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  1. Danchat
    I'm liking this Romero kid a lot. The difference between him and Hughes is quite vast, and I'm happy they called him up so soon.
  2. Danchat
    That's 9 straight strikes from Romero!
  3. Danchat
    Oh, I forgot that Thorpe's first name was Lewis, which happens to be the other starter's last name.
  4. Danchat
    Am I missing something here? It's just empty for me.
  5. Danchat
    Dietrich Enns has cleared waivers and will return to pitch in AAA. I think it would be wise to try and see if he could make it as a reliever, but as of now he's still slated to be a starter.
  6. Danchat
    Yeah, I think Littell can be a #4 starter. Looking at his minor league track record, I'm thinking he's going to need to spend most the season at AAA. For 2019, we'll have Berrios, Pineda, Gibson (final year of arb.), Odorizzi (final arb.), Romero, Mejia, and possibly Littell and Gonsalves all poised to be able to start. Based on the arbitrary starter 'number' comparisons, I'd say we have: #1: None #2: Berrios, Romero #3: Gonsalves #4: Odorizzi, Gibson, Littell, Pineda, May (could be higher, but he's been gone for so long) #5: Mejia, Slegers (maybe AAAA) I really like the depth, but there's still no clear #1 starter. Oh, and they should be able to DFA Hughes at some point.
  7. Danchat
    I'm not sure what Gordon and Wade have left to prove in AA at this point. It's time for at least a promotion to AAA and the Twins could use Wade in the majors right now.
  8. Danchat
    Interesting... Nick Anderson was not on my radar, but looking at the stats now, he's blown through the minors with some phenomenal numbers, especially in the upper minors. Sure, he's already 27, but he started with the Twins at age 24, so it's impressive he's made it all the way to AAA at this point. I think he could help the Twins at some point this year. I'd rather see him than other guys like Duffey.
  9. Danchat
    Yup, we're officially bad, if it wasn't official before. The bad teams are counting on us to consistently win games. I think some of us have forgotten how truly terrible Grossman is in the outfield. He was historically bad in 2016 and he's back to that level after not playing much outfield in 2017. It's not like his bat helps the lineup as in a good year he'll hit .260 with little power and good OBP... we have enough of that with Mauer. I'd almost rather see LaMarre play out there just for the defense. Or maybe they could get Wade up until Buxton is ready. On a different note, it seems Odorizzi gets so many strikeouts it clogs up his pitch count and he gets gassed real quick. I still think he can be a #3 starter, but we haven't quite gotten that from him. Reed regressing a little bit is what it is. Relievers will have cold and hot streaks sometimes. If they keep relying on him all the time, the odds are he will disappoint you sometimes.
  10. Danchat
    Yup, the White Sox were licking their chops coming into this series. Oh wait, I thought it was the 8th inning. Whoops. Game over!
  11. Danchat
    Is it a good idea to have Rogers throw a 3rd inning? Just wondering...
  12. Danchat
    Sometimes Molitor is a victim of really bad pitching. Other times Molitor just makes terrible decisions that could be seen coming a mile away. Between the two, the Twins have sure lost a lot of games...
  13. Danchat
    Palka gets his revenge!
  14. Danchat
    Did this happen?
  15. Danchat
    You mean there's nobody there or everybody who is there are all horrible people?
  16. Danchat
    Nice, Daniel Palka's in their lineup. I want to see him have a good game at the plate... and have the rest of the White Sox go hitless.
  17. Danchat
    I don't think Hughes pitching well for another team is a realistic concern. That's no reason to keep him on the team while providing negative value.
  18. Danchat
    He did a fine job today, and the pitching staff had a shutout. Good show!
  19. Danchat
    I don't give TR praise very often, but acquiring 6 years of Escobar for 2 months of Liriano was one heck of a trade. I've always liked having him around and I hope they find a way to keep him for a couple more years. They're going to need a reliable utility infielder if they keep playing Sano at 3B.
  20. Danchat
    Yes, but it's likely Gibson was out of gas and he probably doesn't get out of that inning without bullpen help. It was (and is) a lose-lose proposition for Molitor.
  21. Danchat
    I want to criticize optioning Curtiss back to AAA already... but I don't know, all of the young arms have looked awful, so I'm not sure what can be done. With the defense being so awful, I'm not sure I can be confident with Romero's first start. Especially with Grossman somewhere in the outfield.
  22. Danchat
    I'm starting to get on board the "time to find a long term 3B" bus. Sano may have a cannon for an arm, but he's a subpar defender (so say the metrics) and he can't stay healthy. Maybe they teach him to be 1B, but until then he might be destined for DH'ing. I wouldn't be surprised if the Twins traded him over the 2018-2019 offseason. Yes, I know I'm projecting very far out here, and his trade value is low at the moment, but I feel like this FO is going to move him at some point. Also, I'd like to see Nick Gordon get up here. We're down two starting infielders, and this offense can't afford to have both Adrianza and Petit in the lineups. Also, I knew that Enns was not a MLB caliber starter, but I would have liked to see him in the bullpen and see if he gained any juice throwing in the 'pen. It seems like our best relievers are usually failed starters, so I would have rather liked to see Magill DFA'd.
  23. Danchat
    I see we've returned to the 2016 defense.
  24. Danchat
    I don't think another inning for Pressly is a good idea... and then Rosario happens.
  25. Danchat
    I don't like that our options at catcher either are 1) above average defense who will be a black hole in the lineup or 2) competent hitter but poor defense.
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