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  1. jkcarew
    For now, it just seems Festa is struggling with command and efficiency. He doesn’t seem to have entered the Balazovic stage of constantly getting hit hard…pitches in the strike zone getting demolished on a regular basis. Until then, I’ll remain optimistic.
  2. jkcarew
    Surprised they don’t start the “prospects” less frequently but have them attempt more pitches/innings per start? They have the numbers. The shorter starts, but ever-increasing injury rates nonetheless, in the majors are a direct result of this approach of starter development, IMO.
  3. jkcarew
    Who Gets the Most Blame for the Twins’ Poor Start? In the immortal words of our Chief…. ”Yes”
  4. jkcarew
    Not until AFTER the double. LOL…Rocco…you can’t make it up!
  5. jkcarew
    In the Twins situation, no such thing as a bad win (as long as Lopez is ok). Desperately need to stay alive until MAYBE they start playing better. Larnach has been a savior…and maybe Buxton goes on one of his 2-week hot streaks. Whatever it takes, please.
  6. jkcarew
    Our lefties are 2-11 with 7 K’s and 0 BB’s against this guy.
  7. jkcarew
    I mean…bWAR has him at -0.8 through one-eighth of a season. So…no. It can’t be.
  8. jkcarew
    Just as far as I can remember. Although worth noting…I remember the Lindbergh kidnapping.
  9. jkcarew
    As much on the first two batters that K’d as it was on Castro.
  10. jkcarew
    I didn’t see it that way at all. You had 5 everyday bats with or without Polanco…either Polanco or Julien. There was zero chance Julien wasn’t going to be a starter…IMO.
  11. jkcarew
    Not remotely close to a strike
  12. jkcarew
    Yikes…I guess the lads better be swinging it tonight.
  13. jkcarew
    Unique. Not usually considered a premium defensive position…but, apparently a true statement.
  14. jkcarew
    If you guaranteed me that the Twins would sweep all 4 games…I’d gladly accept a squeaker…even 2. True, they gotta actually start playing better for it to matter…but for now, just so desperate for W’s in numbers.
  15. jkcarew
    The good news is many pitchers could post a 15 OPS+ if you had to use them.
  16. jkcarew
    So, the question becomes…who thought Santana was signed to be a full-time 1B even WITH a healthy Kirilloff?…in the lineup every day against righties and lefties…and then still liked the signing? Anyone? I sure didn’t. And I would have hated the signing if I had expected that.
  17. jkcarew
    Not that complicated, right? Rocco must really, really, REALLY, love Santana’s defense.
  18. jkcarew
    I would say, that a guy who made $21M/yr…five years in the past…signs for $5M/yr in 2024…he probably expects a diminished role, as would be a reasonable expectation of the fans of that team.
  19. jkcarew
    John Castino?
  20. jkcarew
    And? Players change roles as they get older, and performance ebbs. All the time. He also used to make $21M a year…the Twins got him for $5M…so, it’s not like the money he signed for precludes that role or would be a ‘surprise’. It’s pretty obvious that there weren’t many…if any…other clubs out there “promising” him a full time role.
  21. jkcarew
    Yeah…I thought he was just intended to be insurance against Kirilloff’s health, which seemed reasonable given Kirilloff’s track record. I even speculated that it might be an indicator that Kirilloff was behind in his recovery. I didn’t see him being an every day player with Kirilloff functional…and I didn’t see him being THIS anemic with the bat in his hands.
  22. jkcarew
    Someone with a shred of upside please. So…not Dobnak
  23. jkcarew
    I don’t really think he’s changed his approach at all. I don’t think it’s anything more than teams game-planning him and making adjustments to how they pitch him. And he will be forced to figure things out. I’m sure he’s going to have to make some changes…but, I doubt that it’ll be a drastic change in approach. We’ll see.
  24. jkcarew
    And to be fair…KC, DET, and CLE have all built their current records with the benefit of having played one, if not two, series already against this club. KC has won 3 games against +500 teams…CLE 6.
  25. jkcarew
    I think the Sox are tanking the year. Robert and Jimenez are young enough to make it “work” if that’s the word to use…but if everyone is healthy, they’re still bad…but yes, not as embarrassingly bad.
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