DaveW

2 runs in 3 games, no players with a BA above .268 It's gonna get a whole lot worse before it gets better.

What an embarssing series. The inevitable downfall has begun.

Every other org in baseball that is "in it" has no problem calling up top prospects, meanwhile good old conservative terry Ryan lets us watch players like Robinson etc hack there way through at bats against our divisional rivals. At what point does he actually show a tiny bit of aggressiveness and call up Buxton?

Suddenly this team looks like a garbage 90 loss team. Wish terry Ryan had the balls to make the roster moves to give them a shot the rest of the years

Oh man, Ron_Gardenhire, that dude had some great stories. AJ got banned in the early days here for making a Dostoevsky joke. DWade isn't around much any more as well which is a bummer, he always had some good takes.

Yup, draft three, if one hits enough to stick at 1B and DH you win.

19/F/FL

Yes. You don't need two util guys on the bench in Escobar and Nunez, Nunez especially who doesn't field even averagely anywhere. At least Pinto gives you a PH option off the bench, and I still think he can handle 1 game a week catching, just make sure its for a veteran like Milone or Hughes and he will be fine.

This next month of Twins games are probably the make or break point of the season for the Twins, after this series they goto Texas to face the read hot Rangers (who currently are in the 2WC spot) then 4 games vs St Louis who is the best team in baseball. 6 games at home against both Chicago teams (The Cubs who are playing well and the Pale Hose who always play the Twins tough) Following that the Twins have a huge ten game roadtrip at Mil, Cin and 4 @ KC, before finishing up the first half with 3 against Baltimore and 4 against Detroit. Not a lot of "gimmies" in that stretch as Mil (rival) and Cinci are the worst two teams the Twins face. I think at minimum the Twins need to go 14-17 in that stretch (Including today's game) to have themselves still in a solid spot heading into the all star break at 5 games above .500 which should at least keep them in the WC race. Anything less than that and things could quickly go south. So, if you were the GM what would you do to ensure the Twins had the best shot: This is what I would do: 1. DFA Stauffer: Call up Polanco 2. DFA Duensing: Call up Oliveros 3. Cut Nunez: Call up Buxton 4. Send down Herman: Call up Pinto Every day Lineup: 1. Buxton CF 2. Mauer 1B 3. Hunter DH 4. Dozier 2B 5. Plouffe 3B 6. Rosario LF 7. Hicks RF 8. Suzuki C 9. Polanco SS Bench: Escobar Pinto Vargas Robinson Thoughts on this lineup: Buxton is ready IMHO, he may struggle a bit but he will give the team the best leadoff hitter possible, additionally a defense of Rosario-Buxton-Hicks would be utterly lights out in the OF, anything not hit in the stands would likely be an out thus helping out the rotation and more importantly the bullpen which can't strike someone out to save their lives (sans Perkins of course) If Suzuki is going to start 5 out of 6 games anyways you might as well let Pinto have the 6th game, and you might as well have Pinto on the bench to PH for Hicks or Suzuki late in the game. Something like last nights 7th and 8th inning in a 1-0 game should never happen again. Vargas also provides another intriguing PH option, and I think you actually try to play him 2-3 times a week at DH as well. If Hicks is hitting well you leave the lineup as is, but if he struggles a bit, toss Hunter in RF for a couple days and let Vargas DH (basically play the hot hand between Hicks and Vargas), ditto if Rosario hits a slump. Polanco is the every day SS, give him a month or so to see if he can stick, Escobar gives you some great flexibility as a UTIL guy who can handle SS and spell 3B/2B if need be. Not much to be said on the bullpen, the Twins starters are going deep into games, there is zero reason whatsoever to have 13 pitchers, replace Duesning with Oliveros and keep Boyer on a very short leash, if he bombs out, call back up Tonkin or try to trade for someone. Hopefully Fien can hold down the 8th inning spot in the meantime. After the all star break you look into bringing up: Sano, Meyer (bullpen), Jay (bullpen), Arcia etc.

