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  1. Danchat
    So far so good, but I imagine he's going to run into K troubles eventually (pitchers making adjustments) and he'll have to overcome that. He had a pretty high K rate in AAA. That's not to say I don't believe in him, but it won't be easy.
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    Apparently Cruz and Sano have some soreness, which is why they've been out of the lineup. Hopefully they can score some runs without them. Pineda looks like he's having a Odorizzi-esque outing; effective, but taking a lot of pitches.
  3. Danchat
    I'd like to get May back on a reasonable deal, maybe 3/18? Something in that range perhaps. I'd let Odorizzi hit free agency, and only bring him back if his market is non-existent. We already have Berrios-Maeda-Pineda-Dobnak for 2021, and I would prefer to aim higher than Odo (give a big one year deal to Bauer, trade for a starter). I wouldn't underestimate Adrianza's contibutions as a defender. He plays SS really well, and I don't think we have anyone else who can play it even close to Ehire's level. I believe Gordon is considered to be a below average fielder, not sure if he has a future in the MLB. Blankenhorn is more of a 2B/3B guy. I wouldn't pony up a bunch of money for Adrianza since his bat is mediocre at best, but I would be scouring the market for a premium SS/utility guy.
  4. Danchat
    It might be Wade, as we already have 5 other OFs on the roster.
  5. Danchat
    I gotta say I'm getting really tired of Eddie's crap. His consistent boneheaded decisions are costing this team runs and it's getting infuriating. He can't do stuff like this in the playoffs when the stakes are going to be much higher.
  6. Danchat
    Littell was activated today and optioned. I wonder if Stashak will be ready soon.
  7. Danchat
    I saw Cleveland walked off Josh Hader in the 9th and got what I think were the first two hits he’s given up all season. Impressive!
  8. Danchat
    SANO, there we GO!
  9. Danchat
    Exactly, I was going to say the same thing. Wasted 2 strikes when he didn't need to.
  10. Danchat
    Thanks for putting so much into this article, I think you do the topic justice. I agree that going with bullpen games is the best option for the game at hand, but it does weaken the pen for the next day's game. Like how today we went through Rogers, Duffey, Wisler, Poppen, Thielbar, Romo, May, and Clippard. Only Alcala and Smeltzer didn't pitch. Thankfully Maeda has been able to get some length out of his starts, or things could get ugly.
  11. Danchat
    I remember him being adequate, if a bit below average the past couple years. I'll go check and see what Fangraphs has to say about him. From 2018-19, there were 88 catchers who caught at least 250 innings. Astudillo tied for 49th with 0 DRS (defensive runs saved). Fangraphs' pitching framing metric ranked him 44th at -0.1. Doesn't seem like he's a major liability.
  12. Danchat
    And just like that, a 4 game winning streak directly after an awful 6 game losing streak. Baseball can be weird sometimes!
  13. Danchat
    Man, normally you'd be happy that your pitching has only given up 2 runs over 13 innings today, but with this offense, the margin for error is so slim. I don't get why the Royals and Tigers pitchers are just owning our hitters.
  14. Danchat
    Yeah, there we go Rooker! That's what I'm talking about!
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    I'm hoping we can get to that point too. We're still at the point where the Terry Ryan-drafted prospects are still making their debuts (guys like Balazovic and Blankenhorn are TR prospects!). In an ideal world we'd have a couple of Kohl Stewart, Tyler Jay, Fernando Romero, Stephen Gonsalves, and Lewis Thorpe in the rotation - but due to that group's failure to contribute, it's left the pipeline dry. Hopefully we can get some of Duran, Cole Sands, Josh Winder, Bailey Ober, Blayne Enlow, Luis Rijo, Matt Canterino, and Dakota Chalmers to come up and contribute. But thanks to the minor leagues being cancelled, it's going to take longer to make that reality come to pass. We'll likely see another offseason with a couple starters signed, possibly on one year deals, but I am hoping they go for an ace in a trade. We just aren't at the point yet where the Falvey/Levine pitching prospects are ready, but the time will come.
  16. Danchat
    I haven't heard of a team rescinding a DFA before, so I don't think so... I think the Twins should call up Blankenhorn to play some 2B instead.
  17. Danchat
    It's good to see some life in this team, though this game felt like a freebie since Lopez was starting. We're just 1.5 games back now, and will likely have the tiebreaker over the White Sox since we're 4-2 against them. Not bad, as the Yankees, who have also scuttled lately (lost 7 straight), are 4.5 back on the Rays. I wonder if Kepler and Arraez will hit the IL after they both pulled something while running the bases. Perhaps Blankenhorn and Rooker will be given a shot?
  18. Danchat
    If I'm not mistaken, Rosie's HR looked to be at least 5 feet past the wall, how tall do you think Buxton is?
  19. Danchat
    If Kepler's hitting the IL, it's time to bring up one of the OF prospects.
  20. Danchat
    Gordon is still on the COVID list, as I believe he's had it since the start of the second spring training. I believe he's in the midst of recovering from it. I don't think he will play for the Twins this year.
  21. Danchat
    Wade was demoted to get Buxton on the roster.
  22. Danchat
    Can't remember the last time a DFA pickup got a save situation a month into the season... and looked pretty good!
  23. Danchat
    The Twins really are a different team when Buxton's playing. What an impact!
  24. Danchat
    Eh, I'd leave Pineda out there. Our best arms were used up yesterday and the offense is showing no signs of life, so might as well let him get out of his own mess.
  25. Danchat
    But not two?
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