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  1. Danchat
    Looks like it's going to be a combination of Gibson and Smeltzer tomorrow, with the possibility of multiple innings from Mejia too. Maybe they use Gibson as an opener...
  2. Danchat
    How is it a joke that a reliever with a remarkable 1.27 ERA (with a similarly great 2.12 FIP) was a All-Star replacement? Is it because he plays for Oakland or because he's Liam Hendriks, the failed Twins prospect turned reliever?
  3. Danchat
    My goodness, Gallo... I'm not sure if I've ever seen someone throw a ball that far from CF.
  4. Danchat
    I would like Wiel to get a chance eventually, but I also want to see Wade in the big leagues and he's on the 40 man roster. I'd like to get a glimpse to see if Wade has what it takes to stick as a 4th OF.
  5. Danchat
    Lineups: TEX Jesse Chavez 3-3, 2.97 ERA, 56 SO Shin-Soo Choo (L) RF Willie Calhoun (L) LF Elvis Andrus ® SS Joey Gallo (L) CF Nomar Mazara (L) DH Rougned Odor (L) 2B Asdrubal Cabrera (S) 3B Ronald Guzman (L) 1B Jeff Mathis ® C - Twins Michael Pineda 5-4, 4.78 ERA, 75 SO Max Kepler (L) RF Jorge Polanco (S) SS Nelson Cruz ® DH Luis Arraez (L) 3B Miguel Sano ® 1B LaMonte Wade Jr (L) LF Jonathan Schoop ® 2B Jason Castro (L) C Byron Buxton ® CF
  6. Danchat
    Boy, we should probably save these runs for another day... but I suppose trashing the Texas bullpen isn't a bad idea.
  7. Danchat
    IMO it depends on the type of contact a pitcher allows if they aren't striking out a bunch of guys. If Perez was getting a bunch of soft groundballs and pop-ups, that's good; but if there was lots of hard contact, then that wasn't quite as good. Strikeouts are great but they aren't the be all and end all.
  8. Danchat
    Perez regaining his mojo would be huge for this rotation. His last start against the Rays was huge, another would be even huger.
  9. Danchat
    Yeeeeeaaaaaaaaah this is what I'm talking about! Now please, stop raining so we can finish this game! ...with a win, hopefully.
  10. Danchat
    We are grounding into a lot of double plays lately... good thing we got Garver in before that happened.
  11. Danchat
    The stats do look funny, but bad starts are much worse for a team than a bad night from the bullpen. Having Perez and Odorizzi come down to earth with Gibson and Pineda being middling have hurt this team pretty badly. The pen has done a fantastic job with the late inning games, and since Hildy was demoted, the number of "implosion" innings from the pen have been low. But unfortunately it's just as Chief said; getting a good reliever will be much easier than getting a good starter. I would still like at least one high leverage guy to spell Rogers... but I'm not sure what to do about finding another starter.
  12. Danchat
    Whoa... Lance Lynn has been kicking butt lately? Ugh. Pitchers can fluctuate between good and bad seasons pretty easily, it seems.
  13. Danchat
    I would guess some of their struggleshave to do more with the juiced ball in AAA rather than making it to the majors too early. Both are having some major control issues... the Twins have struggled with developing pitchers for a long time now.
  14. Danchat
    Well yeah, I don’t think anyone expects him to keep hitting over .400. But I do think he can hit over .300 in the bigs, and that’s worth keeping on our roster.
  15. Danchat
    I thought any player taken off the 40 man has to clear waivers and then can be either outrighted or released.
  16. Danchat
    I know Allen pitched two games at Fort Myers and was sent to either AA or AAA, I can't remember which. I doubt this is related to him. He only topped out at 91 MPH and probably isn't ready for another shot in the big leagues yet. This has happened in the past before where the Twins have left a spot open on the 40 man roster for a small chunk of time... it'll get filled soon enough.
  17. Danchat
    Huh. I heard a lot of good things about Vasquez last year, so it's surprising to see him get outrighted already - but he made it through waivers, so he's still ours, which is nice. I wonder if the Twins figured they'd get him through waivers now instead of at a different time? I imagine they'll keep the 40 man spot open until they need it. I could also see them calling up Cody Stashak and giving him a chance.
  18. Danchat
    Well, getting guys on base isn't the problem for this squad, it's getting them in. The RISP hitting has been very disappointing for about the past 2-3 weeks now. I would be fine with DFA'ing Morin and getting a reliever with options up, so we can continue to move guys up and down who have options. Since we're probably a couple weeks away from any trades, maybe get a guy like Stashak or Reed up here and give them some chances?
  19. Danchat
    I'll compile a quick list for you of players (some may be borderline): Travis Blankenhorn Brusdar Graterol Jorge Alcala Griffin Jax Tom Hackimer Jhoan Duran Wander Javier Gilberto Celestino Luis Rijo Players who were already Rule 5 eligible but are having good years Lewin Diaz (has been eligible for the 2017 & 2018 rule 5 drafts!) Cody Stashak Jaylin Davis Colina does not need to be added until the 2020 offseason.
  20. Danchat
    Adrianza at 1B? Come on... we need Garver in this lineup, and he can play 1B!
  21. Danchat
    I can't believe we made it out of there alive. Now please, score a run, get Rogers out there, and win this darn game!
  22. Danchat
    Alright, let's get Rogers in there, please!
  23. Danchat
    Look like it's that time of the week where I ask the Twins to move Alcala to the pen. Yikes, now that's a bad start. Jaylin Davis is crushing it so well I would like to see him get a shot soon... but I'd also like to see Rooker and Wade get chances too. We have some solid OF prospects.
  24. Danchat
    If you guys haven't seen... Craig Kimbrel had a 5-4 lead in the 9th for the Cubs, and blew it, losing the game 6-5. He's got a solid 16.88 ERA in his first three appearances.
  25. Danchat
    Well, my pessimism comes from the Twin Cities not having a sports championship since I was born... But my point was more along the lines of that in baseball, good and bad teams have hot and cold streaks. The Twins were never going to win 110+ games and hit 400 HRs... but I can imagine this team getting hot again in a few weeks and we'll quickly forget most of these bad games.
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