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  1. jkcarew
    The talent has been on full display…as have the potential issues. Long way to go.
  2. jkcarew
    Fwiw…Orioles now 6-10 in their last 16. Run differential down to +13. Then come the A’s. The schedule is soft all July. Perfect situation for the FO to misjudge what this team is heading to the trade deadline.
  3. jkcarew
    36-42 against the league; 7-1 against the Royals For the Twins, the Kansas City Royals remain that brief stretch of track between long tunnels.
  4. jkcarew
    I do subscribe to the theory that ‘good’ managers probably get too much credit, and ‘bad’ managers probably too much blame. And since I’m pretty convinced Rocco fits pretty squarely into the latter category, I’ll not pile on here. I will say…all great leaders know that actions speak louder than words. Actions take more courage than words, though.
  5. jkcarew
    Woods Richardson in no way ‘led’ anything with regard to the Saints win. It was 100% about the offense and the 4 HR’s (including a GS). Woods Richardson was bad…not even arguable. 10 baserunners in 5 innings, with one K. Lucky to give up only 3 runs.
  6. jkcarew
    Yeah, the knashing of teeth is about the hitting, not Duran’s blown save….for me anyway. Also 2nd time in a week the K’s were down significantly, and the hitting was still really really bad. The problems run deeper than the K’s.
  7. jkcarew
    I don’t know. Twins developed Spencer Steer.
  8. jkcarew
    True…but they’re also struggling to put up numbers in the majors. It just causes me to temper my expectations of Wallner. It doesn’t change my desire to see more (much more) of him.
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  10. jkcarew
    The average age of the pitchers at Cedar Rapids is 23.4, for hitters it’s 21.5. I’d love to see a weighted average of the respective ages based on PA and innings pitched…the discrepancy would be much greater…the older guys are getting the lions share of the innings (Raya just getting started), while the very youngest are getting the most PA. I think it’s skewing how we perceive the results there so far. Generalizing…pitchers are probably overperforming a bit relative to real potential, while the bats may be underperforming relative to real potential.
  11. jkcarew
    I’m fine with with Lopez. Think there’s realistic expectations for slightly better results, which would make it better yet. In hindsight, wish we would have traded Buxton instead.. but that was never going to happen.
  12. jkcarew
    …If these three can continue to perform the way they have in the first half for the final three months, while Bailey Ober, Kenta Maeda, and others hold down the back end of the rotation, it's going be very hard to give up on this team. Not for me. Gotta make the tough decisions. Trade Gray. It’s the right thing to do.
  13. jkcarew
    I can’t help but be wary of the hitting stats for the Saints. Something about that ballpark and/or league. The TEAM’s average OPS is well into the 800’s. Pretty much everyone that is anyone has slashed even BETTER than Wallner for their cup of tea with the Saints…Kirilloff, Larnach, Lewis, Williams, Helman Farmer…; Andrew Stevenson was about a 750 OPS’er in AAA, and last year he was into the 800’s and this year approaching 900. Having said that, need to get Wallner up and see how it goes.
  14. jkcarew
    Now is the time to act to generate hope for 2024. Clear the active roster for youth. Figure out what you have with the youngsters. SELL at the deadline. I personally don’t think Rocco can manage…but this is mainly the FO’s fault. This figured to be a challenged lineup…counting on way too many being better than they’ve been in recent past…and young starters being immediately good. Will they have the balls to blow it up NOW? (probably not). If they’re buyers at the deadline, I’ll honestly be as upset with the club as I’ve ever been.
  15. jkcarew
    This game is a good example that K’s are not THEE problem. It goes deeper than that. It’s just being better hitters overall…use the whole field, know when to be patient and when to be aggressive, be a tougher out with 2 out and RISP, drive the ball more consistently. If the lower K rate can only come with inferior contact, less power…it’s zero-sum, and you’re just not a good hitter.
  16. jkcarew
    I feel the same as Fish…last of top 5 or Teel.
  17. jkcarew
    But low-leverage literally means “NOT very important”. And it’s not like he’s an innings-eater. Infrequent that he even goes 2 innings. The only important factors are that he’s on the 40-man and doesn’t have options. Look, every bullpen has a bottom, and the guys that find themselves there, are always easy game for the negative fodder when they get over-exposed. I think it’s fair to say Pagan is not THE problem with the club. But he’s not very ‘important’, either.
  18. jkcarew
    Stu??? Is that you, Stu!!?
  19. jkcarew
    I saw a Rocco interview about a week or two ago when he admitted (maybe reluctantly) that the K’s are “a problem”. But when you’re giving at bats to Gallo, Julien, Buxton, Farmer, MAT…and the guys in the wings include Wallner and Larnach…yikes.
  20. jkcarew
    Yeah…it just seems like he’s going to get his shot…maybe as soon as next year?…and maybe with a different club? He’s got to be rule 5 eligible, right?
  21. jkcarew
    Too much conspiracy theory in these posts, IMO. I’m pretty sure the org has acknowledged the K’s are a problem. I’m sure they’re seeking solutions. The fact that Lewis is at least talking about ways to put more balls in play…I highly doubt the org sees that as a problem. Even the media is starting to treat Lewis as a leader. He’s getting lots of microphones stuck under his snout.
  22. jkcarew
    I don’t mind the approach, if you’re good at it. If the Twins were good at it, their BB rate would be much better than it is, their HR rate would at least a little better than it is, and their K rate would/could be high, but not leading the league by a wide margin. Given the current roster…too many have no other club in the bag…and too many that DO (or at least should) have that club, aren’t using it nearly enough.
  23. jkcarew
    Because of the potential of Ross’s power tool? How do they compare defensively?
  24. jkcarew
    Joey Gallo? One of these guys OPS’d 621 (in Yankee Stadium, no less) last year, and is OPS’ing 767 this year. The other OPS’d 751 last year and is OPS’ing in the 600’s in AAA this year. Gallo was beyond horrible last year, and this year he’s merely not good. We all knew whatever we’d get from him…even if he hit 50 HR…would come with a ton of strikeouts and low BA. And if it’s performance vs contract…wouldn’t Correa or Buxton be the better candidates on that basis?
  25. jkcarew
    Schobel separating himself prospect wise from Miller and Salas? At least seeming like he’s way ahead of them right now which shouldn’t be surprising, I guess…as Schobel is also 2 years older. Fwiw, Twins seem NOT to see Schobel as a SS option. Not one appearance there this year, even on off days for Miller.
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