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  1. stringer bell
    Eleven pitchers--López, Gray, Ryan, Maeda, Varland, Paddack, Pagán, Stewart, Thielbar, Jax, Duran. I have Funderburk as the last guy out.
  2. stringer bell
    The Twins have been the least streaky team in MLB. They had one five-game winning streak and one five-game losing streak. Even when they've been playing well or playing poorly, they have found a way to win when in a snag or lose when on a roll.
  3. stringer bell
    I think Maeda has been the more effective pitcher lately (between Ryan and Maeda), but he has some experience in the bullpen and probably would be more valuable than Ryan in that role. The decision apparently has been made and the Twins have more information than the fans.
  4. stringer bell
    That is not the company line. Lewis claimed it was a nagging foot injury that made him come up lame running out the DP grounder. It may or may not be the whole story, but this is what has been reported.
  5. stringer bell
    Jorge López was DFAed by the Orioles. He pitched for three playoff teams this year and couldn’t stick with any of them. There is talent there, but so far he’s only been able to harness it for half a season. One of our frequent posters is acquainted with him and says he’s a good guy, so best wishes to him.
  6. stringer bell
    Floro was officially released. Either he refused outright assignment to the minors or the twins decided to release him. The result is the same.
  7. stringer bell
    I have Stevenson on the playoff roster regardless of whether Buxton is activated. 15 position players—Jeffers, Vázquez, Kirilloff, Solano, Polanco, Julien, Correa, Farmer, Lewis, Castro, Wallner, Taylor, Kepler, Stevenson and Luplow/Buxton.
  8. stringer bell
    Doesn’t seem to have been a distraction for the Snakes.
  9. stringer bell
    I'll give them credit for making good pitching decisions at the deadline. I rather see Tommy Pham or Mark Canha playing left field than Jordan Luplow and the cost for those two guys wasn't much.
  10. stringer bell
    Alcalá hasn't been consistently effective. I think the Twins will consider a non-tender of him after the season is over. That said, there is enough stuff there for him to put it together and be a really good bullpen arm. I just wouldn't trust that in this postseason.
  11. stringer bell
    I don't see room for Ober, particularly if the team goes with an 11-man pitching staff.
  12. stringer bell
    Two things--I think it is still open whether the Twins go with 14 or 15 position players. If they go with 15, the eight-man bullpen will probably come down to a decision between Funderburk and Paddack. I have a slight preference for Paddack over Funderburk. I don't see any opponents as particularly heavy on left handed hitters and Funderburk has pitched very well except for his penchant of allowing the first batter he faces to reach base, which could be huge in a high-pressure postseason appearance. Funderburk doesn't throw any harder than Thielbar, but he's got enough pitches to to be effective. If Paddack has a successful outing tonight or tomorrow, I'd roll the dice with him.
  13. stringer bell
    I think the composition of the bench is dependent on how many pitchers are on the first round active roster. If the Twins keep 11 pitchers, they have room for running and defense specialist Stevenson plus perhaps an all-or-nothing at-bat or two from Buxton. If they have 12 pitchers active, they will have to make tougher decisions. I think that Kyle Farmer could be the third baseman if Lewis can't go in the field. He's shown the ability to get big hits and is a sound fielder at whatever infield position he plays. Polanco just doesn't look that good at third base and now he's dealing with an ankle injury.
  14. stringer bell
    I think Jeffers has done more than enough to play the bulk of the postseason games. While Vázquez has flirted with a .600 OPS, Jeffers has kept his above .800, quite a difference. As far as calling the game, handling pitchers and defending, I don't see either guy as a clear-cut superior player.
  15. stringer bell
    Okay, I don’t think Ryan has lost his spot, but it might reduce confidence in him to pitch deep in a possible Game 3. Stewart gave up two weak contact singles, but got a strikeout to keep Colorado off the board.
  16. stringer bell
    The homer was where Ryan throws 50 pitches per game. Not many guys square up the fastball above the zone.
  17. stringer bell
    Ryan needs nine Ks for 200 this season. It has been a while since the Twins had two guys with over 200 strikeouts. Also Ryan need 5.2 innings to hit 162 innings and qualify for the ERA championship.
  18. stringer bell
    1) Solano 1B 2) Polanco 2B 3) Luplow LF 4) Jeffers C 5) Farmer SS 6) Castro 3B 7) Kepler RF 8) Vázquez DH 9) Taylor CF. Ryan pitching. 1) Blackmon DH 2) Rodgers 2B 3) Jones LF 4) Montero 1B 5) McMahon 3B 6) Diaz C 7) Bouchard RF 8) Trejo SS 9) Doyle CF Blach pitching. Twins score one in the top of the first.
  19. stringer bell
    Hey, there's a game tonight!
  20. stringer bell
    If Buxton is as healthy as he can be, he offers power and straight ahead speed. It’s hard to imagine that he could be an upgrade over Julien as a DH or MAT as a center fielder at this point. Given they will have a couple of extra non-pitchers, I think he might be on the active roster.
  21. stringer bell
    Three months without Stewart is not "an extended period of time"? I would agree that the health of the pitching staff was very good and a big reason that the Twins walked to the AL Central championship.
  22. stringer bell
    Nice at-bat, but no payoff.
  23. stringer bell
    The ball isn’t carrying. I hope it isn’t like this next week.
  24. stringer bell
    If the Twins could get Buxton at some portion of 100%, yeah great, but it just doesn’t seem likely.
  25. stringer bell
    I thought the might PR Stevenson here.
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