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  1. Danchat
    The Twins really love kicking butt on the road. Good start boys, 6 runs with 0 HRs!
  2. Danchat
    Wow, nasty groundball from Sano!
  3. Danchat
    Schoop with a 2 out RISP HR?! Wow!!
  4. Danchat
    Yeah, Diaz and Davis were traded at peak value, I’d say. Going back further, the Twins sold high on Jermaine Palacios when they shipped him out for Odorizzi. Palacios’ stock has plummeted since the trade, as he’s been stuck in the .500 OPS range for two years now.
  5. Danchat
    I imagine the Twins will swing a trade for at least one starter over the offseason - they have so many solid hitting prospects that they should move a few for pitching.
  6. Danchat
    I thought I'd never say this, but we've had a Tim Melville sighting! Yes, that one AAAA lifer that you hallucinated having a single start as a Twin has re-emerged with the Colorado Rockies. So far: 2 starts, 12 IP, 1 earned run. Who woulda thunk?!
  7. Danchat
    Good game boys, beating an ace like Giolito is not an easy task. This is a very good win. Now, why do we play so much better on the road?! It seemed like all of our past home games were filled with crazy hijinks, bad errors, and bad RISP, but then we go on the road and our ailments are suddenly cured.
  8. Danchat
    It's for safety. I know some have questioned why all MLB teams haven't implemented nets that span the entire foul line - it's probably something that's coming soon. (it started with a kid getting nailed with a line drive in that area, I think here in Chicago.)
  9. Danchat
    I don't think so, unless there are signs he needs another break. Berrios and Gibson could really use breaks.
  10. Danchat
    The problem is Schoop is mostly only useful against lefties, and there are far more righties than lefties in the MLB. Also, Schoop is not good getting on base compared to Arraez, which is something this lineup needs to complement its power. Jonathan is also a very poor clutch hitter (at least this season). Schoop is a useful player, but the Twins lineup could use a OBP guy who you know is going to make contact most of the time when he's at the plate.
  11. Danchat
    Off the top of my head: Lineup: RF Kepler, SS Polanco, DH Cruz, LF Rosario, 3B Sano, 2B Arraez, CF Buxton, C Garver, 1B Cron Bench: UTL Gonzalez, C Castro, 2B Schoop, UTL Adrianza Starters/Primaries: SP Berrios, SP Odorizzi, SP Pineda, LHP Perez, RHP Gibson Relievers: LHP Rogers, RHP Romo, RHP Dyson, RHP May, RHP Duffey, RHP Littell, RHP Graterol I would flip Cave for Schoop if there are no lefty starting pitchers to face. I wanted to keep Gibson off the list... but he'll be there. Methinks Littell and Graterol will earn spots with some nice pitching in September.
  12. Danchat
    Yeah... things aren't looking good. At this point you just have to hope he can hit the reset button over the offseason and hope for the best... I wonder... would Romero have any trade value over the offseason? Like, as a reclamation project? I know they wouldn't get much for him, but they may have to DFA him next Spring and get less for him then... I doubt this happens, but it's a possibility. More likely is that he would be a throw-in on a offseason trade for a starting pitcher (headlined by a much better prospect, of course).
  13. Danchat
    I think you’re missing the point, I think the article is trying to say that his 2019 could go similarly to Price’s rookie year. I don’t think it was the point to say that Graterol will be the next Price.
  14. Danchat
    I’ve been pounding the table for about a year now to have Alcala move to the bullpen. Just reading the initial scouting reports on him, it seemed he was destined to be a reliever. He was a top 10 prospect for the astros, so I wouldn’t say he’s a ‘gem’, unless that translates to ‘stud reliever’.
  15. Danchat
    Taking 2 out of 3 against Detroit is acceptable... now go beat the White Sox this time. Being on the road should help. The Indians will also be on the road against Detroit and Tampa Bay this week... that Tampa series will be big for them, as the Rays are just a half game back from them. Also worth mentioning is that the A's are just a single game behind Cleveland too.
  16. Danchat
    What was that about penciling Cron and Schoop in the lineup was "trying not to win"? I'd put Schoop in the lineup whenever we face a lefty.
  17. Danchat
    Acceptable work, Perez, now let's see if the bullpen can handle the rest. I assume we'll see May/Duffey and possibly some Thorpe too.
  18. Danchat
    Schoop hits .890 OPS this season against lefties, and since he's on the roster, Baldelli might as well put him in the lineup then, or else he's just wasting a roster spot. Cron looks out of sorts, he just hasn't been able to heal that thumb methinks. It's been night and day between the player he was in the first half of the season and the second.
  19. Danchat
    IMO he's a fine #3 starter in the MLB. Certainly not an ace, and maybe has the upside of a #2 if he could go to a place like Houston where his potential could be maximized. I can see why they didn't end up moving him because they probably asked for waaay too much in a trade.
  20. Danchat
    With Graterol, Alcala, and Colina all at AAA now, the flamethrowers are moving their way up - I hope to see these guys help in 2020... and also have Brusdar help the 2019 squad to, of course.
  21. Danchat
    My brain is broken from reading through this Andrew Luck retiring news, so I can't overreact to the fact that Romo shouldn't be pitching today.
  22. Danchat
    It looks like my arguing for keeping Cave around the past two weeks has been worth it. I'd much rather have this guy on the roster over Billy Hamilton - Cave is getting back to the guy he was last year, he just had a rough stretch to start the year, just like Marwin Gonzalez. At this point, we need to figure out who's hot right now and pencil them into the lineup... as long as they won't kill us defensively.
  23. Danchat
    Marwin is usually graded among the top 1B in the league defensively, so they should try to get him more starts there now that Cave is playing better in RF.
  24. Danchat
    I would yank Gibson after the next runner he puts on - we've dealt enough with trying to get more out of our starters. Go to the pen now if necessary.
  25. Danchat
    It's hard to believe Edwin Jackson has allowed one hit thus far and Gibson has allowed 7. I know we needed starting pitching at the deadline, but if the FO knew that Berrios and Gibson were both going to implode in August, I think they would have done more. This isn't an attempt to exonerate the FO... it's just... baseball is so random and weird sometimes. Is it fatigue? Low effort? Are they just straight-up choking? Pitch effectiveness suddenly faded away?
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