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  1. tony&rodney
    Monday the roster goes to 26 players and if the Twins keep 14 pitchers Nick Gordon could be the only bench player depending on a decision to keep 3 catchers. Rule changes are just as responsible for pitch counts, pitcher usage, and playing time as any other item. Past teams used 25 roster limits. A return to 25 person rosters would require more judicious use of pitchers. Additionally, the requirements concerning the IL (formerly DL) have changed and allowed an easier path to demote or promote players without concern of losing their services for 15 days.
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    The Twins get their very own Juan Soto?
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    I like Trevor Larnach and think he has a future at the plate. I'm just guessing that athleticism and defense will return with the deader ball and this puts a premium on strong outfield defense. In turn, the demand for strong defenders puts Larnach as a DH. If Martin can maintain a .400 OBP in the bigs and run around LF with authority, there is less room for those who are defensively challenged in an era of hitters who send the ball into the outfield.
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    While we still hope Larnach, Wallner, and Sabato do well and wish Rooker luck in San Diego, the Twins need to stick to drafting power pitchers (Petty) or athletes who can do more than swing a bat. There should be delicious choices at draft position #8 this July.
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    I never wanted reviews of the plays and have been opposed to the electronic zone as well. However, it must be more and more difficult to call balls and strikes, perhaps due to velocity. There was an article last week that a MLB home plate umpire (Mark Carlson) missed 47 pitches in one game. It seems like electronic balls/strikes will arrive next year. Reviews? I am ok with them but there needs to be 2-3 challenges allowed per game and the challenge needs to happen within 10 seconds of the play. The micro replays and 4-10 minute delays while MLB figures out which of five camera angles definitively provides an answer is lame. The process is too slow. When people call for a pitch clock they need to remember that the umpires already have a pitch and batter rule clock. Currently, for whatever reason, it is never enforced. Putting in a pitch clock would not necessarily change the situation if the umpires still refuse to call a ball or strike.
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    Palacios is athletic too and he can play shortstop in the bigs.
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    Wholeheartedly agree with your assessment of Martin concerning his defensive position. He sure looks comfortable at the plate though and he exudes athleticism. Makes one wonder ... how much more time does he need at AA?
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    Martin could move up to AAA. He doesn't look like power is in his immediate future but he barrels the ball and gets on base a ton, and brings athleticism to the field with his agressive running. The Twins could use a couple of athletes as soon as possible, whenever that works. Polanco, Gordon, Buxton, and Kepler are it right now and the Twins can count on Correa to play a wonderful shortstop and he will hit. We all hope Kirilloff, Sano, Arraez, Urshela, Larnach, & Garlick hit but they are mostly station to station. Jeffers and Sanchez get a bye because they are catchers.
  9. tony&rodney
    That is what the guy wrote on Gameday. Actually, Morales hit a ball back up the middle off of the pitcher to the second baseman who stepped on second to force out Encarnacion who had singled the Manfredball runner Pratto to third base and then the 2B made a poor throw to first. Morales was safe at first and Pratto scored the tying run. Then Carmargo hit one off the base of the fence in rightfield and Morales scored from first base. The players celebrated wildly. Two walkoffs - fun night. Thank you for writing the summaries. They are excellent. Encarcion swings a pretty mean bat right now. He is a free swinger.
  10. tony&rodney
    Those who may have watched a number of AL Central games the last two weeks may state that the division runs through Cleveland. They run out some fun athletes, can pitch, have a low payroll, the best prospect list, and could easily make a trade to bring in a couple of key pieces. It is a long season though and anything can happen.
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    I watched Cleveland yesterday against Chicago. The Lake Erie crew have some athletic players and with Francona at the helm it would not be shocking to see them win the AL Central. They need Franmil Reyes to have a big year and someone to step up at first base. Straw and Kwan are not going to give up any base hits in LF and Cf; they are both exciting athletes. Maybe the Twins should fold in a few athletes and step away from all or nothing defensively challenged players. Lewis time?
  12. tony&rodney
    Well, on Twins Daily there is much talk about the Twins developing pitching and I know they are trying to do that. There are also many mentions about the success of Cleveland, Tampa Bay, and a couple of others in their development of pitchers. I thought maybe you had read a few comments from scouts from other organizations or a host of comments on other teams fan sites that are similar to TD. I have sifted through various sites from many teams and have never once read a comment that mentions the Twins and their ability to develop pitching. I was just curious where you had seen articles regarding the Twins ability to develop pitching from outside Twins fandom.
