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  1. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Ryan should have pitched the 7th. The bullpen has limited options - that's on the front office. But it is on Rocco to read the room and not be so quick to yank his starter. Four straight 1-run losses. That's the sign of a poorly managed team.
  2. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Well this is less than ideal.
  3. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Good call...neglected to remember that.
  4. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    I wouldn't mind Julien getting another look. Wallner, not sure. Even last year, I didn't see him as a long-term piece. Big swing and strike out prone. The book was written on him and at his age, we might have a situation where what you see is what you get.
  5. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Dobnak's not on the 40 so someone would have to get the boot. There's a couple of names that readily come to mind, lol, but not sure the Twins would do it for Dobnak.
  6. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Houston has a run left in them. I don't think they will be sellers. Texas likely is a seller but I could see someone (Yankees?) making a much bigger offer than the Twins. And honestly, rightfully so. At this point in his career, Max is more likely to be on the IL in October than he is winning playoff games.
  7. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Yeah, I thought losing Francona would be the final nail in their coffin. Prior years, it was easier to see it as an honest result because their starting pitching was so good. This year, it isn't as good. They have a bullpen, that across the board, is overused but still putting up elite numbers and their line-up is ridiculously top heavy. I don't have any delusions that they will fall short of the AL Central crown. But it ends there for them. They're simply not as good as the Yankees, Orioles, or Mariners.
  8. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    I'd also add that Buxton, maybe even more than Lewis, is such a jolt of energy for the team. The 'Buck Truck' thing might be a little bit cheesy, but you watch the dugout after a big hit, and they're all doing it. Team feeds off him.
  9. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Buck's always been feast or famine at the plate. When he's got it going, he can carry the team for games at a time. But when he's struggling, he's an automatic out. Maybe Sunday's game is a sign of things to come. Would be a welcomed development for the remainder of the West Coast trip.
  10. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Varland to the bullpen seems like the most likely and sensible move they could make. I think that's where his future is.
  11. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    I'd also add SWR and Martin for Berrios, mostly because I don't think they re-sign Berrios. And even if they did, with the payroll restraints, they wouldn't have signed Correa.
  12. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    If Farmer and Margot are 'crucial', then the Twins are in some serious trouble.
  13. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Third dominant starting pitching performance tonight.
  14. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    The wheels are likely to fall off at some point for Cleveland, but they've given themselves a pretty long leash. Most likely outcome, IMHO, is they win the division and have the worst record among the division champs and they get waxed in the post-season by the third wildcard, which I think will wind up being Houston.
  15. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Just for fun, if you take away the 11 losses against the Yankees, Orioles and Dodgers, the Twins are 25-22 against everyone else. You can certainly argue that competing with those teams should be the benchmark, but the Twins have always struggled with the Yankees and I think they'd fare much better against the Dodgers now than they did in April. And I think we now understand just how good Royce Lewis is, so that too needs to be factored in when evaluating the month of April - which nearly derailed the entire season.
  16. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    They are ahead of last year's pace of 89 wins and that's with Lopez and Duran struggling, and with Correa, Buxton and Lewis having missed time. If Lopez and Duran round into form, and if Correa and Lewis stay healthy, the Twins will be playing post-season ball.
  17. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Maybe I'm not giving the Guardians enough credit. Admittedly, I dislike them as much as I dislike the Yankees. An annoying fan base and a roster full of pests and PITA's.
  18. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    They will be tough to catch and it probably won't happen for the Twins. It is just one of those outlier seasons where it has gone right for Cleveland. Ramirez is a tremendous player but he's on pace for 41 HR / 145 RBI season. Naylor's on pace for 43 HR / 124 RBI. Clase is on pace for 52 saves. The rest of the lineup is middling and their bullpen arms have been used a lot this season. I can't recall a team being so dependent on three players. Enjoy it for 2024. It won't happen again in 2025.
  19. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Whatever mechanical adjustments Pablo made, keep it up!
  20. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    That's nuts!
  21. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Royce, ok? Noticed Martin pinch hitting.
  22. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Thank you, Mr. Ober!
  23. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Need a big game from Ober tomorrow. The bullpen can't be trusted.
  24. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Rocco went with the JV lineup yesterday. Should have rested Buxton then. Giving a night off at the start of a series is unusual.
  25. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    How bad is this bullpen right now? Funderburk is slightly better than Jackson. Thielbar is unplayable. Duran is broken.
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