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  1. ashbury
    One more and then I'm done.
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    Calling it hand-wringing is unnecessary and pointless. I thought Steer and CES were good trade chips to try to use. I was skeptical that someone like Mahle coming off an injury was the smart choice. His subsequent TJS had nothing to do with the shoulder injury before the trade, but there was a shoulder flareup shortly after the trade too, so we really didn't get a lot of mileage out of him. I would have preferred a trade for someone more in the Joe Ryan and Taj Bradley mold - gobs of team control on top of the underlying talent. Not impending free agency. Steer could be headed to DFA soon too, judging by his numbers so far in 2026 - and he's been below average since debuting strongly in 2022-23, a bad omen since he's earning $4M nowadays. Forgotten is pitcher Steve Hajjar who appears to be out of baseball now - I was bothered more by his inclusion than hindsight tells me I should have been. But at the time, the right way to judge aspects of a trade, these three represent a missed opportunity because together they were worth more as prospects than we got in return.
  4. ashbury
    Disapproves:
  5. ashbury
    Will Acton see action tonight? Or vice versa?
  6. ashbury
    Can the Twins put together a graduate-level colloquium for the position players called the Science and Art of Baseball Fundamentals? (Extra Credit: the emerging science of ABS challenges)
  7. ashbury
    Being able to DFA at will your 41st best player is not necessarily the aim here. 😁
  8. ashbury
    "How can you think and hit at the same time?" -- Yogi Berra
  9. ashbury
    That's pretty impressive. 2 games, 13 innings, no walks.
  10. ashbury
    No doubt the Twins will be "in on" Skubal too.
  11. ashbury
    If the pitching holds up, there's no theoretical limit. #baseball
  12. ashbury
    Except when Wallner's up, LOL.
  13. ashbury
    Wait... no. I came in late and missed it. He didn't do that AGAIN, did he? Somethin' the matter with his thinker, as an old project leader of mine used to say (about others, I hasten to add).
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  15. ashbury
    "In play, no out." Way to go, Brooks!
  16. ashbury
    Geez loiuse. What are you implying about his character with that?
  17. ashbury
    You're right that luck plays a big role. If the ball had bounced a little differently or if a gust of wind had happened at a certain moment, those three close losses could have become blowouts. 😁
  18. ashbury
    Counting stats don't tell you much on a team severely lacking in ironmen. Larnach led the team in games and plate appearances so good for him in that regard, but leading with 142 games means that counting stats say more about the other players. And finishing with second most hits (and first in virtually nothing besides walks) when he had the most PA also undercuts your point concerning a bat-first player. 93 major leaguers had more plate appearances in 2025 than Trevor. That's 3 per team on average. Many of those guys would have stood to lead the Twins in various counting stats if they had been with the team. And since Larnach spent no time in 2025 on the injured list, you might ask why his manager felt the need to cherry-pick the opportunities for this player, rather than play him every day. Few if any are "ripping" Larnach. Some of us provide meaningful data.
  19. ashbury
    Nelson Cruz says hi. Meanwhile Ryan Kreidler weeps quietly in the AAA clubhouse. Remember the old adage, "when you shake the Baseball Tree, about 10 gloves out fall for every bat." That saying would not have stood the test of time if the same things that make a good defender also contributed directly to hitting well.
  20. ashbury
    The man turns 31 later this season. To think that coach after coach missed this one little tip they could have passed along to him... um, no.
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  22. ashbury
    It's still early. I'm sure they can find a way to mess this game up somehow.
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  24. ashbury
    Never mind - JFC I need to learn to read.
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