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  1. LambchoP
    That's why I said Paddack AND Varland in the bullpen. They gave him more than enough chances to start and it just didn't work out. Hopefully he can put together a solid season if he sticks to one inning outing where he can just let it fly. I'm guessing they will try to trade Paddack for salary relief, but if we are stuck with him I hope he doesn't take up a rotation spot. He'll either be on the IL or pitching in long relief due to inconsistent performance.
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    I do think he needs another out pitch, and has to find a way to be more efficient and go deeper into games. However, he really saved our rotation this year and I think he can become a stable back of the rotation starter for a lot of years. I hope next years rotation will look something like this . Lopez, Ober, Ryan SWR and Free Agent (Eovaldi, Mannae, Flaherty, Kikuchi Paddack in the pen with Varland. Festa and Mathews first up in AAA. I highly doubt we spend on a starter though, so I guess we'll roll with Festa or Paddack as our fifth starter, which doesn't leave much experienced depth for injury insurance.
  3. LambchoP
    I said this last week, but there NEEDS to be some kind of accountability for this collapse, starting with Rocco. His idiotic in game decisions, the lack of fire or effort from the team, and no lack of urgency despite what he always says. We need a manager that holds players accountable and actually has some baseball IQ and feel for the game. A new hitting coach is long overdue too I think. Wise, we need a first baseman, an outfielder or two, a starting pitcher and a few relief arms, but I doubt we grab anyone other than waiver wire, minor league scrap heap players as we always do and then call the off-season a success:(
  4. LambchoP
    I always liked Max and enjoyed watching him play,but I think he and the team knows it's time to move on. With guys like Rodriguez, Mccusker, Rosario, Keaschal, Keirsey, Martin and eventually Jenkins, there are cheaper and more productive options. I'm guessing Wallner takes over as our everyone right fielder, but of course we'll need a right handed hitter to play against lefties if Rocco is still around...
  5. LambchoP
    There HAS to be some kind of accountability for this horrible collapse, starting with the manager. He seems to have no baseball IQ or common sense. Guy strikes out four times, ok we'll have you leadoff tomorrow. Margot goes 0-30 pinch hitting? No biggie, we'll just keep trying. That's not managing, that's just being idiotic. Twins need a new manager and hitting coach at the very least.
  6. LambchoP
    This shite show of a game was the perfect final nail in the coffin for this pathetic collapse this season. Playing a 100 loss team who commits 3 or 4 errors each game and strikes out 20 times, and we still can't find a way to scratch out a win. I was having fun for awhile watching our team when they were rolling in early summer. Man, this past month has been brutal. And we can't blame it on I juries, we have almost a full team. Can't blame it on fatigue, every other team has played just as much and they find ways to make it work. It's just poor execution, starting with horrible game management, coaching and no accountability. Strike out five times, no problem, you're leading off tomorrow. Go 0-30 in PH opportunities, no problem, we'll just keep trying. I really hope this horrible showing to finish the season forces some real changes in the off season, but I doubt it. We're probably looking at at least one more year of the same exact thing as this year. Cut payroll, no free agents, rely on rookies and young guys coming up, Lee's, Buxton and Correa constantly hurt and laughably bad management from Rocco.....
  7. LambchoP
    I love watching Buck when he's healthy and on a good run. However, I think it's past time to stop relying on both him and Correa as our superstars who will get us to playoffs. Both these guys, especially Buxton are part time players who maybe hit 15-20 homers with 50-60 RBIs and no stolen bases. You would have to put both these guy's seasons and stats TOGETHER to get a true all-star. Hopefully Correa can put a whole productive season together next year since we're paying him almost 40 million. But even a full season will most likely be a 300 hitter w less than 25 HR and 75 RBIs. Buxton on the other hand, maybe half a season with 10-15 hr. Time to look for a new face of the franchise I think.....
  8. LambchoP
    Anyone know what's up with Matt Canterino? Him and Prelipp probably have some of the best stuff in our system and could both be big league bullpen weapons next year if they could ever get and stay healthy. As far as our rotation, we should have some decent depth with SWR, Festa, Mathews and Morris. I just know management will use this assumed depth as a reason for not signing any new pitchers or upgrading the rotation or bullpen in any meaningful way:(
  9. LambchoP
    I'm glad Rosario is going. He's had success there in the past and he looks like a legit hitter. With all the time they missed with injuries this year I wonder why Emmanuel Rodriguez and Walker Jenkins aren't going. You'd think it would be a good way to make up some of those missed at bats. Maybe Rodriguez is getting thumb surgery and they just want him and Jenkins to get healthy for spring training.
  10. LambchoP
    Even Baltimores "backup" players can most likely out hit us. I don't think we have much of a chance playing them. They already swept us once this year, I'm guessing this season ends with one last sweep just to complete the collapse. I'm hoping this epic late season failure forces some changes in the coaching staff and some changes in the way we look to fill out our roster for next year. But, it'll never happen, I expect more of the exact same next year. Ownership will cry poverty because of low attendance and TV deal crap, we won't sign any new players except for a few waiver wire, injury relief pitchers. They'll put out a story about all the young talent that is coming up and going to get the team to the playoffs and that's why we didn't sign anyone of note. Buxton Correa and Lewis will be on the IL by the end of April and we'll have a whole team of rookies and minor league players trying to keep us relevant. Sad but true....
