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  1. jkcarew
    Gordon has a .787 OPS at the AA level in over 750 PA. Fine...but not exactly destroying the league. He was .906 in a small sample in 2018 before being promoted to AAA...primarily, because he showed the ability to hit the ball over the fence with 5 HR in 180 PA. Now, after 556 PA at the AAA level, he still hasn't gotten to 5 HR. Not to say that his results this season (still only 146 PA due to injuries) haven't been encouraging. They have been. While the offensive expectations have taken a hit, I agree he's still in a position to be a useful major-leaguer.
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    He'd be exposed, right? In that case, I wouldn't think Poppen would be the most likely to fall off the 40-man at that time. Or maybe I'm just wishing. To me, there are a number of guys I'd rather expose on the 40-man...than someone like Poppen, who both seems to have some projection remaining with the good frame and having just turned 25...and also seems to have a shot at helping in 2019. (edit: hadn't yet noticed Spy's post above)
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    Congrats to Poppen. Hope things are working out for Parker. Serious family stuff ranks way higher than a pennant race. Best wishes.
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    In a way, I'd rather have him as a free agent in the off-season than pay much for him as a rental. I think he's got years left as a 3-4 guy (maybe more?). The games he's missed in recent years were not due to arm issues. But I don't think he's much of an upgrade vs a strong Gibson as of this moment. Then again, he'd be great insurance headed into the post season in the event that Odo/Gibson especially turn into pumpkins (as Han mentions above) between now and then. Not easy call. SF will lose leverage as the deadline approaches...there will be pressure for them to get something for him. It will be a game of chicken among the contenders as that date approaches.
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    Twins continue to be in a position where they can be patient with Sano. By patient, I mean play him, continue to work with him, and see how/if he improves. It's hard after a performance that ugly. But, he's had seasons where he's been great in leverage situations as well.
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    I agree that the Twins appear to be showing signs that they can be a good offensive team in the future without Sano or without Sano being a star. Having said that, I think you'd want a better long-term answer/option at 3rd before you'd trade Sano...and I don't think that's Gonzalez, or Adrianza, or Arraez. Sano can do a whole lot of striking out and still be more valuable offensively that Arraez...and it's not like Arraez is a threat on the bases. Of course, they could trade Sano in the off-season for a 3rd-base prospect. I suppose that's possible. In any regard, a big bat at 3rd base still seems to be a weakness in the system. (And fwiw, they continue to play Blankenhorn very little at 3rd.)
  7. jkcarew
    (Don't think anyone has posted this yet?) Lewis and Kirilloff drop moderately. Graterol now at 51, Larnach 95. https://www.mlb.com/news/updated-top-100-prospects-list-june-2019?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
  8. jkcarew
    Sometimes when things aren't clicking (both sides), mistakes are made, hittable pitches are missed...and frustration and doubt creep into the picture...games simply become a war of wills. All of the air left the team and the building it seemed after that sequence in the bottom of the 6th and top of the 7th. This was a different kind of win than the club has come up with to date...and pretty impressive.
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    The moral is that you’d hope your FO is smart enough to protect the players that are going to be the better players...in the case of Glasgow and Meadows...on the verge of being major league all-stars...instead of protecting the guys that are the latest shiniest objects. Example of one organization being way better at this than another. Concur on Arraez...not enough power, speed, or defensive prowess to be too attractive.
  10. jkcarew
    Could Pittsburgh have possibly been fleeced worse than what Tampa did to them in the Chris Archer deal?
  11. jkcarew
    Wrists/hands with hitters...not good. But, it seems an 'impact' injury (ball hits and bruises/breaks stuff) would have less risk of long-term ramifications than having ligament/internal stuff going on with the wrist. (Which is what I think Kirilloff has going on). Not much more than a guess...but anyway, it's where my head's at.
  12. jkcarew
    I thought we were looking at least a four, if not a three. But, the very instant I first saw Pineda on the mound this spring, I lowered my expectations. I found myself less concerned with his pitches than with the possibility that he would injure himself simply navigating around the mound or experience some type of cardiac event. 10 short weeks later, he's in a position to exceed my lowered expectations.
