Make it Official! Twins 7, Brewers 3: Kirilloff, Jeffers Provide Comeback Clout

[bean5302]

14 hours ago, Schmoeman5 said:

...What has Margot done to earn this chance?...

So, in the tech industry, you know what the definition for an "expert" is? Like, hey, we're bringing in an expert on xyz project. The definition is "somebody who lives more than 500 miles away." Clearly, a tech and analytics driven front office uses that type of philosophy.

Margot is an "expert" hitter the Twins brought in.

[DJL44]

15 hours ago, Jocko87 said:

In choosing to make it so early, Rocco is making it about at least two additional at bats without knowing anything about what those at bats will mean.

It also lets opposing managers know they can take Julien out of the rest of the game if they have a lefty reliever face him in the 4th inning. Rocco got the better platoon matchup once but gave it away the next two times through the lineup.

Some teams only have one lefty reliever. If that happens, keep Julien in the game knowing he will only face the lefty reliever once.

[RpR]

4 hours ago, jmlease1 said:

Nice to see Jeffers get off the schnide too. You could see the relief in him as he ran the bases, and hopefully this gets him settled in. His power production at the bottom of the lineup can be impactful.

I am not a big fan of Jeffers the way so many here are but when I saw that look on his face, I kinda wish I had been there to give him an,  ATTABOY!

[RpR]

1 hour ago, DJL44 said:

It also lets opposing managers know they can take Julien out of the rest of the game if they have a lefty reliever face him in the 4th inning. Rocco got the better platoon matchup once but gave it away the next two times through the lineup.

Some teams only have one lefty reliever. If that happens, keep Julien in the game knowing he will only face the lefty reliever once.

Probably the fact to Baldelli was Julien was an easy out with the bases loaded; so many here can pee and moan but that is the simple probablility.

The Twins won but the ragging on Margot must be more pleasing than the win.

[DJL44]

2 minutes ago, RpR said:

Probably the fact to Baldelli was Julien was an easy out with the bases loaded; so many here can pee and moan but that is the simple probablility.

And then he pinch-hit with a guy who thought his best option was to bunt with 2 out and the bases loaded. That's a move with at best a 20% chance of success. Julien has a .245 career OBP vs LHP which gives better odds than a bases loaded 2 out bunt.

[RpR]

50 minutes ago, DJL44 said:

And then he pinch-hit with a guy who thought his best option was to bunt with 2 out and the bases loaded. That's a move with at best a 20% chance of success. Julien has a .245 career OBP vs LHP which gives better odds than a bases loaded 2 out bunt.

Julien did have one hit against Lefties this year, so his BA against them is 1.000 but his season average against Righties is .071.

Margot had the better odds.

[chpettit19]

3 minutes ago, RpR said:

Julien did have one hit against Lefties this year, so his BA against them is 1.000 but his season average against Righties is .071.

Margot had the better odds.

Wow. I can't even begin to fathom how this logic is supposed to work. You're mad that many of us disagree with the move and your counter argument is that Julien has struggled against righties this year despite the fact that it was a lefty on the mound and thus Margot had the better odds?

[RpR]

Just now, chpettit19 said:

Wow. I can't even begin to fathom how this logic is supposed to work. You're mad that many of us disagree with the move and your counter argument is that Julien has struggled against righties this year despite the fact that it was a lefty on the mound and thus Margot had the better odds?

Julien Always struggles against Lefties, his one hit was NOT the norm, it is as simple as he is doing truly  lousy, so far, so he and his iffy glove were pulled.

From there Margot decided to bunt and got screwed by they umpires.

[chpettit19]

4 minutes ago, RpR said:

Julien Always struggles against Lefties, his one hit was NOT the norm, it is as simple as he is doing truly  lousy, so far, so he and his iffy glove were pulled.

From there Margot decided to bunt and got screwed by they umpires.

That's how simple it is? Man, you better let Rocco know it's that simple so he stops hitting the guy doing "truly lousy" in the leadoff spot (where he's got him set to hit in 2 hrs). Awfully weird strategy to hit him there if the strategy is so simple that it's just that he's "doing truly lousy." Margot is doing so well that his confidence is so sky high that he laid down a 2 out, bases loaded bunt instead of trying to hit. Got it. Very simple indeed.

[RpR]

3 minutes ago, chpettit19 said:

That's how simple it is? Man, you better let Rocco know it's that simple so he stops hitting the guy doing "truly lousy" in the leadoff spot (where he's got him set to hit in 2 hrs). Awfully weird strategy to hit him there if the strategy is so simple that it's just that he's "doing truly lousy." Margot is doing so well that his confidence is so sky high that he laid down a 2 out, bases loaded bunt instead of trying to hit. Got it. Very simple indeed.

Yes it is.

[TouchEmAllGuy]

I'll add, Julien's defense has improved drastically (based on eyesight only) from when he first came up. 

So fun to see a healthy AK out there and hitting the ball like we all hoped he would. Just stay healthy!!

[USAFChief]

1 hour ago, RpR said:

From there Margot decided to bunt and got screwed by they umpires.

Yeah, screwed by those awful umps. They ruled him out when he was clearly and inarguably out.

Bastards!