SteveLV

It is kinda bizarre to watch a couple games where the Twins are making the D plays and the opponent is full of gaffes. Just so much extra work, pitches and pressure on the opposing Pitchers.

Jenkins homers on first AB with the Kernels. Hope he becomes as great as we all hope!!!

Minor league DL is only 7 days, so hopefully it is neither serious or long-lasting.

Re-signing Ryan is not happening. 1) The Twins FO has shown no appetite for such a deal' 2) There is zero reporting they have even approached him; 3) There is zero evidence or logic as to why Ryan would want to re-sign with this team; 4) He would/should command a HUGE return at the trade deadline that would dovetail with the Twins projected window; 5) I am not even sure if it is even smart for a mid-market team to spend big money on a 30 year old SP. The risks are ginormous and the Twins can't afford to take that kind of risk. And I love Ryan as a player.

Package for Ryan would have been my idea. Or Lopez this winter.

Wish we had traded for Bryce Eldridge. Guy is raking with a .953 OPS so far with the Giants. I totally agree with the philosophy of giving MLB playing time to young players to let them sink or swim. This obsession with older players and trying to extract value is tiresome and does not lend itself to hope for the future for us fans. Fedko, Roden, ERod, GG, and Jenkins all need some run when they get healthy. They have started to cast off the driftwood like Outman and Arcia. Just need to finish the house cleaning.

Still should bring up Fedko or Gonzalez. Or both.

This Season appears to be well-cursed.

....and Culpepper and Fedko, too.

Cardinals have the best jerseys in all of pro sports.

But.....I thought we were going to be competitive? Like I said on Friday afternoon, this series is a good litmus test. The Twins failed. Time for Culpepper, a couple young OF's, and get the trade machine warmed up. The Fat Lady is in the middle of the song and it is time to change over this entire roster. Now, while you still have a few fans left that care.

Like I posted earlier, this series is a good litmus test for the balance of the season. The Tigers are not good, but if they beat up the Twins we are confirmed to be non-competitive and can go forward for the balance of the season recognizing that reality. Trade Ryan (if they don't/can't/are unable to extend him), trade Jeffers, trade Larnach, trade Buxton if he wants out, and call up all the youngsters and let them have an extended chance to get MLB experience and see if they can play at this level. Think 1982 Twins. If you are going to lose a lot of games, let it be with the young players that might potentially have a future instead of this land of misfit toys filled with old never-will-be players. I daresay the fans would rather watch that product that the existing one....

I think this series will have an impact on the looming trade deadline. Drop 2 or 3 to the Tigers and we slide into the depths of the mediocre Central and can start looking to the future.... Sweep and there is a glimmer of hope.

This is simple: Either extend Ryan or trade him IF the value is there. They don't have to trade him, so you only do so if you feel you are getting excellent trade compensation. There is ZERO indication the Twins FO wants to---or has even tried--to extend Ryan. So listen to offers and if they are blown away, do the deal. Ryan's starts for this team for the balance of 2026 are going to be largely meaningless. and 2027 is in labor dispute limbo for now. And if MLB actually gets some labor agreement with sanity injected, the Twins can extend their young players and go from there.

I sincerely wonder if Wallner makes either of those plays.