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  1. stringer bell
    The only surprise is Larnach. He didn’t start against the righty yesterday, so he’ll get a chance against Ragans—not good duty, but better than sitting two days in a row.
  2. stringer bell
    Winder to St. Paul, Louie on the bump today. I don’t hate giving Ober an extra day. He’s on a pace to pitch a career high in innings. Basically a full BP to back up Varland.
  3. stringer bell
    With Buxton out, the lineup tomorrow pretty much writes itself--Lewis/Miranda 3B/DH, Castro SS, Farmer 2B, Santana 1B, Martin LF, Margot CF and Kepler RF and Jeffers C. I don't think this is a throwaway lineup vs. a tough lefty.
  4. stringer bell
    I guess they could send Matthew’s back to StP. Then he’d have to stay in the minors for 15 days, barring injury.
  5. stringer bell
    I see Louie will be starting tomorrow, so Ober doesn’t get a chance for revenge against KC. Also, someone has to go down to make room for Varland. My guess is that Winder won a trip to Triple A by going two innings to close out the game.
  6. stringer bell
    Two earned.
  7. stringer bell
    Correct, it wasn’t a pinch hit, but a SF wouldn’t break the 0-fer as a pinch hitter anyway.
  8. stringer bell
    I know Zebby had one bad inning in one start that skewed his numbers at AAA, but asking for better than a disaster is about right IMHO. I’ll accept two runs in four plus innings and hope the Twins can get to Lugo.
  9. stringer bell
    I hope Zebby’s center fielder tonight will wear #25.
  10. stringer bell
    I asked the same question yesterday and the response was that although he was getting outs at St. Paul, his velo and stuff was way down, probably due to his ongoing knee problem. Reports had been mostly encouraging prior to that.
  11. stringer bell
    I’d like to see Lewis in the lineup today, but there are too many options at the corners plus DH.
  12. stringer bell
    Seriously? If the Twins are 1.5 back after the series, that is fine. Of course +.5 would be better.
  13. stringer bell
    Nick Gordon went unclaimed after his DFA and was sent outright to Triple A by the Marlins.
  14. stringer bell
    Twins web site says that Lee was put on the IL with his shoulder injury. Blewitt has been pretty good for the Saints, but WTH is Topa? I guess I won’t expect him to pitch for the Twins until he actually pitches for the Twins.
  15. stringer bell
    That didn’t take long……..Eddie Rosario was DFA’d by Atlanta.
  16. stringer bell
    The Twins hit a new high water mark for 2024 with a big home stand coming up. They currently have the fourth best record in the American League and would get the second wild card, which would mean a first round matchup with either Baltimore or New York (currently tied for the AL East lead). In looking at the standings today, what is interesting is that the Twins are only three behind Cleveland and two behind both Baltimore and New York in the loss column, hardly an insurmountable deficit. Looking from the perspective of who might catch them, Kansas City trails by only a game and a half and is in the third wild card position, while Boston would be the first team out. The Red Sox currently trail the Twins by three games and the Twins have the tiebreaker with them. It appears Seattle and Houston will slug it out for the AL West crown, but the loser of that race would probably not make it as a wild card. Run differential is also an interesting story. The Twins are fifth in that stat, trailing the three teams with better records and the Royals. Of the eight teams currently in contention for post season, run differential seems to fit pretty closely with win-loss records. The Twins are among the top run scorers, but they've allowed the most runs per game of the contenders.
  17. stringer bell
    The ERA is still unsightly, but Pablo's other numbers are in line with expectations. Another lefty on the hill for the opponents, so I expect we'll see Margot leading off again. If Lee can't go, Kepler is probably starting as the only lefty bat.
  18. stringer bell
    Kind of a down week for the top prospects. It seems a thumb injury has cost Rodriguez over half a season of development. Lots of options for the Twins' bullpen currently in the Saints BP. Topa's activation seem imminent, Henriquez has pitched well enough lately to justify his 40-man spot, most of the guys remaining in the Saints 'pen have major league experience and they've had some success with the triple A team.
  19. stringer bell
    The consensus seems to be that Louie will get the ball vs. the Guards on Friday and that the Twins should wait a bit before converting him to relief. I agree with both opinion/predictions. I do think the sample size is way too small to have any degree of certainty that Varland will be a big bullpen asset. I also think that he does have enough stuff to be a successful starter, so I see no need to rush him to the BP. It would appear that the Twins are going to face Cleveland with these four guys getting the starts--Ober and Varland on Friday, Woods Richardson on Saturday and Festa on Sunday. I understand not messing with the rotation and giving the guys who have thrown the most innings an extra day when there is an off day, but Cleveland is coming in to Minnesota and will only have to face one of the Twins' top three pitchers in a four-game series. They will have López, Ryan Ober lined up for the Royals.
  20. stringer bell
    Okert listed as on bereavement. Josh Winder recalled per Dan Hayes.
  21. stringer bell
    Whatever the Twins can do to get their three best starters in line to pitch against Cleveland should be done. Festa, López and Ryan would be the scheduled starters vs. the Cubs, which would make it ??? and Ober on Friday, Festa on Saturday and López on Sunday against Cleveland. they could call up someone to start on Wednesday and save Ryan for Friday (with Ober).
  22. stringer bell
    Martin was a dose of caffeine (or maybe an illegal substance) to the major league teams he managed. The improvement would be substantial, but wouldn't last. He battled too many people to stick around long enough to have a consistent winner or even sustain improvement. IMHO, he the antithesis of Rocco. It's all about today and tomorrow or next week or next year doesn't matter. Billy was probably too extreme in one direction and Rocco in the other.
  23. stringer bell
    No, the option stays with the player, making him much more valuable. I am among those that think that the bridges haven't been burned for AK, and that he'll be offered a contract for next year. His position will be very similar to Trevor Larnach's this year, but with the added value of the ability to play first base. Given his meager stats this year, Kirilloff won't be in for much of a raise, even with arbitration.
  24. stringer bell
    Another thought--right now Kansas City has two players on the IL, two! Their names are Altavilla and Schreiber and I've never heard of either one. Cleveland also has only two, although both Bieber and local lad Sam Hentges are major league players. The Twins had a run of good health starting about the first of May, but they've had more players on the IL than the Guards and the Royals combined.
  25. stringer bell
    BBRef puts the Twins as a 79.4% probability of making post season, quite a bit higher than Boston, Houston or Seattle and slightly ahead of the Royals. As the number of games remaining get smaller and smaller, it seems catching Cleveland gets to be a heavier lift. A healthy Twins lineup with López, Ryan, Ober starting games and Alcalá, Jax and Durán finishing them is formidable, I think. It is hard to advance to the World Series by advancing through the extra round, but last year showed it can be done.
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