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  1. Doctor Gast
    IMO any time in the MLB is not wasted. The 5 innings he pitched earlier is invaluable. Headrick is 4th man on the totem pole behind Ober, Varland & SWR and any innings he gets in the MLB level would be much more valuable than in AAA. IMO will be a SP but that does mean he can't get some time in at long relief on the MLB level
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    We have a roster crunch right now. I like our chances with the incoming support better than those you recommended, there's no guarantee on them either. The main cold hitters are Correa, Miranda & Kepler. Kepler has been turning it on, Miranda is heating up a little, Correa is the only one that's really lagging behind & I don't recommend switching him out but drop him down the order might wake him up as MNfireman stated.
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    Twins couldn't generate much & KC beat us by small ball. Ober had a pretty good game considering.
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    Gordon's best shot is OF, that's where he plays best. The addition of Gallo & Taylor plus hanging unto Kepler & Larnach was hot with Kiriloff ready to come back. has really put a crimp on Gordon's opportunity to make it in the OF. I really like the contributions that Gordon has done in the OF the last 2 seasons but because of what FO has done & not done Gordon's Goose is cooked. So I'd try to find a suiter for him but how he has been playing I doubt that there'll be any. Yet if he's DFAed he be gone, no doubt about it. Cave was gotten right away, if nobody else would claim him DET would.
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    Congrats to Polanco on his 100 HR.
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    TOR & MN were tinkering with him to get more power out of his swing but towards the end of last season into the AFL, he went back to his basic swing and really broke out. There's no doubt in my mind that he'll sustain it. IMO he'll be very valuable as a true super utility player (probably not SS) but playing OF & at times 2B. Although he won't be a power hitter but he'll have his share of HRs and much more of his share of getting on base & stealing bases plus very good defense. I'm really anxious about his elbow, I'd like for him to have the TJ & start rehabbing as soon as possible so he can contribute to the MLB club.
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    SD really didn't want to commit to surgery so they went with the blood cell injections.
  8. Doctor Gast
    29 out of 30 times, I'd say Pablo Lopez go out there & pitch 7+ innings. He's used to MIA weather & has never pitched in cold & wet weather like this. If you're not used to this type of weather it could cause some issues. So this'd be the time if Lopez had to pitch just limit it to 5 innings. Yesterday, Lopez did not have his best stuff especially after 5. I'm just saying use some common sense, we want our best SPs in the rotation throughout the season & into the post season. Not the popular social media, LaRussa philosophy of having all your SPs pitch 7+ innings all the time no matter what, even if it results in injuries & ineffectiveness. I'm just voicing my opinion.
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    Royce Lewis getting in some ST games is great news!
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    With this kind of terrible weather, I was hoping that Lopez didn't have to pitch. But since he did, I thought the Twins would be considerate & only let him pitch 5 innings. To limit his suffering & chances to hurt something. When the 6th came around, I was shocked that Lopez was still out there, even more so after the 7th. Leading 8-2 is where Pagan comes in, if he allows some runs or gets hurt, it's no big deal. Pagan's on the roster this is how you use him, not risk your ace.
  11. Doctor Gast
    Thanks Jamie I see your point. He has played a lot of catcher in years past. But this year they have him playing OF. I can't find out why but I imagine it's like Wyatt Langford the need was more in OF than catcher. Most reviews I've seen premiere him at catcher but that's might be changing since he hasn't played there this year.
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    For Pablo Lopez sake I hope they postpone it to a later home game.
  13. Doctor Gast
    I'm not saying you're wrong but just curious Jamie on why you think Carrigg is not a catcher? The only knock I get about Carrigg is that he doesn't have that raw power yet. The few scouting reports I've read states that catching is his best value in the majors. Here's M SABRE comment. "A solid hitter with good speed and a good arm in center or at short is not too rare, but a switch hitting catcher with a strong arm, speed and a good hit tool will really turn some heads." They even compare him to Endy Rodriguez except Endy has developed much more power & Cole is much faster. The interesting thing with Carico is his raw power & his upper cut swing. I maybe wrong but sorry to me that has Sano written all over it.
