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  1. umterp23
    Can we package Wallner & Martin for a strong bullpen arm? Martin isn't good in the outfield and where will he play in the infield? Wallner is redundant in OF since Castro can cover multiple spots and Kepler playing really well at moment. I don't see either one of them helping us this year at all.
  2. umterp23
    best chances has him relying on bottom 3rd getting on base, which may not happen
  3. umterp23
    Jeffers leading off again, which is truly surprising... So leader on the team in RBI's, HR's and other metrics and Rocco has him leading off, when his RBI opportunities relies on 3 weak links batting 7,8,9 in order. So let's say they get to LHP Kikuchi for Blue Birds of the north, they go a righty and are going to pinch hit Jeffers with a lefty? I don't think so
  4. umterp23
    Will be a nice problem to have once Lewis comes back, but for now enjoy the ride with what he has provided. AK is a dumpster fire at the moment and doesn't appear to getting better anytime soon.
  5. umterp23
    Duran hasn't been a great 2-inning closer from what I can remember, could very easily be wrong. Rehab assignment is 1 inning of work. Don't like the idea, but hey don't like what mgmt has done with this team over the last few months either.
  6. umterp23
    Sweep x2 ... Let's go Twins
  7. umterp23
    There might be something to this logic for sure. In my playing days of college baseball, we had a sophomore pitcher for us who could hit upper 90's, big, tall, strong kid. In a fall scrimmage inter squad game fastball got away from him and his pitch broke a teammates jaw and nose. The pitcher no matter how many times he tried, had a tough time throwing fastball strikes and was relegated to the bullpen. The hitter in the spring who ironically was our starting 2nd baseman, never hit above .150. Both of the careers kind of went south as Juniors, especially the pitcher. It was tough for both them and maybe just maybe, Farmer can work through it.
  8. umterp23
    Wonder what musical chairs lineup Rocco throws out there tonight?
  9. umterp23
    I like the Farmer version from last year and it is baffling how night and day difference this year is for him. Tough to watch, can't say a bad word about the guy and hope that something triggers the light to turn on and he breaks out of this massive slump to the season.
  10. umterp23
    4 - 9 hitters all below Mendoza, ouch
  11. umterp23
    why no Miranda @ 3rd vs Farmer?
  12. umterp23
    So what happens and let's hope we have this scenario if players are playing well... Miranda has found his stroke and stays a .250+ hitter with occasional power. Lewis comes back from injury, might be 6 weeks still but lets say it is faster. Miranda goes to 1st full time, Kiriloff goest to Left, Kepler stays in right. Martin gets sent down but has shown he can handle back up duty? Who stays and who gets benched?
  13. umterp23
    $10MM per year is the starting point, all other comments from above are valid. Farmer while not doing in such a long time was touted as an emergency catcher option. So theoretically, Carmargo isn't needed
  14. umterp23
    fitting end by stellar bullpen!
  15. umterp23
    On the bench we have Camargo .000, Santana .125 and Vazquez .133
  16. umterp23
    Wouldn't lump Jeffers into problem hitter this year. Bad day for him to break his hitting streak. Buxton claiming he is back is a different story. Back to what I ask? Being below avg hitter, then yes he is back. I fear Lewis may turn into a Buxton type of how many games do we get out of him each year. When in lineup, like the output. Lee may not see the field with Twins big club, so may be wishful thinking for him to have impact.
  17. umterp23
    The Santana move is probably the easiest move to rectify. You wrote: With the injury situation, the Twins have no choice but to write his name into the lineup every day. I would disagree, you release him, trade him regardless perceived injury situation. We have DH covered, we have 1st base covered, Santana offers nothing else defensively and is offensive as a hitter. Thank him for his time. AK, Julien, Miranda are your options and that is plenty good vs penciling in Santana. Rotation major setback for sure. Varland is pen material where you piggy back off of Paddock to get through a game. SWR let him fly and see how long it lasts, may not be long but Varland hasn't shown consistency. Farmer, like him, but tendering him at that price tag is, well we know, hampering other moves to improve this roster
  18. umterp23
    Comparing Santana to Kepler makes no sense. Let's pick Santana to make Kepler look like a stud. From 2020 - post all star break last year, Kepler was brutal and everyone wanted to kick him to the curb. He had 3 good months, showed nothing in spring training and was 1 for 20 with a single to start the season. The talk was no shifts will benefit him and did it work? Absolutely not. Santana isn't or wasn't to be a solution to Kepler. Wallner was the heir apparent as Larnach couldn't grasp opportunity. Good analysis but wrong to say Santana was to replace it.
  19. umterp23
    Chief you are correct about Wallner. In my playing days back in college, our coaching staff told us if you complain to an ump during your at bat on a strike call and don't get tossed for it, you better be swinging at anything close. Right or Wrong, umpire will make a point. Our pitchers were told to not throw a strike in that situation and you would get the call. One of those unwritten rules of the game. Only thing is Wallner should have protested a bit more or Rocco should have had the guts to protect his guys vs the bench coach getting the heave. I enjoyed my 1st ever game in person there on Saturday, outcome not so much, but the stadium and refreshments were top notch. Kudos to Twins and the locals who get to enjoy the atmosphere.
  20. umterp23
    I'm inclined to make the move to drop Santana and Margot all together from the roster and allow Miranda and Martin be fixtures here. Allow them to continue to grow with us. Margot/Santana are wastes of money they could have used on the pitching side, especially with all the injuries to date.
  21. umterp23
    60+ pitches thru 3 innings isn't good, no need to worry about 7 innings if this is his norm
  22. umterp23
    Nice to see Jeffers back in the lineup this week vs what his family endured a week ago.
  23. umterp23
    No to an extension at this time or even at end of the year. I'm a fan of when the "s$$t" is about to hit the fan whether it is trade rumors, end of contract, team may DFA you, guys have a tendency to get a prove you wrong mentality. Maybe Kepler was tired of all it and went out a played care free for 3 months. 3 months doesn't make up 3 years of well below expectations. Let's see if it carries over 1st half of this year or do we get DFA Kepler and back to what do we do. Some guys thrive on being hungry and trying to earn career life changing money and then get it and poof, fall off the edge when they get that money. Stay hungry Kepler and you might get a back half career money deal. As of right now, prove for a whole year you are worth that conversation.
  24. umterp23
    Robin Yount - debuted at 18 with Brewers and played 20 years from '74 to '93 with the Brew Crew. HOF career with a couple of MVP's, Gold Gloves, SS, OF, 1B, DH. Not many like him by playing in '73 in A-ball and then making the leap in '74 and never looking back. Fun to dream that Jenkins could replicate a similar trajectory but in reality not the same at all. Takes a very special talent, maturity beyond years to be a "Grown up" as a 'Kid". I like what I have read about him and he may be that type of talent.
  25. umterp23
    We are not signing a FA pitcher with any influx of money. That has to come via trade. Relying on injured Miranda, Kiriloff, Buxont all of sudden being fantastic isn't sound strategy. Hoskins has a longer proven track record than Miranda & Kiriloff, so I'm good with making this move. Offer him 3 year deal for $15MM per and give him an opt out after 2 years. We make a move to get a Starter via trade and at that point call it a day. Laughable we list Gordon as OF depth, no way he should be on this roster after he had about 3 months of any success at the MLB level in '22. Castro has better tools than Gordon and Flash in the pan balked at Pre-Arb money, time to move on.
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