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  1. jkcarew
    I agree with this.
  2. jkcarew
    Of all the times I’ve thought Rocco created his own problems by pulling a starter too early…which is many…I don’t see it AS MUCH here. Festa has been ultra shaky literally every outing except one this year going back to spring…and he had been getting a number of breaks with some calls and some loud outs. If Festa completes that inning successfully…and even the next, you’re still 100% going to see Alcala in that game. Was Rocco slow to hook Alcala? I think so. It’s always the same scenario with Alcala’s meltdowns…and that scenario was clearly unfolding. And then there’s the fielding.
  3. jkcarew
    If there was a better overall player at 3rd, it was Killebrew. There were a small handful of seasons…including the ‘69 MVP season…where he played more 3rd than 1st (Rich Reese, Don Mincher, etc.). And they were all great offensive seasons…obviously. He did play more 1st than 3rd overall, though. So, it’s Gaetti. With Koskie next. Castino gets the “what could have been” award. You can’t sneak the cheese past the Rat.
  4. jkcarew
    Opps
  5. jkcarew
    Send him!
  6. jkcarew
    And are they playing the same Twins team that lost to…well, everyone? The answer to both questions: Yes, it is.
  7. jkcarew
    The softer Correa hits the ball, the better the result. It’s uncanny.
  8. jkcarew
    Festa far exceeded my expectations. Wasn’t fooling anyone…got a couple breaks. But, something to build on. Had been so shaky all spring aside from his opening start for the Saints. But only the 3rd was rough, and he got through that.
  9. jkcarew
    As a person that feels the same regarding Raya, last night there were at least some extenuating circumstances to explain another short outing. The bottom of the second inning took forever…forever…and the weather was atrociously cold and damp. This was an instance where I think any of the starting prospects would have been pulled. Having said that, he was really inefficient in his two innings. 50 pitches. He was all over the place…threw 22 pitches that were called balls in the two innings, and probably bailed out by guys chasing on another 5 at least. Again, conditions were bad…so, hard to take anything away from the outing. See him in a week, I guess.
  10. jkcarew
    So far this season, the Twins have fielded the OLDEST lineup (batters) in the division…4th oldest in the AL. Honestly, I think that among all the feeble statistics that can be pointed to, THIS is the most damning in terms of representing where this organization is. Mature/developed and mediocre (let alone just plain bad) is a horrible place to be.
  11. jkcarew
    The very best managers in baseball…even if they have “good” overall pitching…are not going to be able to manage 0-4 runs scored per game into consistent winning. And we don’t have one of the best managers in baseball. So the losing will be consistent.
  12. jkcarew
    Loving the pitch count.
  13. jkcarew
    Soccer might be even more annoying in this regard.
  14. jkcarew
    Jenkins. Sometimes I wonder why I bother to get excited to follow the Twins top prospects each season. It’s like watching and waiting for a kettle of water to come to boil on a stove with faulty burners.
  15. jkcarew
    Now we’re just showing off.
  16. jkcarew
    And that HR by Wallner is why you don’t get picked off second base with 2 outs when he’s at-bat. I mean…how many singles does he get??
  17. jkcarew
    Do ya think Rocco has noticed that the Royals are playing their best player at catcher for the third game in a row? I’m not sure he understands that that’s legal.
  18. jkcarew
    Ironically, that’s what the Fangraphs projection is worried about. The algorithms are not going to project 330 BA or 415 OBP for anyone in the modern game. So if you knock that down to 290 and 360-370 and attach a Joe Mauer ISO/SLG, you have something from good to very good…you don’t have great. You attach a Vladdy Guerrero Jr. ISO/SLG, and you have perennial MVP candidate. All pleasant outcomes…but it explains the modestly lower ranking.
  19. jkcarew
    The only way he doesn’t develop power with that body (at age 20)…is if he deliberately adopts an approach that rejects power…highly unlikely given modern player development. He’ll have power. The question is, how much of the bat-to-ball skill will be sacrificed to find the power? Some of his high-end peers are already flashing more power…while maintaining ‘good’ hit tool results. That’s where Fangraphs is coming from. He just turned 20. There’s no knowing at this point. Only guessing….oops! sorry…projecting.
  20. jkcarew
    I would actually be happy if I believed this to be true. Rocco not doing that on his own. And to whom is Falvey currently accountable to do the right thing? He’s probably looking to make the “Almost 80 wins with all the adversity we faced is good” argument to new ownership. I want to be wrong so bad.
  21. jkcarew
    I DOUBT that you could jump up and touch the moon no matter how much of a running start you had. I’m SURE the Twins can’t score in the 9th.
  22. jkcarew
    AND…he only averages one out per plate appearance!!
  23. jkcarew
    Can’t you just appreciate how fast he is?? If he’s not hurt.
  24. jkcarew
    Buck’s bat speed tho…looking good!
  25. jkcarew
    If we refused to put a 2nd baseman on the field, told our pitchers to avoid any kind of contact with a ball in play…and had Correa stand 3 feet in front of the 2nd base bag…would that be considered an illegal shift?
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