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  1. Danchat
    Yeah, Dan Bailey looks like he's going to be the next kicker to get replaced midseason. I'm not sure why they didn't at least bring in a few UDFA kickers to push Bailey...
  2. Danchat
    I just read that Randy Dobnak is getting called up. I would be fine is this is the last we see of Stewart, he just isn’t MLB caliber and his minor league track record shows that. Here’s hoping Smeltzer will be in the rotation over Perez once pineda is healthy. Wes coaxed one great month out of Perez, but he’s back to the old version he used to be.
  3. Danchat
    Cool to see Jax promoted to AAA. He will need to be added to the 40 man this winter, maybe he can help in 2020.
  4. Danchat
    Maybe Berrios could use a quick trip to the IL for maintenance.
  5. Danchat
    Perhaps the old reverse-jinx article will work some wonders and Schoop will get hot. The "Sano is a fading superstar" article did the trick. I also recall the "stick a fork in 'em" rants from a few years back yielding some very nice results, for those who were around back then.
  6. Danchat
    I see it's time to turn the game back on. Boy I love Cruz!!
  7. Danchat
    Cave made a good play in CF? Well, that's refreshing!
  8. Danchat
    Acuna and Albies are single-handedly crushing Berrios. Yikes. These two are going to be a deadly duo for a long time.
  9. Danchat
    It seems like it's been since the Yankees series the Twins have been down by more than 3 runs...
  10. Danchat
    Sano's plate discipline is about 50 times better than what it was in June. He's an entirely different hitter at the plate!
  11. Danchat
    Berrios does not seem like he was shaken by that leadoff HR. He looks ready to go deep into this one. Let's support him, hitters!
  12. Danchat
    Treadwell (I like to call him Bustwell) is currently 5th on the depth chart, behind Chad Beebe and Jordan Taylor, so he's probably toast. The DT battle is mostly for snaps, Stephen is a run stopper, and the real competition may be Jalyn Holmes vs Hercules Mata'afa for the spot when it's a passing down. Jaleel Johnson and 6th round rookie Armon Watts will be in the thick of it as well. But that's basically it for position battles, unless you don't count the incredibly exciting long snapper battle between Kevin McDermott and Austin Cutting.
  13. Danchat
    The Twins Minor league system has had plenty of players tear things up, arrive at the majors, and then get their butts kicked. Remember Yohan Pino, AJ Achter, Adam Brett Walker? No? Jaylin Davis may go on to be a good 4th OF, but calling up hot prospects doesn’t win championships. Jake Cave was crushing AAA as well and check out his stat line!
  14. Danchat
    Our young phenom’s name is Luis Arraez. The problem is, everyone’s hurt, or we might be seeing Raley or Rooker getting a shot in the outfield. I would give Cave a fair shake, let him get more time with Rowson and Rudy to see if they can get him back to where he was last year. I’d like to see Zander Wiel get a chance, but he shouldn’t be playing CF.
  15. Danchat
    It's good to see Celestino salvaging this season. He was pretty awful the first few months, but the past couple weeks he's been anything but that.
  16. Danchat
    Mejia since getting DFA'd: 6 innings, 2 runs earned, 8/2 K/BB, 8 hits given up. It's intriguing to see a contender like the Cards using him, but he's probably not much more than a long reliever at this point.
  17. Danchat
    And that's why we haven't given up on May yet!
  18. Danchat
    He's got a live arm that can touch the high 90s, he's dirt cheap, and if you remove his awful rookie season that happened a half-decade ago, he's got a 4.15 ERA. A team that prides itself on developing pitchers should have figured out how to get this guy to work. And there you go, May did a better job than Harper and Duffey did.
  19. Danchat
    I thought Twins Daily held Marwin in higher regard... but perhaps not!
  20. Danchat
    Twins Daily would have loved that move, of course, as long as it happened a few hours before the deadline (to reduce the stress of waiting for a move to happen).
  21. Danchat
    For anyone interested: Odorizzi # of times pitched into (got at least an out) in the 7th inning: 2018: 3 times / 32 starts 2019: 2 times / 22 starts # of times pitched into the 8th inning: 2018: 1 time, got 1 out 2019: None
  22. Danchat
    He passed the eye and stat test last year in 309 PAs compared to this year's 105 PAs. He does have a tendency to make some bone-headed plays in the outfield, I'll give you that. Or how about this? 2019 Marwin Gonzalez first 110 PAs of the year: .200/.277 (.553 OPS) 2019 Jake Cave first 103 PAs: .198/.320 (.623 OPS)
  23. Danchat
    I was looking at AL-only players. BBref has Trout, Semien, Bregman, Chapman, Polanco, Betts, LeMahieu, Springer, Devers, and Lindor ahead of him WAR-wise. OPS-wise, Cruz, Springer, Bogaerts, Devers, Bregman, Santana, Martinez, LeMahieu, and Meadows are ahead of him.
  24. Danchat
    Not sure about that... Trout is obviously going to be the MVP. Kepler isn't top 10 in OPS and isn't in the top 10 position player WAR (according to BBref). He should get some votes, at the very least.
  25. Danchat
    Holy buckets, Kepler went from 3 seasons of .730 OPS baseball to hitting 31 HRs, .900 OPS, and being on pace for around 45 HRs total. My goodness!! Remember when we were talking about trading Kepler this offseason? It's a good thing they didn't! And now that I think about it a little more, I remember an article from a couple years ago comparing Kepler and Christian Yelich's early careers... Kepler isn't the MVP candidate like he is, but he's one heck of a good player. Certainly better than Bryce Harper this year!
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