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  1. JD-TWINS
    Stewart - Varland - Paddack …….possibly Topa. SWR is 4th starter or emergency guy if somebody can’t go for an unforeseen circumstance. First 3 guys above, along with Okert - Staumont - Alcala - Jax - Duran can be as good as anybody’s Pen. Reds won’t trade an effective arm that they can control for 3-4 years. They will be good once their everyday guys are healthy. They might trade Montas but he doesn’t bring much, if anything, more to the table than Paddack. He’s also a rental. He might be an interesting relief option - I live in Cincinnati and he can look really good for 3 innings at a time! Cannot see why anyone thinks the Red Sox would trade Jansen? They just moved past the Royals for last Wild Card ……they are having great success with their Rotation - I think they are buyers for sure. Seems Houston takes over the West by August. Seattle - Boston - K.C. for last Wildcard spot IMO. Yates might be worth considering from Texas? Really though - I think the Twins, relative to deadline options, are all set.
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    What possible return of interest to the Twins are either or both of those guys going to bring?……both would be rentals and neither are impact guys. Margot will be on the Roster October 5th, unless he continues to drop fly balls. He’s going exactly what they sought out in the offseason. He was terrible for first 6 weeks - that ended though, 7 weeks ago. His .899 OPS since beginning of June have locked him in here.
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    I guess my assumption is Paddack for one of the relievers. Winder or the other guy from Friday nobody seems to be referencing, Funderburk. Not sure why they’d take a look at Wallner for a couple days…….Martin, while. or a “power guy” is more versatile and has performed.
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    The Road Series detail is a deep dive & interesting, I guess it’s Cleveland? The offensive addition via trade is a fools errand, as you state! The line-up balance & length of capable bats is formative!! Lewis is (will be) another pretty big shot in the arm relative to OPS as well. The Pen will come together with health - Stewart - Varland - Paddack ……outside shot with Topa …..,all in September/October & it too will be formidable. Can’t LEAD MLB in strikeouts as a Staff w/o some pretty good talent!
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    If you throw Staumont when trailing Friday who throws Sunday if you are up in the 6th or 7th?
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    I keep seeing how Baldelli mismanaged the staff last night……maybe 40% or more of the posts are behind this thinking. Lopez sucked and got the Team in a hole….not the Manager. Winder - Sands - Thielbar - Funderburk are 50% of his choices in the Pen. He doesn’t run the Club - probably has some input but he Manages the guys he has to manage. Alcala was used in the 6th because Lopez couldn’t get an out……..everyone here complains if Alcala is EVER being used more than 1 inning! He was done. Can’t throw Staumont - Jax - Duran down 2 starting the 7th. So with the options he had, he chose Winder & he underperformed. Absolutely nothing that couldn’t have happened with Sands. Winder was specifically brought up to take a look at and get some feel for where he’s at right now AND to give some innings in lower leverage situations. Thielbar could have given up a 3 run homer just as well as Funderburk. Caleb hasn’t been automatic in his role by any means. The Astros are HOT & Teams lose 45% of their games in a 90 win campaign…..did ANYONE see the Team scoring 4-7 more runs entering the top of the 7th? ……………….. TWINS are up 5-0 at the end of the 2nd inning on Saturday - why the hell isn’t the Astros Manager taking the pitcher out?!?!???? It’s 162 games season and there are only so many options, that’s why.
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    You have no crystal ball……Houston’s won 12 of 14 coming in……who’s to say Sands doesn’t get lit up? You want Jax in the game down 2 in the 6th?? How about Caleb - he’s been nothing but stellar - right? You don’t burn guys up that are leverage arms when down 2 in the middle of the game. He can only pitch guys that are in the Pen - it’s not fantasy baseball. It’s easy to bitch about the manager after one sees results - it’s easy to disagree with a point of view and then offer no alternative thought or plan! Show us the progression of arms you would parade out on the first night of a 3 game series, down 2 to start the 7th. Alcala was already used. Jax & Duran aren’t coming in then. You got 5 guys - who’s throwing the 7th - 8th - 9th? I’ll let you know how you did in Monday morning.
