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  1. Danchat
    It’s about time Hildy gets demoted to Harper’s or Morin’s role... or AAA.
  2. Danchat
    Roster moves: Astudillo and Perez activated, Romero and Stewart optioned to AAA. We are back to a 7 man bullpen.
  3. Danchat
    Whoa... with more performances like that, Smeltzer is going to be with the big league club sometime this summer. This dude's just flat-out dominating! I'm very concerned about Rooker - he's striking out waaay too much against AAA pitching that is giving up a lot more HRs now. His K rate was already shaky last year, but now I'd say we should be on red alert.
  4. Danchat
    C.J. Cron has been everything I've hoped for - finally, a 1B with a power bat, very good defense, and some big games with tons of hits. He's looking so much better than Morrison was last year. Schoop also looks like he's returned to his 2017 form, showing plenty of discipline at the plate. Even Marwin has started to look good. So far, everything's gone right for the offense!
  5. Danchat
    Yup, Gonsalves is hurt and might return at the end of May. Littell does seem like the best alternative at this point, as not only will Mejia need a rehab period, but if we're using him as a starter, he'll need time to ramp up innings.
  6. Danchat
    Yeah, this might be a 13-8 game. I just hope we're on the 13 end of it. Prospect lists may be overrated, but there's good reasons why Kohl Stewart hasn't appeared on one for a couple years now.
  7. Danchat
    I have another former-Twins reliever update, this time it's Angels RP Luke Bard, a former 1st round pick of ours. Here's how he's doing: 16.1 IP, 2.20 ERA (4.28 FIP), 1.04 WHIP, 2.8 BB/9, 10.5 K/9 He may be a 28 year-old rookie and took his time getting to the majors, but perhaps the Twins should show some patience with their young relievers?
  8. Danchat
    Yeah, I would have pinch-hit Garver for Adrianza there. I guess they need Adrianza at 3B because Gonzalez is still hurt? But boy, I am enjoying Cron. It's great to finally have a 1B who can hit HRs on a consistent basis. And Schoop has looked far better than I anticipated - hey, so it turns out these 1 year deals can work out after all! ...and as I type this, Hildy has given up the go-ahead run. He's quietly been a poor option in the bullpen this season and he was rough last year too. He seems to have 9 lives for whatever reason.
  9. Danchat
    Wow, now that's a freshly rested bullpen! We're in great shape headed into tomorrow's doubleheader. We can survive a clunker by Stewart or another starter... and I can't remember the last time I've said that.
  10. Danchat
    That looks like a trip to the 7 day IL for Marwin to me. I suppose they activate La Tortuga and rotate him and Adrianza at 3B until Sano comes up?
  11. Danchat
    Just saw something weird... I was texting on my phone and I have that autocorrect function on that tries to finish your words for you. I was typing the word 'good' and when I was at 'Goo' the suggestions were A) good B: Goodell and C) Goodrum. I make my Twins Daily posts on my computer, so how does my iPhone know that I had one point talked about Niko Goodrum here? And it's been ages since then... just bizarre. It's not like I've had a texting conversation with someone about Goodrum, either!
  12. Danchat
    I’m not sure this applies, as we have yet to see Falvine go through the trade deadline with a legit team. I think they will be willing to make moves, especially with many prospects becoming 40 man eligible this winter. Plus they should have some more payroll to spend.
  13. Danchat
    It was very unexpected to see the Twins go from having two questionable catchers (Castro with his knee and potentially poor bat and Garver's concussions) to suddenly having the best catcher situation in the MLB. Garver is so dramatically better defensively and offensively it's almost unbelievable. Castro may not be all that great behind the plate, but he does bring some on-base ability and good defense. I'd ride this group out as long as I could, as there's no need to trade Castro.
  14. Danchat
    Holy cow, Polanco! I was hopeful you'd have a good season, but 5 for 5 and hitting .344?! That's insanity!
  15. Danchat
    Holy cow, I love this lineup! And we haven't even had Tortuga play for the last couple weeks!
  16. Danchat
    Well, I'm glad the Twins are doing to the Jays what they should have done the first time around. And they didn't let that bad series against the Yankees get to them, so I'm impressed.
  17. Danchat
    I'd rather have Cave on the bench with Marwin as the primary utility infielder. Despite Cave's low BA I think he's a much bigger threat at the plate than Ehire. It's funny you mention Torreyes, as he's hitting about the exact same as Adrianza, except against AAA pitchers. He's hitting .128 with .439 OPS, and this is with the new juiced baseballs. Wow.
  18. Danchat
    Showcasing him so that he can clear waivers when he's eventually DFA'd, perhaps!
  19. Danchat
    Wow. I'm stunned Perez has turned into this after such a poor 2018 campaign... my opinion on the Perez signing has aged as well as a ham sandwich.
  20. Danchat
    Wow, nice double play pulled off by Gonzalez there!
  21. Danchat
    I gotta say, Schoop's been fantastic so far. Hitting .295 with power and very good 2B defense - I'll take that any day!
  22. Danchat
    Yeah, Archer has looked more like a #4 starter in the NL since that trade. There was a lot of talk about Archer being an ace here, but he would have been a big disappointment so far. And thank the Lord we didn't land Yu Darvish! It seems like plucking a guy who's playing well out of Tampa is going to lead to regression. I'd like to see the Twins be like the Astros with the Verlander and Pressly trades - acquire guys and get them to improve back to their prime (Verlander) or unlock their hidden potential (Pressly). I know Verlander was still good before the trade, but he's been a true ace since the Astros acquired him.
  23. Danchat
    Eh, it stinks to lose 2 to the Yankees, but I'll take it after winning the last 6 of 7 games before then. Just don't let these couple losses amount to anything momentum-wise. We'll have to see how Gibson and Pineda are going forward, because they appear to be the team's weak point with the bullpen improving as of late.
  24. Danchat
    I was waiting for someone to bring him up on this gamethread, but I believe he's gone 0 for 8 in the series thus far... I think?
  25. Danchat
    I think the offense will drop down due to simple regression. Things usually don't go as they should, and I wouldn't be surprised if somebody gets hurt soon because we've been so healthy recently. But the offense should be a major strength through most the season.
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