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  1. KirbyDome89
    What are we using that says Urshela is an outstanding defensive 3B? I see it parroted all over TD, but just eyeballing his defensive stats I see average marks. The larger problem though, is that he hasn't hit for any power. Like none. His HR on the 15th was his first in over a month. The only palatable part of the 7 game triple slash you posted was his slugging, otherwise the rest was more of the same. Unless we're expecting him to double his career high in HRs, that slugging will slide back down too. I think Sanchez just is what he is at this point; a decent power bat that will hit in the low .200s, strike out a ton, and be below average defensively. Basically, he's the catching version of Miguel Sano. If Jeffers wasn't scuffling at the plate, and Sanchez was't used so frequently as a DH, it'd be easier to ride the ups and downs.
  2. KirbyDome89
    I don't see this rotation as being built for October success. Both FA signings have been largely unimpressive. I'm pretty much done with Archer at this point, and Bundy has basically been his '21 self, not the reclamation project we were sold. Paddack is gone. Right now it's Ryan (who I'm probably higher on than most,) cross your fingers on Gray and Ober being more durable for the remainder of the season, hope Winder's recent rough patch is just that, and try to get solid major league innings out of at least one more prospect.
  3. KirbyDome89
    He was a switch hitter though, apples to oranges.
  4. KirbyDome89
    No, I'm not saying the club is heading for a tailspin. I am saying that removing one of your best bats isn't a great strategy when the offense has been a roller coaster with more downs than ups to this point. I'd much rather the Twins roll into the next couple series with all of their best available players. I really doubt he comes back is and is hotter than when he was sent down, but here's to hoping on that one. The big negative is what I already listed; you're handicapping yourself.
  5. KirbyDome89
    I don't see any way to spin the demotion where it's the right move to make at this moment. Even if it's "just 10 days," that's 7-8 games an inconsistent offense is without one of its better hitters. It was repeated ad nauseam around this time last season; these games matter just as much as the ones in August/September.
  6. KirbyDome89
    Then I have no idea why you're arguing.
  7. KirbyDome89
    It's already been pointed out this FO has been fine with lesser players learning other positions at the major league level. Even if it's only a week, those games matter just as much as any other. Idc if it's KC and Detroit, handicapping yourself misses the mark.
  8. KirbyDome89
    You don't think he can find enough PT between 3B, 1B, and the OF, or just become a starter at 3B? Yes Mike, people are on board with this move.
  9. KirbyDome89
    It's baffling that a team struggling to consistently score runs would decide to send down a high profile prospect who's easily one of their best current players. To boot, we're concerned about PT for Garlick, Urshela, Gordon, or one of a handful of bullpen dart throws had Lewis stayed? "He'll be back up soon enough," isn't a rationale for the decision, it's just blurting out a nonspecific fact that ignores all context. I'd love to see a Venn diagram of those that favored this season as a "development year," and those defending the decision to send Lewis down. The future seems to be now, it'd be nice if the Twins got the memo.
  10. KirbyDome89
    Yes. Yes. I'll add this article to that list of meaningless things as well. The irony of calling out a media group that manufactures ridiculous takes, in an article that will undoubtedly do the same thing seems to be lost here. Don't feed them people. Easier said than done at times, I get it, but we're circling the drain with this one. If this is a user submitted thread it's instalocked.
  11. KirbyDome89
    I'm curious as to what degree the limited playing time is a compromise. It's a heavily incentive laden contract, and I certainly don't blame Buxton for wanting to play and reach those escalators.
  12. KirbyDome89
    If the knee is flaring up, that'd seem to suggest a usage issue, i.e. playing. Total layman here, but I don't see how it gets better if it's being worked semi-regularly and in a constant cycle of swelling and reducing. To me it feels like an instance of treating the symptoms and not the cause. Fingers crossed there isn't a more nefarious underlying issue here, and it's simply managing discomfort that fades over time, but the fact that the swelling is recurring doesn't exactly give me the warm and fuzzies.
  13. KirbyDome89
    Better not be Chris Paul's mom....
  14. KirbyDome89
    Jesus, more Bieber? I'll take that bet
  15. KirbyDome89
    This guys zone up top is hilariously wide
  16. KirbyDome89
    When the Twins can consistently induce 1-2-3 DPs to get out of bases loaded jams I'll agree.
  17. KirbyDome89
    Or he's struggling to hit his first go round in the majors. Neither would be all that surprising
  18. KirbyDome89
    Unbelievable on both ends. How you don't score at least one run there is beyond me, but why Cleveland was continuing to ride or die with a guy that was laboring for 2+ innings and just lucked his way into a DP is also baffling.
  19. KirbyDome89
    How does Cleveland not have somebody warm and ready to go at this point?
  20. KirbyDome89
    Bieber is laboring. Deliver the final blow
  21. KirbyDome89
    Maybe if it's not the 4th inning of a tie game I can squint and see it, but that's a completely wasted AB there
  22. KirbyDome89
    All the more befuddling
  23. KirbyDome89
    Elite bullpen, haven't you heard?
  24. KirbyDome89
    Seriously. Why put your young hitter in a terrible count with RISP, especially when he's swinging the bat well.
  25. KirbyDome89
    Why....just.....why?
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