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    He’s just trying to get them a rep to be ready for when it may count later in the weekend. Generally, if the Twins don’t inexplicably score 7 runs in the 9th there’s no angst for pinch hitters - Winder and Funderburk eating some innings & not pitching well while behind - etc. Lopez had a 2.00 WHIP through 5 innings and gave up 6 earned. That’s the root of the problem, IMO. The managing criticism after that is pretty subjective based on hindsight. Need to burn all the Pablo Day jerseys as it surely seems to be in his head or they’re just bad luck??? ”On their feet” is just a quick comment in the moment……,”we were out of it so I thought I’d get a couple other guys AB’s” isn’t the right thing to say either in a competition.
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    Ryan - 17 starts - 3.21 ERA SWR - 14 starts - 3.52 ERA These 4 guys with Paddack and Varland going to Pen with knowledge they are throwing 2 innings max…..,,I think we’re legit. Can SWR handle the innings load?
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    As of this morning it looks like Paddack stays out of the mix for another 2 weeks. Also, apparently Winder gets a spot start on the 8th……,maybe they option Funderburk for a Boushley start on the 8th? Maybe it’s a Pen game with Winder/Funderburk/Sands? Good for Paddack to stay somewhat inactive as they’ll need another decent 6-8 weeks from him once he returns.
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    Jeffers had a nice day Thursday - was looking at his stats and noticed Santana and handful of others having really solid first halves - nothing surprising to any here: Jeffers 30 XBH - 126 OPS+ Castro 33 XBH - 125 OPS+ Correa 28 XBH - 151 OPS+ Miranda 28 XBH - 151 OPS+ Santana 27 XBH - 113 OPS+ Buxton 26 XBH - 119 OPS+ Lee & Lewis both are capable of this range of performance! Solid Core along with Larnach - Kepler - Martin - Margot around the periphery. Room for Vazquez for sure - Farmer, maybe not much longer? Any offensive upgrades seem to be fools errand.
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    All correct!! Hoping for the pitching add! Curious about signing Lewis up - how that might look w/o much playing history due to his injuries. Risk for both sides to be weighed. Castro sure seems to have earned some security.
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    To me, it’s not accurate though. The idea was to platoon Kirilloff with Santana at 1B - an ideal Left/Right combination. 1) Larnach was hurt - IL. 2) Castro had to play 3B because Lewis was OUT - IL. 3) The anticipated every day LF, Matt Wallner hit .080 and hasn’t seen MLB since April 20. Enter OUR ONLY OPTION, Alex Kirilloff in LF. There was no affinity for Santana at 1B it was “how do we field a line-up”…….,,Brooks Lee could have filled in and allowed Castro to play LF……but he too was on IL. Another version of observing and making a reasonable conclusion. I like Kirilloff - still hope he’s able to be a big contributor with his bat. I do not think he was mishandled, certainly with no malice. The fact that he got sent down and then advised mgmt. of an injury he’d been concealing (bad back, not shoulder) is on him, IMO.
  14. JD-TWINS
    Brooks Lee gets traded?
  15. JD-TWINS
    Not disagreeing - just throwing out some names - part of the definitive line with Ryan was the Technology wasn’t evolved. or pursued much. Smoky Joe Wood - Ryan - Walter Johnson - Sam McDowell - Clemons - JR Richard - Gooden - Feller ……definitely not a long list of possibilities prior to 90’s.
  16. JD-TWINS
    Santana is ahead of Pasquantino - Spencer Steer - Matt Chapman & right behind Francisco Lindor - Cody Bellinger - Austin Riley in OPS. He’s second on the Team in HR’s and he’s by far the best Defensive option on the Club at 1B. It’s not May 5th anymore!! Margot has been hitting over .300 for the past 35 games…..don’t get the attitude regarding these guys…….maybe 8-9 weeks ago but it just isn’t logical at this point. Big Kirilloff fan here - he’s never been healthy and it’s certainly no other player nor the organization’s issue! It’s 110% on Alex. If Kiersey or Julien or Wallner or Kirilloff were actually Superior, they’d be in the Show and not traveling the country for the Saints. Jeffers is under Team control through 2026. He’s not going anywhere. Larnach is inferior defensively to Castro as an OF (Castro faster & with better arm) but he’s a better left handed hitter than Castro. Castro has much better versatility and obviously can play at an acceptable level from the left side and is much better from the right side.
