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  1. KirbyDome89
    Are they getting a legit starting CF'er and not a backup/4th OF'er type? Clogging up the DH spot and penciling in an offensive black hole in CF daily seems like a much poorer asset management strategy. Julien's ability to hold down 2B at even a passable level defensively is still a massive question mark. There are plenty of ABs in the DH role and 1B for him alongside the occasional starts at 2B. I don't understand why we're in a hurry to move valuable depth on the IF in order to make room for what is likely much less valuable depth in the OF.
  2. KirbyDome89
    Exactly. If an actual blueprint existed somebody would've cracked the code by now.
  3. KirbyDome89
    This is just one part of the equation that the "be the Rays," crowd doesn't want to acknowledge. If it was that easy to replace established talent with cheap, young players and maintain or improve production, every team would do it. Every. Single. One. The line between TB and those Pittsburgh teams of the early 2000s into the 2010s is razor thin. Idk why anybody would prefer the Twins operate like TB when, as has been pointed out across this thread, the funds are are there, i.e. available, if MN wants to spend. You're fighting a losing battle. Not because you're wrong, it's just impossible to "win," an argument against an internet GM. I can't believe the credentials card hasn't been played yet.
  4. KirbyDome89
    Was he? I thought the rationale was he'd bounce back with the bat, i.e. a HR obsessed FO thought they found a reclamation project capable of mashing nothing but HRs. You can squint and understand that gamble. $11M for a glove first corner OF'er? Yikes.
  5. KirbyDome89
    This. Aside from the oblique and hamstring injuries, everything seemed to break right for Lewis this year. The grand slams, "clutch," hitting or at least the perception that he delivered in big moments, the HR binge, game one of the WC, the BAbip, on and on. A lot of it feels unsustainable, and that's ok, because he can still be a very good or even great player, but this season is going to be the standard for a while, which means some people are going to be disappointed.
  6. KirbyDome89
    This isn't even remotely true. I mean c'mon....
  7. KirbyDome89
    Yeah, a grain of salt is important here. These are organizational coaches talking about players in the organization. The corpse of Dallas Keuchel was starting meaningful games and a handful of formerly young arms from the minors took turns flaming out at the back end of the pen while the Twins waited for Brock Stewart of all people to return from injury and stabilize things, but "depth," is being touted. No bar too low I suppose. FWIW I'm not trashing Culpepper, or the article, I'm trashing the idea that a 22 year old who hasn't thrown a pitch outside of A ball should be passed off as an example of FO ingenuity.
  8. KirbyDome89
    This article could be written 30 times by 30 different teams. A 22 year old "depth," piece with zero time spent outside of A ball is the crow you want to serve? Smh....
  9. KirbyDome89
    Honestly I chuckled at Varland's penchant for giving up dingers being downplayed in the article. He struggled keeping the ball in the park as a starter, and that didn't change as a reliever, albeit in a very SSS. You can't be a "weapon," particularly in the pen, if you're giving up homers roughly 2x as often as the average MLB pitcher.
  10. KirbyDome89
    Well, if he's ripe for regression his production this season isn't really what you're replacing, so I can see the argument for moving him if some other team is convinced 2023 is repeatable. Idk, I wouldn't say I'm strongly opposed to moving a part time player, and decreasing offensive output at a position that demands it the least if the Twins could solidify CF.
  11. KirbyDome89
    The idea that you take your beatings early on and then rise up is a fallacy. If "small steps," were a thing, guys like Kepler, Polanco, or even Buxton would've been carrying this team offensively in the postseason. There were plenty of piss poor performances outside of the matchups you cherry picked.
  12. KirbyDome89
    Liked because I also think there's zero chance Jeffers is moved. If MN could fool some team into giving up a solid, starting CF'er I'd consider the swap, but that's not happening so.... Conversely, I'd be shocked if he's a top 5 catcher in baseball next year, even if he's starting a majority of the games behind the plate. I really doubt he's going to OPS in the mid .800s vs RHP moving forward, and he likely isn't going to rock a BAbip pushing .400 on the season, which is fine because he doesn't have to, but this season seems like a pretty far departure from what Jeffers looked like his first 2 full seasons. Maybe he just took a giant step forward, but color me a bit skeptical.
  13. KirbyDome89
    We must've been watching a different pitcher if you're suggesting that the Twins W/L record in Gray starts was remotely reflective of his regular season performance, or that Varland can replace him without the rotation skipping a beat.
  14. KirbyDome89
    This is the correct answer no matter how much people don't want to hear it.
  15. KirbyDome89
    Idk why 3:00 pm October starts would've been a consideration during planning. That's such a niche "issue."
  16. KirbyDome89
    Cleveland sold, and they're 21-28 since the deadline. In no world does that mean the Twins were right to pass on adding a bullpen arm(s) and/or a RH bat, and no, those additions wouldn't have been expensive. C'mon....
  17. KirbyDome89
    Can't believe Span didn't make the cut when it was 2. I've never been more disappointed.... Also MN clinching on an off day with another Cleveland loss would be the most fitting way for this division to wrap up.
  18. KirbyDome89
    Yeah no clue wtf Cincy was thinking. Walking a RH hitter to load the bases just to face another RH hitter. Complete implosion all around.
  19. KirbyDome89
    He was battered in August..... Even now he's not a lock for a playoff start. You'll have to elaborate on how the desire to moved Maeda to the pen (a place where he has had postseason success) is "hating."
  20. KirbyDome89
    Then the game is likely over, or the hook is so quick he is available again the next night? Idk why you'd be eager to go back to Varland the next night if he was a disaster during the previous contest anyway. If he gives you two good innings in game 1 then it's mission accomplished. That's literally the best case scenario. The Twins shouldn't be saving bullets in the postseason. You worry about game 2 when you get there.
  21. KirbyDome89
    The time for Martin was weeks ago, that ship has sailed. Hard pass on Keuchel. I don't want to see Paddack getting playoff innings on the comeback trail either. I'm moving Kenta to the pen. I don't feel great about Ryan starting a playoff game, but I think both present roughly the same floor with Ryan having a higher upside. If Ober isn't starting any of the WC games I'm not bringing him out of the pen. A dude with a lengthy injury history, who has started to wear down, isn't somebody I want throwing max effort pitches at this point.
  22. KirbyDome89
    Gray blowing by his innings total from last year, a healthy/effective Ober, and the trickle down effect (for which Lopez also receives credit) from that reduced workload in the pen has likely played a massive role as well.
  23. KirbyDome89
    Based on what? These mid September games are meaningless, the division is wrapped, the Twins aren't catching Houston for the 2 seed, but Julien still can't get any sort of regular run against LHP. Why are we supposed to believe that MN will be feeding him ABs against LHP during the portion of next season where every W matters?
  24. KirbyDome89
    They traded their best SP for a prospect. They moved their 1B/DH for salary relief. The waiver claims fell into their lap. If you want to tell me they planned on that happening you're insane. 100% they were comfortable ceding the division to MN. Is their record post deadline an accident? And we're now completely off the rails....
  25. KirbyDome89
    Same, obviously, I just don't think one hot month is enough to justify handing him a starting spot. He's cooled considerably, albeit in a smaller SS, this month vs. August. He wasn't impressive at all last year either. How much of that is injury, again, Idk.
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