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  1. Aerodeliria
    Arraez is the kind of player the Twins need in their lineup--not hitting at the bottom but at the top. From top to bottom, we have a lot of players who can hit one out, but few players who are thinking about getting on base by taking walks or just slapping one through the infield. Arraez is like that, and (IMHO) that is what makes him so valuable. Sure it's a small sample, but we can afford to keep him in the lineup at the moment, so why don't we?
  2. Aerodeliria
    In a sense, we have to trust him or someone else because they cannot survive on Harper, then Rogers because as we have seen, they also start to wear down. As for Duffey, I trust him more than I trust Parker or the M & M's, so he's the next iteration, I suppose. The simple solution is to get more bullpen help--not retreads but real live heroes.
  3. Aerodeliria
    Thanks for this update and a hat tip rdehring for his additional info.
  4. Aerodeliria
    Free Hackimer!
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    I think Rocco went to the well once too often with Rogers. It's hard to blame him though with the tying run strolling up to the plate. The risk vs reward scenarios had to be going through his head: Parker, Magill or Morin: three-run homer Harper: overused so also three-run homer Littell or Stewart: fear of walking three or four batters Duffey: from past history there is always this nagging sense that the roof might cave in at any moment
  6. Aerodeliria
    Sometimes even we have to talk about Taylor's Falls.
  7. Aerodeliria
    I'm not sure they'd sell him, but it would be a great get.
  8. Aerodeliria
    Thanks Seth for setting us straight on the negative side of calling up Rooker. We'll just have to ride it out with Cave. I still think Cave is a much better hitter than he has been showing. Maybe he needs to relax a bit?
  9. Aerodeliria
    Of course, I'm also concerned about Perez, but he's still striking out batters right and left. He's gets in trouble when he walks guys. To be fair, the error by Polanco helped to blow up the first inning. He really only made one awful pitch in the sixth; the problem, as is always the case with him, was the freeloaders on 1st and 2nd. It's a conundrum.
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    Thanks!
  11. Aerodeliria
    A couple of things I noticed from the highlights. 1) When Rosie is doing what he is doing lately, he is a marvelous player. That single to left was just a beautiful thing to watch. 2) Also, I don't get complaints about Cruz. He looks like a pro every time he's up there. He strikes out a lot, but he always has; however, he draws lots of walks and also does what he did tonight. 3) Harper has been used three of the last four games. I am wondering if trust in other relievers is a bit shaky. 4) Despite the home run, Sano (and Cave) had multiple opportunities to drive in runs by putting the ball in play over the last few games, but he failed to do so. The idea that it doesn't matter because he hits home runs is an idea I can't get onboard with.
  12. Aerodeliria
    At least he would milk some BBs. I rather see what Rooker can do, however.
  13. Aerodeliria
    This is Rocco's style. He doesn't throw guys under the bus. You can understand what he says if your listen to him. He wasn't satisfied with Gibby on Wednesday, but for other managers it would almost seem like he might be praising him.
  14. Aerodeliria
    Lewis has a cannon. That was a long throw, which seemed effortless.
  15. Aerodeliria
    I never hate on the Royals. If the Twins can't win, I always hope it's the Royals who win the division. With that said, we should go all out for a sweep. We need to get a bit of our swag back.
  16. Aerodeliria
    Does anyone know if Cruz is helping Sano with plate discipline and/or pitch recognition? I mean they are quite similar hitters in many respects (strike out frequently, try to hit the long ball), but Cruz takes quite a few walks, even in high leverage situations. Concerning Marwin, I wasn't...concerned that is because he was making contact and he was not expanding the strike zone. It was simply a matter of time before good things started happening. (Adrianza I had less patience with simply because I took his history as the basis for my complaint. I am happy to be shown the error of my ways.)
  17. Aerodeliria
    That's true, but I doubt they'd let him go to the Twins.
  18. Aerodeliria
    As usual, I am grateful to receive these minor league reports.
  19. Aerodeliria
    The Good: Astudillo!!! Welcome back La Tortuga!! Arraez continues to prove his worth by getting on base three more times. Poppen can bring the heat. The bullpen got a nice rest and they'll need it!! The Bad: Poppen couldn't control the heat (very well). Sano appeared to have no meaningful at bats. Maybe he needs a night or two off. I dunno. What say you? The Ugly: Walks, walks and more walks. One thing I've learned over my years of following the Twins is that when you play the Yankees or the Red Sox, throw STRIKES; your pitcher has to prove he is going to throw strikes before they start swinging. Last night in 17, the Twins walked only three!! Five walks by Gibson in 4.1 innings, 10 in total; they're lucky to escape with only nine runs scoring. The game was not lost because of superior hitting by the Red Sox, but because there were constantly runners on base. Gibson just didn't go after their hitters. This game reminded me of the one game playoff loss to the Yankees two years ago. Why send Cron in the first inning? One out and your hottest hitter coming to the plate. I really don't get that. Apparently, he was out by a mile. Someone on TD once said, they always send Cron even when he doesn't have a prayer (could it be true?). The Hope: OK. Let's start playing better against KC, so we can end up with at least a .500 record for the week. We can beat KC three out of four. Let's start a winning streak starting manana.
  20. Aerodeliria
    Right now? 0%. They'd probably 'unintentionally' walk someone hitting before him to face him.
  21. Aerodeliria
    I think this is also a result of guessing where and what kind of pitch is coming. In today's game he swung at pitches far outside the zone as well as pitches in the zone, but he failed to make much contact. If he happens to guess right that means hard contact, but wrong and he swings and misses or gets weak contact.
  22. Aerodeliria
    Thank you for this. I also made the comparison to Joey Gallo in your original post on this topic because the comparison I think is a very good one. Gallo obviously has learned that the the guessing game is a fool's pursuit. Gallo's SO rate is almost identical to every other season, but his walk rate is up over 6% and his chase rate way down. I wondered if his slugging might have dropped with his newly found plate discipline. Hardly. His slugging is up nearly .100, and of course, his OPS is bordering on being ridiculous and so is his OBP. Concerning Sano, I'll take today's game as another vivid example. Down by four/five runs Barnes throws him three straight balls not really even close. I am sure he had the take sign on for the next pitch and Barnes threw him a strike. The next pitch was probably six inches outside, easily ball four. Sano swings at it instead of trotting down to first base with a walk. That is what is meant by a meaningless plate appearance. Arraez follows by working himself a walk, but then Barnes starts to get comfortable because instead of having two on and no out, there is only one on and one out.
  23. Aerodeliria
    This is a very prescient thought. I wholeheartedly agree that there is a tendency to perform more poorly when you're playing with a poorer team. Silly, seemingly minor mental mistakes suddenly become three-run innings--failing to get a double play, missing a sign, pressing to get an out and walking a guy instead, not paying attention to a runner, a pop fly that should have been caught, etc.
  24. Aerodeliria
    Sadly, I agree. The cost would be prohibitive to say the least. Something like Graterol, Rooker and Littell, or something along those lines. Cleveland fans wouldn't be happy about trading him either, especially as the Indians are still in contention for the wild card--although, I doubt they can stay there with the BoSox starting to play at such a high level.
  25. Aerodeliria
    I saw it on MLB.com but at the time I didn't know what happened to cause him to go ballistic. I also saw Eddie's bunt attempt. He wasn't even close to stepping out of the box, and as play had occurred earlier, I couldn't figure out why he was running around screaming. I thought he was claiming Kepler's hit was foul or something, but he was still harping on Rosie's bunt.
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