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  1. FlyingFinn
    Martin just needs to get on the 40 man by August 31 to be eligible for the playoffs correct? As you said, Miranda (or Alcala) to the 60 day IL and Martin on the 40 man. If Castro get re-injured, Martin is the speed guy we will need off the bench in key situations for the playoffs. I think Castro will be back with the Twins on September 1. Kirilloff is apparently working out with the Twins on the field so he should be back. I think Buxton will be back sometime. We don't need to DFA Luplow, just send him down to the Saints. Then, the very logical move because we will have multiple guys at each position is to DFA Gallo.
  2. FlyingFinn
    Is it just me or are Julien and Wallner right almost every time on the missed calls because they have played with the challenge or robo umps in the minors? They really know the strike zone and don't seem to say a word when they let a pitch go that is actually in the zone.
  3. FlyingFinn
    Nowlin is the Prato of pitching - move up a level and he plays much better, especially his control. Also, anyone else with me back on the Miller bandwagon? He is hitting great this month.
  4. FlyingFinn
    Rocco with a lot of right moves tonight - Jeffers pinch hitting and Jax (rather than Pagan) in the 9th.
  5. FlyingFinn
    I do think Julien has improved dramatically on defense this month, going from terrible to below average. As some have said, Buxton is the key to everything. If he's in CF, DH is wide open. If Buxton is at DH permanently, you have to move Lewis to CF to have a Lee, Correa, Julien, Kirilloff infield IMO.
  6. FlyingFinn
    Has to feel good for Salas to have a 3 hit game. Miller continues his hot August but he's probably not catching Isola for hitter of the month. And Festa is really having better games in August as well.
  7. FlyingFinn
    Give me Jax over Pagan any time we have a lead.
  8. FlyingFinn
    And our LH's are..................... 2 for 2 so far against Burnes.
  9. FlyingFinn
    What's wrong with Thielbar?
  10. FlyingFinn
    Luplow vs a RH instead of Wallner. Is this one of those bad Garlick type decisions?
  11. FlyingFinn
    I don't know how the Twins don't DFA or IL Gallo if all of Buxton, Kirilloff and Castro come back. Funderburk in the bullpen would be my choice of the five for this year. Don't like his walks, how about trying out Regi Grace as I think he will have to be added to the 40 man roster this winter or be taken in the Rule 5 draft. Others have made the jump from AA. Winder and Sands can be optioned, Ryan goes in the rotation and Keuchel is our long man for now. (Miranda or Alcala could go to the 60 day IL to make room for Grace/Funderburk).
  12. FlyingFinn
    Isola and Williams are emergency catchers only should they ever get to MLB. Winkel catches more than any of our guys in the minors so I would call him the primary catcher. Cardenas and Cossetti split time at catcher but also play a little at 1B and DH to get them more AB's, which certainly says the Twins like them. These last three (maybe Baez as well) are potentials. It's incredible that Vasquez and Jeffers haven't been injured at all this year so we haven't got a chance to see Camargo. The Twins must like this group as they didn't draft any catchers this year.
  13. FlyingFinn
    Lee, Severino and Keirsey played some of their best baseball at the end of July. After they left, others stepped up (Isola, Sabato, Rucker and Soularie all over 1.000 OPS in the past 15 days and the pitchers as well - Ohl, Grace, Nowlin, Peguero, and Festa have pitched their best of the year at Wichita suddenly with a combined 9-1 record and ERA under 2.00). Maybe it's the unconscious mind thinking, 'our best guys are gone and we can no longer rely on them to carry this team'?? Have to give some credit to the coaches to improve these guys as well. Finally, other teams have also moved up their best players.
  14. FlyingFinn
    He must be getting downgraded for lack of range?
  15. FlyingFinn
    Fajardo is behind a number of guys - Martin and Stevenson to name two. Stevenson does what Fajardo does but at AAA and with power while playing CF.
  16. FlyingFinn
    The Twins prospects rank as high as #11 by one national rating (I forget who). Great article.
  17. FlyingFinn
    Sure seems like the young hitters are knocking in most of the runs lately.
  18. FlyingFinn
    I think he is very Miranda-like on defense - so not that good. But someone more knowledgeable may be able to comment further.
  19. FlyingFinn
    Could add Vasquez to that as well (I think he's okay, just not worth quite that much money). But I would have made the Buxton, Correa, Mahle, Lopez, Gray, and maybe Floro/Lopez (knowing some of the personal background) moves. But to balance this out what about the good moves - Castro, Taylor, Farmer, Ryan, Duran, Maeda. Keeping Jax last year, Kepler and Pagan this year when I was ready to move on. And the non-moves that many wanted - signing/trading for Rodon, Montas, etc.
  20. FlyingFinn
    For the hitters, I completely agree. They are infuriating with a runner on third and no outs. They strike out so much that they are the worst in baseball at getting that runner home. The starting pitching is a joy to watch (for me, listen to most of the time).
  21. FlyingFinn
    I've got Lee with the Twins in 2024, thus losing his prospect status, so it would have to be Jenkins and E-Rod, and I don't think E-rod will rise quite that high.
  22. FlyingFinn
    I had that exact play happen to me playing SS in high school. The runners head was right where I needed to throw the ball so I didn't throw it. I was only in 8th grade then and my coach said to just throw side arm at the runners head the next time and he will get out of the way. I did that several times over my high school career. Never hit anyone as they always got down as they saw me going side arm. If Julien hits him, the umpire would have called the runner out at first. The ump should still have called interference on this play anyway. I was at the game and seated off the first base bag up a ways, right in line with the throw and telling everyone that was interference.
  23. FlyingFinn
    Taylor pitching a third of an inning for the Wind Surge and getting 3 strikeouts. I've never seen that before.
  24. FlyingFinn
    Polanco out, Farmer on roster. Julien at 2B. Lee at 3B, Lewis in CF, Buxton at DH, Miranda starts out in AAA. Austin Martin on the team. Larnach in AAA. Funderburk in place of Moran. Free agent in place of Winder. Leaves without a long reliever but someone will be hurt on the pitching staff and Sands or someone can be that guy.
  25. FlyingFinn
    Austin Martin is really on fire. Isola going for hitter of the week. If only he really was a catcher he would have an opportunity to make the bigs.
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