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  1. jkcarew
    That Hansel!...
  2. jkcarew
    AL-ca-la, adj.; having the ability to propel 9-inch, 5oz spheres at very high rates of velocity in such a manner that it hits the exact center of the barrel of a bat at least one time per 20 trials. ”You look so good, and then I look up and see a ball attempting to separate from the earth’s gravitational pull. You’re so Alcala!”
  3. jkcarew
    Jeffers and Garver are a bad pair. Both bat-first, both right-handed. I believe you need to go with one or the other, plus a true defense-first backup like Rortvedt who plays significantly less than the starter. What they do with the other guy depends upon what he could return in a trade and what your plans are for Sano, Kirilloff and the DH role. I agree it’s something that needs to be addressed...Garver/Jeffers with the 2021 roster was a bad plan from the get-go. Good topic.
  4. jkcarew
    Exactly this. Missed on Anderson...but if the Twins still had Wade and someone was willing to offer someone/something with a chance, the Twins would still be right to pull that trigger in a New York minute.
  5. jkcarew
    Who do you think has impacted the success (lack thereof) the club more? The guy who was expected to consistently pitch effectively deep into his starts at the top of the rotation, who has done the exact opposite...when he hasn’t been totally absent? Or the number 5 starter who was expected to be iffy, and has been spectacularly bad? Yes, Shoemaker has been a worse pitcher, not surprising in that if you predicted a number 5 to be the worst at the beginning of a season, you’d be right more often than not.
  6. jkcarew
    Maeda and Colome. Dobnak doesn’t factor nearly as much (innings-wise) if Maeda is solid...and Happ and Shoemaker aren’t that far from what I expected. To be sure, they’ve been very bad #4/5’s instead of standard bad 4/5’s. And Colome. Well, Colome.
  7. jkcarew
    The point is, he can’t be taking an active roster spot until he can be at least ‘available’ to play every day. And that’s why he still hasn’t been activated as of Tuesday evening. And so now he’s sitting in Seattle doing basically nothing. It’s a six game trip, if he’s not ready by Friday, they should have left him in St. Paul or Minneapolis, IMO.
  8. jkcarew
    His very first hit, he full sprinted a triple. Once he has his timing back, he should be playing for the Twins. Based on results, it’s hard to argue that he had his timing after two games. But if he’s constantly complaining that he’s still too sore to play every day (back-to-back, etc.) then he should not yet be on the Twins active roster...so, that must be the case.
  9. jkcarew
    Larnach does seem so calm in the box. My concern with Kirilloff is the OBP with his low BB rate.
  10. jkcarew
    If the caution demonstrated with Buxton ever resulted in more games played in the future, this wouldn’t be as frustrating. But we know it won’t.
  11. jkcarew
    Dodgers have decided to give Graterol some extra time in AAA as he works his way back. Came off the IL a week ago, and the Dodgers optioned him.
  12. jkcarew
    If Sano's BABiP gets to league average, he'll be much better than average. And if it works it's way all the way back to his career average, he'll be very, very good. Even this year, his HR/PA has been elite, better than guys like Judge and Stanton. Meanwhile, he's leading the Twins in HR and RBI...while struggling to make contact, and getting bad luck when he makes contact. Happy for Gordon. It's been a long journey for him. I'm pumping the breaks a bit, as it's only been 32 PA, and his BABiP is unsustainably high. Still, he looks the part of a nice piece to have on a roster. You can hate the Astros for cheating, but they don't have to cheat to be good. And they're proving it this year. That's a good ballclub, and this was a good win. Berrios was the star.
  13. jkcarew
    Satire friends. Satire.
  14. jkcarew
    Toronto sure treats Martinez strangely for a 19 year-old they think is going to stick at short...let alone stick as a plus defender. He DH’s and plays 3 rd a fair amount and speed doesn’t show up in his numbers, either. As Dman noted, he’s not going to be faster or more agile, with more range in 2-3 years when he arrives. His bat seems far ahead of Palacios and Javier...but he doesn’t seem closer than either of those two as a major-league shortstop. Maybe his bat projects so well, he’s a good 3B prospect? We need those too. Anyone else find it weird that Franklin hasn’t appeared in the minors yet this year when he had already dipped a toe into A+ ball in 2019? Red flag?
  15. jkcarew
    The pitcher can be replaced after the one batter without penalty in the event of an injury. The only other way being if the leadoff guy hits into a triple play.
  16. jkcarew
    Who does Rocco bring in after Rogers retires the leadoff batter in the 9th?? Really no good options.
  17. jkcarew
    Yet leads the team in RsBI
  18. jkcarew
    And lefties are called ‘northpaws’...and their fastballs can reach 160.
  19. jkcarew
    Thanks much for this update. Mudcat was so colorful and talented, on and off the field. Rest In Peace, Mudcat.
  20. jkcarew
    Happ’s found an out pitch.
  21. jkcarew
    I never thought in a million years Happ would struggle with the Yankees lineup.
  22. jkcarew
    In ‘79, Marshall appeared in 90 games...and finished 84, while pitching 143 innings...as a reliever...with 81 K’s. Game hasn’t changed much, has it? ?
  23. jkcarew
    Being ‘kind’ or ‘fair’ or respectful with how you treat those in your organization has nothing to do with commitment to winning and willingness to take on significant financial risk in pursuit of championships. They’re two completely different things. The overwhelming majority of criticism of ownership found on this site is in relation to the latter. We can all agree that it’s good to root for an organization that will make a move like they did for Stashak. At the same time, let’s not pretend that even a dozen such moves would amount to even a decimal point on the financial statements.
  24. jkcarew
    And now we know why Hackimer was allowed to fail so spectacularly...and humiliatingly...in the previous day’s game. Classy.
  25. jkcarew
    How about because Hackimer is a human being? A manager letting a player fail is one thing. Letting him fail spectacularly, is another. And the next day the organization releases him. Classy.
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