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  1. JD-TWINS
    Kuechel was solid! Better than solid - rest Ryan - Ober - Gray - Lopez over next month. 5 innings and 3 runs or less would be great per outings Keppler might be the best overall RF in the game for about 6 weeks! Hard to admit. Gotta get off his back……,he’s gonna hit 25HR & .240BA with a .320 OBP…………maybe a .750 plus OPS? Don’t want to hear about how we should have traded him at the deadline due to his “peak value”……,.we need him to win games!!! What a transformation over past 6 weeks!
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    Can’t “not catch” a waste high throw from the catcher!!! Looked like a distracted 7th grader playing 2B today. Really suspect defense, essentially on every opportunity. Gotta change.
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    FO has had some things come together by accident - they absolutely deserve credit for the veteran depth they added that was dismissed by most…….pitching is holding up & could be really good down the stretch with some rest. Taylor - Farmer - Solano have been really good as fill-ins who play almost all of the time. Castro was a huge pick-up. While planed upon contributors like Miranda - Buxton - CC - Polanco - Vazquez have underperformed at a minimum. DALLAS KUECHEL - 5 fabulous innings. Gave up 1 run after at least 3-4 weak hits out of 8 total with 2 walks. I don’t care what it looks like if we can get 5 innings & 1-3 runs, he’s capable of giving 3 other starters good rest during the Dog Days. No K’s - who cares!
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    I love the guy in the batters box!! Can hardly watch him on defense. Nothing looks easy. Nothing looks intuitive - ever. Sooo mechanical. Hope he can fit at DH…..doesn’t seem practical for a young guy! Needs WORK!!!
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    FO knows we go to 4 starting pitchers in the playoffs…….we play 21 games v. above .500 clubs here on out…….Guardians play 39 games v. above .500 clubs here on out. That alone should grant us the Division. Focusing Jeffers into lineup v. LH pitching along with Lewis being back, we should be capable! We still have 49 games to find ourselves v. LH pitching…….another maybe, 12 games v. LH starters. CC-Farmer-Lewis-Solano-Jeffers-Buxton-Castro-Luplow-Taylor vs. LH pitching Only 4 starters in Playoffs & the need for only 12 total pitchers…….Ober/Gray/Lopez/Maeda……… Ryan-Kuechel-Duran-Jax-Headrick-Pagan-Balazovic-Thielbar Seems crazy but they will try to keep Gallo rostered through August so they can carry him though September (roster expansion) and not mess up team chemistry……..need him for corner OF depth but more importantly at 1B with Kirilloff out another 2-3 weeks.
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    Same “K situation” with nearly every guy that plays MLB. They are up and it’s just starting to be discouraged after years of going the other way. Situational hitting has been essentially extinct in MLB for years. When do you ever hear the term hit & run………they made the bases 1.5” per side bigger & “the running game” has been reactivated. That’s 3” total between 1st & 2nd - has absolutely ZERO bearing on a stolen base. It comes down to what is emphasized. The bad news is what’s emphasized doesn’t produce wins/runs often times.
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    Nothing stopping them from just making an offer for next two years……should be done. Maybe $12M per year?
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    Fans can trust the Twins FO just as much as any FO in the game. None of them are transparent. Not a problem. Miranda - CC - Polanco - Buxton - Vazquez - Larnach all underperforming are not things that were nor should have been anticipated by the FO nor anyone. Gallo was a risk & squarely falls on the FO. They are dragging Gallo along to the roster expansion date just in case they need him due to injury. Now he’s filling in for Kirilloff at 1B…..not the end of the world. It gets very tricky from a roster standpoint when Buxton - Lewis - Kirilloff are all ready to play. May have to creatively “option” pitchers to get to September 1 roster expansion. Who knows, Gallo may “pull a hamstring later this month”?
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    $$ via TV contract seems to be a legit concern! My general understanding is Twins are around $153M this year in payroll. Assuming $$ are an issue: Kepler - Polanco are both serious maybes for ‘24. Certainly, unless playoff heroes, easy to justify not picking up their contracts going forward………$20M roughly Gallo……..$11M Mahle - Gray……..$25M roughly Taylor - Solano - Maeda………$12M Close to $70M reduced from $153M…….maybe re-sign the last 3 guys for $18M total? Pick-up option (doubtful) on one of two top guys $12M. $68M - $30M & they field a team in ‘24 that brings in a bit of youth and saves $38M over this year at a minimum. That’s 25% of payroll. Seems we could have afforded to pick up $10M (MAX) the balance of this year & jettison guys after November if needed for helpful pieces in August/September!
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    Our guys strike out too much as a group to not try to get them out…….goes for even the guys hitting OK. When you hit .175 (guessed) with the bases loaded it gives a feel for effectiveness (lack of) in key situations as a group.
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    Maybe I’ve errored but it’s what was shown above (by author) as his historical numbers v. LH pitching……assuming it’s correct. Appears they are career numbers over last 5 years.
