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  1. Possumlad
    I love TD & the work you all do, but man this is a bad list. A top 20 that includes Quentin Young and not Luis Fragoza?
  2. Possumlad
    I agree, Clipped is just not a quality baseball player. Reminds me a lot of his brother Clippy, who was never a good virtual Word doc assistant. Maybe time to be done with their whole tribe. Back on topic, though, Culpepper has been fun to watch his first couple weeks - I think we should try to find more guys like that.
  3. Possumlad
    I think there's close to a zero % chance Bell is on the roster next year. He was a one-year stop-gap, and we have plenty of ABs to distribute next year. Someone will pay him more on another one-year deal than we would.
  4. Possumlad
    I'd much rather keep Culpepper at SS until Marek forces the issue. You don't move a high-level young SS off the position for a prospect who's currently at AA (not to say I don't have faith in Marek). KC is proving right it right now at the big league level. If he ends up at 2B so be it, but I don't think you force it in the offseason.
  5. Possumlad
    No - the opposite. They started with Lewis at 3B, Keaschall at 2B, and Lee at SS because that was the plan for those guys (until things changed). They didn't start Bell at 1B because it appears that wasn't the plan. I have no way of knowing exactly what they were thinking when they signed Bell, just basing that on what they actually did.
  6. Possumlad
    Regardless of what was or wasn't said (or written about) at the time, I think the easiest way to evaluate what "the plan" was is to see what they did. Bell DH'd the first 7 games of this season. He rotated in some at 1B after that, but never more than a few games at a time. He was clearly signed as a bat-first guy w/ the idea that he'd play some 1B.
  7. Possumlad
    Twins need to put their best line-up on the field today (as they have the first two games). Shelton needs to send a clear message to the team that we're in the home-stretch & need all hands on deck for a sweep today & final push the rest of the year. None of this "getaway day" line-up nonsense. Put your best players out there & let's keep our foot on the gas.
  8. Possumlad
    The most liked, recognized, and marketed player on the team happens to be their best player. Imagine that!
  9. Possumlad
    There's a contingent on the board who like to pretend Jenkins can't play CF. You can identify them from the "laughing" responses to your note. I think most believe Jenkins can play a solid CF for the first part of his big league career, and will likely move to a corner eventually (or earlier if they just keep Buck in CF & he's relatively healthy). For those wondering, Jenkins has started 45 games at CF this year. 9 at DH & 9 combined between the Corner OF spots.
  10. Possumlad
    Do we have a weatherman in AAA ready for a call up? Guessing our current one would pass through waivers without a hitch based on today's performance.
  11. Possumlad
    Anyone know why? Radar shows a storm potentially rolling in around 11pm, but looks nice and clear till then.
  12. Possumlad
    I don't understand this team at all. They genuinely seem to have a deep fear of or hatred for the players they develop internally. What on earth is the deal? I honestly cannot think of a single way to explain calling up a 3rd (below average) catcher to fill a spot vacated by Martin. I would be absolutely livid if I were EROD, Jenkins, Wallner, or even Gabe Gonzalez. I hope every one of those guys start to look now for a way out of the Twins organization.
  13. Possumlad
    From what I've read/seen, weather.com tends to the be most accurate broadly available forecast service. They're showing relatively low chance of rain this evening in Dyersville (https://weather.com/us/iowa/city/dyersville/hourbyhour) A year or so ago I read a thorough article ranking the various services on historical accuracy & weather.com came out on top. (people likely don't know this, but weather.com is owned by IBM): "Weather.com (operated by The Weather Company, an IBM subsidiary) is powered by a massive blend of public government data, private sensor networks, over 100 global computer models, and a proprietary AI engine called WxMix"
  14. Possumlad
    I think we're due for a blown save or two from Gomez in the next couple weeks. Personally I'd shift Morris in to that role now rather than wait for Gomez to cost us a couple wins. Morris is our best bullpen arm. Gomez, Minter, Hoffman, Nance (and Funderberk?) would be a very nice 6-8th inning crew. I hope we never see Rogers in another medium/high leverage situation - he's done.
  15. Possumlad
    My greatest wish for the Twins is that we stop spending real money on short-term stop-gap guys with league-average production. If you're going to have a $150-$175MM payroll (which I expect in 2027 if we have a season), it should be barbelled between 4-5 stars & controllable low-money guys on good deals. Josh Bell & Victor Caratini have been fine this year (probably about average at their position), but it's tough for a team like the Twins to be paying $18MM total this year to guys like that.
  16. Possumlad
    From the Twins website today: OF Byron Buxton Injury: Right hip strain IL date: July 29 Expected return: Mid-August Status: Expected to be activated any day, and the Aug. 13 Field of Dreams game is at least in play. (Last updated: Aug. 12) More >>
  17. Possumlad
    Lol... Somehow I knew Culpepper wouldn't be in the line-up today. Because it's just the most Twins thing ever. I've never understood their desperate desire to get at-bats for AAAA guys who won't be on next year's roster. Truly, what would the point be? I've never understood & never will. But there must be a reason.
  18. Possumlad
    Correct. The hat promotion was only available for special tickets purchased in specific sections. They were all sold out as of a few days ago.
  19. Possumlad
    We'll be there w/ the whole fam tonight. Unfortunately we were late to buy tickets and missed the Buxton hat promotion... oh well. Looking forward to another Bailey W!
  20. Possumlad
    Weird - I suspect this is more political for you than anything given your energy. If you enjoy good fundamental basketball, the WNBA is a good product. In many ways it can be more fun to watch than the NBA/MCBB, as the game relies more on traditional fundamentals vs. pure athleticism & threes. The mid-range game is a still a real thing in the WNBA! Also the Lynx are awesome, and Olivia Miles may be the best player in the league within the next 12-24mo.
  21. Possumlad
    I think Tom & Jeremy effectively threaded the needle here. Improve the team in obvious areas; spend some money; focus on players with control beyond this year; don't trade much (if any) current production; and don't sacrifice the future by trading a bunch of high-level prospects just for a chance to make the playoffs. Overall we gave ourselves a better chance to make the playoffs while keeping current & future fan interest high.
  22. Possumlad
    Lee looks like a league average starting third baseman both in the field and in the batter's box... That provides some straightforward value. Lewis, I believe could grow into a slightly above average first baseman both with the glove and bat. Keasch is tough, as his bat doesn't profile well enough to play regularly in the outfield. My hope is that he rounds into a very valuable utility guy. His infield glove plays well enough to at least spot start there. On controllable deals, they all provide some value to the twins.
  23. Possumlad
    They didn't trade a real prospect for Kremer to stick him in AAA. He's been in the bigs for 7 years now.
  24. Possumlad
    This is an absolutely awful move. Liked the Minter move, but this one blows. Reyes is a real deal massive upside prospect... Obviously he may not work out, but among the highest upside prospects in the entire system.
  25. Possumlad
    Love what I've seen from Shelty so far. Leaders can (and should) use spreadsheets, but spreadsheets can't lead. Being a leader requires a combination of intelligence, EQ, humility, judgement, passion, self-confidence, grit, and communication. Hard to get the balance right, but Shelty's done a nice job so far from what I can tell. He's the kind of guy I'd enjoy playing for or working with.
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