diehardtwinsfan

A2 + B2 = C2

They may give him another start or two, but I'd be pretty surprised if he wasn't in AAA some time in July.

That's it? you're not paying attention.

yeah, we should see a bunch in the next week or two. I suspect Gonsalves would be on that list to head to AAA.

Side note, I do have high hopes for Trevor May next year, especially if he had the shorter TJS surgery

I wouldn't get a mediocre FA for one. I'd spend big there. They will need pitching now and in 3 years. May as well get a good one.

truthfully, I'll be a bit surprised if Erv doesn't make it (assuming of course he doesn't bomb out the next few starts). He's pitched quite well this year. I can see the case against him as well, but I just don't see managers picking a guy like Berrios.

I like Garver, to be clear, but I'd also note that while he's putting up good offensive numbers, he's striking out a lot in Rochester as well. Granted, he takes a lot of walks, but he isn't the high power type guy that you can live with being a high K high BB type guy. I think Garver gets his shot if/when someone gets hurt and will likely slide into the backup C/occasional OF/occasional DH type role on the team in 2018, which I'm fine with. The real problem is the lack of catching options behind him.

Truthfully, I'm not sure Hunter is the guy you want mentoring Buxton if lower Ks is the what you want the result to be But the results are encouraging, so I guess I shouldn't complain.

I would argue that Gonsalves will be a legitimate option to head north with the team in 2018, but he could very well start in AAA too. Other than a September cup of coffee, I don't expect to see him here this year.

Given his start, that means he's been striking out at a lower pace the last month or so... That's probably more encouraging.

Posts like this make me thankful that my wife is a fairly quiet individual Here's to hoping that Turley shows us what it was that got him the call up in the first place.

You can sub shoe shine for caramel sauce as well. You can sub the shoes for bowls. Talk about the eco benefits here. No longer using disposable plastic bowls that contribute to climate change. Just grab a shoe and serve it up.

Winning means no longer grieving. Sunshine is a known cure for depression. The final stages apparently get our hopes back up so we have to go through the 5 stages again?

You should try your hand at writing one

qualified or unqualified, Rosario is major league average at the plate, and if you're using WAR, everyone has already pointed out to you why that is. I'm not trying to be a Rosario apologist. I do, however, think you are being very unreasonable in your assessment of his skills.

I doubt anyone will argue with you about the RPs, because the FO's behavior there is definitely odd, but we have also all seen what happens when a young player is called up too soon. Just look at Hicks, Buxton, or Berrios.

We are saying that your conclusion of him being "not good" is wrong. He's an average player right now, but just about every metric you look at. That's not great, but it is not the weak link on this team. I would also add that with his offensive metrics trending in the right direction, his offensive output is likely to start changing, and that is a very good thing for Eddie as well as the Twins. I'm not saying he cannot improve, but I am saying, he is not the problem here.

I did that in another post just a few days ago. I didn't do SS comparisons as he's not an SS. Rosario is an MLB league average hitter. The numbers have likely changed slightly, but he is basically a league average hitter and slightly below average for LF. I think we need to have some reasonable expectations at the moment. Given his age and success thus far, there is little reason to think that he cannot have a successful MLB career. He may not be an all star, but he can be an above average player. Again, if he can be upgraded, I'd do it. But I don't see Palka or Granite being an upgrade (not yet at least).

So the real question is what I'm playing on with my things to think of...

Yes.... oh, and heated cobblers with ice cream. I'd have to say a hot caramel apple cobbler with a couple scoops of vanilla ice cream and/or whipped cream is definitely up there when it comes to delicious desserts.

There's something rather ironic about declaring the first day summer to be the longest day in the year.

In all honestly, only Gonsalves will likely move up to AAA, so this kind of signing doesn't really surprise me. Romero could potentially go too, but I think there's a stronger case for letting him spend more time in Chatty. I don't mind throwing darts at the 4A types in hopes that one becomes something of use. I just hope that this offseason there is a bit more effort put in place to fix the rotation.

The dog days of summer are already here as the Twins took their last off day of the month on Monday in which they get to travel to Cleveland to play as well as play the Red Sox, and of course today’s matchup with the White Sox. The White Sox are a the first “professional” baseball team to earn a Twins Daily word filter, though the filter does not quite bring back memories of Jerry Ryan or a gold glove second baseman with a .300 average… but I digress. They are not what I’d call a professional baseball team either, being the first and only team to throw a World Series as well as a team that proudly continues to employ Hawk Harrelson. While the latter is inexcusable, the first is understandable. After all, the little-known secret was that Chief, in his much younger days, managed to arrange the whole affair due to his hatred for said team. The Twins did not even exist yet, but he knew a special baseball team would one day play in the Twin Cities and that Chicago would be their arch rivals. Things to think about. 1. Denial – this is not just a river in Egypt, but a state that many of us were in at the beginning of the season. We all lived in denial that the Twins would be good, and we are now in denial to the obvious fact that they aren’t. OK, it’s probably not that bad. So now I’m denying denial. 2. Anger – we are all familiar with this. At first it was that the front office kept playing Hicks. Now, it’s that the front office traded Hicks. They clearly don’t promote their guys fast enough, except for Hicks who was promoted too quickly. They traded for Alex Meyer, and now it is that they traded him away. And don’t get me started about pitching. We are angry about pitching. 3. Bargaining – the trade deadline is just over a month away, so it is time to start bargaining. I’ll give you a Dozier for 3 major league ready pitchers, with at least two having upside. I’ll give you a Santana for 5 top 100 prospects. I’ll give you a Breslow for a bucket of baseballs. Let’s get some takers. 4. Depression – We’ve forgotten just how bad this one can be. One only needs to make a trip to the TD archives for most of this decade to see that one in action. More recently however, the kind people at dictionary.com defined depression as “the feeling a Twins fan gets when they see Gibson’s name in the lineup and are looking forward to Hughes’ return.” I personally cannot think of a clearer definition than that. 5. Acceptance – RIP 2017 Minnesota Twins Season. Too Soon? Regardless, go beat the ever living crap out of the bad guys on the south side of Chitown and create a winning streak for diehardtwinsfan’s game threads as well as for the team.

Rosario is not the problem on this team. If he can be upgraded, by all means do so, but even with that sickly OBP, his OPS sits right around the MLB league average. Defense has to get factored here too, and that throw certainly shows where he's lacking, but he's generally been a decent defender for what it's worth. With Granite being hot, I do think it makes sense to swap someone, and if that's Eddie so be it. I don't think Buxton should be given a free pass here either, though in his defense he's been hitting better again of late, and that is certainly worth considering. As for trading him, I'm not sure what he can get. This plate discipline, while trending in the right direction, certainly hasn't been fixed. If a team was willing to send back a similar pitcher with similar control, I'd consider making the move personally. Would another team though?