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    I don’t see the problem with this guy! Not exciting, like a trade, granted. Toronto needs a guy to hit from both sides and we need a guy to just face LH pitching. They released him and he fits our need………he’s not a big power guy like “Joey” but his 24% strikeout rate against ALL pitching makes him attractive v. just LH pitching!……..Can release him in a heartbeat if that’s the next good move. Jeffers - CC - Lewis - Farmer - Solano & Co. need to be able to hit LH pitching……..there’s not an acquisition of ONE guy in the game that can solve the putrid performances we’ve had v. lefties this year. This guy may or may not spark something? .226/.337/.497 & .833 - what’s wrong with those numbers?? It’s .090 better OPS than Kepler & I assume his Slug% is better as well. How many guys do we have that Slug over .450 & have an OPS over .800????
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    Agree - they certainly didn’t play to stop that 3rd run from scoring! Not a big deal last night. He does seem to be giving up a lot more contact than he used to………….seems like he’s picking 2 of his 3 pitches to throw per outing. Not sure why? Even if he just wastes his curveball to show a third pitch it seems to make him more competitive. He had a mediocre outing a couple weeks ago where he didn’t throw a fastball. Odd.
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    I think he ran for Class President in Napoleon Dynamite!!??
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    Lewis to the OF in (3 weeks) or ‘24…….LF (Wallner to RF) Polanco at 3B Julien at 2B CC at SS Kirilloff at 1B Farmer & Solano & Castro in reserve rolls, same as ‘23. Would really like an off-season trade for Stuart Fairchild from Reds organization, to play CF. Gallo & Kepler gone (unless Max is a playoff hero)
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    Do you think he’ll give up 4 Hr or 6 HR in 3 or 4 innings?……we’re trying to avoid Ryan’s last few starts. Not expecting Sandy Koufax…..nor a young Dallas Kuechel. Trying to get to the 5th inning without giving up more than 2-3 runs. He’s experienced and used to contact. If we get 2 out of 3 “reasonable starts” we’re ahead.
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    No roster space for Lee along with Lewis. Maybe in September with the expansion of rosters.
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    Not to be harsh but Brooks Lee isn’t getting any of CC’s playing time, nor is anyone else, until 2027 or so. I agree that if he gets to .240 it would be a nice salvage……I think he needs to hit .270 - .280 rest of the year to get to .240 for the year. Would be nice - that’s for sure! The article stated his power numbers were down as well as his average. Who’s right?
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    Maybe a nice guy but we don’t need to pick up other team’s DFA guys. We face 25% LH pitching. We don’t have a roster spot for this elusive RH corner OF.
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    Same comments posted by me 3-4 times……seen half dozen others as well. If FO is reading this stuff for anything but laughs, we’re in trouble.
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    I don’t think they are as inept and dim as most commenters portray them as here. Miranda - CC - Kepler - Polanco - Buxton have all let the FO & team down……..Kepler has turned a corner since July 1, to be fair. These guys were viewed as decent players - probable contributors, by anyone that follows the game. Can’t blame front office for these guy’s performance to date - $70M of the $153M right here. Gallo hasn’t worked out & neither did Mahle. That’s on the FO……another $20 M. Tough to win when less than 40% of your team’s payroll is playing up to expectations. Again, I do not see the FO as being responsible for the players inability to get the job done. Castro - Farmer - Taylor - Solano - Vazquez are a big part of our success as role players. FO did a nice job pulling these veterans in to plug holes. Would have liked some relief help at deadline - at least one guy!!! Reasoning for inactivity on Monday: Guardians play 38 games v. teams above .500 in their last 54. Twins play 15 games v. teams above .500 in their last 54. Cleveland traded Civale & J. Bell on Monday. Gotta bet on logic winning out. Once we get to playoffs, we go with 12 pitchers and 14 bats. We have 2 months to jell v. LH pitching & Lewis will be back soon to help! Kuechel - Ryan - Duran - Jax - Pagan - Floro - Thielbar - Balazovic Lopez - Gray - Ober……Maeda Headrick & Ortega & Moran can help us get through August. Bottom line is once we are in playoffs we don’t need acquisition help!
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    I don’t live in MN so I’m not up to speed on Saints. I thought Helman played OF & that was mostly the spot for Martin as well????
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    We are going to host a 3 game series if we win the Central. We are in line to play Toronto or one of the two teams chasing them…….Boston or New York. If Chris Sale gets healthy he’s challenging - obviously, Cole is scary good. Toronto has Gausman…..we lit him up last time we faced him. All 3 teams can be good……all 3 can be mediocre as well. Gotta have some faith. If Kuechel works out and our starters get some rest in August we’ll be in great shape. October comes and we have Lopez - Gray - Ober with Meada in the wings. Ryan into the pen, more than likely. He’s a better option than Maeda. Who knows, we may still have Kuechel on the roster. 6 relievers & a 12 man staff in playoffs. We may go with the “opener” approach Kuechel/Gray & Maeda/Ryan to get 3-4 innings each with contrasting styles!
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    He batted 6th on the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, (off for birth) & the 29th……… 30th - 31st - 1st he batted 3rd or 4th but he also had 6 hits in those 3 games……..pretty confident in these numbers maybe off 1 hit? Rocco seems fine moving him around now?
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    CC hit .290 last year on the Minnesota Twins. He wasn’t hidden in the Houston line-up. We then signed him for $200M based on some realistic assumptions from ‘22. Unfortunately, his performance has tanked to career lows. Buxton had 3 doubles two games ago. 7 hits in past 4 games he played. He can still play when healthy……fairly healthy. He’s not Willie Mays because he’s not durable! We/he’s got to live with his shortcomings relative to durability.
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