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  1. Rosterman
    Want to keep it competitive nto sell tickets. But was surprised at the small houses in Cleveland.
  2. Rosterman
    People keep forgetting that putting on his tights and cape is RANDY DOBNAK, who will be back and in full force to be reckoned with before the playoffs and will carry the Twins to a World Series Victory!
  3. Rosterman
    If a pitcher can't throw strikes when they have a 2+ run lead, you wonder what they are doing on the staff. You put the ball in play until your fielders screw up. And never give up. Cleveland is the eprfect example where they kept trying to win, and did in the end. You put pressure on the pitchers. You sacrifice to move the runner. You don't follow a preset pecking order for pitcher appearances. And don't bench two of your better bats in any game.
  4. Rosterman
    He could be that extra arm that can go 2-3 innings that the Twins need down the stretch.
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    All the wins have invested in him is money, that was reclaimed from the Josh Donaldson contract. Already they are winners for 2022. 2023 and 2024 they could still come out waaaay ahead if Correa stays. A team would have to be pretty desparate to just take a short-term flyer. Of course, a contending team could be down their shortstop for a short period of time here at season's end. July 31 (or is it August 2) the date. Otherwise, a player just becomes a salary dump. No withholding them from the waiver wire.
  6. Rosterman
    Watching Archer and later Thornburg pitching, have never seen two guys missing the plate with the expression "please take me out coach, now" on their faces. I applaud the grit. But something wrong with pitching decisions. Yes, the ump may have called some balls wrong, but there were a lot no where near the strike zone!
  7. Rosterman
    And don't forget, the return of Randy Dobnak! Of couyrse, we might also be talking about names like Sands and Enlow and Canterino and Varland looking for work in 2023...if the Twins mnove on from Balazovic, Henriquez and Strotman.
  8. Rosterman
    If you can't trust a pitcher with a 3-run leda, why is Thornbvurg on the staff? And, Pagan, when all you have to do is throw strikes and put the ball in play, avoid the walk.....stop being wild pitch cute. Can the Twins start using Jax for more than 1 inning, please?
  9. Rosterman
    Well, seems this is the time colleges hire coaches and the summer spent evaluating college students.
  10. Rosterman
    Interesting. You would think collegiate ball would pretty much be winding down. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/06/twins-pitching-coach-wes-johnson-hired-as-lsu-pitching-coach.html Basically the Twins have duo coaches at both of their top levels in the minors. Virgil Vasquez or Cibney Bello could easily advance, as they have worked with a number of the pitchers in the system. Pete Larson and Dan Urbina are at AA Wichita. Justin Willard could also advance out of the complex. There's four coaches now with the Complex team, plus assistant Zach Bove. Be interesting to see what happens.
  11. Rosterman
    The only plus is that Gibson is pitching for a 2023 contract. Oh, and he would be making less money than the Twins paid him before they let him walk because arbitration would cost them too much. The Phillies traded three low-level prospects for Gibson, Kenndy, a prospect and cash. Not sure how much Gibson would actually be worth. But, I'm sure, a little bidding war might happen. He has had some short starts this season, too...as have had all pitchers in baseball. Would he really be the veteran presence the Twins need? Would explore, but then I ask "who would he replace on our pitching staff" and if he replaces someone like, say, Ober...is the tradeout for the best? Besides, who is Ober going to replace when he comes back?
  12. Rosterman
    A decision will have to be made on Helman come 40-man roster time.
  13. Rosterman
    Duffey didn't shine. Was okay. Can the Twins manufacture a run? When an arm is throwing strikes, you have to swing out of the box. Arraez, in his last at bat, let two great pitches for him to tackle just whiz by.
  14. Rosterman

