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  1. Danchat
    I don't see why to not wait until September to call him up - he will need to be added to the 40 man anyways, so they could pull it off. Keep giving him everyday ABs in August in AAA, and then feed him some starts in September, and go from there.
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    I guess I'll be Negative Nancy and project that Jax tops out as a 7th/8th best starter in the organization. He's produced in the minors, but his stuff just isn't good enough to reliably get MLB hitters out. I'd love to be proven wrong, of course.
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    What did you invest in? I'm doing decently well so far.
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    We opened 3 spots today and filled 2 with Gant and Garcia, so you could say he's taking Robles' spot. There is plenty of room on the 40 man, and it would take little effort to make room (DFA guys like Burrows/Colome/etc).
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    I don't mean to be such a critic, but lately Gordon hasn't been hitting that well, and he's dropped to .259/.308 (.649 OPS). I would like to see him get consistent ABs instead of riding the bench, whether that be with the Twins or at AAA. And he should be given as many reps to play outfield (mainly CF) as possible, as I think he provides the most value as a bench bat who can fill in at 2B and anywhere in the OF. I just don't know if his bat is going to keep him above being a replacement level player. My curiosity is piqued by Garver and Polanco - both seem to be back to their 2019 selves. Sure, they're on hot streaks and will probably cool off, but a healthy Polanco is a dramatically better player than his unhealthy counterpart (BBref has him at 2.9 WAR!). His power is back, and the deadened ball has not affected him much, it seems. Garver has had an odd career. 2017 at AAA - shreds it with a .928 OPS, but that wasn't realistic for what he could really do. 2019 comes around, hits .995 OPS. But then in 2020 we convince ourselves that was just an outlier. Now 2021 - .926 OPS. I guess he's just an odd year hitter? Also, the timing on calling Larnach a success is poor. I have confidence he will make adjustments, but he's taking his rookie lumps right now. Hopefully he can get out of the funk and ensure he will be starting in LF in 2022.
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    IMO - you should be worried about Sabato, and much less so with Urbina. Aaron is 22 and Misael is 19, which explains most of my reasoning. Compare Sabato's numbers to Rooker's in his first full year in the Twins system: Year Age AgeDif Tm Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG 2017 22 2 Teams A+-Rk MIN 62 261 228 42 64 11 0 18 52 2 2 27 68 .281 .364 .566 2017 22 -0.8 Fort Myers A+ MIN 40 162 143 23 40 6 0 11 35 0 0 16 47 .280 .364 .552 2017 22 1.7 Elizabethton Rk MIN 22 99 85 19 24 5 0 7 17 2 2 11 21 .282 .364 .588 (I chose Rooker because they are two very similar prospects coming out of the draft) It's not even close. Sabato should be hitting well at Fort Myers. I'm not ruling him out as a prospect, but I find it hard not to sour on him since his only value is going to be as a hitter... and he hasn't even hit for power.
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    Well, he's only hitting .223/.279 (.695 OPS). I find it hard to justify stashing him on the 40 man when he clearly won't be ready for awhile, but then again we've said that same thing about Akil Baddoo.
  8. Danchat
    While everyone was dumping on Rocco (I really can't blame them), I couldn't help but think that Wes needs to face some accountability. The FO signed Happ to be our #4 starter, and it was on Wes and the pitching staff to work on these guys to maximize what they have... and practically every pitcher has regressed. Everyone not named Berrios and Rogers has looked worse to terrible. Plus they have some options in AAA. Heck, demote Alcala for being terrible the last month and get Ian Hamilton up here and have him pitch a bit. Maybe give Moran a cup of coffee, anything! This pitching club is a AAA unit that has forgotten how to fix pitchers. Someone needs to be held responsible for this.
  9. Danchat
    Just because there’s no rumors we are seeing doesn’t mean action isn’t happening behind the scenes. I think Robles/Simmons/Pineda will be moving, though I wouldn’t be shocked if it all happens on Friday because teams like to wait until the edge of the deadline to make moves.
  10. Danchat
    That’s insanity, no manager is worth 30 wins! We have the third worst pitching staff by runs allowed, what sorcery would these managers perform to erase the runs out pitchers allow? Maybe Roberts or Francona could have gotten 3 or 4 wins, but not 30. Heck, I know Dodgers fans who think Roberts is a poor manager and if fired, they’d be doing better. It’s all a matter of perspective...
