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  1. jkcarew
    A herpetologist is someone who specializes in the study of reptiles and amphibians. If it slithers around on its belly, a herpetologist will know what it is you're welcome, everyone
  2. jkcarew
    It's called a slide, not a roll. But yes. I too wish he was in the lineup instead of Castro.
  3. jkcarew
    This. It never figured to be an above-average offense. Simple matter of probabilities when you're counting on so many to improve on recent performances, whether young guys taking a step or veterans needing to bounce back. Is there a scenario where most of the outcomes needed come to fruition? Sure. But it's not a good bet. And, while I'm not buying the 'tough pitchers' theory...I do think the offense can be 'near' league average by the end of the year. Maybe. That might be good enough to make a good team if the pitching stays even close to what it has been (and the defense holds up).
  4. jkcarew
    Oops.
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    He is what he is at this point. I expect the K% to come back 'down' to 30%, his career rate, as the season progresses. But the OBP won't...low 300's is about as good as it's going to get. The biggest problem right now...the biggest difference between 2023 and 2019-2022 for Buxton is that his HR-rate is WAY WAY down. Instead of an Aaron Judge pace, he's on a 162-game pace for about 20. That's not going to provide a ton of value combined with the low OBP. For Buxton to be 'good' offensively, his fly balls need to leave the park at a very, very high rate. That's what he's had in his recent good seasons...league-leading HR/FB rates. That's who he is offensively.
  6. jkcarew
    My bad. Maybe I ignored it because of all the K's :)
  7. jkcarew
    I'm very surprised Gallo came back without a rehab assignment. He was out quite a while to simply step right back in and hit major league pitching. Good for him. (And the Twins!)
  8. jkcarew
    What are they doing with Balazovic? I would have expected them to stretching him out for starting assignments, not bringing him in to get 3 outs at the end of games. If they are all-in to bolster the 2023 major-league bullpen with the likes of Balazovic and Headrick, that might be the 'best' thing to do for the club in 2023...but, not sure it's the right thing for Balazovic or Headrick. Interesting.
  9. jkcarew
    Yeah. Feel bad for any local A's fans. But Oakland wasn't going to work...and for more reasons than just the stadium. I can't blame ownership on this one. I guess they could have been more transparent in the process, but don't know how realistic that is given the need to maintain a little leverage with Vegas and/or whoever else may have been in play.
  10. jkcarew
    He’s always been a starter. They’ll put him in St Paul so he can stay stretched out. Maybe becomes emergency LH BP arm if/when Moran is toast. But, I haven’t heard anything about them giving up, or screwing with, his development as a starter…quite the opposite, over the winter we were hearing that they were high on him as a starter.
  11. jkcarew
    Are they ready to turn him into a relief pitcher? Will continue to give him starts in St Paul, I assume…unless I missed some news.
  12. jkcarew
    Everyone realizes Headrick is a starting pitcher, right? It’s not often you have a rested starter in the bullpen. This was the exact right situation to take advantage of that.
  13. jkcarew
    Wherever you were, you think you could be there tomorrow at 1:30 eastern as well? That’d be great.
  14. jkcarew
    The offense seems a bit inconsistent this season. I’ve got no numbers to back that up. It just seems like it.
  15. jkcarew
    Needs to be yelling “You got it!!”…immediately.
  16. jkcarew
    Love to see him finish the year with 4 4-run homers.
  17. jkcarew
    I don't think we know yet that Balazovic is "not performing" this year, do we? It seems like they are working on stretching him out since he didn't have a spring training. Ridiculously small sample, but it's significantly better than his typical appearances last year. I'm assuming the appearances will get longer and more frequent. TBD.
  18. jkcarew
    Nice write up! Connor Prielipp. Sigh. Not getting a good vibe watching Rodriquez. I hope he's willing to listen and learn. A lot of success early on...but the path is rarely linear.
  19. jkcarew
    I'm enjoying the results. Sometimes, it just seems like confidence and throwing the ball over the plate early in the count with conviction. I know it's not that simple.
  20. jkcarew
    I don't think we yet have quite enough information to really know the situations were totally analogous. Even if they were, these situations are unfortunately, (or maybe fortunately if a Twins pitcher is involved at some point), going to involve some subjectivity on the part of the umpires as it relates to the use of rosin...and what looks like, or doesn't look like rosin...and what's excessive vs acceptable. I actually think there's a very fine line with regards to 'legal' substances (rosin, saliva in some circumstances) ...I don't want the pitcher's objective to be obtaining 'unfair' or 'unnatural' advantage...but I also want them to have a very good grip/control of the ball in their hand. Especially in the cooler weather. It's a matter of player safety. Also, if the umpires are playing favorites, I have a hard time believing they toss the hall-of-famer and defer to Domingo German...no matter who they play for.
  21. jkcarew
    The 'catch' with Kirilloff is that for him to be productive, a needle-mover in the 3-5 spots...he has to come with power. And the injury (even in the 'repaired' state) seems like one that could possibly negatively impact his power...even while maintaining his bat-to-ball skills. For now, I'll just be happy that it looks like we're going to get to find out. His floor (in a scenario where he is 'healthy'), is still probably someone that helps the Twins lineup. At least the 2023 lineup. But, yes, the jury is very much still out on whether he can be healthy ENOUGH to be a difference-maker in the middle of the order.
  22. jkcarew
    Lee not realistic at all. Polanco, Kirilloff, and Lewis will make a crowded infield more crowded. What are you doing with Solano, Farmer, Gordon, Miranda? If the Twins contend into the second half, Lee comes up only in the event of multiple long-term injuries…and only to take someone’s job and play every day. If the Twins DON’T contend, I could see a fire sale, and then bringing him up. And if they love him as much as they say they do, it doesn’t matter in the least whether he comes from St. Paul or directly from AA. (Buxton came to Twins directly from AA, for instance…not uncommon at all for the top guys.)
  23. jkcarew
    He’s gotta play, though. Hasn’t even started a rehab assignment, right? He’s looking at 20 PA into May…and then, he’s looking at the possibility of getting platooned/sat against lefties (he’s already been pinch hit for a couple of times). Gotta have some counting stats to win that award...not clear whether he’ll get the PA’s needed. I’d be happy if he simply got healthy, and can be moderately productive against right-handed pitching, while providing some defensive flexibility.
  24. jkcarew
    To be fair, Rocco backed himself into a corner by sticking with Moran all the way to the Refsnyer AB. By that time, he’s going to look bad if he leaves Moran in to get beat…but, he also looks pretty silly bringing in a right-hander (even ‘good’ Pagan) to face Verdugo and/or Devers with the game on the line. IMO, he needed to make the move to Pagan right away…and give Pagan a chance to clean up the mess against the bottom of the order.
  25. jkcarew
    If we’re going to score runs…well, like we’re scoring runs…then the pitching AND the defense both need to be very good. Again, the pitching was good enough…but, the defense wasn’t. I didn’t have an issue with Moran in the 10th. Thought it bizarre when he was left in to face Refsnyder. He get’s the DP somehow…then, I’m sure Rocco wants to leave him in against Verdugo to preserve the lefty-lefty matchup. Weird sequence. It’s Fenway…it’s not a great pitching staff…score more than 2 runs.
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