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  1. Danchat
    We're back to total system failure, folks. This wouldn't be so surprising if the 2017 didn't happen and we went straight from 2016 to 2018. It's hard to believe we're only 6-7 weeks removed from talking about a possible playoff run... I'm done with Duffey. Let's see if Jake Reed, Nick Anderson, and John Curtiss have anything to bring to the table instead. We've got room to bring them up.
  2. Danchat
    And there's Cave with another garbage time HR. Boy, those prospects from the Yankee farm sure are good.
  3. Danchat
    Wait, why was Reed ejected?
  4. Danchat
    Wow. Time for the 4th pitcher of the inning and there's only one out!! I can't stop laughing at this ineptitude. How long has this inning lasted?
  5. Danchat
    It's hard to believe this team is only 9 games below .500, but they have had one of the easiest schedules in all of baseball, so I guess that's what explains it.
  6. Danchat
    I think we've seen enough of Duffey to DFA him. Let's get some other fresh arms up from AAA and watch them spectacularly fail instead.
  7. Danchat
    Well... um... I guess this is a good time to figure out that we don't want to use the Opener.
  8. Danchat
    Wow, I love how the guy hitting .500 OPS at AAA is playing 1B. I mean, if you're going to use him as a catcher, fine, but dear goodness Molly. Welp, the opener is sure working out well. It seems like when the Twins try to pull things from the Rays it never works. It really feels like this team/organization has no idea what they're doing at times.
  9. Danchat
    Boy, it's kinda hard to say many positive things about this team. Berrios is regressing, Sano is looking bad again, and basically every Twins-system rookie is looking awful upon their arrival to the majors. Only the Yankee-system rookies are looking any good... it's like there's some sort of sickness in the water in the minor league pipeline. Vasquez topped out at 90? So is his slider his bread-and-butter and that's going to be his key to success?
  10. Danchat
    Worth noting: So is John Curtiss not getting called up? And what about Reed and Anderson?
  11. Danchat
    I'm not sure why we're worried about IF they'll spend it when the primary problem has been spending WISELY. They splurged last year, going over what most thought the cap was, and Reed, Morrison, and Odorizzi (not a FA but was traded due to $$$ problems for the Rays) have mostly failed. Signing Darvish would have ended as a travesty in year one of the deal. Spending money just to spend it isn't a strategy I like. Make wise deals if you can and save your cash if the deals out there are too risky. I want the team to win games, not spend money to appease the fans who can't stand the 'penny-pinching' Pohlads.
  12. Danchat
    I don't think Gordon is ready and I'm not sure on Wade. With Austin on the squad, I just don't see any reason to give Vargas another shot, he should be in another organization now. Romero, Anderson, and Reed should all be coming up.
  13. Danchat
    Boy, Berrios sure hasn't been very good the last month. That's discouraging.
  14. Danchat
    Oh, I certainly haven't forgotten that. The problem for me is that Berrios had the stuff and Gonsalves doesn't seem to. I believe that Stephen will figure out his command problems because outside of 2018, he hasn't struggled with that. However, I'm not sure if his fastball is going to be good enough. I had him pegged as a #4 starter in the majors and I wondering if he's more of a fiver now... I don't quite agree, I think Gonsalves will be a better starter. Methinks Stewart could be a decent bullpen arm, but I just can't see him as a starter. He has the 95 fastball and nothing else.
  15. Danchat
    Congrats, your bold prediction has come true. I had no idea Vasquez had a shot making the team after starting the year in A+. Wow, those K numbers are insane - 17.1 K/9 at AA!! Holy moly!
  16. Danchat
    For September call-ups: Belisle will be activated from the DL (*ugh*) and Curtiss is expected to be called up as well.
  17. Danchat
    For the call-ups tomorrow, I expect Littell, Curtiss and Duffey (mentioned by Molitor), De Jong, and Field to be called up. Buxton's his own debate, Romero should but I have no idea what the plan is there, and Thorpe could too if they want to start his clock. For non-40 man options, I think Nick Anderson deserves a shot. Same with Jake Reed, I like their numbers at AAA. I'll pass on Baxendale and Bard. Gordon and Wade aren't ready yet. EDIT: Andrew Vasquez is getting a call-up. I didn't foresee him arriving quite yet because he's barely pitched in AAA, but he's dominated A+ and AA. That's quite the leap from where he started the season!
  18. Danchat
    Wow, the Rangers have struck out 6 straight times.
  19. Danchat
    Boy, the defense has been a disaster today. I find it odd how bad the defense has been in 2016 and 2018 but they seemed far more sound in 2017.
  20. Danchat
    Yeah, Garver! There we go!!!
  21. Danchat
    Don't worry, they scored it a single, because nothing can be an error anymore.
  22. Danchat
    I've noticed that when umps call more balls on the borderline pitches, these games last longer...
  23. Danchat
    Why not, at least we don't have to see Wilson at the plate anymore. Astudillo is the backup catcher now as far as I can see.
  24. Danchat
    He's our starting center fielder at AAA right now, not in the majors on a team that has given up and is playing young guys. He's been doing well for a tiny sample size, so now he's good to go? Methinks if you bring Buxton back up and play him every day he's going to hit .160 again, but perhaps not. The extra year of control is also intriguing... the only thing I can say is that the decision isn't cut-and-dry. Good article, Nick. I have the same mixed feelings on Mauer. I don't really want him back as a full-time starter next year as I think he will slightly regress from his 2018 season simply due to age, but he'd be great to have as a pinch hitter/platoon role player. Might need to carry 4 guys on the bench if that's the case, though.
  25. Danchat
    I gotta say, Taylor Rogers has been dominant the last month. He's a nice block to build off of with the bullpen in 2019.
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