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  1.    Bangkok Twins Fan reacted to a post in a topic: Twins Prospect Hot Sheet: Under-the-Radar Names Making Noise
  2.    tarheeltwinsfan reacted to a post in a topic: Twins Prospect Hot Sheet: Under-the-Radar Names Making Noise
  3. Old Twins Hat
    I would give anything to have an exciting, extra-base type lead-off hitter named Spain. It certainly runs circles around having France, Germany or England hitting first.
  4.    wornsmooth reacted to a post in a topic: Brooks Lee Might Be Part of the Next Good Twins Team After All
  5.    DJL44 reacted to a post in a topic: Twins 2, Guardians 1: Cleveland Rocks, But Buxton And The Twins Rolled to Victory!
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    Went to bed after the top of Eight thinking to myself: Twins are going to go hitless in the ninth, meaning, with Buxton's leadoff homer, they made 27 outs without a hit. I was watching what amounted to a no-hitter of a losing team, without a bullpen and in last place in the division. Pathetic. But, turns out it may have been one of their better games this season. Somehow. Baseball. Kind of crazy game.
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    Lee is the kind of fundamentally sound player that ends up on the Yankees later in his career.
  8.    Jeff K reacted to a post in a topic: Twins 11, Nationals 3: Taj Bradley and the Twins Win in a D.C. Landslide
  9.    jmlease1 reacted to a post in a topic: Twins 11, Nationals 3: Taj Bradley and the Twins Win in a D.C. Landslide
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    The Buxton homer on a high cement-mixer curve ball was at 41% launch angle. He wind-milled it high and deep into the night, impossibly far, one of those homers that you dream about, wondering if it will ever come down. Buck was just crossing second base when it landed.
  12.    glunn reacted to a post in a topic: As Twins Bullpen Struggles, Louis Varland Is Unlocking Another Level in Toronto
  13.    Wizard11 reacted to a post in a topic: As Twins Bullpen Struggles, Louis Varland Is Unlocking Another Level in Toronto
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    In theory, bullpens are the easiest/least expensive part of MLB to rebuild, and yet, oddly, the most difficult to maintain year-to-year as pitchers move in and out of having good seasons, workable contracts, injuries, etc. That means a high quality, low cost, injury-free, controllable reliever is the gold standard. But, as the Twins 2026 shows us, the hard part of putting a bullpen together is showing up with high quality relievers -- pitchers who can miss bats and shut-down potent offenses. In other words, a bullpen that is as elite and a good team's offense. Even a weak dribbler of a hit in the 9th inning can be a team's undoing, as the Twins figured out yesterday. Twins will probably do okay against average teams in terms of relief pitching, but average teams don't win divisions, don't make the playoffs and certainly do not make playoff runs. Varland is the type of arm that can be a solid part of a very good baseball team that can beat other good teams. Twins do not have that kind of arm right now and, in fact, have the fewest bullpen K's of any team in the league. They gave up what they most need for a couple of solid prospects. Hope it works out but whatever Falvey was drinking that day, it must have been strong stuff when you figure in Varland's hometown status and years of control.
  15.    Parfigliano reacted to a post in a topic: Connor Prielipp's Many-Splendored Slider
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    Last year it was Festa and Matthews. Now it's Abel and Prielipp. Let's hope some of these guys stick and grow their stuff. On Prielipp, I think his curve falls off the table to such a degree that he cannot keep it in the strike zone. If he can control that pitch, keep his slide-piece handy and develop a quality change off the fastball/sinker, there's going to be a whole lot of guessing going on in the batter's box.
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    Lewis looked awful last night, on offense and defense. But, what really chaps my ass is that he gets a bloop hit and he's all smiles and jokes and doing fancy hand-slapping at first base with the coach to the extent that there is no way for him to even think about stealing 2nd base on the first two pitches. Then on the Buxton homer, you see him in the dugout hugging and jumping up and down. It's the 6th tinning! And he has two more strikeouts yet to come, and some more lousy defense to play. What is he so over-joyed about? Can't Sheltie tell him to keep a lid on until we at least win the game?
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    Maybe no one catches it, but there is such a thing as going all out in the bottom of the 8th to make a play, even a short hop into a throwing motion and a rifle to the plate. Hey, it's make a play or take a loss for the whole team. I want to see a do-or-die effort at least.
  19. Old Twins Hat
    Who is Ben Ross and why is he not a top 30 prospect? Doesn't he lead AA hitters in a bunch of categories?
  20. Old Twins Hat
    Let me help you with the syntax on that quote: I'm not sure how he continues to be someone we can't count on.
  21. Old Twins Hat
    In his 2nd AB of the game....
  22. Old Twins Hat
    The Twins are not a great team, but pitching, defense and 3-run homers can carry anyone.. Still tinkering with the bullpen, but Morris looks like a keeper. Sometimes a group of young guys start to believe, in themselves and something more. One or two rookies show up, a couple of veterans step up, make a trade for another pen arm -- pretty soon, you become a surprise team, dangerous and fun to watch.
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    I didn't care for Correa, or his attitudes about wealth and how much he deserved to be lavished with money -- despite having been "in" on that cheating scandal. What was that quote about him comparing himself to Christian Dior jewelry? Yuck. I don't think he was good for the Twins clubhouse, with all the young players coming up having to listen to his bossy chatter about every little thing. I'm not saying he's a bad person; maybe especially now that he has found more religious purpose in this life. But, having someone like Correa over the top of a team was not, in my opinion, good for morale or infused with the scrappy, underdog aesthetic that I appreciate in a small-market team.
  24. Old Twins Hat
    With Ober, now he is throwing under 88 on his four-seam, and still occasionally getting a swing and miss. If you watch closely, he's got great movement on the slider and change, but as he goes along, the movement in the 5th and 6th gets loopy and now he's vulnerable. I understand the arm, the legs, a pitcher starts to labor, and that is something that can't be helped. But, if he can hold up the other team's offense with that off-balancing act into the 5th or 6th, that's enough to be effective. The bullpen will have off-nights and the Tigers were smelling blood in the water. We still need one or two more guys who can get outs reliably, maybe even strike-outs. Drew Smith and that Bash fella' are in line to get a shot at filling those spots.
  25.    Old Twins Hat reacted to a post in a topic: Bailey Ober Is Reinventing Himself in Real Time
  26.    Old Twins Hat reacted to a post in a topic: Bailey Ober Is Reinventing Himself in Real Time
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    Twins are off to a bad start, not just cold. Neither Buxton, nor Keaschall are hitting the ball. Jeffers is a no-show, Lewis, sure, a couple dingers and doubles, but questionable on defense and he can't hit a single. Wallner hogging challenges when he lets good pitches go by, then takes the cake by K'ing five times in a game. The lefties, Clemens, Larnach, Outman -- just not enough talent there. Lee not good on offense and worse on defense. There's just no where to go with this line-up. The pitching is competitive for the most part but where's the heart in this team? Shelton talks about "intention" but it sure looks like the coaching and management are the ones with no intention to make this team better. Roden is the best lefty outfielder in the organization but he's got options so he plays in St.Paul, while the Twins have no option except to take it on the chin. Not going to waste any more time on this team until they bring up their youngsters and quit putting such a lousy product on the field. Are you watching Joe Pohlad? You said you would make the Twins competitive? It's not happening.
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