Riverbrian

No team has the ability to see such things. Can you see such things?

According to Roster Resource: Trevor has 1 option remaining after this season.

Actually... they go hand in hand. Since there are no guarantees... the acquisition of injured players or 1/2 year wonders are possible. If you could guarantee it. You wouldn't get injured players or 1/2 years wonders in return. Your choices are: A, Get back on that horse and continue on with no guarantees. B. Because there are no guarantees, You stop and refuse to go forward, unloading your wagon in Nebraska to settle down while complaining constantly because nobody wants to live in Nebraska.

On May 27th... Matt Wallner went 4 for 4 with a home run. He Followed that up with a 2 for 2 day along with 2 walks on May 28th. On May 29th he was sent down as Max Kepler returned from the Disabled List. On July 25th... Matt Wallner hit his 2nd home run. He followed that up with 2 home runs on July 26th. Will history repeat itself? Maybe Wallner should stop having big games so he can stay up. 😁

Agreed To make room... that Gallo wagon may not be necessary since it is only carrying a single giant wind turbine blade that probably doesn't have practical usage.

There are no guarantees on the Oregon trail.

Teoscar strikes out too much for my tastes. I'd want more contact and I'd want a rental to bring the costs down a bit.

You can't walk the first two batters you face. We did it in the 8th with walk walk, double and we basically did it in the 9th with walk, bunt single, HBP. If you are member of the bullpen... your number will be called. Coming in with no control isn't going to go well. Oh well... on to the next game.

Game was tied so the possibility of a 10th inning and the Manfred man on 2nd was probably a consideration for holding Duran out of the 9th.

Choose your favorite response. 1. You have to boil the Gallo Kool-Aid to remove the contaminates before you drink it. 2. BINGO!!! Dysentery completes the blackout on my Buxton disabled list bingo card. 3. What a crappy way to go.

July 31st is the last outpost to resupply on the Oregon trail. We might be rolling into Fort Bridger in good health with ample supplies in our wagons. However, some of those wagons with supplies will get lost in the rivers while crossing those mountains of August and September. After you get through the mountains... you still got the deserts of October. I like the optimism of those who think you can just roll past the July 31st supply camp. However... I will remind all of you... this is the last chance to resupply. I strongly recommend stopping. I'd grab a couple more oxen, another wagon with extra guns, ammo, rice, bacon, crackers, dried fruit, McDonalds Happy Meals, whiskey... lots of whiskey. chamber pots, dutch ovens, cell phones, warm clothing, and medicine for the road ahead. We just don't know which wagon with which supplies will be lost. There is still quite a journey ahead.

They are in first place in the AL Central They have a very good starting rotation. They are ranked 11th in team OPS vs Right Handed pitching. They are last in team OPS vs Left Handed Pitching. They are heavy platoon usage and are obviously not going to change. They better be looking for a right handed bat.

Luis made 129 starts for the Twins in 2022 out of 162 games. 1B 60 DH 34 2B 31 3B 4 He played in 144 games total which means 15 of them he entered off the bench. Eyeballing his 2022 game log... I count 14 games where he received 2 or less AB's so that adds up. I can't speak about the nagging unreported health of Arraez in 2022. According to what was reported. He missed 5 games from May 5th to May 11th due to Covid. He missed a game June 8th for something undisclosed against the Yankees... Cortes just happened to start that game for the Yanks. And he missed a couple of games at the end of the year (Oct. 2,3) for a hamstring issue. With the Marlins thus far. He has started 91 games out of 100. 2B 88 1B 2 DH 1 He has played in 95 so he has entered 4 games off the bench. Could be injury... Could be Rocco but there was a difference in comparison.

Arraez has played in 95 out of 101 games for Marlins. He played in 144 games for the Twins out of 162. Yeah... the percentages are similar but also consider that Arraez was healthy amongst a team full of unhealthy players in 2022. Arraez bounced around DH, 1B and 2B and we didn't have 3 healthy players for those positions at the same time during the season so there was no competition for his playing time. Next compare left handed AB's against his teammates. In 2023... Arraez is 2nd in AB's vs Lefthanders for the Marlins. Only Bryan De La Cruz has more AB's vs Lefties. De La Cruz 81 Arraez 75 In 2022... Arraez was 5th in AB's vs lefthanders. for the Twins. Urshela led the way with 148, Followed by Correa, Polanco and Miranda. Arraez 113 Celestino had 108 AB's vs left handers last year. With our injuries last year... the proportion should be slanted in the Twins favor.

