Game Thread: Twins (Ober) @ Angels (Sandoval), 4/26/24 @ 8:38 CT

[Mike Sixel]

Sigh. Gotta admit, I'm losing faith every day in this FO/manager combo.....there is NO reason for Julien to be sitting at all. None. I don't care about getting Farmer going....I want the best players in the game. 

[Schmoeman5]

This was the lineup I expected. Not that I agree. I don't get hitting Buxton behind Jeffers. But in today's game things are different for sure. 

[nicksaviking]

7 minutes ago, jorgenswest said:

True.

Their left handed batters against left handed pitchers have an OPS of .775. The right handed batters against lefties have an OPS of .708. The right handed batters are pulled down by Farmer and Santana who comprise 23% of those plate appearances with an OPS of .319. 

I'm fine if we get that number down to 0% to fix that issue.

[Mike Sixel]

Martin should be bunting toward 3B every AB....*

*assuming it isn't an RBI situation.

[nicksaviking]

5 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Sigh. Gotta admit, I'm losing faith every day in this FO/manager combo.....there is NO reason for Julien to be sitting at all. None. I don't care about getting Farmer going....I want the best players in the game. 

It's not like Farmer's even playing SS anymore. There's going to be no excuse to continue to roster him when Correa and Lewis are back, not to mention when Lee becomes healthy.

[RpR]

9 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Sigh. Gotta admit, I'm losing faith every day in this FO/manager combo.....there is NO reason for Julien to be sitting at all. None. I don't care about getting Farmer going....I want the best players in the game. 

Stone hands and 29 Ks; he is doing a good job imitating Gallo at this point last year, without the fielding skills.

The fact he is hitting better against Lefties than Righties is a bit amazing.

[Mike Sixel]

19 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

It's not like Farmer's even playing SS anymore. There's going to be no excuse to continue to roster him when Correa and Lewis are back, not to mention when Lee becomes healthy.

Right, but Miranda will go down because "options" are more important than playing actual good players....better to lose with bad players in the majors and better players in the minors, in case those guys get hurt, or something like that*

*not talking SP here, but the bullpen would be a lot better with Alcala in it than random dude...

[Craig Arko]

I see Jesus Luzardo is on the IL with elbow tightness. I was really hoping the Twins would trade for him. In hindsight, maybe it would not have been a good idea. O, Fortuna!

[Riverbrian]

Look at the lineup tonight and look at the lineup Wednesday against Crochet. 

See any change. 

Rocco isn't throwing curveballs at us. Rocco is as consistent as they come. 

Monday when we face Crochet again.. This will be the lineup again.

Sandoval and Crochet have huge left/right splits. 

Sunday against the lefty Detmers who has reverse splits. We might see a lefthander in the lineup. Kepler most likely... maybe Julien if Rocco goes crazy.  

 

[mnfireman]

So, if Baldelli is still manager when/if Rodriguez and Jenkins make it to the show, we can expect them to consistently sit against LHP? 

[USAFChief]

1 hour ago, Mike Sixel said:

Sigh. Gotta admit, I'm losing faith every day in this FO/manager combo.....there is NO reason for Julien to be sitting at all. None. I don't care about getting Farmer going....I want the best players in the game. 

I gave up on Rocco last year. Started a thread, even. 

 

[Riverbrian]

1 hour ago, jorgenswest said:

True.

Their left handed batters against left handed pitchers have an OPS of .775. The right handed batters against lefties have an OPS of .708. The right handed batters are pulled down by Farmer and Santana who comprise 23% of those right handed plate appearances with an OPS of .319.

Their best hitter against lefties this year is Julien.

Reasonable result when you roster players to protect against 25% of the pitchers that you face at the expense of 75% of the pitchers you face. 

[Riverbrian]

6 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

So, if Baldelli is still manager when/if Rodriguez and Jenkins make it to the show, we can expect them to consistently sit against LHP? 

Yes... unless we are over stacked with lefties. 

Or unless they learn their lesson this year with Margot and Farmer not being adequate to face right handers. 

 

[nicksaviking]

9 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

So, if Baldelli is still manager when/if Rodriguez and Jenkins make it to the show, we can expect them to consistently sit against LHP? 

