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  1. jkcarew
    Without the ghost runner, it was 3 runs on 6 hits. Teams do that 1000 times a season.
  2. jkcarew
    Yes. But posting a .500-525 in the ALC means you’re really probably below average.
  3. jkcarew
    You’re forgetting….consistent and dependable mediocrity is the goal. “Competing” in what remains a bad division. Maybe that changes with new ownership. No guarantee it will.
  4. jkcarew
    Ha! But, without the ability to trade up using all of the following year’s picks.
  5. jkcarew
    If France keeps this up for 6-8 weeks, THEORETICALLY you have a lineup of Lewis, Correa, Wallner, Buxton, France, and have guys like Lee, Larnach, and Jeffers in the bottom of the order. They probably win enough to do what they always do at the deadline….neither buy nor sell. Sigh.
  6. jkcarew
    Great job by Sands to get Ramirez to bit on that pitch early in the count like that.
  7. jkcarew
    Walker JenkinsLuke KeaschallGabriel GonzalezEmmanuel RodriguezBilly AmickCharlee SotoKaelen CulpepperDasan HillTanner SchobelCory LewisYasser MercedesDameury PenaConnor PrielippDaiber De Los SantosMarco RayaAndrew MorrisBrandon WinokurRayne DonconKyle DeBargeCarson McCusker
  8. jkcarew
    Wow, even worse than I thought. One of the things this says is the top of Cleveland’s bullpen has been better than the Twins, as it continues to be. That alone though can’t explain 3-17. Twins bullpen hasn’t been THAT bad. What else could be at play? Probably better defense and baserunning. What else? Hmm. It sure isn’t their superior offense which has been pretty horrible during that entire stretch.
  9. jkcarew
    And Pablo had Santana struck out as well. Frustrating.
  10. jkcarew
    Stewart against the umpire was a riveting battle. The umpire finally won.
  11. jkcarew
    I’d love a 2-1 nail biter. It’s the 1-2 nail bitters that I’ve had quite enough of.
  12. jkcarew
    Is Julien dinged? Anyone heard anything? Seems weird to give him an off day against a righty.
  13. jkcarew
    I said MIGHT have…you understand the difference right? I’ll simplify. It is my opinion that if Rocco’s pre-game scenario is the right move…he’ll stick with the plan. Many reasons to want Paddack to get through at least 5. If the plan represents a very questionable move given the in-game scenario…he still tends to stick with the original plan. To a fault.
  14. jkcarew
    Is that what I said? No, it is not. Not close to what I said.
  15. jkcarew
    He'll be linked to Amick for many of us simply because both were high-pick bats from the same year. Quite different hitters, though. I still think Amick has the higher ceiling. But that may very well change.
  16. jkcarew
    Or simply "El DeBarge". (lead singer) Love it.
  17. jkcarew
    i think it is 1000% clear that Rocco manages to a plan and is not willing to go with what his eyes or gut are telling him. This is a generalization of my opinion on observing him for several years now. In-game circumstances almost always take a back seat to what he had planned pre-game for his ideal scenarios to be. He does this with his in-game platooning and his bullpen moves. Last night...if he went by his eyes, he might have pulled Paddack after 4 innings. But, he didn't, because he wanted him to go 5. The 5th was so clean, that the eyes said 'give him the sixth'...but he had only figured on 5. Some call it a discipled approach...some call it an inflexible approach. My opinion is that over a 5 to 7 game series against a team with a good manager, the Twins will always be at a disadvantage with Rocco. And they lost last night's game because they scored one run.
  18. jkcarew
    A 1-run loss following a 10-run win against the Guardians, especially the Guardians, is the most '24/'25 Twins thing that the universe could possibly offer. As predictable as the sunrise.
  19. jkcarew
    I miss the days when we could count on Paddack unraveling in the 5th inning.
  20. jkcarew
    This is a good sample. Fwiw…Questad has been as good as Hill (small samples obviously) at Fort Myers and is only one year older. A bunch of guys are smacking the ball around at Cedar Rapids. Among the top 10…I probably would have called out Soto. Nice start to his A+ level…and still won’t turn 20 until the end of the season.
  21. jkcarew
    Yes...and no. It seems he’s being ‘paired’ with starters who are making pre-determined short starts for whatever reason (like Raya)…20 inning in 6 appearances. Honestly looks more like a starter than Raya at this point, for whatever that’s worth.
  22. jkcarew
    Just checked in on a Guardians game thread. They’re scratching their heads as well. Say the rain still isn’t expected until around 8:00 (eastern)…and guess the game probably won’t get underway until close to 9:O0 (eastern). Which any bloke looking at a free radar app could have seen. Weird.
  23. jkcarew
    Except for the fans…so, nobody that matters to MLB, anyway.
  24. jkcarew
    A little odd. The radar seems to indicate that the rain isn’t even going to hit until about 7:00 central. Could have had 7 innings in by then. Oh, well. It’s not getaway day, so I suppose nobody’s opposed to the no-interruption approach.
  25. jkcarew
    So, Keaschall is the first player in the modern age to stand on top of the plate with average-ish bat speed and a short stroke? Or did the others that fit that category all experience multiple injuries and IL time from HBP? Names? Gotta be one or the other for this article to be anything more than bad click-bate, right?
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