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  1. Coach Wheels
    The roster is not what we believed it would be, that's for sure. With today being an off day, I would expect that the roster changes, whether a trade gets made, we DFA someone, whatever. Rocco was as angry as I've seen him.yesterday and he was spot on with respect to effort and mental toughness. I want to see Wallner and Larnach back for the weekend and I'll continue to wait on Miranda. Time to make.tough decisions FO, let's go!!
  2. Coach Wheels
    It goes without saying that the philosophy of hitting with the Twins right now is the wrong approach. With the shift pretty much eliminated from the game, putting the ball in play needs to be emphasized again. Buxton, Gallo, Miranda, and Correa have been less than inspiring and that was the middle of the lineup on April 1st. This series shouldn't count because Atlanta is miles ahead of the Twins on talent and execution, but putting the ball in play can become a focus of our offense any day now.
  3. Coach Wheels
    The Twins will wait as long as they can to DFA Gallo because they won't want to eat too much of the contract, they're still cheap. I'd rather have Wallner and Larnach up let them learn the game but this front office has a different agenda
  4. Coach Wheels
    He needs to be DFA'd because there is zero trade value for him and he cannot get people out. Kepler is next
  5. Coach Wheels
    With Gallo on the roster, we didn't need 5 OF, even though he's RH.
  6. Coach Wheels
    Wacha, 11 wins and a low 3.00 ERA in 23 starts in 2022. He is far better than Bundy, Archer, or Varland.
  7. Coach Wheels
    Agree. I hate the idea of bringing his miserable personality to the Twins baseball team. Let go prove himself again somewhere else
  8. Coach Wheels
    He's not coming back, we need to move and get some talent on this roster. Joey Gallo hitting .160 isn't bringing me to Target Field
  9. Coach Wheels
    I agree. He replaces Garlick and Celestino because Kiriloff can play CF for 70 games when Buxton is hurt. (Assuming he's not on the IL at the same time as Buxton).
  10. Coach Wheels
    This an upgrade from Bundy and Archer; I'd sign him to a 2 year contract.
  11. Coach Wheels
    Send them a LH hitting outfielder and an arm from the system. Kepler would love San Diego
  12. Coach Wheels
    This lost is a great list and more evidence of Falvey and LeVine doing nothing to make the Twins better. Come Feb well sign two arms or a bat that no one wants and pretend we've made our team better and deeper. It's a silly game they play and it will not help come April 1st. This team isn't better than Cleveland and probably isn't better than Chicago either. Another non competitive season, ?
  13. Coach Wheels
    A) I don't think Swanson gets 10 years and he gets about $18 million, not $27. B) Wacha could be had for $10 million, he'd be an upgrade over Archer or Bundy. I'm all in favor of offering Rodon an extended contract but they haven't paid pitchers beyond 3 years, doubt Rodon changes that philosophy
  14. Coach Wheels
    13 year contracts for 28 or 29 year old players is what hurts baseball. Twins were right to pass and move on, go get Swanson and maybe 2 cheaper starters. Trade Arraez, you'll need to play Lewis at 3rd when he's healthy. Arraez can bring a good young starting pitcher
  15. Coach Wheels
    Falvey and Levine better get this deal right. Gio was a steady influence in a team where everyone was hurt and he was an above average bat and glove. $9 million for one year shouldn't be the reason to unload him. We currently have no SS and 2 questionable 3rd baseman, neither is an every day 3rd baseman. Lewis won't be back til late June or July and he's now had 2 ACL surgeries. Management cannot screw this up
  16. Coach Wheels
    How close is Woods Richardson to being a part of Twins rotation or bullpen? Do you see the Twins sticking with their philosophy on starting pitching next year or will they look to lengthen the starts for 3 or 4 of their rotation guys?
  17. Coach Wheels
    My frustration continues to be management off season gambles on starting pitching no one wants. Bundy has been ok but Archer has been a complete waste of time. If this management group doesn't value starting pitching, and it seems clear to me they don't, then stop bringing old rehabbed starters in and spend your money on more and better bullpen guys. The use of Gray all year as been mystifying, the bullpen up until the trade deadline was below average. The Twins could have swept a 5 game series from Cleveland in June with a better bullpen. This team is where they are because of a lack of important pieces in June, games were handed to opponents, the injuries suck now but this division could have been ours before mid July with better moves in the winter.
  18. Coach Wheels
    If thus roster doesn't change by the end of Tuesday, Aug. 2nd, they don't win the division. This bullpen has shown no signs of improving and we have starters who can't pitch past 4 or 5 innings. That means a bad bullpen gets more innings. It's not gonna work and we can't hit our way to a title
  19. Coach Wheels
    2 moves; get Bednar from Pittsburgh and Castillo from Cincinnati. Castillo will come at a cost but I believe he's locked up for 2 more years.
  20. Coach Wheels
    This bullpen is made up of maybe and hopefully with the exception of Duran and maybe Moran. Moran only because he's LH and there's always that. Lots of work to before we're serious about good they can be
  21. Coach Wheels
    I think when your bullpen is bad as the Twins bullpen, you let your starters get as close to 18 outs every night.
  22. Coach Wheels
    My opinion but, they don't need another bat, offense isn't the issue. Get Larnach healthy and your OF and INF depth immediately improve. This team doesn't even have a spot for Sano when he's healthy so adding a bat seems odd.
  23. Coach Wheels
    So, lets say our 4 locks in the rotation are Gray, Ryan, Smeltzer, and Winder. How bad do we really need another starter? Bundy can be #5 and Archer can go to the bullpen and then go get Bednar from Pittsburgh. Much better use of our money in a bad division where we will outhit our rivals
  24. Coach Wheels
    Love the idea of Bednar in tje Twins bullpen, he'd would create badly needed depth in tje 8th/9th inning.
  25. Coach Wheels
    No way I'd have Kepler in the top 5, Urshela or Kiriloff get that spot for me. Buxton at 3 is probably accurate, Correa is easy to put #1 based on his career
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