cHawk

Aaron Judge will not leave the Yankees. No way in hell. Both him & Trea Turner will be too expensive. I hope Correa opts in to the 2023 option, no matter how likely or unlikely they may be.

To be precise, there is 0.8% chance it will be played in Minnesota, as the Twins' current World Series odds are 0.8%.

I by far miss Larnach the most. Without him, Tim Beckham is an everyday starter in the OF. Having Winder and/or Ober back would be a big help to the team. Chris Archer and Dylan Bundy do not belong in this team’s rotation. I also would like Jeffers back, but not as much as the other aforementioned players

Ah, okay, I see. My apologies.

Bro what? Did you even read the part of Blyleven2011’s post that I was responding to? It was the boldfaced text inside the quote.

And how exactly do you know this?

I’m not surprised this team continues to lose meaningful games.

Oops…I meant 4-2. I apologize. I fixed it.

I like your confidence.

Our Minnesota Twins stand at 57-51 with 54 games remaining in the 2022 MLB season. Thus far, they've had an up & down season. They started out hot, reaching a record of 27-16 after the first 43 games of the season. At that time, pitching appeared to be the strength of the team. Since then, however, pitching has clearly made itself known as the weakness of the team. The numbers illustrate that. Team Pitching ERA: 4.02 (19th in MLB, 10th in the AL) Team Pitching WHIP: 1.24 (T-12th in MLB, 7th in the AL) Team Pitching BA Against: .237 (13th in MLB, 7th in the AL) Team Pitching ERA-: 103 (T-20th in MLB, 10th in the AL) Team Pitching HR/9 Against: 1.24 (26th in MLB, 14th in the AL) Team Pitching WPA: -0.06 (19th in MLB, 10th in the AL) Those numbers, especially the Team Pitching HR/9 Against number, are less than stellar. The Twins knew they needed to address their pitching staff at the trade deadline, and they did just that. They acquired closer Jorge Lopez from Baltimore, set-up man Michael Fulmer from Detroit, & starter Tyler Mahle from Cincinatti. So far, these additions have shown mixed results. Tyler Mahle was good on Friday night against Toronto through 5 innings, but the wheels fell off in the 6th inning. Jorge Lopez blew a save in aforementioned game. Michael Fulmer, while so far not allowing any runs in a Twins uniform, has a concerning 1.5 WHIP in that stretch. The Twins have also dealt with several injuries this season. Left-fielder Alex Kirilloff will be missing the remainder of the season. Byron Buxton has been on & off the bench throughout the year, as always. Royce Lewis tore his ACL for the second year in a row (ugh). The X-factors for the Twins in the next 54 games, IMO, are as follows: 1. The starting pitching. Currently, the Twins have Mahle, Gray, & Ryan in the rotation. After that there are question marks such as Dylan Bundy & Chris Archer. 2. The bullpen. Jorge Lopez & Michael Fulmer need to be big contributors along with Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, & Caleb Thielbar in order to consistently close out wins. 3. Byron Buxton & Carlos Correa. In order for this offense to get going, somebody needs to step up. The bats of both Buxton & Correa have been cold as of late. Now I will predict the rest of the Twins' schedule. I will organize their schedule by opponents & number of games against each opponent. Then, I will predict a record against each opponent. Twins' Remaining Opponents: · Chicago White Sox: 5-4 in 9 games · Cleveland Guardians: 5-3 in 8 games · Detroit Tigers: 2-1 in 3 games · Kansas City Royals: 6-3 in 9 games · Boston Red Sox: 2-1 in 3 games · New York Yankees: 1-3 in 4 games · Houston Astros: 1-2 in 3 games · Los Angeles Angels: 4-2 in 6 games · Texas Rangers: 3-1 in 4 games · Los Angeles Dodgers: 0-2 in 2 games · San Francisco Giants: 2-1 in 3 games Total Record over the Final 54 games: 31-23 Twins End-of-Season record: 88-74

A win is a win. Now let’s carry that momentum into tonight’s game!

Mahle will be good for the Twins for all of the reasons you state. He will look much better in Target Field. Also the Reds are a total mess this year so simply getting him away from that team may also make a difference.

To be honest, Pagan & Duffey as the 7th & 8th men in the pen isn't bad. There are now 6 guys in the Twins' pen that are better than them Lopez Duran Fulmer Jax Megill Thielbar

That was more of a joke rather than a serious take. I wouldn't DFA Pagan, he's been better as of late. Duffey, keep him for mop up duty.

I didn't get a chance to watch yesterday's game, but I'm glad to hear that we won a game that wasn't a nail biter at the back end. Concur with Chief, I hope the FO prioritizes the pen like this in the future, as to avoid all of the frustrating losses & lost late game leads. This will hopefully be a better bullpen than the one we had in 2020. Now Polanco (or someone else) needs to not **** up in a big moment.

They could just solve that by DFA'ing Duffey & Pagan

That bullpen is unrecognizable!

Twins need a new pair of Sox No need to go out and buy a new pair, they can borrow from me. I have plenty

If they 'planned to fail,' then that's infuriating. That is calling blatant tanking. More likely they 'didn't plan well'. They expected the farm system to fill in holes on the big-league roster, which is a bit ambitious.

Jose Miranda is a joy to watch

Awesome! Twins win! Let's win the series tomorrow!

Really? Fire the manager when in first place?

Pitching, as we all know, isn’t exactly a position of strength for our Minnesota Twins. The numbers definitely illustrate that. Team ERA: 4.06 (T-19th) Team WHIP: 1.25 (T-13th) Team Pitching HR/9: 1.26 (T-26th) Team ERA-: 109 (T-19th) The Twins, if they are to make the postseason and win a series when they get there, will need to make major improvements to the pitching staff. Carlos Rodon could be a start. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/07/nl-west-notes-ohtani-padres-walker-rodon-giants-bard.html Here is an excerpt from the above article: Chasing down the Dodgers for first place is probably out of the question, but San Francisco is still only 3.5 games out of the final wild card spot, and a +26 run differential argues that the Giants are at least a little better than their losing record indicates. That said, the Giants have several intriguing trade options, including Carlos Rodon (who can opt out of his deal after the season) as a rental piece. SKOR North’s Darren Wolfson speculates that the Twins would be one of many interested parties if the Giants did shop Rodon, as Minnesota “were right there” in trying to sign Rodon last winter. As Mark Polishuk says, the Giants are in contention for a wild card spot, but are 3.5 games out and have lost 7 straight games. If the Giants were to shop Rodon, Darren Wolfson of SKOR North thinks that the Twins would be a suitor, due to the fact that the Twins were a top contender for Rodon this past offseason. Rodon would absolutely make this Twins team better. Rodon would be a rental, as he has the option to opt out after the end of the season. Rodon would not be enough to fix all of the Twins issues, so if the Twins were to acquire Rodon, they would also need to acquire another starter and a couple of relievers. Do you think the Twins should call the Giants about Rodon? What kind of package would it take to acquire Rodon? Would it be worth it in the end? View full trade rumor