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The problem is that those "problems" are not really problems. Also, if some fans want seven inning games, every game can be that, if they leave or shut down the TV after the seventh inning...

Easy. The new regime is against Greek lefties. After they let Theophanopoulos go, they did the same with Melotakis. About time to stock up on Polish righties. Or something /kidding

need to put the break on those numbers. Those are All Star kind of numbers for a catcher. Matter of fact Joe Mauer just achieved that once, and Johnny Bench only 4 seasons. Garver is a good catcher but not at that level. Really.

Good stuff, but there are some issues here: There seems to be a misconception that control and throwing strikes is a good thing. However, command (the ability to put the pitch where you want to, including in the dirt or running inside) is really what is important. There are 3 things that make Romero's sinker a plus plus pitch: - The fact that he hides it really well in his delivery and hitters cannot see it until it is too late (this is true for all his pitches) - It is a really "heavy" sinker. These day's "heavy" can be explained by spin rate - and in a sinker it is downwards. Multiply that spin rate with that velocity, and if one does not barrel it and hits it with a thinner part of the bat, that bat is a goner. - That movement. And it is not a bad thing. It is a great thing. Mariano Rivera made a Hall of Fame career throwing a single pitch with a lot of movement that seemingly neither he nor the batters had an idea where it was going to go. But he could command his cutter like Romero can command his sinker. About that slider: I suspect that some of those "two-seamers" in the statcast graph were actually sliders. In the St. Louis game I saw at least a couple at 91 mph and one at 92. If his average according to statcast is 87, it does not count those. So it might be a data issue. Re: the 10+ mph diff between the fastball and change up: It is really not necessary for a RHP. And there is no need to go far, Odorizzi's change is closer to his fastball velocity than Romero's, for example. What is really cool about Romero's change is the movement. It looks like a screwball, and has the same effect. Tails in to right handers and out to lefties, opposite to a slider. Not sure about the grip of his change. If he was taught by Rodney as allegedly is the story, it should be a circle change. Movement is the key for Romero's success. And no hitters can compensate for unexpected movement If in the future he develops a slower pitch like a curve ball or a palm ball, it might help it might not. Odorizzi is using his curve as a change up, effectively...

Dozier needs to eat some pine right now. Petit has been swinging a hotter bat and the Twins should go with him. Any other player with a .134/.194/.224 slash line, -0.560 WPA, -8.81 RE24 since the beginning of the Yankees' series would had. He is hurting the Twins right now and Molitor should quit playing favorites

Re: Rooker: This season so far has been a learning season for him. Here is a split that describes the best his season: .379/.486/.483 6 BB 7 K (35 PA) when ahead on the count .108/.108/.135 0 BB 17 K (37 PA) when behind He chases garbage that pitchers are throwing once they get ahead. This is AA. Hugh jump from A+. So he either needs to let it go and not chase junk (strike 3 looking is the same as strike 3 swinging) or start swinging early in the count. Just a hiccup. Not concerned at all. He will be fine in another month or so.

Yes this sucks...

So far the Twins rotation this season has been something like this: Romero Gibson Berrios ---- Odorizzi ---- Lynn Hughes Whether Santana will slot above or below Odorizzi if he comes back, remains to be seen. Also, Lynn might overtake Odorizzi at some point, his FIP just fell below Odorizzi's. Three (maybe 4 with May) way fight for the number 4 and 5 spots, but the top 3 should be left alone. Gibson has been the Twins most consistent pitcher this season before Romero arrived and Berrios has higher upside than Gibson. And there is a big if here, since the last slider Santana threw in a game was in the wild card game last season. So he needs to pitch well, otherwise he will be competing with Hughes for that long man position...

