Twins 11, Cubs 1: Twins Power Past Cubs

[stringer bell]

46 minutes ago, Hans Birkeland said:

I think anyone who has played 14 straight and gone 0 for 25 deserves   needs a day off.

Fixed it for ya'.

[jkcarew]

59 minutes ago, JDubs said:

He currently has a .906 OPS, good for a 146 OPS+. One of the many reasons batting average is not a good stat to rely on is that it drastically undervalues power relative to contact. If you only get one hit every 5 at bats but that hit goes 500 feet, that's a lot more valuable than 2 singles in those 5 at bats.

Right?

Poor Joey and his 199 BA. If he keeps playing like this, he’ll be lucky to get a contract worth more than $60M this off-season.😉

[jmlease1]

4 hours ago, Whitey333 said:

Gallo hits a mammoth homerun and people forget he is hitting around 190 which is near his 199 CAREER.  I sure hope the offense can be more consistently good than bad.  Go Twins

Gallo is who he is. He's never going to get a ton of hits, but as hard as he hits the ball he's going to get a high % of doubles and HRs. He's drawing walks, he's hitting for power, and he's got an OPS+ of 143 while playing gold-glove caliber defense. He doesn't need to hit .250 to be a plus for the offense; he just can't be down at .160 like he was in NY and LA, with a serious power outage. Despite the low BA, he's still got one of the best OBPs on the roster.

[SteveLV]

I really like Gallo, think people here underrate his defense and versatility, but there is some recency bias with these comments.  Remember, he had not hit a home run for 3 weeks before last night.

Solid signing by this FO.

[D.C Twins]

5 hours ago, Bigfork Twins Guy said:

Did you see the diving almost catch Gordon made yesterday?  I fear Buck would have attempted the same and maybe came up limping or like a few years back come up with a concussion.  Taylor also has made a few of those short diving catches.

If Buxton can refrain from putting himself in danger of an injury (meaning playing less aggressive) then yeah, put him out there.  If he cannot refrain, then keep him in the DH spot (he's on track for over 500 AB's) and let our other competent CF's handle the field.

Catches that other's dive for, Buck can catch on the run. 

Buck in CF means someone better than Taylor (or Gordon) can hit in the lineup.

There is always a risk for injury but he is worth FAAAAAAAAR less as a player being DH only.