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  1. JD-TWINS
    Acquiring Kremer from O’s sure tempers expectations of the possible additional moves over the next 3 days!!!! ☹️
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    I seldom comment on articles and I check in at TD about 340 days per year, content is always fairly interesting to a Twins fan, & efforts appreciated, but about baseball …….. the writing today was excellent! Covered the action accurately and was very comical. The “middle-school kid running” as a comparison to Roden galavanting around the bases was humorous and again very accurate. Never heard an anxious situation described as “turning over nuclear codes to the drunk at the bar” …….. overall, very well done! Thanks. Am in East time zone & saw Team get the 4-3 lead and awoke again during the re-cap. Nice win. Zebby is exasperating to watch - I realize not every guy can be Tom Seaver but his lack of command is rough to watch - can only imagine what Jeffers & baseball people are thinking? He has SIX pitches with sporadic location with every one, just seems counterproductive. One may surprise a guy with a cutter but if it’s waste high and in middle third of the plate - it still gets hit. I guess I’m waiting for the coaching to start trimming the offerings. …… maybe have him sit next to Ober every day for a month to review the grip and proper technique for delivering a change-up? Nice win! Who is getting cut from PEN when Minter is activated. Gotta be Anderson or Adams………. Anderson sure looks sharp in 2-3 times I’ve seen him pitch!
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    Can bring Jenkins up, and he may succeed at the plate, but doing it at Jeffers level in ‘26 is a very high bar.
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    Gomez has to be down today…….. looks like Minter may be The Closer if Team has a lead.
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    I saw someone write here that Caratini and Twins have a mutual option for ‘28. If he opts in & Twins want to move on, the buyout is $3M. Assuming they won’t want him in ‘28 …… it costs $10M next year. Trade him and keep Jeffers and combine their salaries for Jeffers new offer going forward, $16M for 3 years. Smooth transition to one of the newly drafted catchers……. Jeffers can DH more. They paid Vazquez $10M/yr for 3 years.
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    Varland had one pitch & was in MiLB at age 23 …….. at age 26 he almost washed out going 0-7 with an ERA in the mid sixes. He had a good year last year - he’s having a fantastic year this year!! He’s 28. Rojas is pitching in the major leagues and doing just fine……… he’s 23. Roden was a throw in and not really a big concern of the organization.
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    To me, he needs to trim to 3 pitches from 6 and max effort from 10-22 pitches a day, 2-3 days per week. The same could be done with Prielipp as gotta be concerned with his load and arm. One new starter & only one of these guys can transition Louie wasn’t a starting pitcher either - it turned OK for him.
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    I’ll take ERA and forget about WAR.
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    I’ll have to look but I think Ray’s ‘26 shines in comparison to Gausman’s ‘26? Ray 10-6 with a 3.08ERA & 2,0 WAR Gausman 4-10 with a 4.58ERA & 1.0 WAR (not getting Kevin Gausman of yesteryear at this point)
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    STARTER should be the Priority. Starter displaces a current starter and that guy moves to the PEN. Byron Buxton hasn’t hit a Home Run since June 24………he has 3 RBI since June 26th. He’s played 15 games since June 22 with another 9 to be missed on this road trip. OFFENSE, even with keeping Jeffers & Larnach, should be addressed in a Big way. I best the drum daily for Luis Arraez, a stabilizer in the middle of the line-up. Covers 2B & Clemens plays corner OF daily. Larnach & Keaschall to DH …….. Bell/Wallner/prospect for somebody that can pitch - this year or in the future.
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    My slant: Health experts - trainers - pitching coaches - players - Manager are all on the same page….,…,backward logic to move him from Rotation to minimize innings and then abuse him by using him from PEN w/o proper rest. Arguing for more innings as a starter for a guy that’s bumping up on innings limits……I don’t get it …….. using him 2 times every 6-7 days for 8 weeks compiles (2.5 innings x 8 max) 20 more innings. Once per week as a starter is (8 x 4 1/3 per start probable minimum) 34 2/3 more innings.
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    IF Tigers punt, maybe consider Casey Mize as a rental…….Matthews to PEN? Tough to send prospects to division competitor but there may be something there with some of Twins youth?
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    Tier One: Morris - Gomez Tier Two: Minter - Rojas Tier Three: Funderburk - Rogers - Anderson Tier Four: Nance - Adams ……. I see Adams getting Optioned …….. may be Funderburk?? ADD a starter and put Matthews in Tier Two! Short stints and possibly waaay off but Anderson looks pretty effective so far! Nance was traded for so he’s probably not going anywhere……”organization likes him”
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    I know there are a lot of fish in the sea but who is the middle of the order guy that’s available, AND hits over .240? We have Matt Wallner at AAA - don’t want that type anywhere near the roster.
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    I know nearly everyone will disagree but I don’t see Luis as a top of order guy. I’d slot him behind Buxton in the 3 hole or behind Lewis, hitting 5th or 6th. ………he FITS the “hit with RISP” profile the Twins have been using all year. He’s great protection for free swingers with some pop. He’s slow and can be bat to ball clutch with guys in base …….move him back where he can help with the guy in front of him. No reason to get outbid - it’s a choice. He solidifies the offense & 2B, allowing Clemens to play corner OF routinely.
