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  1. USAFChief
    I don't know that we can or should blame the Twins for an injury. Nor for any lack of medical solutions. **** happens. However--and I'm a guy that pretty much says "rub some dirt on it and get back out there"--I do question how he was allowed to get to the point where it hurt enough that he "couldn't swing a bat." Somebody ain't doing their job for it to get to that point. Particularly with a known and seemingly chronic injury. It wasn't like it was a sudden thing, or there weren't strong indicators he was having trouble turning on pitches. Somebody should have done something before it got that bad.
  2. USAFChief
    The Twins aren't short of starters?
  3. USAFChief
    Gonna go out on a limb and say Nick wasn't serious.
  4. USAFChief
    I'm quite happy. I don't really care about the prospect cost. It costs to acquire needed talent...money or minor leaguers. I'd prefer money, but don't object to minor leaguers. And you absolutely CAN'T just let a team with this opportunity die a slow death without even trying. Good job FO. Don't stop now.
  5. USAFChief
    Honestly, I don't get the Jeffers love.
  6. USAFChief
    Padres need to clear some salary to help acquire Soto. We could help by taking Snell off their hands for nothing but salary relief.
  7. USAFChief
    I also had the idea old friend Robbie Grossman would have been a nice little cheap pickup. Having a terrible season, but still controls the zone and isn't far away from above average offensive seasons. We started Contreras and Gordon against a LHer last night, for Pete's sake. We put Kirilloff in the OF but had to substitute him out before an AB. What the heck?? Vazquez, Diekman, and Quintana also seem like very reasonable, very doable deals that would've absolutely helped this team. Not to mention the Montas/Trivino deal. I couldn't be more disappointed in this FO right now.
  8. USAFChief
    I suspect we haven't seen Sano's last Twins AB. They won't just DFA him.
  9. USAFChief
    I like AJ as well. Interesting, at the least. And smart, IMO, without trying to be. Kind of shocked to be writing this post, but there you go.
  10. USAFChief
    Go to the "News" page, tap the 2 line "hamburger" drop down menu, then select "Twins Resources." There you'll find rosters.
  11. USAFChief
    Could all of that be true, and still be sometimes compounded by some questionable managing? I don't think ANYone would argue Rocco has plenty of good options. But it seems to me that makes it pretty important he use what he has efficiently and smartly. No?
  12. USAFChief
    First of all, while I agree overall pitching strategies are almost certainly decided above Baldelli, I strongly doubt individual in-game pitching decisions are. Exactly if/when to remove pitchers, which relievers to use and exactly when. Etc etc. So "we're of the belief we can get more effective starting pitching if we limit their exposure" comes from the FO, or a collaboration, "I'm taking my best guy out after 5 and less than 80 pitches" is 100 percent Baldelli. As was leaving Ryan in to get shelled the previous night. I wonder if one might be an overreaction to the other? Using Duran last night, with a 6 run lead: Baldelli. 100 percent Baldelli. And I would imagine not a decision the FO would be pleased with, by the way. Secondly, it's "some fans," not "fans," but more importantly it's pretty lazy analysis to constantly fall back on the "what do fans know" defense. Or set up two strawman sides to argue against. Baldelli, by the way, will almost certainly get fired at some point. Like ?95? percent of all MLB managers. A few retire. The rest get canned. That's not a reasonable defense either. Defend the decisions. That's what should be discussed.
  13. USAFChief
    Why? You can't change course once the situation changes? Warmed and not used is pretty obviously less stressful than warmed and used. They've got exactly one pretty reliable late game reliever. He's been used on back-to-back days only 2 times all season, so who knows if he is available today. Putting him in a game when you're up 6 isn't smart, no matter how you got there. There was time to get another reliever up.
  14. USAFChief
    All of which adds up to 5 relievers, with Duran throwing the 8th with a 6 run lead. That's...questionable managing, IYAM. Glad we got the win, but these kinds of messups add up.
  15. USAFChief
    I wouldn't invest another PA in Sano. The offense is thin enough. And I might be an old curmudgeon, but I find zero entertainment in Nick Gordon pitching for my favorite ballclub.
  16. USAFChief
    I'll take your word for it. The nerds are ruining baseball.
  17. USAFChief
    Your link spells Mahle wrong.
  18. USAFChief
    Max Meyer: TJS. Unfortunate.
  19. USAFChief
    I'm confused. You ARE advocating standing pat? Or you aren't? Please educate us mere "fans."
  20. USAFChief
    ...the problem is "and pray for rain." Everyone knows it never rains in Southern California.
  21. USAFChief
    I'd say getting Archer out of the rotation is a higher priority than Bundy. And I'd take Smeltzer over Archer too. Since this is the "ideal" thread I'd say ideally none of those three ever make another start, but if we're prioritizing, start with Archer.
  22. USAFChief
    Now you're backtracking on your original claim the Twins benefitted by waiting to trade Cruz. There's no reason to believe the Reds would turn down a deal today that they'll accept Tuesday.
  23. USAFChief
    Bringing in Duran for the 8th gives you the best chance of there BEING a bottom 9. I'd bring in Duran there every time, and hope for the best in the 9th. If I hope for the best in the 8th, I might not even use my best reliever late in a tie game. Duran HAS to pitch in that game.
  24. USAFChief
    I'd say the reasoning might be: pitching Duran in the 8th gives you the best chance of there being a bottom of the 9th. With the bonus if he has a quick 8th you might also get him for the 9th. If you give up a run in the 8th, there's a strong likelihood there ISN'T a bottom 9, and now you've lost a close game late and your best reliever spent the entire game sitting on his ***. As an aside, Duffey HASNT been better lately. He's had some better results, but not due to better pitching, just better luck. He fools virtually nobody. He gets virtually zero bad swings. Almost every swing against him is powerful and well timed. He's not reliable, no matter if he's had a couple scoreless innings recently.
  25. USAFChief
    I'd settle for Mahle and two backend relievers. That maybe puts Archer in the pen and gives us a massive upgrade every 5th day. Maybe something like Barnhardt to plug the hole at catcher, although how much of an upgrade that represents isn't clear to me. But get it done. All should be in place this weekend. Every single game matters at this point. They don't even know who Sunday's starter is, ferpetesakes. I completely reject the idea there's some reason it could be done Tuesday but not today. Or some massive difference in cost. Make it so.
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