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  1. tony&rodney
    Rather the umpires call all pitches than the challenge system. If there must be tech involved in calling balls and strikes just make it 100% ABS. We saw in Spring Training and we see in minor league games that umpires can, on the odd occasion, get irritated when a number of their calls are overturned and retribution is a possibility when a team runs out of challenges. This is why I am opposed to the challenge system. The vast majority of the time I don't have an issue with umpires.
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    Hired in October, 2016 - DF is in year 9 of his Twins post. WS or bust for him this year.
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    Some of the best defensive outfielders were initially sent to the outfield because they could not field ground balls on the dirt. Perhaps McCusker is not cut out for infield duty. He works just fine with his current bat in right field or at DH. We shall see how this plays out.
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    Kept circling back to watch the Saints and was never disappointed - what a finish .... again. McCusker is really staying on the ball and also being patient. Long scary plate appearances for the pitcher. Happy for Gasper. He takes a grooved swing and the pitcher laid it right in there and Mickey didn't miss it. Big smile from him. Prielipp looked good. I only managed to catch his last inning. Great write-up. Love looking over these minor league reports.
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    Yes, there value was high, but that is in the past. I suggested trades of both of these guys and Lewis in two years ago, but who knows if anything could have worked out anyway. Miranda and Julien are still worth a flyer from some team .... a player who is a total long shot, which is better than nothing. No use in lamenting missed opportuities from the past. It is time to move forward.
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    Great win for Twins. The pitching is really good. We better hope the Orioles bats stay cold another week because they have some players who can swing it. Tough series ahead. Day game after a night game and Gasper in minor leagues, there is no way you pinch hit for Vazquez and put Jeffers behind the plate in an early May game.
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    Good time to move Lee to 3B and put a player at 2B.
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    Rocco needs to at least consider having Vazquez bunt when a runner can be moved up. The Twins are too adverse to using all of the options available in the game.
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    Lewis is rusty. He actually looks better in the box with the Twins than he did with the Saints, where the minor league pitchers just toyed with him. Baseball is tough and timing is critical for the batter.
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    Plenty of people picked the Orioles to win the AL East. They need pitchers but you can see that they have some pretty athletic guys and will score a ton of runs once they warm up the bats.
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    Lee is a decent third baseman, but he does not project well at second base. We can see it today: no vertical, lack of foot speed, and relative inexperience on the right side puts Lee in a bad spot to shine. Unfortunately, Ober pays the price.
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    The Twins should be aggressively seeking to trade both players before a DFA is the end result. There are players in the DSL and GCL (rookie rosters) who may pay off as a lottery chance. The Twins are unlikely to use either Julien or Miranda on any consistent basis going forward unless there are 4+ infield injuries. Players like Tyler Fitzgerald, Jeferson Morales, Armando Alvarez, Will Holland and Anthony Prato are all options to use if any of France, Lee, Castro, Lewis, Bride, Clemens, and Gasper are injured or fail. Both Julien and Miranda need a fresh start with a different organization and trading them does not hinder the Twins at all. Set them free.
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    Am I the only person amused by the comments that 27 is old? Even in baseball, McCusker is not an old man. By the way, he is 26 for a couple more weeks and younger than any Twins outfielder. Age is a funny thing for some people. Is Aaron Judge too old? Also I want to encourage people who have an mlb.com subscription to tune into a few minor league games via milb.com. The stat lines can often be deceiving. Last night Andrew Morris had a couple of balls squared up against him but he mostly controls the hitters; he is tough to barrel up. Soft hits are still hits but mostly outs in MLB, so looking at stats could go a different way on a different level. The Saints top 3 guys are working on different pitches in preparation for the next level as opposed to simply getting outs.
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    This is true. My eye test gives McCusker slightly better jumps than Wallner, but Wallner is a little faster. So same, same more or less in the field.
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    Bean 5302, I hope you are watching him play. Nothing is guaranteed for minor league players if they reach The Show, but McCusker, while still in need of improvements, has made great strides in the last two years that I have watched him in games. Carson hits the ball very hard pretty often.
