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  1. Riverbrian
    I agree with you that Rocco seems much less concerned with right against right but then again... he doesn't have a choice on that front because he has 7 pure right handers currently on the roster. 8 of them if Royce Lewis was still on the 26 Man and Lee in AAA. You are right... Castro (or Santana) is the obvious choice to turn into a short sider if Julien replaced Farmer on the roster. Let's forget Julien for the moment because the more immediate interesting question is this: What would Rocco and the front office do when/if: A. The team remains healthy when Lewis comes back. B. Brooks Lee continues hitting... let's say he has an OPS over .900 when Lewis returns. Who goes to make room? Farmer cut? Larnach sent down? Who plays 2B? Lee? Lewis? Castro?
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    A Julien or Farmer decision for a single roster spot is an interesting dichotomy. Interesting because they need each other. Margot pinch hitting for Wallner in the 6th inning yesterday should have reminded all of us. If Julien takes Farmer's spot... who will face the left handed pitchers for Julien? Many of us wouldn't worry about such things but the Twins have consistently shown that they worry about such things.
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    I forgot to add. It would be in Max Kepler's best interest if he could play CF. Preferably like Kevin Kiermaier... if he's going to hit like Kiermaier.
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    That would be my guess. If the lineup is delayed... they are waiting on a medical. How's the tightness today? Any swelling? Apart from that... Rocco sets up rotations. He doesn't seem to be a "needs oregano" type chef. He sure seems to be a structured... follow the recipe to a T type. Again my guess... but... apart from real time health assessments, there is probably no reason to delay a lineup in Rocco's case because he probably knows right now who will be in the lineup for Fridays game against the Giants if injuries don't get in the way... just based on his rotation.
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    Carlos Correa has 299 PA's. Miranda has 263 PA's. 279 PA's would qualify a Twins player for a batting title. I'm not aware of any all-star game qualifiers.
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    What kind of contract does a left handed platoon hitter with a .728 OPS against right handed pitching get? It would be in his best interest to get hot post all-star break... just like he did last year.
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    Miranda would be my vote to replace Correa. I shouldn't get a vote. I take a 4 day vacation from baseball during the all-star break.
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    With Royce they sent him down to AAA for a week to practice first. Brooks hasn't done that.😁
  9. Riverbrian
    I never priced FUBO so I'm not sure. Those cables, along with the servers, switchers, software, power system, cooling system, networking, etc. etc. It only cost me about 64 grand since I did the work myself. Well worth it because I'm watching the games for free.
  10. Riverbrian
    Indeed. Here's a photo of my living room
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    That would make him 4th on the SS depth chart. The 4th QB on the depth chart is usually the guy who transfers from Alabama to William and Mary.
  12. Riverbrian
    I would play both of them and I wouldn't lose sleep. Lee seems to be less likely to get hurt making a play but... It's only been a few games. 😉
  13. Riverbrian
    Those that have to play when you have limited options are the players you staff your roster with. Injuries and ineffectiveness occur every year. 75% of pitching being right handed occurs every year. Margot and Farmer were always going to be forced into the lineup... it was a certainty the very second they were rostered on the 26 man because injuries and ineffectiveness occur every year. They were rostered.
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    Yep I'm stealing it
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    He made a couple nice plays coming in from third. I see no concerns.
  16. Riverbrian
    No idea but I assume it was because the game was tied and it was late in the game and Miranda is twice the hitter and hot hot hot. I fully endorse that pinch hit. I don't endorse pinch hitting Margot for Wallner in the 6th because a lefty showed up. Because than you got Margot again in the 8th vs a right hander. Oh Well... TWINS WIN!!!!
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    I didn't know that. I knew that Carole sang about Jazz Chisolm in 1974.
  18. Riverbrian
    In April 1977...The Little River Band sang in harmony... "Hang On... Help is on it's way". Not many know this but the Australian Band was actually singing about 20 year old Gabriel Gonzalez who must be added to the 40 man roster in December 2025 as a 22 year old. He just might help in 2026 and the Little River Band knew this was possible 47 years ago. To be clear... The Little River Band were not singing about the 2024 Twins. The trade would provide no help for 2024. It was Stephen Stills who sang about the 2024 Twins. "If you can't be... with the one you love... Love the one you're with".
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    Yep... Twins won't see a left handed starter until Sunday against Blake Snell possibly.
  20. Riverbrian
    Walmart employees at Target Field. Ouch!
  21. Riverbrian
    100% Tanner Scott would be my dream addition. I'd even roll the dice on Puk.
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    2023 OPS .789 which is higher than what Santana currently has in 2024. I wouldn't have bet on a .583 in July for Jorge. He has sat the last three games for Seattle. Dylan Moore appears to be the new guy at 2B... they may have run out of patience and I don't blame them. In the off-season if given the choice between Polanco and Santana. I would have chosen Polanco without second thought every day of the week.
  23. Riverbrian
    About 6:30AM yesterday morning. I was thinking that Miranda might make history today. It was also Pablo Lopez bobblehead day. I had no plans so I checked the Minneapolis forecast. 10% chance of rain. Spur of the moment... I got up... poured coffee into my travel mug and I drove the 4.5 hours to Target field. I didn't pack a thing. Walked through the gates at 11:57AM. They were already out of bobble heads so I turned around and went home. Just kidding They were out of bobbleheads but I stayed and I was in attendance to watch Miranda make history. As an extra bonus for my efforts... I saw the very first MLB home run of Brooks Lee. I saw the very first dinger from Byron Buxton in Detroit back in 2015. I can add Brooks Lee to that list. After the game... I went to Portillos in Maple Grove for the Italian Beef. Then drove back home for 4.5 hours. Arriving around 9pm. Good Day. A bobble head would have made it perfect.
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    My comment wasn't a manager criticism per se. It was an 8 run deficit. All managers do it... it's time to put in the scrubs. My problem is having scrubs... who the manager just identified by garbage time play. The quote was bull. I agree with you that Rocco can't say the truth... which was... we were out of it so I'm putting in the scrubs. And... I'm saying... if you have scrubs that you need to get 1 AB in a blow out. Get them off the roster. As good as the offense is doing in comparison with other teams around the league. We still have some guys who have been average to below average that could still use some pushing. Kepler and Larnach have been OK. Yet they have not been so good that they have to be in the lineup every day. They haven't been so good that we can just sit back and say... it's cool. They haven't been so good that they shouldn't be challenged for playing time. They could use players pushing them... not players who Rocco has to get 1 AB when it safe to do so. Farmer and Martin are not pushing anyone... or allowed to push anyone... they need to be fed a single AB when it's safe... Rocco identified them by sending them out in garbage time... so get them off the roster.
  25. Riverbrian
    Since this has resurfaced. I was never a Santana hater... nor a Farmer Hater or even a Margot hater. However... What I questioned was... Even concerned about... was... letting Polanco go and then spending the money saved on Desclafini, Santana and Margot. How do I feel now? Well the loss of Polanco hasn't been a need for concern based on what he has done thus far in Seattle and Santana has turned into a nice signing. With Santana replacing what I thought Polanco would be just fine. I'll lay off Santana but I remain concerned about Margot and Farmer. That concern that remains with me... has been softened by an offense that seems to be thriving just fine. However... I do not believe that Margot or Farmer has helped the thriving.
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