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  1. tony&rodney
    I watch specific players quite often and watching the games one can see various players improve and sometimes hit bare spots. Cedar Rapids has Kala'i Rosario and Ben Ross as their two best bats. Noah Miller is smooth in the field but has a weak bat again after swinging better in April. A number of pitchers look promising but still a ways to go with command and control. I like Jaylen Nowlin and Regi Grace among others. Wichita has Yoyner Fajardo leading the offense with Brooks Lee looking decent and DaShawn Keirsey improving. Blayne Enlow and David Festa are looking good among the hurlers. Julien leads St. Paul on the hitting side getting on base often and both Headrick and Balazovic have looked good on the mound.
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    How many people have followed the Dodgers bullpen the last few years? They have received value from some unlikely pitchers while swallowing some bad contracts. I'm not sure the Twins can play that game. The main trick in having a solid bullpen is having good starting pitching and an offense that scores runs. The Twins are in a pretty good spot right now, considering the unpredictable nature of their offense. I expect we shall see more offense as the season moves into June. When thinking of relief pitchers that might have been added, I only was interested in adding one guy last offseason - Will Smith. I have no idea why the Twins did not look into or sign him. Not many people were in on Smith. I like his pitching style. The Twins will have an opportunity to pore over their roster at the All Star break and consider making some moves in late July. Until then, the team looks good to go with some expected improvements in run production and the hopeful return of Caleb Thielbar.
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    June will be a pivotal month for the Twins and their usage of a couple of younger players. Lewis will need to show he is ready before he automatically gets handed third base. Miranda will need to turn things around to get recalled. Some people have called for Brooks Lee. Have they watched his at bats for Wichita? He still has a long way to go before he is ready for MLB pitchers. June should give us all some idea of the possibilities for the remainder of the year. I'm thinking Lewis should be attuned to making his time with the Saints display his talents and he will fill third base for years. We'll see.
  4. tony&rodney
    Tune in to Bob Marley, "Don't worry about a thing, cuz every little thing 's gonna be alright..."
  5. tony&rodney
    I have been against pretty much all replay. I believed that salary increases and a grading system that held umpires to a high standard in order to keep their jobs was a better path. The players lose their jobs. Every single day an MLB player is demoted, dfa, or released. The umpires seem to have absolute job security. Now I think the quality of MLB umpires is far superior to basketball or hockey. I don't follow football so out of the loop there. Still an evaluation system should have the teeth to comb through those who do not meet a standard. That is what I thought. Now, let's see a challenge system on any play. Two per game with three challenges on balls and strikes. The challenge must be made with five seconds or immediately on balls and strikes. The umpires will not give up total security so a challenge system needs to be implemented that can include any call.
  6. tony&rodney
    The Twins do need to get some runs in with the bases loaded and too many walks will hurt any pitcher. However, the gloom today should not forget the giddiness of the prior night. The Twins are fine. The have some decent players, they have been working hard to have good at bats and pitch well. Sometimes baseball is really hard. The talent level is unreal. Consider that the best SEC players often start in A ball and that D1 baseball teams are basically pretty close to very good town ball teams and the rookie leagues. There are wins for the Twins just around the corner and they have competed well with some of the best teams in MLB.
  7. tony&rodney
    I'm ok with the Twins bullpen. The roles need to be real clear but there are times that the last guy needs to pitch in a tight game.
  8. tony&rodney
    Ober was so focused last night and put on quite a pitching display last night. The pitchers have been keeping the Twins around in most every game. Moran showed again why he deserves his roster spot. Yes, he wobbles with his control but hitters struggle against his pitches. The Twins have been having good at bats more consistently and making the opposing hurlers work hard. Kershaw needed 90 pitches to complete four innings. The base running and situational hitting has improved dramatically from last year. When was the last time the Twins had four stolen bases and really another when Kershaw threw to first base three times. That was a real display of professionalism by Kershaw, knowing his catcher has arm issues right now. Bunting and running are good options to use and it is encouraging to see the Twins use every strategy possible to score runs. Correa has struggled to bring in runners in some important at bats but is also running into a little hard luck. One thing not to be overlooked is how often Correa is involved in a difficult play that results in an out. His play at shortstop this year has been absolutely terrific.
  9. tony&rodney
    That third run was excellent baseball.
  10. tony&rodney
    That third run was excellent baseball.
  11. tony&rodney
    No consolation for the Twins but he was significantly different than in the past. I'm not buying improvements.
  12. tony&rodney
    Yes, they have their top three starting pitchers via trade and before injuries the entire rotation had been acquired via trade. I'm not sure one can do any better than 5/5 to start a season.
  13. tony&rodney
    It was. Cuzzi was totally fooled by the pitch to Kirilloff and once he raised his arm he did not make the quick yell "No, that's a ball". I think an umpire should be able to see their mistake and be able to instantly correct themselves. But they never do.
  14. tony&rodney
    Good game. Unfortunate ending. Another game tomorrow night.
  15. tony&rodney
    Can justice be served?
  16. tony&rodney
    Solano tried for long ball last at bat. Just need a single here.
  17. tony&rodney
    Hey, now. I know who Valvano is. I coached basketball for a quarter century.
  18. tony&rodney
    Two good teams hitting the ball hard pretty often. Tomorrow the starting pitchers will want to go deep.
  19. tony&rodney
    Good game. Manfredball should favor the Twins here but I still dislike it.
  20. tony&rodney
    The Twins stick with their approach and they are going to have a really good season. When you think that almost everyone picked the Twins for 82-88 wins, they could easily beat that.
  21. tony&rodney
    Nice.
  22. tony&rodney
    I hope Taylor scores here. I was a little surprised we did not see him come in and push Kirilloff back to 1B.
  23. tony&rodney
    Sorry, I don't follow football at all and I'm not sure what a football guy has to do with baseball. They are pretty different games. but if it works for you, that fine.
  24. tony&rodney
    I suppose could look up Purcell but I'm watching a baseball game.
  25. tony&rodney
    The Twins are working in their at bats.
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