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  1. rdehring
    Was great seeing Littell back yesterday after his ugly outing before going on the IL. It is important for him to return to the pitcher he was in 2019 to lengthen the Twins pen for their playoff run.
  2. rdehring
    Will second Rosterman's question. Has anyone seen anything other than that initial leak about the extra 15 players? Could expect one reason may be to add players deeper in the minors that may be useful in trades as only players on the current 60-man roster are eligible for trades. Would also be great opportunity to get guys like Balazovic, Ober, Cantenaro, and this year's first round pick some work this summer.
  3. rdehring
    Will join the chorus above commenting about Berrios having a disappointing start to this very short season. As for he and others not performing as expected, just don't know how much this screwed up start to spring/summer camp and the season is having. Right now the starters are Berrios-Dobnak-Maeda-Odorizzi and X. Sounds like Hill will join that group this coming week, replacing Mr. X. With the lack of many off days, I fully expect the Twins to go to a six man starting rotation once Bailey and/or Pineda are available. Should the Twins be fortunate to make the playoffs, will be interesting to see who their four starters will be. As of today, it would be questionable if Berrios were included...although October is still six weeks away. On a positive note, thought Alcala looked very good again yesterday. Have to be excited about what he could become for the the Twins bullpen for a long time.
  4. rdehring
    Looks like Sean Poppen got added for today's 14 innings. Heck, if they were both nine inning games I would consider driving downtown and buying a ticket. Will one of today's games go extra innings so we get to see the other change to the rules?
  5. rdehring
    I have been a bit disappointed in Buxton this season. Haven't seen him hit any ground balls to the outfield that he stretches to doubles. Haven't seen any triples, or scoring from first on a play where 99% of all big leaguers would be standing at third. Yeh, the home runs are nice, but I want to see him run!
  6. rdehring
    If I am correct, neither Kirilloff or Larnach needs to be added to the 40-man roster this fall. I believe Rooker does to not be exposed to the Rule 5 draft. For that reason, If a need should develop I could see Rooker being called up with the other two very unlikely. Especially considering they would be playing for only the short time remaining in this season. If either Kirilloff or Larnach were playing every day at Rochester and hitting the cover off the ball, it might be different. But both are going thru the motion of simulated baseball in St. Paul.
  7. rdehring
    After all the negative pieces on Eddie, great to see someone write something positive. I for one hope like heck that his payday is very big and it is with the Twins. Let all those exciting prospects battle for one spot on the team that will open up whenever Cruz decides to retire.
  8. rdehring
    Great article. Thanks, Matt. As adjacent has stated above, I also believe the only players that can be traded must be on the 60-man roster. So unless the Twins want to part with one of their top four prospects that are on that roster, they don't have a lot to trade. For that reason, I expect them to be relatively quiet. Heck the best moves they can make may be to go out and get a couple really good starting pitchers, say Rich Hill and Michael Pineda.
  9. rdehring
    Interesting. Will likely depend on whether or not they have four starters pitching very well at the time. If not, they will want to take a shot at having Pineda ready for one of four spots in the post season...assuming we make the postseason.
  10. rdehring
    Another excellent start by Maeda. Question, was he running out of gas or were they getting to him the third time thru the order? A bit surprised at seeing Thorpe come in and pleasantly surprised by a solid performance, albeit one in which the Brewers may have lost all interest in the game. Agree with above that Thorpe will likely be moving to St. Paul as they begin activating players later this week. Twins really need to win this series with KC after being embarrassed down there last week.
  11. rdehring
    Very interesting, Cooper. I always like to read good stuff about Dobnak because, well, most of what we have heard the past couple years has been good, very good. I don't understand how WAR is calculated. But when I compare all the traditional stats between Dobnak and Sheffield there is no comparison. Yes, Sheffield has more strike outs but Dobber destroys him in the ERA, Walk and WHIP categories. Yet, their WAR is within a tenth of a point of each other. That raises a big question in my mind of the value of WAR, especially when considering the the role of a pitcher is to keep runners off base (WHIP) and from scoring (ERA).
  12. rdehring
    Thanks, Nick. Always a big fan of Hendriks. Agree there was no way the Twins could have hung on to him considering the rules for options, etc. Would be nice to have Anderson in their current pen.
  13. rdehring
    Looks like all of the really bad strikes were when the Twins were at bat. And the three on Kepler weren't even close. That was the inning the Twins just might have made hay and the damn ump took it away from us. Will agree however, that using Rogers in back-to-back games should be a no-no. Especially after pitching 20+ pitches the first night. Also, correct me if I am not remembering right, but wasn't one of the guys on base for the last two 2-run homers struck out before getting on base...by a missed strike by the ump.
  14. rdehring
    Last night was another example of why Eddie Rosario is so very important to this team. Yes, he came up again with another chance with lots of runners on base. But damn, he got it done again in big style. He really needs to remain part of this team until their opportunity to win is over. And speaking of his so-called misplay, my old eyes told me it would have been a hell of a play to get that one. But I got a feeling Eddie thought he should have had it and that may have been in the back of his mind when he stepped into the box with ducks on the pond.
  15. rdehring
    No bighat. Let's take all three.
  16. rdehring
    Expect Clippard to go 2 innings with Smeltzer following for the next 3. Next expect to see some combination of the guys who didn't pitch last night beginning with Stashak. Don't have a clue if we will see Thorpe tonight or again this summer. Huge fan of his, but this messed up summer hasn't been his best.
  17. rdehring
    Hill concerns me the most as he has the potential to make a real difference come the playoffs...assuming they exist and we make them. We are what, three weeks away from Pineda being eligible to return. Does anyone know what he is doing right now? I assume he is at St. Paul and throwing, but have no idea if that is in fact true.
  18. rdehring
    Seth or someone can correct me if I am wrong. But isn't it typical if they DFA someone they don't announce that until he has either been selected by another team, traded to another team, or cleared waivers and reports to St. Paul? If that is the case, expect someone is going thru the DFA process and we will learn what happened in a few days. My guess who would be Whitefield, but could be someone else or even someone moved to the longer injury list (is it still 60-days, or 45 this year?).
  19. rdehring
    I don't see the Twins going to 15 position players at any time this year. My guess is that a pitcher gets sent down when Donaldson is ready and they stay at 13 with 15 pitchers the rest of the year. That would put Astudillo on the taxi squad, unless some catcher gets banged up and they need him.
  20. rdehring
    Thanks for posting the round table, Ted.
  21. rdehring
    Also wondering how things have changed since the Saints are back in town. Is there a third locker room that the Twins can use or do they have to pack up every day and take their stuff with them? Will second the wish for minor league ball to return ASAP. Unfortunately, that ain't gonna happen until April 2021 at the earliest.
  22. rdehring
    As you mentioned, Cody, we will know in a few more years. Although this trade could pay dividends for the Twins for another six to ten years, so may be a bit longer. So far, I am satisfied with the trade and happy with the general philosophy of the new FO.
  23. rdehring
    Question, is it possible Rogers hasn't been getting enough work and isn't as sharp as he could be? Curious if anyone who knows more about pitching has an opinion.
  24. rdehring
    Yes, I like that idea. Let's pile on with a big score today. Time for the bats to wake up and put up double digit runs.
  25. rdehring
    The only prospects I see having a chance of playing this year are those who would be Rule 5 eligible come November. If they aren't, they aren't going to be activated this year. Considering Balazovic isn't with the group in St. Paul, it is highly unlikely we will see him.
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