stringer bell
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Everything posted by stringer bell
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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.
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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.- 39 replies
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Nope.
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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.
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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.
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Tempting fate in the seventh inning. Not liking giving Devers another chance especially after his K last time.
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Pablo done after 6. He got sharper as the day went along.
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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.
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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.
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The answer to your question is "yes". As always, hat tip to the Chief.
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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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Much of his struggles at the plate have been when he has tried to play through injuries. I don't know how many games he has played at less than 100%, but it is a lot more than zero. His current struggles make me wonder whether some injury is bothering AK at this point, but there has been no report of any injury.
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It looks like a bullpen game for the Red Sox today (if they play).
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I'm a huge Kirilloff fan. He's actually been subpar for a few weeks after a really hot start. I don't know if it is injury related or just bad luck. I checked about a week ago and his exit velo was the highest of his career, but he's made a lot of soft contact since then. Thielbar made a good pitch against Devers, but Devers made solid contact. That will happen especially against an elite hitter. I am not ready to toss him away because of a less-than-impressive April. Sands got the bottom of the order with a five-run lead, not exactly high leverage, although when he started warming up, the score was 1-0. I hope Topa and Alcalá can step into higher leverage situations and keep Sands out of them.
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I remember Soderholm and he was one of those guys I rooted for, over and above being a Twin. He played a good third base and had power, but the Twins teams he was on were in decline. Attendance was dropping and few paid attention. One of the broadcasters called Eric "Solid Sod". For some reason I remember that.
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Oh my, tough take. I don’t think many center fielders catch that ball. Willi kept the ball in front of him.
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Green line is pretty low cost.
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It was a pretty good pitch to Devers, but it is probably true that Thielbar’s best isn’t going to get Devers out too often.
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Sands gets charged with two ER because Thielbar couldn’t strand the runners he inherited.
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I miss Stewart already.
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Arraez could three consecutive batting titles for three different teams. I doubt any other player has done that.
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Great outing for Paddack. However, he threw a bunch of pitches in the sixth. Rested bully, but no Stewart. It looks like Rocco is going to let him start the seventh.
