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  1. LambchoP
    While it's really nice to see Lewis and Soto finding some second half success, I think they both need to show more consistency before talking about promotions. Like a lot of young pitchers, they've got great stuff and can rack out the strikeouts. But they can also rack up the walks due to poor command. If these guys can limit their walks a bit more, then next year should be a big development year for them, getting to the high minors. I'm starting to like the look of our pitching depth lately. That doesn't mean we shouldn't look for upgrades in free agency.
  2. LambchoP
    Jax is definitely our best reliever this year. He seems to be pretty durable as well. Without him, our bullpen would truly be screwed...
  3. LambchoP
    I like Lewis and Miranda covering 1b/3rd base. Either can DH as well. Having both of them in the lineup at the same time should be priority. If we give Santana another year, which is an idea I like, then he'll cover first. Lee/Julien at 2nd. Correa at SS. Lewis and Miranda cover 3rd and DH. Wallner will be our starting right fielder so he'll get less DH at bats. As much as I like Castro and to a lesser extent Martin, I hope Twins go out and get a good left fielder. Even if it's a one year deal until E Rodriguez is ready. Plus, we need a Buxton backup. Which is why I'd like to see if Keirsey can stick in the majors...
  4. LambchoP
    I'd take Rosario, even if it's temporary until Correa gets back. Who knows how much longer he'll be. It was only supposed to be like two weeks and here we are over a month later. And now Buxton probably going on the IL too. I'd love it if they'd call up Keirsey to take his spot, but they'll just have Margot play center. Scary... Diekman could be an option. We are that desperate for relief lefties. Give him a minor league deal and try him at AAA for a bit. If he shows something, give him a shot in the bigs. If he sucks, no harm done.
  5. LambchoP
    It's been very fun and encouraging to see our young pitching prospects rise so quickly and find success. I just hope this short, small sample size success doesn't deter them from looking for pitching upgrades in the office season. As we've seen this year, depth is incredibly important. I think we could use a TOR veteran pitcher to pair with Lopez and help carry the innings load and help coach all our rookie starters.
  6. LambchoP
    With Zebby, Festa and Varland already forced into MLB action, we are screwed, and not likely to even MAKE the playoffs if any of our top 3 starters go down. I'd guess Morris would be next in line, but after that, it's pretty bare. Both Raya and Lewis show promise, but they've got a lot more development to do before they can be considered a solid starting option in the high minors. Maybe if Headrick can get healthy he can be our lefty out of the bullpen? Then we wouldn't have to worry about Theilbar every time we need to get tough lefties out...
  7. LambchoP
    Why can't the Twins have nice things? If we could EVER just get all our stars healthy and playing at the same time, we'd have a very formidable lineup and be so fun to watch. Correa, Buxton, Lewis, Miranda and Wallner in the same lineup would be scary! Unfortunately it just never seems to happen. One or two guys are seemingly ALWAYS hurt with some kind of nagging injury:(
  8. LambchoP
    It's been great seeing our young pitching prospects debut and finding success, but relying on rookies for 3/5ths of our rotation in a playoff chase is definitely a huge risk and not an ideal situation. Twins blew it at the deadline and now we're going to have to roll with what we got. Hopefully Paddack can come back and help out in the bullpen at least. I'd also like to see Varland finally converted to a relief pitcher, but with our starting depth being tested so much, I don't see that happening until maybe next year.
  9. LambchoP
    Nice to see our top pitching prospects finding success. SWR, Festa and Zebby all having various degrees of success at the top levels, and it looks like Morris is right behind them. If these guys can continue their development and stay healthy, we should have some solid SP depth for years to come. Then we can move Varland and possibly Paddack to the bullpen where they could be a big weapon like they were late last year. As for rotation next year I'm hoping for: Lopez Ryan Ober SWR New free agent. Only worthwhile if they are a 1-2 type pitcher. We have plenty of 4-5's. Festa/Zebby/Morris Raya, Lewis waiting in the wings Varland, Paddack and hopefully Canterino to the bullpen
  10. LambchoP
    Is this satire? What turn around? Far as I'm concerned he's totally and completely cooked. I mean, would anyone here seriously like to see him come into a close game in the late innings? I have to imagine he would have been DFA'D after the deadline on any other playoff hopeful team. You can't expect your number one lefty to get important outs when he has an ERA over 6 and gives up homers like crazy. Okert hasn't been much better, so sad to say we're stuck with him the rest of the year. But I've got to imagine he'll get nothing more than a minor league offer if anything in the off-season. My guess is, he'll retire.
  11. LambchoP
    When your team is in a playoff chase, you don't sign a 44 year old who throws maybe 88 mph and will give up more runs than strikeouts. What we needed was a Kikuchi, Flaherty or any other capable starter. Relying on three rookies in our rotation is already super risky, but I just don't see Hill pitching any better than Zebby or Festa. I'd rather see them sign some bullpen help if we can get anyone serviceable off the waiver wire, especially a left handed reliever. We can still pick up waiver claims right?
  12. LambchoP
    Maybe Twins fans can start a go fund me page to raise money for off season acquisitions lol. Going to need a starter, two lefties for the bullpen and an outfielder to replace Kepler. A power hitting first baseman wouldn't hurt either...
