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  1. FlyingFinn
    Larnach and Celestino - potential. Stevenson and Kiersey - AAA results. Martin - both. I'm not sure Larnach and Celestino will still be on the 40 man next spring.
  2. FlyingFinn
    Moran - the writeup says one scoreless inning. The whole story - he gave up 1 hit and 3 walks in that 1 inning. No way the Twins can trust that on the playoff roster. Miller is smoking hot - 3 more hits today. Jenkins had better slow down. The Mickey Mantle comparison hysteria is going to explode over the winter.
  3. FlyingFinn
    Again, the biggest hits are from our young guys - Lewis this time. Our baserunning blunders are from the veterans - Solano and Gallo. Go figure.
  4. FlyingFinn
    Agreed and he will join Camargo with the Saints. Cardenas and Cossetti are coming to Wichita. Olivar and Baez to Cedar Rapids. This is a nice group of which at least one should make it all the way to MLB and be good.
  5. FlyingFinn
    For the season, they are 9th out of 10 teams in the league in ERA. In the last 30 days, they are 2nd in the league (which oddly corresponds with Lee, Severino and Keirsey moving up to the Saints). In the last 15 days, they are #1 with a 2.89 ERA. Give credit to the pitching coach for great improvement of Ohl, Adams, Festa and Nowlin from earlier in the year. Ohl and Festa probably go to AAA next spring but Wichita will have a great staff with Adams, Nowlin and Raya IMO.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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).
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. FlyingFinn
    He must be getting downgraded for lack of range?
  13. 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.
  14. FlyingFinn
    Sure seems like the young hitters are knocking in most of the runs lately.
  15. FlyingFinn
    I think he is very Miranda-like on defense - so not that good. But someone more knowledgeable may be able to comment further.
  16. 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.
  17. 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).
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. FlyingFinn
    Taylor pitching a third of an inning for the Wind Surge and getting 3 strikeouts. I've never seen that before.
  21. 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.
  22. FlyingFinn
    I'm not concerned. If we are up by 2 runs, a closer can challenge a hitter and give up a HR. Still get 3 outs and you win. Just don't issue lead off walks and everything will be fine (the next thing we'll see on TD is not Pagan over Jax but Pagan over Duran as the closer - what is the world coming to!).
  23. FlyingFinn
    Agreed. The Twins only exercise the option if another team wants him in a trade. The Twins missed the boat on trading high on Polanco with numerous guys coming up in the minors (Julien, Steer, Martin, etc.). Great player whose body has taken a toll.
  24. FlyingFinn
    Hey Doc, I know you are a big proponent of Helman as well. What are your thoughts of Prato vs Helman next year making it to the Twins, assuming both are healthy? Martin is probably in this super utility mix as well with Castro already on the Twins. Gordon will probably be gone next spring IMO.
  25. FlyingFinn
    Agreed. He has been brutal quite often and has always survived with the excuse that he is "young." Bring up someone who actually pitches well for more than 8 innings, Funderburk, and DFA Henriquez. His ERA has been 4.71, 5.66, and 5.44 the last three years, with a ever-rising WHIP that is 1.67 this year. Can't believe anyone wants to call him up now because he pitched 8 good innings.
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