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  1. JD-TWINS
    Player is confident - Agent is probably more confident. ……. smart for Twins but I don’t think he’ll do it …… if they get to playoffs, may push Royce over the edge from an excitement standpoint……. bad news is that will wear off after a few weeks and a few conversations w/Agent.
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    Lewis, since his return to Big Club on June 6th: .270/.338/.505 …..10 HR & 25 RBI with 7 stolen bases…….while moving to 1B on the fly and playing 2B occasionally and even 3B once or twice. His total WAR as of today is 1.3 and it was zero when he came back from St Paul on June 6.
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    Exciting win ….. whole bunch of guys chipped in at different times. Jackson was big, running for Bell …… Roden had a lead-off double one inning & was stranded at 3B. I too think it’s in Team’s current best interest to bring up Culpepper & Jenkins. ……… Gray & Roden would be the guys to get displaced. Who is moved off 13 man roster when Buxton ultimately returns? If that return date is anytime soon, waiting until the service date is behind them for Jenkins …….:instead of promoting two & DFA’ing a guy you want next year (Jackson or Martin) after bringing Buxton back …..,,,while keeping Jenkins up………..I understand the slow move as time passes. Culpepper for Gray seems like a move that cannot be a negative. They lose a LH bat v. 75% right handed pitching ……. Gray is not contributing enough to be concerned. Maybe just have to cut Jackson when the time comes?
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    He was traded for Pablo Lopez ….. how did Twins swing that? Miami had a GM that signed him and she was gone after one year - organization did a 180 on spending. San Diego let him go because they are spending a fortune on roster & GM was instructed to reduce spending….Darvish - Machado - Tatis - Boegarts - Musgrove - Pivetta - etc. Giants let him go because they are bad and need new blood - they let Robbie Ray go as well and he has a 3.08 ERA. They would get rid of Chapman & Rafael Devers if anyone would pay their contracts. Arraez was a poor defender and a little soft when with Twins ….no longer the case. Solid at 2B in ‘26 per ALL the baseball pundits & he’s played 144 - 147 - 150 - 154 games including his last year in Minnesota.
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    I think they typically show 9 boxes for differing areas of the Zone. Matt has at least 4 5 holes. I’m typically way down on him because I think he’s a head case…… 3 times now over 4 years (hurt in ‘25) he’s gone down in middle of the season and eventually torn up AAA pitching. A guy can’t have 4-5 months of Spring Training every year. He can’t be terrible and then be good due to lack of ability ….. so, I think it’s between his ears. Maybe not focussed - maybe a little lazy - no confidence? That said, they need offense & Roden is not the answer…….. Wallner or Jenkins when they return to Minneapolis. To me, Wallner has about a 15% chance to remain a Twin and have any success. He needs to do whatever physical regimen and dietary approach that Larnach has adopted - has to be more mobile or he cannot stick.
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    He’s been discussed as possible Gold Glove guy in the N.L. this year …….. he starts every day at 2B for TWINS. Clemens goes to LF - with an available Buxton, Keaschall plays RF. He’s batting 4th for the Phillies - .382 BA with RISP this year & .352 with RISP for his career. Poor RBI guy, obviously! He’s hit 1st or 2nd most of his career so nobody’s on when he comes to bat. Yep, he’s worthless……. that’s why he’s squarely in the middle of the Phillies line-up.
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    He’s hitting .260 plus career v. lefties ……. gotta be around .325 or more v. RH pitching. I doubt any of the Twin’s RH batters are hitting higher than .260 v. LH pitching this year!
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    He was hitting .324 when Phils acquired him ………. pretty warm ALL year. Luis should have been the coveted ADD at the deadline. ….. Everyone says he’s slow and doesn’t get enough RBI to pay him much. His BA with RISP this year is .382! His BA with RISP career is .352. PHILLIES have figured it out & they are batting him fourth - he strikes 4.5% of his PA’s. He is great protection for whoever hits in front of him……will be a BIG RBI guy for the Phils. Good luck Luis!
