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  1. jkcarew
    Twins will end up paying Dobnak $9.25M over the next 5 years. The Yankees will be paying Garrit Cole that over the next 7 weeks. In round averages, Cole is costing the Yankees about 20 times more than Dobnak is costing the Twins. And yet Dobnak only gave up 4 times as many runs. I see what you did there, Jim! Dobnak’s deal was brilliant! It’s the kind of deal that dynasties are built upon. In this case, the Polad family dynasty.
  2. jkcarew
    How’d that work out? You aren’t suggesting Gardenhire would have left him in the game if he hadn’t hit the pitch limit, are you? Hackimer threw 4 strait balls to walk the bases loaded (third walk of the inning). Threw 4 strait balls to walk in the first run. Walked in the second run on a 3-1 count. Highly questionable. Left him in to pitch to yet another batter, to whom he threw a wild pitch before walking. Inexcusable, IMO.
  3. jkcarew
    “The Bats scored three runs as Tom Hackimer walked six in the fourth.” I figured that HAD to be a typo, right? So, I looked up the box score. How does this happen? I know the league is developmental, but come on! You’d figure simple professional accountability (not to mention basic curtesy) to Hackimer himself, the players in the field, and the paying customers, would prohibit the 5th, let alone the 6th, walk from happening. In what universe can that be rationalized, Toby?
  4. jkcarew
    There are already headlines in the papers of Minneapolis every day to slow the roll of tour buses into this city. A bad baseball team is just another one. At this point, It’s highly likely the rebound in 2021 attendance will be plenty muted. How severe and how the organization responds...we’ll see.
  5. jkcarew
    Another dozen or so innings like the 3rd and we’re right back in this thing.
  6. jkcarew
    To my way of thinking, you have to ‘earn’ your way to the all star game...despite the fact that we know it’s been a popularity contest for quite some time. So, no to Buxton with his 98 PA...and not having even started a rehab assignment yet. That leaves Berrios. But it would be a token appearance.
  7. jkcarew
    I expect some changes as the FO evaluates things and begins transitioning some roster positions to the next/emerging wave. But that would have been in play even if things were going well in 2021. Maybe that accelerates a bit. I’ve been critical of Rocco and to a lesser extent the FO in terms of pitching development/acquisition (lack thereof)...but one year of poor results does not a trend make. From the dugout on up management is young and relatively inexperienced. They’re not yet nearly as brilliant as 2019 made them look. But at the same time, they’re probably not nearly as incompetent as 2021 has made them look. Let’s see where they go from here.
  8. jkcarew
    Ironically, just this weekend I watched the Twins take on the Orioles in my grandson’s little league. It was slightly better than what we’re watching tonight.
  9. jkcarew
    47 pitches to get through 2 innings. Most, not all, his fault. Against a nothing lineup. Our ace. Sigh.
  10. jkcarew
    To be fair, it doesn’t help that Shoemaker’s had to match up against a hot Giolito and now Means in his last two starts. He was actually fairly effective against Chicago.
  11. jkcarew
    Means giving up a 485 OPS against left-handed batters. On the other hand, it’s 480 against righties...so..
  12. jkcarew
    I think there’s a point in development where you stop developing the prospect as a starter and move him aggressively as a reliever. Seems like the current regime is a bit slow in pulling that trigger with their best arms? Or more unwilling than some organizations? They finally did it with Graterol, although the writing had been on the wall for a couple seasons. And Alcala. I don’t know...but it’s hard to rationalize the poor record of producing either.
  13. jkcarew
    Notice that when Sano starts hitting bombs, the batter in front of Sano (in close games) gets lots of fastballs over the plate. This has been easy to observe for about a week now. This is a good development, obviously, and is a reminder that the offense COULD possibly catch fire...particularly if Cruz and/or Buxton can get healthy. Don’t know that it can matter for this year given the hole, and given the pitching. But, maybe the club can become more entertaining to watch. (Still, Monday’s game is a tough matchup, especially without a healthy Cruz.)
  14. jkcarew
    Yeah, the lack of a 2020 season...especially for guys coming off major injuries...sure made Rule 5 decisions complicated. But, in the end, this is what Rule 5 is for. Wells gets his deserved opportunity. Good for him!
  15. jkcarew
    This was a case of a highly resistible force (Cleveland’s offenses), running into a very movable object (Twins pitching). We won this battle of titans, but I wouldn’t draw too many favorable conclusions regarding Dobnak or the bullpen quite yet.
  16. jkcarew
    The Naps would be acceptable, as well.
  17. jkcarew
    Wow, everyone gets a mention except the 2006 AL MVP.
  18. jkcarew
    And just like that, Sano has an OPS better than Arraez and Polanco (among others). This is why you just keep putting him in the lineup. The power is ridiculous. Meanwhile, we can dream of consistency.
  19. jkcarew
    Correct. A 1.9 ERA against the league...and about 80 against Chicago.
  20. jkcarew
    In defense of Happ, he’s been the least of our worries. Until tonight.
  21. jkcarew
    Never make the first out of an inning at home. They’re going to regret this if we can score a couple dozen runs in the back end of this game.
  22. jkcarew
    Thank god the White Sox are missing their (arguably) three best right-handed hitters tonight. If not for that, they’d probably be killing us right now.
  23. jkcarew
    I mean, I can enjoy baseball, simply for the sake of baseball. Probably done it that way at least half of my years following the club since the late 60’s. It’s not what I thought I’d be doing this season, but it’s not the end of the world. The Twins were bad in 1990. They didn’t require a rebuild, just some tweaks and a reset. Similarly...as disappointing as 2021 is...I don’t feel like this is likely to carry into 2022 and beyond.
  24. jkcarew
    Berrios wasn’t terribly impressive, but he did something hugely important (especially for this club) that he hasn’t been able to do all year...he got through 7 innings.
  25. jkcarew
    It’s amazing how we still are influenced in terms of context by 2019. 2019 is over and it’s never going to happen again. Not just for the Twins, but for the league. In the context of 2021, the Twins offense is fine. Not great, certainly not ideal, but fine. Easily in the top 20% (or better) in numbers that matter (even in K%, the Twins aren’t near leading the league; R/G top half of AL) And they’re likely to get better given the return (maybe?) of some players and as RISP/clutch results move toward norms. Twins three biggest problems... 1. Relief Pitching 2. Relief Pitching 3. Starting Pitching. (like the offense, SP HAS to be a strength as it was expected to be...and hasn’t been)
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