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  1. SwainZag
    Does it matter though? If the FO can acquire a guy like...Ryan, who has no ML experience and turn him into a front line pitcher, isn't it finding value? Does it matter how they acquired them? How many teams out there has a stable of starting pitchers they drafted and developed? Atlanta and Tampa have done very well in that regard, but it's not really the norm. I do think there was a big gap in developing starting pitching from this franchise, but if for whatever reason your franchise is just lackluster in developing draft picks into ML starting pitching....what's the downside if they can develop bats or can trade young assets to acquire it? The Twins are Top 5 in every major pitching category this season and they only have 4 pitchers over the age of 31. 2/3 of all the pitchers they have used this year are 28 or younger. If you don't want to celebrate the way they develop pitchers that's fine, but so far they have put together a very fine pitching staff, and not 1 person signed via big money free agent splash. In the long run it's probably not sustainable, but it's really hard to argue with current results.
  2. SwainZag
    I wasn't calling you specifically on the whining, but the notion the Twins have a slew of "#3 starters" has been a talking point for awhile now. While you have a very valid point that it is early, Gray has pitched like an ace on a first place team. When he's healthy Sonny Gray is a damn good pitcher. That being said, I am a huge fan of Petty's potential. On the other hand, how many starting pitching prospects have the Twins had in the last two decades who were highly touted and never accumulated as much WAR in their career as Gray has in the first 6 weeks of the season? The list spans more than a handful.
  3. SwainZag
    With AK back, not really. Gallo or AK should be over there at all times now. Solano really exists to hit LHP now, which Garlick is better at. It makes sense to me.
  4. SwainZag
    Sonny Gray is in the discussion to be the best pitcher in baseball this year, if that doesn't count as "value" I don't know what does. For all the whining about the Twins not having ace pitching, Ryan and Gray are in the Top 10 in the MLB in pitching in basically every major category.
  5. SwainZag
    Very encouraging the way the boys fought back last night, despite the eventual outcome. Though the boys had a few chances to pull it out, I am still miffed by the obvious foul ball called fair that allowed the Dodgers to score late and the way Cuzzi screwed AK in the 10th with the bases loaded. It's hard enough playing against a team as talented as the Dodgers, but to have big calls going against you in huge moments is just tough to stomach. They are going to have to sharp on both sides of the ball to beat Kershaw tonight. Both bullpens are pretty heavily taxed as well.
  6. SwainZag
    The fact that they pretty much turned JA Happ into Michael A. Taylor is pretty cool.
  7. SwainZag
    How Joe Ryan doesn't fall on this list is just unfathomable.
  8. SwainZag
    Nothing like hanging an 85 MPH slider belt high over the heart of the plate to Machado. Awful pitch Alcala.
  9. SwainZag
    Ah, it's fire Rocco season already?
  10. SwainZag
    He IS an experienced catcher though....and he still made that throw.
  11. SwainZag
    JFC. This inning: Reach on error, Walk, Stolen Base, Sac Bunt - Run Scores, FC out at 2nd, Stolen Base, Error, Walk, Error - Run Scores, Out. 3 errors, 2 Walks, 2 Stolen Bases, 2 Runs. 0 Hits.
  12. SwainZag
    Would be really encouraging to see a clean inning from Jax
  13. SwainZag
    The article mentions it was before the season started, and exactly what the Twins have been doing with Buck so far. Falvey said at the beginning of the year, that they would re-evaluate sometime in May. He's on pace to play in 144 games this year.
  14. SwainZag
    It definitely seems he needs a reset. He is pressing so hard at the plate. It's like he is so afraid of getting behind in the count that he is willing to swing at whatever comes 1st and 2nd trying to put the ball in the play. It's led to a lot of weak grounders, pop ups and lazy flys. I still believe in his bat potential, but I don't think some ABs in AAA would be harmful at all. The only question is Farmer that much better of an option at 3rd?
  15. SwainZag
    Not sure what the corresponding move is, but apparently Derek Rodriguez is on his way to the big club. He's not on the 40 man, so there should be a couple moves today.
  16. SwainZag
    Duran last threw 100+ innings in 2019. He didn't pitch in 20, had a very injury plagued 21 which kept him only throwing 16 innings. I'd say 67 was a good building block, but would love to see 80-90 if the extra innings could stay effective as they were last session.
  17. SwainZag
    He did double with runners on 1st and 3rd earlier in the game with 2 outs.
  18. SwainZag
    Bases loaded no outs....3-4-5 up. What more could you want?
  19. SwainZag
    Or bad umping....
  20. SwainZag
    Bad call. He was in there.
  21. SwainZag
    Bummer is damn tough on lefties, but with no one and still in the 6th of a tie game...I question taking Gallo out of the game.
  22. SwainZag
    Did they back themselves into a corner though? I fully believe they went into last season believing that best case scenerio would be them being competitive at the trade deadline. Their pitching staff was relying on a ton of young talent to take big steps forward. It ended up happening, they went and traded for a pitcher with prospect resources at positions of depth and so far it hasn't panned out. Injuries ravaged the ball club down the stretch. How many years have we seen the Twins hang on to prospects to watch them flame out? Maybe Mahle wasn't the correct trade target, but I don't blame them one bit for making the move.
  23. SwainZag
    All I have to say is having too much depth is a good problem to have. There are a lot of ways the FO might go with this, it will be interesting too see what happens.
  24. SwainZag
    No players in the Twins trade were involved in the Hader trade. It doesn't make sense to include Hader in the Padres winning the trade with the Twins. Also it was never "the Pagan trade". It's the Paddock trade, he just happened to get injured. That being said, I love watching Rooker rake. He would have never seen the ABs in Minnesota.
  25. SwainZag
    Good AB until he couldn't help himself on what should have been Ball 4.
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