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  1. umterp23
    I don’t think the trade thing was for the whole post trade deadline, but when I read in an interview he just wanted the deadline to be over with, I think does weigh on a player. He has wife, two young kids and would have to break from the norm and plan for all scenarios, now he did come out firing a bit post deadline but then team bottoms out. Tough final month or so for sure
  2. umterp23
    All, have enjoyed the banter, whether I have added comments or not. Will not be watching tonight from pirates country. Celebrating an our daughters birthday with a family date night instead. Enjoy the game and go twins
  3. umterp23
    NFL 3rd string who is active cashing checks. This is classic Twins Front Office having no idea how to run a roster Zoll and staff need to go Sunday right after the final games ends. You want fans to believe you have the right poeople, jettison the amateur hour practices we have going on and get new hires who know what they hell they are doing. They have no plan, just wake up daily and hope they win some games. Then we question long term extensions, free agents spends. No one in their right mind comes here unless we are dumpster diving and overpaying veterans beyond their worth.
  4. umterp23
    I’m going to give him a pass on the back half of his season for a couple reasons. Probably won’t be popular, but that is fine. Coming off hamate bone injury isn’t a quick recovery. Look at Ramirez with guardians. He hasn’t been his normal self since he came back and in sept he is hitting below .200 in a pennant chance. Holiday with o’s has been awful If you watch Jeffers he doesn’t celebrate with his left hand at all. Rehab and getting ready post injury he can only do so much to get baseball ready. Off season work starts all over again as a catcher, where you may be doing running and throwing but he isn’t catching or hitting for weeks on end. I like Jeffers a lot, unfortunate he got hurt Now imagine you are hearing your name for months being traded to Yankees, rays, other playoff contenders and then poof you are not and you are on a rudderless ship to no where. He was energized upon return from injury, deadline was mental toughness and the jolt of I’m still here and let see how this goes chasing playoffs was exciting. It hasn’t worked out. Only one playoff season the whole time he is here, doesn’t bode well for let’s sign long term deal to play for an organization that isn’t serious about contending anytime soon. He will be missed but good for him to earn and make a choice to be competitive the back end of his career
  5. umterp23
    So Mr happy feet Lewis with golden sombrero night at the plate, not surprised by it. Everyone who pays attention to his at bats knows he is sucker for low and away. Solid base starts with feet, legs , hips. He has none of it. Occasional fast ball he gets to but another guy the front office wants to be the next face of organization is not a good baseball player. In his career he has had about 50 games of high level success. Rest of his career is a bench level player. I don’t slump sure hasn’t aged well
  6. umterp23
    The “chase” for playoffs is the fat lady singing the 1st verse, throw Jackson in there everyday as we know what Caratini brings to the table (which is really nothing). Like me some Jeffers but he has proven his worth already on this sinking ship
  7. umterp23
    Our pitching staff will differ on that opinion. He will need to sprint at least once an inning. Laughing at myself for the comment
  8. umterp23
    Agree but teams that have a well oiled machine that aren’t the big spenders know how to maximize their player values and payroll. Twins on,y know how to maximize dumpster diving for value which makes missing playoff last 5 out 6 years the norm. Give me Brewers (19th in payroll), Rays (23rd in payroll) model all day long. Obviously it’s more than just payroll, you need skill set of making trades, drafting and player development. Twins mgmt group lack in all phases
  9. umterp23
    We need to adjust the numbers to be more realistic… 50-70 games in OF and about 20 games as DH. He is not getting any younger and while he is the proclaimed face of organization, he is turning more and more into a broken Mike Trout version minus the expensive contract. Front office and Manager have to do what is best for team and Buxton dictating where he wants to play on the field with a broken body is not showing leadership for the team
  10. umterp23
    We had 8 starting guys this year and lost half of them. Never have enough “starters” but the way front office runs we don’t have above avg quality starters. Roster mgmt across the boards blows with this mgmt team. Need a front office overhaul and salary level commitment for about $50MM more than what we doing dumpster diving.
  11. umterp23
    Corey, I have work responsibilities for a company call Agpro in ANZ. I come to Auckland every 6 months or so and do back there in December. We always stay downtown near the harbor, have had good food and beer. Have been to Christchurch and Rotarura a couple times. Outdoor activities with great weather, can’t beat it.
