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  1. Danchat
    I wonder if they'll stash Graham there for the rest of the season to keep him for 2016 and on. I wonder how long of a leash Boyer will get. Probably an unreasonably long one.
  2. Danchat
    At this point, the Twins are only a half game back from the Rangers. With the pretty poor play of many of the AL teams, I think the Twins can squeak into that second wildcard. But then it's basically RIP when we play the Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the one game playoff. Or, if the Blue Jays get that wildcard, we face David Price. Yikes.
  3. Danchat
    Yeah, I don't know what to do with him. You have to tell Santana that he's got to pitch well to keep on starting. Maybe if he can have a normal spring training to regular season and he can at least be an average starter in 2016... The Twins can't just dump him. He's only one year in! They'll at least have to stick with him in 2016 and hope things will go better.
  4. Danchat
    Yeah... at this point, we've kept him on so long we might as well finish carrying him until the end of this season. Then have him pitch in AAA in 2016.
  5. Danchat
    Sano is so good I can't even think of something witty to say about him. However, Santana is a disaster at this point. Ever since they added him to the rotation, the Twins severely downgraded it. Since Hughes isn't ready yet, maybe it's Berrios time. If not... Taylor Rogers or Pat Dean time?
  6. Danchat
    It's interesting to think that once Ervin Santana joined our rotation, he gave our rotation a noticeable downgrade but it also made the bullpen better (once May actually got to throw high-leverage innings, that is).
  7. Danchat
    The only stat they use that makes me mad is pitcher wins. It's the most useless stat ever and they frequently use it to measure the talent of a pitcher. I'd tolerate the rest if they just stopped using pitcher wins.
  8. Danchat
    Uh, I'm pretty sure Travis Snider is a member of the Pirates right now.
  9. Danchat
    You're right, but the Twins should have made this move when they had a 2.5 game lead, not when they had a 2.5 game deficit.
  10. Danchat
    It's pretty clear now that TR does not think any of our guys at AAA are realistic options. The Twins have to use veteran-only pitchers like Jepsen, Cotts, Duensing, and Fien. Achter and Tonkin need to be given more chances and more rope. It seemed whenever Boyer, Duensing, and Fien struggled, they were clearly on a long leash and were given every single oppurtunity (and more) to rebound. When a young pitcher struggles here, they get yanked immediately, it seems. (Meyer, Thielbar, Achter, Tonkin) With all of that said, I'm still happy we made this trade. It's just too late - this move should have happened in July, not in late August. I was hoping the Twins would discover some future solutions in the bullpen this season - but we haven't. The only positives I see here are Pressly (let's hope his injury won't affect how well he threw) and May (he really should go back to the rotation in '16). So since the Twins didn't really find any new relievers this season, it looks like TR will return to his dumpster diving in the offseason and find his new Boyer, Stauffer, Roenicke, Gray, or heck, even re-sign Neal Cotts.
  11. Danchat
    We had an open spot after DFA'ing Fryer.
  12. Danchat
    Yeah, this is about right. I wanted the Twins to get Cotts before the trade deadline, when we were in the thick of it. It's great that we got him, but it's too little too late.
  13. Danchat
    Source: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/08/twins-acquire-neal-cotts.html The Twins will either send cash or a PTBNL to the Brewers for Cotts. The 35 year old pitcher has a 3.28 ERA but a 4.75 FIP. He does have a very nice 8.8 K/9. Was this a smart move by the Twins? Discuss.
  14. Danchat
    Wow. I'm starting to like the Jepsen trade now. If he can keep throwing strikeouts like that, I'll be happy with the trade.
  15. Danchat
    So... do we think Jepsen is going to close this one out successfully?
  16. Danchat
    Eh... we have Buxton, Hicks, Rosario, Arcia, and Kepler [would he take over 1B?]. I'd rather not have Mauer as a liability in the outfield and a minor liability at the plate too.
  17. Danchat
    I'm going to say "kind of". He's due for a little regression in my opinion, but since he's a better "overall" batter than Santana, I think he can keep it up. 2014 Santana got a lot of infield hits due to his speed and that didn't repeat quite as often in 2015. I think Rosario's hitting is a lot more sustainable. He just needs to take some more walks and get that OBP up.
  18. Danchat
    Wow, this kid can pitch. I wonder if he'll have a chance to be in the rotation next season. If not, you'd think he could be a good reliever... especially with that curveball.
  19. Danchat
    This. I wouldn't want San Diego's AJ Preller - he went all in and spent too much money and traded away a bundle of prospects for some older players, and everyone applauded him. Now he looks pretty dumb for making those moves. I like a more conservative GM than an aggressive one. The Twins need to find a balance between the two.
  20. Danchat
    Since it's not a concussion, I don't think it can be a 7-day DL. It has to be the 15-day DL. Let's hope it's the kind of injury where he's ready to join the club right after the 15 days are over.
  21. Danchat
    Alright... let's focus on the positives. We know we can beat the Orioles and since our bullpen didn't get used today, it'll be ready to go. Just forget about this series with the Yankees...
  22. Danchat
    Great, Nunez is in at SS and Escobar's in LF. We've made our defense much worse now. Watch us call up Danny Santana instead of Buxton...
  23. Danchat
    And Herrmann breaks the perfect game. As expected.
  24. Danchat
    It seems like Robinson is a starter now. Not sure how he earned it, maybe just by being a veteran...
  25. Danchat
    I totally expected this topic to be about his 'stache. I am disappointed.
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