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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    To Brock's point, we are officially a 40 win team... 60 more to go... certainly possible, but still a lot of baseball to play.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Probably worth noting that if Kimbrel was here and saved for the 9th inning, Rodgers would have faced Meadows with the bases loaded... Not sure how the results would have happened, but I'd have much rather had Rodgers in that situation than pretty much anyone else.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    wow... didn't realize just how well Blazovic pitched this month. Impressive.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    He's a guy that I suspect will be offered up by the FO in a trade for ML help.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    I would definitely sign him first assuming he looks like the real deal in those simulated games... if the velo is down, I'd be a bit more concerned. That said, even if they sign him, the smart move would be to take some of those prospects and go after a Will Smith type as well as a starter that can slot into the top of our rotation.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    That's the extent of their slumps too. I don't believe they've had a losing week yet. This is a good team. Like you said earlier, they could use some pitching help, especially if they want a shot at a ring... but this is a very good team.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    pretty impressive to have 4 guys in the system clear 1.000 with their OPS this month. Now if we can get Lewis and Kirrilloff back on track, that would be awesome.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Last I heard, the Yankees were the ones very interested in Keuchel. Personally, I'm fine letting them have him. I'd rather trade prospects and get a starter that I'm a bit more comfortable with. Kimbrel on the other hand. I think that's a smart move unless he's showing reduced speeds in his simulated games.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Depends... was the speaker 325 feet from the plate? If so, that would have been a mammoth shot in an open air stadium.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Weren't there similar rules at the metrodome? I seem to remember that the lights on the roof were considered in play.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    I didn't get to watch the game. Smeltzer was obviously cruising, so why did he get pulled after 6 innings?
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    The science is really promising... it's why we moved to Cleveland. Seemed like risk worth taking given the potential reward.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    wondering if Turtle is going to get sent down. Arraez is hitting the cover off the ball, and Turtle hasn't been hitting well lately.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Well done as usual Heezy... Nice to have someone in the field posting here who can also explain this in layman's terms... Side question, I thought stem cell treatments were all still experimental. My wife works for a company that's a couple years out from bringing a stem cell based product to market, but from what I understand, no one has anything yet.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    fun fact about the 1991 Twins. The last place team in their division was the Angles who also had a .500 record. That was a pretty good team...
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    you're going to lose games like this from time to time. Not terribly worried about it... even Rodgers will blow a game... I do agree though that having some better relievers would be nice. Rodgers has been good for us, but he shoudln't be our best reliever.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    and please introduce yourself... and stick around.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I would read any of these... 1 is probably the one I'd be most interested in mainly b/c it's Graterol… but I'd read any of them.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't see Washington trading either... They are having a bad year, but I think they are more likely to get rid of expiring contracts... But let's say one is on the market, yeah, we're sending one of the top 3 their way. No way around that. I guess the question is who. I'd side with sending Kirilloff away personally, though I wouldn't lose sleep over Lewis or Graterol. My preference though would be to keep them. If I were to create an untouchables list, it would probably be starting pitching candidates such as Blazovich or Graterol… Flip side on Graterol though is that he's always hurt, so perhaps he's the guy to send packing. I'm a bit leery of pitchers who have great upside but cannot stay healthy. The nice thing about the way this team is composed is that I don't think they will need to raid the farm system to strengthen themselves for the playoffs. They can sign Kimbrel if they think he can contribute (and I've got to think he'd be interested in coming here right now too). That's just cash. I think they should pick up one more reliever via trade. Will Smith or someone like that would certainly work. He won't come cheap, but he won't cost one of the top prospects. I do think that some of our AAA pitching gets sent away. I'm fine with that too. None of them are going to be top pieces in a trade, but we have too many and they are still useful as 2nd/3rd pieces. Plus, a tanking team can develop a guy like that in the majors and potentially flip him for prospects in a few years even if he turns out to be mediocre.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    From what I understand, shoulder injuries in pitchers in general are recoverable with proper rehab/rest... there are certain shoulder injuries (such as a torn labrum) that fall into that category. Hopefully this is just a minor setback.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm really not worried about that in the short term. We cannot trade for someone and stash Pineda in Rochester. It's an issue if multiple pitchers go down for extended periods of time, but not so much otherwise. Granted, the depth has been hurt there. Wells is having TJS. Gonsalves has been hurt all season and currently has forearm issues (which is often a precursor to TJS). Thorpe, Littell, and Stewart are fine. Stewart can hold his own here. Yeah, I'm not starting him in a playoff game, but he's kept us in games, which is what you want from your AAA depth. I still think Thorpe could surprise by year end, and I'm somewhat curious if this Littell to the pen thing is permanent. Graterol is a wild card too. He's hurt at the moment, but he's another one that could be added if needs be since he has to be added this offseason. Once we hit August timeframe, that one is much more likely.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    Some guys succeed despite of them... there was this guy named Santana that was pretty good for the Twins... That said, I had a chance to run over the list. Scherzer is an obvious yes if he can be had. Syndergaard isn't doing well at all this year. I'm not sure that's what you want to target. I'm iffy on MadBum too. He's been injured for significant parts of the last 2 seasons and certainly doesn't look (as of now) like the MadBum of old. Could that change? Sure. But I'd rather them pick up someone who is pitching well now other than hoping he turns it around. Yes, I know that costs more, but I don't care. I want a difference maker. The rest of the guys I'd target, including Boyd. Boyd is an interesting one though. He was never a big named prospect, so there's no pedigree. All of his peripherals have made massive moves in the right direction this season. I'm not sure I'd use the term ace just yet to describe it... I'd like to see an encore season before using that term, but there's no question he's an upgrade right now. Here's an interesting piece on him. It was written April 3rd, so all I can really say is that he's sustained it.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Cleveland will be an interesting team to watch. Two dominant pitchers on the DL... That may end their season, but I could see them simply unloading expiring contracts and making another run in 2021. The right answer may be to just tear it down. They could get a kings ransom for Kluber and Cleavinger this offseason. It would certainly speed things up for them. Though I'm not liking the idea of playing in the central with all 4 teams effectively tanking. I don't see Chicago taking that many leaps forward to make things competitive for 2021.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    no kidding... I did a double take when I saw that. Not sure how good Daytona is as a hitting team, but those types of numbers tell me he's getting a bump to AA as we near the ASB.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    Like most HS draftees, it's the ceiling they are after. It looks like both him and Cabbage are starting to put it together. That would be very nice if they did.
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