All Things 2022 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

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Speaking of lineups:

Miguel Sano will DH and bat 3rd in the lineup tonight for the St. Paul Saints.

WTF do the Twins do with him after his rehab time is completed? Unless he is hitting the cover off the ball, is there anyone in the Twins' lineup you would take out to make room for Sano?

Garlick just hits against LH pitching, but Garlick can play the OF. Sano is a DH and a below-average 1B.

will be interesting to watch.
 

short ornery norwegian said:
Speaking of lineups:

Miguel Sano will DH and bat 3rd in the lineup tonight for the St. Paul Saints.

WTF do the Twins do with him after his rehab time is completed? Unless he is hitting the cover off the ball, is there anyone in the Twins' lineup you would take out to make room for Sano?

Garlick just hits against LH pitching, but Garlick can play the OF. Sano is a DH and a below-average 1B.

will be interesting to watch.
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My guess is Celestino. Kirilloff can play some OF so they'd still have 5 outfielders (6 if you count Arraez as he can plan there in a pinch).
 





Buxton’s all or nothing approach at the plate this year is worrisome. I know he has a good OPS and Slugging, but man a .212 average and a OBS under .300 ain’t good. He’s striking out 3.5 times to every walk. Yeah he’s playing in 70% of the games and starting in center field 71% of the time which is great but man the overall hitting has been so disappointing this season. Is it the knee the reason he can’t hit, is he just so focused on hitting homers that all he’s trying for. The man is such a disruption on the basepaths but he is hardly ever on them. One could only imagine if he could get on base at at even a .350 clip batting lead off how many times he would score from first on an areas hit.
 

short ornery norwegian said:
For the Twins to have a chance, Gray and Ryan have to lead the starters. You can argue that a "better" team would have better pitchers as their #1 and #2 starters - but that's a moot point at this stage of the season.

Ober has only made 7 starts due to injury. Paddock was a gamble that backfired. Archer has actually pitched pretty well, but only averages 4 innings per start. Smeltzer is a Triple-A pitcher in my book. Winder has a lot of promise, but has to stay healthy. Bundy is Bundy - a 4.50 ERA with a .500 record.

So another quality starter would really help.

Maeda could potentially return sometime this year, but can't count on that to make the difference.
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Doogie reported on SKOR North yesterday that Maeda returning this season is highly unlikely at this point.
 



From the Parkinglot said:
Buxton’s all or nothing approach at the plate this year is worrisome. I know he has a good OPS and Slugging, but man a .212 average and a OBS under .300 ain’t good. He’s striking out 3.5 times to every walk. Yeah he’s playing in 70% of the games and starting in center field 71% of the time which is great but man the overall hitting has been so disappointing this season. Is it the knee the reason he can’t hit, is he just so focused on hitting homers that all he’s trying for. The man is such a disruption on the basepaths but he is hardly ever on them. One could only imagine if he could get on base at at even a .350 clip batting lead off how many times he would score from first on an areas hit.
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Buxton has become Sano at the plate
 

short ornery norwegian said:
Speaking of lineups:

Miguel Sano will DH and bat 3rd in the lineup tonight for the St. Paul Saints.

WTF do the Twins do with him after his rehab time is completed? Unless he is hitting the cover off the ball, is there anyone in the Twins' lineup you would take out to make room for Sano?

Garlick just hits against LH pitching, but Garlick can play the OF. Sano is a DH and a below-average 1B.

will be interesting to watch.
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Trade him for any bullpen help they can find
 

GopherWeatherGuy said:
Trade him for any bullpen help they can find
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I gotta think that’s the whole point of “showcasing” his health - show others his knee is healed and hope a team takes a flyer on him and they feel he needs a change of scenery/fresh start.
 

Gopher_In_NYC said:
Sano for Montas. Straight up!
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Considering Montas now has an arm issue, Sano + a decent prospect might not be that laughable. And Derek loves pitchers with medical red flags.
 