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    Add Royce Lewis? He can play in the outfield, infield, and DH. June is coming.
  14. tony&rodney
    Just curious .... What have you heard about the Twins ability to develop pitching?
  15. tony&rodney
    Duffey is part of The Plan.
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    Agree but the game plan likely is made from the private boxes. He was maxed out. We hope his arm felt good this morning.
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    Pagan is mostly an asterisk. The Twins have incredible confidence in their assessment that Chris Paddock will be the real deal (J.D. Durbin). Paddack was a strong prospect in the same vein as Fernando Romero, Stephen Gonsalves, and Lewis Thorpe. Paddack, unlike the others, had a little success in The Show, so the love for him. Emilio Pagan was part of the price extracted to win the Paddack sweepstakes (TR to SD, $6.6 to SD, $2.3 for EP, & $2.25 for CP). The Twins won't keep Pagan past this year and his usage will depend on having some success. We shouldn't be surprised if ZIPs is fairly accurate but relief pitchers can also have short runs where they find their groove and the Twins are hoping for a few good outings from Pagan. Pagan is likely happy enough to be on the roster. He was destined for release by San Diego. Let us hope the new pitches work.
  18. tony&rodney
    Archer is still building endurance and throwing on the side is not the same as facing hitters. He looked really good for four innings and then it was totally obvious that he had lost both feel and command after two pitches in the fifth inning. It was painful to watch him struggle through the next three batters and he was elated to escape damage when Witt hit into a DP. I'm not sure what was going on in that inning. Was Rocco hoping Archer could complete five to get the W? For those who watched the game, he was toast and lucky his pitches stayed out of the strike zone for walks instead of being squared up. Archer should be good for 70-85 pitches next start if his arm is ok.
  19. tony&rodney
    Twins fans who are interested in watching a competitive team in 2022 will likely have a fair idea of the direction by June and certainly by the All Star Game. Many others, based on posts during the past several months, will look to the next five years and the minor leaguers as they support some ideal of asset management and responsible spending for small market teams. Today looks cloudy for the Twins and sunny for a few prospects, so it becomes a matter of which one supports. I am still hoping that Buxton and Kirilloff find themselves in the lineup 5-6 times every week. It is a long season and the better players need to show themselves sooner than later. Rocco? I just wish he would be less visible because he has bad luck.
  20. tony&rodney
    Some good plays but some not so good. Archer looked decent until he totally lost it and then pitched to two more batters after running out of gas.
  21. tony&rodney
    Cron has had a nice little career thus far but he is not good with a glove. Sano was the obvious choice but his glove is a rock too. Sano still has a chance to be decent DH and hopefully Kirilloff comes back and plays first base. Rocco just follows orders and we may see Sano at 1B all season. We can wish Cron well, but I don't miss him.
  22. tony&rodney
    It is more than reasonable to think Donaldson was part of the problem. Perhaps, except for every player on record has had nothing but praise for Josh Donaldson. I searched articles from Oakland to Toronto to Cleveland to Atlanta to Minnesota to the Yankees and each time the posts are positive regarding JD as a teammate. I wonder if he was an irritant to GMs, managers, and reporters and this seems possible because there is not a similar track record of support from the management types and Josh called writers out for lazy questions and innuendo. He actually called out a reporter for this in his first press conference in NYC and his teammates absolutely loved it. Maybe someone (Falvey, Baldelli) will eventually come clean and explain this trade but for now it is totally guess work based on personal thoughts, some of which are quite unfortunately tied to money.
  23. tony&rodney
    Ryan looked great. Sano ran into one. Sanchez and Kirilloff squeezed hits through the infield, and the relief pitchers were fine. Arraez needs to make the play to him at third and Garlick needs to catch that fly ball, although as someone pointed out on another thread Devers does a good job of hitting a nasty pitch. Duran was good again, but looking at the box score he takes a dive statistically. They don't charge empty net goals against a goalie, but a no touch misplay rarely is charged as an error in baseball despite the wording of errors as normal effort.
  24. tony&rodney
    2B is his best position, but it is already taken ... so DH. This is why, despite a deep appreciation for his tough at bats, Arraez was and is a prime candidate to trade.
  25. tony&rodney
    The Twins should have a decent idea of what their club is like by June 1.
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