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  1. Sampson5
    Any idea when Culpeper will be getting off the il ? Miss watching him abuse AAA pitchers 🥲 also be nice to have him knocking on the door of a call up again now that kriedler trending back down to earth as a hitter so unfortunate that all our good prospects immediately get hurt before they get called up hopefully that changes personally think Culpeper & Jenkins can help the twins make the playoffs assuming they open up room while also adding some additional pitching help with whoever they can replace at the deadline
  2. Sampson5
    Brooks a demon on the road I'm just gonna assume he hates target field the way most his production is on the road . Cool to see the offense bounce back I had doubts when I saw a lineup with both buck & jeffers not playing be cool to split this series tomorrow
  3. Sampson5
    Well the good news for people who hate these projected moves is after losing 3 of the last 4 games twins are looking more and more unlikely to buy unless they get it together pretty quickly it's far more likely they sell then actually trade any meaningful prospects but honestly the most likely scenario is still they add a few low level guys without giving up anyone in the top 10-12 current prospects which is probably smart because if we're being honest twins are unlikely to make the playoffs with this bullpen and zero starting pitching depth
  4. Sampson5
    With the twins have 3 years of control I doubt he see a extension maybe once he's in his contract year . Twins will at least wait until pablo off the books before paying him pohlads were never having multiple highly paid pitchers at the same time they have a payroll of 100 million and have cut it more every year not sure where people are getting the idea the twins are open to raising it . While you could get him at a discount right now don't think we see any extensions until new cba agreed to
  5. Sampson5
    Abel will be back at the end of the season assuming they are still in it if they are out of playoff race by then id expect they just shut him down . I'm not certain but don't think he was ever activated when he almost returned so think the move to the 60 day was simply for roster space while he's out
  6. Sampson5
    No chance twins pay jeffers 15+ million a year tbh . If they extend him he'd have to take a discount overwise feels like twins are happy losing him and taking the draft pick .
  7. Sampson5
    While yes Tait has things to figure out don't think twins taking catchers effects him at all he will still get chances in the mlb at some point still years ago kinda feels like he's went away from what he was doing well last year in the phillies organization also possible his development just gonna take a lot longer then expected some catchers take longer to figure it out . Adding multiple catchers allows the twins to stop trying to rush with thru the minors which imo is best . Still think the long-term planned duo behind the plate is lackey & Tait
  8. Sampson5
    I'm ready for Houston to be up in St Paul !! I mean way he's dominating AA gotta think that by the end of the years he's up with St Paul maybe even sooner if he continues this level of production
  9. Sampson5
    Curious why they didn't take a chance on any lefty pitchers . Also a little weird this draft is pretty much all college guys thought they'd at least grab a few hs guys more so on day 1 since taking them on day 2 is pretty risky since always gotta massively overpay for them to sign
  10. Sampson5
    Id call arcia back up and let him be the back up SS until Culpeper is healthy and ready . I mean what are we doing here your backup at the most important infield spot can't be terrible as a hitter and defender gotta be good at something which gray isn't he should of already been dfa'd but weirdly twins only care about certain players slumping yet others get passes and will still get regular playing time no matter how bad they play . Gray should be getting the outman treatment where he only starts once every 10 or 12 days that's how bad he's been while offense is slightly better outman at least provided some value on defense and on the bases . Unfortunate that Culpeper is hurt again I'm pretty confident if he never gets hurt he's already on the roster and gray is in the minors or on a different team RN
  11. Sampson5
    They absolutely should trade him to clear up a everyday role for jenkins or e rod this summer . Should be targeting a near or already in the majors reliever in a trade . Can't be a prospect that's years away it's the easiest way to get bullpen help without giving up any good prospects could see wallner also being moved since feel like twins are out on him after they called up roden over him when wallner been tearing up AAA pitching
  12. Sampson5
    Nice win . Kinda wild seeing the twins win a series vs Cleveland the exact way they usually beat us walks , errors and singles cool to have it in our favor past 2 games be awesome to sweep them tomorrow but either way twins did their job which was win the series. Keep the pressure on the fo to get some damn bullpen help so we aren't counting on so many cooked relievers
  13. Sampson5
    Don't think much changes maybe some minor tweaks but probably stays pretty similar considering zoll has been here so assuming he's agreed with the draft strategy. My hope is they bet on power more often alot of the drafts are full of hit tool guys with power questions same with other tools like speed,defense . With # 3 they gotta take whoever is left of the top 3 be tragic if they took a worse player to save money for later in the draft if you pick that high it's gotta be bpa imo
  14. Sampson5
    Taj was dominant tonight even that homer wasn't a bad pitch guy hit it out but that was a low out of the zone by a decent amount . When taj is on his game he looks like a top tier starter hopefully the rays will do us a solid in a few years and send us another top of the rotation arm once again lmao curious what twins did to unlock taj is it just development or did they scrap some things he was doing with the rays he looks like a totally different guy this season
  15. Sampson5
