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ORIGINAL: Steve Lentz

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

Major League Standings

Batting Average:

1) Luis Arraez .335

Hits:

1) Luis Arraez, 87

On-Base %:

16) Luis Arraez, .372

OPS:

48) Luis Arraez .776

Arraez has struck out just 16 times in 260 at-bats. Julien struck out 66 times in 169 at-bats before being sent down to the minors. Anybody thinking that was what was best for the team needs a head examination.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Pablo Lopez is 5-6 with a 5.45 ERA. He's given up the second most home runs in the league (13).

We don't need some Sabermetrics guy running the organization. All we need is a guy that understands baseball with a pair of good eyes.

I do miss Arraez. We do seem to be in the minority though.

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Steve Lentz

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

Major League Standings

Batting Average:

1) Luis Arraez .335

Hits:

1) Luis Arraez, 87

On-Base %:

16) Luis Arraez, .372

OPS:

48) Luis Arraez .776

Arraez has struck out just 16 times in 260 at-bats. Julien struck out 66 times in 169 at-bats before being sent down to the minors. Anybody thinking that was what was best for the team needs a head examination.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Pablo Lopez is 5-6 with a 5.45 ERA. He's given up the second most home runs in the league (13).

We don't need some Sabermetrics guy running the organization. All we need is a guy that understands baseball with a pair of good eyes.

I do miss Arraez. We do seem to be in the minority though.

Modern baseball has something against Arraez. Traded by 2 teams and really not giving the Padres a boost(wins) even with the good batting average.

I'm guessing if he was batting 2nd in Yankees or Dodgers lineup, we would be hearing more about him.

Pablo will come around. He might be tipping pitches.

Would we be better with Louis Varland starting and Arraez??

We traded Arraez because we have Miranda, Lewis and Lee and we can't draft and develop pitchers.

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ORIGINAL: MDK

Why is Santana on this team AND WHY IS HE BATTING LEADOFF???

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Steve Lentz

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

Major League Standings

Batting Average:

1) Luis Arraez .335

Hits:

1) Luis Arraez, 87

On-Base %:

16) Luis Arraez, .372

OPS:

48) Luis Arraez .776

Arraez has struck out just 16 times in 260 at-bats. Julien struck out 66 times in 169 at-bats before being sent down to the minors. Anybody thinking that was what was best for the team needs a head examination.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Pablo Lopez is 5-6 with a 5.45 ERA. He's given up the second most home runs in the league (13).

We don't need some Sabermetrics guy running the organization. All we need is a guy that understands baseball with a pair of good eyes.

I do miss Arraez. We do seem to be in the minority though.

Modern baseball has something against Arraez. Traded by 2 teams and really not giving the Padres a boost(wins) even with the good batting average.

I'm guessing if he was batting 2nd in Yankees or Dodgers lineup, we would be hearing more about him.

Pablo will come around. He might be tipping pitches.

Would we be better with Louis Varland starting and Arraez??

We traded Arraez because we have Miranda, Lewis and Lee and we can't draft and develop pitchers.

Bingo!!! Give that man a cigar. The Twins suck at scouting, drafting and developing pitchers. They wouldn't pay Berrios what he was worth and traded him away. They had nobody to front the rotation and nothing in the pipeline. They dealt from a position of depth and got Lopez, who effectively fronted the rotation and won them 2 playoff games.

It's not a matter of the rest of us not missing Arraez. We just accept the concept that you have to give up something to get something.

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ORIGINAL: Mister Ed

DFA Rocco and adamant pulling of pitchers

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Mister Ed

DFA Rocco and adamant pulling of pitchers

Varland 63 pitches. Given up no runs, one walk and one hit. [X(]

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

Diego Castillo DFAd. Varland optioned back to AAA, and Jay Jackson recalled.

Boy oh boy they know sure how to make the moves here.

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Royce Lewis’ 22 HR are 2 more than any other player in Twins/Senators history in his first 80 career games. today is his 79th

Only player with more HR in his first 80 games with the franchise, at any point in a career: Nelson Cruz, 26

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

Twins take the rubber game in a 17-9 pitchers dual. Thielbar continues his roll, giving up 3 runs without recording an out.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

Rocco on Thielbar's struggles.

"He's figured things out in his career many times, and he's had to adjust many times," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. "In some ways, he knows what he's aiming at."

What the hell does that even mean?

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

Rocco on Thielbar's struggles.

"He's figured things out in his career many times, and he's had to adjust many times," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. "In some ways, he knows what he's aiming at."

What the hell does that even mean?

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

Twins take the rubber game in a 17-9 pitchers dual. Thielbar continues his roll, giving up 3 runs without recording an out.

I was there with Twinsfan.

Let me tell you. we were cruising with a 7 point lead, then he puts Theilbar in. Suddenly a game that seemed very well in hand was far too close for comfort.

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

Rocco on Thielbar's struggles.

"He's figured things out in his career many times, and he's had to adjust many times," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. "In some ways, he knows what he's aiming at."

What the hell does that even mean?

spewing some bullshit is all I can figure.

What Thielbar needs to figure out now is that he's old and it's time to hang em up.

For the love of baseball Falvine....it's time to cut your losses with this guy.

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

Kiriloff optioned to AAA.

Austin Martin called up.


Thielbar inexplicably still has a roster spot