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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/19/2026 7:23:13 PM

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Not even season ending. Jeffers should miss 6-8 weeks.

Right. Super common injury in baseball. They just remove the small fractured part and you're as good as new once healed.

It ended Alex Kirilloff's career.

A lot of things ended Kiriloff’s career.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/19/2026 8:26:52 PM

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I’ll tell you who I AM a fan of. In a lost season like this you look for good finds. Here they are so far.

Taj. Once he gets healthy again.

Zebby. He needs to stay and not get sent down if he has a rough game or two.

Bell may turn out to be a useful if unspectacular veteran acquisition.

Haven’t given up on Keachall yet. But the clock is ticking.

That’s it.

< Message edited by Karl Juhnke -- 5/19/2026 8:34:25 PM >

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/19/2026 10:30:46 PM

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Not even season ending. Jeffers should miss 6-8 weeks.

Right. Super common injury in baseball. They just remove the small fractured part and you're as good as new once healed.

It ended Alex Kirilloff's career.

A lot of things ended Kiriloff’s career.

Kirilloff never broke his hamate bone.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/20/2026 2:23:09 PM

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Royce Lewis has not yet been added to the
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He has another day to report.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/20/2026 2:31:42 PM

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke
I’ll tell you who I AM a fan of. In a lost season like this you look for good finds. Here they are so far.
Taj. Once he gets healthy again.
Zebby. He needs to stay and not get sent down if he has a rough game or two.
Bell may turn out to be a useful if unspectacular veteran acquisition.
Haven’t given up on Keachall yet. But the clock is ticking.
That’s it.

Ill add Abel to the pitching list and Gray and Kriedler haven't been bad as role players and have a little power.

BP pisses me off. Not so much the return but you need even a Gus Varland who was out there for nothing and you have to try to build one........Bailing wire, chicken blood, etc. doesn't get it done.

Guessing our closer will end up being Festa or Matthews but they have blown so many games already.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/20/2026 2:35:28 PM

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https://blogs.fangraphs.com/royce-lewis-and-ryan-jeffers-hamate-bone-are-broken/

Some parts:
To replace him, Minnesota is likely to go with some combination of Tristan Gray, Orlando Arcia, and Ryan Kreidler. With that trio, the Twins are projected to rank 30th out of the 30 major league teams in production from their third basemen.

To add insult (and… injury) to injury, the Twins also lost another possible bat this week when 23-year-old prospect Emmanuel Rodriguez suffered a torn UCL in his left thumb, which will require surgery to repair.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/20/2026 4:30:05 PM

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke
I’ll tell you who I AM a fan of. In a lost season like this you look for good finds. Here they are so far.
Taj. Once he gets healthy again.
Zebby. He needs to stay and not get sent down if he has a rough game or two.
Bell may turn out to be a useful if unspectacular veteran acquisition.
Haven’t given up on Keachall yet. But the clock is ticking.
That’s it.

Ill add Abel to the pitching list and Gray and Kriedler haven't been bad as role players and have a little power.

BP pisses me off. Not so much the return but you need even a Gus Varland who was out there for nothing and you have to try to build one........Bailing wire, chicken blood, etc. doesn't get it done.

Guessing our closer will end up being Festa or Matthews but they have blown so many games already.

Add Prielipp to the pitching list. He's been great.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/20/2026 7:01:56 PM

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke
I’ll tell you who I AM a fan of. In a lost season like this you look for good finds. Here they are so far.
Taj. Once he gets healthy again.
Zebby. He needs to stay and not get sent down if he has a rough game or two.
Bell may turn out to be a useful if unspectacular veteran acquisition.
Haven’t given up on Keachall yet. But the clock is ticking.
That’s it.

Ill add Abel to the pitching list and Gray and Kriedler haven't been bad as role players and have a little power.

BP pisses me off. Not so much the return but you need even a Gus Varland who was out there for nothing and you have to try to build one........Bailing wire, chicken blood, etc. doesn't get it done.

Guessing our closer will end up being Festa or Matthews but they have blown so many games already.

Trash roster fillers don’t interest me. I’m talking bout players who MIGHT have a chance to be a pruductive regular.

< Message edited by Karl Juhnke -- 5/20/2026 7:08:48 PM >

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/21/2026 7:22:35 AM

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke
I’ll tell you who I AM a fan of. In a lost season like this you look for good finds. Here they are so far.
Taj. Once he gets healthy again.
Zebby. He needs to stay and not get sent down if he has a rough game or two.
Bell may turn out to be a useful if unspectacular veteran acquisition.
Haven’t given up on Keachall yet. But the clock is ticking.
That’s it.

Ill add Abel to the pitching list and Gray and Kriedler haven't been bad as role players and have a little power.

BP pisses me off. Not so much the return but you need even a Gus Varland who was out there for nothing and you have to try to build one........Bailing wire, chicken blood, etc. doesn't get it done.

Guessing our closer will end up being Festa or Matthews but they have blown so many games already.

Trash roster fillers don’t interest me. I’m talking bout players who MIGHT have a chance to be a pruductive regular.

Main addtional point was about Abel and Varland.....

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/21/2026 8:53:15 AM

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Royce Lewis has not yet been added to the
@StPaulSaints
roster.

He has another day to report.

Or what?

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/21/2026 8:56:13 AM

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke
I’ll tell you who I AM a fan of. In a lost season like this you look for good finds. Here they are so far.
Taj. Once he gets healthy again.
Zebby. He needs to stay and not get sent down if he has a rough game or two.
Bell may turn out to be a useful if unspectacular veteran acquisition.
Haven’t given up on Keachall yet. But the clock is ticking.
That’s it.

Ill add Abel to the pitching list and Gray and Kriedler haven't been bad as role players and have a little power.