But they'll be allowed to pinch run.

[Riverbrian]

11 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

So, if Baldelli is still manager when/if Rodriguez and Jenkins make it to the show, we can expect them to consistently sit against LHP? 

Keep in mind. This isn't Rocco alone. 

Someone has to build the roster for this to be executed on the field.  

[Mike Sixel]

4 minutes ago, Riverbrian said:

Keep in mind. This isn't Rocco alone. 

Someone has to build the roster for this to be executed on the field.  

Not to mention all the strategy they talk about and agree on.....if the FO hated this, he'd not be employed by now.....

[Riverbrian]

1 minute ago, Mike Sixel said:

Not to mention all the strategy they talk about and agree on.....if the FO hated this, he'd not be employed by now.....

Exactly. Rocco isn't rogue. You can't be this predictable and consistent rogue. 

You can't keep your job being rogue. 

 

[$tryf4Life]

54 minutes ago, Riverbrian said:

Look at the lineup tonight and look at the lineup Wednesday against Crochet. 

See any change. 

Rocco isn't throwing curveballs at us. Rocco is as consistent as they come. 

Monday when we face Crochet again.. This will be the lineup again.

Sandoval and Crochet have huge left/right splits. 

Sunday against the lefty Detmers who has reverse splits. We might see a lefthander in the lineup. Kepler most likely... maybe Julien if Rocco goes crazy.  

 

Oh no doubt. 
 

doesn’t mean I gotta like it though ;) 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

23 minutes ago, Riverbrian said:

Exactly. Rocco isn't rogue. You can't be this predictable and consistent rogue. 

You can't keep your job being rogue. 

 

I wouldn't got up against the rogue union on that.

 

Or is it a rogue guild?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

8 hours ago, RpR said:

Julien's numbers this year are the opposite of expected, he is doing far better against Lefties than Right handed pitchers.

Hmmm. Being a batter, somehow i myself would expect Julien to do better than right handed pithers against lefties...

[USAFChief]

Sylvester Stallone, Jean Claude VanDamme, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are sitting around discussing casting for their upcoming musical.

Stallone: "I'll be Beethoven."

VanDamme: "I'll be Mozart."

Schwarzenegger: "Nope. Forget it."

[nicksaviking]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Sylvester Stallone, Jean Claude VanDamme, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are sitting around discussing casting for their upcoming musical.

Stallone: "I'll be Beethoven."

VanDamme: "I'll be Mozart."

Schwarzenegger: "Nope. Forget it."

I get the joke, that makes me sophisticated right?

[big dog]

Well, it makes you smarter than me, that's for sure. Or at least more on Chief's wavelength.

[Riverbrian]

28 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

I wouldn't got up against the rogue union on that.

 

Or is it a rogue guild?

CIty in Louisiana.

Baton Rogue

[big dog]

15 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Sylvester Stallone, Jean Claude VanDamme, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are sitting around discussing casting for their upcoming musical.

Stallone: "I'll be Beethoven."

VanDamme: "I'll be Mozart."

Schwarzenegger: "Nope. Forget it."

I got it! I'll be Haydn.

Wait, no- I'll be Strauss.

That's not it...I'll be Rachmaninoff.

Hmmm...

[Riverbrian]

4 minutes ago, big dog said:

I got it! I'll be Haydn.

Wait, no- I'll be Strauss.

That's not it...I'll be Rachmaninoff.

Hmmm...

That's quite a Liszt. 

[ashbury]

4 minutes ago, big dog said:

I got it! I'll be Haydn.

Wait, no- I'll be Strauss.

That's not it...I'll be Rachmaninoff.

Hmmm...

I do believe you got the Handel on Chief's joke.

[nicksaviking]

5 minutes ago, big dog said:

I got it! I'll be Haydn.

Wait, no- I'll be Strauss.

That's not it...I'll be Rachmaninoff.

Hmmm...

So wrong, obviously:

[Riverbrian]

6 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

So wrong, obviously:

I remember him. 

[mrtwinsfan]

Pick 2 Click==Farmer