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    2 batters to close an inning - 1 inning a couple other days during a week …….., that’s like throwing your normal between starts activity as a starter ………. 2-3 innings per week has to be better than 5-6 innings. Gotta be a lot sharper after 1st time through line-up as a starter ……. his stuff plays well facing 3-4 guys per outing……… if rested. he could go 2 innings plus every 4-6 days as another option.
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    To me, it’s a waste of time because if he’s available other Teams will go much harder than the Twins to land him.
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    Nice start to the weekend - hopefully, a bit more activity by end of day Monday! Minter’s experience should help him get through the drop in his stuff. He’s walked 2 guys in 23 innings this season. With the workload he’s had, he may only throw twice per week ………. 🤞. Gotta like the 1.00 WHIP!! Who does he displace? Adams is up & down with results - hit hard, even when getting outs ……. I’m not thrilled with Nance but “they traded for him” so there’s belief through organization. To me, Anderson has looked really good - not sure what his achilles might be? Asking for 1 more arm with some durability. A starter that could push Matthews to the PEN would be sweet. Seattle dropped to 4 games under .500 last night - if TWINS can get one Friday night, Mariners may be more open to the Hancock conversation? They are only 3.5 back in the West, so doubtful they will punt.
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    The other young Catcher (Bassalo?) is hurt & on IL ……….as a second reason to get an experienced Catcher. Rutschman has been mentioned on the MLB Network in trade buzz.
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    Potentially can take a prospect in a Jeffers trade and flip them with Twin’s assets for the real MLB ready guy Team wants. I like trading Caratini instead - he’s $10M next year with his ‘28 buyout included. He’s got experience - he’s a decent offensive player & switch hitter - can play some 1B in addition to catching. He’s has another year under contract……. Vic with a prospect(s) should yield a decent reliever. Keep Jeffers and wow the Giants to acquire Arraez……offense, …… “check.” Btw, Jeffers hung in the dugout after essentially everyone else, taking it ALL IN ……. stark realization that might be his last home game at Target.
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    If Team wants to try & acquire Hancock they need to win 2 of 3 this weekend & take some wind out of the Mariner’s sails…….step on their throat as they say. Acquiring Hancock could displace Prielipp (or Matthews) into the bullpen…………maybe Robby Ray for Roden & Mendez & a young arm?? Matthews or Prielipp - Rojas - Funderburk - Rogers - Anderson - Morris - Gomez - Nance Nance & Adams need to be displaced IMO, I think organization likes Nance better than Anderson. Their low performer is Luis Castillo but he is too expensive to trade and not effective enough this year to get much interest. ………was watching tonight’s game here in Cincinnati………do I dare say Emilio Pagan?? It’s kind of like saying Lord V’s name in Harry Potter…….don’t dare do it😂 ….. experienced - throws hard - swing & miss stuff.😉 Cincinnati is out of it and they typically like shedding salary ……… Tito Francona might veto? He’s got a $10M player option for ‘27 & still owed $3.3M for remainder of ‘26. “The Devil you know……”
  22. JD-TWINS
    .209 - .225 - .156 - .224 - .207 ……. those are five years of Buxton’s averages for entire seasons …….. he’s struck out over 100 times 5 different years - 99 one year - if he hadn’t missed so many games this year, he’d be over 100 already in July. Proof that Byron has struggled at times. He too is a great talent - more so than Lewis. He still struggles often with plate discipline on pitches down and away. Everyone has a weakness. My comment wasn’t critical of Buxton as a player……. it was a comparison to Lewis's issues with swinging at bad pitches down and away……… just like Buxton has done for stretches every year over his 12 years in the Bigs. Lewis needs to improve that part of his game and if he can/does he’ll be a big contributor.
  23. JD-TWINS
    So did Rod Carew - what’s Buxton got to do with Lewis? ……… I too hope I’m right - no guarantees in Pro Sports.
  24. JD-TWINS
    Larnach is expendable?? Wallner is at AAA - Roden is barely hanging on to a roster spot - Kreidler has stuck do to an absolute NEED at SS! Lewis is finally healthy and he’s learning to deal with having to play every day and how to handle adversity. He’s still got solid upside. Larnach is the 2nd best hitter on the Club ….., Jeffers missed 60 games & Buxton misses all the time …. estimating he’s missed 35 games. Those are the other two guys Larnach would be compared to this year. Not sure what he needs to do to get people here at TD off his back.
  25. JD-TWINS
    Because he’s got talent and shows it still, in flashes - FIRST year he’s been healthy in about 8 years total. He absolutely sucked prior to being sent down - certainly respectable since his return. Solid defense at all 3 positions. Varland was terrible, to non- Minnesotans, until he was 27. Almost washed out at 26. He has guts and worked. Clemens - Lee - Keaschall all could have been sent down or DFA’d earlier in the year…… they kept getting playing time. Lewis hitting .165 through the first 9-10 weeks of the year isn’t going to be overcome in 6-7 weeks. Nobody got a hit today - he had a hit last night - he won the game in 9th the day before. His plate discipline is terrible too often, but I’ve been watching Buxton with the same issues for 10 years.
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