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  1. bighat
    I know we're digging hard looking for bright spots, but I am pretty skeptical Farrell is anything more than an average middle reliever on his best day.
  2. bighat
    Classic 2021 Twins, a carbon copy of what we've seen all year. Twins have a few guys on base in the first couple innings against a bad pitcher, don't capitalize, then fail to get anything together for the next 8 unwatchable innings. This team continues to disappoint and there's no silver lining in sight. Side note: this team could have scored a few more runs this season if they ever took an extra base. The baserunning is super conservative and it seems to cost them every time. For example, Larnach could have easily scored after Arraez came home on that wild pitch in the 1st inning. Was he not paying attention? Third base coach fell asleep? I know 5-game win streaks can spark some interest, but let's not get fooled that this team is going to crawl back to .500 this year. It's a 90+ loss team, even if you've got rose colored glasses on.
  3. bighat
    Yeah, but the thing about Cruz is 41 years old - he's really got zero value to anyone outside of July, August and September of 2021. Teams aren't going to mortgage their future for a guy like Cruz, unfortunately. Twins would probably get way more for a guy like Kepler or even possibly Sano, believe it or not.
  4. bighat
    I gotta be honest, I am not a huge fan of getting single-A prospects. I know there's an argument for organizational depth and it can't be ignored. But for this Twins team, the window is still open and right now it looks like "2022 or Bust". So if the Twins can grab a high level prospect who might be able to contribute as early as next season, I'd be in favor of that deal. Example: remember when the Twins traded Eduardo Escobar? That was 3 years ago. So for 3 years, the Minnesota Twins MLB club has received exactly nothing from that trade. Zilch. The trade didn't help them in 2019 when they really needed great pitching. The trade didn't help them in 2020 when they really needed pitching. And it didn't help them this year, either (guess what, the Twins really need pitching!) Jhoan Duran looks like a nice prize but the fact that Twins had to let him bake in the oven for 3 years is certainly a drawback. Having Duran pitch well for this team in 2024 when Berrios and Buxton are in NYC, Sano is in Japan, and Donaldson is retired is going to be bittersweet! In short: get a guy who can contribute soon!
  5. bighat
    Robles stinks, has stunk all year. He was carrying a sub 3.00 ERA going into the game yesterday which shocked me. Alas, after his implosion it's at 3.50 and his 19 walks in 30 innings are enough to scare teams away. I think the Twins will be lucky to get anything for him. Colome is pretty much worthless, you might be able to get someone to take on his salary but I can't imagine another team who would want him. If you're a Boston fan, a Rays fan, a Houston fan, do you want Colome in your bullpen? Rhetorical question, of course. All new pitching signees this year were older vets who were coming off either bad or subpar years. They let their best arm (May) walk. Super lazy and cheap effort by the FO and they burned down the whole building. I think the Twins try to compete next year with Bux and Berrios entering their final seasons on the team. Throw in an aging Donaldson on a big contract, they pretty much have to throw the kitchen sink at 2022.
  6. bighat
    Nice to see the 5th straight win. Good for Sano, that his 2nd walkoff homer this year? Alas, the major headline here for me is that Buxton appears to be out for at least a month or so. Just brutal. He won't get an All-Star bid, a gold glove, or qualify in any major categories this year - finally, the year where he was clearly a Top 5 player in baseball.
  7. bighat
    And got just 4 hits (4-31 on the game is a .129 batting average). Overall another unwatchable game, but the Twins will take wins like these if they can get them. Very similar to the games that Baltimore gave them a couple weeks ago. There's no question about Cruz being traded - he's as good as gone. Right now he's just auditioning for Oakland and Tampa, and he's doing a great job. Here's hoping the Twins have opened up discussions and are kicking the tires on those organizations' top pitching prospects.
  8. bighat
    Remove Jose Berrios from the Twins' staff and just imagine how bad those numbers would be. We've got a really good MLB pitcher on our team who would be a top 2 guy for most teams, and at least a top 3 for everyone. And the Twins numbers still look historically awful.
  9. bighat
    Eeeee, let's put on the brakes a bit on Ober. Remember how Smelzer, Thorpe, and Littell started out? Do the names Kohl Stewart Fernando Romero, Stephen Gonsalves ring a bell? Ober's been OK, but hasn't exactly blown anyone away. Seattle is the worst hitting team in baseball (I think they've been no-hit twice already this season). I think Ober's performance says more about Happ than it does about Ober, unfortunately. Any small chance the Twins had of ridding themselves of Josh Donaldson has likely disappeared. Enjoy Cruz while you can, he's not long in a Twins uniform. But hey, a win. Better than a loss any day, no matter how you get one. Go Twins.
  10. bighat
    If you trade Buxton, you need to get sure things back. Not a bunch of loterry tickets. Blue chip, 1st round, MLB top 10 prospect type guy(s). Anything else is inexcusable. You can't get a future All-star, then you keep Buxton and hope lightening strikes next year.
  11. bighat
    Speaking of which: both Texas and Pittsburgh took 2-of-3 from the Twins. In Minneapolis, no less.
  12. bighat
    I'm not shocked this team lost 14-3 today. I'm frankly much more shocked this team took 2-6 from the Yanks/Astros. Like Tigers, Orioles, Diamondbacks and Rockies fans, we should expect this team to be beaten to a bloody pulp every single night. And we should be delightfully surprised any time the Twins steal a "W".
