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  1. 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....
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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."
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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?
  9. 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....
  10. 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.
  11. KirbyDome89
    The Guardians sold. That's not even debatable. What you're arguing is spiraling.
  12. KirbyDome89
    Sure, I'm down to look at it if you don't mind. I'll say upfront if it's extrapolating on their current record vs. West opponents I'm less inclined to be swayed.
  13. KirbyDome89
    Yeah no clue whether this version of Martin is the "real," version. Hopefully it is, I just wouldn't be penciling him as a starter in LF to begin next year.
  14. KirbyDome89
    Yeah the argument you responded to kinda falls apart when you're claiming a guy like Luplow and starting him because you're struggling so badly against LHP. At no point this year has the lineup been so good there just wasn't room for Julien or Kirilloff to get regular playing time against LHPs.
  15. KirbyDome89
    Came here to say the same thing. There were plenty of "wasted," ABs on guys this team could, or should, cut bait with, but Kirilloff and Julien, players with actual everyday potential, can't stay in the lineup. It makes no sense.
  16. KirbyDome89
    I didn't have much trouble snagging a couple for game 3 in 2019. I can't remember which website I used to purchase the tix, but I remember a decent number were available.
  17. KirbyDome89
    The FO wouldn't quit Kepler at any point this year, he's a lock. Gordon and Celestino don't belong in a corner OF discussion. Idk what to think about Martin. The turnaround is encouraging, but the track record is pretty bad. I'm not sure he's a guy you're making plans for. Has Wallner done enough to be counted on as a starter in LF? I'd say no. I'm keeping Larnach. I don't see the point in dealing him at a depressed value, especially when you consider the names blocking him are kinda shaky.
  18. KirbyDome89
    Upgrading from Floro (or any of the 4-8 group) wasn't/isn't hypothetical. There were actual, solid arms, i.e. better arms, available and the Twins passed. Internal options are the only options at this point, so yes, that has to be the route. I can't stress this enough; NOBODY is arguing that any of the desired deadline moves instantly make the Twins a strong WS contender. Let that go. The Twins should be copying a sinking team at the deadline? What? MN won the division because they stood pat? The bullpen being one of the worst in baseball in the 2nd half is a positive now? We're spiraling here....
  19. KirbyDome89
    This isn't a difficult concept. Adding a solid guy to the middle of the pen pushes the back end fodder further down or out. Instead of Dylan Floro imploding in the 6th innings of a tight game, you've got a better option. Whatever hypothetical win total that deadline addition is worth over 60 games is pretty much irrelevant. You're adding that piece to strengthen the bridge from starter to Duran in October. Is everybody else "upset," or are you defending a rather indefensible position?
  20. KirbyDome89
    Or it proves the calculations are flawed, or at minimum lacking context.
  21. KirbyDome89
    The Twins will play 2x more games against low quality divisional opponents than a team like Seattle. That number jumps for the Jays in the East. Again, I don't see how that's only a slight advantage. Do you think MN would be tracking towards a mid 80s win total in the East or West?
  22. KirbyDome89
    4 of the 5 worst records in the AL reside in the Central Division. The Twins will be the only team to finish above .500 in that god awful division, and they're currently 4.5 games out of the last WC spot. Idk how anybody can argue that they haven't had a massive advantage this season.
  23. KirbyDome89
    They're on pace to win 84-85 games, which is pretty much where most people had them. The only reason they're going to hit that modest number of wins is because they've been blessed with one of the worst divisions of all time, and subsequently one of the easiest schedules in baseball. This club isn't outperforming expectations. In what world is a mid tier RP and/or a RH outfield bat pushing all your chips in?
  24. KirbyDome89
    You honestly don't believe they could've done better than anybody 4-8, or Jax at times, or even matched Theilbar's talent level? Seriously? So just don't attempt to get better because there's a chance you won't? That's some massively flawed logic. Cano wasn't a prospect, he was 28 with absolutely no Major League success. He was literally a throw in for Lopez. If you think you're getting established talent back (they did,) you trade guys like Cano 100/100 times. I have no clue why you'd be worried about DFA candidates if the farm system is thin. There were plenty of better options available, and they didn't cost much. Brooks Lee for a 2 month bullpen rental? What is this nonsense?
  25. KirbyDome89
    Holy rose-tinted glasses..... Talented pen? They're 24th in baseball by FIP since the AS break. Floro, Headrick, and Winder are all last guy types. Funderburk has thrown 6 Major League innings. Six. Is Varland going to stop giving up HRs? That's your 5-9 right now. Pagan sucks in high leverage, and with men on base. He has a FIP near 4 over the last month+ since moving up in the pecking order. Jax has been up and down all year, and Duran has looked pretty human in the 2nd half too. Keuchel isn't even worth mentioning. There was zero reason not to get a solid middle inning arm (or two) at the deadline. None. We're latching onto Varland, or a Paddack post TJ September audition because half of the pen is literally unusable in a postseason game right now. The bullpen was poorly constructed from the jump. Starting pitching going deep into games mitigated or hid that deficiency for quite a while, but the secret is out at this point.
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