Game Score: Angels 2, Twins 1 (Rooker Breaks Up No-No in Ninth)

Glad Rooker broke it up. Hope Berrios stays.

Another wasted Berríos start.  He deserves a team that can hit.

Part of me hopes Berrios stays, but the rest of me, my brain, says the Twins better not turn down any reasonable offer.   After tonight’s great performance, the price just got a little higher. 

Berrios goes and we get to hope the prospects come through in three years. Let's hope the current prospects come through quick because we are in for a long down time.  

I think Berrios will be here next week... just a hunch. 

Random thought, do the Twins need to carry 8 relievers anymore? Lately their starters have gone deeper, and we could use another bench player for pinch hitting and pinch running.

Berrios has been really good as a Twin, There was only one Santana and we all know how that trade worked. 

I'm understanding if the Twins feel that a push package of C.J. Abrams, Ryan Weathers or M. Gore, and Robert Hassell from San Diego make the Twins better able to compete in the future. 

The Twins do not need to accumulate a team of utility players and backend pitchers. I am ready to enjoy Berrios for the duration of his time with the team and take a pick if he leaves. Hopefully Jose signs here.

I think everything depends on whether the Twins get a good offer and whether or not they reasonably feel they can extend him. If they're competent, they're in hard talks with both Buxton and Berrios right now.

2 hours ago, tony&rodney said:

Berrios has been really good as a Twin, There was only one Santana and we all know how that trade worked. 

I'm understanding if the Twins feel that a push package of C.J. Abrams, Ryan Weathers or M. Gore, and Robert Hassell from San Diego make the Twins better able to compete in the future. 

The Twins do not need to accumulate a team of utility players and backend pitchers. I am ready to enjoy Berrios for the duration of his time with the team and take a pick if he leaves. Hopefully Jose signs here.

If my faulty memory is correct, Bill Smith is no longer with the Twins. I think he has been gone for a decade.  Falvey and or Levine did not make the Santana trade, nor the trade for Delmon, nor for Matt Capps. 

Any mention of players from San Diego is pure speculation

2 hours ago, Danchat said:

I think Berrios will be here next week... just a hunch. 

Random thought, do the Twins need to carry 8 relievers anymore? Lately their starters have gone deeper, and we could use another bench player for pinch hitting and pinch running.

Maybe it is thrifty of the Twins not to have to fly a player back and forth to the minor league team.

The author and editors made the game story about potential trades, I can make a joke of things, too

Time is ripe to trade Berrios. If he won't sign an extension there is no point hanging onto him for 2022. This team is not going to turn into a contender that fast unless they change their approach in the Free Agent market this winter and I doubt that will happen since they are perrenial dumpster divers in that aspect. Look for the best load of talent you can get in return for him and start to rebuild or retool. The current roster isn't going anywhere.

11 hours ago, HokieRif said:

Another wasted Berríos start.  He deserves a team that can hit.

And field.

8 hours ago, old nurse said:

If my faulty memory is correct, Bill Smith is no longer with the Twins. I think he has been gone for a decade.  Falvey and or Levine did not make the Santana trade, nor the trade for Delmon, nor for Matt Capps. 

Any mention of players from San Diego is pure speculation

Ok. My point was simply to laud Jose Berrios and hope that he continues on as a Twin and if he is traded that the Twins collect a haul. The San Diego example was merely obvious speculation.

I'm am a supporter of the Twins and their management. The Santana trade was just an example and one would have to acknowledge that that was a difficult situation. Another time, different management but Falvine are relatively new and I'm hoping they do not feel pushed into a tough position. One notable is that the Santana trade was under different ownership (Carl then, sons now). Either way, let's hope Jose Berrios is a lifelong Twin.

Sano is continuing his audition for the role of full-time DH.

17 minutes ago, big dog said:

Sano is continuing his audition for the role of full-time DH.

I have been critical of Sano for years.  However, he can't watch Simmons while moving to first base and finding the bag.  Simmons made a mistake going to second and Sano is not to blame for expecting the throw was coming from Simmons.

Will this have been Berrios' last start as a Twin?

Add me to those that don't think so.  Berrios is probably the best pitcher available to any contender as he is as close to being an ACE as one can be without being one.  When reading his comment in today's Strib, seems to me that he is 100% open to extending with the Twins....for the right price.

Expect the Twins believe they can get him extended this winter if they are willing to meet his demand for 'market value.'  Expect they are holding firm on their demand for a boat load of talent in any trade.  That begins with telling teams they want their best prospect, plus a couple other pitchers along the lines of what they got for Cruz.  And that means that none of the inquiring team's expected superstars can be off the table.  If they don't get that, they sit down with Jose this winter and get it done

14 hours ago, HokieRif said:

Another wasted Berríos start.  He deserves a team that can hit.

No doubt! We have way too many guys that just swing for the fences 

The Twins are like a bad girlfriend always looking for an excuse to bolt [in this case the Twins looking for any excuse to go cheap]. 

Offer Buxton 100 million that include incentives [7 years??] and give Berrios Yankee top of the rotation money [because they will]. If the Twins don't...they need to go away and we can turn Target Field into a downtown jail for street thugs.

Had enough of MLB. Fix the damn salary cap and quit giving these small-market owners excuses to go cheap. Between the All Star game escaping "voter suppression" in Atlanta to the Yankees and Red Sox getting their way on everything....had it.

Why is Sano in the lineup?

5 minutes ago, Dave The Dastardly said:

Why is Sano in the lineup?

I know, I know! Because he hits a 460 ft homerun once every fifteen strikeouts?

Why is Alcala in the bull pen?

Just now, Dave The Dastardly said:

Why is Alcala in the bull pen?

I know, I know! Because Colome can only give up so many runs?

22 hours ago, Danchat said:

I think Berrios will be here next week... just a hunch. 

Random thought, do the Twins need to carry 8 relievers anymore? Lately their starters have gone deeper, and we could use another bench player for pinch hitting and pinch running.

After todays fiasco with Rocco pulling Ober early and bringing in Coloumbe to give up the big HR I have to say yes.  We either need dozens of relievers or a new manager.  I am for the latter.