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    Thank the moderators
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    Are there even 5 guys like that in the entire league? Skenes and Skubal are leading the league in IP and they're about 6.4 innings per game.
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    Keaschall adds a lot as the 13th player on the roster. Bride, not so much. However, all it takes is one Royce Lewis muscle pull and they'll be glad they have Bride in the organization.
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    Yes, but not one above A-ball. You usually have to choose between floor and ceiling when acquiring prospects.
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    The idea of a 4-man rotation has some merit. That's one fewer starting pitcher you need to have on the depth chart. Workloads on starting pitchers have been drastically reduced compared to where we were in the 1980s when the 5-man rotation was created. Nobody is throwing 120-130 pitches in a game in 2025. If someone only throws 75-80 pitches, do they need 4 days to recover? Is it better to use a Game/OFF/Practice/OFF schedule? The tricky part is you lose a starter but only gain one reliever back. Piggy-back of starters doesn't help - that trades a 5-man rotation for an 8-man rotation when the whole point is to maximize your top 4 pitchers. Even a 9-man bullpen is going to be gassed trying to cover 5 innings every night. Some team is going to be brave and go back to a 4-man rotation but still try to get 90 pitches out of the starters.
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    The best value acquisitions at the deadline are veteran role players and bullpen arms. There are players who could help, but there are also no glaring needs. There's always room for another reliever.
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    Gabriel Gonzalez is the guy I'd be looking to trade. He's increased his value this season. He's not going to beat out Walker Jenkins for a job.
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    Bader isn't even mentioned in the article and he's been the 2nd best outfielder on the team.
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    Clemens had an incredible May while Lewis couldn't buy a hit. Lee wasn't great in May either. That's changed over the past 2 weeks but I can't blame the Twins for riding the hot hand. I also think Lewis is still rehabbing his injury which would explain the extra off days. Sitting him every 3rd day might be what is keeping him in the lineup the other 2 days.
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    If they were going to cut Alcala, they could just cut Alcala instead of putting Pablo on the 60 day IL. I think they're going to option Topa to the minors. Another thought. They can option Alcala if he consents to it. That might happen.
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    WHIP doesn't include the 4 hit batters. That's 1.9 baserunners per inning in AAA. Yuck.
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    Eeles is not eligible for the Rule 5 draft until 2027
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    Ronny Henriquez is a Marlin. To be fair, the main reason I thought they should trade Paddack is I have no confidence he can pitch a full season. He's having a great season so far, but he's the most likely to be the next man injured.
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    This is also true of everything else on the website.
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    In my opinion, he's been developed as a reliever his entire career. Probably time to officially move him to the bullpen instead of having him continue to fail in the starting rotation.
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    Morris is next, then Adams. That gets us to pitcher #9 on the depth chart. Raya is on the roster, so he might get a look if they're desperate. Trent Baker just got promoted to AAA and has pitched pretty well at Double-A. He'd be next on my list. At that point we're 10 pitchers in on the depth chart and Jeremy Zoll is going to be active on the waiver wire. Another team's castoff is likely better than the 11th best pitcher in the organization.
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    If Randy Dobnak is in the rotation at the trade deadline, then I would highly recommend trading Paddack in the inevitable fire sale.
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    Do they still do minor league all-star games? That was always the milestone to move players up to the next level.
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    Including 2022 really makes it obvious that he hasn't been better in 2025 against LHP. He's mostly treading water, not improving but not getting worse than he was in 2024.
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    Possibly, but this isn't the only injury he's rehabbing.
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    Luke Keaschall is probably the guy, but it will take a couple months.
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    Either one would have to leapfrog over Fitzgerald and Holland. Miranda and Julien are showing signs of life again as well.
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    Here are the numbers specifically YEAR - slash VS LH 2023 - .095/.174/.238 2024 - .227/.261/.318 2025 - .167/.211/.259 If your memory is comparing him to 2023, he's better but he's actually hitting lefties worse than he did in 2024. He needs to be platooned. I think we've found a role for Jonah Bride - pinch hitter for Larnach.
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    I took a look at what's different for Clemens offensively. He's significantly dropped his strikeout rate and doubled his walk rate - to the point where it looks like he's traded off strikeouts for walks. That's huge. His performance vs breaking balls is drastically improved year-on-year: a .146 xWOBA last year and .480 this season. He's definitely figured out how to hit sweepers. I don't know if he will see another sweeper for a month. He's hitting the ball harder when he barrels the ball and barreling more often. He's chasing pitches less often and jumping on the first pitch more often. He's pulling the ball less often and going up the middle more often (though he still rarely goes opposite field).
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