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  1. NYCTK
    Sweet. And then what happened?
  2. NYCTK
    Exactly. No one wants status quo. Many people want to sell fairly aggressively. Not as agrresively as myself but more than just sending away Bader and Coulombe. This roster that's won precisely half of their games while playing in the worst division of baseball the last 18 months? This great window that is wasting the miraculous health and production of Buxton, still showing themselves to be nothing more than fine? Gee, I don't know. Fans shouldn't be satisfied with a front office that strives for 84 wins and a crossing of fingers that that's good enough to lose in the first round of the playoffs. This roster, at its best, appears to be even less than that. Contrary to what many fans will claim, this team has been pretty healthy over the last few seasons relative to other teams. It's not bad luck that's shown their mediocrity.
  3. NYCTK
    How would it be in conflict with the message they've been sending the fans for the past 18 months? There's a reason their attendance is their worst since 2000. As for the players...I don't care if someone conveys to them they aren't good enough, because they've proven it.
  4. NYCTK
    Because he sucks against them and he offers no secondary value. If he weren't a lousy fielder or baserunner he would have received more opportunities. That's precisely why Kepler was allowed despite only being marginally better against them. I don't know why you keep insisting on making the Twins offense AND defense actively worse by demanding they let their bad lefties face LHP man. Larnach isn't becoming Barry Bonds if he was allowed to fail for 500 PAs against LHP instead of merely failing for 250. And your constant excuses for his failures are so exhausting. The responsibility eventually falls on the player. 250 plate appearances, a near half seasons worth, and he's proven to be unplayable. How much more rope is he supposed to give him until we can finally say, oh, maybe it isn't such a bad idea to get a defensive upgrade against LHP that may or may not even hit better than him?
  5. NYCTK
    Stearns doesn't seem like he's the type that will have the Mets overpaying for RP, or pitching period. I can see him offering a boatload for Buxton though.
  6. NYCTK
    Many, myself included, don't think they can win 90+ in 2026 and are completely over this strategy of shooting for 84 wins and hoping it's good enough to lose in the first round of the playoffs.
  7. NYCTK
    As we all know, normal career path SPs never get injured. Can't wait to see Pablo pitch this weekend.
  8. NYCTK
    What? No, they haven't. The Twins the last two seasons have been a pretty darn healthy team compared to the rest of the league. I encourage you to look at the injuries for any other team at random. I wish fans would quit complaining about injuries like this. It's only second to fans excusing poor attendance by saying Minnesotans are unique and like to go to the lake house on the weekend.
  9. NYCTK
    It's both lazy and often wrong. Someone else on this site used AI to try to convey their arguments and the data was just plain ****. Not to mention AI is just an extension of the flawed people that create and train it, yet again proven by the nazi Elon Musk's AI turning into a nazi that calls itself MechaHitler.
  10. NYCTK
    What if you're passing up on the chance of him being Michael King? He struggled as a starter right away and was then relegated to the pen until he proved he had grown as a pitcher and was given another chance as a starter and has flourished. Bubic, moreso due to rehab was put into the bullpen last season but was given another chance to win a spot in the rotation and has done extremely well. The Twins haven't provided that sort of chance despite Jax saying he wanted to try to start again.
  11. NYCTK
    Uh...there's been quite a few over the last 3 seasons. This is becoming a fairly common practice now, due to the low risk and high reward. 3 of those converted relievers to starters earned CY votes last season - Lugo, Lopez, and King.
  12. NYCTK
    Man, he's struggled since he was sent back down. Not really a shocker, but in 139 PAs he's had an OPS of 0.638. Yikes!
  13. NYCTK
    I was right there with you. It was dumb for the Twins not even considering it. We were definitely in the minority on this site though. And I agree that it would be incredibly dumb to attempt it midseason. He should be traded if we're being honest, but I can understand how many would prefer to keep one of Jax or Duran.
  14. NYCTK
    This is more like someone's been a pretty decent cook, but shown in 254 attempts to be a pretty lousy baker. Keep throwing him out there, I don't care because this season is lost, but let's not pretend as if Larnach isn't also to blame.
  15. NYCTK
    He didn't last season, so I don't know why we'd expect him to this season. There's a reason he was below replacement level last year. But I do wish to see him playing because I think this season is lost and next should be a punt (maybe something good happens!). But I have zero faith in Austin Martin being a competent outfielder and thus a decent big leaguer. I highly doubt any contender wants to roster either of these guys.
  16. NYCTK
    Here's hoping he miraculously learned how to play a competent OF. Sorry to Austin, but I am such a hater. He's older than Julien yet for some reason a lot of people here are hopeful he can learn a new trick while happily giving up on Julien (which I'm also ok with). He's also somehow older than Aaron Sabato. Go figure.
  17. NYCTK
    I think they would do this deal. Dinges is on the peripheral of their top 30 prospects according to Fangraphs and MLB. The fan scouting report ranking him higher could very well be in line with how they view him internally, but I'm guessing the 2024 4th rounder isn't exactly prized by their front office. Especially with them getting 4 picks in the top 70 next week. No one's trading for him until deadline day, making very sure that he's healthy before committing to him. But this is potentially a great deal for both teams.
  18. NYCTK
    Not an issue once they're traded too 🤞
  19. NYCTK
    If you have an athletic, flexible roster this sort of player is pretty useful. But if half of your roster are similarly immobile, bat only players his value really is minimized. He's in the 10th percentile of range and 6th percentile in arm strength. 2025 is done, and I have zero faith in this roster, wanting to see the Twins aim for 2027, ie, when Jenkins and/or Jenkins are ready to be contributors. So I really see no value in Larnach on this team. He can be a mediocre player on a mediocre team, or he can be traded away for a middling prospect. Neither is a great option but I'd still take the latter. A bit, not a lot. I can see him traded for a single prospect in the organizational #10-15 range.
  20. NYCTK
    I agree he shouldn't be hitting against LHP but that doesn't suddenly make him a good player. There's also the unfortunate fact that he's a bad athlete that plays a poor outfield and is a poor baserunner. He's a perennial 1.5 WAR ceiling player making him a good bench player, not a core player.
  21. NYCTK
    I think this shows why a rebuild is necessary. They had timed this to be their peak. The height of this group of player's windows. Tear it down. Sell, sell, sell.
  22. NYCTK
    You want the Twins to be buyers? Oh boy. OK. We'll just not agree on strategy then.
  23. NYCTK
    Minnesota Nice™️
  24. NYCTK
    Just to completely refute this article, would you believe Matt Wallner had a 182 plate appearance stretch just last season where he hit: .169 / .275 / .338? And if you want to be cheeky and include exhibition stats, that is actually over 226 PAs with a 0.614 OPS. Seems relevant if you're going to claim this is his first real slump.
  25. NYCTK
    Feel like it's pretty self explanatory.
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