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  1. stringer bell
    Opening Day was moved to the next day. That is all so far.
  2. stringer bell
    Any word on when the game will start? It doesn’t look like it will rain hard.
  3. stringer bell
    Jeffers (DH) and Solano in vs. Gallen, Polanco and Gallo out.
  4. stringer bell
    Good game for Martin, as well. His versatility and speed would play really well with the major league team if he can hit and field enough. I see he played left field last night.
  5. stringer bell
    Fifty games remaining--25 on the road, 25 at home. The Twins are 13-8 since the AS break and have gained four games on Cleveland. It appears they ran into KC at exactly the wrong time, just like Oakland, the Royals were able to put together a single winning streak this year and the Twins were in the middle of it. With or without Gallo, the Twins are a near-lock to set the all-time strikeout record. More play from Julien and Wallner won't help in that regard, but those two are contributing positively, despite their high K rates. Who are the three starters for a prospective playoff series against the bottom wild card team (currently Toronto)? Maeda's ERA if one start (10 runs in three innings vs. NY) is removed is 2.86. If Kirilloff doesn't return in a couple weeks, how should first base be covered? I'm saying not Gallo, but then what? The most convenient solution would be to move Julien there--Polanco to second and Lewis to third (assuming he's back in a week or two).
  6. stringer bell
    I would expect that Lewis should be ready for a rehab assignment soon--within a week. Yes, Gallo's gotta go. Right now, he's holding down first base. Solano, Luplow and Kepler have big league experience at first (Kepler only has four innings). The key is Kirilloff. The report was that he had a cortisone shot last week and is "resting and strengthening" his shoulder. If he can return, there is no way Gallo should remain on the team.
  7. stringer bell
    Jeffers OPS is now .900.
  8. stringer bell
    Time to get him a first baseman’s mitt?
  9. stringer bell
    Jeffers on a really good offensive run. He’s 0-2 throwing out base stealers, but Maeda really gave him no chance.
  10. stringer bell
    Correa is in an 0-15 funk, now hitting cleanup. Hmmm. Past time for C-4 to blast.
  11. stringer bell
    It looks like there is a lot of rain in the forecast. Is there a possibility that the game gets rained out?
  12. stringer bell
    Correa needs to step it up to his career norms for the last quarter of the season. Buxton needs to hit or not be on the active roster. The Twins have a bunch of DHs. Putting an underperforming Buxton there hurts in that an inferior defensive player has to play in the field.
  13. stringer bell
    I don't know how much anyone playing for the Saints right now will impact the current Twins season, but several players (Severino, Kiersey, Lee, Larnach, Martin, Varland, Woods Richardson and Funderburk) really impact 2024.
  14. stringer bell
    Meanwhile, the sacks are juiced for Willi Castro. A hit to the outfield would be large right here.
  15. stringer bell
    Gordon hit well the second half of 2022. We've seen Willi Castro for two-thirds of a season and he hasn't hit league average in that span. However, Willi does most everything else better than Gordon. Willi is a better and more versatile defender and a real threat on the bases and he's a switch hitter without big platoon splits.
  16. stringer bell
    Wouldn’t the next guy up otherwise have been Larnach?
  17. stringer bell
    Gallo is currently the only LH hitter who can play first base. He is there in the lineup today. Sad to see Stewart go on the 60-day IL. I would not count on any more from him this year. As for Luplow, yeah he's Kyle Garlick. Don't hate the move, but it isn't going to solve most of the Twins' problems.
  18. stringer bell
    Almost every player is playing with some nagging injury by now. Joe Ryan tried to continue despite a groin strain, Kirilloff tried to play with a shoulder injury and I suspect Correa has played all year with back and foot issues. When does an annoyance become an injury? Over and over, we seem to only find out when the player can no longer continue. Anthony Rizzo kept playing for more than two months and is now diagnosed with a concussion.
  19. stringer bell
    Congratulations to Sonny Gray. Three months without winning a decision is a long time. He had a lot of good outings mixed in, but finally got a "W".
  20. stringer bell
    Picking up that service time one day at a time.
  21. stringer bell
    Would anyone be opposed to sending Ryan to St. Paul for two weeks? Perhaps give him one start with a week of rest and plan to bring him back after the minimum amount of games. That would give the Twins the opportunity to see what Keuchel has left.
  22. stringer bell
    Tough year for Hendriks.
  23. stringer bell
    Are there any seats left on the Wallner bandwagon? I’m in.
  24. stringer bell
    Rating pitchers is hard to do. I think, all in all, López is the Twins' #1 starter, although it is close. The ERA is high, but the underlying numbers are better.
  25. stringer bell
    Because he owns a first baseman's mitt and Alex Krilloff can't swing a bat right now.
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