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  1. stringer bell
    I’ve been thinking about this for some time. Since late June, Kepler has been a fine right fielder. Health might have been an underlying factor in his poor performance idk, but he’s been very good for about six weeks. It appears they have a cheaper, more powerful replacement in Matt Wallner. Tough call, for sure.
  2. stringer bell
    I understand that argument, but for three guys (Luplow, Solano and Farmer) if they’re not starting against a tough lefty, why are they on the team? Jeffers is a hot hand and should be in the lineup. Yes, I’d like to give Julien and Wallner more chances against lefties, but the way the team is structured, the right handed bats should be in there.
  3. stringer bell
    Well, they do have options for right field. The injury didn't appear serious, but last year a broken toe really messed up his season. They could put out an all-righty lineup. Vázquez (c), Solano (1b), Polanco (2b), Correa (ss), Farmer (3b), Castro (lf), Taylor (cf), Luplow (rf) and Jeffers (dh). That would leave a bench of Kepler, Wallner, Julien, and Gallo.
  4. stringer bell
    Probably all for López. Another really good low-stress (for Twins fans) outing.
  5. stringer bell
    Single season career high. Pablo struck out 174 (in 180 innings) last year. He is at 173 in 140 innings this year.
  6. stringer bell
    Pablo is one K short of his career high.
  7. stringer bell
    Oh boy, another left hander.
  8. stringer bell
    Probably correct, but Correa has had a few balls he got leather on and wasn't given an error.
  9. stringer bell
    Ohtani's.
  10. stringer bell
    A little drama is good for the viewing experience.
  11. stringer bell
    Just working on those "worst in MLB" stats against left handers.
  12. stringer bell
    Caution--López has given away big leads a couple of times this year, once against Washington and also against Oakland. I don't expect any problems, but it has happened before.
  13. stringer bell
    By my count 15-14 vs. the NL.
  14. stringer bell
    I am as sick of watching Joey Gallo strike out as everyone else, but I am highly skeptical of AAA breakouts like Williams, Prato and Stevenson (BTW Williams hit 9th in St. Paul's lineup yesterday). I do believe the Twins should have made moves that would lead to a Gallo DFA, and that is a lot more than claiming Jordan Luplow. It is about three and a half weeks until September 1st and there appear to be 40-man roster issues on that horizon. Adding Williams or Prato only add to that issue and I don't think they make the club any better.
  15. stringer bell
    A slightly higher ! percentage than Joey Gallo's K percentage (43%).
  16. stringer bell
    What I saw was that Julien tried to catch the ball and then swipe at the sliding runner. The ball went off the end of his glove and he should have kept it in the infield. Misplay by Julien? Absolutely (IMHO), but that alone doesn't make him a latter-day Nishioka.
  17. stringer bell
    I believe 2022 was the first year they awarded a Gold Glove for a utility player (Arraez was a candidate, but LeMahieu won). I really believe Castro has a chance to win. He’s certainly played all over, committed few errors and made some highlight reel plays.
  18. stringer bell
    In most respects, the Twins stole one today. They didn't let the Diamondbacks break the game open and in fact stranded a whole bunch of runners in scoring position. Big hits from Correa, Kepler and Wallner and a lot of good defensive plays. I commented in the game thread that Willi Castro should win a Gold Glove as a utility player. I hope he's at least considered.
  19. stringer bell
    I just looked at the box score and they gave the error to Vázquez!
  20. stringer bell
    Keuchel's outing had me going back to 1987. Getting just enough out of a starting pitcher to be in range to win late. He pitched the way a lot of soft-tossing lefties have pitched for years, changed speeds, kept the ball off the barrel of the bat and the ball out of the middle of the strike zone. The Twins were fortunate that all of the stolen bases didn't hurt them and that Arizona came close to o-fer with runners in scoring position.
  21. stringer bell
    Wallner with the walk-off. Unpossible.
  22. stringer bell
    Okay, Julien made a bad misplay.
  23. stringer bell
    Crazy game. Hard hit balls for outs, Lots of squibbers for hits.
  24. stringer bell
    For a big man, Wallner can motor. That reminds me of Rochester native Michael Restovich. Wallner looks like he might be a better hitter (I hope).
  25. stringer bell
    It would be nice to have a stolen base threat to run for Solano. Castro and Taylor are both in the game.
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