  13. LambchoP
    Looks like the Twins finally have a solid pitching pipeline. Festa, SWR, Zebby, Morris at the high levels. Then lower down we have Raya, Lewis, Culpeper. Just need to figure out how to keep these guys healthy and not rush their development and we could be in a good spot pitching wise. Still going to need to pick up at least some free agents, as this year proves. Depth is key and we are now paying the price for not having that depth. Lineup should be good for years to come if we can ever get and keep everyone healthy and in the lineup together. I'm a bit worried about catcher though. Next year will be Vasquez's last, and Camargo does not look like the solution. I believe we only have Jeffers another two years? Might need to try and sign a solid catcher, someone who can handle a young, inexperienced pitching staff like we will probably have.
  14. LambchoP
    Buxton is likely going on the IL for a few weeks. Wouldn't be surprised to hear the same about Miranda. Once again, all our stars are hurt. Why can we NEVER get a lineup with Correa, Buxton, Lewis and Miranda in it together. If they could all just stay healthy that's a formidable lineup. I wish we'd call up Keirsey as a true center fielders to replace Buxton. He's not on the 40 man though, so I'm guessing we're going to see Margot and Austin Martin:( too bad Emmanuel Rodriguez has been hurt all this time
  15. LambchoP
    Excited to watch Zebby debut tonight, good luck kid. I'm guessing Morris will get the call up to AAA to take Zebbys spot in the St Paul rotation? Between Festa, Zebby, Morris and SWR, the twins finally have some solid young pitchers. I just hope this depth doesn't deter them from going out in the off-season and raising our ceiling a bit. Too bad there's been no updates on Canterino, he could have been in this list too if he can ever stay healthy. The 40 man list here on TD has him listed as in the minors, not on the IL. He could be a future closer or set up type guy with his stuff.
  16. LambchoP
    Imagine, our two leadoff hitters being either Vasquez or Margot. Now that will strike fear into opposing pitchers!
  17. LambchoP
    DFA Farmer or Theilbar would be the smart move. With our lack of warm bodies both on the field and in the bullpen, I highly doubt either of these guys are going anywhere. I'm guessing we're going to see a bit of musical chairs in the back of our bullpen with Winder, Blewitt, Dobnak, maybe Bouschly or Henriquez. Whoever the fresh arm is and who still has options. Not sure what to think about our deadline acquisition yet, Richards? Had that horrible outing where he walked five guys and hit two batters, but then looked great last night. Is he a pure rental? I think if the Twins could help him develop a third pitch he could be pretty useful.
  18. LambchoP
    His nickname is "Wheels"!
  19. LambchoP
    Uh, no. Sure, he's been a better hitter the last month or so. You don't have the slowest guy on the team hit leadoff. I like Castro as our leadoff guy. Basically our only stolen base threat on the team. Although speedy chubby Vasquez has what, 3 stolen bases this year?!
  20. LambchoP
    And our patchwork rotation and especially our bullpen, which is held together with spit and glue, is most likely going to cost us some games late. Theilbar has an ERA over 6 and would've been DFA'd by just about any other contending team months ago. But, since he's a lefty with a contract, he's safe on the Twins:(. Hopefully Okert can figure something out and take the number one lefty spot. Winder and Sands have surprised me. We just need to somehow keep Duran, Jax and Alcala healthy the rest of the way, because we are going to be relying on them big time.
  21. LambchoP
    With Miranda struggling so badly I'm watching for the article stating he's on the IL again. Been hurt since his activation, hence the poor results. Same could be said for Austin Martin. Hopefully that doesn't happen, we can't afford to lose anyone else. We need Correa back. Was supposed to be a two week absence and now we're over a month later. Missed two important series with CLE and KC....I gotta believe he could've helped us win at least one of those CLE games .
  22. LambchoP
    I hope you're right. A productive Zebby would be a good send for our patchwork rotation. I wish there was some kind of update on Canterino. I really thought this could have been his breakout year. Because of his injury history, he could have been moved to the bullpen where he could have been a real weapon. I feel the same about Varland too, we saw what he can do in relief last year down the stretch. With SP depth so thin though I think anyone who's been built up to start will remain a starter.
  23. LambchoP
    Nice to see Julien with that hit streak going. I wonder what his K numbers have been like, as that was his problem in the majors seemingly all year, staring at strike three at bat after at bat. If he could get hot it'd be a nice boost for our middle infield. Austin Martin has been serviceable defensively, but hasn't shown much at the plate. Hopefully Correa gets his butt back out there soon. Castro is not a SS and Farmer should have been DFA'd months ago. Nice to see some early success from K Culpeper. Maybe we can grow him into a solid power hitter down the road...
  24. LambchoP
    Festa, Zebby and Morris should probably all be at AAA throughout the end of the year. Because of injuries and lack of deadline or off-season moves, we're going to be forced to rely on these guys before they're fully ready. We've already seen how it hasn't really worked out either Festa in his few starts. Hopefully Mathews takes the opportunity and runs with it, but I'm preparing myself for some serious growing pains. Not the ideal scenario while in a playoff chase ..
  25. LambchoP
    Call me old fashioned, but I tend to not care too much about EXPECTED stats or PROBABLE numbers. I care about actual numbers for what a guy has actually done. I get that some of our main guys have been hurt and on the IL. But when playing a very important game against someone like CLE, there is no reason to sit Royce Lewis on the bench and hit Margot leadoff! That is just bad management by Rocco. I also understand the need for occasional off days to keep guys healthy, but how many times have we seen Buxton AND Lewis sitting the same day? I won't even get into his bullpen management, putting Theilbar in to lose games. Does Rocco want to win, or has the mob paid him to purposely miss the playoffs?
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