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  1.    ToddlerHarmon reacted to a post in a topic: Out of Patience: Emmanuel Rodriguez's Lack of Remaining Options Is a Problem
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  13. ToddlerHarmon
    Nice that Shelton used Kriedler over Lee against the lefty. Culpepper improved two spots in the lineup
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  16. ToddlerHarmon
    I'm going to stoke the raging impatience on this thread by noting that Houston's elite skills are the type that fade quickly with age. He may be a better defender and baserunner now than he will be at 27. Given the needs on the big club, bring him up now! (Exaggeration? Mayyybe)
  17.    rdehring reacted to a post in a topic: The Twins Boldly Bolstered Their Bullpen. Can the Rotation and Lineup Do Their Parts?
  18. ToddlerHarmon
    I hope you're right. I fear that they might be held back by fear of a lockout next year.
  19. ToddlerHarmon
    The 1987 Tigers thought they had met the girl in Doyle Alexander, who had a great September after being acquired in a trade. Then the Twins pushed them in a hole, and left them looking up at Jon Smoltz leading Atlanta to about 15 straight division titles. Would the trade be remembered differently if the Tigers had cashed in at least one championship for Smoltz? That is the question
  20. ToddlerHarmon
    But look at that bullpen usage - our mop up guys are being overused!!1!
  21.    TL reacted to a post in a topic: The Twins Could Look Completely Different After the Trade Deadline
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  24. ToddlerHarmon
    What I'm saying is do so with eyes open: that move would be aimed at the long term vision. If it pays off earlier, great, but don't let Bell and Larnach block them
  25.    DJL44 reacted to a post in a topic: The Twins Could Look Completely Different After the Trade Deadline
  26. ToddlerHarmon
    The Twins need a compelling vision. I don't think they have the resources for that vision to be going for it this year or next. They could make the playoffs either year, and maybe even surprise if their starters are clicking. I wouldn't mind buying a few cheap lotto tickets with that hope, but that is not a vision. They do have Jenkins, Houston, and Tait as up the middle, almost ready, VERY young, two-way prospects. If the pitching pipeline can keep churning, *that* is what you build your vision around. Get them all up as quickly as is reasonable (IMO before next year's All-Star break), and *be patient* while they figure it out. There is enough youth and quality around them (Erod, Culpepper, Mendez, Gonzalez; even Keaschall and Lee are still young) to maybe make 2028 the breakout. On that timeline, you still have Buxton, Lopez, and most of the current rotation. And if they don't make it happen quickly, that is a core that will get a lot of bites at the apple, or provide the resources to keep tuning and reloading. BUT, that vision requires step one: bring prospects up and jettison hope for this season.
  27. ToddlerHarmon
    Almost with you. Two issues: - Those AAA players will probably take longer than mid-27 to be leading a playoff charge. Just sorting wheat from chaff may take longer. - I think everyone is betting too heavy on Jackson and Caratini and thus undervaluing Jeffers. But I have no magic wand to make the Twins extend Jeffers or make the rest of the league value him below the QO, so your point stands. Sigh.
  28.    RpR reacted to a post in a topic: First SDI Rankings Highlight Minnesota's Defensive Strengths and Weaknesses
  29. ToddlerHarmon
    Loved for this quip alone
  30. ToddlerHarmon
    I guess I've become cynical, but only Culpepper looks like he could be a two-way star, with Lewis and Keaschall both looking like bat-first players that might flame out. Lee, Clemens, et al all look to have a ceiling of useful bench player or maybe 7-9 hitter on a good team. For a reality check, Scott Leius was the short half of a third base platoon on the 1991 Twins, perhaps the second-or-third-worst-hitting regular in the lineup, and still a 1.5-2 WAR player. Yet only Clemens in the group above is on track to surpass his performance in 2026. We have such a climb ahead to establish a championship infield
  31. ToddlerHarmon
    I appreciate the sentiment, and it should be plan A for 2026. But all the major leaguers on that list have shown plenty of reason to doubt that steady playing time will turn them into competent regulars. Alas.
  32. ToddlerHarmon
    Even without SWR, the Twins have a young starting staff. That seems to make long relief a role we will need, and one SWR might be well suited for, if he can regain his mojo. For both players, this plummet smells of playing through injuries for whatever reason
  33. ToddlerHarmon
    The article does not mention that the Twins tried to change Martin in the minors before seeing whether his contact skills could play, whereas they let Lee suffer and work things out in the majors. Because of this, the time it took to arrive at a useful player was much longer for Martin. Some of this was circumstance rather than differences in developmental philosophy, but both strategies began to implement after last year's trade deadline. Is there a lesson? I hope so, and I hope the Twins have learned it.
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  35. ToddlerHarmon
    You may be overstating, but just a bit. This team needs to take some big swings* at excellence and youth. While I believe that proven MLB performers get under-valued in the chase for ooh shiny, the Twins are in a situation where lightning has to be given a chance to strike. *NB: not an endorsement of big swinger Outman :)
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