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  1. Fatbat
    I doubt we will play the Rangers or Blue Jays. I’d like to see the Astros looking in from the outside just because.
  2. Fatbat
    The radio broadcast is better anyhow. Just flip on 102.9FM if you are in the mpls metro area.
  3. Fatbat
    Yeah. Every team in MLB would love to have him on the roster despite his lack of a 67 mph knuckler that he can consistently throw for strikes. 🤣
  4. Fatbat
    Paddack will be on the roster. Doubt they will roster less than 12 pitchers.
  5. Fatbat
    Its not as easy as just penciling in “a replacement player” but if thats your parameters I understand what your saying and how you come to those conclusions.
  6. Fatbat
    Your conclusion is pure conjecture. Those games that gray pitched would have been completely different. You cant just remove gray and not have 1000 other consequences.
  7. Fatbat
    Someone should do a deep dive into why we lost 17 games that Sonny pitched. I can’t take “Gray team MVP” seriously. Seriously.
  8. Fatbat
    Great article. We got some nice pitchers (finally) after years of having less than anything close a complete roster of decent hurlers. The real question is the oddity of how hitting a round object with another round object seemed so much easier after the allstar break vs. before it.
  9. Fatbat
    Well that answers question #1.
  10. Fatbat
    Such a frustrating season and a great game to send them into the playoffs! One win won’t cut it. Deep run into October baseball needs to happen!!
  11. Fatbat
    The Twins have one of the better records in MLB since the allstar break. Are we in a weak division? Yes. Have we held their own against playoff opponents? Also yes. Are we a young team? Absolutely yes. The FO did its job and got enough talent to play well into October. Don’t be a hater. The Twins have a great chance at making a run deep into the playoffs just based on the pitching staff. The runs scored will be the determining factor tho.
  12. Fatbat
    I remember that time when Arozerena made a huge playoff splash with the Rays. Could Lee do that? Sure. Its not likely that our FO would do such a thing tho. The fan base would love to see it but it may not be the best business decision. Now if the infield takes another injury hit with say Julien or Polanco then it could definitely be an option.
  13. Fatbat
    Yup and guys with options will be sent down but they wont be removed from the 40 man. It would be an option to just DFA Gallo tho.
  14. Fatbat
    Anyone that is going to be on the post season roster is already on the 40 man so this must be a question of who goes after the season? Obviously Gallo, Mahle wont be under contract and will the twins bring back Polanco or Kepler? Then you have guys like Oliver Ortega, Luplow, Stevenson. We got a lot of younger guys to protect from rule 5.
  15. Fatbat
    Based on OPS, unless Gray has a low pitch count and is cruising with a decent lead of 3 or more runs ahead, he will not see a 7th inning. Lopez likely wont see an 8th inning unless he has a shutout going and low pitch count. We got the best pitching available in decades, the boys need to pound out huge run support tho.
  16. Fatbat
    I know Castro isn't a rookie but he didn’t cost us anything but salary and a cheap one at that. One of the best signings in all of MLB. I was not a fan of bringing him aboard but oh boy was I wrong!!!
  17. Fatbat
    I don’t see buxton and stevenson both rostered. I don’t think we will have less than 11 pitchers either. Many of the middle relievers won’t be rostered because guys like maeda, ober, Paddack, Varland, kuekel can and will be used to piggyback or be bullpen arms.
  18. Fatbat
    With a magic # of six and any combination of a twin win or a cleveland loss in 24 games to play between both clubs puts the twins in the playoffs. We literally would have to lose 12 and Cleveland win 7 of 12 for them to be central camps. No way that would happen same as if they went 12-0 and we went 5-7. Stick a fork in the season already. Its over.
  19. Fatbat
    There are a few hard decisions to make because with Kepler and Polanco on the 40 man, there is not enough room to protect everyone that could be lost in the rule 5 draft. As fans, we should be prepared to watch some of these guys play for a different organization.
  20. Fatbat
    Varland is throwing smoke and is “pitching” like a leverage hammer. He better get a postseason roster spot. There are a few RP that I would leave off but he needs to be given the ball.
  21. Fatbat
    Its really strange to look at the whole pitching staff and wonder “who do we leave off the playoff roster?” and then you look at the position players and how do you fit everyone on if they are all healthy. Its a very different position that we have not had in a very long time.
  22. Fatbat
    He is quite the man. I sure hope he continues to play for the Twins as long as he can keep batters guessing and wiffing. His craftiness is so much fun to watch!
  23. Fatbat
    Its not desperation, its that psychological brain development that tells people, I’ve succeeded before at this in high stress, this next time its going to be easier with an even better outcome. Rocco simply set that experience building to the side and told the rookie to sit down, let my crappy hitting last guy on the bench take 3 swings at it. I think thats a bad message to send and doesn’t help the team long term. Player development helps the team every time its tried.
  24. Fatbat
    Wouldn’t a better message be “Hey, I know you missed the hit and run sign, now you have a bigger opportunity to walk this off, go get it done rookie.”
  25. Fatbat
    How many times do you get real life 9th inning risp that means win or lose even tho it isnt last game of a playoff series do or die. That at bat could mean everything to a rookie’s development.
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