I'm not anti-platoon... I always feel that I have to put that disclaimer out there. The strict adherence to it is what I'm against. Look at the splits of Arraez this year and last year. Rocco would sit Arraez against left handers quite a bit last year and his splits in 2022 suggested that it made sense. This year... the Marlins are letting him hit both sides and his splits are not split... he is hitting both hands with equal ability. Look at the splits of Ryan Jeffers this year and last year. In 2022... Splits indicated that Jeffers shouldn't face right handed hitters. This year is splits are reversed. He's hitting right handers and not hitting left handers. I guess... I'm saying that sometimes the monster is of your own creation. If he is going to continue to strictly adhere to right/lefty matchups... He leaves himself no choice but to turn to Vazquez late in the game and Vazquez could end up playing 1B in extra innings as a result.

I agree with ya. WIth the long view in my mind. Young left handed batters need exposure to left handed pitchers because what exactly are you developing if you don't. If they don't get that exposure. 1. You need to pinch hit Vazquez for them. Rocco has no choice but to pinch hit Vazquez. He has been keeping our left handed hitters from left handed pitchers all year long. Vazquez has been getting exposure to left handed hitters all along. Matt Wallner has 3 AB's vs LH. Julien has 21 AB's vs LH. Rocco is going to Vazquez because he hasn't been preparing them for these moments. 2. Occasionally, you will get painted into a corner late in the game. There are only 4 bench moves, When pink eye strikes there may only be two bench moves available. Sometimes Vazquez isn't available to pinch hit when the opposing manager brings in a LHP late in the game. Instead of letting your young left handed hitting getting a look at left handed pitching in the early innings... you starve them of the opportunity. Then you need them late in the game when the game is on the line! IMO this is backwards... they should get looks at left handed pitching early in the game when there is plenty of game left to go... instead of getting a look they don't normally get... with the game on the line. 3. Occasionally... injuries will get you painted into a corner late in the season. With the importance of September games during a pennant chase and the obvious importance of the playoffs to follow. Injuries to your right handed hitters will force you consistently start your left handed hitter against left handed starters in the playoffs or with playoffs on the line. Hey... haven't let you face left handers all year... but... I guess I need you now my right handed guy is unavailable. 4. I'd rather that they develop players like Julien. Kirilloff and Wallner into something more than Joc Pederson. Anyway... Rocco was going to pinch hit Vazquez. He has been starving left handed batters consistently. Game on the line, season on the line is an unfortunate time to change that approach.

Who knows... well... Byron I guess would know but who knows if he was slow getting up because of his physical issues or if he was slow to get up because the throw looked like it hit him in the face or neck area.

I have no complaints

I can't see a Ryan trade materializing especially with Gray and Maeda reaching free agency... but... it's not as crazy as it sounds. Certainly not at the deadline... but in the off-season? Ryan could fetch a real nice big time controllable major league ready bat. The Cardinals for example would really like some pitching. Would they part with Walker straight up? It doesn't seem far fetched to me. They want pitching... We need offense. You'd have to consider it if they would.

Absolutely and as much as I tend to criticize... I will stand here and recognize in full assumption that they are better at such things than I am. It is after all what they do for a living. However... They are frequently wrong. These are the same guys who watched Nick Anderson day after day and missed. I want the evaluators to be aware of this and act accordingly by letting the players decide through opportunity and what they do with that opportunity. It all starts by not giving the opportunity over and over again to the players who fail over and over again.

Absolutely... 1.000 OPS in St. Paul is not a predictor for major league success. Nor is 25 AB's over the course of 23 Days in the Majors an indication of major league failure. 1.000 OPS in St. Paul is an indication of success at St. Paul and therefore hopefully a candidate for opportunity in the majors. In the case of Tim Beckham... 25 AB's over 23 days is a questionable example. In the case of Andrew Stevenson... I have no idea if Andrew or Chris Williams can jump up a level and perform. I'm just reasonable certain that there is nothing that they can do in St. Paul to get a major league opportunity. And I am absolutely certain that we have players on the 26 man roster who have gotten chance after chance after chance after chance after chance and failed. Personally... I'm not afraid of a Tim Beckham or Andrew Stevenson coming up and failing... they can simply be exposed to others team who want them when they are removed from the roster. What I'm afraid of is the guy who is failing and failing and not sent down. 1.000 OPS in St. Paul doesn't guarantee anything at the major league level. Outright dismissing 1.000 OPS at St. Paul because it doesn't guarantee anything absolutely guarantees that it will mean absolutely nothing at the major league level though.

I have no complaints. 5-2 out of the the all star break gate is wonderful.

What if that isn't a Coors split but a home split? 🤔😁

I think ranking Polanco as #1 is reasonable. We've seen Polanco being very good with a bat in his hands. However... If Polanco returning means Julien goes down to make room. Polanco's return importance ranking would slide all the way 25th most important.