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  1. jkcarew
    The plan hasn’t been a disaster…Buxton has produced enough…and for the most part, MAT hasn’t been a total wash offensively. The problem is that a team as offensively challenged as the Twins can’t afford to sacrifice offense at ANY position where they have an alternative. And the alternatives at DH are multiplying as the 40-man gets healthier. While the alternatives at CF remain…Buxton.
  2. jkcarew
    Nice win
  3. jkcarew
    Yeah. Let’s go with “odd”.
  4. jkcarew
    Stewart found his glass slipper in the Nick of time. ….and is Rocco aware, do you think, that the new rules still allow pitching changes during an inning?
  5. jkcarew
    Something about the cumulative effect of baserunners and only being allowed 3 outs? It’s an interesting theory.
  6. jkcarew
    A crooked number without a HR??? Weird. But, I could get used to it I think.
  7. jkcarew
    Who would you suggest replacing his OPS+ 142 and wRC+ 141 with?
  8. jkcarew
    IMO, there’s a pattern on the site of not fully grasping who Joey Gallo is. He’s basically Miguel Sano…low BA, high K%, hits home runs in bunches. But two significant differences…Gallo can still manage to get on base some during the frequent/long dry spells with his superior control of the strike zone…and Gallo is a pretty useful defensive player. I get not liking the batter profile. But (recent slump not withstanding), so far we’re getting GOOD Joey Gallo, not bad. (OPS+ 142; wRC+ 141) If we’re looking for reasonable expectations for improvement, others are much higher on the list…Correa, Miranda, recent additions of Polanco and Kirilloff, Gordon, not playing MAT, etc
  9. jkcarew
    Gallo is slumping, yes. Performing below his statistical norms? No…not by a long shot. Also, his current 2023 OPS+ is 142 His career OPS+ is 110.
  10. jkcarew
    In the 2nd we got… HBP, BB, BB, pop-up, GDP And what we were all thinking/hoping for… HBP, BB, BB, SF, BB, FC, K; 2 runs scored without a hit. Right? We’re not expecting a hit, doesn’t even enter the mind. That’s where the expectations are. I keep saying, if the starting pitching stays like this, the club is going to win a lot of games. I’m starting to wonder if that’s true.
  11. jkcarew
    Huh? Gallo was 0-2 with 2 walks and 1 K. He reached base twice in a game where the entire club had 6 men reach. Meanwhile, his OBP is still among the highest on the team. His K% is about the same as Buxton’s.
  12. jkcarew
    All mlb pitchers can fill the strike zone. Most lack the guts to do it. When you pitch that way, your going to give up some hard contact, and occasionally you’re going to get clobbered. The rest of the time, you’re going to be eating innings, saving the bullpen, and giving the club a chance to win today’s game and tomorrow’s game.
  13. jkcarew
    Continue not to see the fascination with Solano. Batting cleanup?? There. I’ve done my part. He is now free to make me look like an idiot, and win the game for us.
  14. jkcarew
    Not allowing the opposition to score remains a foolproof plan for winning. But, I’d like to see signs of a back-up plan.
  15. jkcarew
    Sneaky contributing factor… New schedule has fewer games played within the divisions. For the ALC, that means the number of games for which they break even is smaller…and the number of games where teams outside the division demolish the ALC teams is greater.
  16. jkcarew
    Ah…but it is possible!… One team has a perfect game going into the 10th inning of a scoreless game. In the 10th inning, the team that hasn’t had a batter reach base, has their first batter hit a HR. The perfect game is broken up by a 2-run homer. (Edit: just saw where you had already acknowledged this. Sorry.)
  17. jkcarew
    He’s currently our best hitting outfielder. And that’s part of the problem. Max is being Max…he’s fine. Even seems like he’s edging his OBP with the walks closer to what you’d want in a lead off hitter. But neither him being the best hitter in the outfield…or him being the lead off hitter are his fault. He’s not one of the clubs current problems.
  18. jkcarew
    Gallo’s OBP is 342. His SLG is 619. That makes him, currently, the best offensive player on the team. Those that are going to want Gallo’s BA to be significantly above 200 are going to be disappointed. He is, and always will be, a three true outcome guy. Absolutely, there’s a fine line with his ilk…but SO FAR…there’s no way any of us could have hoped for a better version of Gallo than what we’ve gotten…and yes, I’ll add another SO FAR.
  19. jkcarew
    Small sample…maybe anecdotal is the right term…seems to me that he’s been hurt in a couple of key situations by throwing the same pitch (sweeper),…without exaggeration…5-6 times consecutively during an at-bat. It’s a nice pitch. It’s not THAT good. Not yet anyway.
  20. jkcarew
    Don’t think I’d throw Kepler and Gallo in with Correa and Miranda right now. The first objective is to not make outs. And Gallo and Kepler are doing that better than almost everyone else on the team…not that that that is a terribly high bar right now…but still. History (a lot of history) says Correa will be fine. Miranda is a big worry, IMO.
  21. jkcarew
    3 highest OBP among regular players… Buxton (WAY above career norms), Gallo, Kepler I don’t want to say Kepler is ‘good’ or a needle-mover necessarily…but I don’t think he’s a problem either.
  22. jkcarew
    Here are my 5 scenarios for playing time opening up for Kirilloff… 1. The wrist is ready. 2. The wrist is ready 3. The wrist is ready 4. The wrist is ready 5. The wrist is ready
  23. jkcarew
    I was thinking about this after yesterday’s game… The bullpen has been ‘leaky’. Even today…but had some good fortune today. And, compared to previous years, that’s probably baby steps. Not as many complete implosions this year (so far), but lots of leaking.
  24. jkcarew
    In the 12th, Larnach, 1 PA…K, with a run scored. The once impossible (w/o a WP or PB), is now merely improbable.
  25. jkcarew
    We have no business winning this game. But let's!!
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