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  1.    Hrbeks Divot reacted to an article: Is Connor Prielipp's Innings Limit in the Room With Us Now?
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  14. Hrbeks Divot
    Informative and entertaining stuff as usual @Lucas Seehafer PT. Great work!
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  19. Hrbeks Divot
    The moves they made weren’t swing for the fences. It was a moderate investment to see if this team could make a push. I’m less concerned about the deadline acquisitions than their reasoning behind playing a clearly injured Buxton and letting Larnach struggle for so long. Emma is going to be on the roster next year. He should have been up two weeks ago taking away so of Larnach’s reps to see what we’ve really got with him. Larnach definitely should have been traded. Jeffers likely should have been traded but I can hear arguments either way. I was fine with hanging on to Ryan until the offseason. This is when we’ll see if Pohlad and Zoll are really that much different from the previous faces of leadership.
  20.    Cris E reacted to a post in a topic: The Twins' Playoff Odds Have Cratered. Could Calling Up Walker Jenkins Have Saved Them?
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    It was a poor read and a poor adjustment by Keaschall but he’s learning outfield on the fly in a supposed pennant race. I’m not going to write him off as an outfielder forever. Give him the offseason to focus on one position and work on D. He’s athletic enough to be respectable once he gets the reps. I don’t understand why they don’t give Roden a shot in CF. That was part of the reasoning behind trading for him. At least he’s an outfielder by trade. If you’re going to play him put him at the 8 and leave Keaschall in a corner.
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    I agree to most of this. I’m not sure you can say that Martin has been producing but your point still stands. The way this roster is constructed right now it’s tough to see where Jenkins gets bats every day. There is no guarantee he makes the team better immediately. Many rookies come up and struggle with their first taste in the bigs. Culpepper’s call up made more sense because it was mush more of a position of need and he’s not exactly lighting up the league. If they were going to call Jenkins up earlier they absolutely had to clear at least one outfielder at the deadline or move Bell so you could slide Larnach to DH.
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    It’s another opportunity for Tom Pohlad to make good on his higher payroll statement. It seems unlikely that Jeffers would accept the QO if he finishes the season strong. However, if he does, it shouldn’t hamstring the front office from making other financial commitments in the offseason.
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    There is bound to be some regression. I’d like to see Shelty continue to deploy the bullpen as the situation calls for rather than strict rolls. I think bringing in Morris last night in the sixth is a good example. Mix and match with whatever the opponent’s lineup dictates.
  27. Hrbeks Divot
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  28. Hrbeks Divot
    Great read! Let’s enjoy the ride!
  29. Hrbeks Divot
    I agree. I love Joe Ryan. The fans are going to hate the move whether you trade Ryan now or in the offseason. Unless you can extend him now you need to get the most value from him at his peak. Ideally you get a young, pre-arb, high upside arm for him that fits the 27-28 contention window.
  30. Hrbeks Divot
    It’s always good to have a big pile of chips. It would be fun to see some of these guys gel and develop into a group like those that became the 87 Champs. We can dream!
  31. Hrbeks Divot
    This is a no brainer for me IF Tom Pohlad really intends to increase payroll. You get the player on a low risk (albeit high dollar) one year deal and you can look to trade him at next year’s deadline. He’s a veteran leader in the clubhouse and for a young pitching staff. If he declines you get the draft pick(s) and pivot to another free agent option. The only way I don’t give him a QO is if he comes back from the hamate injury and can’t swing a bat.
  32. Hrbeks Divot
    The front office has two months to negotiate a long term deal with him. If they can’t get it done they should evaluate the deals and take the one that aligns with their build plan the best. I’d hate to see him go but with the labor uncertainty I don’t think they can wait until the offseason to move him.
  33. Hrbeks Divot
    “Trade deadlines are always judged too quickly.” The article ends with this quote which is exactly right. It’s still too early to judge all the deals in their entirety. Would we have a couple more wins with Varland and Duran on the roster? Sure. Would they make this team a contender in 2026? Absolutely not. So the question of whether the trades help in 2026 is just a matter of whether you want the Twins to be average to bad or possibly just average. I’d rather play the long game and see how these trades look in 2-3 years.
  34. Hrbeks Divot
    Excellent article, Matt. Statistical recap with some fun mixed into the piece!
  35. Hrbeks Divot
    “By holding back on extensions for players like Lewis, Miranda, and Lee at their respective peaks, the Twins may have preserved both payroll flexibility and roster optionality.” The problem here is that the Twins have capitalized on neither. They haven’t spent the payroll they saved and they’ve locked themselves into an inflexible roster this year. I’d be fine with them taking a chance or two on pre-arb deals but if they won’t, they sure don’t seem to be jumping on the benefits being touted on the article.
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