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It's not unreasonable to have differing views of how the Twins should have approached the deadline. Being 6 games over .500 (at the deadline) and having a one game lead in the 2nd worst division in baseball is not enough evidence to suggest otherwise. I think some of your reasoning regarding...

Really surprised the Cubs didn't move Contreras. With the decision to be buyers at the deadline, I would love the Twins to go all-in this offseason and make a run at him somewhere in the realm of 5 years/$125 million. It would be similar to the deal Realmuto got with Philly. Would absolutely...

Fulmer will be a FA at the end of the season.

Ugh. The Twins get to continue to play the what-if game regarding injuries to star/potential star players. Liriano, Morneau, Buxton, Royce Lewis.

Agreed at DH but the Twins have struggled to fill 1B effectively since Mauer's last good offensive season in 2017. Their WAR and WAA rankings at 1B since 2017 are as follows: Wins Above Replacement: 2017: 6th (4.1) 2018: 22nd (1.0) 2019: 16th (2.0) 2020: 24th (0.0) 2021: 22nd (0.9) 2022...

Really dislike that they gave up Encanarcion-Strand. Widely considered a top 5 prospect in the Twins organization and I believe was going to be a full-time starter at 1B/DH to begin the 2024 season. Time will tell. Hopefully Mahle can solidify the #3 slot behind Gray and Ryan. He had a poor...

That would have been if they traded for Carlos Rodon. Mahle will be in A3 next season.

He would be under team control through 2023 if acquired.

Assuming Larnach's recovery is on track, he should be returning to the team within the next few weeks. They expected him to miss six weeks back on 6/27/22.

He is controlled through 2024. He is in the midst of a career year. He has been a starter and a reliever throughout his tenure in the big leagues. He came into this year with a record of 12-31, 353.9 IP, 6+ ERA, 297 Ks, 138 walks, 403 hits allowed and 246 runs allowed (235 earned). Last year...

I can understand either argument for buying (first place team; weak division) or selling (pitching lol) at this point. Personally, I stated about a month ago that the Twins should be sellers and nothing has changed for me. IMO, the Twins could deplete the farm system in trading for Ohtani or...

For the 2nd consecutive night the Twins SP doesn't even complete 4 innings of work as Smeltzer departs after 3 IP. Also similar to last night, the bullpen fails to keep it close after Griffin Jax serves up a 3 run homer in the 7th and the White Sox lead 6-2 in the 8th. Assuming they lose this...

Sonny Gray gives up a grandslam and the White Sox lead 6-1. Gray has now given up 17 ER in his last 5 starts. He has failed to pitch beyond 5 innings in 4 of those starts as he lasts just 3.2 IP tonight. Another frustrating SP performance. Need the offense to rally and the pen to keep it close.

Really hoping the all-star break helps Correa and Buxton recharge for the 2nd half. Their July numbers below (including the game today) have been pretty poor, especially Buxton who looks lost at the plate. Buxton: 4 for 43, .093/.170/.326, 3 BBs and17 Ks (39.5% K rate) Correa: 5 for 35...

Jose Miranda walks it off with a 3 run bomb against Hader and the Twins split the 2 game set with the Brewers. Miranda needs to continue to be a mainstay in this lineup with his bat.

With Smeltzer being pulled after giving up 7 ER in 3.1 IP, this is the Twins 5th straight SP that has failed to pitch beyond the 5th inning and 3rd straight SP to not even get out of the 4th. The Twins can trade for multiple bullpen arms but won't mean anything if they are burned out by...

This is by far the most frustating loss of the season because of the myriad of poor decisions by Rocco. Five separate leads and you blow all of them. Off the top of my head, he has now cost the Twins 7 games. I get that over the course of the season, you're going to win and lose games you...

The sample size of Megill being decent is pretty small. Prior to pitching 1/3rd of inning last night, he hadn't pitched in 3 weeks. He made 4 appearances in June where he pitched well against 3 offensively challenged teams (Detroit - last in runs scored and Seattle/Tampa Bay - Tied 23rd in runs...

But if you take away this performance and all previous runs he has given up, he would have a 0.00 ERA right now. Sarcasm aside, he should not be pitching in a game unless the Twins lead or trail by at least 5 runs.

Rocco needs to move Kepler down the order as him backing 4th or 5th is not cutting it. After batting .210 in 81 June at-bats, he is now 0-12 (including his 4 at-bats tonight) in July. His saving grace is that he tends to make contact/draw walks with 14 walks/16 K's in 93 at-bats. Nowhere near...