BP pisses me off. Not so much the return but you need even a Gus Varland who was out there for nothing and you have to try to build one........Bailing wire, chicken blood, etc. doesn't get it done.

Guessing our closer will end up being Festa or Matthews but they have blown so many games already.

Twins are proof that you don't need a closer. Any decent reliever can finish up a victory.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/21/2026 8:56:15 AM

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Ted
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Royce Lewis has not yet been added to the
@StPaulSaints
roster.

He has another day to report.

Or what?

He gets fined for every day he misses.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/21/2026 9:03:34 AM

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

Ted
@tlschwerz
·
4m
Royce Lewis has not yet been added to the
@StPaulSaints
roster.

He has another day to report.

Or what?

He gets fined for every day he misses.

Oh no, not that!

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/21/2026 3:39:02 PM

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke
I’ll tell you who I AM a fan of. In a lost season like this you look for good finds. Here they are so far.
Taj. Once he gets healthy again.
Zebby. He needs to stay and not get sent down if he has a rough game or two.
Bell may turn out to be a useful if unspectacular veteran acquisition.
Haven’t given up on Keachall yet. But the clock is ticking.
That’s it.

Ill add Abel to the pitching list and Gray and Kriedler haven't been bad as role players and have a little power.

BP pisses me off. Not so much the return but you need even a Gus Varland who was out there for nothing and you have to try to build one........Bailing wire, chicken blood, etc. doesn't get it done.

Guessing our closer will end up being Festa or Matthews but they have blown so many games already.

Twins are proof that you don't need a closer. Any decent reliever can finish up a victory.

We would be over .500 with just a decent closer. We are 4 games w/o.

Our runs scored versus runs given up are almost the same......

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/22/2026 9:04:03 AM

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke
I’ll tell you who I AM a fan of. In a lost season like this you look for good finds. Here they are so far.
Taj. Once he gets healthy again.
Zebby. He needs to stay and not get sent down if he has a rough game or two.
Bell may turn out to be a useful if unspectacular veteran acquisition.
Haven’t given up on Keachall yet. But the clock is ticking.
That’s it.

Ill add Abel to the pitching list and Gray and Kriedler haven't been bad as role players and have a little power.

BP pisses me off. Not so much the return but you need even a Gus Varland who was out there for nothing and you have to try to build one........Bailing wire, chicken blood, etc. doesn't get it done.

Guessing our closer will end up being Festa or Matthews but they have blown so many games already.

Twins are proof that you don't need a closer. Any decent reliever can finish up a victory.

We would be over .500 with just a decent closer. We are 4 games w/o.

Our runs scored versus runs given up are almost the same......

That's called bad luck. Get with it!

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/24/2026 4:00:40 PM

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/27/2026 9:09:19 AM

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Great win.

Also, will Sweeney admit he was wro...wrrroooo...wrroooonnnn....about Brooks Lee?

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/27/2026 9:41:30 AM

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Great win.

Also, will Sweeney admit he was wro...wrrroooo...wrroooonnnn....about Brooks Lee?

Austin Martin and Brooks Lee are both good examples on why you don't give up on a guy early in his career if he struggles. Both have emerged this year. Now, if we can only get Keaschall back to being Keaschall and restore the confidence of one Royce Lewis (who will likely have to change positions to 1B now). We could have a pretty damn good lineup night to night.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/27/2026 9:54:56 AM

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Great win.

Also, will Sweeney admit he was wro...wrrroooo...wrroooonnnn....about Brooks Lee?

Austin Martin and Brooks Lee are both good examples on why you don't give up on a guy early in his career if he struggles. Both have emerged this year. Now, if we can only get Keaschall back to being Keaschall and restore the confidence of one Royce Lewis (who will likely have to change positions to 1B now). We could have a pretty damn good lineup night to night.

Maybe Royce should switch to shortstop.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/27/2026 10:10:14 AM

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Great win.

Also, will Sweeney admit he was wro...wrrroooo...wrroooonnnn....about Brooks Lee?

Austin Martin and Brooks Lee are both good examples on why you don't give up on a guy early in his career if he struggles. Both have emerged this year. Now, if we can only get Keaschall back to being Keaschall and restore the confidence of one Royce Lewis (who will likely have to change positions to 1B now). We could have a pretty damn good lineup night to night.

Maybe Royce should switch to shortstop.

No. I think he was worse there than 3B. Besides I think they moved Lee to 3B because it's a better position for him...AND they are anticipating promoting Kaelen Culpepper by summer's end. Our first base situation is Josh Bell (who is more of a DH) Victor Carantini (who is currently our catcher) and Kody Clemens (who is at best a bench guy). 1B would be less of a defensive position for Lewis and he can learn it quickly unless the Twins decide to bring lifetime AAA guy Sabato up...

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/27/2026 10:18:58 AM

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Anyone ever wonder what happened to Zoilo?

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/27/2026 10:38:41 AM

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/27/2026 11:18:35 AM

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Great win.

Also, will Sweeney admit he was wro...wrrroooo...wrroooonnnn....about Brooks Lee?

What did I say that was wrong?

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/27/2026 12:16:20 PM

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Lee seems better suited for 3rd. He even has the first name for it. I never liked him at SS anyway.

As for Lewis, at least he seems versatile. If he makes it back plug him in anywhere. Let him be a utility guy. Nothing wrong with that. He should be grateful just to get another shot. Right now he looks like a classic AAAA star.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 5/27/2026 1:41:09 PM

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Lee seems better suited for 3rd. He even has the first name for it. I never liked him at SS anyway.

As for Lewis, at least he seems versatile. If he makes it back plug him in anywhere. Let him be a utility guy. Nothing wrong with that. He should be grateful just to get another shot. Right now he looks like a classic AAAA star.

He can be the next Tony Phillips.

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