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  1. KirbyDome89
    Playing the results game by game is a roller coaster. There was plenty of fluff when the Twins were coming off that 9-1 stretch too. In general, analysis would ideally split the middle and be more objective. In fairness though, I don't think there's any other way to spin the Sanchez/Urshela start as awful.
  2. KirbyDome89
    Sure, the swap reaches beyond just this year, but the bulk of it affects '22. I don't think it was a chose A or B situation in regard to Correa and Donaldson. The trade was sold as the Twins buying low on Sanchez and Urshela. To date, each has been even worse than their low points in NY. It's hard to say the Twins have gained much other than money off the books in '23, and quick math says there should be plenty of that with or without Donaldson. The Twins have maybe broken even at C, though I'd note that Garver had a similarly rough start last year and still ended up posting pretty good numbers, and they've seemingly downgraded at 3B. It's hard to say the they've gained much other than money off the books next year (which there could/should be plenty of with or without Donaldson,) and that's assuming it's being spent wisely, if it's even spent at all.
  3. KirbyDome89
    "It was a fine move to swap out Josh Donaldson. His place in the clubhouse may not have been ideal." Anything to support the bolded @Ted Schwerzler? Player statements, staff interviews, anecdotal interactions, whatever? This is the second time, on a front page article, that you've implied he was a clubhouse malcontent.
  4. KirbyDome89
    To be clear, the Twins saved something like $10-12M in the swap with NY. So, roughly the difference in payroll between this season and last. That trade didn't suddenly unlock the ability to sign Correa to what's essentially a 1 year $35M deal. Can that notion please die now? Correa and Sano are almost certainly gone next year, there's $45M. This FO isn't spending on pitching, and they've made that clear. Every defensive position has either a vet locked into a team friendly deal, or a talented young player pushing through. Paying an aging Donaldson isn't the albatross it's being painted as.
  5. KirbyDome89
    Nope, I'm just not putting as much stock into the first 50 games which happen to be the softest part of the schedule. Grain of salt =/= dismiss.
  6. KirbyDome89
    I'm not, I've said I expect them to be better, but I also don't think good teams puke all over themselves as often as Chicago has recently. Perhaps this is their upswing.
  7. KirbyDome89
    Do you think Detroit, KC, and Oakland are anything other than terrible and pose any threat to sending the Twins into a tailspin? It's as simple as that. Weak division, lots of games against the 2 worst teams in said division + playing bottom feeders from other divisions = a soft start. I don't think we need more than surface level analysis here.
  8. KirbyDome89
    Not dismissed, rather, taken with a grain of salt. Maybe that's the disconnect. Again, I've always counted the upcoming weeks as part of the start. Can you point out other teams that have matched up this frequently in the first 45ish games with teams barreling towards 100 losses? Honestly Levi, they play a ton of games against the two worst teams in their own division (and all of baseball) and then they get another helping of the dregs of the AL West. The only other teams that could maybe claim something similar to that are STL and Milwaukee. We openly acknowledge the Central is a weak division but now that's suddenly irrelevant?
  9. KirbyDome89
    It's all being lumped together. The whole lot. All those games. Hopefully that part is settled. We come here of our own accord to do just that, draw conclusions. Hey, if you want to stamp SSS on every argument and invalidate it, be my guest, but unless we're drawing arbitrary lines, there's not gonna be much to talk about if that's the road we're traveling down.
  10. KirbyDome89
    Agreed. I think perception is driven largely by record though, and schedule, particularly for the Twins, plays a role. You and I might agree that a 88-90 win Twins team might be out of their league come postseason play, but it's certainly going to draw ire from the "real," crowd.