They should had gotten McCutchen last winter, when they could. Some of us, at least thought so... The Giants have a better record than the Twins. They will not be sellers. Outfielders available at the deadline would be the likes of Cameron Maybin, Adam "don't call me Pacman" Jones, Denard Span, Carlos Gomez and a bunch of AAAA guys. Would anyone be better than Grossman or Granite? Maybe the Rays' guys but the Twins don't need another lefty OF and Gomez is slumping. The way this season goes, the NL is ultra competitive, while the AL is already polarized. With the Red Sox, Yankees, Astros, Angels, and Seattle playing the way they have, the Twins will likely have to win the division to make the post-season. In the NL, the Giants, among many others are competing for those wild cards, because no 2-3 teams are clearly away. The way it looks right now, five game winning streak or not, unless the Twins get their act together, get ahead of Cleveland and get some separation, they will be sellers not buyers at the deadline....

Here is what I am hearing: - He has been playing in EST games for a while now (fact) - He looks good (fact.) - The Twins do not want him and Lewis in the same team (hypothesis) - So they are waiting to promote Lewis to Fort Myers before Javier moves to Cedar Rapids (hypothesis)

Why? In his three year contract with the Twins, he missed half a season with his suspension and another half with his injury. We have no idea how he will be when he comes back and he is not getting any younger or better. I'd rather see other options (Gonsalves, Littel) for the back of the rotation in case of injury...

What's gotten into Gibson: a. He is thinking less, letting it go more and has more confidence. b. He is not afraid to throw balls. Like the rest of the Twins' pitchers this season. This has been the biggest transformation of the staff: Instead of "pounding the striking zone all the time" and inducing ground balls with either sinkers (Andy) or change ups (Allen), get ahead and then make them chase out the zone.

Not Santana. I just cannot see them picking that option up. So those 3, Pineda, Berrios and Romero will likely be the conversation for the Twins' rotation in 2019

Mark McGwire and Samy Sosa killed smallball for good and there is nothing one may do to resurrect it from the hey it is burning in. Thankfully.

This is not true. Ask the Ron Gardenhire Twins. Were it a crapshoot, they'd won the world series once and been there another time...

Yes. I think that Grossman has outlived his usefulness in a Twins' uniform. And when Buxton returns, he, and not LaMarre should go. That said, an OF of Rosario, Kepler, and Wade is not viable, esp. against LHPs. Having 3 lefty OFs is nuts, esp. when you have a lefty DH and a 1B, and the only RHB is your second baseman. The Twins need more balance. Zander Weil should be the next position player up and he can provide more that Grossman did...

Bet he will make better $ paid by the Air Force instead of getting paid by the Twins... Good news. Let's see how it goes.

Oh, This.Year. Sano's numbers: .739 OPS, 100 OPS+, .318 wOBA, 96 wRC+. If that is pathetic, please let me know what Buxton's .476 OPS, 32 OPS+, .214 wOBA, 27 wRC+ and Dozier's .668 OPS, 83 OPS+, .295 wOBA, 80 wRC+ are? To paraphrase the Mamas and the Papas, no one's gettin' fat except Miguel Sano...

So how do you feel about Buxton, who is out of the lineup more than Sano and he has performed way way worse?

Judge is 3 inches taller than Sano and 22 lbs heavier per their official weights. You asked someone to gain 30 lbs. If Sano did that, he'd weigh about as much as Judge.

Tell this to Aaron Judge.

If you feel that a career .252/.344/.493 line, .356 wOBA, 122 wRC+, 124 OPS+ is "pathetic", for a 24 year old, I'd love to hear how you feel about the rest of the Twins, including the guy who was ranked ahead of him in almost all the prospect lists...

He is a baseball manager in Australia

If this is about injury proneness, how tired are you about the Twins' centerfielder losing time to injury every season as well? And why the pundits are saying nothing about it?

Gee. Reusse writes yet another column about Sano's weight. Unless the usual subjects are going to treat each overweight Twins' player the same way and start pointing them out, they would have zero credibility. Nobody is daring to say that Lance Lynn might suck because he is fat. However, Sano does not suck, despite what some people with access might want you to believe. And Sano is hardly the Twins' biggest problem. Columnists who might want to have some credibility should be searching for the biggest fish and start frying them...