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You also can't win without a Latin American and now Pacific Rim pipeline or at least a negligible presence. LHP Jesus Pena was their lone Dominican product for something like a decade.

in AAA AA A. Btw, Norge Vera still exists...or only in the collective imagination?

And let's not get into the lack of success from the majority of their first round draft picks since TA7. (Rodon ofc had his one standout season, but he left with nothing to show for it.)

Trayce. The circumstances of how all those players got away are the embarrassing part. Sure we can also take credit for TA7, Robert, Abreu, Sale, Q, Alexei Ramirez, too. But what is the winning percentage of this team since 2013? That's the bottom line. Results.

Sale...Rodon, but both were nearly finished products when they arrived on the scene. Chris Bassitt...? Although he was ultimately traded. Hector Santiago?

Twins just walked off Astros in home opener. Only five walk off wins for all of 2022. It's going to be a season long battle with the Guardians.

At least Reynolds is on fantasy team lol.

Like when they alternated WS trophies in 2010/12/14 with disappointments.

Kikuchi of all pitchers was at 95-98 this week. They just don't have the stuff right now...other than Cease and maybe Reynaldo. Really miss leadership of Hendriks.

Forgot to add trading Clevinger lol. Virtually everyone in SD wanted him gone. But if Lynn/Giolito/Kopech don't rebound...it really doesn't matter what they do in the end.

Erik Johnson originally a big name in that deal lol.

Meanwhile, Duran on the Twins is even better than last year.

This team has a lot more talent than those squads....where Ivan Calderon and Ozzie were two of the best players before Ventura and the Big Hurt arrived on the scene.

They have to get younger and more athletic across the field (Robert Colas Montgomery Vaughn the current foundation)...Andrew Benintendi for four more years is the last thing they really need to compete with CLE. More than anything though...pitching pitching pitching.

I think if things get really bad JR will have to sacrifice Hahn to take the spotlight off his own responsibility.

You have to think about trading TA7 Giolito (if any value) anyone from the pen, Reynaldo Lopez, Grandal in walk year, etc. Graveman/Bummer/Kelly. Parting with Robert or Cease is the end, though.

https://www.milb.com/charlotte-knights/roster 6 LHP on current Knights' roster. Banks the most experienced.

Wong now 1/19...that wouldn't solve anything either.

He might have to be traded to jump start yet another rebuild lol. Like the Angels...hard to go anywhere without enough starting pitching or minor league depth behind it.

Banks? Really don't know but things are really a mess already.

Grifol told the Pirates' radio guys he has to try to protect his bullpen somehow for the second half...

Diekman has to be released too...but no way Hahn does it tmrw.

Not even close.

See Pollock...

Jon Adkins or Felix Diaz next? Arnie Munoz has been working out in his backyard with his son and now up to 72-75 mph.