I was texting with my friend in the 7th saying the Twins only shot to win the game was for Young to walk Mauer and then Plouffe to hit a HR (thus ending the no hitter), I knew the minute that Plouffe just barely missed the HR to tie the Twins were basically screwed. Rosario has been awesome this year thus far and a nice surprise against LHP but I knew he was over matched, I'm actually impressed he was able to at least put the ball in play with two outs. Wade Davis vs Hicks, Vargas and Escobar is unfair. Though I like how Hicks at least battled. This is why I was suggesting the Twins try to get Chapman, then call up Jay, that could be such a lethal 7-8-9 combo with Perkins, where you get teams almost pressing too much in innings 5 and 6 since they know once you get to the pen your odds of winning are almost nil

Escobar in LF, Polanco at SS tomorrow is my guess. You CANT rest Dozier in a game against the team you trail by one game for the division lead, one day before an off day anyways.

Would be nice if Hermann could hit anything in MLB to show he belongs. Pinto has a .784 OPS in the majors and has a career .786 OPS in AAA.

Nunez doesn't do anything well or anything even close to average(playing a "decent" 3B doesn't matter when you have an everyday guy like Plouffe) he is a disaster at SS and dozier should be playing 158+ games a 2B. he has no business being on a team competing for a division. Cut Nunez, move Escobar to Util (he actual fields decently) and make Polanco the every day SS. Once Santana gets his confidence back you cut Escobar and make Santana the Util guy (bonus points for CF ability) teams don't need multiple no hit util inf on the 25 man roster

I have a hard time believing they would call up Polanco for just one game. My guess is they keep 13 pitchers for tomorrow and cut one after the off day Thursday and keep Rosario and Polanco up. Escobar becomes the Util guy.

Someone has to play SS while Escobar takes back his rightful place in LF!

At least Molly realized that Nunez isn't a better option, Rosario has hit LHP pretty well and since he is a key part of the future I don't mind having him hit in big situations. Suzuki however....would Have been nice to have Pinto on the roster...

The serious answer is: he has been a pretty solid player for the twins org for several years now so he gets a bit of a long leash. Unfortunately that leash needs to be let go now, it sucks but hopefully he can catch on somewhere else (or go to the minors and get it together a bit?)

Should Have traded him for Kershaw, Loney, Billingey and Kemp when we had the chance!!!

I actually vote yes, once they get beat up a bit TR will cut the fat and call up Buxton, trade for a DH and bring up bullpen help. I'm guessing back in first sometime a little after the all star break.

I think they bring up once bench player, for the other two I'd like to see Tonkin and Oliveros

Yes

Two no hitters on the same night, sweet

I would say 5-6 years you can see how its going to work out. 2010 is looking pretty rough, however if Rosario reaches his potential and becomes a solid every day LF with great defense and a pretty good bat (15HR 20SB) that helps that class out a lot. Guys like Dean, Achter and even Wimmers could be productive for a season or two as well and at least are decent org filler for the time being. Niko is still very much a project jury is still out on him, which shows that yeah, 8 years is probably about right.

Way too early to say that, Stewart is still a top prospect and only 20 years old, his results haven't been out of this world but they haven't been Shooter Hunt catastrophic either. It was always known that he would be a long term project, great raw talent but best case scenario when he was drafted was saying he would be ready at earliest for 2018. Gonsalves however has been a stud from that draft class. Peterson has been an intriguing arm out of the pen.

Wade info: 2015 Stats AB: 158 Slash Line: .335 / ..453 / 468 HR: 4 RBI: 32 SB: 7 K-Rate: 9% Pros: plus athlete, complete defender, gets on base, good speed, doesn’t strike out, squares everything up Cons: won’t hit many home runs 17418291149_42e987357e_zVittas: Wade is everything you want in a top of the order hitter. He gets on base in a variety of ways, makes consistent solid contact and is a threat on the bases. He walked 10 more times than he struck out this year (20 K, 30 BB) and drove in a remarkable 32 runs in 42 games as a leadoff hitter. After originally being tagged as second half of the draft guy, Wade’s stock is rising because of his terrific run in the NCAA Tournament. He made three run-saving plays in the Regionals, showing off his remarkable athleticism and cannon for an arm. MLB Comp: Adam Eaton