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  1. roger
    Same comment as I have for Berrios, just that they have more time to make a decision regarding Berrios. Talk to him about a two year extension because he has been solid, when as stated above he is healthy and not suspended. If that isn't going to happen, gotta pull the trigger on a trade before the deadline next month. As well as he has been pitching, should be able to get something decent in return...maybe one of those recent fourth or fifth round picks who isn't setting the world on fire, but could be the next Bieber or Clevenger. Man do the Twins need their minor league scouts to be at their best the next 60 days.
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    Add to that how seemingly ill prepared this team is in the basic fundamentals of baseball. Yes, the injuries have thrown a curveball into their plans. But anyone who watched those teams back when Tom Kelly was managing this club is having a real problem watching this team [fortunately, some of us can't watch this team...thanks to BSN]. And the fact they aren't prepared to play the game falls entirely on the on field management...in my opinion. We also need to ask how that nucleus delivered by Mr. Ryan and his staff, Sano, Buxton, Rosario, Kepler, Polanco and Berrios, have not only not gotten better, in some cases aren't as good as they were a few years ago?
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    I believe Berrios and Rodgers should both be honorable mention, leaving the Pitcher of the Month award open. No one earned or deserved it. With that said, I believe the Twins must make an all out effort to extend Berrios this summer.
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    Is Reggie Grace someone we should begin following more closely?
  5. roger
    Will the injuries ever end? Was yesterday's loss the proverbial 'spike' in the coffin?
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    Thanks for this information, Seth. Considering the state of the Twins bullpen, this may be the most important group in the entire system. Really want to see a couple of these young arms advance quickly enough to pitch for the Twins by the trade deadline. Hopefully, Cano continues his dominance and is one of them. Seems like we have been talking about Moran forever and am a bit surprised he is still at AA. Does his 'stuff' work at the big league level...now?
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    Wow, that's a lot of information, Seth. Almost too much to digest, but thanks! I recall watching maybe the first game of the Iowa Cubs series with the Saints in St. Paul earlier last month. Recall the announcers talking about how great the Cubs pitching had been in their first series of the season. Looks like that was either not true or the Saints bats have come to life. A 6-game sweep is something we ain't gonna see a lot of. It's great seeing the Saints join the Wind Surge with a winning record, now we need to see Cedar Rapids get back above .500 also. Has to be comforting for Twins management to see the Saints do well. Sure helps the new relationship with the Saints ownership group. The biggest news for me this coming week will be if Balazovic gets a start. Were you hinting that you could see it mid-week in Cedar Rapids? Makes sense to give him a couple starts there to build his arm strength back against lesser competition before moving up to AA. As for your question, the player I most wanted to see has already arrived, Rortvedt. After him, next would be Miranda (with Royce Lewis out for the year). As for pitchers, like most of us I really want to see both Duran and Balazovic. If forced to name one, I would go with Duran as he appears to be a couple steps closer and more likely to make it this summer.
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    Was so excited about Rooker when he got the call and to be honest, hit better than I expected. Then that pitch cut his debut short. Have I forgotten about him, no. Where I can see him contributing is as a Twins DH beginning next year. But that is also where I see Sano, and like Sano, Rooker needs to reduce the number of strikeouts and get his average up a bit.
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    My vote would have gone to Miranda. Great seeing his bat explode, which if memory serves began during the second half of 2019. Is that correct, Seth? I know he came in as a third baseman. Considering that is going to be an open spot for the Twins in the next year or two, is he strong enough defensively to be considered as their next full time third baseman? The most exciting number to me was his strikeouts of 11 in 94 at bats. The Twins need a few more players who put the ball in play rather than walking back to the pine 2 or 3 at bats every game. The other player that was most exciting for me was Julien. He has to be the surprise of this spring, at least to me. I very seldom disagree with Dman, but I will do so regarding his comment on Snyder being too old for Hi-A ball at 26. We need to remember that these kids all missed an entire year last year. We need to disregard looking at age for the next year or two.
