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  1. JD-TWINS
    Finally, a realist. Jorge was a long time Twin ……I get it……his past performance was clearly that, in the past. 105 games & 86 games over 2 seasons. He has had a worse year than Julien and Eddie can’t make our Big Club, even with Lee hurt & Farmer underperforming. This means Polanco’s about 5th in the line of guys eligible to play 2B for the Twins this year. He got his 11th HR yesterday - Julien had 7 HR by April 28th. Topa has done zero to improve his value so his salary through arbitration for ‘25 has to be very inexpensive. He’s back in ‘25 with decent potential. With just that potential, Twins win. Gonzalez - Bowen ……..maybe they never contribute at Target? A 20 year old evaluated in MLB top 100 prospects, even for a minute, is a worthwhile gamble. Freeing Polanco’s salary and netting enough to sign Santana, another singular move that makes the trade in Twins favor.
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    Pretty sure Lewis swung at first pitch after two consecutive walks - I don’t get that, no matter who the batter might be. 3 for 22 with RISP for the Series …… that’s all there is to point to for the losses. Saturday each Team has 4 hits - an extremely well pitched game. Gotta hit better with RISP if you want to be successful.
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    I thought about going completely off book and thinking it may be a good play for Castro to bunt………with all his skills, he is typically a terrible bunter! The last time he tried his finger got pinched between the bat & the pitched ball - that’s bunting faux pax 101! With his speed one would think he’d spend a little time in bunting to become at least average - he’s poor at this point. I do think if Castro gives himself up by bunting, Larnach has to be swinging away with guys at 2nd & 3rd. BIG risk even if Castro can bunt with a force at home - execution would have to be spot on with the bunt. Thielbar looked as good as ever Friday - didn’t see him this afternoon but I got the review, not good! Sands got paper cut to death (broken bat single - seeing eye grounder single) …….but Thielbar with a HR and then back to back walks, that’s not acceptable!!!
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    Festa has good enough stuff to be toward the top of a rotation in another year or two - very good stuff now - needs some seasoning. SWR …..20 starts with an ERA of 3.78 …….he has been seasoned. I see him as the #3 through the balance of the season. His pitches don’t have the “jump” of Festa’s fastball but he battles & battles and generally does a nice job getting guys out. IMO, not just in this post but generally, SWR should get a bit more respect for the job he’s done consistently. His FIP & ERA are only .01 points apart, so he hasn’t been lucky getting to this point.
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    Jeffers at 3B was a tough one to swallow - odd play. SWR & ENTIRE STAFF has been great this series 2, 3, & 2 runs over 3 games. Can’t ask for any better!! Hope Festa keeps them in game today. Lefty bats need to come alive today!!!
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    How about being obsessed with his results to date over parts of 3 seasons in MLB? …..was hitting .115 v. lefties in a post here by a contributor, no more than 10 days ago.
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    On what basis?
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    Since June he’s hitting well over .320 v. LH pitchers. Going into the game he was hitting .319 v. LH pitching when leading off. I get the enthusiasm about Wallner - exciting to watch him in the box. His K rate since coming back is 36+ % …….this is while essentially only having him face RH pitching. The curiosity for what Wallner “might do” and suggesting you’ll wager on the OPS points is all great but it’s just supposition - it will remain supposition because try aren’t going to push Wallner out in front of LH pitching regularly. From memory, in his first 68 AB’s v. LH pitching over first 3 years he’s hit around .115. Wish thinking stuff or offering to bet on it doesn’t do anything for me personally.
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    Margot crushes lefties - lead off game one with a double…….scored first run…..gave Buxton a game off. Won 2 games, might as well bitch about Manuel.
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    Agreed! Sands has best K/Walk ratio on the Team & only Jax has a better WHIP….unsung hero…… Caleb looked very sharp!! 3 1/3 from those two were critical.
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    8 hits in 4 2/3 isn’t great …….if he just keeps pumping hard stuff away to Naylor it may have been only 5 hits through 5 innings? Team seems to be in love with getting burned throwing hanging off speed to lefties and watching it get pounded. ……..stay away and live with pitch to contact & get away from the “fantastic pitch” mentality. Duran has had same issues ……guys make bad pitches, but throw what you are able to command…..2 outs!!
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    How about Cole Sands……3.19 ERA ……44 games & 53.67 innings, with 61 K’s. Best K to walk ratio on the Staff & 2nd to only Jax with a .913 WHIP…….shut down the Guardian’s fifth inning and then cruised through the 6th. Very impressive.
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    Ober’s mental capacity is getting better & better. He just grinds through mistakes and tough situations. Impressive command as well!
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    Short lived. Seems they would stay heavy on relief arms to get through the K.C. series as Varland will have to take a regular turn in the rotation either Wednesday or Friday next week. Maybe Matthews is up to start Tuesday displacing a reliever …….then Varland replaces him the following day and slots into rotation going forward.
