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  1. jkcarew
    He’s never in his career had an idea where the strike zone is…which is why you should never throw him a pitch over the plate.
  2. jkcarew
    Wallner needs to try to be hit by that pitch.
  3. jkcarew
    Welcome to 2026, Zebby! Maybe, just needed to rearrange some cargo to right the list.
  4. jkcarew
    Mets losers of 15 of their last 17. Twins losers of 9 of their last 10. It’s getting hard to see another win on the remaining schedules of either team, now that they don’t get to face each other.
  5. jkcarew
    Seems there’s a bit of a misconception in some of these and some game review threads that Kaelen Culpepper is tearing it up in AAA. Maybe because of the nice start. Currently 337/402/739…quite pedestrian for the IL. Doesn’t mean I wouldn’t promote him, because…why not. But my offensive expectations would be quite tempered for a while.
  6. jkcarew
    In what universe does it make sense at this point to bat Buxton in front of Martin. One has a very high OBP and low power…one has excellent power and a low OBP. (Martin was getting on base at a good rate last year as well…Buxton has low OBP even when he’s ‘good’.) The statistical likelihood of Buxton missing an ‘extra’ PA if/when the lineup flips in the 9th inning doesn’t outweigh this stat line after 26 games: 7 RBI on 10 extra base hits…5 of which were HR. So inefficient. Lee wasn’t very good offensively last year, but he was better last year than he was in his rookie year. Now, he looks like he’s going to be better this year than last. Is he slowly becoming a good hitter? Could be.
  7. jkcarew
    He’s in his 5th professional season, his 3rd season seeing AAA batters, turns 24 this season, and most importantly is on the 40-man roster…so as far as a career with the Twins goes…tick, tick, tick
  8. jkcarew
    Man, the Saints pitching is beyond awful. Dead last in the 20-team IL in about every category that matters…WHIP, ERA, OPS, HR, BA. The offense is struggling to get to middle of pack. And the team owns the worst run differential in the league. Seems like the offense probably will come around more…guys like Jenkins and Gonzalez have very low BABiP, for instance. Unfortunately, the pitching’s best chance at improving might be different pitchers. The lesson for those that claimed the Saints were “loaded” with talent: other teams have top-20 prospect lists too
  9. jkcarew
    Except for the walks and the home runs, he can be effective. Sounds like he’d fit right in. Bring him up!
  10. jkcarew
    ngl…if April 22 proves to be the last day the Twins held a 500 or better record during the 2026 season…it would easily be 20 days later than I thought it would be.
  11. jkcarew
    The stat line that had more to do with the encouraging results than any other: 0 walks. Strike ratio (63%) probably needs to be a tad higher in the long term…but, he got away with it last night because they were constantly chasing and/or whiffing on the slider. Good for him. Rojas shaky, but he escaped. Congrats on the milestone to him, as well.
  12. jkcarew
    He is. I get why they started him repeating at Fort Myers this spring, but it would be more ideal if he were in Cedar Rapids right now based on age (21) and pedigree. And these results may convince the org that he’s ready.
  13. jkcarew
    Jenkins turned on a first-pitch off-speed offering on the inside corner. Good to see. Prayers out to Brandon Winokur. The owner of two consecutive golden sombreros. Riding a streak of 8 consecutive K’s. Take a day off and hit the reset button, kid.
  14. jkcarew
    I don’t know if 6 and 5 innings respectively for Rojas and Quick mean anything at all, especially for Quick who’s pitching at a level for which a 22 year old of his pedigree probably shouldn’t be pitching. I assume he won’t be there long. But yes, it’s good to see them obviously healthy and succeeding out of the gate.
  15. jkcarew
    The WILLINGNESS to do things different from what made you better than everyone else throughout your entire baseball life is a sign of maturity. The ABILITY to make those adjustments successfully is what makes a good major league hitter. Tip of the hat to ERod for step 1. You know it can’t be easy.
  16. jkcarew
    Both Jenkins and ERod had 4 PA each against lefties, as well. So, not bad.
  17. jkcarew
    Part of the process (I think and hope). Based on his athletic pedigree (elite wrestler), he isn’t going to fail from lack of effort, work, or discipline. Keep writing his name in the lineup. Use a pen.
  18. jkcarew
    Yes, there’s the bullpen and the defense…and then there’s scoring one measly run in the final six innings…and that run manufactured by Outman and Martin. Three consecutive really really good starts by the pitching staff…3 consecutive losses. The offense played their part.
  19. jkcarew
    CJ Culpepper’s best AA outing. Ideally…given his age due to the seasons ruined by injury…he’d be in AAA soon. It’s been such a struggle to get back to this level. Love to see some momentum building for him.
  20. jkcarew
    Bradley had very good results considering he faced much more adversity than in his previous starts. Very encouraging.
  21. jkcarew
    Prielipp a little more efficient as well. Love to see it.
  22. jkcarew
    But, I literally said the approach is GREAT when you can hit 340-360 with it. But that’s really really hard. Especially now when you face 3 different pitchers a game. Not sure the approach is ideal today for anyone not named Joe Mauer.
  23. jkcarew
    Jenkins is starting to remind me of Maurer…but not in a good way. He’s taking 93 mph fastballs on the inside half of the plate and hitting them to left field. That approach is great if you’re hitting 340-360 with it as Maurer was in his prime. But, through 154 AAA plate appearances Jenkins is hitting 233 with 2 home runs. Not saying he’s flaming out as a prospect. He’s 21. Small sample, but it’s been slow going so far at the AAA level for him. Doesn’t seem real close to being a needle mover in the bigs quite yet. Meanwhile, loving ERod’s work on trimming the K-rate. 25% vs 32% last year. Small sample, baby steps. But, in watching him, he really does seem to be trying to tweak the approach. More aggressive earlier in the count.
  24. jkcarew
    13 runs on 16 base runners. 6 for 7 with RiSP. This is exactly how I saw the lineup performing this season.
  25. jkcarew
    To me it’s outfield. I don’t think he’s likely to materially improve our situation at 1B. But against lefties in the corner. Yes. The conundrum is do you take him out of an every-day role in AAA to have him platoon (and playing 35% of the time) with the Twins? I’d say yes based on his age…how much more development is there given his age? But, I think they’re in love with Outman’s defense. Unfortunately, probably not going to see Fedko until an IL stint from Larnach or Wallner.
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