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Ope3 said:
Doogie reported on SKOR North yesterday that Maeda returning this season is highly unlikely at this point.
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Never understood why people thought otherwise. Paddock will also likely not pitch in the majors in 2023, which is why that was a terrible trade.
 

howeda7 said:
Never understood why people thought otherwise. Paddock will also likely not pitch in the majors in 2023, which is why that was a terrible trade.
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I do agree while it's not likely that Paddock will contribute significantly in 2023, his surgery was in May, while Maeda's was September.

There's at least a chance he could help out post All Star Break in 2023. If he isn't able to ramp up next year by mid-August, then there would not be any point.

His 2nd time under the knife (or laser) so that probably makes it less likely. Any help he could provide next year would be a pure bonus.
 

Gopher_In_NYC said:
I gotta think that’s the whole point of “showcasing” his (Sano) health - show others his knee is healed and hope a team takes a flyer on him and they feel he needs a change of scenery/fresh start.
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Another possibility is that Kepler could get traded for some pitching, freeing some OF time for Kirilloff et al. That would allow some ABs for Sano if he's competent.
 

Ope3 said:
Another possibility is that Kepler could get traded for some pitching, freeing some OF time for Kirilloff et al. That would allow some ABs for Sano if he's competent.
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That'd be a good trade.
 

howeda7 said:
Never understood why people thought otherwise. Paddock will also likely not pitch in the majors in 2023, which is why that was a terrible trade.
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2 years of team control. 1 year will be rehabbing and the 2nd year will be throwing on a pitch count.
 


FWIW - saw a tweet the other day from one of the beat writers that Maeda threw a bullpen session of about 30 pitches - all fast balls.

Yes, it may be a long shot, but I don't think it's impossible. Let him throw a few games in the minors in August and maybe he can come up to the Twins in September.

Shoot, if he could help win 1 game, I'd take it.
 



RealU said:
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.
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The last month and a half he's been on fire. If we could just see guys like Buxton and Polanco be a little more consistent, this can be a very deep lineup.
 

GophersInIowa said:
Buxton is 0 for 5 with 4 K's today. They've left 13 men on base in 8 innings so far.
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I don't know why any pitcher throws Buxton a strike. just throw a low-and-outside breaking ball and he'll chase it. he is really struggling right now.

on the plus side, good day for the Twins' pitching staff. Good outing from Ryan, and solid relief from Thielbar, Jax and Duran.

now - a 4-game series with the White Sox.

Cleveland vs White Sox tonight.
then Cleveland has a series with Detroit.

Twins currently up 4 on Cleveland and up 5-1/2 over White Sox.
 

GophersInIowa said:
The last month and a half he's been on fire. If we could just see guys like Buxton and Polanco be a little more consistent, this can be a very deep lineup.
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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, .143/.311/.257, 9 BBs and 7 Ks

Fortunately, guys like Arraez, Miranda, Kirilloff, Polanco (6 HRs since returning from injury) Kepler (10 hits in past 7 games) and even Jeffers (batting .333 in 21 July at-bats) have kept the offense going. Just need the stars to be stars again.
 

RealU said:
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, .143/.311/.257, 9 BBs and 7 Ks

Fortunately, guys like Arraez, Miranda, Kirilloff, Polanco (6 HRs since returning from injury) Kepler (10 hits in past 7 games) and even Jeffers (batting .333 in 21 July at-bats) have kept the offense going. Just need the stars to be stars again.
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Baseball is a game of averages, and all players go through hot and cold streaks. Buxton's low average is concerning, although he has never proven to be a great hitter over a long stretch of time.

I'm not worried about Correa though. He has a .277 career average and is currently batting .279. He's on a cold streak right now but he'll heat back up.
 

GopherWeatherGuy said:
Baseball is a game of averages, and all players go through hot and cold streaks. Buxton's low average is concerning, although he has never proven to be a great hitter over a long stretch of time.

I'm not worried about Correa though. He has a .277 career average and is currently batting .279. He's on a cold streak right now but he'll heat back up.
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Agreed on most counts. I think that Buxton has never proven to be a great hitter over a long stretch of time simply because he is always favoring something. If you name nearly any nagging sports injury, he's had it!
 



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