Brock Beauchamp

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Jax received a raw deal last night. I liked the vote of confidence from Baldelli by trotting him back out there for the fifth, at which point Jax induced what should have been three outs had Arraez not looped that terrible throw away from first base. The 2022 Twins need to focus on actual POSITION players. I don't see space for the likes of all of Larnach, Sano, Rooker, and Arraez all on the same roster.

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Twins Daily has been talking about video internally for the past... 5+ years... or more... But as you may have noticed, we finally started dabbling in video around the trade deadline, only dipping our toe in for starters. We had a few stops and starts and bumps along the way as we learned a lot about how to display video and integrate them into the site. We're definitely still learning and expect to see significant changes along the way but we've moved to the next step of video: a permanent page to present and archive all our videos! Right now, the bulk of the video content is from our own @Tom Froemming and his great (almost) nightly recaps but that's just the beginning, we have a lot more in the works from many names you'll recognize that we'll be rolling out in the coming months. As with the rest of Twins Daily, expect the same great, daily content that breaks down not only the Minnesota Twins but also their minor league affiliates, particularly the St Paul Saints and Wichita Wind Surge! You can also check out a few of our vintage Twins highlight reels with our partners at TC Media Now, of which we hope to expand upon in the coming months! Check out the new Twins Daily video page and let us know what you think!

Louie Varland struck out seven more batters for Cedar Rapids tonight to put himself over the 100-strikeout mark on the season. Also, Nick Gordon hit a home run for St. Paul, Trey Cabbage and Spencer Steer went back-to-back to hit both of their 21st homers of the season and 5-8 catcher Jeferson Morales hit his first home run since being promoted to Cedar Rapids. The Twins were off Thursday, but here are some highlights from the prospects. View full video

Highlights of Bailey Ober's impressive performance as well as some Minnesota Twins prospect highlights (Aaron Sabato, Edouard Julien, Spencer Steer, Drew Strotman). Check out this Twins Recap from Wednesday, 8/11/2021. View full video

Here's a Minnesota Twins rant where I discuss Matt Shoemaker, analytics, the team's philosophy, Nick Gordon, Rob Refsnyder and more. View full video

Here are some highlights of Austin Martin's first game in the Minnesota Twins org as well as an update to my 2021 Twins prospect list. Check out where I slotted in Martin, Simeon Woods Richardson, Joe Ryan, Drew Strotman as well as recent draftees like Chase Petty, Noah Miller and Steve Hajjar. View full video

Highlights of Austin Martin and Simeon Woods Richardson, the two prospects the Minnesota Twins acquired in the José Berríos trade. View full video

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I grew up watching Puckett and then moved to San Diego and watched Gwynn for a decade. Man, I got to watch some good baseball on a nightly basis. But Arraez, if healthy, is a lot more Gwynn than Puckett. And I hope to watch him for years to come.

I don't disagree but I'd like to see the team move Donaldson in the offseason and Sano cannot be trusted. Rooker is more of a longshot for the 2022 roster but I'm not writing him off entirely yet.

Rooker's only hope to stick with the Twins is to hit enough to hold down DH, keeping Sano at first next season... but then that causes a roster pinch across all the corner positions. So... dunno?

Yeah, I'm currently chasing my own tail on this one. I thought I had it resolved yesterday and it came right back, still trying to figure out how to prevent it.

I only popped in and out of the broadcast. Was today Kaat's last day? I feel both sad and satisfied to hear that. Kaat is a good analyst but he's getting up there in age and the game has changed a lot. I'm sad to see him go but understand why it's time. It's nowhere near a Blyleven situation where I'm ready to tell him about doors hitting and asses and ways out. I genuinely like Kaat and think he does a pretty good job but the game is shifting and he has become more stodgy about it every year.

I'm not really sure what to think of Maeda for 2022 but it's pretty obvious something weird was going on with him before he ultimately went on the IL. Here are his stats before the IL: Date Tm G GS GF CG Rslt Dec DR IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP ERA BF BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip Pit Str StL StS GB FB LD PU Unk GSc IR IS SB CS PO AB 2B 3B IBB GDP SF ROE aLI WPA acLI cWPA RE24 DFS(DK) DFS(FD) Apr 1 to May 22, 2021 MIN 9 9 0 0 2-7 W-L:2-2 5.4 42.2 52 30 25 11 39 9 3 5.27 190 .299 .351 .517 .868 .341 718 65% 15% 13% 0.79 26% 7% 0 45 ---% 2 0 0 174 9 1 0 2 0 1 1.06 -0.801 .85 -0.42% -5.44 92.40 194.00 per 162 games 35 35 0 0 21 162 197 114 95 42 148 35 12 718 2713 27 0 8 0 0 658 35 4 0 8 0 4 -3.0 -1.5% -20.5 350 733 And after the IL: Date Tm G GS GF CG Rslt Dec DR IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP ERA BF BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip Pit Str StL StS GB FB LD PU Unk GSc IR IS SB CS PO AB 2B 3B IBB GDP SF ROE aLI WPA acLI cWPA RE24 DFS(DK) DFS(FD) Jun 14 to Aug 14, 2021 MIN 11 11 0 0 6-5 W-L:4-2 5.1 59.1 50 25 25 20 69 7 2 3.79 242 .228 .298 .379 .677 .299 969 65% 15% 15% 0.62 23% 11% 0 55 ---% 0 1 0 219 10 1 1 7 1 1 1.03 0.286 .09 -0.01% 5.70 194.30 358.00 per 162 games 35 35 0 0 16 184 155 78 78 62 214 22 7 749 2996 35 0 0 4 0 677 31 4 4 22 4 4 0.9 0.0% 17.7 601 1107

That seems high but in today's game, it's really not. Sano will be a very productive hitter with a K rate around 30%. Here's hoping this latest trend continues through the end of the season.