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    With the game on ESPN, was the first Twins game I got to see all of this year. Seeing the Baltimore ballpark brought back good memories. Berrios was very, very good, albeit the Baltimore lineup isn't good. Glad to see them scratch out a W, but with all the injuries our lineup wasn't much better. As for trading or not trading Berrios, I really want the Twins to work out an extension with him (and Buxton) prior to the end of July. If he continues to say no and the offer is at or a bit above what would be considered a good offer, then they have no choice but to begin listening to trade offers. Don't have to trade him in July, but if the offer is very good it would be in the best interest of the team. Don't know how good this team could be if healthy, but doubt they have the overall pitching to be serious contenders.
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    In this year where all the news out of Target Field seems to be bad, thanks for bringing us something good to read and think about. It is appreciated, Seth. I assume you are aware that those of us without Twitter aren't able to vote in your poll? My vote would have gone to Canterino, who really needs to be moved down to Wichita ASAP. When promotions begin over the coming weeks, there will be some openings in the Kernels starting rotation. I noticed that all eight of the starters mentioned were at Cedar Rapids or above. Was looking at the Fort Myers staff earlier this weekend to see who their best starters were. Just looking at the numbers, wasn't able to find anyone who stood out. Are there a couple guys there doing as well as the guys at Cedar Rapids, guys chomping at the bit to move up? Or is all the talent this year at Hi-A and higher?
  12. roger
    A week ago we all thought that for the Twins to have any chance of getting back into the race later this year, they would need to go 10-3 or at least 9-4 during this two week stretch against Baltimore and KC. One week is behind us and they went 4-2. Yes, both 10-3 and 9-4 are still possible, but listening to them play KC this weekend tells me it sure isn't likely. Should they again sweep the birds, they would need a 2 win split at KC to get to 9-4. But their play in the wins tells us this is a season we all are going to want to forget. Yes, I know they have lots of key injuries, but so many important players are playing absolutely horse .... baseball. So for me, I will be focused on how specific players are performing over the coming weeks. Some with an eye on getting the maximum in a trade, other young pups with an eye on their development and what we can expect next year and beyond. Hopefully, this FO will have the guts to make Tampa type decisions and move on from this core and build a team that will be competitive for years to come. Looked at the league standings yesterday and saw that Tampa was leading in the East. It really is amazing how they do that year after year with what I assume is one of the smaller payrolls in baseball.
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    With the way the Twins have played this weekend against a very average KC team, some type of rebuild/re-tool is needed. Gonna be interesting seeing how the FO will handle this. Will they be as good as say Tampa? Or will this be the beginning of another long period of mediocre baseball at Target Field? Don't have a clue if Berrios will be part of any deals over the next couple months. But if they cannot get him signed to an extension, he sure as heck should be. And the return had better be more than Matt is speculating above.
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    What a fantastic day.. Pitching, pitching and pitching is what wins titles and championships. Great start by Jax and oh so excited about Canterino. Now it's time to get him moving up the ladder, or down to Wichita in his case.
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    Perhaps the biggest question, who has the bigger anchor on their back? The Twins with Donaldson or the Wild with Parise? Doubt many of us were disappointed when the Twins signed him, although I expect many of us were concerned about the length of his contract given his age/injury history. If the Twins had an adequate third base prospect to fill in at third, could they find a trade partner this summer and move Donaldson? May require them to be creative and/or eat some of the dollars. I guess a lot will depend on how Donaldson hits the next 45 days, does he remain on the field and are the Twins out of the hunt and in seller's mode. If so, imagine they could move Sano back to third with Kirilloff their permanent first baseman.
