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  1. Danchat
    Correa should be ready for the playoffs, but will get some time to rest before that.
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    Despite this, they've only lost one score games and the same thing happened last year with a much worse DC and we still consistently won games. Trust me, they're going to rip off a bunch of ugly one score games and it's gonna frustrate us (or mainly you lol). Then again, if Kirk does get hurt then we are winning 4 or 5 games this year. I didn't quite think about that scenario through.
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    Incredible how they only lost by one score. 4 turnovers with zero run game, zero run defense and they still only lost by 6. The offense is broken since there is no run game, Kirk isn't going to make it through the full year taking this many hits. The defense doesn't have the personnel, I think Flores is doing a decent job but they simply don't have the front seven to get it done... comes from years of neglecting DTs/DEs/OLBs/ILBs. I still feel confident about my 8-9 projection, they're still going to win a bunch of one score games like last year. This isn't a bad enough team to win only 5 or 6 games.
  4. Danchat
    Should have watched this rather than the Vikings game. Uffda.
  5. Danchat
    Jax on pace for loss #10 on the year... I can't remember the last time a Twins reliever lost 10+ games.
  6. Danchat
    Incredible how consistently Lewis rises to the call when he is needed. Can’t say enough good things about him.
  7. Danchat
    December 2024 is when he's eligible for the R5 draft.
  8. Danchat
    Put me down for 9-8, 2nd place in the division behind the Lions.
  9. Danchat
    This game is going to be the answer to some very odd Twins trivia questions in the future... Nice to see the offense erupt. Better to get hot at the end of the year after being ice cold the first half of the season rather than vice versa.
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    That's not good... from my knowledge of NFL injuries, a ruptured patella tendon is about the worst leg injury you can suffer outside of a dislocated knee. You don't screw around with those types of injuries, so I wouldn't be shocked if Buxton's season is ended due to this. Ugh. Congrats to Stevenson, he deserves it. It's too bad he's not eligible for the playoffs, he'd make for a nice pinch runner / defensive replacement in case Castro couldn't play.
  11. Danchat
    My leash would be short, but clearly they are making it a long one because there hasn't been a shred of competition brought in to push him. It's going to take an injury to get him out of the lineup. Hard to say if Brandel can handle guard, but at this point I wouldn't expect him to be anything more than a decent backup.
  12. Danchat
    Here's an updated version of our rosters (ratings are from PFF):
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    Probable moves that are coming - Nwangwu to IR, at least 4 weeks. Reed is eligible to come off the NFI in 4 weeks and his salary is 100% guaranteed, so he will be on the roster when that happens. A veteran CB signing is a must, the room is as barren as can be as Booth Jr has been horrible in training camp / preseason and Thompson is here for ST. Not to mention all 3 starting CBs have injury histories. I expect a RB to be added in Nwangwu's place, probably someone like Zonovan Knight or Demetric Felton. I really liked the McBride pick but he doesn't appear to have the juice he did in college. He is coming off a hamstring issue that held him from practicing for a good 4-6 months, so he might be rusty. Or just not athletic, as we didn't get his measurements. He was a 7th rounder, which is a fine pick to blow on a risky type of player like him. They did also axe 2022 5th rounder Esezi Otomewo, who was a raw player that I thought was borderline draftable, I'm a bit more upset with that. But then again, all teams whiff on Day 3 picks at a high rate. What's costing us is the Day 1 and 2 picks from 2022... I suppose Kwesi would look a lot smarter if he had taken Pace with that 7th rounder and landed McBride as a UDFA... They did it because they wanted to protect Muse, but I'm unsure if the plan is to carry 4 for the whole year. Only 2 are going to get any kind of playing time.
  14. Danchat
    The Royals are calling up Steven Cruz, of whom they got in the Michael Taylor trade. He had some good numbers in AA, but has struggled at AAA so far.
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    Waiting for the accompanying move...
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    Feels like Gray's wheels fall off too often whenever Rocco gives him the chance to go deeper into a game. He's just not good against facing the lineup a third time through. Really disappointing to see Balazovic flop again. We simply haven't seen any results from moving our young starting prospects to the bullpen, which is surprising given how often that works.
  18. Danchat
    The rotation looks like it could stack up to most any other... but the bullpen and lineup are sorely lacking. This is a .500 team that is lucky they are in the division they're in, not a team built for October.
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    Brooks LeeEmmanuel RodriguezWalker JenkinsCharlee SotoMarco RayaDavid FestaYasser MercedesTanner SchobelLuke KeaschallConnor PrielippBrandon WinokurKala'i RosarioAustin MartinYunior SeverinoSimeon Woods RichardsonJose SalasBrent HeadrickJordan BalazovicJose RodriguezMatt Canterino
  20. Danchat
    Plenty of great relievers were once demoted starters... just not the likes of Kuechel. Maeda was great in the pen for the Dodgers in the playoffs. I could see Varland be effective with a couple more MPH on his pitches in the pen.
  21. Danchat
    All of them had considerable success in the minors and Wallner and Julien should have been called up much sooner. Second pro season... you mean AA in Wichita at age 23 where he hit .683 OPS on the year? Kyle Sloter dominated in preseason games which you could consider to be a substitute for minor league games, but Martin hasn't done that outside of small stretches like the Fall League and these past two weeks at AAA. His credentials as a prospect mean nothing if he can't hit.
  22. Danchat
    I'm usually in favor of giving the young players a chance, but I'm firmly on Willi Castro's side of things. Austin Martin has been a poor defender in the infield in his minor league career, and Castro can handle himself at several positions, and lately has looked good enough at 3B. Martin isn't all that great of a hitter in the first place, he has a career .255 batting average in the minors with no power. Any random AAAA player can have a two week long hot streak in AAA, and even with that he's got a paltry .733 OPS in St. Paul. He'll take a lot of walks and probably get on base more than Castro, but we have enough negative value defenders on this team already. I need to see a lengthy stretch of time where he hits well at AAA to justify a call-up. This lineup needs hitters who can generate runs, and I don't think Martin will help accomplish that goal.
  23. Danchat
    As someone who was super high on Larnach as a prospect, I concur. He's been given several lengthy stretches of MLB playing time that have either been cut short by injuries or dismal play. He's incredibly streaky, and in all 3 stints he's gotten hot and been one of the team's best hitters for a few weeks, then cools off and becomes unplayable. He's almost 27, the clock is ticking and it's probably best for both parties if he is moved to get a chance elsewhere.
  24. Danchat
    For those wondering on Cano - the past month he has a 2.84 ERA, 9 K/9 rate, but he is giving up a few more walks and hits than before. Still a very good reliever. Jorge Lopez, meanwhile, has given up 3 runs in 5 innings with a fourth run unearned - 8 hits in that stretch. Flipping him for Floro seems to be a win so far.
  25. Danchat
    Eh, for a guy whose niche should be mashing lefties, his career line isn't very impressive. He's basically a lesser Kyle Garlick in my eyes.
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