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    5 games with ROYALS over the last week. The offense has been EMBARRASSING! Last week: 2 runs in last inning for a walk off in game 1. 0 runs in game 2. 4 runs in last inning for a walk off in game 3. SO, that’s 24 of 27 innings Team did not score. This week: 2 runs in first game 1 run in 2nd game SO, that’s 15 of 18 innings Team did not score. Cameron, of the Royals, has given up THREE HITS over 16 innings v. Twins in the last week. Twins NOT very competitive, Mr Pohlad. However, I’m a big “Players Player” guy………. players need to be accountable …… 2 hits tonight is not on the FO!
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    Both Jenkins & Culpepper had big nights on Tuesday! Both of them for Roden & Gray seems to be another needed step! The strike is fair but seems to promote the, “we did what we said we would do at the deadline……..” our offense has scored most runs in A.L. to date………rationalization from Organization. There’s a big difference between pursuing Skubal as a rental & Robbie Ray or even lower tier, Dustin May. I think the staff (if Joe comes around???) is close enough to get into the mix in September………. offense (minus Buxton) no chance. Spending for guys & “taking on their contracts” also comes with better player performance, that’s how it works. $106M going into the year is not a “go big or go home” guy? Luis Arraez ….. 2 hits in debut in Philly ……. batting FOURTH. His career average w/RISP is .352 …….. this year he’s hitting .382. Would have been perfect shot in the arm — brining former Twin back……..outside of 2 Catchers just drafted and Jenkins, Culpepper & Houston….. do not care what 1 or 2 top 20 guys of Twins had to go……. that’s go big or go home mentality.
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    Hope not - don’t need any more ill will spread into the Roster/organization. I get the potential interest with Neto’s age (& 3 or 4 years of control left, depending upon which line in the article is correct) - he’s got pop and athleticism. 155 strike outs on August 3rd …….. that should be a pretty big Red Flag ……. can this be serious? I guess if they got him they could flip Kaelin or someone this Winter for more pitching …….. seems senseless to me……unless Culpepper is not the answer?
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    Where’s Winokur going to play? When?
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    After Kremer, everyone needed to temper the expectations for the deadline. No May - Mize - Ray ……. needed a jolt in the Rotation. To me, Ryan is the biggest question mark. Ober will be Ober and will have in terrible outing every 4-5 starts…….. Bradley will be generally, very good ……… Prielipp will get protected with Rojas & ultimately Matthews coming back……. Kremer is a wildcard of potential/disaster. Joe might need to be on IL by August 15th??? Your point about deadline actions “being defendable” is how I felt over the moves. “They are spending…….” is what fanbase is supposed to take away. W/o any rotation help nor offensive help (one or the other) I think they acquired enough to be a couple games above .500. Basically, a maintenance set of moves …….. PEN should be fine to good (relative to any PEN) but the offense, particularly with a non-existent Buxton, is not nearly consistent enough to do much for their record improvement. Buxton had 1 HR June 24th and none since - 3 RBI since June 26th. That’s a red flag to the FO & Ownership, I would think!
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    Agreed. ……. Rojas is 23. Louie had 1 pitch and was in MiLB at age 23. Louie almost washed out at 26 going 0-6 with a 7.61 ERA. Am glad Louie is doing well, but your point about him being 28 is well made. I’ll take Rojas at 23 every time. …….. as I say about Big Matt, if Louie was from Kenosha the guys at TD wouldn’t be so sensitive about him being traded. Everyone else is supposed to be moved at Peak Value - that was Louie last July.
