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  1.    GNess reacted to a post in a topic: Dean Kremer Has Pitched Better For Minnesota Than Baltimore—That Doesn’t Mean He’s Good
  2.    GNess reacted to a post in a topic: Dean Kremer Has Pitched Better For Minnesota Than Baltimore—That Doesn’t Mean He’s Good
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  12. GNess
    I agree with both of you - super old guy not awesome. But the Twins have had some success over the years with the super old guys - Davis, Thome, Cruz in addition to Baylor all come to mind.
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  15. GNess
    Outlook for the position players: The short and medium term success of the team at this point rests with the young core who look like they have some upside to grow in to: Lee. Keaschall, Jenkins, Culpepper and one-two from the minors - ERod, Gonzalez, Houston (?). Lewis, Clemens, Caratini, Buxton all seem pretty much what they are already. This leaves a need for at least one big bat to be sure. Will they pay for such - seems possible Plus SS and C need to be addressed. I suspect they will deal Larnach for whatever he can fetch. Jeffers - can they resign him? Lackey and/or Tinney almost certainly will not be ready. Would Houston be ready out of Spring Training - possible, but not likely.
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  22. GNess
    Not to be adversarial, but many on TD have seen the weakness of the Division as a manner to diminish the Twins state of quasi-contention because it was such a low bar. (Twins are now almost certainly out of contention.) But the Chisox who rebuilt are now to be admired as contenders by leading the same crappy division and with a gaudy record in general. vs sub .500 teams. 46-29. I don't think rebuilds can't work - clearly they can, but they are difficult to pull off and require excellent player evaluation and development. In trying to remain optimistic that the Twins can find a path forward, I am reminded that the Twins teams that crapped out two years in a row were well stocked with early round (1st or 2nd) Twins draft picks in central roles - Larnach, Lewis, Lee, Buxton, Preilipp, Keaschall, Jeffers et al.
  23.    jkcarew reacted to a post in a topic: A Radically Different Deadline Approach Has Led to the Same August Results for the Minnesota Twins
  24. GNess
    Not to be harsh, but the idea that trading Larnach, Jeffers and Ryan at the deadline would push the Twins closer to being a "real" contender has some serious flaws in it. How do we know the prospects garnered from such trading would be players good enough to improve the team in the short, medium or long term? In MLB the last team with a payroll in the bottom half of MLB to win the World Series was the Royals in 2015. That's not a ten year fluke - if the Twins, like most teams to be a consistent "real" contender are going to have to spend money and compete in free agency and/or pay their own top players such as Jeffers and Ryan to keep them around. MLB needs a salary floor and cap to decrease the financial gaps which lead to teams unwilling to spend at levels closer at which serious contenders do.
  25. GNess
    With the benefit of hindsight everybody can be good decision-makers. When the Twins made a few modest moves they were definitely in the race. But the team faltered in August nonetheless. In fact Kremer has pitched well. Minter and Hoffman have been less effective but not terrible.. The moves made didn't cause the losing record in August. Kremer and Hoffman are under contract for 2027. Maybe they should have traded Ryan given his history of 2nd half failures which of course other MLB teams must be aware. Jeffers - maybe a decent return. Larnach - please. If Larnach, Roden Martin, Gray ,were so called blocking / delaying the call ups of Culpepper, Rodriguez and Jenkins - that seems to be more suspect than the failure of trades made at the deadline.
  26. GNess
    The chaotic nature of the 2026 season is a fun change keeping more teams in the mix and no teams dominating the field (like in the NL Brewers and Dodgers.) Hopefully, the Twins will seize the opportunity and put together a few 2 game win streaks as they fall forward.
  27. GNess
    Nice breakdown, but it always concerns me when. a team's chances to succeed are linked in any meaningful way to SOS as opposed to a team ascending by is performance.
  28. GNess
    The Twins need to develop a few all-star caliber players for which to build around. (Oliva, Killebrew, Puckett, Gaetti, Hrbek, Hunter Mauer, Morneau, Santana, Radke, Blyleven, Viola etc.) Buxton had he been able to play more games would be on this list. Not sure if any of these three reach that level although Lewis provided some hope in the past that he might climb to that status.
  29. GNess
    Yes, the post deadline bullpen is doing great. I'd sure like to see the Twins invest more in. the BP in the offseason. There is a decent core already in place for 2027 - Gomez, Hoffman, Morris, Funderburk, Nance.
  30. GNess
    For whatever its worth the Twins promoted the following with stats for the season of promotion noted: Buxton .272 .787 OPS Larnach .271 .888 OPS Roden .271 .909 OPS Jenkins .292 .864 OPS
  31. GNess
    Now that he has had a recovery break, Ryan returning soon with form roughly = to his first half of the season performance is the best case scenario for improving the rotation. Although Rojas is quite intriguing right now and seems to have significant upside as a future consideration.
  32. GNess
    The Twins need to keep finding ways to win - the schedule in September is less daunting. The American League from top to bottom is absent an elite team. There is a path forward in the postseason for every team that qualifies.
  33. GNess
    The defensive struggles of Keaschall are on the entire organization (Keaschall included). The Twins went into the season fully aware of LK's shortcomings at 2B and started him there regardless. Then they shifted him to the OF and on top of that placed him in CF, which is the most difficult to play. His bat shows good promise and has value. The Twins need to develop a higher standard defensively for all players in the system so they aren't facing these decisions of how to keep promising hitters in the lineup. This is also why I don't accept the argument that Jenkins is being blocked by such an array of defensively-challenged OFers including Keaschall.
  34. GNess
    Tough to know the motivations behind the Twins not promoting Jenkins despite the value of such thoughtful speculation. Another more basic concern arises. If Jenkins is what we all hope/project. The Twins will want him to be one of the pillars of the franchise so keeping him in the minors despite his appearing genuinely ready for a promotion he has earned through performance is not a very wise way to treat him.
  35. GNess
    The argument that ERod gets the call up before WJ is sound, but hey both have the tools to be successful MLB players. I can imagine a Twins outfield group in as soon as 2027 of Buxton, Jenkins, Rodriguez, Keaschall and a 5th TBD. Concerns remain about Rodriguez's K rate and injury woes and Jenkins' tepid (but improving) power production so far. Virtually all prospects have hurdles to overcome to make it as a major leaguer.
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