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    Naturally. I'm assuming (hoping) this means retro...and he's available in 6 or 7 days?
  14. jkcarew
    Good point...and it got me thinking... Who are the top Twins in terms of RATES (per PA) for the categories included in this table (and a couple more). So here goes...some eye-openers here (at least for me)...(those currently on the 25-man roster)... Hits: 1-Polanco; 2-Garver 2B: Buxton; Sano 3B: Polanco; Buxton HR: Garver; Sano RBI: Garver; Rosario SB: Buxton; Rosario BB: Sano; Kepler K: lowest...Polanco; Rosario (highest...Sano; Cruz)
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    Regarding the numbers, taking out the periods of struggle would make every player look better than they are. The AAA results, including power/ISO aren't particularly good at this point (other than OBP...boosted quite a bit by an unsustainably high BABiP). But I agree he has a bit of a pattern of having better second-halfs. We'll see what his second half looks like this year...then, in 2020 in all likelihood, we'll see what it looks like for him to repeat a level. (Unless traded, maybe.) To me, there's still way too much that can go wrong with Rooker to have him rated this high...not the least of which is how his bat will need to play given his defensive options at the major league level. And especially relative to guys like Rortvedt and Arraez who seem to be well on their way to establishing floors that put them in the majors.
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    Brent Rooker..."this is a power bat that doesn’t have a ton of swing and miss." I have to ask myself...given his 38% K-rate in AAA, what does a 'ton of swing and miss' look like to you? Rooker's K-rate as a 23 year-old last year in AA was higher than Miguel Sano's was as a 22 year-old in AA. With Rooker the story hasn't changed up to this point. Until his profile changes, the power better be HUGE. And frequent.
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    I don't mind the bunt there in general...at home, late,when even one run scored flips the win probability in a major way. Having said that, I don't think I would have chosen to bunt with that match-up. Watching him, Polanco definitely took a very conservative 'sacrifice-first' approach, IMO. Another way of saying it would be...if he was bunting for a hit, it was about the worse possible bunt approach/placement he could have taken. Bottom line, just got beat by a good pitcher. Boston has a ton of very good starters. The encouraging thing is that Berrios dominated a playoff calibre lineup. You can look at his game logs the last couple of years and you'll see plenty of nice outings. But, he's seldom been able to dominate a really good lineup. It looked like that stuff he had last night would play in a matchup vs Sale, Verlander, etc.
  18. jkcarew
    From Danchat (I take this to mean...after the Southern League all-star break.) http://twinsdaily.com/topic/33539-article-twins-minor-league-report-614-blankenhorn-walk-off-winner-lifts-wahoos/?do=findComment&comment=863217
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    Thanks much!...I hadn't heard anything. If its the wrist, I have two reactions....one, why the mystery with the 'undisclosed' when he went to the IL; two, it's a re-injury....I go from wanting him playing, to pumping the brakes...they obviously already made one mistake by rushing it.
  20. jkcarew
    How did I miss that? Danchat responded to my own post. But Thanks!
  21. jkcarew
    You saw a report confirming Kirilloff’s recent injury is a re-injury of the wrist? If so, your comment is very relevant at this time. Top three prospects...a pitcher with shoulder issues, a hit-first corner OF/1B guy with wrist issues, and a scuffling SS in A+ ball. Not exactly a sell high scenario setting up for this year’s deadline...at least at the top.
  22. jkcarew
    Anyone seen Alex Kirilloff lately? Has he been with the club in Pensacola, or perhaps in Ft Myers? Will he be back after the Southern league all-star game? Should we file a missing persons report? Two weeks and counting for a 7-day IL ‘undisclosed’ injury...for a #2 prospect...and apparently nobody in the Twins Cities can get an update?
  23. jkcarew
    Objectivity probably compromised by all those shiny WS trophies in the hallway. The nerve!
  24. jkcarew
    Yeah...wasn’t advocating for a pinch hitter. And don’t have a pinch hitter anyway for that scenario.
  25. jkcarew
    Berrios pitched like an ace today...against a good lineup. Good to see.
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