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  1. Danchat
    I think Polanco can be fixed. He seemed to have some pretty obvious mechanical issues when hitting left-handed, and I think if attended to, he could be back to his usual self in 2021. Kepler is simply an enigma and I'm tired of Sano.
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    I believe it was mentioned earlier that Wade was recently optioned and couldn't be brought up unless an injury happened. I didn't think that limitation would hold for the playoffs, but if it is true then it makes sense to have Kiriloff rather than no 5th OF. I have a soft spot for Tortuga but putting him on the team over Alcala makes zero sense to me.
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    This front office has improved the squad leaps and bounds over the past regime, and has entrenched this team as a very good team the last two seasons. The farm system has been fixed, we're seeing a trend in consistently improving pitchers' potentials, and they've made some smart moves on the market. That being said, we ain't in this to win divisions. We need to be a World Series contender. Underachieving in the playoffs should not be tolerated. I'm hoping to see some more willingness to trade prospects for players who can be difference makers in the postseason. I hope Rocco can improve his abilities as a manager and learn from the mistakes that have happened in the past.
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    Ugh... I'm not even mad. I really did expect the Twins to set the all-time consecutive playoff loss record, but against the 29-31 Astros? 1 run on 4 hits? I keep hearing that this isn't the team that has lost 17 consecutive postseason games, but they sure do play like it! And for all the talk of adding postseason experience to the team so that we'd play better now that we're here... I don't see how it helps on a game-to-game basis. Romo may have been on 3 WS winning squads, but that didn't help us today.
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    Kiriloff makes sense knowing that Wade couldn’t be brought up, and was going to take a 40 man spot in November. Alcala being off the roster... why?! He’s been pretty darn good. I guess they don’t trust a rookie to relieve, as Littell and Stashak got hit up in last year’s playoffs.
  6. Danchat
    "Stealing" is right. I wouldn't have expected the White Sox to lose 7 of their last 8 games, but they somehow did. I guess it was related to the fact that they were going up against strong competition, which has been their weakness this year. Getting the Astros round 1 is ideal, but I have my concerns with the injured hitters and the bullpen. Rocco did his best to rest many of the hitters, but they've been so injury prone that there's not much he could do. Who knows if Donaldson or Buxton will be in the lineup, Polanco's swing doesn't look right, Garver is still broken, Gonzalez, Adrianza, and Cave were way better hitters in 2019, Cruz doesn't look right, and Sano is back in a slump. Yikes!
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    In the playoffs last year, Sano went 1 for 12 with 8 Ks and 1 HR. At this point I don't see him doing anything different unless he suddenly gets hot... which is a possibility.
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    It's good to see Arraez back, but Castillo will be a difficult opponent... though they did pull Mahle really early yesterday, so they might not let Castillo pitch very long. I would imagine their postseason rotation is Bauer-Gray-Castillo, then Mahle?
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    The pitching wasn't great today, but the Reds only had one more hit than the Twins did. The offense has to be better than this if we're going anywhere in the playoffs. I'm getting real sick of watching Sano and Garver whiff at the plate at such a high rate. Using Colina in the 9th was a bad move, but the game was already over with the way the offense was going.
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    I didn't expect this, but I won't complain, since I think he has the stuff to be a major leaguer eventually. He was going to have to be added to the 40 man roster once the season ends, so it makes sense to give him a spot now. If he ever does pitch in important innings, teams won't have any scouting reports to go off of, so it could turn out for them. That likely won't happen if everything goes right.
  11. Danchat
    The Rays are on a whole other level getting great play out of guys on their rookie contracts. They only have 3 guys on the team who aren't on a rookie deal - that's simply insane!
  12. Danchat
    Nah, I'd rather take on the Indians or White Sox. We beat Bieber last time out and our bats did well against them, and I like our hitters' chances against Giolito in Game 1.
  13. Danchat
    They've announced Maeda as the #1, Berrios going second, and Pineda going third. 2: I'd trust Romo, Duffey, and Wisler first in close games late. Rogers and May haven't pitched like they did last year. Clippard has been decent, and Alcala and Stashak have looked good but haven't pitched in many close games. 3: I'd rotate between Garver and Jeffers. Jeffers is already a great defensive catcher and has hit way better too. Garver has still had troubles dropping pitches and letting more passed balls go by than he should, so I am a bit worried about him. 4. I still think the White Sox will win it, but I like our chances to stay ahead of the Yankees. Here's hoping the White Sox can keep stumbling against > .500 teams.
