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  1. LambchoP
    Typical Twins. Start off horrible then go on a win streak to get our hopes up, then fall apart for a month. Then, before the all star break and trade deadline they go on a bit of a run, preventing ownership from selling off expiring contracts and making moves like they should. I expect very little to be done just like last year. They'll claim we have enough talent coming back from injury to be a playoff team. Then after the break we'll have another horrible month, knocking us out of the wildcard race once again....definition of insanity anyone?
  2. LambchoP
    Keirsey is good in the OF but that's IT. He's an automatic out at the plate and even with his plus speed he's not a very good base stealer. Martin is looking healthy and is hitting like .340 in AAA. I'd much rather see him up with the Twins than Keirsey. Should be much better offensively. Plus he has more defensive flexibility being able to cover 2nd as well as the OF.
  3. LambchoP
    Jax is one of the best relievers in the league. Why mess around with that. We've got plenty of SP in the minors leagues with a lot of potential. They should prioritize developing the kids we have coming up.
  4. LambchoP
    Really glad Raya has found something, we need him to be a solid SP for us. Now if we could get Morris and C Lewis to find some success we'd be set for depth. Offensively it's hard not to be excited about Culpeper and Gonzalez. This isn't just some month long hot streak, they've both been raking all year and haven't slowed down one bit in AA. Would be a bit aggressive, but I'd love to see them make it to St Paul this year. Speaking of St Paul, Julien sure seems to have found his bat. I hope they are playing him at first base. If the Twins can trade France, Julien should get a call up to play first base and see if he can stick with the big league club. Sabato would be fun to see too. Time to see what we've got in these young g kids. Eeles would be a fun guy to take over at utility if Castro is traded. Martin has good numbers since his return, why the heck is Keirsey still on the major league team?!? Why not give a few at bats to someone who might actually be on the big league club next year?
  5. LambchoP
    This is a bit surprising given the lack of depth at 1b position in the Twins system, plus Severino's power potential. They must have thought he would never make enough contact or play the field well enough at any one position. Bummer, he was at one point one of our top prospects. Should have traded him few years back when he led the minors in home runs...
  6. LambchoP
    I would love it if they locked up Ryan long term. He'd be a great building block for our rotation. I just don't see any large extensions or signings happening until we get new owners.
  7. LambchoP
    That AA lineup is looking pretty legit lately. Jenkins, Culpeper, Gonzalez, Rosario and Fedko. It's too bad we don't have any pitchers having a successful season like a few of our hitters are having.....
  8. LambchoP
    Please no. It WOULD be waiving the white flag, for this year and next. Joe is the kind of controllable young arm we need to target, not deal away. Fan morale is at an all time low. They trade Ryan or any other long term core players and they might lose the support of the fans for good.....
  9. LambchoP
    Hopefully we can get a decent return for Paddack at the deadline. Hopefully a AA or AAA SP with some potential. We desperately need a catcher too. Between Paddack, Bader and Castro I think we should be able to fill some of the holes in our roster for next year. If they do the deadline right of course, which is definitely not guaranteed :(
  10. LambchoP
    I hope they trade off all expiring contracts and get all the minor league talent they can. Then let a lot of these young guys play out the rest of the year, kind of like an audition for next year. See if Sabato is a legit option at first, see if Gonzalez, E Rodriguez and Martin look good enough for the majors, see if Eeles can replace Castro as our infield utility guy. I'd rather see Prelipp, Raya or Morris get a shot in the pen over Wentz ...that guy needs to go.
  11. LambchoP
    He's looked much better lately. Hitting 96 on the radar gun, getting K's. I really think Rocco needs to take the leash off and let him go deeper into games. Last few starts he's been pulled after like 5 scoreless innings with only 50-60 something pitches thrown. He needs to be let loose if he's ever to improve and get better like we want him to. Destroying his confidence at what, 24 years old is awful management if you ask me....
  12. LambchoP
    It's way past time to stop pulling him after 5 innings despite performing well or pitch count. How can he ever improve his stats third time through the lineup if he never has the chance? This has to be horrible for his confidence. Why are guys like Festa and Mathews allowed to go deeper but not SWR? If he's going to be one of our SP long term, it's time to let him pitch. Also, can we get rid of Wentz yet? I don't think I've seen him have a clean or scoreless inning since we got him. There HAS to be a better option somewhere in this organization. If not, that tells you our pitching pipeline is in serious trouble. Too bad we dumped Henriquez, the kid has looked amazing with MIA this year. We blew that one for sure....
  13. LambchoP
    Keaschal is a high energy, fun guy to watch. Him, Bader and Buxton all playing together would make the game that much more exciting!
