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  1. JD-TWINS
    How did the one batter Prielipp didn’t pitch to in the 6th “…..cost us 6 runs”? Sands sucked for sure but it looked to me he would have been knocked around if he came in after 5 2/3 or after 6 innings. They were up 7 runs when Sands came into the game…….he should be able to navigate through a few outs w/o giving up 5 runs. They picked him to rest other guys as he was fresh - he was just not sharp! Prior to today, Kreidler hit .160 over previous 10 game stretch with 5 total hits. Including today, Clemens has hit .150 over last 10 games …….2 HR the other day and 2 triples today, but only 6 hits over last 10 games. Lewis has 8 hits and 2 HR in last 10 games with 8 runs scored ….. & with a .229 avg.
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    Right on with Buxton, often feast or famine. Lewis, he was terrible for 2 months and went down for a bit and elevated his stats considerably since coming back. He’s got a loooong swing and he will probably always struggle with pitches moving toward the outer part of the plate & beyond. Has a couple line drive doubles in last 2-3 games. I just think he can only be “hot” for a limited time……he’s playing average or better at 3 spots on defense and performing at least at a league average at the plate since his return…….all I see are positives with his performance.
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    Hey - where’s there a hint of regression from Larnach?? Lumping him in with Kreidler - Bell - Clemens is nuts. He can’t get the game winning hit every other day - right? As of Sunday morning he’s hitting .293/.381/.457 with 3rd highest OPS on the Team & a 135 OPS+. Not sure how high he has to elevate his game to get any respect in this forum?……”trade him …… why tender him……his defense sucks …… he costs too much ……he can’t hit lefties …… why isn’t he hitting HR’s at a higher clip” every flippin’ negative that could possibly be mentioned, and the guy just keeps rolling, 2/3 of the way through the season! IMO, fans here need to open their eyes to reality.
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    TEAM needs to score runs, as many here have pointed out. Leading the League in runs sounds great but over the last 7 days the Run totals have been …… 2-1-4-2 - 10 - 3-0 …….no chance to win 4 of last seven solely due to lack of run support! Remember, the game they scored 3 runs in, they had 1 run through 11 innings. 12 runs over 6 games…… and a ten spot…… roll the 10 runs into the total and they averaged 3.14 runs/game ……. still UGLY! Trade Bell for whatever ……. trade Wallner & Roden & AA arm somewhere for an effective relever…….trade Caratini (with another piece) for relief depth & offer Jeffers QO for next year when time comes………put together an attractive package to Giants for Arraez (consistency) to hit in 3 or 5 hole, protecting somebody and getting hits w/guys on base. Lewis at 1B every day with Arraez at 2B every day. Clemens to corner OF. Larnach to DH (75%). Arraez is less money than Bell & Caratini combined, for balance of the year……improves defense and offensive consistency! W/Roden & Caratini gone, I jump on the Jenkins & Culpepper bandwagon to fill out 26-man.
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    I try to stay upbeat as well! Zebby currently throws, sinker-slider-4seam-cutter-curve-changeup…….. I would argue he needs to lose 2 pitches and get better with the other 4 ……. doesn’t need to be adding two more. Zebby is OK. His command in the zone is not great, particularly with hanging sliders & 4-seam close to middle-middle, routinely. He’ll get better. Personally, I think he’d be more effective with stuff and with his mental approach (more focus) as a reliever (in future). His velocity would pop to 97+ and he could trim to 4 pitches which is plenty when facing 3-5 guys per game. He’s a multi-pitch Louie.
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    His mentality, from just watching him maybe 50% of the time, is he loses focus. His command in the zone can often be brutal (middle - middle). Short stints in relief may relieve him of multiple inning mental burden? His stamina is good - he’s similar to Varland in that regard. 3-4 one inning stints/week from the PEN while leaning on slider, Curve, occasional change, & reduced use of fastball…. that would probably tick back up to 96+. On paper, he seems like a potentially solid 7th inning guy.
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    Preach!! 100% agree ……. Thomas wouldn’t be a terrible addition but with Keaschall & Martin available on either side of Buxton, an acquisition like this seems less productive than adding Michael Wacha ($17M in ‘27) or Brady Singer (FA in ‘27)! …….. my assumption is a few clubs might approach Reds for Singer as a depth piece …… I live in Cincinnati and over last few weeks he’s been way better than previously - much better than overall ‘26 stats…… will he sustain?? Playing for a Team that has a chance is a motivator. Should inquire on Singer…..Matthews or Prielipp would become the “addition to the PEN”.
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    My very same take - due to low speed, I’d have him hit 3rd or maybe 5th to protect someone and get hits with others on base though.
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    Jeffers, to date, has been part of the poor OPS v. lefties this year - trying to improve would be the reasoning to acquire Thomas. Dont see Baltimore or Detroit helping the Twins - both are seemingly still in the hunt.
