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  1. Rosterman
    The bullpen shined. Amazing! Looks like Irvin in relief of Lopez tomorrow!
  2. Rosterman
    The Twins need to figure out a 1st abseman for 2025. Is it Miranda, or does he stay at 3rd. Julien or Kirilloff will again be in the mix, for a year. Unless they spring for a heavy bat. I could see Brooks Lee being back in St. Paul to begin the year. A trip to St. paul might've helped him this season. But, yes, where will Correa play in 2025 and beyond will also be the question. I get a little tired, personally, of guys playing multiple positions. You find your best and work them there and have them play as a unit to get the outs on the field. It was a joy seeing Santana at first. A regular taget for throws and the ability to make plays.
  3. Rosterman
    Willie Castro, for all his greatness, has struck out nearing 150 times. He needs to bunt more.
  4. Rosterman
    The Twins needed an innings eater starter who MIGHT keep them in the game. Something the Royals picked up for a few starts. Just to give any new blood a... rest. They also needed to fortify the bullpen. It seemed like every day the week before the end of the deadline a relief pitcher was changing and msot of them were lefties to boot. Did no one want Kepler? The Twins will absically lose him for nothing. At best, they trade him for prospects to get salary relief to add someone. At worse, he stuck around and did... what? Prospects? Prospects? The Twins have some 150 players in the system. As the team currently stands, the bulk of the protected 40-man roster will be here for a minimun of 3 seasons, the bulk for maybe 5-6. Looking at two or three names as probably future outfielders for sure, a couple of surefire hits for the crowded infield, and maybe a half-dozen strong rotation arms that could flare back to the pen, you still have some pretty good names to offer in trade because of over-depth issues at the moment. The front office is always looking down the road, who will become Rule 5 eligible this or next season, who will be a minor league free agent. There were names to package, especially for a relief pitcher. Attendance for 2024 will be about the same as it was for 2023, which was an increase of 2022. Amazing since people weren't able to watch games on television, although the Twins were paid in the end, which makes the payroll cut moot.
  5. Rosterman
    Salary will send him away. Twins have names like Martin, Helman and even Chris Williams to consider for reserve roles. Such a tough start to the season. But now a BIG roadblack on the left side of the infield.
  6. Rosterman
    Yep, Lee needed to be sent to St. paul to "work on things." Sadly Farmer and Margot ake away time for other "prospects." But, hey, always spring training and next year.
  7. Rosterman
    He's young. He's getting experience. You think Twins will bring back Stewart, keep him on the 40-man?
  8. Rosterman
    Why Henriquez? Why not Blewett, fully rested. If you can't trust every pitcher in your pen. But, wait, he did trust...Tonkin. After tonight you have to play your best players every game. Each and every game until you have no more games to win (or lose). Period.
  9. Rosterman
    The choice was Steer or keeping the year younger Julien. I like how versatile Steer has become for the Reds. Shows power and base stealing skills. CES would be clogging up the infield even more right now, unless you could switch him to first base or make the eprmanent DH. I doubt the Twins would've moved him to the majors before this season, and could've argued that, too. Was keeping Severino more important? You don't have room for all prospects and must judge them according to need to add to 40-man roster, or pecking order of who is better than whom and what you think you need for RH vs LH bats. Mahle ended up being a better trade than the Polanco one (so far) to Seattle.
  10. Rosterman
    A year of learning. Would've been nice to actually send him back down to St. Paul to regularly play a position and work on pitch/bat skills. Tough to do that when in the majors, especially if the eam is looking for the wild card. He has been all over the diamond. Third base, second base, now the regular shortstop, and also playing with different partners on the field. If Correa comes back at short, not sure where he will end up on the field for 2025. There is no time to get comfortable in the majors. You learn on the job. The fielding is excellent. Pitchers dominate. So much information is had and given.
  11. Rosterman
    Buxton fulltime DH. So we will be weak in center. Let's learn a new position. Okay, if Lee is now the regular shortstop, it is spring training in the final two weeks of the season up-the-middle with three guys. Will be interesting to see what names are kept on the roster if the Twins go to the playoffs. Rotation arm #3 will be multiple guys in one game. Maybe even an opener!
  12. Rosterman
    At one point, it was an art if you could convince a batter a pitch was coming, and it really wasn't.
  13. Rosterman
    He's doing his job. Trying to mix speeds too much at times. Become a better pitcher. Even Jax has his moments (never bring in Jax with a runner on second, folks). Give Duran the role of closer and let him be. If you need to give him a closing day off, do. Just...no 8th inning matchups. Next season, he should be able to face any batter that comes to the plate.
