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Like maybe they got their soda machines stocked for the season?? 😃

I kinda wish they would have given Simeon a little run in the bullpen? I mean its not like they have a bunch of lock down bullpen arms?

Well hopefully Austin Martin makes the Berrios trade productive. I know Berrios is currently hurt, but he has been 53 - 39 since he was traded. I know over and over again people said Simeon was better than Berrios and I really wished he would have been, but he wasn't. And now the Blue Jays have him back for nothing? I really hope Martin becomes a mainstay for the Twins for the next 5 - 6 seasons.

Zebby looks like he did well after the first couple of innings.

I think it comes down to balancing the pluses and minuses. Obviously the starting pitching has been a big plus so far. The Bullpen has been a big minus. Byron Buxton is on pace to hit like 50 bombs, if he can stay mostly healthy and continue to lead the team in everything that would be another plus. Joyce Lewis and Matt Walner have been a minus, Austin Martin and Trevor Larnach have been mild pluses this season. If the Rotation can hang tough, and a couple of dudes can step up in the bullpen. If Buck can remain mostly healthy, and Lewis and Walner can make their way back and have productive second halfs. If guys like Martin, Lee, Larnach continue to produce sporadically. All of the sudden there is a squad that has a shot to play a few games after the regular season. However, if the Rotation breaks down, the bullpen continues to struggle Martin and Larnach's chariots turn into pumpkins, Buck misses significant time and Lewis and Walner don't quite figure it out this season then we are probably looking at a 100 loss team. I feel like Shelton has infused some new energy into the squad. So im thinking right now that bringing in a new guy was the right thing to do. Hopefully they can keep it up!!!

If the playoffs started tomorrow the Twins would be the #6 seed in the American league. I mean St Louis would be in the playoffs in the National league also. So im pretty sure they were not picked to be there. Again its a small sample size, and the Twins are currently on a hot streak. But interesting none the less

I picked everyday at ss, but I actually think he should play 3 to 4 days out of 5 at ss and give him the occasional day off here and there to make sure he is learning on the job so to speak a little bit rather than just throwing him in there everyday.

Id like to see Culpepper get called up, play 3 to 4 games out of every 5 at ss and slide Lee over to 3rd. Just to see how he does, to see if he has proven that he is ready for the jump to MLB.

I didn't know "suckage" was a word but I like it. Im going to start using it more in my vocabulary ha ha. Anyway, Walner has a strong arm, as long as he is in the minors they might want to see if he can throw strikes? With his poor fielding and kinda knowing hes never going to hit well other than occasionally smashing a homerun here or there, might as well try to see if he can become a bullpen piece? I mean if he's going to be a .200 to at best a .215 hitter and a poor fielder, he's going to need to hit 40 bombs a year and I don't see him making enough contact to ever see that happening. Throw him on the bump and see what he can do.

Jamie Moyer would have killed to throw 92. Ha ha

Can they bring in, say, a left fielder to finish out the game yet? I mean a position player might get better results.?

Yeah, just ask Miguel Sano?

Did Sands just get moved to the IL?

Seeing this lineup, with Outman hitting .091 and so many other hitters hitting so poorly makes me wonder why MLB quit letting the pitchers hit? I mean a lot of those guys hit at least .091?? Maybe they could DH Bell for Outman and let Woods Richardson hit?

I didn't get to watch any of the game, how was Ober's velo today? I think last game he had a couple of pitches hit 91/92. Was he still in that range? Im just hoping he can re find some of his old magic from a couple of years ago.