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  1. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I thought they definitely should have made a move to add to their bullpen yesterday. But as far as bullpen help for the first playoff round, here’s an idea we can start thinking about. The Twins will only need three starters there, so when is the best time to sit down with them as a unit and lay this out? Who would volunteer to pitch from the bullpen? If we count it out 1-2-3-4-5 from now until the end of the season, the game one starter would be Lopez’s turn, followed by Ryan, then Gray. I kind of like the idea of Ober starting game two and saving Gray for an inning or two in relief, so the rotation will need to be adjusted before then. I would offer Gray the game one and game five starts for the second round to see if he would be willing to pitch in the bullpen that first round. Either that or be left off the roster.
  2. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I think there honestly needs to be a #4: They were a little spooked that last year’s deadline deals were a disaster.
  3. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Good question about Dallas Keuchel. I guess we will find out soon enough. The Brock Stewart thing was always too good to be true. How many guys suddenly add 5 to 6 mph to their fastball? Best to thank him for his contributions than worry about his absence. The rotation should still be fine, but are starting to wear down. Clearly they were overachieving in the first half. Odds are good that at least one of them gets hot again as the season winds down. And then Correa and Buxton. Shoulder shrug. Sounds like doing nothing at the deadline was unacceptable to a lot of fans here. Well, I had no idea what they were supposed to do, and neither did they, apparently.
  4. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Strategic trade by Cleveland. They sold high on Civale and are thinking beyond 2023. Even if Cleveland happens to back into the postseason this year, they have no shot of going anywhere. The Twins at least have a punchers chance of advancing past the first round. I have no idea how Cleveland fans feel about that trade. Probably a range of opinions. I am expecting a quiet day tomorrow, but like you said, with this front office you have no idea. I’m confident Larnach stays put. Can money and draft picks be traded nowadays?
  5. Hosken Bombo Disco
    It feels more like 'sell' to me too, but not throwing in the towel. It looks like they will gamble on 2023 with their three impressive rookie starters still in the rotation, plus Syndergaard now, plus whatever callups or bullpen games they can patch together. It was probably their best or only chance to get a guy they really liked in Manzardo.
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    That's what makes this fun. Civale is pitching really well, but the guy from Tampa Bay will flat out mash and could provide a spark for them like Julien has for us. Cleveland has those six years of team control of him, in exchange for 2.5 years of Civale. We hear it all the time, but in this case it is probably true that Civale's trade value will never be higher than it is right now.
  7. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Meanwhile, Cleveland is doing what Twins fans want the Twins to be doing: little bit of buying, little bit of selling Another interesting move: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/guardians-trade-aaron-civale-rays-kyle-manzardo.html
  8. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Well, right. To their credit, Larnach was their starting left fielder as the season opened, but when they started needing roster slots, Larnach usuall drew the short straw because he had options. Larnach does strike out a lot but he can hit and is still among the team leaders for RBI, despite not playing for the last month. Kepler and Gallo are gone next year. I don’t know what problem is solved by trading Larnach.
  9. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Falvey called Larnach one of the team leaders back in April, so I would be very surprised if Larnach is traded before really getting a fair shot here. I know the Larnach steam is out there, I’d just be surprised.
  10. Hosken Bombo Disco
    How bad is the AL Central this year? Every other team in the American League--except for Oakland--every other team in the American League has a better record than the Twins. The Twins would be in 5th place in the AL West, and in 6th place in the AL East.
  11. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Let's hope the Twins don't play Kansas City in the postseason
  12. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I think you are thinking of Mike Florio, not Dylan Floro. Football on the brain, I get it. 🙂 (also, Wendy’s)
  13. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I do like the trade for Lopez's sake, but it doesn't really move the needle for the postseason. The Twins still need at least 2 or 3 more bullpen arms to slot between Jax and Duran, if they want to make any noise. Thielbar and Stewart are nice arms, but not what is needed, in my opinion. Thielbar is effective and a lefty so obviously that is helpful. I actually thought the bullpen would be better this season. Is there another young left-handed pitcher in the minors with good stuff and good makeup who the Twins could quickly prepare/promote?
  14. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Here is my AL Central poker analogy for 2023: Detroit: fold. Kansas City: fold. Chicago: They raised, we called their raise, they folded. yeah, they are that guy*. Cleveland: still in the game, but has all the body language of a team holding poor cards and ready to fold. Twins: Last team standing, hanging around to collect a small pot. I think if the Twins keep swinging the bats, that they will stay hot, or warm enough, to start putting some distance on Cleveland. The goal at this point is to build a cushion so that those Cleveland series later in the season will not be so pivotal like they were last year. *PS, I suck at poker 🙂
  15. Hosken Bombo Disco
    You are going to have to give them the credit yourself, because I have no clue what their vision is for this franchise. They have made some transactions, some good, some bad, but the pieces don't fit. I don't think they consider themselves fortunate or maybe they aren't even aware that they are playing in the worst division in major league history, and that their only competitor in the division for the foreseeable future lost its two best starting pitchers to elbow injuries. I do expect Twins Daily to organize a parade on the day the Twins clinch the division. 🙂
  16. Hosken Bombo Disco
    If we are describing the Guardians 2022 run as charmed and lucky, then let's be consistent and describe the Twins 2023 season the same way. But the Twins won't really have a stretch run this season. It's been evident for a while now. We are all just drumming our fingers at this point, playing the waiting game, to see who our first round opponent will be and if this is the year we break the streak. Maybe enjoy some baseball in the meantime.
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    So now that that’s been written about, we can expect the streak to end in his next start. 🙂
  18. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Actually, that Vazquez substitution and subsequent double play is covered in his Excel spreadsheet, just like every other possible situation. It just happens to be way down in cells DU4259-4290. 🙂
  19. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I would think Ryan, Lopez, Ober, Duran, Lewis AND Lee would be enough to land Trout AND Ohtani. Get er done!! 🤣
  20. Hosken Bombo Disco
    It was so much fun watching Maeda last night. The scouting report on Maeda should be: Doesn't throw many fastballs, can have trouble staying in the strike zone with his breaking pitches. A guy to wait out. Yet he got through the first inning by mixing his pitches well and getting strikes, and from that point forward just owned the Mariners lineup. He had them absolutely guessing and looking foolish.
  21. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I think what makes this interesting is that how often do the Cardinals declare they are sellers? Probably not often
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    I could see them trading Goldy, but no idea who he would waive his no-trade for, and yeah I don’t think the Twins are a good trade partner. Maybe he ends up back in Arizona?
  23. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I’m not really following the Cardinals this year but I assume the hitters that the Twins want will be pretty close to the same hitters other teams would want.
  24. Hosken Bombo Disco
    You are probably correct about Arenado, I didn’t realize he had more years on his contract than he did (and year over year the salaries are de-escalating, so very team favorable). but Goldschmidt is short, I’m pretty sure. I mean, this are the pieces every team will be asking about, not just the Twins.
  25. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I mean are people even reading the thread title? It says the Cardinals are increasingly becoming interested in trading at this deadline, for pitching …
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