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  1. DJL44
    Mediocre. His fastball is fast but straight. He's not going to last more than one time through a lineup.
  2. DJL44
    I'd look at it differently. It shows that pitching at the AAA level is much worse than pitching in MLB. I agree that after a certain point (that Larnach has reached) you can't learn anything more in AAA. The stats also show why Larnach is ahead of Wallner in the pecking order - better defensively and offensively. Miranda has a .630 OPS for the Saints - he's not ready for a promotion.
  3. DJL44
    Isn't the whole point to turn balls in play into outs?
  4. DJL44
    Yeah, I think they get 3 more years, especially if they win the pennant in this lousy division. That would take them to 10 seasons, consistent with how the Twins have always been. I don't think they need that long to figure out this management team is mediocre. Odds are strong the next management team will also be mediocre.
  5. DJL44
    If I get a run of tails flipping pennies I'll make sure I switch coins.
  6. DJL44
    That's called the "hot hand fallacy".
  7. DJL44
    Headrick has been pretty good in AAA. I think they would rather have him as the next man up for the rotation than have him helping in the bullpen.
  8. DJL44
    I can't wait to see the second guessing here when Balazovic is finally good 3 years and 5 organizations from now.
  9. DJL44
    I doubt Polanco has much trade value. Most teams have someone who can play 2B. His offense and defense are in gradual decline and he's currently an average player but second basemen tend to become unplayable overnight. You don't need to pay $10M for an average 30-year-old second baseman - Drury and Frazier each signed for $8M last year. They have other options (Farmer, Julien, Castro, Gordon, Martin) on the roster. I think they ride out the season with Polanco and decline the option for 2024.
  10. DJL44
    Yes. Larnach deserves a roster spot more than Kepler.
  11. DJL44
    There's a good chance Miranda can play outfield as well as Kyle Garlick (5 runs below average for a full season).
  12. DJL44
    Other players (Balazovic, Henriquez, SWR) may get also dealt if they like someone else better for that roster spot.
  13. DJL44
    I'm assuming it's the extra hour of outfield practice every day before the game that they think he can't handle. If he runs an extra hour every day he will irritate the (chronic?) knee injury. I don't think the issue is the 9 innings during the game. All speculation but that's what makes sense to me.
  14. DJL44
    Many of them are driving all the way back to Hudson this evening.
  15. DJL44
    I doubt they put Celestino on the MLB bench. He'll play every day in AAA and come up if Taylor gets hurt.
  16. DJL44
    The article mentions replacing Donovan Solano. Ultimately I think that's Miranda's role on a major league team. He's not a starter but he could be a good matchup reserve. On the downside, Solano didn't stick in the big leagues until age 31 with his 5th organization.
  17. DJL44
    I agree with Kepler but Garlick is a definite downgrade on Joey Gallo.
  18. DJL44
    Martin is probably a better defensive 2B than Julien. I'm hopeful Austin Martin becomes more than just a RH Nick Gordon (2B/LF/CF).
  19. DJL44
    I underestimated how quickly Buxton would go from all-defensive CF to DH. I thought there would be a stop in the corner outfield in between. The guy can't keep his knees healthy enough to practice catching flyballs so he can prepare for an outfield spot. This is Tony Oliva 1971 impact on his career.
  20. DJL44
    Who stops at second guessing here? I think we're up to our seventeenth guess on some decisions.
  21. DJL44
    I doubt it, unless they get an outfielder in return. That would mean a whole lot of Kyle Garlick playing time between now and October.
  22. DJL44
    They would probably be leading the division by 3-5 games.
  23. DJL44
    In general they've done better selling at the deadline than they have buying at the deadline. Part of that is inherent to deadline deal trades. The buyer is going to pay significantly above 'retail' prices at the end of July. Trades in the offseason are generally where you'll see even value. Nobody brings up the Josh Donaldson deal where the Twins absolutely destroyed the Yankees. Trading away oft-injured Mitch Garver looks like a win and it set up the Donaldson deal. The Arraez trade will be won or lost based on whether Salas and Chourio develop. The Farmer and Taylor deals look good. I wouldn't say they've done "extremely poorly". I think they've won about as many trades as they have lost and several of the "lost" trades are due to injuries. I'd give this front office a C grade for trades. My bigger issue is they don't acquire enough international free agent pitching talent. They have to be one of the worst organizations for identifying, signing and developing Latin pitchers.
  24. DJL44
    If that were true he would be traded already. His cost gets lower every passing day.
  25. DJL44
    If they break the playoff losing streak with one playoff win that's a step forward. This pitching staff looks pretty good for a short series. They have a good 4-man rotation and they can hide the worst relievers especially if they move starters (Maeda and Varland) to the bullpen. We have seen this offense get hot for a game here and there. I don't think anyone else in the division will buy at the deadline to try to catch the Twins.
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