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Great OF defense might be able to save him for a while.

And Berrios to the rotation.

Oh, I guess you missed some at-bats in the opening series. Lots of long at-bats that turned into walks. Including Escobar's Homerun at-bat, correct?

It's early, but are Ozzie Guillen's Piranhas back in Minneapolis???????

No Park, because pitchers figured out how to get him out. He needs to prove it a little longer than 30 AB's in Spring Training.

RP, you already know. It's the worstest.

I've been gone for too long, but have we made fun of Joe Mauer's max squat weight yet?

My comment wasn't necessarily about his spot in the order...more about him being in the lineup at all...

GROSSMAN at DH? Is this some sort of a sick joke!? Is Gardy managin' again? BYTO board would roll in their graves over this lineup choice!

Nuff said.

Now looks like a great time for me to sneak a foot in the back-door. This new front office appears very capable. They definitely have their hands full, but they appear ready to get the job done! Very excited about the direction these guys are going to take the Twins. Exciting times ahead. Can't wait for the first moves... I'M BACK!

Lots of things. We refuse to make trades at times that it's extremely appropriate to do so. We love to make trades that are unnecessary. We love to demote guys during 100 loss seasons, that should be playing in those games to see if they can figure things out. We have lots of issues right now fellas. I'm hopeful the next GM can help us solve some problems. Because they are wide in this organization. Go TWINS

Has either of these guys been called up yet? We're dying for some quality starts right now!

So is he out of the rotation yet?

Complete BS. That was strike 3 on BH, blue called some terrible ones earlier in the game and that one was money. We are in for a rough year it appears boys. Looks like we should've kept the soul patrol out there for defensive help. Probably has already cost us 3 games. Bullpen needed an upgrade, instead Jepsen and Perkins regressed. Hopefully lineup can get it going soon.

Probably not shave my chest for a year. I mean, come on. He can't possibly make the rotation, can he?

Who starts more games this year? Thoughts?

He doesn't fit in, at all!

Well, Well, Well it's good to be back MackBrownSwa...., I mean VodkaDave or should I say DaveW. Long time no communication. After quite the season, in which I was quite busy and frankly didn't have much time to post, I've been thinking about your OP quite a bit. Or at least my idea of a 25 man roster to start next year. Starting Pitching: I'm not sure how we go about this exactly, but we HAVE to find a way to move Nolasco. Idk, maybe LA believes they can get some value out of him again? It would probably have to be some odd trade, but it'd be great to find a new home for him. I want to believe if that doesn't happen, we will at least set him in the long relief role. As far as our other veterans, I see Gibson, Hughes and Santana in the rotation. I beleive Duffey and May should fill out the rotation with Berrios waiting in the wings. If we can't find a way to get an elite starter, we need to see what we have in May, Duffey and Berrios. Enough crappy signings. I hope Hughes can bounce back, and Santana will be nice to have for a full season. 1. Santana 2. Hughes 3. Gibson 4. May 5. Duffey Relief Pitching: This is where I'm assuming most of you are most upset with TR. Not only did he make just 1 move (a move we thought would stink, but ended up being great) but he didn't allow the opportunity for a couple good arms in AAA to come up at the end of the season to help. Berrios and Meyer could've potentially solved some late inning woes, you never know. I also wish Terry would've made a trade for another bullpen arm other than Cotts. Duensing has got to go. He's had some nice moments, but he needs to go. Graham will be in AAA. I think Tonkin should get a shot to be in our pen, along with Perkins, Jepsen and O'Rourke. I'm not sure on the contract situation for Cotts, but I'm not so sure I'm dying to have him back either. I feel like I'd like to see Meyer back in the rotation to start the spring in AAA and then if it fails again, put him in the pen for good, meaning he'd be up in Minnesota by June at the latest to help out. I think we need to find a way to add at least a couple good bullpen arms this offseason. CL: Perkins SU: Jepsen RP: Tonkin Long: Nolasco Loogy: O'Rourke RP: ? LHP: ? I really love how we are looking with our offense/defense. I think with a little more consistency, we could have a very potent offense. Just think, Dozier, Plouffe, Sano and Hunter all had extreme months/halfs where they were basically the entire offense or non-existent. Sano maybe shouldn't be included in that, but whatever. Maybe this isn't true, but Rosario, Escobar and Mauer were the only real consistencies on offense in my mind. I'm not sure where Buxton starts next season. I'd love for him to be ready to take over CF from the get go, but I'm not sure if he can yet. More time in AAA might be best. I say no to Hunter. I think he decides that as well. Arcia may get a chance again to be the DH, but I hope it's only that. I love having that fast outfield that can track down all. I think if the price is right, we deal Plouffe for something with upside and hand Sano the keys at 3B. Can Mauer get back to where he was? I hope so. I also agree with your idea of finding a catcher and moving Suzuki to bench, it needs to happen. C: ? 1B: Mauer 2B: Dozier 3B: Sano SS: Escobar OF: Rosario, Hicks, Buxton DH: Arcia Bench: Robinson, Suzuki, Santana, ? Very fun season Twins, now build on it.

It's been a great ride this season thus far. We still have a chance, but pitching has really taken a dive. There is so much to be excited about for 2016, why hold back now?

Say TR calls up the Brewers and offers: Oswaldo Arcia Mitch Garver Max Kepler Jorge Polanco Brian Duensing For Will Smith Jonathon Lucroy

Some Twitter conversation going on today about Sano's bat heating up and moving Plouffe. I'm not sure about you guys, but as long as Plouffe's on this team, I think he is our best defensive option at 3B. He has come a long ways from his days of playing SS and firing throws left, right, down, up to 1B. I think moving Sano to the OF would be better than having Arcia out there. Our problem, is we kind of have 4 DH's down the line. Although Sano is an athlete, we don't know how well he would translate to the OF, defensively. Arcia Vargas Sano Pinto

Glad I wasn't the guy to start this thread!

Disagree. Molitor seems to have figured out how to use a bullpen. The only thing I can disagree with is his use of Boyer in high leverage situations, but then again, there isn't exactly a glaring go-to option in front of him either. Molitor has more or less used a platoon in CF which seems genious. I wouldn't be surprised to see Rosario stay(assuming he continues to be okay at the plate) and Schaefer go, after Arcia is recalled from DL.

It's already been too long.