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    I gotta think Zebby throws on Tuesday - don’t see any other potentially positive option? Neither guy that threw Friday can go until Wednesday. Not enough arms to try a Bullpen game after 5 games in 4 days through Monday. Maybe they have him go 1 time through the line-up?
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    Completely agree IF Lee is hitting at all and doesn’t also have a bad shoulder……..he isn’t & he does. Send him to 10 day IL and get the shoulder right, rested - he can be back in 10 days OR he gets a bunch of AB’s in St Paul after 10 days & he’s back in 3 weeks when roster expands.
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    Not sure who deemed Farmer unable to play SS? Not a rah, rah guy for Farmer but he seems as competent as Castro at short based on what I’ve seen. Farmer as back-up, there’s worse things. Farmer will be activated soon - just a matter of who they demote. I think they send Martin down & Farmer/Lee platoon at 2B until Correa’s back and Castro can move to 2B.
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    Castro IS the right handed hitting OF that the Team seems to be pushed to pursue in the market nearly weekly here and in national media…..the suggested budget from TD guys has been $6-$12M …….he’s the guy!! Lee - Lewis - Miranda - Correa - maybe Julien - maybe Keaschall can handle the dirt going forward. Castro would still be there to supplement as needed. Many here have commented on the IF youth he may displace - he doesn’t displace anyone, he plays where he’s needed. Margot is gone in 10 weeks! Martin has not shown he can play CF nor hit at a high enough level - athletic, sure - effective? Castro as Buxton’s back-up and the starter in LF v. LH pitching……….that’s 50-60% of the games right there with zero time on the dirt. Knock on wood, he could potentially start 80 games in CF if Buxton isn’t right physically for stretches. 2 years at $7.5M gives a guy who was on the fringe 16 months ago some security. A mutual option for another $7.5M allows him to shop himself for ‘27 & if the Team values him after ‘26 they can see if he wants to re-up with his side of the option. A trade option throughout the contract if others are shining.
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    Does the organization dare call-up Matthews to pitch in Tuesday? He’d have 4 days rest between starts. Questioning where his head is at relative to handling the Show? Not sure but I think he was in A ball 8-9 weeks ago? Even if he just threw 3 innings or 1 time through v. K.C. it could be a shot in the arm for the Staff as nobody will be rested for that game. If not him who? ……Again, please don’t suggest Dobnak.
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    Farmer is a depth guy that the Team likes to have around…….big time underperformed to date in ‘24. That said, Lee is certainly not right at the plate and could be valuable in September……….his shoulder is bothering him at some level. Not sure if this soreness is leaking into his offense? Seems an IL stint for 10 days and another 10 days or so working on his swing through game reps in St. Paul & he’s back when roster expands. I’d really prefer Lee stick around until CC is back but not sure when that might be? Martin going down for Farmer & then Lee for Correa works. Depending upon Lee’s shoulder and how much discomfort he’s in - this drives the decision.
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    The PLAN can’t be a bullpen “opener” game in the 6th game of 7 games in 6 days. I cannot imagine it isn’t Matthews at this point on Tuesday. It’s too soon for him but they really don’t have any other plausible options that I’m aware of right now. Is there another starter at AAA that may be able to perform better than Dobnak? He’s not good enough to try on Tuesday!
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    IMO, Varland is worth about 3 Dobnak’s! If they send Varland down after Friday, they can’t bring him back for 10 days - to me, that doesn’t work. Ryan will definitely go to IL - Hopefully, Topa for Dobnak as well for this weekend! Varland is now #5 guy in the rotation, for at least a month….,not going anywhere. I still think Matthews is a better risk than an opener approach on Tuesday.
  23. JD-TWINS
    Agreed. SEVENTEEN days ago they started playing again - the pitchers got a 5 day break PLUS their normal 5 day rest. I don’t understand fatigue talk at this point - September 8th - then maybe a real issue?
  24. JD-TWINS
    SIXTEEN questions & that’s combining a few variables into one question……big UPHILL climb. Miranda seems fine ….3-5 one game & line drive double v. Cubs. Playing solid defense as well. Can they keep winning games? ….my synopsis. They need some youthful pitchers to step up & they nearly have to assume Ober & Lopez will pitch well to have any success over the next month. Pressure cooker has been increased for those two. Topa & Henriquez are RH relievers. Health - health - health …..that answers a lot of the issues & questions raised above….we’ll all need to be patient for that to unfold.
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    He’s in AA, I believe. That’s like calling up a Jr. off the Legion Team to start for the Gophers - Matthews has 18K’s in 14 innings at AAA. He’s gotten knocked around but also has about 9-10 good innings out of his 14. They both need to mature and gain experience - Matthews is squarely ahead of Morris - still maybe not near ready - but ahead of Morris.
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