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  1. Aerodeliria
    Thanks as always! I feel a bit relieved to have the magic number down to three, especially with the way Cleveland has been playing. They've lost only once since our series in Cleveland was finished! I wished Dobnak had been given one more inning to be honest. The lead was only 2-0 when he was pulled but he had really made mincemeat out of Gordon on the previous two occasions. Oh well, he at least got the win. Berrios is not a question mark IMHO. His patterns seem relatively consistent (unlike someone like Perez). The thing with Berrios is that if he is on his game, he is money. He could probably go nine without sweating it too much. However, when he starts getting hit in the 5th or 6th, Rocco has got to recognize that he isn't going to be pitching his usual seven because he will be giving back any lead the Twins had given him. This has happened five times in Berrios' starts by my count. Look Rocco's a great manager, but when it comes to the hook for starters and in particular Berrios, he allows too much rope. I'm not saying that the Twins would have won everyone one of those games, but Berrios could have a couple of more Ws and so could the Twins. (I get that this is a bit of learning curve, but the key to a learning curve is the learning part. Every pitcher is going to tell his manager he's good to go, so that information is unreliable. He now knows the characteristics of Berrios, so he needs to be quicker with the hook when things start to go south.) It seems like the rookies are going to have to step up for the playoffs because we are running low on veterans--especially pitchers. Go Twins! (This old song just popped into my head.) We're gonna win Twins! We're gonna score. We're gonna win Twins! Watch that baseball soar. Crack down a home run. Give a hip-hooray! Cheer for the Minnesota Twins today!
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    At least we didn't lose anyone in the deal just a little cash.
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    Cruz. Although he's only the DH, other teams really do hate him coming up and his influence on Sano cannot be ignored. ("Are we having fun yet?") He seems to have this calming presence about him. You just know that it'll be a little bit better tomorrow so don't let it get to you. Besides, he makes everyone better. The guy is 39 and he's going to drive in 100 runs and finish with an OPS of +.900 and hit above .290. (At the moment .299 vs. RHP and .298 vs LHP.) He seems to rarely sink into long slumps, and he just looks like a professional.
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    That hit by Arraez looked like one of those hits when I was kid playing at Rocket Park in Anoka, MN. You never knew when a batted ball was going ricochet off a stone or hardened clump of mud. I saw the video from a couple of angles. Moncada completely guessed correctly. The ball just seemed to have a mind of its own.
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    I remember Mr. Batista coming to Japan. He played some decent baseball here, but was kind of of disinterested in being a team player. (Something Japanese players and managers/coaches really cannot relate to.) In the off-season, he really let himself go, so by the time he got to the Twins front door, he was kind of useless. He hit the occasional home run, but his bat speed had really fallen by the wayside and his defense was horrifyingly bad.
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    I'd say go with Perez but keep him on a very short leash. Gibson simply cannot get anyone out right now, but Perez at least has the potential to be effective. Folks forget that he was very effective two starts ago with good movement and was firing strikes. Gibson should be rested for one turn and then let's see how he fares. If they do decide to go with Gibson, he should be on even a shorter leash than Perez. I'd call the Perez, Gibson game as a semi-bullpen game and if game four becomes a reality, that game would be a full bullpen game. It's not ideal, but the other options seem even less attractive IMHO. I'm just as concerned about Berrios without sufficient rest, so I am concerned about the fourth starter as well. It wouldn't be Berrios IMHO. He needs his rest to be effective it seems.
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    Well-said.
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    The Twins may get the record for 30+ guys, but they won't get or tie the record for 40+ guys because record is three not two. The Rockies in 1997 did it and finished 3rd in their division. The Braves did it 1973 as well...they finished second to last!
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    Thanks for the usual post-week wrap. It's as informative as always. As I have been exceedingly busy at work these past few weeks, I haven't had as much time to read Twins Daily. Emotionally, it would be a great story if Gibson came through, overcoming his health struggles and his pitching struggles, but from a practical perspective, I can't see him offering much in any playoff scenario. Maybe shut him back down again? I do get the attempted experiment today, although personally, I would have preferred something like that against the White Sox. If the playoffs started today, I would say; 1) Berrios (with ample rest) 2) Odorizzi 3) Perez (with fingers crossed) 4) Dobnak/Smeltzer I guess Gibson would be long relief and everybody else would stay in their present roles. The tricky bit would be if we had to get a must win game with Berrios having only three days rest. Frankly, I'd never do it with him. I would much rather try a bullpen game in that scenario.
