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  1. HelmetTip
    The most obvious article TD has published. Anyone who's watched more than a handful of games this year will have come to the same conclusions.
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    Klemens. Gaspar. Bride. Keirsey Jr. Now Fitzgerald. If pennants were won by picking up aging rookies (or near-rookies) our beloved club would already have the Central locked up. That said, I hope he flourishes!
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    Myopic should not be capitalized unless it at the beginning of a sentence.
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    This is revisionist/short-sighted at best. Kepler has been miserable early, hitting .228 with 1HR, 2RBI. How would he provide a spark? Farmer is off to a hot (small sample) start but hit .214 in 2024 with the Twins & had the worst full season of his career. Can you imagine the howls if the Pohlads had brought Kyle back? I can hear them in my head. Right move to let him walk. Polanco, too, is off to a good start...after hitting .213 during his first year in Seattle, one of the statistically worst of his career. You wanted to pay $10.5M for that 2024 season? There are reasons, mostly related to money, why these three aren't Twins anymore. But overlooking their poor performances in 2024 while lusting after 60AB sample sizes as a fix to a largely broken lineup is beyond silly.
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    My overreaction is that the team looked precisely like it did in August-September of 2024. And to me that's a reflection on Baldelli. There's a lot of talent on this team & he seems unable to tap into it. To get spanked like that three times straight is inexcusable with the staff we have & the (potential) hitters we have. If Baldelli is still here in September we're looking down the barrel of a 75 win season at best.
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    Anyone else having trouble with MLB.com and/or Twins.tv? Getting a "blackout" message on every electronic device I have.
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    Sometimes I wonder if writers read their own articles: 51 games. 2 outs above average. So he was better than average in limited appearances last year by defensive metrics, should be much more comfortable there in 2025, yet this is "one last chance" to stick at 3B? Bring on the season & real articles about real stuff!
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    Judging any baseball player - much less a top prospect like Lee - by the results of under 200 at bats flies in the face of MLB wisdom. I've heard/read a number of times it takes 1,000 to 1,500 at bats in the major leagues to find out what kind a hitter a prospect is going to be. Not to mention using your own words to debunk this low sample size silliness. We're in full agreement that 114 at bats is a "tiny stretch" & that's not far off of 185 at bats!
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    Given his pedigree & minor league stats, calling his sophomore season "make or break" after 185 ML at-bats is ridiculous. The article didn't lean hard into the click-bait title, thankfully,
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    Since his rookie season I've been a big fan of Miranda. His shoulder injury basically ruined '23 & he was on fire with the bat in '24 until his back injury: "Through Jul. 10, Miranda had posted an .888 OPS when he was placed on the IL with a back injury. Upon his return at the end of July, it was immediately apparent that Miranda’s back was still not right. In just over 150 plate appearances over the last two months, Miranda posted a .543 OPS." His defense was neutral at first base. But if he can produce like he's done when he's healthy, I agree with the Twins not bringing in someone, especially another one year, 53 year old rental.
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    I always enjoyed watching Kepler play, but IMHO he wasn't used corrected. Baldelli et al often had Max in the leadoff spot, or cleanup, or another critical spot in the lineup. I believe that if Kepler had contributed like he always has, but hit regularly in the 6-8 holes, he'd have been looked upon much more favorably. Because he'd have added value at the bottom of the lineup, & often did not where he ended up being placed.
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    The team seems to have an injury problem, & not in the way everyone talks about, but in "playing through" injuries. Miranda & Kiriloff both had excellent stretches last season before getting hurt & falling into the toilet. Did Rocco know they were hurt? Were they hiding it? Is there a tough guy mentality in the clubhouse? I know they barely had enough guys in September to fill out the lineup, but at some point if a player is hurting & his performance is flat-lining, get them out of the **** lineup. Fast.
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    Thanks for pointing out that tool, I hadn't seen it in spite of hours spent playing on B.R. over the years. But the table is just raw data & shouldn't be used to make statements like this. They're not paying Margot anything next year. Just at a glance I see a bunch of arbitration eligible guys who almost surely won't be back - Okert, Kirilloff, Irvin, Tonkin, etc. The number will still be too high for the impoverished Pohland family, but $175M isn't a realistic starting point for a discussion.
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    Big thumbs up for the use of the word "salvific". You taught this writer & old Journalism major a cool new word!
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    What? The whole premise of this article is nonsense. Normally when something contrary to the eye test like this is written, there are metrics & stats to back it up. None here. Because there are none. Season ERA: 5.91. Thielbar has been uniformly terrible all year long. Last five games listed on Baseball Reference: 5 1/3 innings, 4 ER. Last complete meltdown: 8/11 giving up a 3 run HR to lose the game. One can make vague statements about his fastball getting better, but the numbers don't lie. Thielbar has been a great contributor the last four seasons & is now imploding. Okert hasn't been good this season, but at this point it's almost a coin flip which struggling lefty to deploy.
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    I know there will almost 100% be dollar constraints, but I don't want the drumbeat of "let's get a pitcher with lousy numbers, he'll be better here!" to be the dominant train of thought. If we can get him for a song, fine, but otherwise, nope.
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