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    Kremer coming back from injury (not sure what?) and he has been decent and he’s been BAD ……..7 starts & 36 innings. 3.23 - 4.12 - 4.10 - 4.19 are his last 4 year’s ERA and over 600 innings in those 4 years. I’m not thrilled but not terribly disappointed since I do not swoon over prospects ………just don’t pay much attention until guys are doing something at AAA……not saying I’m right, just not worried about guys the organization thinks they can part with…….can’t make a trade a/o giving up something of value. Minter is a solid rental …….don’t see the complaint angle? Hoffman has an ERA of 3.98 over 43 innings this year and he’s rebounded big time over last 2 months, from what I read here. He’s not what he once was, between the ears, but he still has pretty decent stuff. Maybe new coaching & teammates will have even more of a positive effect? I wanted Team to go after Arraez and Ray &/or May or Mize ………. didn’t happen. Fingers crossed - K.C. for 3 and then we’ll see where they’re at……..
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    Somebody posted above, .73 ERA in June & 1.98 in July. Nobody offered Ron a Hoffman type of contract.
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    Mike will only be happy when 4-6 guys from St Paul are brought up simultaneously!
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    $11M next year - Toronto is picking up “some” of this total in ‘27.
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    3.98 ERA over 43+ innings is not a poor pitcher…..typical relief roller coaster w/bad outings and then a few decent ones. Nance? Adams will be sent down to make room. Hoffman - Minter - Rojas - Morris - Gomez - Funderburk - Rogers ……… Matthews eventually? Minter - Hoffman - Nance all are experienced, along with Rogers. That doesn’t get guys out but it helps in tight situations.
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    Rutschman has underperformed with the bat - they extended their other young Catcher last year (Bassallo?) …….. Kremer was under control for next year ……. Ward is on the periphery of their core guys. I don’t think they believe Kremer can help them ……. is it a crowded staff or his cost-performance ratio or do they think he’s toast? A starter that had 4 respectable seasons in a row being traded for an 18 year old ….. it doesn’t track.
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    He’s only started 7 games this year ….. 36 innings ……. can’t draw on anything positive other than his previous 4 years. …… O’s are still in Wildcard - seems with his history they would not move him for an 18 year old - right? He’s still got another year of control ……..seems they might think he’s washed?
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    3 HR’s per 9 innings - 2.8 walks per 9 innings - 1.38 WHIP ……..he was hurt, only 36 innings in ‘26. Nothing here to get excited about, for sure! 🤞🤞🙏🤞 ……. previous 4 seasons, he threw 125 innings plus twice and 171 innings plus twice. ‘22 - ‘25 ERA’s of 3.23 - 4.12 - 4.10 - 4.19. He’s been rough in ‘26 but there is some reason to think this could still be a positive move, eventually. Not very confident anything in ‘26 other than an innings eater. 🤞
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    How about Emma, Martin, & C.J. Culpepper & one of the ‘26 draftee arms to Miami for Sandy Alcantara? (package to Miami is just an example……..maybe it’s Wallner mixed in?) Saves Miami a bunch of $ - maybe not of interest to them? Sounds crazy! He makes $21M in ‘27. He can be bought out for $2M. He’s a frontline horse of a pitcher. Solidifies staff for ‘26! He can stay in ‘27 and make $8M more than what is owed to Ryan next year & Twins can trade Ryan for a similar prospect package that was given up for Alcantara. Nathan Eovaldi from Texas is a similar move. They definitely want to move salary. Less of an asset package to them! Robby Ray - Mize - May ……. lots of possibilities! Alcantara - Bradley - Ryan - (blend of Ober/Prielipp/etc. as 4th option in playoffs)
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    Since his recall Lewis has played in 40 games. He’s hit .245 - has 7 HR - 17 RBI. I don’t think his play at 1B is mediocre. Brooks Lee, since June 6, has hit .230 - has 7 HR - 22 RBI……….he’s hit .223 in July & .240 for the season. Luke Keaschall, over 105 games Keaschall is hitting .263 - has 6 HR - 33 RBI. …..he’s done a nice job increasing his BA as he was brutal through most of first 1/3 of season. Nobody thinks Luke is winning any Gold Gloves at any time soon.
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    I’ve been defending Lewis here BUT Caratini has to catch the ball…….it was a soft throw to the 1B side of the plate…….he can’t position himself at the plate to make a poor throw into a good one.
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