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    Palacios being added to the 40 man is a possibility, but there’s so many others who need to be protected it might be difficult to fit the prospects and free agents all on there. At this point I’d protect him over Javier.
  12. Danchat
    I think Berrios will be here next week... just a hunch. Random thought, do the Twins need to carry 8 relievers anymore? Lately their starters have gone deeper, and we could use another bench player for pinch hitting and pinch running.
  13. Danchat
    Wallner is a similar hitter and is further up the pipeline.
  14. Danchat
    Nope, none of them are. Of course, they could easily move Minaya and others off the 40 man, not sure why they’re wasting their time with the likes of him.
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    I figured that much out, I was just wondering if anyone had heard of him before the trade. I hadn't, but there was an article on him from a couple years back.
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    It's probably too late to trade him for anything worthwhile - he's starting to get old for a prospect, and despite the strong numbers at AAA, MLB pitchers are going to feast on him if he doesn't change his approach and drop the K% numbers. I fear he may become the next Daniel Palka.
  17. Danchat
    You should check out this thread on 40 Man Roster Management, as I delved into how many spots could be open and how much room there will potentially be for protecting prospects from the Rule 5 draft. It's looking like the Twins will have to protect at least 7 guys at this point.
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    I do think the Twins refusal to "go for it" has been a big problem over the years. 2019 was a prime opportunity to make a splash, and they traded for a couple of setup relievers and that was it... and the one time in the last 20 years they got risky with a deadline trade, they bet on Matt freaking Capps. But the thing is, he wasn't given away. He was a fine reliever who got traded for two quality prospects, but the real issue was that he immediately became one of the league's best relievers simply by making a few tweaks thanks to Houston's pitching gurus. Pressly never reached that level of play with the Twins... nor did Gibson, nor Lynn, nor Hendriks, and so on. We've had some success with pitchers in 2019-20, but outside of that stretch we haven't been able to develop pitchers consistently, and when many of our arms leave, they improve elsewhere. To me, this is way more important than any "spending issue".
  19. Danchat
    Well, the Odorizzi trade went very poorly for them. Palacios flunked out of their minor league system and is back in ours, and we got two reasonably priced seasons out of him.
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    I like the return. I was right in thinking that the Twins would get "more than a low A prospect" and that he would command a decent return, and he did. Fangraphs marks them down as their #17 and #18 prospects, but their farm is loaded and these guys are close to the majors. Ryan profiles as a reliever with some nasty stuff, and Strotman has been inconsistent, but could end up as a #3/4 starter, or possibly move to the pen and see his stuff tick up. This is a solid return. Cruz will be missed. Trading him was absolutely the right move, as he deserves a chance to win it all with the Rays. I will be cheering for them. ...and it looks like I'll have to update my avatar now. Thanks, Twins! Also, is there anyone on Twins Daily who actually knew who Calvin Faucher is? I hadn't heard of him before today.
  21. Danchat
    It could make sense for them to call him up in September (they’re already using an option year) just to build up more innings in preparation for 2022.
  22. Danchat
    That may be true, but with how many times we’ve heard “the Twins are trying to extend Berrios” over the years, I can easily believe that “they are frustrated trying to extend him”. The “he’s not signing here” bit is his opinion, and is a logical conclusion, but is not a fact.
  23. Danchat
    Good to see Sands back, now let’s hope Canterino and Duran can get throwing again soon just to get more innings before the year’s over.
  24. Danchat
    Yeah... this is a pretty mediocre list. Contreras, Whitefield, and De La Trinidad all profile as bench OF bats, and I don't think we need to see any of them in 2021. Palacios interests me, as from what I've read it sounds like he's a quality fielder at SS, so perhaps he could be our Adrianza replacement at some point. He will probably never hit well enough to be a starter, but I would entertain putting him on the 40 man to protect him, which means calling him up in late 2021 is a viable option. Rooker should be up in August, and Miranda also might be soon. That's all of whom I'd really like to see for the second half of 2021 when it comes to hitters who are in the minors.
  25. Danchat
    Minaya should be on the bullpen chart, as he's rejoined the team and added to the 40 man roster... for some reason. He's looked bad in AAA, bad in the majors, so why give him another chance? We have reliever prospects with more upside than him! Does it show a lack of confidence if pulling a guy early is automatic? I don't like it either, but it seems to me that the rookies/guys who didn't pitch in 2020 are on pitch counts.
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