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  1. arby58
    How did Cedar Rapids get two DHs?
  2. arby58
    1 game sample size? Really?
  3. arby58
    I still think Emma is the quickest call up, and it is hard to find anything in his numbers so far in 2026 that doesn't inspire confidence. 101 PAs, 15 R, 6 HR, OPS of .925 and a decent outfielder.
  4. arby58
    It's Emma time at Target Field. He has absolutely nothing else to show or learn at AAA. Get what you can for Larnach and/or Wallner and get an athletic outfielder into the mix.
  5. arby58
    Wow, 11 errors in 1 month? Better find another place for him than SS. How about 1B? At least he won't have to try to catch his own throws.
  6. arby58
    Think of the two extremes - a lazy fly ball and a lazer shot into the gap. Which do you think has a greater expectation of finding the grass? Even sharply hit ground balls (i.e., higher exit velocity) have a better chance of ending up as a single or double. Home runs are as much launch angle and backspin as exit velocity, although it sure doesn't hurt.
  7. arby58
    He's 6'3" and left-handed, which is a pretty good starting point.
  8. arby58
    Johnny Bench was also 19 when he first made MLB. He went from A to AAA at 18 and then most of his age 19 season at AAA.
  9. arby58
    The MLB team at least isn't as bad as some predicted - it is hard for me to believe, for example, that they will lose 100 games (and some around here predicted that). With pretty good starting pitching and my belief that we will see some of the next young core coming up from AAA later in the spring/summer, they might get to around 75 wins this year.
  10. arby58
    Agree about Mendez, but even if they move OFs, his best path to playing time is at 1B, and I don't understand why they aren't playing him there more.
  11. arby58
    J. Santana transitioned back to being a starting pitcher just fine. Others in other organizations as well.
  12. arby58
    He's at high A, and the Twins have a better hitting (and still decent defensively) SS at AAA. They can take their time with Houston - and seeing them both in the Twins defensive lineup together would be a huge improvement over the current situation.
  13. arby58
    Interesting. Who was first? Ted Williams? He had an amazing career OBP.
  14. arby58
    Carew's .388 BA season also seems untouchable. Also, in today's era, Kaat's 25 wins in a season looks pretty untouchable.
  15. arby58
    Wonderful equivocation. I predicted the Twins would be well over 62 wins at the start of the season. Are you moving off your prediction or not?
  16. arby58
    It is hard to claim the Twins lack clutch hitting through their first 19 games - they have a higher than average runs scored when in scoring position. Taking one game and suggesting that proves the claim is, statistically speaking, lame.
  17. arby58
    Every team has these games throughout a 162 game season. If you really are still forecasting a 61 win team, I'll take the over on that bet.
  18. arby58
    His role is understood to be a defensive replacement or pinch runner and the occasional start in CF when Buxton gets a day off or is DHing. My guess is if Buxton were to go on the IL, there would be a callup, probably Emma, as he is a better CF than Roden.
  19. arby58
    Tonight is another example. Abel had a 6-0 lead after 81 pitches through 6 innings. I am 95% certain Rocco would have called it a night for him. Instead, Shelton sent him back out and he had a 9 pitch 7th inning. Keep in mind that Abel has been their 'weakest link' so far - why wouldn't you just call it a great night after 6 innings? I'm pretty sure that is what Rocco would have done. Instead, he gets the 7th and finishes it off in style with 10 Ks. It's great for his confidence.
  20. arby58
    4/15, 5-0 lead, Ober pulled after 77 pitches. 6/3, 5-2 lead, Lopez pulled after 72 pitches. 6/19, 9-4 lead after 4 innings, Paddock pulled after 82 pitches. 6/26, 10-0 lead after 6, SWR pulled after 82 pitches. 8/1, 8-1 lead after 3, Hatch pulled after 81 pitches. 8/8, 7-1 lead after 4, Ryan pulled after 87 pitches. My guess is with those leads, Shelton sends them back out for another inning. Keep in mind the Twins weren't a great offensive team so didn't have all that many big leads last year. Next I'll look at close games and see what that looks like.
  21. arby58
    OTOH, Rocco had Ryan AND Lopez at the top of the rotation. Shelton has let Taj Bradley throw 92, 100, 104, and 106 pitches in his four starts. For context, the Twins had a starting pitcher throw 100 pitches in 28 of 162 games last year (17%). They've already done it 6 times in 17 games (35%). Even with big leads, Rocco had a quick hook, Shelton not so much.
  22. arby58
    I wasn't a Rocco hater, but there is something more stable about Shelton's managing of the team. In particular, he is giving his starting pitchers more opporunity to pitch further in the game than Rocco. Through 17 games, the starter has gone 100+ pitches 6 times (4 different starters at least once) and 90+ an additional 4 times. In contrast, through 17 games last year it was 2 for 100+ pitches and 2 for 90+. I'm sure Rocco would have pulled Ober after the 5th inning last night, and Bradley last time probably after the 4th. My guess is his pitchers are happy about how he's handling them. Sure, Ober gave up a couple of runs in the 6th, but he had a chance for a quality start - anybody really think Rocco would have done that? Same with the lineup - people pretty much know where they are going to hit, and mostly where they are going to play. It's sort of reassuring.
  23. arby58
    Right now, the Twins have a far better record in MLB than the Saints in AAA - and other than Prielipp, none of the listed players is exactly tearing it up. No need for reinforcements at the moment.
  24. arby58
    Ryan has another year of control, and the Twins could be very well in contention next year. They may part ways with Jeffers later this year, but I highly doubt it with Ryan.
  25. arby58
    Y'all need to fix the Bullpen Usage Report, as it is not adding in the pitchers who pitched in the last game into the totals.
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