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  1. Danchat
    I know it's an unpopular take, but I'm in total agreement. Selling high on a guy who is probably at the peak of his value is a wise move to make before his play inevitably decreases because he's a 30 year old utility player. Obviously it depends if he continues to hit to the deadline, but with how much hitting is down around the league I wonder if they could get a decent package for him given he has 2.5 years of control left. If the return is similar to what they got for 2 months of Castro (at the time a non-top 30 prospect from the Rangers), then I will decline. I'm not advocating for giving him away for very little as if he's a rental. Huh? How is a 33 year old DH hitting 77 OPS+ with 2 months of control left the same value as Clemens assuming he's still hitting above average and has 2.5 years of control left?
  2. Danchat
    It sounds like Prielipp is on a pitch count and it's probably not up to Shelton to be able to push him that far.
  3. Danchat
    He should wait behind the others who are hitting better at AAA and would be far better defensively.
  4. Danchat
    Royce played 10 games at 3B, 2 games at 1B, and 1 game at 2B at AAA... and now he's up in the majors playing 2B. This organization never seems to have any idea how to prepare players defensively. Just like how they should have known Lee had no business playing SS.
  5. Danchat
    Travis Adams in a save situation is certainly a choice...
  6. Danchat
    Uh, I have some bad news for you.
  7. Danchat
    I believe that is accurate, I remember reading that the process can take up to 9-10 days and the 7 + 2 math aligns with that.
  8. Danchat
    Austin Martin's OPS is nearing sub .700 OPS... hard to imagine after he started off the year so darn hot. Pretty crazy how things can take a turn for the worse. And yeah, seems like the Twins were right to start him off in a platoon. Once Twins Daily users got what they want with him playing every day against righties, his numbers have dropped.
  9. Danchat
    For AAA, I'm seeing Sabato at 261 innings, Gonzalez at 114, Wagaman 94 (gone), and Fedko 26. Seems like it's mostly just Sabato and Gonzalez playing at 1B.
  10. Danchat
    Shelton let Prielipp stay in too long... but seems like folks only get mad at the manager for pulling the starter too early, not too late. Thanks for jinxing it! Also, Yoendrys has been really good so far, and they haven't needed to have a full-time closer.
  11. Danchat
    Mendez has also stayed healthy unlike nearly all the other OF prospects, I hope we see him in the majors soon. There's really no reason not to give him a chance, he's already on the 40 man and is using an option year. If he continues to rake, he should be up before September.
  12. Danchat
    That was my reaction too. They need flexibility in the pen and Lawrence gives them less. Not to mention unlike other waiver claims, Lawrence has an extensive MLB track record... as a reliever with an ERA over 5. I don't think he's gonna be the next Yoendrys Garcia.
  13. Danchat
    Tristan Gray is at 22 RBIs, 5th on the team... as expected!
  14. Danchat
    He was given 3 PAs and hit a double in one of them, and then sent back down to the minors, he wasn't given a real chance like others mentioned. He has legitimately nothing to do with your point about Wallner and Lewis vs "vets we shouldn't give up on".
  15. Danchat
    I'm fine keeping Gabby down for now, he's overall not hit well at AAA and he's still very young. Let the guys who have earned a promotion get a shot What would the other shoe be? Him asking for his release, an off the field issue?
  16. Danchat
    And most of their draft picks have just been bad... Larnach, Wallner, and Lewis are their primary successes. Jeffers has probably been the regime's best draft pick. At most, a DFA trade or a throw-in like Ty France was last year. Even then, France was hitting better than this and wasn't close to as old.
  17. Danchat
    Just checking in... Clemens in CF, Arcia at 1B... yep, we've reached that portion of the season.
  18. Danchat
    I hadn't heard of Paredes until he was promoted to AAA, we are really delving into the farm system's pitching depth. His numbers in AAA were pretty good, but I don't think anyone would have guessed he'd be pitching in the majors at this point.
  19. Danchat
    Correction, I was thinking of when SWR was optioned at the end of 2024, and he was already optioned back in April so optioning him in September didn't change anything. I must have forgotten in 2025 SWR was demoted to AAA for a month... at that point he only had an ERA at 5.02 after a bad start. Looks like Zebby Matthews replaced him in the rotation, but he was worse and SWR came back in June to supplant him. Using his final option year there seems to be a mistake in hindsight.
  20. Danchat
    I didn't see this coming now... I felt like there was some life when he was throwing in the 1-2 inning range. I'd be hesitant to give up on a guy who was a fairly decent starter last year. He will be claimed. And they're doing this not to give up on him, but just for the spot in the bullpen? This team isn't in the midst of a playoff run and badly needs bullpen depth... strange move. But it's not a corollary to Liam Hendriks, he was very bad in the majors and then after a good 3-4 years he re-emerged as a legit reliever. SWR was effective as recently as last season. Too bad they used one of his option years at the end of last year IIRC... whoops!
  21. Danchat
    Heck yeah! IMO he was the best candidate they interviewed.
  22. Danchat
    This was posted on May 7th: https://www.mlb.com/news/mick-abel-experiences-right-elbow-inflammation-during-rehab-process
  23. Danchat
    Small sample sizes, but both Laweryson and Funderburk have been pitching very poorly at AAA the past couple weeks... Not great to see Rojas go down like this. Another reason why trading Varland for what I've been told is just for Rojas (and Roden was supposedly just a throw-in) was not a good idea, it's never good to put all your eggs in one basket, especially when that basket is a pitching prospect.
  24. Danchat
    Laweryson is ready to come off the IL so you'd think he takes Adams' place, but his rehab appearances at AAA have been pretty bad. Lewis with 7 HRs in 9 games, 40 PAs at St Paul... gee whiz!
  25. Danchat
    Blankenhorn? The dude only got 4 PAs in the majors as a Twin, how on earth is that an example of "giving prospects too much rope"?!
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