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  1. USAFChief
    You are correct. I still send Smelzer down, he's probably unavailable until at least Sunday. He basically had a "start" yesterday. I have no idea who you call up, mind you.
  2. USAFChief
    I believe you've consistently maintained the bullpen isnt an issue, so perhaps you have an agenda here?
  3. USAFChief
    you want to go into Chicago with a six man pen, one of which is Torres?? Let's hope the FO is smarter than that. Give him a weeks pay if it makes you feel better, but "great job, Smeltzee, your plane leaves at 11."
  4. USAFChief
    Yeah, I seriously believe that schedule in baseball just isn't that big of a factor. Any team can beat any team. Don't play well, you lose 3 of 4 to the White Sox. Or two straight at home to the Mets.
  5. USAFChief
    Schedule is way overrated in baseball. Who you play is only mildly important. How YOU play is a much bigger factor.
  6. USAFChief
    I’m not sure if that reflects more poorly on Bremer or Falvine. If forced to chose, I’d go Falvine. Bremers not making roster decisions.
  7. USAFChief
    We gave up an 8-2 lead, ended up scoring double digits, and the game was lost on an umpires call? And I’m not willing to risk thinking Thorpe, Stashak, and a Smeltzer are the answer. In fact I’d lay long odds against it.
  8. USAFChief
    On July 24th, Parker was DFA’d.
  9. USAFChief
    I’m surprised too. Surprised it took them so long to recognize throwing beach balls is bad for morale.
  10. USAFChief
    No, you’re still inventing positions for me. But since you asked, I’d do Duran and a lower prospect or three for Giles. No to Lewis straight up. I’d think long and hard on Graterol straight up. I’ll say yes. Giles is controlled thru 2020. TINSTAAPP.
  11. USAFChief
    Can you point me to that post? I said nobody should be off limits. Ever. I don’t even WANT the Twins to trade for a “middle reliever.” Unless it’s the third add to the bullpen behind two guys who are as good or better than Rogers. But I certainly believe the time has long since come and gone to address the bullpen. Falvine screwed up, big time, now pay up and fix it yesterday.
  12. USAFChief
    when I was 18 I drove to South Dakota and back for fireworks. 15-20 miles an hour over the speed limit both ways. Didn't get a ticket. I should probably expect similar results every time, don't you think?
  13. USAFChief
    Precisely. If the current core wasn’t at a point where it could contend, it never would be. Kepler, Rosario, Buxton, Sano, Berrios, Rogers, Polsnco and crew are at exactly the stage where if it’s going to work, it’s time.
  14. USAFChief
    I also doubt they get that championship if they hadn’t made trade(s) that stung a little. I’d prefer a swing and miss over taking a called strike three. Nobody ever hit a HR with the bat on their shoulder.
  15. USAFChief
    If there’s recency bias in looking at Parker, I’d contend it’s in thinking a couple scoreless outings are an indication of long term effectiveness. Parker doesn’t have the pitches to be successful on his own accord. On nights when he’s facing weaker hitters, can get a called strike to start the AB, and his split finger is some what controllable and deceptive, he can get some outs. Any professional pitcher can do that...sometimes get some outs. Hitting is hard. But he is never successful based on his own merits. He succeeds only when hitters fail. Good pitchers also get those outs, but sometimes add outs by actually beating hitters. Throwing fastballs by them, in fastball counts. Breaking off sliders that are darn near unhittabe, IN the strike zone. And still do some of that on nights when it’s NOT all working. Chapman had nothing last night, but still got out of bases loaded, no outs, allowing only a rather shallow sac fly. I rather doubt Parker would have allowed that little damage in a similar situation, We need s couple three of those guys. Like other good teams feature.
  16. USAFChief
    Trades can be made in the offseason too.
  17. USAFChief
    You will not convince me it was impossible to avoid watching this bullpens performance over the past two weeks. Nor impossible to at least mitigate the damage. Nor was it difficult to see it coming.
  18. USAFChief
    No. But that’s s a rather extreme argument to make, don’t you think?
  19. USAFChief
    You still need to win the auction, no? Everyone is somehow dumbfounded when you make your first bid, and now you don’t have to outbid anyone?
  20. USAFChief
    Ditto, concur, and yes.
  21. USAFChief
    No pitcher is perfect. holding out blown saves by otherwise excellent relievers is not a defense of the Twins bullpen. The point is not one game. The point is this team can not survive its current bullpen and never could. Neither the Yankees nor the Indians, if they fail, will blame their pen. And Chapman and Hand will likely be fine. It’s missing the Forrest for the trees to look at a blown save from either as somehow proof the Twins aren’t in need.
  22. USAFChief
    i think you might have missed the point.
  23. USAFChief
    One of them, sure. I’d deal Rooker without a second thought. The rest would suck, but yeah. I think Lewis is most likely a bust anyway, and TINSTAAPP.
  24. USAFChief
    Would you take Chapman and Hand? I thought so.
  25. USAFChief
    And another thing... Much like free agency, high bidder wins. So whether we wait till late July 31st, or trade last week, we will need to outbid everyone else to win the auction. So waiting saves little or nothing, and costs you games in the meantime. Might even raise the price as options disappear and bidders get more desperate. There is bullpen help that could have already been here. Could be here this afternoon, and not on a flight from Rochester.
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