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  1. stringer bell
    It was the go-ahead run. Vázquez' offense hasn't come around, but he's been a better defensive catcher this year (wasn't bad last year).
  2. stringer bell
    I think the good outings by SWR give him slack in the event he struggles. His start against the White Sox wasn't very good at all, but he bounced back with the best start of his (brief) career. You (and many here at TD) may or may not remember that Varland had a nice run of starts in 2023, so there are no guarantees but each solid outing gives evidence that SWR can more than survive in the majors.
  3. stringer bell
    SWR looked very hittable against a poor White Sox lineup in his last outing, but then came out with a gem against the Mariners. He got very few swings and misses against the Sox, but plenty against the Ms. I guess we can expect some inconsistency from every starter. Correa had the big hits and Kepler continued to contribute. Castillo is a fine pitcher and a lot of teams are going to look bad against him. Getting the win against the other team's ace is huge.
  4. stringer bell
    We've invented Quality Starts to credit pitching with "good" outings. There also is a Game Score for the starter's performance--Castillo had 60, SWR had 77. Wins have been deemphasized in evaluating starters and justly so. This is not a hobby horse that I want to ride.
  5. stringer bell
    Hindsight is 20-20. Polanco’s single off his thumbs was a bloop. Haniger hit the ball hard, but on the ground, and could have just as easily been a 6-4-3 DP. Jax did a nice job limiting the damage after that. I hope SWR gets a chance to pitch the seventh soon and with a bigger cushion. I was screaming (in my head) to hit for Vázquez and Margot and they both came through. The bullpen use worked great and sample sizes are too small to declare Thielbar washed up. In summary, I think it’s really funny to roast the manager on a game they won. I guess they didn’t win properly.
  6. stringer bell
    Aaron Sanchez signed a minor league deal with Toronto. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/05/blue-jays-aaron-sanchez-agree-to-minor-league-deal.html
  7. stringer bell
    Kirilloff hasn’t been hitting, so Rocco moves him to #3 in the order. Julien hasn’t been hitting, so he moves to lead off and Margot hasn’t been doing much of anything well, so he starts in center field. And some of you say Rocco doesn’t play hunches.
  8. stringer bell
    Miranda's exit velocity and line drive numbers are pretty low. I think he swings and makes contact on too many "pitcher's pitches" and makes weak contact quite often. I thought his BABiP would be very high this year (SSS), but it is pretty much normal (.314). I'm not ready to call him a cornerstone of the franchise, but his status is much better than it was 10 months ago.
  9. stringer bell
    If he shows he's a better hitter than Kirilloff and Santana, José should continue to have a big role for the Twins, even after Royce Lewis returns. So far this year, Miranda has shown himself to be at least adequate at third base, which increases his value, especially since Lewis hasn't managed to stay on the field.
  10. stringer bell
    I suppose, somewhat. Hernandez was wrong on the check swing call, but it's only a big deal because of Angel's miserable reputation. It was not the worst call of the game. Alcalá has had far too many outings where he throws 15-20 excellent pitches and two or three batting practice fastballs or hung breaking balls for me to trust him. Maybe it's all my perception, but he isn't a guy I trust.
  11. stringer bell
    The Arraez trade probably saved ex-Twin Nick Gordon from being DFA'd. Gordon has struggled so far this season and was no longer starting in left field, even against right handed pitching. He now will get a shot to have playing time at second base.
  12. stringer bell
    The thing is that no one is being benched so that Willi is in the lineup. Injuries and platoon splits give Castro the chance to play almost every day and in the maybe 10% of games that he might not start, he can come off the bench to perhaps steal a base or be a defensive replacement. According to BBRef, Willi Castro is at 1.0 WAR for the current season. Multiply that time five and and he is a 5 WAR player without a permanent home. Honestly, I don't expect Castro to keep hitting like he has (and he's had ample BABiP luck), but it is possible that he adds to his value more defensively and on the bases in the remaining 4/5 of the season. My thought with Castro was that he made gigantic strides as a 26-year old. What if he again gets better in this, his age 27 season? Someone as versatile as he is, without huge platoon splits could be very valuable to the Twins or any other team.
  13. stringer bell
    I really doubt there will be a time this year when the Twins will have all their 40-man roster position players healthy at one time. It seldom plays that way, seemingly especially for the Twins. Right now, veterans Margot and Farmer and probably Santana haven't played well enough to justify their roster spots. As we saw with Willi Castro, a week or two can make a huge difference. It is possible that good performance by younger players could result in the DFA of one of the three players later in the season.
  14. stringer bell
    Back to the game, Alcalá always seems to leave me wanting more from him. He'll throw a bunch of good pitches and then a fat one. This time, the hardest hit ball hit the high wall and bounced right to Max Kepler and he threw the hitter/runner out by plenty. Sands as a second-tier reliever still is a stretch to me. His stuff has certainly looked good this year, but I remember too many struggles with command and then laying pitches in the "whomp 'em zone" to trust him yet. Miranda looks acceptable at third base and is hitting well (he and Castro seem to be on very fortunate streaks right now) and that means Farmer really isn't needed at the hot corner.
  15. stringer bell
    Nope.
  16. stringer bell
    My thought in looking at the Red Sox lineup the last two days is how top-heavy they appear to be. Using a somewhat lesser reliever for the ninth could make sense.
  17. stringer bell
    I guess anybody that went more than an inning won't be available tomorrow for the Red Sox. They should have plenty of arms available for tomorrow.
  18. stringer bell
    Keep throwing those sliders Steven!!
  19. stringer bell
    Tempting fate in the seventh inning. Not liking giving Devers another chance especially after his K last time.
  20. stringer bell
    Pablo done after 6. He got sharper as the day went along.
  21. stringer bell
    According to the Red Sox mlb site, they have used the only two left handers on the pitching staff. I doubt they would hit for Jeffers, but if they are behind the next time Martin is due at the plate, a lefty hitter should pinch hit.
  22. stringer bell
    Devers is lucky he's still in this game.
  23. stringer bell
    With the full knowledge that Boston will be using a lefty more no more than an inning or two, Rocco chose Jeffers and Castro over Larnach and Kirilloff. I very much doubt Jeffers or Castro will be hit for. One of the lefties could hit for Miranda later. I suppose Farmer could hit for Julien.
  24. stringer bell
    The answer to your question is "yes". As always, hat tip to the Chief.
  25. stringer bell
    Isn't when there's a vacancy in the rotation? I know the RSox put a starter on the IL recently. Today probably is that guy's day to pitch. The Red Sox have the best ERA in baseball and they are having problems getting five guys in the rotation.
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