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  1. Danchat
    I think it's better to get a fresh arm out there since Ryan has been giving up baserunners, I foresee him leaving a couple guys on if he starts the 6th.
  2. Danchat
    Are we playing the White Sox or something? That's some bad fielding.
  3. Danchat
    I agree, though I find it funny that many here were mad at Rocco for not using him in the 9th inning (which wasn't totally unreasonable because Pagan and Lopez were blowing saves) last year and instead utilized him as a firefighter in the 7th/8th innings. Now he's saved for the 9th, and it turns out the bullpen isn't good enough to get to the 9th. Yup, I agree with using him earlier in a jam. Better to use your closer to get you to the 9th rather than failing to get to the 9th with the lead blown.
  4. Danchat
    He was protected, but they DFA'd him a few months ago and nobody took him. That's pretty telling because if a team claims him they keep him, instead of having to carry him on the MLB roster for a full year.
  5. Danchat
    The MLBT article implied that Rocco was extended “prior to last year”, so that would be 2021. Doesn’t mean he’s super safe right now. I don’t think Baldelli is that great at his job, but this team has bigger issues like not having enough talented batters or relievers, and also having a severely under qualified batting coach who hasn’t been an improvement from the previous guy. The front office would just hire another manager who will execute their vision, and similar complaints and criticisms with our team would generally continue.
  6. Danchat
    Last I checked, bunting doesn't magically score you runs. You have to actually be able to knock guys in with hits with runners in scoring position, you can't bunt every run in.
  7. Danchat
    Man, this lineup just doesn't have it.
  8. Danchat
    Bad inning for the Lopez's...
  9. Danchat
    Gallo is allergic to RBIs outside of HRs!
  10. Danchat
    Still too early to tell for most of these guys, though I think we can safely say that Jeffers is a success as a 2nd round pick.
  11. Danchat
    Nice rebound inning from Varland. He really does look like a legit MLB starter, does not look like a rookie.
  12. Danchat
    Looks like it might be another lost season for Alcala. Not the news our bullpen needed, but it's not as if he was making a positive impact so far this year.
  13. Danchat
    I don't think it's hindsight, there were some of us - including me - that thought adding zero FA relievers was a bad idea and we could at least use a mid-guy like Chafin to bolster our depth. The offense is the bigger issue, but if we are expecting the Twins to build a team that can do damage in the playoffs, they've got to field a better bullpen then this. And yes, I know FA relievers are volatile - but at some point they need to roll the dice. Joe Smith was our biggest FA addition over the past two years, and if you look at the FO's entire FA history... is there a single success? It's not that they're bad at building a bullpen, but they should have taken similar steps to solidifying it the same way they were liberal with adding starters and adding depth to the lineup.
  14. Danchat
    Turns out, when Joe Smith is the highest paid free agent reliever this team has signed in the past 2 years, your bullpen is going to be very shallow. It stinks to see that Jax is turning into a pumpkin, but it's time for plan B. Rocco can't use Stewart/Lopez/Duran for every inning... it's wild that Stewart is now easily the #3 guy when he hadn't pitched in the majors for 4 years.
  15. Danchat
    Garlick is back again, it's kinda telling that they're bringing him up again instead of Wallner. At least he mashes lefties.
  16. Danchat
    The top three are solid, but the rest are a mixed bag. Stewart looks like the #4/5 guy until he proves he isn't. The key will be figuring out which prospects (Winder/Sands/Henriquez/Balazovic) can make an impact in the bullpen now. So far, Alcala and Moran aren't doing it for me.
  17. Danchat
    Larnach is getting intentionally walked? The dude just got called up from AAA... well, it's up to Farmer now.
  18. Danchat
    4 pitch walk to the #9 hitter with the bases loaded!
  19. Danchat
    Just checking in, dang, it's shocking the Twins are hanging in there. ...and yet another blown lead by Jax. Looks like they've got a decent chance of stealing this game, though we've gone through a good chunk of the bullpen...
  20. Danchat
    Twins set the record for the most runs scored in a series at Target Field! Thank you for those donation runs at the end, Cubs!
  21. Danchat
    Thanks for walking Correa, I guess they haven't figured out how bad he is in the clutch?
  22. Danchat
    The bullpen isn't that bad, it's difficult to defend tiny leads because your offense stinks.
  23. Danchat
    With Thielbar down and Jax blowing the game yesterday, Stewart is the next logical guy with Lopez and Duran finishing out the game. Not that I feel good about it, either.
  24. Danchat
    How the heck is Polanco not in the first four? Dude is by far our best hitter and Kirilloff is in the lineup higher than him?!
  25. Danchat
    This wreaks of when things went south last year...
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