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    At this point I'd only use Rogers when facing lefties if 2 of them are coming up in the lineup. I hope he isn't used in any tied or 1 run games... Baseball Reference has him at -0.7 WAR, the lowest on the team!
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    I dunno... I was told last year was the year to "slay the dragon", and that went as poorly as it possibly could have been. Also, if the Twins lose Game 1 of the playoffs, they set the all-time record in consecutive playoff losses in any American sport. They are currently at 16 straight losses.
  16. Danchat
    Getting the 4th seed over the Yanks is an imperative with how they've played at home (for some reason). They need to take at least 4 out of the last 5 games here, methinks.
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    Maybe there's just something about August that throws Berrios off. Now that we're in September he seems to be mostly back to his usual self.
  18. Danchat
    Maybe it's just that the Cubs lineup is flat right now, but giving up 2 runs against them in these two games is really impressive, and that's without Maeda or Berrios starting. Getting Pineda back has been very important, even if he only went 5 innings.
  19. Danchat
    Yeah... I dunno folks, I foresee another sweep if we face the Yanks. Last year the Twins had swagger, and they completely fell on their faces. Now half the team is hitting around the Mendoza line, and we've had to rely on our pitching, which is good, but not great. Just looking over the stats, the Yankees hitters are doing a lot better than the Twins...
  20. Danchat
    I dunno folks, I think the White Sox are a better team. It's hard to accept that, especially considering the comments on the White Sox preview article about how they weren't going to be better than us or Cleveland... but the Twins lineup gets too cold too quickly and our pitching has some holes.
  21. Danchat
    Rogers is actually 9 for 11 in save situations, but this is his 4th loss and BBref has him at a -0.5 WAR (not even including this game).
  22. Danchat
    Wow, it just seems that this team plays better against the Indians and White Sox. It's a good thing that they won't be facing the Tigers or Royals in the postseason, since we seem to play our worst baseball against them!
  23. Danchat
    Rosario's career tripleslash: .277/.309/.477 (.786 OPS) 2019 Rookie of the Year candidates: Yordan Alvarez .313/.412/.655 (1.067 OPS) Brandon Lowe .270/.336/.514 (.850 OPS) Eloy Jimenez .267/.315/.513 (.828 OPS) Cavan Biggio .234/.364/.429 (.793 OPS) (NL) Pete Alonso .260/.358/.583 (.941 OPS) Fernando Tatis Jr. .317/.379/.590 (.969 OPS) Bryan Reynolds .314/.377/.503 (.880 OPS) With a tripleslash a little below Eddie's, you would be lucky to get a single vote for ROTY. We're in the era of the juiced ball, and a .786 OPS with 32 HRs isn't as rare as it used to be.
  24. Danchat
    Y'know, you could make this exact same argument about Brian Dozier - team leader and well-respected in the locker room, very good hitter who hit HRs and scored lots of runs as a leadoff man, and had shaky fielding skills. The team abruptly shipped him off in 2018 as his play declined somewhat, and despite losing a player loved by the team and the fans, the 2019 offense turned out to be a historic unit without him. As I've said before, I'm not looking to replace him immediately, but it's worth wondering whether it's better giving him his arbitration money (should be around $10M), or spending that elsewhere to improve the team. It's not impossible to find a free agent or develop one of our several highly touted prospects to replace him. I could understand either retaining him or moving on form him, I think both sides are certainly defensible.
  25. Danchat
    Is there a stat tracked ranking players with opportunities with men on base? I found that Rosario has runners on (any base) in 44% of his PAs, but I have no idea what to compare that too. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Also, I'll state what I've said before: Rosario is a streaky 1.5 - 3 WAR corner OF who provides quality clutch hitting, but makes too many boneheaded mistakes. I just wish Rocco could get to him and cut out some of the gaffes. He's not irreplaceable, but not a guy who should be abandoned ASAP. With the current prospect talent at OF (Krilioff / Rooker (probably 1B tho) / Larnach / Sabato), it's pretty clear they won't be giving him an extension. But he certainly might be back in 2021 under his arb. price.
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