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  1. jokin
    And possibly Berrios, as well...
  2. jokin
    Actually it was only two starts, but he successfully piggy-backed in 4 IP of long relief in his first AAA appearance. Which makes it more baffling that he didn't come in for Milone on Monday night. The messing around continues. It looks like Duffey is the only one of the 3 call-ups with a specifically defined, although temporary, role.
  3. jokin
    As I was saying... something was definitely wrong this season, especially in Washington. Goes to show there's more than one way to (finally) get their best pitching prospect to the majors-- that way of course being- utter desperation.
  4. jokin
    :shoot: :fenforcer:
  5. jokin
    The sad fact is- Ryan himself said as much in so many words the first time he stepped down.
  6. jokin
    I'm willing to loan "likes" on this post to everyone who has been caught short.
  7. jokin
    Is this Gardy's influence on the front office already?
  8. jokin
    You got that right!!! Now let's see.... who is the winner who picked April 25 for the first day of the 14-man pitching staff???
  9. jokin
    Sadly, no.
  10. jokin
    Well-played, sir. Now if only Meyer can just make a small personality adjustment commensurate with that Game Face.
  11. jokin
    Cheering for Nolasco to fail is pretty shortsighted. His success thus far offers an excellent chance to move him before the deadline- coupled with a small chance for something reasonable in return.
  12. jokin
    I couldn't disagree with you more. Just look at the comments that May and Meyer have made recently. And yes, they have been yanking May's chain since late last June on exactly what his role is with this team. And I'm sorry, but if the M & M boys aren't on the short list as future long-term starters on this team, and agreed upon by everyone in the braintrust, then: "what we have here is a failure to communicate."
  13. jokin
    The answer is "all of them"*** *** except Murphy
  14. jokin
    Let's give him mixed messages like they did with May? That's been proven to work well.
  15. jokin
    Yep, and probably on the same plane.
  16. jokin
    Agreed, but does anyone know the last time a Twins hitting coach was fired, in-season?
  17. jokin
    6.10 ERA is OK for now, but 7.00 ERA will clinch it? I've gotta think, if he gets similar results vs. the Tigers this weekend as he had vs. the Nats, that the Twins have to consider the alternatives, their bullpen is already nearing the brink of destruction. BTW, speaking on Gibson "feeling some pressure", did you catch the subtle and incessant digs on Gibson the last two innings of yesterday's game by Bert? ie, Why hadn't Gibson demanded to get up in the bullpen and then step into the breach for the struggling Tonkin?
  18. jokin
    The Twins might love to take Gibson's current numbers to an arbitration case.
  19. jokin
    So you're saying they'll give Gibson up to 10-15 more starts if his production stays at the current level...? Something is very wrong with him at the moment.
  20. jokin
    But apparently not against left-handed hitting pitchers???
  21. jokin
    Everyone is jumping on the seemingly obvious choice of Milone, but hasn't Gibson already made himself (at least) temporarily expendable out of the rotation???: Gibson ERA/xFIP- 6.10/5.54 K/BB- 11/12 K*9/BB*9- 4.79/5.23 which makes Tommy Milone look "good" by comparison- Milone ERA/xFIP- 5.87/3.71 K/BB- 12/4 K*9/BB*9- 7.04/2.35 (Does Gibson have an option left? It seems it's either that or a trip to the DL if this continues...)
  22. jokin
    The only surprise to me was that the Tigers beat the Blue Jays to the waiver wire punch bowl.
  23. jokin
    FWIW- Look for both Buxton and Kepler riding the same jet back to Rochester very soon. Santana is eligible to come off of the DL today.* * MN Twins version of a roster "Shake-Up" TM
  24. jokin
    Perhaps Twins management couldn't resist basking in the irony of yet another strategically-planned "Hicks for Murphy" swap?
  25. jokin
    This latest move on HIcks is head-scratching, given how long they usually hold on to such prototypical (non)-catching prospect entities like Chris Hermann. Perhaps it's Murphy's "veteraniness" they prize even more? In order to fill that clubhouse void left in the wake of Hunter's retirement? (I mean post-game dance parties don't start themselves up in a vacuum.) Or maybe they're operating on the theory that: "Two Murphy's Are Better Than One"? (FWIW- Hermann's hitting prowess with the D-Backs is putting JR Murphy to utter shame- given his 2016 hitting line- .125/.192/.333/(.525))
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