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  1. stringer bell
    Kirilloff pushed the net with his off hand. Kind of a nifty play.
  2. stringer bell
    Marsh looks really good until he isn’t. Kind of like Pablo this year.
  3. stringer bell
    How many 3-6 GDPs does a team hit into in a season? The Twins have hit into two in two days.
  4. stringer bell
    A bloop and a blast!
  5. stringer bell
    I just don't see Emma in the mix this year, but next year he's the replacement for Kepler, with the ability to play center if Buxton cannot. The numbers at AA are very good for a 21-year-old. He should be in St. Paul before the next holiday.
  6. stringer bell
    Anderson and Teddy Higuera were neck and neck for the ERA title in ‘88. Anderson could have started one more game, but declined and won the title by a fraction.
  7. stringer bell
    Is it a game of chicken between the managers? Bochy won’t reveal his starter, so Rocco doesn’t know whether to go with the lefties or righties.
  8. stringer bell
    The Twins have the highest K/9 and lowest BB/9 in MLB (through yesterday). Overall, their pitching staff is middle-of-the-road as far as runs allowed.
  9. stringer bell
    Didn’t Watkins put up the stop sign (late) and Vázquez ran through it?
  10. stringer bell
    I remain a big Kirilloff fan and he has struggled for quite a while, but two homers in two days makes me believe the rough stretch might be in the rear view mirror. AK's OPS snuck above .700 again, league average, but a much warmer spell might be in the future. I also believe today might be his first multi-hit since he was 4-4 in the first 10 days of the season.
  11. stringer bell
    BBRef had him in positive territory in Defensive Runs Saved last year. From what I can see, Willi has plus range over most left fielders and a far better arm than average. I have a hard time seeing why his sprint speed would diminish that much year to year in his age 26 to 27 years, but I guess I don't dispute it.
  12. stringer bell
    Bumping this thread after no posting in ten days. The thought in the OP was that Castro might develop into a "unassigned regular", which has happened so far this year, mostly due to the injuries of Buxton, Correa and Lewis. IMHO, the overall results have been uneven. Willi has a 60% stolen base success rate (well below average) and hasn't contributed that much in the base running area. He struggled as the primary center fielder and was acceptable as the primary shortstop when Correa was injured. BBRef has Willi at -5 runs on defense and 0 for base running. Last year, Willi provided +4 runs from base running and +5 from fielding. Castro leads the 2024 Twins in plate appearances and I believe he is a plus defender in left field and third base, but he has been stretched into playing more center field and shortstop. The offense has held up and looking ahead, playing Castro primarily in positions where he's a better defender, he's a very valuable member of the team.
  13. stringer bell
    Bullpen was nails! The offense had a lot of chances to increase the lead, but couldn't come up with the big hit. OTOH, Ober also avoided damage after yielding a first inning homer despite a parade of runners in the first couple innings. The Twins are playing Texas at the right time, with a whole bunch of their starters on the shelf.
  14. stringer bell
    Yes. I have raised an eyebrow that Santana hasn't been in the lineup for two straight games. Minor injury or maybe AK's last chance? Smooth has a .569 OPS vs. right handed pitching, so there's that.
  15. stringer bell
    What value does a 27-year-old who doesn't yet have a full season of AAA have? Keirsey was available for anybody to claim over the winter at the expense of $50K and a 40-man spot and no one claimed him. He may have increased his value incrementally with a nice two months at St. Paul, but there isn't much value there.
  16. stringer bell
    As far as the 40-man situation goes, there is a vacancy right now, but Winder will have to be placed on the 40-man when his rehab is over, which should be pretty soon. Winder has an option, but he would still have to be on the 40-man even if the Twins want to send him to St. Paul unless they DFA him. Zack Weiss would also be eligible to come off the 60-day list yet this month, but AFAIK he isn't ready for a rehab assignment. The Twins probably will DFA him as soon as he is healthy, but if they don't he would again take a 40-man spot.
  17. stringer bell
    Just because a guy makes a couple of highlight reel catches doesn’t make him a sound defender. From what I’ve heard Keirsey Jr. is a good defensive CF and that attribute is needed for the Twins. Some guys thrive at AAA, but it doesn’t carry over. The Twins have several guys like Helman and Prato and now Keirsey with good Triple A numbers who never were top prospects.
  18. stringer bell
    Pleasantly surprised to see Santana sitting. Maybe it’s AK’s chance to save his spot on the roster?
  19. stringer bell
    I'm going to bump this thread (sans poll) and proclaim the Cleveland Guardians as the favorites to win the AL Central. They've improved greatly from within and it seems to be one of those years when they get all the breaks. Bad calls and close games have gone their way, but they are also getting contributions from beyond the top three or four players. The bullpen looks very good. By the All-Star break, the Guardians will have played all of their games against the Angels, Athletics, Rockies and Marlins and will have played 10 of their 13 games with the White Sox and two of four vs. the Reds. These clubs are six clubs at least 10 games under .500 at this point. The Guards schedule gets tougher after the break, but they've demonstrated enough quality that they would seem unlikely to have a long losing streak. From my Twinscentric point of view, Minnesota needs to match or be slightly better against the rest of MLB than the Guardians and reverse the matchup with Cleveland.
  20. stringer bell
    He's going to have to hit at the higher rate for another 36 at-bats to get to the Mendoza line (actually 10-37 would put him there). It's a steep mountain to climb. We are closing in on 1/3 of the season and Farmer has zero homers, that is almost as surprising as the low batting average.
  21. stringer bell
    Early start in deference to the Timberwolves.
  22. stringer bell
    Good day for the Top Twenty prospects. Great to see Lee and Jenkins playing.
  23. stringer bell
    There is a thread in the “Twins Talk” forum about Miranda that I authored. If I had known that this blog had generated conversation I would have made my comments there. That said, I don’t think 100 at bats cements Miranda as a bona fide major leaguer, much less a starter. He has very similar career stats to Alex Kirilloff, who is about 7 months older than he is. We’ve seen AK fall off the table and play injured and seen the same from Miranda. I think the right move when Lewis is activated would be to send Kirilloff down, but I still am not convinced Miranda will become a solid major league regular. As I wrote, Miranda doesn’t have big exit velocities or hard-hit rates. Further, he isn’t a great fielder at either first or third (low on the defensive spectrum) and doesn’t have great tools (foot speed and arm strength). Most likely, Miranda will stay with the Twins and his performance has merited that. I think there’s a long way to go and he’ll get his chances and a lot will be determined by his performance in the rest of the season.
  24. stringer bell
    Will Miranda sustain above average offense? The relatively low exit velocity and low hard-hit percentage give some evidence to the contrary. A guy without good speed who makes a lot of soft contact would suggest a pretty low BABiP. Miranda has to thread the needle and hit without great power and a relatively low line drive and hard-hit percentage and given what else he has to offer, he needs that wRC+ to 110 or so.
  25. stringer bell
    I made no such conclusion. The point I was making was that given his defensive profile and having at best an average throwing arm and below average running speed in his toolbox, Miranda needs to be quite above average as a hitter to be a top-tier regular. Additionally, the batted ball data, seems to limit his upside. How Miranda adjusts will probably determine his future.
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