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  1. Doctor Gast
    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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    I'm flabbergasted! 😵
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    Polanco with his clutch hitting and nifty defense is the spark this team needed. Hopefully Kiriloff isn't too far behind.
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    Happy birthday Jose'! Have a very productive day! Very frustrated for Cory Lewis, for pitching well w/o getting the win.
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    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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    Yeah, bring Kiriloff up already.
  10. Doctor Gast
    I hope NYY don't even make it to the playoff, not that I'm afraid of them.
  11. Doctor Gast
    If they are determined to keep Pagan, they should use him only in mop up innings only & see how far he can go. Maran needs more time in AAA. Low leverage middle RPs, you could rotate Stewart, Sands, Winder & maybe Balazovik, see who sticks. Winder IMO we can stretch out back into a long RP/ spot starter and who knows eventually a SP. Even with the rotation & BP we have, we could use long relief IMO at least 2X/ wk. not counting blow outs. SP who gets hurt, fatigued or just a bad day who can't go 5, long relief makes more sense.
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    Thanks again Jeremy for this list to look at. There's a ton of SSs in this Draft. Of course many won't stick. As I've stated before My priority list is 1st catcher if Kyle Teel stock rises to #5, otherwise my #2 a SP (Dollander or Skenes) then go w/ Carrigg (C), which would cover our round 1 pick & compensation pick, so our 2nd or 3rd round picks, I'd consider the best available preps CFer or SS, that'd stick there.
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    Thanks Steve for the article & appreciate the box scores, a wonderful day for the Twins organization all away around! Happy for Helman and Festa for their accomplishments. And the clutch hitting of Ft. Myers to pull out a victory.
  14. Doctor Gast
    A very fun game & fun article, thanks Steve. When Polanco is played not hurt he is great. Once settled in he hits clutch hit after clutch hit which has been rare lately. He did again last night with the 1st go ahead rbi. Along with his fantastic fielding. People like to look at the time when he's playing hurt & say that he's not good, that's not on him. Buxton finally joined Polanco's party. Ryan was great, also leading the league in wins. Gray with ERA and Lopez is 4th in SO. Pretty awesome.
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    It's encouraging but like you said we'll have see what he can do in low leverage for a while.
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    We can argue about who's the core players are. But it'll take everyone to produce to win the ALC. The offense will turn around. Kepler is starting to, sooner or later Correa & Buxton will, Polanco is back & is winning games for us. Kiriloff will be back soon, before too long Lewis will be back, with Julien & Lee not far in the minors. Will the rotation sustain their torrid start? The answer to that is yes if the BP can hold up. Best answer to the BP is long relief.
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    Many times when you're not comfortable at position you're playing, it'll effect your hitting. IMO
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    NYY isn't a bad team but I'm glad to facing them now rather than later.
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    Gray pitched with a vengeance. Great to see we needed that. It's tough to get things going, it takes clutch hitting. Polanco has that clutch mentality to start the ball rolling. I'm sure Gallo felt great to tack on a HR to anger the NYY fanbase, hope he does more damage to the Yanks especially when it counts. They need to keep Moran in lower leverage until has more experience under his belt.
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    Polanco injury & playing hurt really hurt his #s that you quoted in '22, at a time he'd really take off. Now that he's healthy watch out. Beside having good #s he's a good clutch hitter. He gets a hit when you need it, not only racking up HRs & RBIs when you don't & SO when you do. He's a steadying influence. I'm glad he's back. Go get 'em Jorge! Hurray for Jorge!
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    Kyle Teel & Cole Carrigg has been high on my wish list. I believe both will be very good 2-way catchers. Teel bats (LH) & Carrigg (S) which could come in very handy & would raise to MLB fairly quick. Teels has been rising very quickly which could reach # 5 selected and Carrigg could be had in the compensation or 2nd round. IMO the new generation catchers will be more athletic & they fit that mold. I'm not crazy about Prep catching draftees but I'd like to add Zion Rose IMG Academy to your list. I absolutely love his great quick & powerful swing. I guess you were the one Jeremy who got me interested.
  22. Doctor Gast
    We have to look at what makes us better as a team. IMO Maeda doesn't have the stamina to pitch 5+ innings every 5 or so days, I believe Ober has a better chance to do so. So Maeda in the BP in long relief along with spot starts makes more sense because he's the best man in that role & with Maeda in long relief will force Baldelli to actually implement the long relief as he promised.
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    I believe the talk about delaying Kiriloff's could be a little linked somewhat to this situation (although it shouldn't be). If AK is ready (which he seems to be now) that takes priority. Larnach has an option & he's been slumping so I think he has to be the one. Gordon wasn't MLB material as an INFer before he came up. When he was converted to OFer he started to take off. Now that he's been used primarily as an INFer again his #s have tanked. I still like to keep Gordon around as a LH bat CF especially because IMO Kepler, Gallo & maybe Taylor are gone next season. IMO Gordon could turn it around if he's focused in the OF, but with Gallo, Kepler and Larnach with Wallner in the wings, he won't get the opportunity. As of right now we can't get anyone for either Kepler or Gordon in trade. They may want to keep Lewis in AAA as long as possible also but IMO he'll tear up there & it'll be hard to keep him there coming June. That'll make this decision more difficult down the road if there isn't any serious injuries.
  24. Doctor Gast
    I think also that although 3B is his more natural position yet MLB level 3B is quite different. Last year he was having some difficulty at 3B and this year I immagine most of his attention is focused there. Once he feels more comfortable there & adjusting to the pitching, I believe his hitting will turn around.
  25. Doctor Gast
    We should have a very good chance because of the cold weather NYY won't need any rosin. It seems like the clutch hitting Polanco is back, hopefully the rest of the bats will wake up besides Taylor's. Pitching should be in our favor and hopely our fans will be in the game, So Go Twins!
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