  12. umterp23
    If this lineup is what we have for next year, middle of the pack finish in the division is wishful thinking. Now granted this piece is based on current roster and not trades/free agents etc. but my goodness is this a weak team. Nice write up though
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  14. umterp23
    Jackson lives to not catch/play another day. cashing a paycheck like the 3rd string clipboard carrying QB’s of football. Great gig if he can get it. He has to be happy to be a twin as our FO is smarter than 29 other teams when it comes to roster management
  15. umterp23
    Plus now you star eating at your 10-day window which you could already be on day 4 if you pulled trigger Tuesday night, day three Wednesday. He isn’t healthy plains and simple.
  16. umterp23
    They DFA - woo-Suk-go, Optioned Roden to St. Paul
  17. umterp23
    Last I heard he works with Jeffers in off season and then some work with UNC Wilmington baseball team before training camp with Jeffers as well.they get a plan for off season from coaching staff with check-ins on progress. It’s up to the player in the end to be ready come spring training
  18. umterp23
    Controlling Jenkins on HOPE of winning rookie of the year and getting an extra draft pick in 2028 and calling up Jackson when he didn’t need to be called up to replace an outfielder (Martin) shows continued incompetence. So many things that should have could have been done differently is what Front Office continues to do. Until major changes of flushing out front office people who aren’t remotely good at what they do, this type of inaction will continue.
  19. umterp23
    Defensive flexibility means you aren’t good at any position. Case in point by Keaschall don’t blame players for all mistakes, contributors for sure, Front office owns poor roster management.
  20. umterp23
    It’s tiring to hear a reason for a call up is defensive flexibility to sit on the bench. No to Ross as we have 3 guys who fit that bill already. Defensive flexibility means your aren’t really good at any position. No to Ross, spring training he can fight for that one spot. We don’t need 4 guys with that ability. Wallner to show what? Hit some bombs but is awful on defense. You benching Bell? Raya and not sure who are you demoting at moment. Rogers, thank him for his time but he isn’t a leverage guy high or low. gonzalez doesn’t move the needle enough for me. Twins mgmt with a move to Gray would be another punch in the face for the fans, not to mention Jenkins. None of the guys on the team are center fielders with Buxton being injured for 2+ months now. Twins roster is bandaids and lipstick on a pig organization. Jenkins or bust. No service time issue to worry about a hope for rookie of the year next year. Hope is Twins front office mindset. Play him now and it would prep him for next year full time. Don’t want to hear, well there maybe or will be some form of lockout. Maybe there won’t be and you get 140 games vs 162. No one has a crystal ball but deep down players wont like missing paychecks and owners well they won’t like missing write offs
  21. umterp23
    Bell with day off, Jeffers DH and $7MM man catching…glad they called up Jackson to waste a roster spot. He cleared waivers and you could have kept him in St. Paul…roster construction is baffling… guess they will pinch hit caratini at some point and Jackson will get a defensive inning late in game
  22. umterp23
    And next to last in runs allowed in AL. The only team worst then them is the A’s which showed last night. They are 4th worst in all of baseball in runs allowed. Left handed/right handed batters is one of the least of their concerns
  23. umterp23
    Baseball has a funny way of working itself out. We need wins to stay in the playoff race. You play the scheduled laid out for you so we better win these types of games. Culpepper if you look beyond the hits last night for some more baseball can be funny and cruel. His four hits the off the bat mph were all 86 or less including a 67.8 fly ball over 3rd basemen, can’t call that a line drive. Jeffers smokes one 105.3 straight to CF for an out. Hit’em where they ain’t as my dad would say back the day. the dream of playoff baseball continues
  24. umterp23
    Investments in the team need to be done but as others say, building around Buxton to start with is fools gold. He plays out his current deal and then resign him doesn’t mean break the bank. Spend money, but do we trust that they will spend it wisely? Doubt it. Bell for most part okay, Caratini for 2 years not so much. Gallo, don’t need to explain or comment. Salary floor, cap doesn’t mean anything to me as it still comes down to execution of the spend and this organization hasn’t been good at it at all. They can say we will be buyers, invest, etc but comes down to an organization that can execute. Jury is out
  25. umterp23
    Thanks Caratini! Blows both challenges in same inning. *
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