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Even while struggling to make contact which occurred in AAA as well he still has a .260 OBP. Say what you will, thats pretty impressive and why he will likely be a great major leaguer. When you take the bad pitches and figure out ways to get on base when you are struggling, it makes things go really well when you are hitting the ball and I have zero concerns he can hit the ball.
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I think Correa was a significant issue and have stated as much. There was also an issue in the bullpen, was Jax.
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You realize there is a difference between zero and not zero right?
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Hunter, the Twins have a .009% chance of winning this game. Does that mean they can't win? No. Will they most likely win no. But this team has come back a few times in similar situations. Now they haven't come back enough. Even still a 3% chance for the playoff is still a chance. We will see how it pans out.
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I think you need to take a statistics course.
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Eh its just a point that going with all rookies like they had suggested earlier in the thread isn't the best strategy. If the goal is to tank I got a thread for that along with our playoff odds. However this team and Tom both want this team to win. Right now I am not sure Jenkins is giving us that best opportunity right now. Will he likely figure it out 100%. Jenkins, Culpepper and Lackey are the Twins offensive future most likely.
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Its just the 3 of you were hankering for him to be called up so much. The fact that he hasn't performed at all star levels off the bat should have been expected.
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You realize Lewis wanted traded off the team last offseason right? It was an awful team situation. You had a bullpen that couldn't compete. players in the lineup who couldn't hit. It was not a good situation. They were tanking the season and the team knew it.
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So I see Walker Jenkins had an opportunity to do some damage and close the gap and he was unable to come up with a clutch hit. Some times when trying to win, you are putting a young player in a more stressful position than they should be when calling them up early. There could be an argument that some of the other players in AAA with more experience could provide better stats right now.
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The players have stated as much Hunter. They have said morale in the clubhouse is 100% better.
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Rodriguez has a 55 Run Tool, a 60 Arm, and a 50 defensive tool. Mendez and Gonzalez are both below 50 on defensive. I would argue Mendez has the best hit tool in the system. So if you appreciate a hitter like Arraez with more power potential then that is about as much upside as you can get purely with the bat. I can find the article but basically said if he can hit more line drives his offensive profile would change significantly. He has made progress but still needs work.
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Well we are down in the 6th can we get an elusive come back win?
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I can agree with that Corey. 100%. For all the things I disagree with what Tom and Zoll have done with some of their assets, I can't fault them for improving the team morale and ensuring we did not create a losing culture. Yes they are below .500 but they come to battle everyday. I want an improved lineup in the next wave and more athleticism which I think is on the one. But we will still have some marginal athletes, but potentially with better hit tools than we have had. Rodriguez, Mendez and Gonzalez all bring or more dynamic offensive bat than what we have had. I am fine with a bat first player if it is significantly better than average if it comes with average defense. I don't agree with throwing in the towel now which is what Harmon has advocated all thread.
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Those players can move on after the season. But don't they give us the best chance to win now? We are still in the playoff hunt last I checked. I am all for better defensive play and more professional at bats. I do think that is the one thing we do underestimate with Bell. He brings some leadership and a solid approach that he can teach the young players that extends more to just the WAR that he can provide the team.
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I can't figure why a specific individual doesn't want to try to cheer on this team. We know the front office is dysfunctional but we still have a chance yet they want to throw in the towel.
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https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/latest-twins-rumors-prove-why-170005255.html @HarmonK03
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They could have traded him after tendering Harmon. I have no idea what they were thinking or what their specific instructions were. Larnach all in all had a decent season until recently. Its the same hope you have for Lewis. Its just you have your favorites and those that are not. Its why Clemens who could be a decent piece for the next 3-4 year and may be one of the few players on the Twins in the last decade to achieve a WAR of 3 is someone you don't think is elevating the team. Its not taking things out of context. Its showing you the facts. Just like you saying that 6 rookies had been called up for Detroit in August when there had only been 2.
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He was told his budget and whether they could sign or needed to trade away salary (IE Ryan) days before the winter meeting where Tom and the minority owners were approved officially. What are you not understanding? Yes Larnach was tendered before that, so what.
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I am sure @HarmonK03 is thrilled both his ragdolls Clemens and Bell hit homers.
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Well thats a start. Rough way to end the 3rd. The bats need to get hot.
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They met in November, it wasn't official until it was approved by all teams at the winter meetings. https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/minnesota-twins/2026-player-budget-waiting-pohlads-offseason-plan/ The Pohlads - Tom did not update Shelton, Falvey or Zoll until right before the winter meetings. Hence why Tom and the minority owners were announced shortly after and we saw or heard zero from Joe in late November early December because he was already sacked.
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Its not wrong - its just Tom has the short term goals of selling more tickets and trying to increase the sale price of the Twins in the very near future. He doesn't care about prospects that will be on the team in 5-8 years or trading current good players for prospects or players in 5 years. He will be gone long by then. The only way this still works is by luck and threading a much smaller needle.
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Your memory of history is really bad just like when Detroit has called up their rookies. Larnach was tendered Nov. 21st. Bell was signed December 15th. The winter meetings were December 7th through the 11th. The Pohlads and owners had their meeting in late November. Yes it was announced later but Tom took over in late November. The Twins had signaled to teams early in the offseason Ryan was on the trade block and that all changed after the ownership the meeting. The week before winter meetings Falvey said the direction had changed and the Twins were keeping Ryan and Jeffers.
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Teams getting hot isn't something out of the ordinary. Will the Twins get hot - maybe. They really need to win this game though and have a really good series against Cleveland. If they can win the next 4 my guess is their odds are back up to 25-30%
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Don't get me started, I said we should go full rebuild and trade Ryan and Jeffers and Larnach in the offseason. Thats all on Tom. However if you can't tell this team is actually competitive and trying to win this year even with a losing record I don't know what to say. How many times have people said this is entertaining baseball. They aren't perfect they aren't elite, but they are trying. So be it, if this is the team I have to root for it isn't the worst team to root for and they still have something to play for and we are at Sept 9th - basically due to how bad the American League is. Take it for what it is. If you look at it though, this team could go on a run and I don't think anyone would say its impossible. The lineup right now - is probably the deepest all season, the starting pitching got a reinforcement with Ryan coming back and the bullpen looks legit right now. We are still a year away from really competing while we season the rookies.