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    Ugly!
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    Osiris is a good name too and he seems to be able to miss bats as well, but hats off to the clear winner.
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    I have to say that there are some very interesting thoughts in this discussion.
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    The problem is that the injuries, if they continue (I assume that they will), will start to have a negative effect on his play in a more permanent way. In other words, he may never actually fully recover to the point where he feels like his old self. As a similar example, Jacob Ellsbury was going to be the Yankees' dream outfielder. He could hit. He could run. He could play "D." Now, he can't hit like he should be and he really isn't doing that much running because most of the time he is dealing with the effects of all those nagging injuries. He can't play "D" because he can't stay in the lineup. Is there a point where the Twins say, "Let's cut our losses?" (Lest the poison arrows rain down from the heavens, I'm only asking the question--not advocating. I just want to know others' opinions.)
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    ...great point. I would add that it would be nice to take a series at home from a team with a winning record. It seems like forever since that happened.
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    That reminds me; isn't there some kind of clause about receiving damaged goods? I mean obviously Dyson had this injury before SF 'dumped' him on the Twins. It's hard to believe that they had no knowledge of his shoulder problem.
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    Yes, he is the elder statesman. He was the reason I was excited about 2019. When he mentioned interest in the Twins, I was waiting every single day to find out if and when he might come. I followed all the rumor links and was worried that the Rays might outbid the Twins, but finally, the Twins landed him in MN. It took longer than I thought to get his name on the dotted line, but what a year. The Twins would be a very different team without him in the lineup. I thought that if they could get 30 home runs and 85 RBIs from Cruz with a BA of around .265, it would be an awesome acquisition. It is safe to say that I undersold Cruz in all categories.
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    Whew! We needed that one!! I said to myself that we need to take two from the Nationals. (Believe me when I say that there is no one in my neighborhood who knows anything about the Twins...most people have never even heard of the Twins despite the fact that they play the Yankees, Angels and Mariners, so if it is related to the Twins, I talk to myself.)
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    In memoriam: Pineda once pitched for the Twins...
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    I honestly don't understand the 10th inning. I thought we were going to play the long game. Littel 2.0; then Thorpe for 2.0; then whoever. Cleveland had to play the desperation game but not us...a bit of a head scratcher to me.
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    I don't like Twins Pitch...I LOVE IT! Thank you for doing this.
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    Great observation and exactly what I was thinking. Again, when the play is front of the fielders, even poor fielders are likely to throw you out. It's an easy throw. The Twins were VERY fortunate that the throw was not great, but I'd say 4 out of 5 times Adrianza is going to be toast in that situation.
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    Not in every house...
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    The Twins did a lot of things well in the past two games. Besides the bullpen, which suddenly seems like the backbone of this club, the hitters continued to let the pitches determine where they should be hit. Opposite field hitting led to a bunch of runs over the past two days. That shows some relaxed hitting at the plate...I'll call it the Cruz Method because it seems to exemplify his approach. Cruising with Cruz.
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    As always, thanks for these summaries. They're always informative, but this one was really packed with interesting tidbits. Willians Watch: HE'S BACK! (Some of us have been waiting for this!! Even if the Twins were lousy, wouldn't it still be fun to watch La Tortuga play?) By launching 15 more bombas last week, the Twins blasted past the major-league record for home runs in a season, set by the 2018 Yankees at 267. (That's the Twins, right? This is the most surreal thing this entire season. Must be something in those laughing waters...What would the Las Vegas payout be on betting the Twins would set this record in 2019? One could retire ten times over with the bet of $100.) Next in line for his MLB debut is Ian Miller, the speedy outfielder acquired from Seattle last month. The 27-year-old will serve a very specific purpose: wheels on demand. He had 35 steals on 42 attempts in Triple-A this year and is 243-for-294 in seven minor-league seasons. (How is his defense? He has wheels obviously, so that is a plus, so he can make up ground in a hurry, but it doesn't always equate with top-rate defense. Has anyone seen him play or just happen to know what kind of "D" he plays?) On Thursday, Trevor Larnach was named Florida State League Player of the Year, in recognition of his .316/.382/.459 slash line over 84 games in a pitcher-friendly environment where the average hitter sat at .242/.313/.353. (I've been completely impressed by Larnach. He just keeps hitting and hitting.)
  25. Aerodeliria
    Larnach just continues to rake. I was thinking he could be good trade bait, but now I am glad that we kept him in the Twins' organization.
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