  13. bighat
    Hopefully we can finally put to bed the whole "Polanco is bad" narrative that's somehow been circulating with a small number of naysayers on this board for the past season. It was never true. Give him ABs and he'll come around. Polanco started slowly this year, but since May he's been absolutely tearing the cover off the ball. Dude's on pace for a season very much like his All-Star 2019 season if he keeps up this pace. We can debate the MLB-worthiness about guys like Sano and, sadly, Kepler at this point. But Jorge Polanco doesn't belong in that conversation. Dude's solid. Stop doubting him.
  14. bighat
    In Jose's defense, he's 7-2 with a sub 3.5 ERA on a terrible team.....we'd all like to see him 13-0 right now, but c'mon. I've heard and seen more than one national story about Berrios being the most intriguing arm that may possibly be available at the deadline. Twins could get a LOT for him....who here would be open to seeing a deal? Have to admit I'm on the fence but I wouldn't be opposed to at least asking around.
  15. bighat
    Twins get 5 total hits - 4 them are HRs. Frankly, this was exactly how the Front Office drew it up. This is what they want to happen - close your eyes and swing hard and it might go over the fence. And it did. Alas, the lab experiment has mutated. Nobody can hit a line drive with a low launch angle. Nobody can bunt, slap the ball the other way - nobody can get on base. And, of course, they forgot about pitching. Kirilloff and Larnach haven't done much lately. Are they pressing or is scouting catching up to them? Or both? Shoemaker - ya gotta just cut bait at this point, right? Let another team pick him up for nothing, because nobody's going to give you anything for him. He's toast, probably will never pitch again in the majors after this year. Rocco - what the hell was that?
  16. bighat
    I'm not watching the Twins live these days but thank goodness I still have my MLB.TV subscription. Re-watched the 9th last night and wow, that happened fast! Polanco smash, Donaldson bomb, Astudillo PH line drive, Cruz blast. Finally: a game where everything worked out like we drew it up in our minds. I'm happiest for the fans, especially those at the game. They deserved this one big time. Nick Gordon is emerging and the Twins are going to have to start drawing up plans for him. I know it's early but I think the kid should play every day if possible. If the Twins can't find a place for him to play every day, what do they do? Back to St. Paul? Or does he also hit the trading block for young pitching? Cruz also helping his trade value, he needed a game like this. A 9th inning game winning HR against Aroldis Chapman should remove any doubts about what he brings to a team.
  17. bighat
    Agree with all of this - I also think Pineda is the biggest trade chip, with Arraez/Polanco being dark horse options as well. Cruz is the obvious offensive piece. Would love it if the Twins could somehow find a way to offload Donaldson.
  18. bighat
    Leadoff hitter strikes out 3 times in a row, fielding miscues, bullpen blows the game....yup, pretty standard 2021 Minnesota Twins stuff. I don't see how this team wins a game against either NY or HOU. One of the worst Twins teams I can remember, an absolute clown show. You'd think something would have changed by now, the team would have improved after a couple months....they might be getting worse.
  19. bighat
    Exactly. And by the way, what do we think will make Nelson happy? Riding out his last year as a part-time DH, part-time coach on a last place team going nowhere? Or competing in the playoffs for an elusive World Series ring? I can't for the life of me see any reason for Nelson Cruz to be in a Twins uniform for much longer. It's meaningless to have a guy like this on a cellar-dwelling team. Send the guy to TB if you can swing a deal, grab a few lottery tickets and wish him luck. Here's hoping we see him playing on a contender in October.
  20. bighat
    What do the Twins have to lose by running the kid out there? I guess they're hoping Shoemaker dazzles in his next start or two (same for Happ) to dangle them as trade bait. So I can understand why they're running Shoe out there. In a perfect world the Twins are able to trade those two guys and we get a look at some young arms. Watching Cleveland reload every year with multiple pitchers from their own farm system is frustrating, would be nice to see the Twins start to produce the same. We won't know until they get a shot.
  21. bighat
    If I see the Twins have the bases loaded and nobody out, I have to turn off the TV. I'm not kidding.
  22. bighat
    The people who say that are the same people that say things like "I paid for Target Field. I built it with my tax dollars". There's a delusion of grandeur in statements like that which inflate the importance of their own individual actions. I guess it gives people a sense of power over something they know they can't control? Would be an interesting psychological/philosophical study. Anyway, I've always found those takes bizarre.
  23. bighat
    Nice to see the HRs - honestly though, that last play was pretty damn lucky. On a ball hit like that, I'm guessing the hit % is pretty high and we've got a tie game. Robles hasn't had tons of chances as the closer, but he's been extremely shaky. I think the job should belong to Rogers. Not that it matters much at this point.
  24. bighat
    Most embarrassing performance in the league so far and it's not even close.
  25. bighat
    Story of the game for me was Twins pitching immediately giving back runs to KC after the Twins have scored. Check out the box score: Twins get a run, Twins give one back right away - it went on the whole game. Worst was when the Twins scratched and clawed to score a couple runs with a really hard fought effort and then Happ gave the lead back on the first pitch of the next inning. I think Happ did that twice, actually. Incredibly deflating. Watching this team is like watching the vet put down your favorite pet. Every night. Depressing as hell, all of it.
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