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    My recommendation is that people watch McCusker play. At least try to watch him in 5-10 games. Carson is not similar at all to those names that have appeared in the comments. He is not a RH hitting Matt Wallner either. He has his weaknesses but has shown steady improvement in the last two years. He has crushed pitchers that other players had trouble with at the plate. If you have not seen him play looking at his stats will not give you a picture. One thing I will say, if the goal is to hit the ball hard no player in the organization is in his class. The stats are only an introduction.
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    Excellent article Nick. Baseball is a hard game and the little nuances can sink just about most players. I wonder if a change of scenery could make things better for Julien in a mental approach sense. Also wondered if Lewis can adapt as he returns from injury, although they are totally different people and athletes.
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    Fitgerald, Morales, Rodriguez, and McCusker is a fun #1-4 in the lineup. I sure hope the Twins don't mess that up. Royce Lewis batting 2nd cost the Saints quite a few runs. Let Julien and Gasper trade off at second base and put them down in the order. Yes, the minor leagues are for development but it doesn't hurt to win as well.
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    MLB players come back from injuries all the time. Sometimes the minor league rehab assignment goes well and other times not so hot. There doesn't seem to be much correlation to how a player does when they are back in the majors. We will have to hope Lewis comes back strong because he looked awkward in the field, slow on the bases, and totally off balance at the plate. Royce may have been super careful because the games were mostly on wet fields. We shall see and hope for the best. Good things can happen.
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    Dear Twins Daily owners and management, Please order a stop to the inane line that the Twins don't have any or insufficient financial resources to field a team. The toxicity of that repetitive line does not add anything to a discussion and is also simply false. The trend is to say something and that makes it true is a popular practice in our country right now but it is also very tiresome. I won 7 Cy Young Awards in the 1960s. That isn't true either. Moving on, there are disappointments galore thus far in the 2025 season but we have not even reached mid May. The Twins can easily reach their expected mark, which is roughly 83-85 wins. The bats can still come alive and the pitching should maintain. The Twins have spent more money on payroll since Falvey arrived than any other team in the AL Central. Money is not an issue. There are good players still in the system and trades are always a possibility even if Falvey is reticent to gamble. Some big series coming up. One can only imagine what the fan base in Baltimore is thinking and writing about their team. I'm thinking the Twins reach .500 baseball some time in June or July.
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    Why don't I see the similarities? Cleveland looks like they have more athletic players who run, field, and can play small ball. Those type of teams have some luck in close games. Minnesota is built to hit. The Twins pitching staff is quite good.
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    Emmanuel has looked rusty thus far for St. Paul. He is pulling off the ball at the plate and is more tentative than in previous years in the outfield. All the time on the sidelines may have set him back or he might just need a week or two of warm weather.
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    Royce Lewis has not looked good at all playing at AAA, but we have seen guys come back from crappy rehabs before to hit at the MLB level. Hopefully Lewis isn't as overmatched against Baltimore pitching as he was versus Colombus arms. Julien seems to take his woes at the plate into the field. When he is getting on base, having good at bats, and swinging well he does fine in the field. The play or misplay Friday night by Julien was pretty sad. Hard to see where his career goes with the Twins. He isn't really depth so one has to wonder if he could bring back a lottery ticket from some team. The starters look good and the bats seem to be edging forward. May will be a big month for the Twins.
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    There were several mentions of this in various articles earlier in the year and I'm not totally sure of the exact circumstances.. One article I can remember was when a TD writer was wondering if Alcala would begin the season in AAA because he would pass the point of being optioned after 8 or 10 days into the schedule. Someone will know the answer but I'm think Alcala cannot be sent down. Alcala has a great arm but he loses it pretty quick at times.
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    Only problem here is that Alcala is now beyond the option stage. The Twins would be reluctant to DFA Alcala because he would almost certainly be picked up by another team.
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