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  1. jkcarew
    Wow, we’re desperate! Cano is 27 years old and from Cuba, which means there’s a non-zero chance that he’s older than that. Assuming he’s 27, he’s over two years older than the average AA player...and more like 5-7 years older than the top prospects at that level. Maybe there’s something there. But, we don’t know based on anything we see from a player that age in AA ball. My question is...does anyone know what Cano was doing in 2016, 2017, and 2018? (besides defecting from Cuba, apparently)
  2. jkcarew
    Next, let’s rank the world’s largest deserts by how much rain they get!
  3. jkcarew
    Nope, Berrios faces more left-handed at-bats than right-handed at-bats...basically every year he’s been in the league. The information is readily available on Baseball Reference or Fangraphs under ‘splits’. I think your number for lefties is probably low, but in any regard, you’re not accounting for switch hitters and platooning.
  4. jkcarew
    Let’s not give the starters a pass. Those numbers against lefties for Maeda and Berrios are totally unacceptable. Over 50% of the at-bats against these two will be lefties. It’s not like you can platoon them like you could a batter with poor splits. Twins starters have the second-lowest bWAR in the American League. Only Seattle is worse...and barely worse. Short and/or bad start after short and/or bad start. I’ve seen Berrios’s last start defended here, because he only gave up two runs. No. He’s your ‘stud’. He took 105 pitches to get through 6 innings against (by far) the worse hitting club in the league...and in a situation where the club was desperate for a starter to take control and take a game out of the bullpen’s hands. Fail.
  5. jkcarew
    Btw...the new tags indicate that I must ‘love’ a post rather ‘like’ it. That seems an unnecessarily high bar, doesn’t it? As a properly reserved and ‘seasoned’ Minnesota Scandinavian, I’m not sure I’m comfortable displaying this type of raw emotion, and particularly not something as unabashedly agreeable as “love”. Community members, you may notice me not tagging your posts as frequently as in the past. But, know that I still LIKE you.
  6. jkcarew
    Could this be what turns the club around? As an old guy that can’t accept any type of change whatsoever...it’s worth a try. Appreciate it!
  7. jkcarew
    So, you were about 17 when your club won a World Series, and about 21 when they won another? Not bad. That’ll make a loyal fan out of many a non-resident follower! On behalf of the entire state of Minnesota, I’d like to sincerely apologize for the rest of your 20’s, your 30’s, and your 40’s. And looking at the current landscape, preemptively for your 50’s. Hang in there, friend.
  8. jkcarew
    Remember the 2020 Twins team that was 36-24, playing all their games in the Central? Was that team really an above-average team? This year the club will play less than half their schedule against the Central. They’re 5-4 against the Central, and 6-15 against everyone else. Good for Gordon, it’s been a long, slow journey. But, he did himself, and the family, proud today.
  9. jkcarew
    Except he was one of the few Twins to reach base safely two times in yesterday’s game. What he needs to do is start hitting it over the fence when he puts it in play.
  10. jkcarew
    Twins are at a weird spot at the catcher position. Two choices for C2. One, Jeffers, is completely redundant, exact same strengths and weaknesses as Garver and bats from the same side. The other, Rortvedt, is an ideal C2, but probably not quite ready for major league pitching. Both should be getting regular at-bats somewhere. Feel like a Tomas Telis sighting is on the horizon.
  11. jkcarew
    Sano, vs rest of lineup through May 5 (a small sample for everyone concerned)... Players with lower OBP than Sano: Garlick, Astudillo, Polanco, Kepler, Garver, Cave, Kirilloff, Jeffers, Rooker Players with HIGHER K-rate: Garver, Cave, Jeffers, Rooker Sano: 33.9% (against a 36.9% career average) Kirilloff this year: 29.5% Players with lower BABiP: None (accept Rooker) If Sano continues exactly what he’s been doing in 2021, and his BAPiP and HR% normalize even close to career norms, he’ll help the club.
  12. jkcarew
    Graterol is not a RP1. Graterol, much like Buxton through his injury-plagued years, is only good in theory. He’s been shut down (again), with Dave Roberts most recent comment being “we don’t know when he’ll pick up a ball and play catch”. In what little action he’s seen so far this year, he was ineffective. Based on where they’re at right now, easily the biggest needle movers would be May and Pressly. Baddoo has hit a major wall, although there may be plenty of time to regret him in the future.
  13. jkcarew
    In ‘85 when they fired Billy Gardner mid-season, they didn’t want to give the job to a 34 year-old 3rd-base coach, so they gave it to a 40 year-old pitching coach instead. The mistake was correct before the following season concluded. RIP, Mr. Miller.
  14. jkcarew
    Yes. And yes.
  15. jkcarew
    In happier news elsewhere, Keoni Cavaco is 4 for his first 8 low-A at-bats with a double, 2 BB, and only one K. When last we heard from the lad in 2019, things were looking pretty rough in the instructional league.
  16. jkcarew
    Two previous outings. 4+ innings each out of the pen. One mediocre, one very good.
  17. jkcarew
    He’ll play first base. This is the kind of article I’d expect from the Trib. It’s not that complicated. Kirilloff will go to the outfield, and Arraez will move around spelling people and play nearly every day. And sometimes, against certain righties, etc, Kirilloff will be at first base. Sano doesn’t replace Kirilloff...and he doesn’t replace Arraez. He replaces Jake Cave.
  18. jkcarew
    One thing not being talked about enough, IMO, is just how sneakily bad the STARTING pitching has become. Heading into tonight’s game, 3rd-worse in Baseball by bWAR. We’ve entered a pattern where starts are either bad or ‘good’, but WOEFULLY short. It’s the opposite of what we need...and what we thought we had going into the season.
  19. jkcarew
    Starts with your top two starters underperforming in back to back games. Berrios can only give you 6 innings after being spotted a 7 run lead after 3. Maeda is a complete mess and pulls off a miracle to give the club 5 innings yesterday....both starts against teams with average lineups, at best.
  20. jkcarew
    I don’t think so. Our ace threw 95 on Sunday...without making it to the 7th inning.
  21. jkcarew
    Twins haven’t had a starter go 8 yet this year, right? Can’t even think of many instances close. Happ went into the eighth once.
  22. jkcarew
    That Hansel. He’s so hot right now.
  23. jkcarew
    That’s not fair to the guys that have good control, and bad stuff.
  24. jkcarew
    Winner!! Now all we gotta do is score about 80 runs the rest of the week.
  25. jkcarew
    Hasn’t looked good so far on balls in dirt.
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