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  1.    MGX reacted to a post in a topic: Reds 2, Twins 1: Wasted Opportunities Sink Twins in Winnable Game
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  4. MGX
    On Wallner I could see them letting someone else being the LHB vs LHP (36 PA's - .152.222/.273 - .495 OPS). I like that he was given a chance to hit LHP's, but it wouldn't be a bad thing to give some of those opportunities to Larnach to see how he does. I don't think a roster move is at all likely, nor should it be. When we start facing a normal amount of RHP's he'll be more productive. The one thing I'd really like to see from Wallner is a willingness to adjust his approach with 2 strikes. All hitters struggle with 2 strikes, but he's only 5-43 with 4 BB's. That's obviously a SSS, but he has always struggled a lot more than the average hitter with two strikes (career OPS of .424 in over 600 PA's). Conversely, any time he's ahead in the count he produces - 1.084 career OPS in almost 400 PA's.
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  14. MGX
    A lot of early season over reactions. I don't expect great things from Banda, but he's had 9 outings - 5 good results, 1 where gave up 1 run in an inning & his last three have been awful. We want more consistency from our bullpen for sure. but we just finished the 1st half of April. Over the last two seasons Banda appeared in 119 games including 3 starts for The WS champs & pitched well. I'd give him a little more time before deciding to cut him loose. The comments further above on SWR are an even bigger over reaction. He's had 4 starts - 2 good & 2 not so good. In the two bad starts he created his own issues, but the defense behind him didn't help either. In his career he's made 55 starts & pitched to a reasonable level of success. Removing him from the rotation in mid-April would make no sense at all.
  15.    Vanimal46 reacted to a post in a topic: Revisionist History: Would 2026 Twins Be Better with Carlos Correa?
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    Certainly the 2026 Twins would be better with Correa. I don't know if that means we should have kept him. A trade for some value instead of a straight up salary dump would have been better, but maybe that wasn't possible.
  17.    arby58 reacted to a post in a topic: With the Taj Bradley Deal, Twins Might Have Fleeced the Rays Again
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  20. MGX
    The Twins won this trade the second it was completed. I have no idea if Bradley will continue to be this good, but if you can get a 24 year old starting pitcher who already has started 94 games & been reasonably successful considering how young he was when making those starts & the tough hitters in his division in exchange for a 30 year old who failed as a starter & had 1 very good season as reliever with the rest of his seasons being inconsistent. That's a win every time.
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  22.    DJL44 reacted to a post in a topic: Short Starts, Long Nights: The Twins Have An Efficiency Issue
  23. MGX
    In 2025 the average start in MLB was barely over 5 innings. The Twins were right in line with this. This is how the game is played now & isn't exclusive to the Twins.
  24. MGX
    1. As you mentioned Austin Martin, who IMO should be the primary LF & not a short side platoon. 2. SWR & Bradley both had solid 1st outings 3. Surprisingly half of the bullpen has had successful outings to this point - Banda, Rogers, Orze & Sands in his lone appearance 4. A couple of other hitters who have produced in their limited opportunities - Larnach & Gray Definitely need more hitters to create some bright spots going forward.
  25.    Blyleven2011 reacted to a post in a topic: Matt Wallner Has Made the Right Adjustment
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  27. MGX
    Just denying what numbers clearly say isn't adding context. I guess you just dislike Wallner for whatever reason. To me he has been a productive offensive player. It seems you don't agree so we'll just have to agree to disagree.
  28. MGX
    All I did was post actual numbers, if you don't agree with the numbers fine.
  29. MGX
    Interesting numbers to look at... Cal Raleigh had a record setting season & produced 161 wRC+ in 2025. He started his career in 2021 & his career wRC+ is 125. In 2026 he's off to a slow start with a 44 wRC+ & a 54.2% K rate. Matt Wallner had his least productive season & still managed a 114 wRC+ in 2025. His career started in 2022 & his career wRC+ is 131. In 2026 he's off to a slow start with a 95 wRC+ & a 29.4% K rate. James Wood played his first full season in 2025 posting a 127 wRC+. Started his career in 2024 & his career wRC+ is 125. He's off to a slow start in 2026 with a 73 wRC+ & 44% K rate. My guess is Mariners & Nationals fans aren't at all concerned about the slow starts for Raleigh & Wood.
  30. MGX
    The numbers tell a different story... Matt Wallner Career numbers RISP - .257/.382/.509 - .890 OPS RISP w/2 outs - .278/.409/.600 - 1.009 OPS Runners on base - .261/.373/.463 - .880 OPS No runners on base - .209/.323/.463 - .786 OPS
  31. MGX
    If there is a Red flag for Lewis it's his overall performance after July of the '24 season. A SSS that is concerning is the last two months of last season. His Spring numbers carry little weight for me, but there is definitely concern. The real season is here & he needs to step it up & at least be a league average hitter & hopefully better.
  32. MGX
    Exactly, the only thing I'd add is Martin produced those type of number VS MLB pitching while Roden did it in Spring Training. Don't get me wrong Roden probably should the 4th OF & as stated in the article the only reason he isn't is because of poor roster construction. Let's hold off on acting he's been robbed of potentially a starting OF role until he proves he can hit MLB pitching.
  33. MGX
    If Bradley was in the Twins organization during his age 22-24 year old seasons they would have been spent in minors. Instead he's been holding his own (4.38 FIP) in a division with a lot of good hitters & hitters parks as a young pitcher. It's easy to see why Bradley & SWR have the inside track over Zebby & Abel. I hoping for great results from both Zebby & Abel, but it isn't a bad thing if one of them spends some time in AAA. As others have mentioned my biggest concern on this staff is Ober.
  34. MGX
    Outman's Spring training stats look nice - .318/.407/.591 with about 33% K rate - the problem is who has he been facing. If you use the Opponent quality metric on BBRef it looks like the opposing pitchers are slightly above AA level. We already knew Outman could hit AA pitching - his career AA slash - .293/.385/.539 with about a 33% K rate. I'm not sure how much has changed. I follow the Dodgers closely like the Twins & when he first came up in '23 he had a nice season, but the K rate was worrisome even back then. Since then when facing MLB pitching it's only gone up ('24 - 35.3 & in '25 - 42.6). Maybe he made some adjustments that can help, but I'm not sure to this point facing AA level pitching is offering much proof that has happened. I'd like to see him do well, but have a tough time buying it at this point. Combine that with a very crowded OF picture thanks to poor roster management & he seems like a very odd fit for this team.
  35. MGX
    Austin Martin has earned a chance to be the primary LF to start the season. Looking at Spring stats isn't very useful IMO, I'd rather look at what players have done during the regular season. Agree with the bench DJL has above just noting that I hope they go with Roden over Outman as the 4th OF.
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