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  1. VivaBomboRivera!
    Cave (.275 / .373 / .493) has barely 30% of Rosario's (.283 / .306 / .508) PAs this season, but it is safe to say that these two players are rapidly approaching parity both offensively and defensively. Assuming Buxton stays healthy (knock wood!), looks like four choices going into 2020: Four-man platoon (i.e., do nothing)In a three-man OF, keep Rosario if he develops more plate discipline and earns more walksIf Rosario does not improve, keep Cave assuming he develops better defensive awareness and judgementOffload both for bigger talents (least likely for a host of reasons)
  2. VivaBomboRivera!
    Twins are 4th in ML overall pitching WAR. Doesn't take a genius or any searCH-fu to identify at least two of the teams above us. ;-)
  3. VivaBomboRivera!
    Buxton's on DL, Kepler's held out with a sore knee, Sano has a HBP bruised elbow, Margo's tummy aches and the TWINS STILL SCORE 8 RUNS. As has been said elsewhere, assuming Polanco (19) and Margo (15) both reach 20 jacks, that is a full lineup of batters with 20+ HRs. NEVAH, EVAH BEEN DONE. Our offensive depth frightens other teams. Now that the bullpen is stabilizing confidence can build. Hope they ran some baserunning drills on the off day this week. If the starting rotation regains its edge it's going to be a great September. Thirty games left for a 100 Win season. Take 19 and we're in great shape for playoffs.
  4. VivaBomboRivera!
    A pitching duel like this is just _so_ much more interesting than games that drag on because one team scores two touchdowns and the other puts up three field goals worth of runs.
  5. VivaBomboRivera!
    Fixed yer post. ;-)
  6. VivaBomboRivera!
    It isn't a real lead until our staff has given it up. Disgraceful. Far worse than losing to Giolito and Abreu. Go ahead, somebody try to tell us again that it is not pitching (or lack thereof) that wins games. Evidence to the contrary has been mounting since the extra-inning loss to the Yankees. If Castro keeps his foot on the bag before Cave's first dinger, and today's pitchers give up just two fewer runs, the game is tied in the 9th on Cave's second jack. The team has the offense to make up two runs in any given inning. Berrios was done when the bases were loaded, and everybody knew it. Why Harper was left in to pitch the top of the 9th is difficult to comprehend. Two takeaways: Twins pitchers do not deserve the offensive support they are receiving. Batters should be demanding better from them.It is up to Baldelli and Johnson to get the most from this stable of arms. Thus far they are not.
  7. VivaBomboRivera!
    Gotta tip your cap to a pitching performance like that. Then you resolve to stick him next time. The hard lesson from this game is that pitching (or lack thereof) is what most consistently wins games, more so late- and post-season. Our staff has to improve from "good" to "good enough."
  8. VivaBomboRivera!
    As fantastic as Mad Max is, we are not getting the best we could from him in the number one spot. He swings at a good number of first balls. Often the results are gratifying but there are also a large number of leadoff outs that were never worked as opportunities to go deep in the count for walk (now 53 in 468 AB) as well as a hit. This shows up in his .334 OBP, 11th on the team behind names like Adrianza, Arraez, Cave and Polanco, players he could push around the base paths . Kepler is second on team now in RBI (84) to Rosario (85). Imagine where that number might be if he was in the 3rd or 4th spot. How many of his 34 HR are solo shots? We are cheating ourselves.
  9. VivaBomboRivera!
    O faithless Squirrel! Thy perfidy!
  10. VivaBomboRivera!
    Where there is squirrel, Boris, there must also be moose! Mandatory baseball content: Pineda's pitching line tonight (esp. _no_ walks 80% strike ratio) should be pinned above the locker of every other member of the staff. The team is not getting enough of that.
  11. VivaBomboRivera!
    Where there is squirrel, Boris, there must also be moose!
  12. VivaBomboRivera!
    That conclusion was not drawn. The point is, as long as he is on the club, he is going to get playing time. The expectation is that his offense will improve so that he will not be a liability when he is in the lineup. The problem to be solved as a manager is how to get the best out of him for the team.
