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I don't see this happening if Jake is still hitting the ball. Besides AV, Jake is making the best contact on the team. I'd rather DH him and sprinkle him in at 2B and 3B (assume Yoan will get plenty of rest in the early going). Sheets is the guy I'd sent to AAA right now. Of course, if Jake has a terrible next 3-6 games before Yoan returns, that changes things. Things can change in a hurry at this point in the season.

Last season it was this idea that the boys were being conserved with a big division lead and the flip would be switched a week or two prior to the playoffs. The flip never got switched, and we have a senile man still trying to find it 6 month later.

Easy to say right now after Bummer has been terrible to start the year. I am probably one of the biggest Chris Paddack fans that isn't a PAdres or Twins fan, and I wouldn't do that deal. You couldn't subtract Kimbrel, Bummer and Crochet from this bullpen the week before Opening Day just to add a SP that has half a UCL and is a ticking timebomb. Paddack has looked OK so far, but as teams see him multiple times the 2 pitch mix is going to hurt him. You also have the fact that if the UCL does eventually go, he's a non-tender. Also Jace Fry is nothing like Aaron Bummer except for the side of their body they throw with.

Perhaps. You’d think they wanna get him more than 60 some pitches tho if the intent was to have him take VVs spot next week.

Seems like they’re being awful conservative with him considering the circumstances.

I think he gives you a better chance to win than VV.

Id keep him right where he is. The mirage will fade. Fine sprinkling him into higher leverage spots earlier in games or if others are unavailable but I’m not giving him Bummers role just yet.

I think the boys will come around with time, but these last 10 games and incredibly hard to watch. No doubt about it!

No. That’s one vice I don’t enjoy.

What’s Romys injury?

Yaz has drawn a handful of walks with pitches clearly out of the zone called strikes. I just think he’s pressing. they need him behind the dish tho. McGuire is putrid offensively and frankly whatever goodwilL be built up early has evaporated with a dog shit defensive effort the last 7-10 days, including potentially costing us the game today.

I wish I had the ability to unplug. Unfortunately it’s in my blood. And my other hobbies my wife hates and are expensive so yeah….

Sheets sucks. No one wants him. If they did he’s be gone already.

Pollock looks awful, but he's a good player. He'll come around. Dude has never consistently played in this kind of weather, and was forced to take a week and a half off right after ST with the hammy. In the scheme of things to worry about, Pollock isn't up there.

Gotta fire the dude. This team needs a major shake up.

No.

This was definitely bummers fault. He can’t score runs but he can not walk the world.

Lol McGuire has had a brutal week defensively. Just catch Yaz.

Big energy in deck. Yuck

While he is quite good, he’s hitless since the Sox left town.

That pitching is going to catch up to them at some point. ITs been really good, and that won't continue. Ober went down today as well with a groin issue.

Twins win their 7th in a row today tho....at least they have the Rays this weekend. Need a big weekend for the Rays.

Kind of a tough few days for McGuire behind the plate tbh. Dude needs to be amazing back there to tolerate the bat.

Career 1.5 WHIP might have something to do with it. I agree Ruiz is a perfectly acceptable low leverage middle reliever. I was never calling for his head like some. But he also isn't great or anything.

Sheets is Palka. Palka is Sheets. When Yoan comes back, send him down to Charlotte to get everyday at bats until there are everyday at bats for him here. There shouldn't be on Yoan and Luis are back. People actually wanted to trade AV because of Sheets. Woof.