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  1. KirbyDome89
    What's the overreaction here? Lewis got a "breather," yesterday after not starting Sunday either, he went 3-16 with 8 Ks last week, and he's a few IF singles away from posting a pretty ugly slash line. Is he not chasing pitches and failing to draw walks? Is he not being overpowered by FBs? Does this team not desperately need consistent offensive production? You can disagree about swapping out 3B without trashing the article. There's plenty of click bait garbage flooding this site, most of which can be dismissed out of hand. A well written, measured piece that makes solid points to back up the premise shouldn't be lumped in with that.
  2. KirbyDome89
    In March it was the cold weather to begin the season. Then it was wait and see around mid May. It's almost July and this team is literally forfeiting the DH during games to keep Buxton away from the OF, but we're supposed to believe that in 4 weeks things dramatically change? Room to keep shifting these goalposts has to be at a premium now. They've been slow playing the season? For real? You think they're capable of turning on the burners but they're just choosing to be a sub .500 team in late June? Detroit at home was supposed to kick start that easy schedule. Did they just play those games a bit too slow? I honestly hope this was a joke that I didn't catch.
  3. KirbyDome89
    Dollars to WAR is lacking a ton of context here. Also, is anybody really lamenting the money? It was praised (rightfully so) as a financially team friendly deal from the jump. The issue, as has been pointed out, is all the shuffling that goes on around locking Buxton's .722 OPS into the DH spot when he's healthy. FWIW 1.8 WAR would be his lowest total since that abysmal 2018 season where he totaled fewer than 100 PAs. The only other "full," season comparable to the pace you suggested is 2016 where he was essentially a rookie. It was an investment worth making, but the early results haven't looked good.
  4. KirbyDome89
    You think they'd cut Pagan at this point instead of optioning Balazovic? I don't. There's no reason to believe this FO doesn't still view Pagan as an asset, which means they're not going to DFA him when they can simply send Balazovic down. That means it's Moran and Pagan as your mid leverage guys, or you're committing 3ish innings to one of those two on a given day. In any decent pen you'd be trying to limit either as much as possible, and now they're a step closer to high leverage. I agree on Maeda; he doesn't deserve a spot in the rotation, but he'll get one. Maeda for Pagan in the pen is the real swap, but that's fantasy land. I don't think Varland is a step up from Maeda as far as consistency or reliability is concerned, so Idk why we'd want to carve out another rotation spot, at the expense of a usable bullpen arm, to keep both. Yeah, it's just not the strategy I'd roll with for the next 3+ weeks.
  5. KirbyDome89
    Correa as truly and fully awakened? Yeah, the HR against Milwaukee was big, no doubt. Then he points to his imaginary watch and promptly goes 3-15 in 4 games vs. Detroit with one XBH. I mean....
  6. KirbyDome89
    Hard pass on a 6 man rotation or committing to piggybacking 2 or 3 SPs. When Pagan and/or Moran start imploding in any sort of moderate to high leverage situation you're f***ed. Either the piggyback strategy gets scrapped and you're stuck trying to squeeze innings out of starters that can't hang on, or you're sticking with piss poor relievers in key situations and eating losses. Rock and a hard place yada yada but I'd roll with 5 starters (not opposed to Varland going down as I seem to be lower on him than a lot of people around here) rather than bump everybody up a rung in the bullpen hierarchy and commit specific pen arms to specific days.
  7. KirbyDome89
    Mystery solved. Pagan hasn't even been decent for 3-4 years now. Lopez was an AS last year and Jax was pretty solid. This isn't hard.
  8. KirbyDome89
    Except he's bad when, ya know, it matters the most. The salary is a sunk cost, it shouldn't dictate Pagan's spot on the roster. He offers nothing as far as future value. Run a revolving door of AAA/AAAA guys in low leverage situations and who knows, maybe somebody sticks.
  9. KirbyDome89
    Huh? Don't bring empirical evidence to back up what your eyes are telling you? I don't understand why this is the hill to die on. The guy had a 1.052 OPS in high leverage last year. This year it's 1.500 in smaller SS. It's already been explained that it's impossible to shield guys (particularly in the Twins pen) from higher leverage situations. There's no zag while everyone else is zigging here, i.e. there's no defense for continuing to roster a guy like Pagan.
  10. KirbyDome89
    If Cimber wasn't really damn good for Toronto last year you could maybe have that conversation.