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    Watched the start of the Saints game to see Duran throw. Impressive! Should get at least a month of starts before the Twins make a move or have an opening for him to move across the river to help the Twins. Not concerned with Thorpe's outing as he finds himself in a position that is so difficult, start one day for the Twins then back across town not knowing when he will pitch or in what situation. Put Lewis either in a starting rotation or out of the bullpen and leave him there. Only then will we know if he has what it takes to become a member of a good Twins pitching staff. Great seeing Urbina getting on base again. Does anyone have any information on how Royce Lewis is doing in his recovery? Would be great seeing him participate, even limited, in whatever late fall program the Twins have come October/November. Big day for both the Saints and Miracle/Mussels, a win today and they are back to .500. Do we know when the Kernels will make up yesterday's game?
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    After reading the article about the 'pipeline' the other day, see that Barnes and/or Sands fit the profile of the Cleveland pitchers who made it big. Don't have a clue if either will make it, but probably should keep our eyes on these two. Like many, I am thinking it is time to get Julien up a level. But probably best to give him at least a quarter of the season at Fort Myers before making that move. So another two weeks, then lets see this kid in Cedar Rapids. Looking forward to the Saints getting back to .500 sometime during next week's series.
  18. roger
    Probably need to win 9 of this current 13 game stretch to have any hope of getting back to .500 by summer to realistically have a chance of getting back into the hunt. With these 3 behind them, that is now 6 of 10, much more possible. Expect KC is going to be a bit tougher than the birds, hopefully, Dobber gets it started tomorrow night.
  19. roger
    Great seeing Rortvedt find success with his bat now that he is playing at a level he would have been expected to reach this year. Can't believe how Julien continues his hot hitting as the season's first full month comes to an end.
  20. roger
    The return from trading Sano may be better than we think. We don't know how he is going to hit over the next 45+ days. Should he have two week long streaks like the one last week, it could be mid-July and he is sitting around 20 home runs on the season. A team in the hunt for a championship needing a DH/1B just might pay a lot more than we think to fill out a hole in their lineup. And should Sano not work, maybe they trade Cruz to that team and move Sano into the DH spot most games with Kirilloff playing first.
  21. roger
    Prefer the option where the Twins extend Jose for at least three additional years. But they need him to say yes or no now and if it is no, then explore the trade market. They aren't being forced to trade him as they could again consider it in the winter or a year from July. So the return must be a younger version of Berrios, say someone currently in AA who should arrive by early summer 2022, and a second prospect of someone like Winder. If they don't get it, Jose stays for the rest of the season and everyone sits down again and talks come December.
  22. roger
    Interesting exercise and discussion. But I suspect the dye is already cast...or is it set? The more appropriate question might be at what record do the Twins sell off a few select pieces, sell quite a bit, or have a fire sale? Who is included in a fire sale would be somewhat dependent on whether Berrios and/or Buxton agree to extensions and become part of the core of the next wave.
  23. roger
    Did you mean Kepler? Or is Garlick beat up also?
  24. roger
    Will second TopGunn's comment about Dobber being mishandled from the start of the season. Have been thinking for a bit that Refsnyder just may be winning that fourth outfield spot for the rest of the year. Love the style of play he plays, something that would have been huge back when Gardy was running the ship. Don't know what they do with Cave when he comes off the 60-day IL. Maybe a nice three week rehab assignment to showcase him for a minor trade...assuming he is back before the trade deadline.
  25. roger
    Great weekly review, Seth, thanks. Love the format. So exciting to see Canterino off to such a great start. As we all hope the FO can develop a Cleveland like pitching pipeline, Canterino sure looks like he could be a big part of that first group to make it. But as you pointed out, until it happens no one knows who, or if, that pipeline will ever get flowing. It also was great seeing Duran back on the hill in St. Paul as he is another candidate who just might help the Twins later this year. Surprised to see Jeffers struggle so much at St. Paul. Really thought he was going to be an important part of the Twins success this year. Hopefully he still can be, whether this year or next. Personally like the six game series with Monday's off. Do you know if the plan is to play some games on Monday's later in the year to make up games lost to weather? Or have they committed to Monday as an off day...period?
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