  14. Rosterman
    Sad that Headrick ws also out until September. WOuld have hopes that he could be a potential "long" lefty, if not just a situational left-hander. Looks like WInder contributing the Twins in September is gone. Is there any need for Dobank - long relief? Wonder if the fate of Matt Canterino will be the same as others like Blayne Enlow, Tyler Jay, etc.
  15. Rosterman
    I will be curious to see what contract he gets. Twins should've mov ed him at the trade deadline, if even for a prospect. Sometimes you move players for salary relief and allowing others to play, especially if your time with the team is diminishing on the horizon.
  16. Rosterman
    I'm so hoping Headrick can develop into a lefty that can throw multiple innings in relief, maybe be an occasional opener. Even jut a one inning guy would be fine with me. Happy he's back for one month of work. If Moran can come back as a lefty opetion, and Fundeburk can control his stuff, he Twins wiull have decent in-house options for 2025. If looking for a long relief option, I would almost switch out Varland for Dobnak for the near term. Just to see if Dobnak deserves retention on the 40-man as the Twins try and get more for their investment. I have no words for his return to the Twins this year. Was he trying too hard, was he being quirky, was he really this kind of pitcher. Can he be THAT kind of pitcher.
  17. Rosterman
    Hate to throw a rookie into the valuable centerfield slot in playoff contention, but let's see what he can do. Bat him low in the order to start. We need better defenders out there than what we have. Interesting about Wallner and Larnach setting us for the next x-years (along with Buxton). The Twins need to make some decisions as the decadde progresses. Jenkins and Rodrihuez are on the cusp. They have to sort out where to play Keaschall amongst other infielders that are promising. Including rotation arms, the Twins will be the Guardians when moving players as they get expensive. Congrats to Kiersey!
  18. Rosterman
    I think the Yankees let him go because he was in 50 innings and wearing out.
  19. Rosterman
    Only works if you get to October.
  20. Rosterman
    The first three in the order are guys you always want to get five at bats in a game. The next two, maybe. On most fronts they should be everyday players. So guys can feed off pitching reads day-to-day. Larnach, for some reason, doesn't swing at the first pitch. He does work the count, though. But wonder if that could be better served in the 5th or 6th position consistently. Having Correa back would solve this lineup dilemma.
  21. Rosterman
    No matter how good he may think he is, he would still need 10-12 days in the minors, making either three appearances or two starts to prove some worth. That and whatever his asking price would be...time is running out. Could the Twins use him? Sure. Because the Twins have to start watching the innings of their youngstarters, maybe even sending SWR down for some 3-inning stints at AAA just to pitch and stay fresh, but not have the pressure of the major leagues. Festa and Matthews could still plunge backwards. Putting more pressure on a bullpen.
  22. Rosterman
    Festa and Matthews have to be able to solidly get thru a line-up twice, and into it a third time. If they pitch like they have been, I would almost line-them-up with an opener so they can start with the bottom of the order.
  23. Rosterman
    You can argue about pushing players too soon, but why wait. Make decisions. And also will push decisions on guys like Varland and Canterino to maybe become bullpen mainstays in the future, rather than signing reclamation propjects or filling AAA with minor elague free agents. The plus is that Lopez, Ober, Ryan and Paddack are all back for next season. Three around for three more at least. SWR is around for five seasons. So the Twins can comofrtably work new guys into the rotation over the remainder of the decade, or dangle guys for trade upgrades elsewhere. If anything, the Twins start having difficu;t 40-man roster decisions, watching guys reach minor league free agency all at once, or the age old problems of guys going down with injuries and being bypassed. It is what the Twins do with their players that will make or break them in seasons ahead. Like this trading deadline, one would think that the Twins had enough etra minor league pieces to get at least a rentable innings eating rotation arm, and maybe a competent lefty (some dozen changed teams leading to the end of July) for the bullpen, And till not hurt their "pipeline." What we see with Festa and Matthews is the Twins making early decisions to add to major league roster, rather than running out the clock to the 40-man add.
  24. Rosterman
    Tough loss. Wanted to see Martin and Castro be aggressive on the basepaths. Whole new game if Jeffers hadn't been thrown out at third. Tough read for the runner. SWR ws exceptional against a decent lineup. 7 innings! Great job. Only 8 more starts for him befroe season's end.
  25. Rosterman
    When Correa comes back, he goes to the minors. Sadly, Austin Martin will also go abck to the minors while we keep Margot and Farmer...because they are being paid big bucks and are vets.
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