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It's good to see Santana rebounding after a poor first two innings. Looks like he can get through at least 6 innings so far.

Santana and Berrios are failing us when we need them most... we need some good starts from these guys.

Yes, Adrianza's defense is definitely better than everyone else's in the infield, but they need to keep Polanco's bat in the lineup. He's been a hot hitter at the plate, I'd keep riding that hot streak until it ends.

It's great to hear Garver is getting the call up. He can play C, DH, and corner OF, so it does make sense. I still think the Twins should try to get Granite on the team and stop using an 8 man bullpen, but the starters will need to go deeper into games for that to happen.

With the upcoming doubleheader on Monday and Grossman heading to the DL with a fractured finger, the Twins will need to make some moves. I will speculate upon what moves the Twins will make: Grossman to DL; Granite called up. While this move now leaves the Twins without a DH, they really need to have a 4th outfielder on the team. Granite proved he can make contact and hit a bunch of singles with plenty of speed, so he should will that role well. Gibson DFA'd; Vargas called up. I'm finished with Gibson and he's been given every opportunity possible to keep his spot in the rotation. He's in all likelihood to be non-tendered, so DFA'ing him won't mean much. Vargas may not have much longer with the Twins either but they need a DH. -For Monday's Game- Game 1 - Start Dillon Gee Gee is on track to be ready to pitch Monday. He tossed 2.2 innings early today and even though he will only have 3 days of rest, he should be able to go at least 5 innings. He's pitched well, so hopefully we'll see 5 effective innings. Another option would be to start Nik Turley - he was just called up to the majors but he's been starting games in the minors, so he could either be a starter or reliever (though he threw just one inning at AAA on August 13th). Game 2 - Call Stephen Gonsalves up using the 26th man slot and using Gibson's 40 man spot It's time to see what Gonsalves can do in the majors. There are reports out there saying Gonsalves is in contention to pitch in this doubleheader, so there's some smoke behind this prediction. Since Gibson is gone, Stephen will have a 40 man spot and if they want him to keep starting, all they have to do is demote somebody like Vargas or Turley. -After Monday- Call up Aaron Slegers; DFA Perkins or Option Turley. The Twins will need somebody to pitch Tuesday and that's not going to be Kyle Gibson (DFA'd) or Ervin Santana (short rest). I think it should be Slegers, who showed some promise in his first MLB outing today. The Twins can opt to say goodbye to Perkins as it's likely his career is toast or demote a guy like Turley who might have pitched 2-3 innings in relief on Monday. What do you think? Are there any changes you would make?

As we learned earlier today, it takes 3 extra base hits.

I like this, Boshers has turned into a LOOGY and Molitor has no idea how to use a LOOGY (see O'Rourke). It's time for Turley to prove his spot on the 40 man roster.

I'm really rooting for Perkins, and I know he has tried his absolute best to work his way all the back here, but you just don't come back from that kind of injury. I know he wants to earn that $6.5M salary but it's just not gonna happen.

Clutch AB for Escobar!!

It doesn't matter how good your stuff is when you throw a 0-2 down the middle, right where the batter wants it.

The only guy I would guarantee a spot is Hildenberger.

Wow... more horrendous RISP today.

Maybe if the Twins weren't so hell-bound on bunting, Polanco doesn't get picked off there. But yeah that's still on Polanco.

Wow, great inning for Gee. He's getting plenty of swings and misses. He looks like a keeper so far.

Alright, I think I'm at the point where I will say this for the first time: Gibson should be DFA'd. They've given him every chance to rebound, but it's incredibly clear he isn't going to get any better. Maybe he could be a reliever, but we have enough guys who "might" cut it. Try Slegers and Gonsalves in his spot and see if that works.

Man, I am so ready to be done with Gibson. Also, I thought the game was at 1:10, not 12:10. I can never remember if the time was CT or ET!

I'm know I'm changing the subject here, but I just saw Kohl Stewart got promoted to AAA. His stats at AA look pretty bad, so has he been pitching better as of late? 5.1 BB/9 is not what you want to see of a guy at AA...

Yep, the 40 man roster will now be at 39 player with Slegers' addition. There's been some confusion over some of the past 40 man moves but I'm quite confident they're at 39 now. I'd glad to see Slegers finally get his chance. Similarly to Enns, I don't think he has the stuff to be a MLB starter, so the bullpen could be his actual home. At least he's getting a chance after a solid year in AAA and watching a bunch of veterans get promoted ahead of him.

Recker is not on the 40 man and there's no reason to need 4 catchers in September. I could see Santiago hitting the 60 day DL if they decide he isn't ready to go.

I think Mejia will be back sooner than later, don't think 60 day DL will be an option.

Busenitz's second pitch to Zimmer was a 100% strike to me. MLB.com shows it was an obvious strike as well.

Colon is pretty darn lucky Cleveland has only scored 3 runs so far. This defense is a huge factor in this team's surprising success this season. It's great to see Sano having a solid year defensively.

Just had to post this: Andrew Albers is making a spot start for the Mariners.

My plan would be to add a closer in free agency/trade with a potentially large contract and fill in the rest of the pen with what we have. With Pressly, Hildy, Rogers, Duffey, Busenitz, Boshers and the others, I think we'll have a pretty good bullpen.

I don't expect Garver to usurp Castro for the starting job, but I think he could be a fine backup catcher for 2018 and possibly going forward. I am not expecting Garver to be a guy who will hit .900 OPS in the majors, but I think he can have an above average bat and be an average defender. I am well aware AAA stats do not correlate with MLB success but it's worth a shot to try Garver out.