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  1. stringer bell
    ???? Sands is on the 40-man as well as the active roster. If he is switched out for another guy on the 40-man, there is no 40-man issue. He came in with a five-run lead and threw strikes. Two of the three hits he allowed were definitely soft contact. I'm not a big Sands fan, but most of his performance today was "one of those things". It carried on with Durán--a batter nipped on the foot by a curve ball on an 0-2 count and then two infield singles.
  2. stringer bell
    Three days later, Curtiss draws a DFA. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/05/rockies-designate-john-curtiss-select-josh-rogers.html
  3. stringer bell
    A couple of weak hits and then a hard hit double. C'mon, let's end this.
  4. stringer bell
    A couple of weak "hits" in the bottom of the eighth. Kepler and Kirilloff will take it.
  5. stringer bell
    Cleveland goes from playing the Angels to the Rockies. They might beat the Twins 12-game winning streak.
  6. stringer bell
    One inning to go. There's some weather on the way.
  7. stringer bell
    Yeah, he's the whole package.
  8. stringer bell
    I certainly didn't today.
  9. stringer bell
    I can testify to that. Full parking lot and long lines at checkout.
  10. stringer bell
    It isn't over.
  11. stringer bell
    Somebody has been DFA'd I presume. Winder is back on the 40-man and Castillo was added. It means they are trying to sneak someone not on the major league roster through the DFA process.
  12. stringer bell
    Oh, I think Salvi is a lock. He’s been good to great for a while and he’s logged a lot of innings behind the plate. More than 300 games more than Mauer had behind the plate.
  13. stringer bell
    Call that an interesting route by Castro.
  14. stringer bell
    Kirilloff pushed the net with his off hand. Kind of a nifty play.
  15. stringer bell
    Marsh looks really good until he isn’t. Kind of like Pablo this year.
  16. stringer bell
    How many 3-6 GDPs does a team hit into in a season? The Twins have hit into two in two days.
  17. stringer bell
    A bloop and a blast!
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. stringer bell
    Didn’t Watkins put up the stop sign (late) and Vázquez ran through it?
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
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