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  1. jkcarew
    Win today, takes your chances tomorrow (and the day after). I don’t think they are purposely stretching him beyond a 4-6 out type of thing. He was pretty inefficient in this game, though. To me, 6 outs should always be in play with Duran. Having said that, I don’t think 38-pitch appearances are sustainable. I think that’s definitely undesirable, but I wouldn’t abandon the willingness to attempt the strategy in games like this.,,for it to work he has to be more efficient than he was in this game, though, IMO.
  2. jkcarew
    I’d go with gritty or strong pitching, not dominant…but either way, nice win. On a hunch, I looked up how many of Taylor’s starts had him batting 3rd, 4th, or 5th….in 713 starts… 0 batting 3rd 2 batting 4th 31 batting 5th (Last two kinda surprising…but, KC Royals)
  3. jkcarew
    Preserve tie in 9th, close out the win in the 10th. That’s a Duran Duran game.
  4. jkcarew
    Assuming no Buxton…mostly MAT, with Gordon spelling him against particularly tough righties or when MAT goes into full struggle (K) mode.
  5. jkcarew
    To be fair, you probably didn’t see him 3rd on the team in PA well into June? (Soon to be 2nd; and on pace for 500 on the year)
  6. jkcarew
    Nice. And…walks matter as well.
  7. jkcarew
    I like me some Danny De Andrade. 730 OPS in that league is not bad at all. He’s 19, and he’s a short stop. Any reports on his defense at short?
  8. jkcarew
    Strike outs are A problem, not THEE problem. The best offenses in baseball K about 4 times less than the Twins for every 100 PA. That’s barely more than one K less per game. Today the Twins K’d only 7 times…yet, collective BA was under 200. The Cleveland Guardians K less than anyone (2nd lowest K rate)…and their offense has been beyond atrocious. It’s the way the game is played now, like it or not. Some team is breaking the record…or almost breaking it…every year. Not that it wouldn’t help to K less. It would. But, that’s only one of the issues this lineup has. Below average BABiP team overall as well; XBH% barely league average, despite the small denominator; RISP struggles; lack of running game… If the team was counting on building a batting order around Correa, Buxton, Kepler, Polanco, then the offense figured to be ‘not great’. Buxton is not a great hitter…in fact, has never even been a good hitter over a stretch of more than 100 games. Correa has been a great player, but only a ‘good’ hitter. Kepler was sinking fast headed into the season. And Polanco is ‘pretty good’ and often injured. That’s not a heart-of-the-batting order that’s striking much fear in opponents. With the so-called depth, I called this lineup high floor, low ceiling coming out of spring training. Certainly have tested the floor. Gotta hope Kirilloff and Lewis are real…maybe one of Wallner/Julien…and go from there.
  9. jkcarew
    To be a buyer, you should be ‘close’ or at least a serious team. This team can’t keep it’s head above water even while playing a soft ALC schedule. As of June 8, I’m a seller, if anything.
  10. jkcarew
    He’s got more CF starts than any other Twin has games played regardless of position. The starter has zero. Batting a little better than his career norm…so, there’s that. It could have been worse. I’m just waiting for Rocco to DH him. You KNOW it’s coming. If you can DH a 35-year old Donovan Solano (5 times so far), you can DH Michael Taylor
  11. jkcarew
    Ok…it’s like being a fan of a GOOD soccer team.
  12. jkcarew
    This is as close as I’ll ever come to knowing what a soccer fan feels like.
  13. jkcarew
    Unless they lose the first two…but other than that…no reason.
  14. jkcarew
    There are other places to post about the players you don’t like or that you think are hurting the club. That way, you can be taken seriously rather than randomly complaining in a game recap where said player played well, where you won’t.
  15. jkcarew
    And if not, did anyone notice that our hitters only scored one run?
  16. jkcarew
    You mean the guy that would have had the game-winning RBI in the first inning, but his 2-out single to RF was hit TOO HARD to score Kirilloff from second? That guy? The guy whose hit was one of only 6 for the entire club? What was it about Kepler’s performance tonight that you didn’t like?
  17. jkcarew
    You forgot about all the flawed batters these two clubs can throw at you😉.
  18. jkcarew
    If recent results hold, it sure does.
  19. jkcarew
    Gallo scratched. Castro in LF batting 7th.
  20. jkcarew
    I’m starting to question who the best players are on this team. Or at least, who the leaders are. When the changing of the guard happens, it’s not necessarily a ‘good’ thing (in terms of winning)…but it always feels fresh/new/hopeful/exciting. Rarely do you get to see it happen in the middle of a season while competing for the post season. Thanks, ALC.
  21. jkcarew
    I don’t think you can teach hands. And he’s not marginal defensively. He MAY hit at a 1B/DH level though. That’s the only path I see to a long-ish Twins career, even if Polanco leaves.
  22. jkcarew
    54 of Farmer’s 1600 career PA have come as the cleanup hitter. I’d be willing to bet that 50+ of those came against left handed pitching.
  23. jkcarew
    Rocco extending his middle finger to us “get Buxton in CF” people.🤣
  24. jkcarew
    Rocco LOVES him some Donovan Solano. This much we know. I’d very much rather have Kirilloff at first with a Wallner/Larnach in the OF. But Solano is a better fit until Polanco and Lewis are healthier (I suppose).
  25. jkcarew
    But again it’s not as much the result as the process. Cavaco was a complete lottery ticket from the get-go…at 13th overall. But maybe it’s just me (wouldn’t be the first time)😉
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