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  1. HerbieFan
    Of course Lew. I understood the trade at the time....but I didn't like it. CES has so much much upside. I understood it b/c we had this glut of minor league bats. It was dealing from strength to address weakness. Hindsight is always 20/20. I just wish I had been wrong! Go Twins!
  2. HerbieFan
    In an ideal world... 1. Pablo 2. Trade acquisition 3. Ryan 4. Paddack 5. Ober Varland, SWR, maybe Balezovic waiting their turn in St. Paul
  3. HerbieFan
    Now....about that Mahle trade😑
  4. HerbieFan
    I thought Rocco would let him face Maldonado, Altuve and Bregman and then Thielbar to face the lefties. Gave up 3 runs to can't say it didn't work I guess.
  5. HerbieFan
    Ask my dad. Told him in early August I agreed with not making a trade to add anything. However, I'll admit I didn't see Varland and Paddock as legit bullpen additions. Felt like there were players in place that could help the offense....thanks Matt and Eddie for making me right.
  6. HerbieFan
    Ironically, I always felt that one of the reasons the Twins traded Berrios was b/c he didn't want to sign here b/c of Baldellis' quick hooks. Maybe I was wrong , maybe I was right, but Schneider's decision, while great for all of us Twins fans, was an absolute disgrace.
  7. HerbieFan
    If Ryan can return to his first half level I think Maeda to the bullpen makes the most sense. He's the only one with experience out there....and postseason experience at that. Gray is likely a five-and-fly playoff starter so maybe Maeda makes a good piggyback for him.
  8. HerbieFan
    In a word??....No
  9. HerbieFan
    I guess given recent performance, I'd lean more Ryan in the 'pen than Maeda. I wonder if they could get him up a couple ticks on the fastball?
  10. HerbieFan
    Go back and watch the moment he came out wearing that cather's gear for the last time. If that doesn't still give you chills there's something wrong with you. Great player...better man, father and husband. Congrats Joe.
  11. HerbieFan
    Great read Nick! I'll 1,000% agree on Gallo and take it a step further and say he should be cut loose. I'm going to disagree with you on Keuchel's "luck" today. I don't know if I've ever seen a guy give up more soft-contact hits in a five-inning stint. At the very least he was better than an ailing Ryan has been recently.
  12. HerbieFan
    I sure hope Ryan is legit dinged up cuz these last seven starts were....concerning
  13. HerbieFan
    The highest ranking being #9 says all you need know. Adding a bat isn't going to make any difference unless the players already in house start to perform. With the FO's recent trade history I wouldn't want them to make a trade now. Let's be honest, this team is going nowhere...even if they win the pathetic AL Central. Heck, if they aren't going to re-sign Sonny Gray I wouldn't be against them trading him at the deadline. I also see no reason to continue trotting Joey Gallo out there either. I liked the signing...signed him at the low end of his possible outcomes and he's delivered just that. I'd prefer to see what Larnach or Wallner can do if they would just play them everyday...time to find out what the kids can do.
  14. HerbieFan
    Hindsight is ALWAYS 20/20. But I feel like we could have this type of discussion about virtually every bat currently on the 26-man.
  15. HerbieFan
    The season is like a broken record.....
  16. HerbieFan
    Nick, you summed it up when you said Kiriloff is the only one to live up to expectations. That's an organizational failure. All of their major additions are on pace for career-high strike out rates. Only hitters over .800 OPS are Kiriloff and Jeffers and they really haven't gotten enough at bats for that to be an encouragement. Can all of this possibly be a coincidence?
  17. HerbieFan
    Whatever the organizational approach is, the pathetic OPS numbers from the lineup on a nightly basis say it isn't working.
  18. HerbieFan
    Agree. Agree 100%. Agree 100% with all of it. Especially the thought that not having DH at bats for the likes of Correa, Gallo, Polanco may play a role in keeping them healthy.
  19. HerbieFan
    Jeffers continues to play/hit like he has, Vazquez becomes the 1B to Jeffers' 1A. It's an overpay for that at 10 million but still leaves the club in a really good position. I suspect a 60/40 split going forward may benefit Vazquez as well.
  20. HerbieFan
    I know with the offense struggling, people lament the loss of Arraez, but how's the Pablo Lopez trade looking now? A top 3 of Lopez, Gray and Ryan is still good enough to lead the staff to a division championship.
  21. HerbieFan
    37 games is no longer a small sample size. This offense and the offensive approach, with the strikeouts, lack of hard contact and inability to hit WRISP, is officially a problem.
  22. HerbieFan
    When Gallo was signed, the assumption, I think, was that AK would play 1B and Gallo would man a corner OF spot. I thought Larnach was headed to AAA to rebound from a mostly lost season due to injury. If Kiriloff is ready, and Larnach looks like he could use a "reset" I honestly don't know what they're waiting for.
  23. HerbieFan
    The trade is water under the bridge. Moving forward, maybe Mahle should just start throwing left handed :)
  24. HerbieFan
    What feels different to me is the quality at the top...namely Pablo Lopez, Sonny Gray and Joe Ryan. Ryan is a different pitcher...shut down the Yankees, two bat at bats against Houston but otherwise shut them down. Hopefully the lineup can get healthy and make up for some of the "bad days" the rotation has down the road.
  25. HerbieFan
    Ummmm....No
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