  14. LambchoP
    Really great news that both Jenkins and Rodriguez are both healthy and productive. Let's keep it that way. 2 guys to be excited about, at least this year, are Culpeper and Gonzalez. Both are tearing it up in AAA and could move to St Paul by the end of the year. Eeles is another one to watch. While he may not hit for much power, he seems to have good hitting skills and can swipe bases. Could be a good table setter at the top of our lineup. Maybe we give him a shot at the utility position if Castro is traded? Maybe try out Sabato at first if we can unload France?
  15. LambchoP
    Cubbies will probably sweep us in embarrassing fashion this week. At least it should put the team into sell mode and we can start to plan for next year.....
  16. LambchoP
    Twins sure need him to establish himself as a legit SP. With Martin looking like a part time player, the Berrios trade isn't looking all that great.
  17. LambchoP
    Do the Twins not have PFP or something? Most of our pitchers have looked like little leaguers trying to field their positions lol. Topa should never be out there in the 9th inning. Didn't like the pen management in this one. Winnable game for sure. Too many mental mistakes.
  18. LambchoP
    Great bunch of guys at AA having great seasons and are looking like they could make AAA by seasons end. Culpeper, Gonzalez, Rosario, Fedko and Olivar. Martin is hitting well in St Paul, he should take Keirsey's spot on the roster. Sabato could earn some playing time at first if France is traded. Anyone else think it's awesome that DeBarge already has like 43 steals in A+ ball this year? The only problem is, all this potential help coming in the next year or two is all position players. Our minor league pitchers have not had a good year for the most part. Maybe we can get some pitching talent at the deadline....
  19. LambchoP
    Not much we can do about Correa other than move him down in the lineup. If they can trade France I wouldn't mind a first base platoon of Clemens and Sabato. See if he has what it takes to be a starting, everyday first baseman. Then at least we'll know if we need another one for next year. Doesn't Bader have a team option for next year? That should be picked up. Guys like him, Buxton and Keaschal are what this team needs. High energy, fast athletic guys who play the game hard and actually seem to care about winning.
  20. LambchoP
    This isn't his first slump. We all know Wallner has major power, but the question is will he ever be able to produce anything other than the homers. His K rate is climbing sky high. He is a three true outcome guy with limited defense. With guys like Rodriguez, Gonzalez, Martin and Fedko coming up, I think Wallner will need to find a way to be a bit more consistent and make more contact or he could find himself losing starts. With our OF depth right now I wouldn't mind seeing what we can get for Wallner. Maybe another team is intrigued by his power and tears of control.....
  21. LambchoP
    Catcher is our weakest position. You don't trade from your worst position unless we get a return of catching which is unlikely. Vasquez is gone this year meaning we need to either acquire or sign a MLB caliber catcher to pair with Jeffers next year. If we traded Jeffers we'd be looking for two catchers next year because as the article states it doesn't look like we have any legit catching options in the minors ATM.....
  22. LambchoP
    No way, Ryan is one of our rotation anchors. We need to upgrade our pitching, not get rid of our number 1 or number 2 guy. If we were to trade a pitcher I'd go with Duran. We should be looking to upgrade at catcher and 1/3rd base. I think we have enough OF depth. Maybe Duran and Wallner/Larnach gets us next year's catcher and a SP prospect. We should definitely be able to get some return for all our expiring contracts like Castro Paddack Coloumbe Bader France and Vasquez.....
  23. LambchoP
    Hopefully we can get some kind of value from trading away Castro, Bader, France, Vasquez, Paddack, and Coloumbe. We need better SP depth in AAA. We also need a catcher and first baseman. It'll be a serious disappointment if the Twins sit out another deadline and do nothing. Letting all these guys walk and getting nothing in return would be pure stupidity but I wouldn't be surprised. They'll pick up a released reliever off the waiver wire and give us the typical " with Lopez, Ober, Mathews and Keaschal all returning in the second half, we feel we have a real chance to make a deep playoff run"......
  24. LambchoP
    Loved the bunting there. Twins need to do this more, especially when struggling to score runs. I've been pretty impressed with what I've seen from Clemens. Kids got some real power and most of his HR have come in game changing moments. His defense seems passable at second and RF as well. I wonder how they keep his bat in the lineup when Keaschal returns. Of course it'll be a lot easier if Castro is traded.
  25. LambchoP
    Not sure how I feel about this new way of handling these young arms. Having them try to be hybrid guys, throwing 3-4 innings every few days. Wouldn't it be better to get guys on a true starters routine, at least the few arms we know we want to develop as starting pitchers? McLeod and Klein are both pitching well. Hill looks to be a K machine. Both him and Prelipp. If Prelipp and Hill can lower the walk rate, go a bit deeper into games we could find them both in the rotation in a few years, bringing back memories of Santana and Liriano ;)
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