Darius

Curtiss' 4.97 ERA in June is lights out relative to some of the guys on the big club.

This is starting to get comical. Another #1 draft pick will be nice, though.

Wjat exactly had Belisle earned that Duffey and Buzenitz have not? All were decent to good pitchers for this team at one point. Buzenitz was arguably just as valuable as Belisle last year down the stretch. The thing that sets them apart is that Belisle's career is over, Duffey and Buzenitz still may have a future. I really wish a reporter would flat out ask Falvine why Belisle is bullet proof in terms of a 25 man spot right now. Everyone and their mother is thinking it. Are reporters that scared of wiping some of the brown off of their nose?

Keeping Belisle because of a trade or two still doesn't make sense. Why not give guys like Buzenitz, Duffey, Curtis, etc, some run? I can't think of a scenario in which it makes sense to keep Belisle. Maybe if there were a reliever conference in Vegas, Belisle couldn't attend because he was sick, and the conference got struck by a meteor leaving him the only reliever left on earth.

The Twins organization made a bad decision. Shocking.

Yeah, because a college scholarship worth $120k and CTE beats a multi-million dollar signing bonus to play baseball for a living. I hope you're not working for Edward Jones, or anything like that.

Not fielding and considering trade offers on anyone, with the exception of Berrios, would be a huge mistake. Obviously, don't give anyone away, but you have to be realistic. Letting short-term contracts rot on a deeply flawed team isn't accomplishing anything other than milking a few more clicks and ticket sales in the short-term, at best. At least pick up a few lottery tickets and give us a chance down the road. People joke about the lottery being a poor retirement plan. But, which situation is more likely to pay off, a lottery ticking or lighting the dollar on fire?

Is this where we start hearing again about how we're still in this thing and how stupid it would be to sell at the deadline?

I keep hearing that this team still has a chance, and I'm not sure if I'm even living on the same planet as people who think that. It's been over for weeks.

Odiorizzi is really killing any possible trade value. I don't disagree with with the Romero move. The season is over. What's the point in pushing the envelope with him? Just let him further refine things, keep his workload relatively light, and bring him back up after you deal Odiorizzi/Lynn at the deadline. At this point, it would be reasonable to just leave him down until the start of next year.

I just really hope Sano was wise with his large signing bonus as a teenager. Some people's bodies just can't hold up, despite immense physical talent. It's possible that's what we'll find with Sano. And, no, I don't think the cause is arbitrary weight of 300 pounds. Didn't everyone and their mother destroy Souhan for that article when Sano's outlook was much better? Now that he's a little more down and out, people are taking that's and running with it. Not a great look.

It's time to admit this thing is over and statt considering trade options. Lynn, Dozier, Morrison, Rodney, Reed, Duke, and Odiorizzi should all be actively shopped. I would take any kind of return on all of those guys, don't have to picky. I think it would also be wise to test the market for Escobar, Gibson, Kepler, and Rosario. I wouldn't be inclined to move those guys, but you may get the proverbial offer you can't refuse. There is no real core here to build around. Nobody should be off limits. IMO, it's time to commit to that.

Just once I'd love for one of these brown nosing network reporters like that hack Doogie or Johnny Athletic to do what their readers actually want them to do, and cut out the fluff. Hold this FO accountable and ask them, "what is your thought process on Belisle, Grossman, etc?" By no means am I imploring anyone to be offensive or rude. But, ask a real GD question. I miss the days of actual journalism. All media today (with the exception of sites like these) is absolute garbage.

This was probably asked by a dozen people already....but why in the name of Peter Griffin is Molitor using the overworked Addison Reed when down by 3 runs in the 7th inning? With this offense, the lead may as well be 20.

Not another guy with a short and inexplicable run of success that'll be given an agonizingly long leash. I thought we were past "the Twins' way."

As a fan, it's borderline insulting that they're using Belisle. It's also rather discouraging that Molitor has already seemed to run Pressly and Reed into the ground and we haven't made it to the All-Star break. Despite that, I can't really complain much about taking 2 of 3 from Boston with 3 great starting pitching performances against one of the best lineups in baseball. Hopefully a sign of things to come.

Is there a player in league that has hurt their team more than Dozier this year? He's a total black hole and they kept running him out in the leadoff spot, clean up spot, etc. Looking at his "close and late" numbers....it's appalling. Adriana is literally a more potent offensive threat right now than Dozier.

I'm reading the words that indicate we shouldn't be alarmed. But, on the inside, I'm still thinking that this will totally derail his career in some way because that's just the kind of thing that happens around here.

I don't think any of this is especially surprising, or something that shouldn't have been foreseen by the FO. Deep down, I think everyone knows it's inevitable that Dozier just won't break out of the "slump." I use quotes because he "slumps" so often I'm not sure you can really call it that. It's more his norm. Kepler, Buxton, Garver, and Morrison should come as surprises to no one. None of the young guys has had a significant track record of production that you can point to, and I think we're seeing why nobody wanted to sign Morrison (he's useless when he's not hitting HRs, and he's in a park tough on lefties). Nobody should be surprised when Mauer misses time with an injury at this point. Any games he can give you is basically a bonus. The next slide into a base or dive for a ball might be the last time he's on an MLB diamond as a player. The rest of the lineup was clearly sub par from the jump (LaMarre, Adrianza, Wilson, Grossman, Petit, etc). How can we count on Polanco for anything? He was awful for a while, and his hot stretch was promptly followed by a positive PED test. Also, Escobar filled his role for a while before Sano went down, likely a lot better than Polanco would have. As far as Sano goes, we've been hearing these rumblings and concerns for years. Nothing shocking there. The surprises to me are: Rosario, and Escobar. But, they are a positive development that is helping, not hurting. So, my point is, I'm sure there is some flabbergasting question on how to get this group of personnel to perform. The problem isn't a mystery out there in the ether. The problem is that a lot of these guys just aren't that good. The second half of last year was a result of an ridiculously unlikely alignment of the stars. Expecting this group of guys to be the top offense in the American League was always an extremely flawed supposition.

Unfortunately, while we were waiting the season likely got away from us.

Frankly, he's a poor decision maker as a manager. That said, the Twins FO and players aren't doing a lot help the guy. I know everyone likes to believe that this team is the great one from the second half last. But, that was the outlier. This is a bad baseball team. It's possible that he should get loads of credit for getting a great second half out of an awful team. The roster was always hanging by a thread, and the thread snapped. As far as the FO, adding Lance Lynn and Logan Morrison is kind of a joke. We're just so used to nothi happening, that we all thought it was amazing. As much as I can't put the performance of the team entirely on Molitor. I still the awful bullpen usage, head scratching substitutions, etc. He's a great baseball mind, but I just don't think he's really cut out for managing a team. Maybe as a coach, or a FO position, he'd be wonderful.

All of this talk about Verlander and trades. Well, if we would've gotten Verlander, imagine what we could trade him for before this year's deadline.

He won't keep up this kind of production, but Rosario is on pace for something like 112 runs, 39 homers, 122 RBI, and 15 steals in 18 attempts. Just a little perspective on how incredible he's been this year. That would be one of the best Twins' seasons of all time, and probably land him in the top 2-3 for MVP votes. I'd love to see his stats over the previous 162.

Gibson has a 3.27 ERA, a 1.17 WHIP, and is striking out a batter an inning (8.8 K/9) this year in 82 IP..... and he just picked up his second win. As if we needed more stats telling us how bad this offense is.

Not only this year. This is going back to June/July last year. He's on to something, here. He's got the stuff. It looks sustainable. Now, there is always another shoe that hasn't dropped.