  11. KirbyDome89
    We're 30 games in, everything (positive or negative) is a SSS Levi. I too expect Chicago to be better than this version, but that doesn't mean they haven't played like s*** the last few weeks, or that it's entirely irrelevant when talking about a favorable schedule to start the year. Over a 162 game schedule am I going to take the time or effort to look up things like that? No, but again, 30 games is all we've got so SSS reigns supreme, and that cuts both ways. Hell, there was an article about Ryan Jeffers being a top 5 catcher in baseball on the front page. I understand all teams bulk up by beating inferior opponents. I get that the AL looks to be more unbalanced than usual. I think the Twins got the softest part of their schedule out of the gate. You seem to disagree.
  12. KirbyDome89
    Skepticism? We're 30 games deep and it's been relatively smooth waters. Entitled isn't a word that jumps to mind when thinking about Twins fans.
  13. KirbyDome89
    Sure, argue it into absurdity, as if the Sox haven't been tripping over themselves, and continue to wear them as a feather in your cap.
  14. KirbyDome89
    They're an even .500 and just the other night booted another 4 balls and coughed up a 6 run lead in the 9th. They've been sloppy, and awful for weeks now. We can sit here and talk about a future turnaround, but the reality is the ChiSox aren't a good team right now. Arguing that they are is the just the other side of the coin you seem to hate.
  15. KirbyDome89
    Fair, I wouldn't be altogether shocked if they found themselves in that position due to injury, ineffectiveness, or just plain old regression.
  16. KirbyDome89
    This is pretty much where I'm at, but I'd be surprised if they were under .500 at the deadline. 18 straight against Oakland, Detroit, and KC to close this month. If the Reds weren't looking to break the all time record for losses that trio would be in the running for the title of "worst in baseball." Unless Cleveland really gives the Twins a rough time, or MN collapses, there are just too many games against terrible teams to give up the ground they've already made.
  17. KirbyDome89
    Exactly. Games go off script and teams need to adjust; the Twins just don't seem to have that flexibility, at least right now. No idea, but they clearly see him as another 1 inning guy. I agree, there was always going to be some shuffling going on, but if the plan can't be to figure it all out on the fly.
  18. KirbyDome89
    If we're limiting Duran to one inning per appearance and also making Thielbar/Coulombe situational use only, i.e. LOOGYs, on top of Smith's short stints, who is filling that void? Stashak? Jax? Romero? I'll pass on all three. Also, if Emilio Pagan is being touted as a potential high leverage candidate, maybe it's time to rethink critiquing Rocco's usage, and instead question why this is what he's working with.
  19. KirbyDome89
    This honestly isn't being talked about enough. The last clean inning was thrown by Winder Saturday, and it was his only one in 5 full innings of relief. They've gone three entire games now where at least one runner reached base every inning.
  20. KirbyDome89
    Certainly can't argue with "Na."
  21. KirbyDome89
    Good luck. This rotation is essentially built to require 4+ innings from the pen. Batters consistently reaching base is a common theme for the bullpen right now. The pen went 3.2 innings today, surrendered 6 hits, 2 walks, and miraculously only 2 runs. A line like that goes somewhat unnoticed when the Twins hang a crooked number like today, but it feels as though they're flirting with disaster every time a starter comes out of the game.
  22. KirbyDome89
    Not sure if there's statistical truth to the adage that bats take longer to get rolling than arms to start a season, but they're swinging in 30 degree weather right now, I wouldn't be all that concerned just yet. With you on the Ks/reliance on the HR though, it's not a fun style of play to watch.
  23. KirbyDome89
    End of the day, as a fan, why would you not want to see a perfect game or a no hitter? We tune in to be entertained. It's ok to think the decision to pull Kershaw sucked, regardless of the rationale behind it.
  24. KirbyDome89
    I'm glad we seem to agree that the implication is unfounded. My OP is about the lens through which Buxton's comments are being filtered, i.e. what's being written about them.
  25. KirbyDome89
    I recall a TD article last summer that drew a somewhat similar parallel and was immediately called out. I get that rose tinted glasses are out in full force early in the year, but comparing the current vibe, after 4 games, to a miserable 89 loss team, and implying that trading Donaldson is "addition by subtraction," is the definition of scapegoating to me.
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