Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

Cap'n Piranha

Verified Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    4,719

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    7

 Content Type 

Profiles

Minnesota Twins News, Rumors & Analysis

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospect Rankings

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Minnesota Twins Trade & Free Agent Rumors

Minnesota Twins Fan Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by Cap'n Piranha

  1. Cap'n Piranha
    Potential Unpopular Opinion Alert. Byron Buxton should never attempt to steal a base again (unless the Twins need a run in a do-or-die game). Buxton advancing 90ft is by far the least valuable thing he does, and puts him at injury risk. I'd rather he minimize the risk of injuries as much as possible, so his bat and glove are in the lineup as much as possible.
  2. Cap'n Piranha
    Did we win yet?
  3. Cap'n Piranha
    Looks like the wheels might be coming off the Bundy Bus.
  4. Cap'n Piranha
    I'm guessing they don't want him spending any more time than necessary on the "turf" in Tropicana Field.
  5. Cap'n Piranha
    So much for "What two consenting adults do in the privacy of a bedroom is no one's business", I guess.
  6. Cap'n Piranha
    Ahhh, good clarification, thank you. I assume when suspended players are not paid--if that's the case, I would think Bauer could potentially have a legal case, given the massive amount of money he is losing out on because of this.
  7. Cap'n Piranha
    Is the part about Josh Winder speculation on Do's part? The Twins had a chance to maintain a 6 man rotation with Sonny Gray out, and demurred, leaving Winder in the bullpen. I would be surprised if the Twins now want to keep a 6 man rotation, especially with rosters reducing.
  8. Cap'n Piranha
    If MLB really has a lot of evidence that this actually happened, I would hope that would have been turned over to be used in court proceedings. If it was, and it still wasn't enough for prosecutors to even bring charges, then it's bizarre to me that MLB would still suspend for 324 games. If the evidence was not handed over, then that's an awfully scummy move by MLB, and Manfred should be ashamed of himself (unless MLB is restricted by the MLBPA, in which case the MLBPA should be ashamed of itself). I also read in an article this morning that when this policy was put in place, the players waived their right to appeal, so unless that's inaccurate, this ban will stand. I am very much not a fan of Trevor Bauer as an individual, and think he's overrated as a player, but this is indefensible. It is ridiculous that MLB is punishing Bauer for, legally, no reason whatsoever.
  9. Cap'n Piranha
    And according to Fangraphs, have now pulled even with the White Sox in odds to win the division (pending the result of the KC-CWS game, tied at 2 in the 10th as I type this).
  10. Cap'n Piranha
    One of the benefits of a 6 man staff (especially when you get an off day) is that it's fairly easy to extend to a 5 man rotation for an extra week to ensure everything is 100% ok for the injured player. My guess is that Gray will be back against Baltimore, either in Ober's place (next Tuesday), or on Monday if they want to keep Ryan on 5 days rest in between starts. If they want to keep everyone on 5 days rest, they can have Winder/Jax piggyback on Wednesday against the Orioles, while putting Ober on the IL as one of the two guys they cut to get to 26 players.
  11. Cap'n Piranha
    Yeah, Joe really doesn't like talking to people.
  12. Cap'n Piranha
    TNSTAAFL
  13. Cap'n Piranha
    I have nothing against a 6 man rotation, or a 5 man rotation. I understand the need to not stress your starters as much in the beginning of the season (although having 6 guys making shorter starts definitely stresses your bullpen, as there's now one less guy there to absorb all the extra innings). As such, I was fine with having Winder in the bullpen, on the assumption that he would pitch 3 innings every 3rd to 4th day. Instead, he's pitched twice since the Twins came North, and one of those outings was only one inning. If it was never the plan to get him consistent work, he should have been left in AAA, or converted to a reliever full stop, a la Duran.
  14. Cap'n Piranha
    People claiming it is all well and good, but the Twins have a chance to continue with a 6 man rotation tonight, by starting Winder. They are choosing not to, which pretty clearly indicates that either the Twins are not committed to a 6 man rotation, or they don't currently view Winder as a viable MLB starter.
  15. Cap'n Piranha
    This is sort of what I was worried about yesterday. Hopefully this is just a precaution, to allow Buxton to ease himself back into action. But it also shows that clearly the Twins are not 100% confident that Buxton's knee is good to go. With most other players, I'd say sure, let's see what happens in game action, and adjust from there. But with your $100M face-of-the-franchise, injury-prone superstar, he should never be playing if there's any question of an injury lingering.
  16. Cap'n Piranha
    Interesting that they're throwing Ober tonight, who last pitched on Sunday. That would indicate the Twins are done with the 6 man starter rotation at the moment (Gray pitched last Saturday, and would have pitched tonight), electing to keep Winder in the bullpen. Two things on that; Will the Twins go back to a 6 man rotation when Gray comes off the IL? Theoretically, that could be next Tuesday. Or will the Twins send Gray to St Paul to make a start before reinstating him? If they don't stick with six, who gets the short straw? I would have to think Archer, but if Ober stumbles tonight, it could be him. I'm a bit worried the Twins are going to repeat the Dobnak 2021 treatment with Winder. They seem uninterested in letting him actually start, but with the offense struggling to score, will Rocco feel compelled to pitch relievers as opposed to letting Winder finish a game despite coming in for the 6th or 7th? We already saw it yesterday, so at this point, what is the plan to get Winder work?
  17. Cap'n Piranha
    Duran warming, that'll be it for Ryan.
  18. Cap'n Piranha
    Dick lets us know the Twins haven't had an XBH since the 5th inning. Of Tuesday's game.
  19. Cap'n Piranha
    Unlikely with him at 85 pitches. I'm guessing no Twins pitcher throws 100 pitches until May at the earliest.
  20. Cap'n Piranha
    Even Dick is disgusted with the amount of double plays.
  21. Cap'n Piranha
    I concur. I also want him hitting leadoff in front of Buxton, or at the very least, hitting 9th in front of Buxton.
  22. Cap'n Piranha
    Once, I convinced the Twins FO that bullpens don't need reliable late inning options, so they traded Taylor Rogers.
  23. Cap'n Piranha
  24. Cap'n Piranha
    No, tinfoils. That's something else.
  25. Cap'n Piranha
    Very mad at you right now. This is your fault.
×
×
  • Create New...