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    They have 3 each with what might be the worst two teams in AL, at home……..Bobby Witt Jr. to the 60 day IL……then at Seattle. 6-3 and they are buying. I’m all for trading Caratini, switch hitting Catcher with another year of control. Trade Bell & Wallner to somebody needing a DH. Hopefully, this yields one usable arm. Larnach to platoon DH…… put a package together to Giants for Luis Arraez. Our two former 2nd baseman are then playing corner OF.
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    17 games left against American League West 21 games left in American League Central 3 with the Giants late September & 3 with Baltimore mid September. So w/o any big subtractions & Prielipp/Sands coming back Team plays 44 games against teams no better than them on Paper. 5 tough 3 games series to navigate.
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    What’s Larnach have to do to get some respect?……..maybe he’ll leap a tall building in a single bound ….., Sands (maybe) & Prielipp are going to be back during this home stand, who gets demoted?
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    Rojas is 23 & Varland is 28……..Louie was in the Minors with essentially just a fastball at age 23 (age 23-26, nothing special!…….just a sentimental favorite of Minnesotans) ……..maybe wait until Rojas gets through age 24 season before passing a black & white judgement? Duran is fantastic, FO makes moves on Veterans often because Ownership doesn’t want to be involved with a probable Big Contract. Duran is 28 & Mick Abel is 24 ….. Tait is 19…….”prospects” don’t make an immediate impact on a club. and no, they don’t all work out. On July 23, I don’t hear too many at TD complaining about the Jax for Bradley trade - right? Griffin Jax is 31 & Taj Bradley is 25.
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    Need Taj to come up Big on Thursday! Get the split with Cleveland and take 4 of 6 in homestand ……. back to .500 and trying to maneuver an acquisition or two.🤞
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    Trade Caratini now - release Bell at end of season, possible deadline trade piece. (i.e. Bell & Wallner to Pittsburgh - O’Neil Cruz on 60 day IL recently)……….Caratini & Bell are $14M combined. Helps use payroll elsewhere, maybe Jeffers with $23M QO? If Bell is traded with some other piece……hopefully, an arm comes back. Larnach slots at DH for 75% of games v. every RH pitcher. Moving Bell, as you mention, opens a slot for a potential young OF. Payroll has to expand in ‘27 ……spent $155 - $160M in ‘23……can’t repeatedly be $105M! If Larnach continues his current play he’ll get $9M, or close, in arbitration……he makes $4.5M now. Ober’s value is TBD. I like moving Bell & one of the 2 Catchers at deadline……..come up with some prospect (2 young guys & Wallner or Roden) package to obtain Luis Arraez…….the salaries traded pay at same level that Arraez $12M pays over remainder of season. ….. Larnach to DH - Arraez at 2B - Clemens and Keaschall man the corners in OF. Much more consistent output from Arraez in the 3 hole protecting Buxton batting 2nd! Arraez back in the Twin’s dugout would help ease the sting of Bell & one of Catchers being traded.
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    I agree on trading Caratini with high value for him……he’s under contract next year…. more leverage for immediate help. Offer Jeffers QO. Do we think there’s a spending floor for ownership? If yes, the may still be a chance to extend Jeffers past next year. ……. Assuming Lackey is in play for ‘28 so 1 more year of Jeffers seems to be sufficient. A spending floor changes things!……..Bell will be gone as well in ‘27…….Caratini & Bell make a combined $14M …… add that to Jeffers current $6M and you’re close to QO $$$ Hoping Caratini’s knee is OK - he looked pretty tender leaving the game tonight!
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    TWINS A.L. leading offense since winning Friday …… 2 - 1 - 4 - 2 runs over last 4 games. Starting pitching hasn’t kept the game close 2-3 times over that stretch. Cannot expect to win games if they don’t score at least 4 runs per game - 5 is probably more realistic. Need Cole Sands back and in form ASAP. IMO, Rojas should be used just like Morris - 1 inning at a time, 3-4 days per week. Gotta be able to handle that 40-70 pitch regimen per week! Parades was running out of gas …. pitched well (was effective) for 2 plus innings. As Prielipp & Sands come back over next 5-10 days, who gets demoted from current PEN? Have a whole bunch of games v. Tigers - A’s - Royals - Orioles - Angels - Giants in next 9 weeks…..get to 1 or 2 under .500 by 7/30…..still have a shot.
