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  1. I would look into re-signing Odorizzi and Pineda - I think both can be a bit underrated, and Pineda might improve in his second year after TJ surgery. Odorizzi is pretty darn effective through 4-5 innings, which is a surprisingly uncommon thing these days. I'm done with Gibson, I've seen enough. He can go get overpaid elsewhere.
  2. They looked much better against him when we played this year, but yes, the at bats they had against Hader last year were so bad I'll never forget it. Bobby Wilson looked like he was swinging a giant noodle up at the plate.
  3. I think Perez and Graterol will be in the pen... and honestly, I think that's the best we can do at this point. If Dyson is up to snuff, our bullpen will be solid with this group - and that's with no sarcasm, I think this is a pretty good group. Now the rotation is what really concerns me, and the only reinforcements they have from the minors is Thorpe... I'm very concerned about them.
  4. Rogers' last 2 weeks: 5.2 IP 0 ERs, 2 Hits, 8/1 K/BB How is that struggling big time? He had also only thrown once in the last week (he didn't between between the 4th and the 10th of August), so I don't buy that he was fatigued by yesterday's 2 inning outing. Sometimes your best reliever fails you - it happened for Cleveland today too.
  5. If I would've known Gallen was available, I would have loved to see the Twins try to acquire him. We could really use a starter like him not only for the playoff run, but for 2020 and on.
  6. Nice article, I like these stats you've brought up. I don't see Berrios-Pineda-Odorizzi holding up very well in a playoff series, but hey, that's what we got at this point.
  7. In hindsight, we probably should have traded high on most Terry Ryan prospects. Though I never quite understood the hype on Granite,
  8. IMO it makes sense to replace Arraez with another prospect on the list, I don’t think we need to see his numbers here anymore.
  9. Hand hung a breaking ball high and down the middle on his first pitch, but Rosario was under it and missed it. I think he was right to come out swinging at the first pitch.
  10. Nice job, Thorpe, he'll be back up soon when we need a fresh arm. Let's see Graterol take on some AA guys before giving him a shot at the big leagues. He's only just recovered from the shoulder impediment, so it wouldn't be wise to rush things.
  11. I just read that Randy Dobnak is getting called up. I would be fine is this is the last we see of Stewart, he just isn’t MLB caliber and his minor league track record shows that. Here’s hoping Smeltzer will be in the rotation over Perez once pineda is healthy. Wes coaxed one great month out of Perez, but he’s back to the old version he used to be.
  12. Cool to see Jax promoted to AAA. He will need to be added to the 40 man this winter, maybe he can help in 2020.
  13. Perhaps the old reverse-jinx article will work some wonders and Schoop will get hot. The "Sano is a fading superstar" article did the trick. I also recall the "stick a fork in 'em" rants from a few years back yielding some very nice results, for those who were around back then.
  14. The Twins Minor league system has had plenty of players tear things up, arrive at the majors, and then get their butts kicked. Remember Yohan Pino, AJ Achter, Adam Brett Walker? No? Jaylin Davis may go on to be a good 4th OF, but calling up hot prospects doesn’t win championships. Jake Cave was crushing AAA as well and check out his stat line!
  15. Our young phenom’s name is Luis Arraez. The problem is, everyone’s hurt, or we might be seeing Raley or Rooker getting a shot in the outfield. I would give Cave a fair shake, let him get more time with Rowson and Rudy to see if they can get him back to where he was last year. I’d like to see Zander Wiel get a chance, but he shouldn’t be playing CF.
  16. It's good to see Celestino salvaging this season. He was pretty awful the first few months, but the past couple weeks he's been anything but that.
  17. Cave is a solid corner outfielder, but he’s not great out in CF. Keeping Kepler in CF while Buxton is hurt seems to be the way to go.
  18. Just a housekeeping note here - many of us didn't like how Pineda was removed early from this game as he was just at 81 pitches, but with Pineda hitting the IL, is it possible he was removed early due to the triceps injury? Just a thought.
  19. Don't forget that they have another year of control over Dyson in 2020, which I imagine was a big factor in the price of the trade. I also find it hard to "get played" when a team gives up 3 non top-30 prospects. Davis might become a good MLB player, but with Kepler, Buxton, Rosario, and Rooker, Kiriloff, and Larnach on the way, there wasn't room for him.
  20. Not playing well = winning 6 of our last 8 and scoring 11 runs yesterday? I know we have some issues to iron out, but I think it’s safe to say the offense is firing on most cylinders.
  21. Darn, Duran was having a great outing and then totally cratered in the 6th... 5 earned runs on just 3 hits!
  22. I do think we need to get Littell back up here, he was doing well in close games and it seemed Baldelli was starting to trust him.
  23. I wonder what the plan for him is. He seems ready to try and take on MLB pitching, but we have no room for him.
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