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Everything posted by stringer bell

  1. stringer bell
    Hitting is going to get tougher with the shadows moving over the plate.
  2. stringer bell
    How many guys on Cleveland's roster played with Santana?
  3. stringer bell
    After the long Kwan at-bat, Pablo has been very efficient.
  4. stringer bell
    Who had AK leading the league in triples?
  5. stringer bell
    Always nice to face Ramírez with two outs and none on.
  6. stringer bell
    Marney called it "nice".
  7. stringer bell
    So far, other than when Santana enjoyed the platoon advantage, he hasn't cost Kirilloff any at-bats, but did result in Wallner on the bench vs. a right hander. I continue to shake my head that the 38 year old (on Monday) is getting all the defensive reps at first, but he's been solid in the field. I am wondering when Santana won't be in the lineup for the first time--perhaps Sunday? That would figure to be a Buxton DH day and if the team wants to keep Kirilloff's bat in the lineup, they might send the veteran to the bench.
  8. stringer bell
    IIRC, the Twins were above the mean in games lost to injuries again last year, but closer to the middle than at the top (10th or 11th in games lost?). In 2022, they were second in games lost, trailing only the Reds.
  9. stringer bell
    On balance, bunting with two outs and down a run isn't a great move. Even if successful, the score is tied and the team would have been faced with a lefty-lefty matchup or totally depleting the bench in the fourth inning.
  10. stringer bell
    Yeah, with these small sample sizes, I'd guess I'd defer to the staff as to who can do what. I didn't see the Easter Sunday game, but that Martin went to center today probably means the staff trusts him in center no matter what happened that day. Margot has been unimpressive so far, but he's been a pretty good player for seven years. I don't agree with every evaluation and managerial decision, but Baldelli and the coaching staff see them a lot more than any of us do. I do think "the poorly constructed roster" could be fixed by trust in one more lefty bat. Yeah, Kirilloff's not going to hit .400, but if only two guys are platooned, there's an extra guy for a late-inning move, be it a pinch runner or pinch hitting or defensive replacement.
  11. stringer bell
    He was going to be a defensive replacement anyway. No problem with the better base runner pinch running there.
  12. stringer bell
    44 Ks in 45 innings of hitting, not exactly Arraez like strikeout numbers, but an improvement. They have struck out 43 batters in 43 innings of pitching. The Twins have been outhomered substantially so far this year. Given the composition of the roster, they need to hit homers to win games.
  13. stringer bell
    BTW, pretty sure Jax threw >0 pitches today.
  14. stringer bell
    True. With essentially a three-man bench, there just aren't enough players to get the platoon advantage throughout a game. I haven't read Gleeman's Athletic article about platoons, but he summarized it by saying that managers platoon because it gets results. Left handed hitters seem to have more dramatic splits and the Twins have three younger players who hit left handed and have superior hitting skills, but less defensive chops. If they were better defenders than their right handed (or switch hitting) counterparts, maybe the manager wouldn't pull them in the middle innings. It's important to get the lead when you get a chance and having the platoon advantage might make Kyle Farmer a better choice to hit than Edouard Julien, but IMHO it kills to have Farmer batting in the next game situation against a right handed high leverage reliever. Rocco Baldelli's job is to win games. I think more than most, he looks at the bigger picture of the year with his resting of players and pitcher usage. To me, it's a blind spot in not giving Julien, Kirilloff and Wallner more chances against same-handed pitching. I'd love to see one, two or all three guys graduate to full-time status where they are in the lineup more than half the time against left handed starters and I hope Rocco gives them that chance.
  15. stringer bell
    No free passes!!
  16. stringer bell
    Brewers have lots of speed and good defenders, but Yelich doesn't have a great arm and the Twins took advantage of it.
  17. stringer bell
    He might not be a great base runner or fielder, but the dude can hit.
  18. stringer bell
    Okert, I believe, would be the lefty choice.
  19. stringer bell
    I think he'll go with the lefty for the eighth, if the score stands.
  20. stringer bell
    Nothing but heat so far from Stewart.
  21. stringer bell
    Just enough!!!!
  22. stringer bell
    3-3!!
  23. stringer bell
    You didn't want to recite AK's Spring Training stats against lefties?
  24. stringer bell
    The tone of this thread is very similar to early last season.
  25. stringer bell
    Down two runs with the $33M man on deck, I wouldn't take the chance.
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