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Can the Twins Get to a .500 Record?
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Minnesota Twins Shouldn’t Demote Mike Paredes When Bailey Ober Returns to the Starting Rotation
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Twins 9, Rockies 8: Extra-Innings Walk-Off Redeems Late Blown Lead
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Minnesota Twins Prospect Retrospective: Marco Raya
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Marek Houston is Following Kaelen Culpepper’s Top-100 Prospect Blueprint
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Considering that two of those players haven’t even sniffed the majors yet, I would likely tap the brakes a bit. It would, however, be nice if we had some players develop and transition to the majors more seamlessly than we’ve had in the past. Let’s hope this all comes true. -
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It all depends on the return. Always. No exceptions.
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This. Exactly. Why are we always treated to click bait headlines that imply some sort of existential crisis? There's a promotional problem, or is there cause for concern, or logjam in the starting rotation, or too many outfielders. For this article, might I suggest "Wallner, Jenkins, and Roden working their way back into the Twins' plans" or even "Reinforcements in the Outfield are on their way". Please. Just the facts ma'am.
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Promotional Problem: Matt Wallner, Alan Roden, and Walker Jenkins Nearing Target Field
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Promotional Problem: Matt Wallner, Alan Roden, and Walker Jenkins Nearing Target Field
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Byron Buxton's Arm Strength Is Slipping. Should the Twins Be Concerned?
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I'm a fan, but at this point it's all just speculation and projection. Remember 2023, when our current top of the rotation arm in Joe Ryan wasn't trusted to start the third game of a playoff series? Point is, it takes time for that development to happen and many things can derail it along the way. I'm hopeful. I'm optimistic, but I think it is too early to burden Abel with that kind of label.
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The bottom line is that it doesn't really matter what guys like Bowden write. If Buxton has made up his mind, it seems pretty unlikely that it will change -- especially after not changing in August/September of last year's debacle. Could teams come to the Twins with a ridiculous offer? Sure, but I'm pretty sure they know the score and won't bother. Bowden just wants clicks, that's all.
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He’s doing great so far, but would probably need to find a completely different gear to accelerate to the MVP, plus if the Twins have fallen completely out of contention, that’s going to be a drag on his candidacy as well. Let’s just enjoy it while it lasts!
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Nope. No dilemma - not even a minor one. Absolute worst case scenario IF they actually are all healthy and develop as expected is that a couple go to the bullpen and a couple are traded. Try as I might, I can't think of a situation where having too many starting pitchers is a problem of any sort. Let's hope we're the first.
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There have certainly been players who were his equal or better, but the combination of his talent, the economics of it all, and his loyalty is really something special. I'm in the camp of not wanting to see him traded, but I certainly won't blame him if it goes that direction. Maybe his legacy could ultimately be as the guy whose trade return set the Twins up for a better future. Not as good as "Led team to WS championship", but much better than our current situation.
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The problem with envisioning an infield+DH or Culpepper, Houston, Lee, Keaschall, and Lewis is that none of them can be written in in more than pencil at this point. Not one of them seems like a lock. I'm guessing that at least one will right the ship and become a strong regular, but right now they all have their warts and all need to fix a lot of things between hitting and fielding. We are a very long ways from having a "good problem" at this point. I hope it develops, but I believe it's an extremely premature worry.
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Slow down a little folks. We've seen torrid hot streaks from Royce Lewis several times before. Unfortunately they are followed by periods where he is almost unplayable. I'm hoping the "recovery" is for real this time, but I don't think it's time to go out and buy the Royce jersey yet. Let's see what he does for the rest of the season.
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It's Time to Start Worrying About Dasan Hill
Rod Carews Birthday replied to Sam Caulder's topic in Twins Minor League Talk
Worrying doesn’t occur for a 20 year old. He’s going to (and needs to) take some lumps before he becomes the best version of himself. How well he continues to learn and adjust is the important thing here. -
Excellent article, but again, the hard work remains. His trip to St. Paul allowed him to fatten up against lesser competition in an offensively charged environment. I’m sure that was fun. Finding consistency with the Twins is going to be much harder than continuing to dominate AAA. I hope he succeeds. It’s going to take a little while to know for sure.
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Agreed. The best case for him would seem to be if he can keep improving enough defensively to warrant a backup (not time-share) catcher slot in the majors. Catchers, however, do develop at a little different pace than others, so you never know.
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That's allowable. Nobody could spell (or for a long time, pronounce) that name!
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Wait a minute. You want to trade Joe Ryan for one top 100 prospect and change? Nope. Trading a guy (or not) is ALWAYS dependent on return. Go ahead and trade him, but the return needs to be much more substantial than that. Otherwise, he can play another year for the home team.