    Good dart throw if he's solid you get a pen arm for nothing if he's not you just dfa him in a week or 2 and move on . Really no downside with how bad the bullpen currently is hard to see him being much worse then guys like funderburk, Adams or lawerson . Had to add someone and hopefully find 1 more trustworthy arm . Be awesome if him & raya could turn into trustworthy arms so it no longer feels like we're screwed if anyone besides banda,gomez or Morris is the guy coming into the game especially with a close game . Probably about time to start moving off the bad relievers starting with rogers all due respect to the guy but he's cooked no clue why he's up while rojas sits in St Paul for no reason since they aren't building him up as a starter still in the few innings every 4 days role
  16. Sampson5
    Probably time to get a new outfielder in the mlb and send fedko back to St Paul he's been pretty terrible since the call up I'd prefer it was Jenkins but even if it's wallner that's okay need some more juice in the outfield with buck probably missing some time and honestly could even go on the il to allow that hip to heal although would make him ineligible to play the asg which probably for the best for the twins chances to remain competitive in the 2nd half
  17. Sampson5
    Would be crazy to keep him in the minors assuming he can stay healthy & continue to play well he should debut this summer probably after the deadline once they clear up a role but he's gotta stay healthy which is a big if for a twins prospect these days . Personally think only way he's still in St Paul at the end of the year is injury because he's already proven he can hit AAA pitching don't think the potential lockout effects the decision nor should it
  18. Sampson5
    Tragic full count on both of the walks before the gs .. new it was coming tho that's what happens when you pitch to Alvarez but it is what it is. Cool to see raya & orze need the Astros scoreless rest the game at least gave the offense a shot at a comeback but wasn't meant to be . Also it may be time to get a new outfielder up in the majors neither martin or fedko is contributing much these days maybe time to find someone who can especially with buck hurt and likely out for a few games
  19. Sampson5
    Twins should be doing what the rockies did with rumfield and target guys with success in AAA but are blocked at the mlb level . Won't always work but be awesome to land a everyday player with a high 800 ops especially when the twins usually backup infieders usually struggle to even provide average results at the plate although twins have gotten some good results on waivers with both Clemens last year and kriedler in the off-season
  20. Sampson5
    I can't see why in a close game funderberk is the guy they decide to put in the game so many better options in that spot honestly there's a real argument he shouldn't be on the twins roster right now with how bad he's looked even with limited options in St Paul . Shelton makes some insane decisions been far to many losses this year where his choices have been a key reason for the loss that's why I don't think he's long for the job and really shouldn't even of been the hire in the first place. Replacing Clemens is even worse taking your 2nd best bat out of the lineup for Austin Martin is wild when you leave Buxton in so wasn't the white flag . Maybe they should just walk Goodman going forward it's clear none of our pitchers can handle him . Allowing him to hit 4 homers in 2 games is crazy
  21. Sampson5
    Orze has had a few moments this year but he's been mostly terrible not sure why he's the choice in the 9th sure we're up by 4 but at that point go to one of the trustworthy arms the fact that the walk off was even needed makes that game feel like a loss . Feel for taj takes a no decision in a game where he left up 7 runs .. yikes good thing offense bailed the bullpen out although this game probably further tells you the twins aren't making the playoffs unless they decide to go aquire multiple relievers at the deadline which is not happening obviously
  22. Sampson5
    That high A lineup been a tough watch which is understandable with so many recent call ups man when they lose Tait at some point here they may be damn near unwatchable . Nice to see young continue to have his moments probably gonna be a while before we see him start having consistent success gonna have to be patient and hopefully at some point the k rate can get down to a normal slugger range
  23. Sampson5
    Honestly I'd be crazy not to trade him to create a spot for one of the outfielders at some point here you want wallner and one of the others up here easy way to do it is trading larnach I've always assumed fedko was a placeholder until roden or a prospect was ready and with how well larnach is playing you could actually get a solid return hope he continues to thrive until the deadline to maximize his value
  24. Sampson5
    The argument makes no sense for 1 key reason it's only been this season where he's been better from the left last year most of it was from the right some switch hitters are like this rotation of what side they play better hitting that's why you can't scrap it until there's multiple years of evidence that's he's significantly better from one side of the plate . Twins would never do it tho unless it gets to the point where the only swing is carrying his production which isn't happening last I checked his ops from both sides is like a 30-40 point difference when you have a switch hitter go to just batting on one side it's usually when the difference is multiple hundred ops points thru multiple seasons. Possible it happens eventually but you don't do this immediately once a guy starts having some success more likely to ruin his career then help him imo
  25. Sampson5
    Twins love a mid vet arm who's been terrible for years over literally any other arm in st Paul ... It's kinda crazy how often they do this plenty of better options in St Paul hell isn't raya even on the 40 man ?? Confusing and yet almost always goes laughably terrible. It's to bad that lee homer went foul while clearly wouldn't of mattered would of been nice to have a 2 homer 4 rbi game outta someone in the lineup although possible that changes the game since would of got to the pen sooner at the minimum. Also about keashall I'm not sure what the twins do about him defense is tough but at the same time really no position to hide him at guess twins gotta just pray at some point the defense becomes passable ? Figured this series would be a tough watch but it's pretty sad when you play a team and it looks like they are playing a scrimmage vs a NCAA team lmao but hey maybe Joe saves us from a sweep good news is twins love to randomly abuse a ace for 7 + runs so we can only hope that tread continues
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