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  1. rdehring
    Tough night on the farm Seth. Looking for anything good, like to see both Roden and Houston with hits. Will second the comment above about so many of the pitching staffs giving up double digit runs.
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    Why? For all we, or probably the Twins know he could be their ACE a few years from now.
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  15. rdehring
    Great read, Nick. The pen is biggest problem facing the Twins if they want to compete this year or next. For that reason, I believe they should approach this year's deadline with one goal in mind, begin fixing the pen. Although a total fix is near impossible, they likely will have a couple players who can or should be traded. Players who can bring back a good, young bullpen arm with big league experience. Guys doing well with a year or two experience. If Ryan Jeffers won't sign an extension he must be dealt, especially now that Caratini/Jackson are doing so well. Jeffers should have enough value to bring back a solid young reliever. The Twins strength is their depth of corner outfielders. Beginning to question whether trading Larnach is a good option, especially if they continue to compete for a playoff spot this year. If not Larnach, someone needs to be moved. With several prospects deserving the call, the team can't keep both Martin and Keaschall. My belief is that Keaschall has too much promise to go, especially after last night's performance at the plate and in right field. So, I would opt for Martin being the one leaving. Can he bring back a solid young reliever? Probably not, but with a medium prospect added, maybe. That leaves Wallner, who I believe should only return to the Twins if he continues hitting very well in St. Paul and the DH spot is available. He and a prospect won't bring back a top reliever, but maybe one better than what they now trot out every other day.
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  18. rdehring
    Fantastic seeing Jenkins hitting like last night. Considering how long he was out, am a bit surprised he came back as strong as he did without a week or two of poor results. Don't want to see either Roden or Jenkins up with the Twins until they are playing nearly every day. Expect that may happen when/if the Twins find a good trade partner for Larnach later this month. Also thinking the first man up will be Roden. It's also possible the Twins may not bring Jenkins up at all this year if he doesn't need to be added to the 40-man this fall. Does he? Should there not be baseball next spring/summer, it would be best for him to be playing in St. Paul versus being on strike or locked out versus getting a few weeks or month experience later this season.
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    I'll admit I don't understand what these numbers represent. And yes, I understand Buxton no longer has a cannon in center field. But I can't give a lot of credibility to any system that says Buxton has a negative value in center field, no matter how small that negative number is.
  24. rdehring
    Diaw is really interesting. Great seeing him behind the plate as he will need all the experience he can get. Is his future a fourth outfielder who provides a legitimate third catcher who will catch a few games a month while also being that emergency catcher a few times a year? Or will he be a backup, or maybe even starter who can play in the outfield when not catching? Also good seeing Houston's bat settle into AA. If he can hit well in Wichita, he isn't far from being ready to claim the Twins shortstop position for much of the next decade. Expect all of us would love seeing the Twins have the same player at shortstop every day, a player who is also among the league's best defensive shortstops.
  25. rdehring
    Knew nothing about Sprock, interesting. Thanks for the mention above that he is being moved to catcher. Was thinking, a catcher with a lot of stolen bases? Kid is also walking more than 3 times for every 2 strikeouts. Heck of an interesting prospect.
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    As I read this, I kept thinking, Rosario is another Matt Wallner. The Twins don't need another defensive liability who strikes out way too much. Like Wallner, hopefully Rosario will get hot at AAA and come winter the Twins can include him in a trade bringing back some value.
  29. rdehring
    Add me to the list of those that believe you can be a seller who improves their current team while doing it. With all the young outfielders on the horizon one has to believe that at least one is going to be a very good or great player. Moving Larnach opens a spot for that prospect. Should he keep hitting like he has for another three or four weeks, he should bring back something of value. And the Twins biggest need is help in the pen. If they need to add a minor league prospect to get a very good reliever, do it.
  30. rdehring
    If I recall the Twins had a second baseman a while ago who was nothing special for a few years. Then he developed into a player we all loved Brian Dozier. Granted, much of the difference was the power that came out of nowhere. And that's not likely to happen with Keaschall. My point is that we need to give this young man some time, certainly more than roughly the year he has had. I checked Dozier's fielding stats, unfortunately, I don't have a clue what they say. But my memory tells me he wasn't all that good at second his first few years before becoming a solid second baseman. 2026 should be a year when the Twins work with the young players who began their year with the club. They also need to bring maybe a half dozen other top young prospects up to begin seeing which can be a big part of their future.
  31. rdehring
    Huge night tonight for Quick. Need a Hill like performance with a few more innings. Great first games for Houston and Jenkins. Like most of you would love to see Jenkins playing well for the Twins beginning today, or maybe tomorrow. But truth is it is best for him to stay in St. Paul until the trading deadline, then join the Twins and never look back. Won't it be great seeing Jenkins and Buxton playing next to each other for the next 5+ years?
  32. rdehring
    My hope is that Wallner keeps hitting a lot of long home runs at St. Paul. Then a few weeks from now Zoll finds that one GM who loves long home runs and can trade Wallner or Wallner as part of a package for something of value. Am out here in Denver and that thin air. Could the Rockies use somebody to DH who strikes out 35%-40% of the time but hits a 400'++ home run every 15-20 at bats? Please!
  33. rdehring
    I think you nailed what the Twins plan may be or should be at the deadline. Yes, they should be sellers. But also, buyers with most trades bringing back something the club needs to compete this year. Gotta believe the top of that list is a couple solid relievers.
  34. rdehring
    Fantastic news that Houston is moving up. If he hits anywhere near what he did for the Kernels, he will confirm that he will be the Twins shortstop for much of the next decade. If not, maybe not. Hopefully, Jenkins will come back to the Saints hitting like Roden has. As mentioned above, should Larnach be moved next month could the Twins have Roden/Jenkins in their corner outfield spots the last two months of the season? Us old guys can dream, can't we?
  35. rdehring
    Was so excited about Abel coming out of spring training. Well, that lasted a couple of weeks. Will he become a true #1 ACE? Only time will tell, but it sure would help get the Twins back into a realistic hunt for the playoffs.
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