  11. LambchoP
    If only Rocco had started managing like this a month ago. Nice to see a win, but it did take like 4 errors, against one of the worst teams in the game. I'm afraid it's too little too late. Our late season collapse has left us needing to win today then sweep the Orioles on the road, while KC or DET loses. Pretty grim reality. Hopefully someone is held accountable in the off-season. But, I doubt it:)
  12. LambchoP
    I think next year is Julien's last chance. One more year to prove he's figured it out. We have too many younger options. Brooks Lee is my guess for who takes over second base next year. We also have Keaschal that should be knocking on the door as well as Eeles. Tons of depth for second and third base. Lee should be the backup SS. I'm more worried about first base. We're not going to spend on a power hitting guy, Santana might be the best we can hope for. He might regress a bit from leading the team in HR and RBIs, but his defense is invaluable. Plus, I don't trust Miranda there until he can put together some consistency.
  13. LambchoP
    On paper we should have a very good bullpen next year. If everyone is relatively healthy we've got Duran, Jax, Sands Alcala, Stewart, Topa Henriquez, Varland maybe Paddack Hopefully a few free agents. Especially a lefty or two Looks like a solid group, but that's what everyone said this year. We all know injuries happen and relievers struggle. Hopefully they've learned we need a ton of depth. REAL depth, not injured waiver claim scrap heap guys that are nothing but dead weight.
  14. LambchoP
    Hopefully Beltre is for real, we can always use more power speed combo guys, gotta just keep him healthy.
  15. LambchoP
    Like someone just said.... definition of insanity. Rocco had a specific game plan starting the season and he's stuck to it no matter the consequences. Problem is, MLB managers need the ability to adapt. When something is obviously not working, the thing to do is change up. Rocco lacks the ability or motivation to switch things up, or hold players accountable, hence the 0-30 Margot disaster...
  16. LambchoP
    I'll be happy if they find a way to sneak in, but it looks like no matter who we play will easily not only sweep us, but probably shut us out both games as well.
  17. LambchoP
    This kind of optimism and speculation is great, but the way we've played the last month, it's really not going to matter.
  18. LambchoP
    I'm guessing Buck is our center fielder until Rodriguez or Jenkins take over. Unfortunately that means we'll be seeing lots of Keirsey, Martin and Castro in CF the next couple years while Buxton's on the injured list.
  19. LambchoP
    Oh Royce, you never should have said that. I just think he's been in the league long enough now that the pitchers have a book on him. They know how to get him out now and he needs to make an adjustment. He's never had to do that before, because he was never on the field long enough to struggle. I hope he can figure it out, stay healthy and put together a monster season next year. Or, he could refuse to change, continue striking out up and in and flailing at sliders down and away. Baseball is all about adjustment. A new manager and hitting coach sure wouldn't hurt either ....
  20. LambchoP
    I think our managers rely way too much on these ,"new age" stats. Hitting the ball hard is nice, but a hit is a hit, you've got to be able to hit em where they ain't. Expected stats are laughable. A guy goes 0-30 but they say oh, the numbers say he SHOULD be hitting .275 in these situations. What the computer says is EXPECTED doesn't matter, only what ACTUALLY happens. We need a little more old school baseball IQ in a manager, not someone who only goes by numbers and is too stubborn to admit when he's wrong and change up
  21. LambchoP
    They had better put Eeles on the 40 man. I hope he has a hot spring training and gets a call up to the majors at some point. A spark plug type guy like him that can actually steal bases would be a perfect lead off hitter for us. Of course Rocco doesn't believe in lead off hitters, or lineups in general, seeing as they are running a different lineup out there every single day. Margot leading off, seriously? Buxton? Larnach? No no no, these are not lead off hitters.
  22. LambchoP
    I'm basically already looking towards next year, which will probably be another rough one. Watching Festa and Mathews development should be fun though. They both have the stuff and rack up lots of K's. Just need to tighten up their command and learn to be more efficient. Only pitching 3 or 4 innings with 100 pitches is not going to cut it in the big leagues. Except with this team :(
  23. LambchoP
    The way they have mis managed Alcala has been very frustrating. All year long he's been one of our best relievers, even though he hasn't been used optimally. We better pick up his option next year. It's not like ownership is going to spend on anyone legit, so we're going to need all the help we can get.
  24. LambchoP
    I hope our guys can get hot and sneak in, I'm just really losing hope after watching them screw it up day after day. I feel like we haven't scored more than 2 maybe 3 runs all month. If we miss the playoffs, the people in charge need to take a serious look at how this team is managed and make some real changes. I'm not a Rocco fan at all, but he's not going anywhere. I don't know how the hitting coaches aren't fired after a final month like this....
  25. LambchoP
    Twins ownership loves their oft-injured, injury prone/coming back from injury players, usually for the discount in cost. Problem is, we're getting no discount with Correa. Hopefully he can play a full year next year otherwise a poor team like ours cannot continue to pay one part time players almost 40 million per year!
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