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  1. Danchat
    Half the fans: Why are they babying Buxton? Get him back in the lineup! Other half of the fans: Give Buxton as much time as possible to return.
  2. Danchat
    Well, Romo's K/BB ratio is way better than it was last year... and that's about the end of the positives. No thanks!
  3. Danchat
    I'm not sure what you mean by "a glut at DE"... say you trade Griffen, then we have Hunter & Weatherly as the starters... and nothing proven behind them. Tashawn Bower has looked good during preseason games but hasn't gotten any run during the regular season, Ifeadi Odenigbo spent the 2018 season as a journeyman, and Ade Aruna blew his ACL last year. I guess they could move Jalyn Holmes to DE? I agree with trading Waynes, though. It sounds like Hughes' recovery is taking longer than expected so they are playing it safe there. They also probably didn't get an offer that they considered to be good enough to move Waynes.
  4. Danchat
    Ugh. A frustrating loss, but aren't they all frustrating? One of the biggest factors in the loss tonight in my opinion was the two errors by Adrianza - they lead to 3 unearned runs, costing us the game.
  5. Danchat
    This doesn't change the fact that striking out at a 50% clip is not acceptable, even with some HRs. I'll tolerate a lower level of strikeouts for more contact.
  6. Danchat
    SANO!!!!!!!!!!! For all the crap we've given you, you're the only part of the offense working today!
  7. Danchat
    Castro since June 5th: 42 PAs, 4 hits, 3 walks (.095/.167) Seems like a lot of hitters are slumping at the same time right now.
  8. Danchat
    I've heard this stomach ailment is something Adrianza has suffered since he was a child, so perhaps "ailment" isn't the right term for it.
  9. Danchat
    Compared to most teams, the Twins may have the healthiest pitching staff. Has anyone outside of Pineda and Mejia hit the IL this season?
  10. Danchat
    Thorpe has been banged up at AAA, but his strikeout numbers are surprisingly high. He could get placed in a Poppen-like scenario where he just eats some innings. Littell will be back soon enough, they just needed to send someone down who still had options. That's the downside to having guys like Magill and Morin who have already run out of options.
  11. Danchat
    With all of the injuries to the hitters and the tired bullpen, I'd be fine if we could play .500 ball until the All-Star Break and then get hot after that. Stay healthy boys and try to take 2 out of 3 against the Whities.
  12. Danchat
    Schoop has started to slump as of late but I would wait things out. I think it'd be wise to have Schoop play out his deal and hit free agency in 2020. Defensively Schoop has been panned by the advanced metrics, but he's been a good fielder in previous years so I wouldn't be surprised if he regresses to the mean and plays better. I have no idea what to do with Sano, and sending him to AAA is a legitimate option at this point. I wouldn't trade him during the season, though.
  13. Danchat
    Thorpe is in a funny spot as he's letting in a lot of runs, but I'm surprised how high his strikeout count is with his fastball topping out in the low 90s. With 2020 as his last option year, the clock is ticking and he's going to be out of options before they know it. I'm not sure what to do with Nick Gordon. I think he's definitely tradeable with our current stock of middle infielders and they wouldn't be moving him at a time when his stock is low. Arraez is a stud and should be a starter in 2020. I think he could legitimately be a .300 hitter in the majors with his penchant for hitting so many singles. He's a great fit for our lineup full of boom (HR) and bust (K) potential.
  14. Danchat
    But Chief, he still has an OPS of .800! Since June 17th he's 3 of 39 (.077) with 3 walks and 23 strikeouts. This is ridiculous. This especially hurts because Cave has been almost as bad the past week and Schoop's at-bats are starting to look bad too.
  15. Danchat
    Our pitchers deserve some credit, they pitched one heck of a game. The bullpen has been surprisingly resilient lately.
  16. Danchat
    Usually having a reliever pitch in three games in three days is a bad idea, so it's not surprising to see Harper pitch like this. I thought they were going to use Gibson?
  17. Danchat
    Well I certainly didn't expect to come home from work and have the game still on. So much for our bad bullpen - 10 scoreless innings with just 2 hits! Wow.
  18. Danchat
    This has been a very embarrassing inning for the Rays so far.
  19. Danchat
    Time to get Lamonte Wade up here and potentially another OF. Arraez is not ready for LF.
  20. Danchat
    I’ll be at the game, got some free tickets down the first base line. It’s nice to see Arraez leading off.
  21. Danchat
    I can't say I know what the plan with Alcala is. They've kept him as a starter at AA, but I really think he'd do well in the bullpen. I don't think they made the trade with the thought that Alcala would be in the majors in 2019. What I don't get is that they never tried to shore up the bullpen. We traded Pressly, Rodney, and Duke and only added Parker... what was the plan? Was it the plan to hope Ryne Harper broke out into a good MLB reliever, to hope Hildenberger would rebound from a rough 2018? Why did they both to give Matt Belisle 25 outings last season, and why did they give Oliver Drake 19 outings and then just DFA him after he looked great? I've liked Falvey & Levine's plan for the hitters and the starters... but I can't understand what they're doing with the pen.
  22. Danchat
    The more Twins Daily doubts La Tortuga, the stronger he grows.
  23. Danchat
    Have you returned to the future and you're telling us that Alcala and Celestino flame out, or are you just assuming that? Methinks Alcala is going to be a solid MLB reliever for the Twins at some point. The Astros likely won the trade but it won't be so bad if Alcala ends up as a high-leverage arm in the Twins pen in the future.
  24. Danchat
    You just ninja'd me with that comparison!
  25. Danchat
    I can't figure Gibson out this year. One start it's Jekyll, one start it's Hyde.
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