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Agree on the Starting pitching starting to show cracks & the bullpen was always going to be an issue. I think the offense is in the top 10 in runs/game. Hard to call that below average. Still this team needs to pitch better than they have recently or the losses will continue.

I guess the Twins believe he had changed his approach. I hope that is the case & we see good results from Royce.

No, he shouldn't be called back up until the issues he had in MLB have been addressed and as many have noted they have not. Another thing to look at is with a negative contribution from Royce & Wallner for that matter, when they were up here & whatever they've gotten from the replacements for those two the Twins offense is doing well. Through 64 games the Twins are averaging 4.63 runs/game good for about 10th in the league, & you can add 5 runs last night. We're getting better offensive production than was expected without any positive contribution from Lewis & Wallner. It seems obvious from watching the games, a better approach at the plate is the reason why. So the two starters from beginning of the season who didn't grasp this new approach for whatever reasons were sent to AAA. My guess is unless & until they develop a better approach, they will remain at AAA.

I'm not saying Clemens should be more than a utility player, in fact I think that's a good role for him. To say he had one good three week stretch is inaccurate. Clemens OPS by month in 2025... March/April - .348 May - .985 June - .625 July - .805 August - .536 September - .770 I guess you could say he's streaky, but that's true of most hitters. The best player on the Twins is Buxton & he is certainly a streaky hitter.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

All I did was post actual numbers, if you don't agree with the numbers fine.

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.

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

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.