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    TWINS A.L. leading offense since winning Friday …… 2 - 1 - 4 - 2 runs over last 4 games. Starting pitching hasn’t kept the game close 2-3 times over that stretch. Cannot expect to win games if they don’t score at least 4 runs per game - 5 is probably more realistic. Need Cole Sands back and in form ASAP. IMO, Rojas should be used just like Morris - 1 inning at a time, 3-4 days per week. Gotta be able to handle that 40-70 pitch regimen per week! Parades was running out of gas …. pitched well (was effective) for 2 plus innings. As Prielipp & Sands come back over next 5-10 days, who gets demoted from current PEN?
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    Trade Wallner for whatever - absolutely! Trade all veterans that can play and don’t make the minimum, so “we can see” if young guys can play - I do not understand. If Rodriguez stayed healthy and performed for a consistent stretch, he’d be on the Big Club …… If Jenkins was tearing up AAA pitching he’d be on the Big Club ……. if Gonzalez was hitting anywhere near what he did last year, he’d be on the Big Club. None of them are doing that and that’s how one gets promoted. Fedko didn’t get called up because he was part of some trade or because he was a high draft pick …….. he was hitting so well they had to give him a shot. Roden, same as Fedko. Roden was throw in last year on the Varland for Rojas trade. Roden is nothing special….. he’s a 2026 version of Steve Brye……he’s OK but more than likely, nothing will come of him. IF, and I don’t profess to have a crystal ball, the Labor/Ownership negotiations go as many think, there will be a “spending floor” for each Team. With a handful of Veterans left on the Roster, who is the Team going to pay to get to the floor? Will they pay 1st & 2nd year guys $6M a piece? ……. I saw one proposed level was at $175M. A floor may not come to fruition or the number may be $125M - who knows? I’m just tired of fans at TD, after being disappointed in ownership lack of spending in off-season, acting like having guys on the roster that make $4M - $10M are some anvil around the Team’s neck. I don’t get it at all.
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    Serious about competing? Can the offense, with Buxton back, continue to score enough to win games? Roden & CJ Culpepper (whatever combination necessary) for A.J. Minter of the Mets. He’s a Free Agent at year end but will be sought after in 10 days or so! This would bump Funderburk and Rogers to 6th and 7th inning appearances. A solid replacement for Banda’s role! (.950 WHIP & 1.80 ERA) Minter - Sands - Paredes - Funderburk or Rojas - Rogers - Morris - Gomez - Nance or Go? ….., Raya is a maybe when rosters expand?
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    Will Buxton be back and ready this week? Exchange somebody for Roden from AAA. They play Royals & A’s at home…..6 games, after 4 in Cleveland. Split in Cleveland and win 4 of 6 at home and back at .500 and IN it enough to buy. 2 runs Saturday & 1 run Sunday……… need Buxton and others need to perform. Trading Larnach &/or Clemens helps nothing. Trading Bell & a prospect arm & Roden for real PEN help makes sense to open the DH spot for Jeffers/Caratini. No decisions until after the home stand ending July 30.
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    Who?? Jenkins is 21 & fringe ready at best. Culpepper is hurt. Rodriguez is always hurt. Roden IS up. Gonzalez isn’t exactly on fire.
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    Certainly there’s a chance for regression. Red Sox & O’s have to play Yankees & Rays………… & each other (10 more times)……… those circumstances will help keep them around .500. Red Sox have won 13 in a row …….. a correction will take place soon, at least a moderate correction.
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    Roden - 25 yrs ………mediocre ……. throw in with Rojas ……. I have no expectations, hence no concerns. Emma - 23 yrs ……… not available or just not available, year after year …… am tired about hearing of his “promise as a hitter” …… he strikes out 30+% of the time at AAA - doesn’t seem to profile well for The Show! I am sure he cannot contribute if he can only be healthy for 53 games per year ….. that’s his average over pieces of 6 seasons in the Minors. Gonzalez - 22 years …….. “MiLB hitter of the year” for the Twins in ‘25. Has slumped in ‘26 by comparison. If he gets it figured out by end of next summer, that’s good w/me. Hardly “aging”.
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    Rojas at Age 23 ……..he’s in MLB and in 8 games with a 2.79 ERA to date. Louis Varland at age 23 ……. in MiLB trying to develop a second pitch. Age 24 - 5 games with TWINS and goes 1-1 with a 3.81 ERA Age 25 - 17 games with TWINS and he goes 4-3 with a 4.83 ERA Age 26 - 16 games he was 0-6 and had a 7.71 ERA Age 27 - 74 games … he goes 4-3 with a 2.97 ERA …… should be noted that he pitched in 23 games for the Blue Jays and he had an ERA of 4.94. …….pitched a lot, with pretty decent results in Post Season. Age 28 - he’s flourishing and dominant! His ERA is 1.08 over 45 games with a record of 3-3. The detail is here to show, that even though Louie is from Minnesota, he hasn’t always been fantastic…….. at 23 he was NOT in MLB and at 26 he looked like he might wash out……. How about giving ROJAS a chance to be successful??
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