  13. VivaBomboRivera!
    Holy flying squirrels, Batman! Nelson Cruz doubles twice in bottom of the eighth!
  14. VivaBomboRivera!
    Just don't blame the squirrel.
  15. VivaBomboRivera!
    Please read the post. Note use of the words "development" and "no comparison." Here are Cave's International League numbers: .352 / .393 / .592. At the start of his current call-up, the man was hitting a buck-ninety, so it could be hoped that he would figure out ML pitching and begin to approach his AAA marks. The steady increase in all three of these indicators is evidence of this hoped-for improvement. [Note that as of the bottom of the 5th in the White Sox game on the 20th, Cave is 1 for 2 with a run scored and now has an 8-game hitting streak.] Can we get some agreement that there is indeed "no comparison" between Cave and Buxton or Kepler defensively? Thank you. There is hope that he can work on his skill set in this department, but one thing at a time. My money would _not_ be on Cave growing into an ML superstar either offensively or defensively. This post is about a trend in his offensive maturation that could make him a contributor to the team's success, and perhaps relieve a little of the worry about daily wear-and-tear Buxton inflicts on himself. Bottom line: Don't hate Cave because he's not as good as his teammates. Coach him and find a place for him to contribute, because he's a Twin at least for the remainder of the year.
  16. VivaBomboRivera!
    Both of these points are noted in the OP. Nice to know we're in agreement. Cheers! Defensively there's no comparison between Cave and Buxton or Kepler... However, if Cave keeps... closing in SLG...
  17. VivaBomboRivera!
    Interesting development: Jake Cave, ML batting stats after this game: .261 / .358 / .374Byron Buxton, 2019 to date: .262 / .314 / .513Eddie Rosario: .282 / .307 / .519Max Kepler: .255 / .336 / .529Defensively there's no comparison between Cave and Buxton or Kepler. However, if Cave keeps increasing the gap in his on base numbers and closing in SLG. there is a case for platooning him with Buxton and Rosario, with Buxton getting the call in late innings of tight games.
  18. VivaBomboRivera!
    He should have slid feet first.
  19. VivaBomboRivera!
    This is premature. Goodness knows we're all hoping for it. Cron's and Adrianza's 3-6-3 DP was a thing of beauty.
  20. VivaBomboRivera!
    So grateful to be proven right today.
  21. VivaBomboRivera!
    No "buts" here, please. Just because the opposing starters are better doesn't mean they get to be staked to six-run leads.
  22. VivaBomboRivera!
    Buckle up, hell. Strap in and bring your reserve 'chute! It's a whole new season now. On the bright side: Looks like Cave has finally found his major league strokeSano: 2K, 2BBCron's glove made up for his cold batSmeltzer has shown he can do better, deserves at least another turn;Cleveland hit well against the shift, if he hadn't given up two walks, those ground ball singles wouldn't have hurt so much...That said, the developing pattern here has gotten very old. Jake has the chance to be a hero tomorrow.
  23. VivaBomboRivera!
    Smalley's latest podcast provides new insights.
  24. VivaBomboRivera!
    Theis game was last three games were winnable. Fixed yer post. ;-) No need to repeat again today - everybody knows what the issues are now. Can't run away, can't trade anymore, either. These are the arms that will determine the season for the Twins. There is a fair amount of talent present. Concentration, discipline and determination appear to be in shorter supply. No pitcher is throwing well consistently enough. Were I a hitter, I'd be in every guy's face, asking, "Shouldn't over six runs a game be enough for the team to win?" Asking them if they're hurt, and if they're not, asking them if they think they're playing for the other team? This staff is going to have to decide as a body that they will work to deserve the run support they get. Edit please: The bullpen allowed only 1 run (earned), not 6. Notwithstanding each of them is included in the above rant.
  25. VivaBomboRivera!
    Encarnacion was a salary dump. Nevertheless, New York knew they wanted him and they got him. Now he doesn't play for another team that can hurt them. Nobody is trading an impact pitcher in April or May. Perhaps. But others have noted there was also the off season, and nobody was blind to shortcomings in the roster. In any case, Stroman came much cheaper because the Mets grabbed him before any other major pitching trades, and that action changed the market behavior of other buyers and sellers.
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