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  1. TwinsDr2021
    Castro, Garlick, Wallner, Solanco, Gordon, Sands, Rodrguez, any number of players.
  2. TwinsDr2021
    Is there any hitter that has really improved under this FO?
  3. TwinsDr2021
    If that is the goal of the season, this FO and manager need to be fired ASAP.
  4. TwinsDr2021
    agreed, he hasn't had an ERA under 4 since 2019 and hasn't pitched more than 110 innings since then. I don't see him being a full time unlimited starter until 25.
  5. TwinsDr2021
    I agree with this, there can be luck, I believe mostly good luck for a batter. Gordon isn't this bad, but I don't think he is a good as he was last year. IMO he is a fine bench player and should never be put in a position of blocking a prospect.
  6. TwinsDr2021
    If the Twins really think he has a chance at next year's rotation, then he should stay, if the plan for next year doesn't include him, move him to the pen now.
  7. TwinsDr2021
    I think sending down a 26 year old healthy hitter might not be giving up on him but it is a sign of the beginning of the end, you can't have a guy like that clogging up the 40 man forever, IMO.
  8. TwinsDr2021
    Jax is what he is, a really good relief pitcher that averages giving up a run every 4 outings.
  9. TwinsDr2021
    Good Luck to Rooker, but can we hold off a bit, talk about SSS he has 75 at bats this year so far. and he has K'd 8 times in his last 13 at bats.
  10. TwinsDr2021
    While I agree with this, it is setting up that the only central division team going to the playoffs is the champion, and the Twins do have 3.5 game lead, so there is some room to let things play out, but a couple of months in a long time and if Cleveland passes them in the division and starts pulling away the second half might be a little late to be figuring things out.
  11. TwinsDr2021
    Agreed, at his worst he is better than Gordon at his best.
  12. TwinsDr2021
    Well he has played 4 games and tied for 7th on the team in RBI and is 15h in at bats, so yes he coming back was the right time.
  13. TwinsDr2021
    Well I would say that Wade's 2021 season was the best so far(he was 21st in the MVP voting) and Baddoo's 21 season is the second best season. Other than that those two have been terrible and Larnach hasn't been much better. Again, I thought the point was they were let go because the thought was that Larnach and maybe AK were superior to them and as this point those two haven't been competent major league players or just barely. I believe Larnach will be better (thus they did the right thing keeping him over the other two) then either of those two but he needs to get better and a hurry, sending a 26 year old to the minors is not a good sign for his career.
  14. TwinsDr2021
    I didn't take it that Baddo or Wade have been great or even good, just that they were let go because of what the Twins thought of Larnach, and as of today that hasn't been great.
  15. TwinsDr2021
    He is 26 and needs more time in AAA?Really? I would love to see examples of guys that age 24 and 25 were league average at best then were sent down and later became something more than league average?
  16. TwinsDr2021
    I would disagree that he was one of the better starters prior to surgery, he was a good starting pitcher. In his best season (11 starts) he was tied for 27th in WAR (1.6)per ESPN, behind Dylan Bundy. His only season with a WAR above 2 was his rookie year 2016 (2.4) again ESPN. Same numbers at Baseball reference. In his 21 starts in 21 his WAR was .3. IMO he should have started the year in the pen and Ober giving the starting job, that didn't happen, now my opinion is Maeda should be given every chance to start, since I don't believe Ober is a future piece of the Twins starting staff, other than a really good fill in starter.
  17. TwinsDr2021
    The have lost a 40 man spot since calling up SWR last year. Not saying that is bad or wrong, just a fact, if he turns out to not be good it would be wasted 40 man.
  18. TwinsDr2021
    Kind of funny that the best guy is hurt, 24, in AA, and without a real position, and the next best just got demoted after attempting 0 stolen bases.
  19. TwinsDr2021
    and that is why I was calling for Ober to be the long man and Alcala in AAA. Oh well, Ober must have done something real bad to be passed over again.
  20. TwinsDr2021
    "It’s unlikely any Minnesota player is going to steal 30 bases this season" It if funny you say any player could reach 30, will the whole team? Since 2018 they have stolen 47, 28, 14, 54, 38. Where are the re-enforcement's coming to steal bases? AK? he is 13 for 23 in the minors and 1 for 2 in the majors? Polanco? coming off injury? and last year was 3 for 6 Lewis? coming off an ACL? Lee? he hasn't successfully stolen a base since he was drafted. Contreras in AAA has 5 and Stevenson as 6, they excite anybody?
  21. TwinsDr2021
    Besides Lee, which prospects are there? Wallner? Martin and Lewis are hurt. Erod, maybe but isn't he hurt now as well? Otherwise I don't see any prospects that are even close.
  22. TwinsDr2021
    I don't think Larnach should be send down, but I am a realist. Before hitting a 3 run homer last night, he was 5 for his last 41 with 1 XBH. This was after starting 7 for 16 with 2 XBH. While that is better than Gordon it is terrible. Hopefully hitting a ground ball to first with guys on 2nd and 3rd and his homer off a 35 year old basically career minor league pitcher jumps starts his season again. This stretch isn't much different than the stretch last year where he hit .127 with 3 XBH that got him sent down. I want him to succeed but if there was a decent younger prospect I would be calling for him, Can Lee play LF?
  23. TwinsDr2021
    The problem with this is he is 25 years old (and 167 days) and if he spends the majority of the season in AAA he isn't much of a prospect anymore or somebody that should be counted on anything more than depth. (Regardless if it is his injury or lack of hitting keeping him down). The problem like I said elsewhere is this FO doesn't develop prospects, so we all end up talking about 25,26,and 27 (28 in Ober's case) year olds like they are going to figure it out and be above average players, when in reality unless said player is a catcher or relief pitcher they generally are who they are at that age or instead of getting better they are on the downside.
  24. TwinsDr2021
    Agreed, it is strange that we (i have done it) calling for Ober to be in the rotation instead of Varland. Maeda is only 7 years older than Ober, Varland who I still think is a bit on the older side for a prospect is only 25. IMO I don't think the Twins see Ober as a future full time rotation guy, nor should they with his age and injury history.
  25. TwinsDr2021
    The problem for this team and the front office is their complete lack at developing any prospects besides relief pitchers. It would be nice to have 1 OF prospect ready to step up and put pressure on Gordon, Miranda and Larnach to deliver. It is early and time for Larnach to get better (His time in the majors doesn't really show he is much better than what he is doing now, but there is always hope) It isn't a huge surprise that Miranda is struggling this year and should be given sometime to get back to being good, but again there is basically nothing in the minors to send him down for a couple of weeks to get his confidence back. Gordon fooled quite a few people last year (weren't some calling for him to be a starter?), he is 27 and is nothing more than a utility player simple as that. Ultimately if Buxton and Correa hit like the stars they are, the rest probably won't really matter..
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