple but others missed. Jenkins was smooth in center and had good plate appearances. Walker also stole two bases against a catcher with a big arm. Houston and Winokur are slumping; they look tired.

EmRod is already on the roster (40) that includes players who would be locked out, if that were to occur.

Well put ..... essentially what I mentioned above. Further, I'm confused how the writer came to their viewpoint. Perhaps that can be explained or did I miss something.

I like the idea that you are going to games. That's a good thing. You have stated that you have never watched Zach Neto play. On other occasions you have admitted to never having seen a player, especially minor league prospects. I don't understand why you take these strong stands based on metrics and then turn around and ridicule another person who is doing the same thing, using stats. My only request is that people watch players before they take such a strong position on their play. I'm not talking down on anyone's opinions or thoughts but merely asking that folks watch the player a couple of dozen times before coming to a conclusion.

Joe Ryan has done quite a bit for the Twins. In addition to being an good pitcher he put the Twins in a spot to trade him for an absolute haul last July (2025) and last winter. Ryan will not be that expensive next season. His arbitration number is going to be around $13M, which is the option number the Twins and Ryan set up last winter. Only a strong close to the year will raise that number and if he is out for the year the number will fall. Ryan will recover and he will be a very good pitcher for the Twins in 2027, hopefully this August and September too. Small mistake by the writer, but yes, Joe Ryan put the Twins in a really good spot.

There were a number of Twins fans who were not disappointed at all the trades last July and believed that a good trade of Joe Ryan should have been completed, certainly last winter if not done in July of 2025. It also seemed like a good time to trade Ryan Jeffers as well. The only two trades that were surprising was the meh transaction with the Dodgers and moving Varland. That stuff is all in the past though and now the club (and the fans/us) need to move forward. Shoulda doesn't help much, so we can hope the Twins have some designs to improve the talent over the winter. Joe Ryan can still be traded but it now makes good sense to keep him unless a decent player who will project strongly returns. There really isn't great harm in losing a player to free agency without a return if that player performs at a high level and allows the Twins young, inexperienced starters an opportunity to refine their skills in a fashion where they can step in smoothly once Ryan is gone. The improvements should be in identifying good defensive players that can hit, a daunting but realistic task. I'm not concerned at all by any threat of a lockout beyond April at the latest, but I am concerned that the Twins continue to roster more DH players than is allowed. For those that may be curious, there is only one Dh per game.

Tait and Diaw are pretty good prospects. Diaw is looking pretty athletic behind the plate and has a good bat. Tait has real power but he is three years away. Houston or Culpepper for Neto? I only have one question regarding that topic. Have you seen each of those three make at least a couple of dozen plays in the field and come to the plate in ten or more games? If not, check them each out for several weeks and get back here. I'm watching the Angels right now.

I can understand why you or anyone does not have the time to watch minor league games or other MLB clubs. What is very difficult to understand is how a person can have such strong opinions or thoughts on those players they have never seen play. I once had someone tell me that they had watched a video on the internet about a country I had lived in for a number of years and that person was convinced they knew more about the country than they could ever learn living in the country or any knowledge that I had from my experiences. I just listened and wondered how someone can come to those conclusions. Likewise, I'm confused about how one can know what some baseball player is capable of without actually seeing them play. In the amount of time spent looking at Twins Daily a person can watch a few games. Tune into the Angels games for the next week or better yet the next three weeks and you should have a better idea of how Zach Neto plays. Watch Walker Jenkins in action for the next two weeks, about 40+ plate appearances, and you might have a better idea of how he plays the game. The metrics are nonsense compared to actually watching.

Actually they could do worse and did earlier this year and that was with Buxton in centerfield. If you score one more run a game but give up two more runs per game, the math doesn't work in your favor.

FWIW, Dan Hayes stated that the Twins asked around about a number of players and asked the Angels what they would want for Zach Neto. The response ended the conversation. Hayes did not say the Angels asked for Jenkins. The names suggested were a turn off and the discussion ended is what I understand. I always think it is interesting to follow the careers of these names mentioned over the years.