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  1. Should the Twins end the Buxton DH experiment? The front office will have to run that idea past Carlos Correa https://www.mlb.com/news/carlos-correa-convinced-byron-buxton-to-be-twins-dh
  2. For his next trick, Royce Lewis will take a 200 million dollar pile of money, light it on fire, and make it magically reappear
  3. Imagine where the Twins would be if the front office optioned Lewis to AAA for one more week! yay Pitchforks!!
  4. Yup, could be Triston McKenzie’s season debut— Guardians are getting their #2 starter back.
  5. Thanks for bringing those comments in, @Mike Sixel
  6. Confession: I and I alone possess the proprietary data for how many pitches a pitcher can throw — the inflection point for every single starter in the league before they risk injury is exactly 100.0 pitches!!
  7. This board is also obsessed with ERA again, too. Despite the prevalence of the advanced metrics nowadays, the traditional stats still tell the story well enough.
  8. I think by cutting the term in half, the Mets signaled “we don’t want you anymore with that ankle.” Because my guess is Correa was really, really dead set on a 10 year, 300 million contract and had already told teams, nothing less than 10/300. I’m just speculating here. So Correa/Boras bid the Giants up to 350 but also did not realize the injury made their position weaker. Correa reportedly turned down 10/275 from Detroit before the 2021-2022 lockout, and then turned down that 10/285 offer from the Twins. (*shudders* at the thought). Houston did not really care to extend him after 2021, either, offering 5/160 when he already said he was seeking double that. Anyway. That’s my take on it.
  9. Luis Arraez grounded into a double play in a high leverage spot, and Pablo Lopez didn’t even get into the game! And Tommy Herr and Tom Brunansky are both retired!
  10. Oh, definitely, I agree. Too many things could go wrong, too many secondary injuries possible, not to mention Correa may not be all he is cracked up to be as a clubhouse leader. After the medicals raised concerns, the Mets still offered 6/157, for some reason. I have to wonder if a Correa injury was even insurable by that point. Yet the Twins ripped up that 6/157 and gave him 6/200 guaranteed. yikes.
  11. Why stop with October? Why wouldn't Correa be a threat in November? You think he's gonna post an 0-fer in Games 5, 6 and 7 of the World Series? 🤣
  12. Kudos to Nash Walker and Stringer Bell who proposed Miranda over Steer as a possible trade candidate at this time last season https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-josé-miranda-a-deadline-trade-candidate-r12506/ @Nash Walker @stringer bell It seems really clear to me that Miranda just needed some run at DH and an occasional day off. Miranda was in a bad state and in my opinion is was just plain wrong to continue sending him out to third base during his plate struggles, day after day. We talk about people, managers, whoever, who have a feel for the game, and people who don't. I think what Miranda needed was a pat on the shoulder, not punishment. A couple days in the dugout to observe and clear his mind. AAA is not the place for that. He's not a lost cause. He will be back at some point. Oh yeah, Mahle.
  13. For people who think Jerry Layne had a horrible night, you might be right— but compared to some other home plate umps last night he was actually pretty good. There were terrible ball/strike calls all across the league last night. Just follow the link. It’s sad. The best response to the impending electronic strike zone is that human umpires step up their game and put it off indefinitely but unfortunately that has not been happening.
  14. I think the truth about Pablo Lopez is that he’s just a good pitcher, nothing more, definitely not flirting with Ace status. He has actually had trouble staying healthy for a full season, so first things first. I get this is a fan site, but I think Twins Daily writers fail when they fail to set realistic expectations. I do expect Sonny Gray to continue pitching well, and I am going to enjoy the Joe Ryan ride for as long as it lasts. He looks pretty sound. I do feel like Rocco is removing Gray from starts too soon and I wonder if there are some mind games happening. That kind of thing does happen. I also think it’s a little odd that Lopez was the main guy behind the fishing vest thing. He should be doing pitcher stuff, not hitter stuff!. 🙂 Good pitching will continue to keep them in games.
  15. 1. that happens a lot; a few more days to see if Wallner stayed hot, is all we were asking for 2. Solano played 2B for the Giants in 2021. If the Twins don't want Solano playing second base, or getting any at bats, then what should they do with him? I think there's your solution. 3 and 4 - all depends on who is writing the line up card! Maybe all these lineups and transactions are being spit out by a spreadsheet after all... 🙂
  16. Leave Kepler on the IL for longer Option Julien, play Solano at 2B cut De Leon Pagan to IL to keep a spot for Wallner These are the top four obvious moves to me, but there may be others they could have done.
  17. Cody, if you paused and used your imagination, I think you could come up with several corresponding moves that would have made more sense. The corresponding move does not have to be permanent, it only has to help make the team better for a short time until another move is needed.
  18. (Trigger warning) Royce Lewis did in his first game back what Carlos Correa hasn’t done in his entire time here—get a huge hit when the Twins most needed it!
  19. Kepler had some run in center field in 2019 after Buxton went down, and then Kepler started 19 games in center in 2021. I can only guess that they asked Kepler and he said no, or they didn’t ask at all. Playing Kepler in center for a short time would have allowed Wallner to remain in right field against some right handed starters this week and see if his bat stayed hot. It’s just an idea, and not a bad one, in my opinion.
  20. Ok, thanks. I was misinformed by the internet. This article says arm. https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/twins-emilio-pagan-suffers-apparent-arm-injury/
  21. Thanks. Missed most of the game today (José Berríos, too many nerves, nice day and other things to do) but yeah if Pagan left the game with an arm injury today, that seems like a no-brainer 10 day IL stint that can be made right after the game.
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