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  1. Danchat
    Yeah, get swept Cleveland!!! We actually went 7-3 against them on the year. Great stuff, now it's time to take the division from the White Sox. Let's go!!
  2. Danchat
    I find it funny that the Cubs got a no-hitter on the Brewers... poor Milwaukee has almost given up 2 no hitters (Maeda nearly had it against them). Their lineup really has been punchless this year.
  3. Danchat
    Wow, it just seems that this team plays better against the Indians and White Sox. It's a good thing that they won't be facing the Tigers or Royals in the postseason, since we seem to play our worst baseball against them!
  4. Danchat
    Looks like Rooker will hit the 45 day IL and will allow another 40 man move. I would suggest Blankenhorn to play a bit of 2B and Marwin/Wade can play RF until Kepler is back. Also, shouldn't Nick Gordon be re-added to the 40 man soon?
  5. Danchat
    I don't know what it is, but it feels like this lineup hits better against the Indians and White Sox pitching and for some reason does worse against the Royals and Tigers. Buxton and Donaldson were missing during a lot of those games, but still...
  6. Danchat
    Marwin is slow reminder #17...
  7. Danchat
    Doesn't look like we'll be gaining a game on the White Sox, as they're up 12-0 against the Tigers.
  8. Danchat
    I'm fine with Maeda going 7 here. Only 4 baserunners all game!
  9. Danchat
    Yup, he has reached the Mendoza line. Not good, but with Arraez out, he and Adrianza are going to be playing at 2B. I kinda wish we would have given Blankenhorn a shot to see if he could hit any better by this point.
  10. Danchat
    Except for that one time where he set the Twins record for most hitters K'd in a row!
  11. Danchat
    BUXTON!!!!!!!!!!
  12. Danchat
    Sounds about right. At the moment, this makes them 1 for 2 on former Twins starters, with Lance Lynn having a dominant season.
  13. Danchat
    Rosario's career tripleslash: .277/.309/.477 (.786 OPS) 2019 Rookie of the Year candidates: Yordan Alvarez .313/.412/.655 (1.067 OPS) Brandon Lowe .270/.336/.514 (.850 OPS) Eloy Jimenez .267/.315/.513 (.828 OPS) Cavan Biggio .234/.364/.429 (.793 OPS) (NL) Pete Alonso .260/.358/.583 (.941 OPS) Fernando Tatis Jr. .317/.379/.590 (.969 OPS) Bryan Reynolds .314/.377/.503 (.880 OPS) With a tripleslash a little below Eddie's, you would be lucky to get a single vote for ROTY. We're in the era of the juiced ball, and a .786 OPS with 32 HRs isn't as rare as it used to be.
  14. Danchat
    That's true... though for some reason the Twins are 18-5 in home games this year!
  15. Danchat
    Y'know, you could make this exact same argument about Brian Dozier - team leader and well-respected in the locker room, very good hitter who hit HRs and scored lots of runs as a leadoff man, and had shaky fielding skills. The team abruptly shipped him off in 2018 as his play declined somewhat, and despite losing a player loved by the team and the fans, the 2019 offense turned out to be a historic unit without him. As I've said before, I'm not looking to replace him immediately, but it's worth wondering whether it's better giving him his arbitration money (should be around $10M), or spending that elsewhere to improve the team. It's not impossible to find a free agent or develop one of our several highly touted prospects to replace him. I could understand either retaining him or moving on form him, I think both sides are certainly defensible.
  16. Danchat
    Here's a fun one: The Twins currently have the 7th best record in baseball, but are in position to clinch the playoffs as a 7 seed. It's pretty unlucky that the Twins are in the division with two of the six better teams, especially since there's only 2 NL teams that have a better record.
  17. Danchat
    Is there a stat tracked ranking players with opportunities with men on base? I found that Rosario has runners on (any base) in 44% of his PAs, but I have no idea what to compare that too. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Also, I'll state what I've said before: Rosario is a streaky 1.5 - 3 WAR corner OF who provides quality clutch hitting, but makes too many boneheaded mistakes. I just wish Rocco could get to him and cut out some of the gaffes. He's not irreplaceable, but not a guy who should be abandoned ASAP. With the current prospect talent at OF (Krilioff / Rooker (probably 1B tho) / Larnach / Sabato), it's pretty clear they won't be giving him an extension. But he certainly might be back in 2021 under his arb. price.
  18. Danchat
    It's too bad we don't play more doubleheaders, because Cruz always hits a HR in both games! I hope Alcala is OK; and I'm kinda done with Poppen. I wouldn't mind if he is DFA'd and they claim a waiver wire arm to potentially fix. Though I guess it is getting late in the season to be tinkering with guys like that. Maybe Duran/Colina/Chalmers in the pen then.
  19. Danchat
    Well, you learn something new every day - I had no idea only 4 teams went to the playoffs back then. That's really lame!
  20. Danchat
    I don't get why Polanco/Buxton/Arraez haven't pinch hit yet over Adrianza or Gonzalez. Those two have been black holes in the lineup recently.
  21. Danchat
    Yikes, didn't realize May has a ERA north of 5.5. I thought he was better than that...
  22. Danchat
    Do we have a stat for how often a hitter has an appearance with runners on? It sure seems like Eddie has a guy on base most times he's up.
  23. Danchat
    It feels like the Twins have played their best against the Cardinals this year... which is odd, since they're a pretty good team.
  24. Danchat
    And that’s why Baldelli likes to pull the starter before the damage starts in the 3rd time though the batting order.
  25. Danchat
    Any news on who our 29th man is?
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