Game Thread Twins vs Sox (Red) 6:40pm cdt 8/29/2022 ad

[Vanimal46]

2 LOBsters. 

[SanoMustGo]

Not good enough.  This team always has to have an automatic out in the lineup

[h2oface]

Well, one is better than none. I wonder what the stat is for futility with the bases loaded and no outs.....

[SanoMustGo]

1 minute ago, mrtwinsfan said:

2nd that here

yeah, a waste of an MLB uniform

[USAFChief]

I guess I shouldn't be disappointed with 1 run from bases loaded no out...but I am.

[jkcarew]

Is it possible Cleveland is still sending Leon a check once a week?

[stocker08]

Unfortunately.....I've seen bases loaded and no outs produce zero runs.  Fact is that the bottom of the lineup is whack right now.  Leon is as close to an automatic out as it gets.  It looks like he is constantly struggling to catch up to pitches.

[SanoMustGo]

all Bundy has done so far is allow baserunners. It will cost him eventually.

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

Is it possible Cleveland is still sending Leon a check once a week?

What were you expecting?

[Winston Smith]

What year does Cave go into the Twins Hall of Fame?

[jkcarew]

14 minutes ago, stocker08 said:

Gordon?  Miranda?

.....but we need guys who have been hitting more consistently getting up to the plate after our top of the lineup batters. 

Miranda’s already batting cleanup, so…my point would be “guys who’ve been hitting more consistently” don’t really exist on the active roster.

[SanoMustGo]

Just now, USAFChief said:

What were you expecting?

Not waste a trade on a guy like that, just use Hamilton, he couldn't be any worse than Leon.

[h2oface]

1 minute ago, SanoMustGo said:

all Bundy has done so far is allow baserunners. It will cost him eventually.

Maybe not, if we are lucky. At 80 pitches now..... Baldelli must be salivating to change pitchers 

[IndyTwinsFan]

4 minutes ago, h2oface said:

Well, one is better than none. I wonder what the stat is for futility with the bases loaded and no outs.....

Don't know the league average for that situation, but I feel quite confident in believing we're waaay below league average in converting those opportunities. 

[mrtwinsfan]

1 minute ago, SanoMustGo said:

Not good enough.  This team always has to have an automatic out in the lineup

 

5 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

Is it possible Cleveland is still sending Leon a check once a week?

 

[SanoMustGo]

1 minute ago, h2oface said:

Maybe not, if we are lucky. At 80 pitches now..... Baldelli must be salivating to change pitchers 

Is salivating on his spreadsheet?

[mrtwinsfan]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

What were you expecting?

Sending Pagan one for sure

[stocker08]

1 minute ago, jkcarew said:

Miranda’s already batting cleanup, so…my point would be “guys who’ve been hitting more consistently” don’t really exist on the active roster.

 

As I said....and I noticed it first in the Rangers series.....Gordon had been batting sixth or seventh.....despite batting nearly .300 in August.  Outside of a couple recent games....Kepler has been dreadful at the plate.

[jkcarew]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

What were you expecting?

I was looking for 160-180 BA and 550-570 OPS. Can’t believe he’s underperforming. Think of where we’d be with a HOT Sandy Leon.

[SanoMustGo]

Get him out NOW.  He has not been good tonight, just lucky

[h2oface]

13 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

Is it possible Cleveland is still sending Leon a check once a week?

Double jeopardy/paychecks this series. He also won a ring with Boston in 2018 (.177 with a .511 OPS!) 5 years with the Red Sox, 2015-2019. Post season winner. We could use a little of that.

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

I was looking for 160-180 BA and 550-570 OPS. Can’t believe he’s underperforming. Think of where we’d be with a HOT Sandy Leon.

Leon hasn't had a .550 OPS since 2017.

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Where have i heard of this Refsnyder fellow before...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

Leon hasn't had a .550 OPS since 2017.

 

Maybe he just hasn't been hot since then?

[h2oface]

.

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Where have i heard of this Refsnyder fellow before...

UofA?

 

[wsnydes]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Leon hasn't had a .550 OPS since 2017.

 

So he's due!

[jkcarew]

8 minutes ago, stocker08 said:

 

As I said....and I noticed it first in the Rangers series.....Gordon had been batting sixth or seventh.....despite batting nearly .300 in August.  Outside of a couple recent games....Kepler has been dreadful at the plate.

OBP going into tonight…

Kepler .327

Gordon .314

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Just now, USAFChief said:

UofA?

 

Must be.

[jkcarew]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Leon hasn't had a .550 OPS since 2017.

 

Then he’s due!