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  1. jkcarew
    You’re entitled to your opinion, but I doubt your experience has any relevance whatsoever as it relates to a professional athlete making millions of dollars in a foreign country.
  2. jkcarew
    All the appearances of a great teammate and a guy who simply loves to play. I’ll miss him. He was frustrating, obviously…but somehow fun to watch at the same time. I hope he gets another shot, you never know.
  3. jkcarew
    Then you should be satisfied with the result. Would an additional combine 6-8 PA for the pair resulted in one marginal run? Buxton doubled and walked yesterday. And they put him in CF after the PA today…could have put him anywhere else.
  4. jkcarew
    How do you come up with “should have” won? If the call goes the other way…they’re still playing…the game would be tied. The lads scored 2 runs…in 10 innings, even given the cheat runner on 2nd. Being scrappy, hanging in there, and battling your tail off gets you nothing. Scoring runs does.
  5. jkcarew
    No. What cost the Twins is resting your two best players in a pennant race and scoring 2 runs. Stupid rule and stupid call…but not as stupid as going all in at the deadline and then resting Buxton for the 2nd time in 3 days, on top of Correa, against a good team in a pennant race, at home.
  6. jkcarew
    Not as much as it illustrates that the modern x-inning rule is not real baseball.
  7. jkcarew
    Sometimes it seems like the term was invented solely to describe the Twins organization, though.
  8. jkcarew
    Maybe give him a cortisone shot before 30 games with the Twins instead of before 30 games with the Saints? I’m an AK skeptic. Walk rates as low as his are extremely problematic. And it’s a carry-over issue from the minors. It’s not like his K rate is going to be extraordinarily low…and that means he has to have an elite BABIP or elite SLG (or elite BABiP/SLG combo) to be good. He pulled that off in the minors…including this year in St. Paul with his wrist. Big ask in the majors.
  9. jkcarew
    “Headrick has the potential to fly up this list even further as the season continues, and he’s now undoubtedly the best left-handed pitching prospect in the system.” I’m not sure I disagree. But I’m pretty sure Matt Braun disagrees…he ranked a lefty 10 slots higher than Headrick.
  10. jkcarew
    3 or fewer runs scored in regulation in 5 of last 7 games. Nobody in this division is going to qualify as a wild card.
  11. jkcarew
    One game. Against Detroit. Significantly better off. Still the new bullpen will be significantly challenged…any bullpen would be for a team whose starters go 5 innings or less practically on a daily basis. Theoretically…but only theoretically, adding Mahle will help in that regard. We’ll see.
  12. jkcarew
    You nailed it!
  13. jkcarew
    Once again…what is the point with Balazovic? To wreck him physically, or wreck him mentally?
  14. jkcarew
    …and July, unless they win the SD series. The Twins are 5 games under 500 since May 24…that’s over two months without anything resembling a really solid stretch. Chicago has only picked up 2 games in that stretch…but if, say, the Twins play like this for the NEXT two months, Chicago wouldn’t have to get hot at all to overtake them. And a good 2nd half, of which they SHOULD be capable, would get them close to 5 games up fairly realistically. Of course that won’t happen if the Twins turn things around, even moderately. But I think that will take a move or two at the deadline…moves that actually turn out working.
  15. jkcarew
    It would be a PR nightmare to give up a frontline guy with another year of control, with the deal being headlined by Balazovic right now. More likely Hajjar + another decent non-pitching prospect. I’d try.
  16. jkcarew
    I’ll go with Canterino…a pretty high draft pick, been around a while, and can still be said to be “on schedule”. Probably not close to the best upside of that group, though.
  17. jkcarew
    What is the point right now with Balazovic pitching (attempting) at AAA? Every start is the same…50 pitches over 2 innings, a ton of baserunners, and a home run. If he’s hurt, shelf him. If he’s not, why not get him back to AA? It’s not like he had AA figured out last year. The decision to start him at the AAA level this year is looking bad, given the IL stint to start the year, and a very short (and rough) rehab assignment at Fort Myers.
  18. jkcarew
    I’m not panicking on Buxton. This is who he’s been (when available) for the last 3 years now. Trying to pull the ball and get it in the air. He doesn’t (or can’t) make adjustments…and has streaks where he does nothing but pop/fly out and K. But over an extended period of time now, the HR/FB rate (and ISO) have been other-worldly. His long-range value…say as a 34 year old corner outfielder or DH…may be problematic, but I’ll take what we’re getting. On the flip side…practically the lowest OBP on the team (career safely under 300) and highest SLG by a mile…and on pace to steal 4 bases on the season…where do you put him in the batting order? 4th against lefty starter, 5th otherwise. Then protect him with another power bat that has a decent matchup that day among guys like Miranda/Kepler/maybe Sano. Talking to you, Rocco.
  19. jkcarew
    Fwiw, Kirilloff and Larnach have been just about exactly the same offensive players this year so far. Same OBP, same SLG. Kirilloff strikes out less, but walks less…their XBH rates per PA are also very similar. Meanwhile, Miranda is a lower OBP guy, but a significantly higher SLG guy (so far). I really like the Kirilloff and Miranda upside if they learn how to make pitchers throw them strikes, which is where Larnach is ahead of them.
  20. jkcarew
    The Twins are well under league average this year. 2, 3 more outs hear and there would be huge as we’ve seen. Given the bullpen investment (lack thereof) and resulting lack of depth, along with the relative success of the starting staff, it would seem smart to try to push starters a little more aggressively. Doesn’t mean it will work.
  21. jkcarew
    Wuttdayamean?? These kids are READY!! Can pitch through the opponent’s batting order twice? Check! Can occasionally pitch into the 6th inning? Check! Can max effort each pitch and avoid anything fully within the technical definition of the strike zone, all while completing each inning with fewer than 25 pitches thrown? Check!
  22. jkcarew
    Part of the puzzle has to be getting more innings from starters. Averaging a shade more than 4.2 per start. Even for this ridiculous era, that’s low. Right now, Rocco and the FO are pretending that you can protect your starters and hide bullpen arms at the same time. No, you can’t. Maybe for a game or two, or a series. But not over the coarse of a month, let alone a full season.
  23. jkcarew
    Run? Gifted epic back-to-back meltdowns by the opposition’s bullpen, Cleveland is now 4-6 in their last ten. I think they can, and will, sustain that. I know the bar for ‘run’ is low in this division, but I think Chicago remains the most likely team to eventually blow by the Twins if the Twins remained stuck in this two steps forward, two steps back thing. More than half the season yet to play.
  24. jkcarew
    He’s opting out. The only way he doesn’t is if he’s chronically injured or plays very poorly. Nothing has changed there. If the market is relatively soft, the Twins might have a chance. Otherwise he walks. I believe they’d give Lewis a shot. I wouldn’t consider going with an overall #1 draft pick, who seems to be ready “starting over”…albeit, somewhat of a risk given injury history.
  25. jkcarew
    This is absolutely a one-year deal (pending a horrible year and/or injury). And that’s fine…. One, He never signs this deal without the opt-out…and one year of Correa is way better than the alternatives. Two, if the team fails in 2022, he’ll bring a good haul at the deadline. It’s a win for the Twins in almost any scenario…other than chronic /catastrophic injuries. It’s the Sanchez thing that has me scratching my head. He really doesn’t function behind the plate…and how many right-swinging, poor contact, power guys that are defensive liabilities does one team need?
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