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    My bestest line-up or best 13 guys, maybe not practical with today’s offensive numbers: 1) I don’t ever see Julien playing 1B for Twins 2) Emma may be up by July next year but I’m’ penciling in how they break camp - after that performance & injuries may blow things 3) Biggest wrench is I see Julien rebounding & this somebody has to flex, ……..Royce. Kirilloff/Miranda - 1B Julien/Castro/Martin - 2B Correa/Lee - SS Lee/Lewis/Miranda - 3B Jeffers/Vazquez - C Lewis/Larnach - LF Buxton/Martin/Castro - CF Wallner/Castro LH pitcher: Lee - 3B…Castro - RF…Correa - SS…Lewis - LF…Miranda - 1B…Jeffers - C…Buxton - CF… Martin - 2B…DH - ???? RH pitcher: Julien - 2B…Lee - 3B…Larnach - DH…Lewis - LF…Kirilloff - 1B…Correa - SS…Wallner - RF…Martin - CF…Vazquez - C Seems no DH for a lefty pitcher & displacing Miranda v. RH pitcher……,,may shove Kirilloff out of the mix? I like Julien - Lee - Lewis all hitting & seems LF fits Lewis power profile and may be easiest in his body?
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    My immediate reaction to the Varland “piggy back” was it won’t work, not an option. 30 seconds later???? Varland is strong enough to throw 3 innings in “a Festa start” and throw 1 inning in between. This approach wouldn’t shorten the Pen enough to be harmful…..at first blush. Problem is, when (on what pitch) is Festa grooving a pitch for a home run? It’s worth some consideration! ……probably only from those who frequent TD. Probably giving Festa one more start regardless of outcome and back to Paddack from July 19 to September 1st……. then a re-shuffling.
  19. JD-TWINS
    Have not paid attention to Severino at all - he sure seems to be worthy of paying attention to from now on - amazing stats. Wallner……have been reluctant to promote him being promoted. Not sure there’s any room on Big Club w/o demoting Martin - doesn’t seem fair. Wallner sure looks ready to contribute! Can’t stay in St Paul all the way to September 1st can he? Definitely is the expanded roster guy.
  20. JD-TWINS
    Definitely a bummer! Until reading this I was thinking 2 weeks, maybe 3 weeks. Wow - middle of August at best?!?! Offense isn’t the same but it’s not a disaster……..defense replacement seems seamless.
  21. JD-TWINS
    How many “elite” relievers are there? Who are these guys? Stewart is elite - nobody wanted him…….Staumont, while not elite, hasn’t allowed a run and nobody was pushing hard to sign him. IMO, Varland & Paddack back to the Pen over the last 3 weeks & into October works. Lewis’ throwing error and Lewis getting thrown out in 10th at 3B on a fly ball to CF essentially created 2 of those 5 losses. Always looking for the new guy or the better guy…,fun to consider but there are no perfect Teams.
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    Big difference between walking nobody (or few) and “command”. To me, command is locating the ball properly, not loosely throwing it into the strike zone. He’s got good enough stuff! His command is mediocre, particularly with his changeup. He continually threw his fastball center of the plate, 6” below & 4” above the zone. Intentionally, I think! Eventually, (grand slam) a guy will sit on that pitch if ahead in the count. Maybe mixed results for the hitter but it’s an increased opportunity for the batter. Up and in, or even better, down and away or down and in off the plate, (any variation) occasionally, makes everything more effective. He gave up a high, center cut fastball for granny & then, in next at bat, hung a change in the middle of the plate. “Strikes” but with poor command! I think most of the issue is immaturity and developing between his ears, not physical capability. He was shaking off Vazquez and throwing fastballs like he was Nolan Ryan - it caught up to him. …….I think his future is solid, just needs to gather himself and be smarter pitch to pitch and in less of a hurry. Just an opinion.
  23. JD-TWINS
    Nope…..gotta be fair to them and there’s other more experienced options in between……not all about stats.
  24. JD-TWINS
    I think he gets one more look in or around the 8th and hopefully Paddack is rested up by July 19-20 or so……if not, it’s problematic.
  25. JD-TWINS
    LET’s FIRE THE WORTHLESS HITTING COACH!! Let’s DFA 4-5 guys!! …….,etc.,etc. Can’t believe they don’t sign Blake Snell!!!
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