I'm not a big fan of Molitor but firing (allowing contract to expire) him makes no sense, the Twins just finished one of the best comeback seasons of all time. The young guys got better and the team made the playoffs even though the FO sold a couple assets. This one game does not make or break Molly's job.
Don't wanna be captain hindsight here, but I was OK with Santana staying in because Berrios doesn't pitch well on the road, struggled against the Yanks here last week, and the ump is brutal. Ugh.
Normally I would laugh off this type of "conspiracy" stuff, but I actually believe the MLB/media really wants the Yankees to win this one. They want a Yankees/Indians series. The odds for the Yankees winning the World Series are 8/1, same as the Nationals and Red Sox (Twins' odds are 18/1).
We have 3 games against a AAA team and the rest of the motley crew in the playoff race aren't even .500. I'm not the least bit concerned about them. We should be shaking in our boots at the thought of having a playoff series against Cleveland.
Yes, agreed. He's been a great long reliever, which is something this team desperately needs. 1500 ESPN's Derek Wetmore made a 25 man roster playoff prediction and included Duffey over Gee. I really don't want that to happen.
If we needed a 4th starter, I would start Mejia and around the 4th inning I would get Gee in and have him face the whole lineup once. Colon is out of gas and he's been horrible as of late, I would only utilize him as a reliever for an inning or two.