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    Thanks Jamie, I'm enjoying the Draft Board you provided. I'm really into the MLB draft too. Although I'm not that knowledgeable about a lot of prospects. Draft prospects are all over the place depending on which website & time taken. I've seen Wyatt Langford drop to #5 which would be nice but I doubt we'd be able to pick him up because I'm sure he'll rebound will be gone before then. I've seen both top prep Max Clark & Walker Jenkins jockeying up & down the rankings & both could be available to us. Also top college arms (which IMO should be high priority) Paul Skenes & Chase Dollander could be available. Wes Johnson has helped Skenes a lot to where most likely he'd be gone. Yet Dollander has dropped from #1 to #6, he might have the most upside, he'd be my guess of our 1st round pick right now. Early this year, our #34 pick I was hoping to pick up Kyle Teel, IMO the only decent college catcher available, which is a high priority, But his stock has been really rising, maybe his stock will rise to the point where he could be a dark horse for our 1st round pick. Actually my other #34 pick is another catcher Cole Carrigg, which has slipped in the ranking, IMO is because of his speed, pundit has listed him more utility than catcher, which is a big mistake because there are so few capable college catchers available & his athleticism is not a liability but a great asset. Although we could pick him up with our #49 pick, I wouldn't risk it & pick him as our #34. Teel bats LH & Carrigg switch, both are plus.
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    Thanks Melissa, a fun article in what should be a fun series. I applaud the caution surrounding Mahle's arm, wish him a speedy recovery. Fortunately damage control was immediate. With Maeda & Mahle I have recommended to conserve their arms by limiting their pitches. With that in mind we also need to keep our short relief from over stretched & conserve them as much as possible. Long relief is the answer to both. In a situation where Steward was placed is very advantageous to such a pitcher where they have an opportunity to win the game. IMO long relief is a win for the 4th & 5th SP because it conserve them so they can start more games, lose less games and improve their stats. A win for short relief to conserve them so they remain fresh with better results. A win for potential starters that are long relief candidates who aren't ready for the MLB rotation load, so they can get some MLB innings in with good results. A win for the team & fans because with a rested & healthy pitching staff they'll win more games & go further in the post season. Even with Ober & Varland entering the starting rotation, basically rookies their pitches should also be limited because they haven't build up their strength & stamina yet by putting in a full MLB season.
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    BTW I love your pun! 4Twins
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    I like the line up! Go Twins!
  18. Doctor Gast
    I'm flabbergasted! 😵
  19. Doctor Gast
    I expect a sweep. Now that Polanco is back, he has lit a fire under the line up. Even when Polanco wasn't even in the line up. Twins scored 6 runs in each of the NYY games, so I expect at least the same here. With the rotation of Mahle. Lopez, Gray & Ryan the Royals don't have a chance. Even if Baldelli puts all subs on the last day. Will we see Kiriloff? I hope so.
  20. Doctor Gast
    Just like seeing Polanco excelling when he's 100%, so I'm also looking forward to Kiriloff mashing when he's called up. Which appears to be very soon.
  21. Doctor Gast
    IMO you did a very good job Cody in evaluating Julien's needs in AAA. Julien has played 1B & IMO it's his best position & where they need to focus on because 2B isn't his best position. With Polanco back & other worthy prospects (Lewis, Lee, Martin & Helman) are better than him there. IMO Julien has at best an average arm so I'd rule out 3B & OF & again we have also better players & prospects there. Julien is our best candidate at lead off, so we need to get him in eventually into our line up. So 1B is our best option, he's quick & has some experience there. I was disappointed that they didn't give him any playing time at 1B while he was up, so we could have a look at him.
  22. Doctor Gast
    Polanco with his clutch hitting and nifty defense is the spark this team needed. Hopefully Kiriloff isn't too far behind.
  23. Doctor Gast
    I've always been very skeptical of what Maeda would be able to do coming off TJ with his age. ST his control as expected was a problem so I was disappointed that Maeda had the nod over Ober. I'd expect him to have a strict 70 pitch count to start with, to protect his arm. Maeda was surprisingly good for his 1st outing, with a pitch count of 79. His pitch count was increased his next game to 83 and it was all down hill from there. Baldelli is on a campaign of increasing SP innings, with Lopez, Ryan and Gray that's totally acceptable but Mahle & especially Maeda it is not. If Baldelli wanted all his SPs to pitch well into a game they should have put Maeda in the BP in long relief to protect him and at the same time utilize Maeda's stuff. Now Maeda is basically useless to us.
  24. Doctor Gast
    Happy birthday Jose'! Have a very productive day! Very frustrated for Cory Lewis, for pitching well w/o getting the win.
  25. Doctor Gast
    Maeda who had TJ, absent from MLB for awhile. 35yrs and was hit on the ankle by a line drive, they should not have started him. At least been put him on a very short leash with a fireman ready to put out any fires. I surely wouldn't have kept him in the game to see if he could work himself out of it, because in his case if he's not on then forget it. If damage was controlled right away, we'd have a chance to win the game, especially scoring 6 runs again. Headrick did a good job on coming into the game on short notice. Has Headrick had any BP experience before this? It's quite a bit different in preparations than starting. Good thing we had him to pitch 5 innings to spare the BP while still giving us a fighting chance.
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