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  1. jkcarew
    Small sample AAA ISO… 138 PA Gonzalez: 193 (age 21) 78 PA Jenkins: 174 (age 20) 225 PA Rodriguez: 156 (ages 21-22) Context…702 PA Julien: 184 (ages 24-26)
  2. jkcarew
    Exactly. Rodriguez is supposed to have way more raw power than Julien, but hasn’t shown that at AAA. The approaches are very, very similar…and have no chance of working in the majors unless you demonstrate great, and consistently great power. If anything, Rodriquez has even more swing and miss in him than does Julien…at least at this point.
  3. jkcarew
    I’m concerned the bullpen might not hold up in the playoffs.
  4. jkcarew
    Nobody questioning Em Rodriguez’s potential power… 213 career AAA at-bats, 6 HR; 240/404/401 (805) ISO: 161 Everyone questions Gabriel Gonzalez’s potential power… 113 career AAA at-bats, 5 HR; 304/357/470 (826) ISO: 166 Small samples…but neither screams ‘future big league slugger’. Gonzalez’s results seem more sustainable as they don’t rely on a ridiculous walk rate that has almost zero chance of being replicated in the majors…and comes with way fewer K’s. Gonzalez is a full year younger than Rodriguez.
  5. jkcarew
    Temperature? Very chilly. But it’s weird…I’ve started to become comfortably numb.
  6. jkcarew
    As a person who doesn’t want to defend management in any way, it’s…um…way too early to even have a very legitimate opinion on these guys. When any team acquires young “major league ready” talent at the deadline it doesn’t typically mean “major league productive”. If that were the case, the contending team doesn’t let them go in the first place. It simply means that the next stage of development is anticipated to be primarily at the major league level, since they’ve already achieved success at the high minor league levels. Hence the reason reasonable fans get disappointed…it’s a step backwards, it takes time…even when it works. I have no idea if any, or which, of the “ready” guys are going to work out. But 6 weeks of play or a handful of starts does very little to inform me.
  7. jkcarew
    Really makes me angry. Without her we would have only lost by 7 or 8 runs.
  8. jkcarew
    98.3 on the hands with your 85th pitch to get out of a jam in the bottom of the 6th. I’m glass-half-full on Bradley. Just keep running him out there.
  9. jkcarew
    It’s about time he (Buxton) said something.
  10. jkcarew
    You’re defending your argument with Santana, Taylor, Solano, and Urshela. Guys that are not good enough to start regularly for any team. ANY team. Guys that any franchise would be happy to play a promising rookie in front of. ANY franchise. Every franchise. But yeah, let’s go with those kind of guys.
  11. jkcarew
    Nobody can convince me that basing your development in Florida…much less the golf coast of Florida…isn’t a material disadvantage relative to Arizona. Fort Myers has barely played half of scheduled innings over the last couple of weeks. Many games from this stretch and others won’t be made up with the season ending this week. And when games have been able to be made up, it accounts for 14 innings of baseball where 18 were scheduled. I realize they don’t immediately go to their apartments and start playing video games during these days off. But nothing fully can replace development during live competition. Also, slows/interrupts rehab assignments.
  12. jkcarew
    Wouldn’t the pressure be HAVING a son?
  13. jkcarew
    1000%. Peter! HUGE. Forces Detroit to win 1 of their remaining 18 games. Also, a resounding warning shot across the bows of the 8 teams ahead of us for the last wild card spot.
  14. jkcarew
    You must not pay too much attention to his arm. 5 errors this year, and 4 assists. Range does seem underwhelming.
  15. jkcarew
    And K’ing at a 32% clip against Rookie League and Low A pitching…with zero home runs in 50 PA.
  16. jkcarew
    Nice showing by the org yesterday.
  17. jkcarew
    He’s been very good this season…and his best availability since…well, practically ever. Also, it’s the 3rd season ever he’s cleared 100 games, having just barely cleared that mark last year…so, it’s not like the “the best season yet” was an incredibly high bar for him to clear.
  18. jkcarew
    I give it until the next night game.
  19. jkcarew
    The phrase “all in” and this Twins organization are mutually exclusive, I think. It’s a nice thought, though.
  20. jkcarew
    Walker JenkinsLuke KeaschallEduardo TaitKaelen CulpepperMick AbelGabriel GonzalezEmmanuel RodriguezDasan HillKendry RojasMarek HoustonRiley QuickBrandon WinokurHendry MendezQuentin YoungMarco RayaCharlee SotoKhadim DiawConnor PrielippKyler FedkoKala'i Rosario
  21. jkcarew
    I wonder if they start making crew assignments based on specific series here down the stretch? I’d hate to think…for instance…that the Dodgers vs Padres, or Yankees vs Toronto would get Buckner’s crew in any remaining matchups.
  22. jkcarew
    I wonder if Ober would have been offended if Buxton had asked him to be his pitcher at the Home Run Derby.
  23. jkcarew
    Only themselves to blame. The union is…and always has been, dominated by the top-end of the money earners. The guys who have made it to their max payday. They’ve never prioritized the young major leaguer or the minor leaguer in negotiations. In fact they’ve done the opposite, conceding to ownership on issues related to the those players to ensure top $ potential for the top-end veterans. This seemed to change ever so slightly with the last CBA. But will it continue? No problem with Royce speaking his mind on it…although his 2025 production and the massive bonus at signing don’t make him the most sympathetic actor to raise the topic.
  24. jkcarew
    Seem to be transitioning Raya to reliever? Maybe not…maybe just ‘stacking’. He can’t seem to get anyone out…or know where his pitches are going on a regular basis, so not sure it matters. The Saints saw our old friend Jordan Balazovic last night. Raya’s path and performance is starting to look too much like Balazovic’s.
  25. jkcarew
    Extend Gasper.
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