Game Thread: Twins v YANKEES, 4/15 @ 12:05pm CT

[Squirrel]

Let’s keep it rolling! Go Twins!

 

[CRF]

Saw on NBC Sports/Rotoworld...Kep was activated today and supposedly is batting 7th for the Twins this afternoon. 

[FlyingFinn]

Wallner sent back to the Saints.

[Squirrel]

10 minutes ago, FlyingFinn said:

Wallner sent back to the Saints.

As was the consensus prediction

[USAFChief]

These Ws in Yankee Stadium are nice and all, but I'm gonna need to see the Twins beat some real teams before I buy into this.

[IndianaTwin]

Transaction on Varland?

[Squirrel]

3 minutes ago, IndianaTwin said:

Transaction on Varland?

If they don’t need a BP arm, and I’m guessing they don’t right now (?), I think they should keep Varland up until they are certain Maeda can make his next start. It’s what I would be inclined to do. 

[Craig Arko]

I do like Julien in that lead off spot.

[IndianaTwin]

10 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

If they don’t need a BP arm, and I’m guessing they don’t right now (?), I think they should keep Varland up until they are certain Maeda can make his next start. It’s what I would be inclined to do. 

Good thought. Probably the main need in the bullpen right now is for the sacrificial lamb if someone gets hammered early. It’s definitely of value to have Varland in the dugout to absorb the wisdom of his colleagues.

[Nine of twelve]

1 hour ago, Squirrel said:

If they don’t need a BP arm, and I’m guessing they don’t right now (?), I think they should keep Varland up until they are certain Maeda can make his next start. It’s what I would be inclined to do. 

Makes sense. And if it turns out they do need a BP arm they can send Varland back down and call someone up in a day's time. Or possibly IL-15 Maeda retroactive to 4/10.

[Nine of twelve]

I see that the 42 on the jerseys is Dodger blue instead of a team's usual color. Is that new this year? Don't remember noticing that in years past.

[bighat]

An incredibly embarrassing offensive start. 4 straight strikeouts to open the game against a very hittable below-average pitcher. 

This is by far the biggest problem baseball faces in the modern era, from a watchability perspective.  

[Schmoeman5]

2 hours ago, USAFChief said:

These Ws in Yankee Stadium are nice and all, but I'm gonna need to see the Twins beat some real teams before I buy into this.

It's kind of funny that you say that, because a lot of New York writers and TV guys were saying the same thing about the Rays and their 13-0 start.

[Nine of twelve]

1 minute ago, Schmoeman5 said:

It's kind of funny that you say that, because a lot of New York writers and TV guys were saying the same thing about the Rays and their 13-0 start.

Being curious about TB's schedule I checked it out and I suppose there's some merit to this. Those wins came against Detroit, Washington, Oakland, and Boston.

[rwilfong86]

1 hour ago, Nine of twelve said:

Makes sense. And if it turns out they do need a BP arm they can send Varland back down and call someone up in a day's time. Or possibly IL-15 Maeda retroactive to 4/10.

Maximum retroactive is 3 days.

[Nine of twelve]

1 minute ago, rwilfong86 said:

Maximum retroactive is 3 days.

Good information. Didn't know that. I thought it could go back to the last game played.

[rwilfong86]

1 minute ago, Nine of twelve said:

Good information. Didn't know that. I thought it could go back to the last game played.

FWIW

 

10-day Injured List

Definition

The 10-day injured list allows clubs to remove injured position players from the 26-man active roster while keeping them on the 40-man roster. There is a separate 15-day injured list for pitchers and two-way players.

Players can be placed on the 10-day injured list for any type of injury, though players with concussion symptoms are first sent to the 7-day injured list. Players on the 10-day injured list must remain out of action for at least 10 days, though a player can also stay on the list for considerably longer than 10 days, if necessary.

Players may be placed on the 10-day injured list "retroactively," meaning the stint is backdated to the day after the last date on which the player appeared in a game. The maximum an IL stint can be backdated is three days, even if a player hasn't appeared in a game for longer than that. For instance, if a player last played on June 1 but isn't placed on the 10-day IL until June 7, the player's team can backdate the 10-day IL stint to June 4. He would be eligible to return from the IL on June 14.

History

After the 2018 season, the 7-day disabled list (or "DL"), 10-day disabled list and 60-day disabled list were renamed, becoming the 7-day injured list, the 10-day injured list and the 60-day injured list.

As part of the 2017-21 Collective Bargaining Agreement, the 10-day injured list replaced the 15-day injured list as the shortest option for non-concussion injuries. Baseball had a 10-day injured list at various points through its history before it was dropped in 1984.

MLB brought back the 15-day IL for pitchers and two-way players in 2022, with the 10-day IL remaining in place for position players

 

https://www.mlb.com/glossary/injuries/10-day-injured-list

[Nine of twelve]

People are not perfect, and that includes this home plate umpire.

[USAFChief]

Incredibly bad pitch to Higashioka.

[rwilfong86]

Game is still early and winnable. 

[CRF]

Kep is still in mid season form. 

[rwilfong86]

Just now, CRF said:

Kep is still in mid season form. 

I kinda wish he would have went to St Paul for a quick rehab

[bighat]

1 minute ago, rwilfong86 said:

Game is still early and winnable. 

Twins have struck out 5 times in 8 AB.

Forget winnable. At this point I'm hoping they get a hit. 

[RickOShea]

2 minutes ago, CRF said:

Kep is still in mid season form. 

 

2 minutes ago, CRF said:

Kep is still in mid season form. 

Which season?

[ashbury]

12 minutes ago, bighat said:

Twins have struck out 5 times in 8 AB.

Forget winnable. At this point I'm hoping they get a hit. 

"Winnable?  I just hope...."

[CRF]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

 

Which season?

All

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Which season?

"The off."

[rwilfong86]

I'm starting to think Mahle is the weak link in this rotation

[Nine of twelve]

Yankee stadium changes a double into a home run. The most overrated ballpark in the majors.

[ashbury]

We may be looking at the first truly short start this season.