    500 HRs

    Rosterman commented on Brandon's blog entry in Blog Brandon

    Polanco and Kepler can both be dangled as trade bait. But for now, they have to play everyday to keep any worth they have active. The joy is the Twins have otehr infield candidates, as well as outfield possibilities. Younger. But in the end, what are the players worth? What can Sano get you? Or Dufey? Or Thielbar? Maybe even offers for Bundy? Urshela is also a candidate to move. The Twins have to make hard 40-man decisions on Strotman, Balazovic (now a relief candidate?). Henriquez is still very young...should be back in AA ball. There seems to be depth. But what is needed to be competitive if they are going for the division. Is winning the division enough or do the Twins NEED to get far in the playoffs? At what point does baseball get back fans after a COVID season, a half-season without fans, and coming off a lockout that didn't benefit ownership or players.
  15. Rosterman
    Smeltzer has proven his worth as a starter. I'm sorry. Let Winder start regualrly at St. Paul. Build up innings. Curious to see who starts in the double-header. Give Winder extra days off, or use him in relief tomorrow or Saturday?
  16. Rosterman
    When Smith loaded the bases thought "Here We Go Again." No Duffey. What gives?
  17. Rosterman
    So keep Wallner at AA and NOT put him on the 40-man. Play him all of 2023 at St. Paul and see if you feel the need to advance him as the heir, let's say, to Max Kepler? Or send him to AAA now and use Kepler as mid-season tradebait knowing Matt is in the wings for 2023?
  18. Rosterman
    Current bullpen is overworked. Prospects and arm tryouts are wonderful, if nmot competing for a division title. And bullpen arms need to be able to also pitch consecutive days. And one of the arms should only be that mop-up guy who can go long in blowout games.
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    Going to be an interesting ride going forwards. Starters used to be limito 100 pitches. Some were pushed. The Twins problem is that 4/6ths of the staff haven't pitched 150 innings of late, so they need to work towards that. The good news is that with injuries and time off and short starts, the Twins shouldn't be worrying about that much anymore. You need a pitcher that can do multiple innings, go hru a lineup more than once. Right now, many managers don't want to see poitchers face a batter a third time. That was once the purpose of an opener,. so your main "weak" starter could face a lineup the third time, but starting with the weaker part of a batting order. But the key is that a starter SHOULD be able to go thru an order three times, period. Pitch at least six innings most of the time. Then you have at least one long relief guy (in the Twins case, Jax...who pitched 150+ innings last season) and another who only then needs three days before seeing more usage. But even using a relief pitcher back-to-back seems a thing of the past. And when you have NO closer, it gets real interesting. You also have that 8th arm...the mop-up guy, the pitcher on the fringe. Sadly, the Twins seem to be heding in the direction that they have three such names - all veterans at the moment - Duffey, Thielbar and Smith. Two should be gone, sooner rather than later. Happily, there are names like Moran, Cano and Megill in the wings. You also have Sisk and Schulfer getting exposure at AAA. Is it too soon to give up on, say, Hamilton. A bunch of arms were put into circulation this week, and none leaped out for pick-ups by anyone, it seems.
  20. Rosterman
    Factors in stealing a base. Get the right runner on base with the right pitcher on the mound. The catcher not being the best at throwing out runners. Who is batting.
  21. Rosterman
    Who is this Kwan guy? Ryan, when he challenges and controls the speed of the game, can shine. He will still give up the home run ball, as expected in the early days of a career. But, buy...when he wants to...he can command. Pagan. Trying to fool the big guy? Failure. Maybe Duran needed to face the better batters and Pagan face the bottom of the lineup in the 9th. Can't move a guy to third, or get him home. I think there was that problem last year, too. Rocco given a full bench, uses everyone!
  22. Rosterman
    No team is going to trade for Correa unless you pretty much eat the rest of his salary for this season. Unless they honestly think he is worth going after long term and trading for him will give them one-up on ree agency. Would you pay Sano $13 million for next season? Hey, you put him on waivers, another team claims him. They release him. And you sign him abck for 2023 for $3-5 million, if you still truly want him. Who plays the Twins outfield in 2023? Better yet, 2024? Celestino is good, but he isn't great. You would love to say he is heir to Buxton in center with Byron moving to a corner spot. But I don't think we signed Byron for $100 million to have him leave centerfield in the next year or two. I don't see the Twins signing Kepler to another long-term contract, but another team might..... Urshela? If you trade him this season, he still has another at a decent price for a rebuilding team. Depends how much faith you have in Miranda, getting his at bats are so important this season. Otherwise, Steer? Encarnacion-Strand? Miranda until someone other comes along? Gio and Kepler can dangle at trade time. You have replacements who look to improve for the team in 2023.
  23. Rosterman
    A 10-year deal...a team has to hope for topflight production the first seven years, and that major league salaries will catch up to your payouts in years 8-10 to not make it look so bad that you carrying the guy on your roster. Because of his age, Correa can also gamble on the front end. Would he roll over and take $35 million - $105 for a reworked 3-year deal with the Twins with opts outs? Is it all about money? That is the horror, stupidity, the-destruction-of-baeball-as-we-know-it. How much does a guy want and what team is willing to pay the amount when they can possibloy get same production for less and also not have the salary sitting on their books. Correa signing was a stroke of genius. The Twins ahd the money off their books, and also a good chance to still have it off next season, too. They could afford to do an outrageous one (or two) off. Especially knowing that the player needs to produce above-and-beyond potential if they want still another much bigger payday.
  24. Rosterman
    Leach almost fell into the Enlow category. He was available for the Rule 5. But because of injuries was still an A-baall pitcher. He will be a minor league free agent after this saeson. Enlow, because he was protected, could be grabbed by another team easily if removed from the 40-man (as would be Balazovic or Henriquez). And then the new team could decide to send them, again, thru waivers before sending to the minor leagues. Thus the world of a min or league ballplayer. Rooker, also, faced downtime in 2020. Sadly, he WAS given every oipportunity to prove himself a major elague player. As much as Miranda, Larnach and also, now, Kirilloff. He didn't succeed and then was passed over by guys like Garlick, Refsnyder and even Cave and Celestino. So much can change in the life of a minor league player. A bad season in the minors may mean no shot in the majors. A rough time in he majors, and maybe no second chance...or a minimal second chance...because tehre are always memebrs from another draft class pushing you off the depth chart. Also, I like stolen bases as much as anyone. But stealing in the lowly minors? Pitchers and catchers are getting used to each other, and also pitchers are working on different pitches. I still remember this grat base stealer in the Twins minors system. Whatever happened to him? https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rivera003dav I shake my head all the time at the millions spent up-front in baseball drafts on players that amount to next-to-nothing, and the careers that some of the lowlies have in return.
  25. Rosterman
    Sergio Romo is available!
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