  11. KirbyDome89
    I'd argue that continuing down a dead end road is a worse option that making a change and potentially getting it (more) wrong. I'm speaking specifically about the FO here, but I'd imagine a bulk of the staff is also out with a change at the top. Who knows, maybe Rocco and a few others get the Paul Molitor treatment. The Pohlads are part of a very small group of MLB owners, and they're undoubtedly very well connected in and around baseball. They hired a consulting firm the last time they brought in new management at the top. Is it remotely reasonable or fair to ask even the most locked in fan to give you a wishlist of candidates?
  12. KirbyDome89
    A blown lead isn't just a Twins thing. Handing Pagan a high leverage situation, despite the fact that he has proven time and time again he'll implode, certainly is.
  13. KirbyDome89
    I highly doubt Chicago or Cleveland fans fear the Twins, nor should they. There are plenty of warts on this Twins squad and opposing fans (similar to your view of Chi and Cleveland) are looking at them and thinking their team will win the "race."
  14. KirbyDome89
    "If you remove a few rough outings Pagan has been really good...."
  15. KirbyDome89
    He wasn't really all that far off on No. 2 was he?
  16. KirbyDome89
    No team in this division should be feared.
  17. KirbyDome89
    There's no quick fix for sure. Absolutely, if they're selling in July there's no world in which this FO should be retained but I don't see the Pohlads having the gusto to make that move either. Honestly the fact that this conversation is taking place is a pretty good indicator or what should be done.
  18. KirbyDome89
    If they're selling in July the FO should be gone correct? The worst case scenario would be to stand pat, eek out a hollow division title, and forge ahead status quo. The Twins are in a weird place.
  19. KirbyDome89
    If they're each hitting strong side maybe you eek out some production, Idk, but I only suggested it because I have no faith this FO makes the necessary move and cuts bait. I'm not shedding any tears if Kepler just goes. Yep, some of these early game substitutions are infuriating.
  20. KirbyDome89
    Yeah I get that, my point was just that Taylor swiping a few bags, especially on this team (and with his paltry offensive output) isn't enough of a silver lining to justify running him out there every day. Agreed, the article was about Taylor so I'm really only commenting on him. I'm not a big Castro fan despite his recent tear, so yeah if that's my only option then Taylor ftw. I'd force Kepler into CF, and if he refuses he's DFA'd. He has little to no value in MN and there's no reason to run him out there hoping some contender is willing to give you anything for a late inning defensive replacement. 100% on Kirilloff too, I can't stand watching him be platooned. I don't understand it. Yes to Correa dropping. I'm fine with more Jeffers but that means he's going to see a lot more RHP so adjust expectations accordingly, but it can't be that much worse than Vazquez right now.
  21. KirbyDome89
    Of f****ing course he swipes two tonight... No offense to the big boys but on the whole I think we're reaching to justify Taylor's consistent presence in the starting lineup.
  22. KirbyDome89
    So we're using Taylors awful offensive career as the benchmark and celebrating any marginal projected uptick? What are we doing here? The guy has been the starting CF'er all year, and there's nothing to suggest that's going to change, i.e. he should be judged as such. He's sitting at a .683 OPS with a near career high in K% and career low in BB%, but hey if we feed him enough ABs he'll maybe surpass the ten (ten!) doubles he hit last year during another miserable offensive campaign. Oh and about those SBs, he's tied for 33rd in baseball with noted speed demons JT Realmuto and Freddie Freeman. I mean c'mon.... At what point do articles like this and others currently on the front page just become trolling? Honestly.
  23. KirbyDome89
    Undoubtedly a guy's availability can be endearing. I appreciate it when players are playing 140+ games, especially when they're as talented as someone like Buxton, but if you're going to roll out of the wheelchair and OPS .650 for the last month, eh, it reaches a point of being counterproductive. It was weird listening to those two kinda dance around being critical of Kepler's IL stints, particularly because they've been staunch defenders of other players missing time. It felt like dirty laundry being aired after a player leaves, but in this case Kepler hasn't even hit the exit ramp.
  24. KirbyDome89
    He wasn't last year, and it's June 6th, so Idk... The Rays felt Ryan was expendable, and clearly the trade was a mistake, but that doesn't mean MN has unlocked something.
  25. KirbyDome89
    Does throwing 9 innings in AAA really count as being developed here? They've had time, and the results have been less than stellar to this point.
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