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  1. stringer bell
    I would say that Correa hasn't had much luck. Another line out there.
  2. stringer bell
    I like the optimism. I'm not convinced the body is healthy enough to let his natural gifts as a hitter come through. We shall see.
  3. stringer bell
    I am not saying that you are wrong by any means. I don't think certain players should be strictly platooned (Kirilloff) despite some struggles. Julien should probably eventually be in the same category. Getting somebody like Farmer who has quite a history of a large platoon split and who is a good defender is a worthwhile move. Hurting the defense while having a marginal upgrade isn't worth it.
  4. stringer bell
    Arraez has 323 PAs against RH pitching and 81 against RH pitching. I would say that the Marlins are playing him less against lefties. Last year, Arraez had 479 PAs vs. RH pitching and 124 against lefties, almost exactly the same proportion.
  5. stringer bell
    Probably had to just edge Julien.
  6. stringer bell
    I would also add that Ortega has pitched every bit as well as Balazovic, with slightly better underlying numbers. It would seem that Rocco has used Jordy Blaze in the higher leverage situations, however.
  7. stringer bell
    I believe Buxton is on paternity leave.
  8. stringer bell
    Assuming no new injuries, here are the players in consideration for the active roster before the end of the season. Currently injured players with best-guess return date. Pitchers: P. López, Gray, Ryan, Ober, Maeda, Keuchel, Thielbar (August 1), Stewart (August 10), Moran, Sands, J. López, Balazovic, Ortega, Pagán, Jax, Duran. Position Players: Vázquez, Jeffers, Kirilloff, Julien, Correa, Farmer, Lewis (August 15), Polanco (August 1), Solano, Gallo, Taylor, Kepler, Castro, Wallner, Larnach, Buxton. By my count that is 16 pitchers for 13 spots and 16 position players for 13 spots. The three pitchers to cut (IMHO) would be Sands, Ortega and Jorge López, I guess. The three position players to be sent down--Wallner, Larnach and Gallo (DFA)? I didn't list Nick Gordon, Gilberto Celestino, Jose Miranda, Headrick or Winder. Gordon and Miranda are currently on major league Injured Lists. I would assume the Twins would add Gordon only after September 1, since he can't be optioned. I also assume injuries will take care of some of this roster glut, but this does point out how difficult making a move at the deadline will be. Players the Twins want to keep in Minnesota will be optioned or DFAed unless they trade someone from the 40-man roster.
  9. stringer bell
    Rocco made a lot of pretty good moves and handled the bullpen expertly. I don't think Baldelli is an expert tactician, but he isn't among the worst at handling his personnel IMHO.
  10. stringer bell
    I also want to say that the most improved player from the conclusion of 2022 to now is Jeffers. The defense has been much improved and the offensive numbers are much better.
  11. stringer bell
    Easily his best season since 2019. Reliever are so volatile.
  12. stringer bell
    Rocco was again super aggressive trying to win by pinch hitting Vázquez, who came up with two really lousy plate appearances in this game. Yesterday, Vázquez was a key player in the victory. MAT got the game-winner yesterday and today looked pretty helpless. That is the way it goes with players of this caliber. I'll not quote the defense above, but Wallner would not have been removed if he stayed in the game to hit (Kirilloff stays at first, Wallner in (probably) right field and Gallo in left). I don't know if I would be willing to bet the house on Vázquez getting a big hit, but I don't think Wallner was a high-percentage play to win the game there either. I don't know if there are any stats that bear out this observation, but of all the players on the team, I think Farmer takes the best at-bats with the game on the line. Today's single to right in the twelfth was outstanding and he has a couple of walk-off hits.
  13. stringer bell
    The Twins stand at 53-48 with a three game lead on Cleveland, with Detroit seven back. Last year, after 101 games, the Twins record was ...............53-48. They were in first place then, as well, but with only a one-game lead. The best the Twins did the rest of the season was to get seven games over .500 and their largest lead from that point in the season was two games. They last were tied for the lead on September 4 and from that point went 10-20 while Cleveland finished 24-6 to run away with the Central.
  14. stringer bell
    It's mostly been the journeymen and young guys coming through for the win. Jeffers rolled three hits through the infield. There are advantages to putting the balls in play. Farmer had a tremendous at-bat with the opposite-field single. Castro also had a great pinch hit in the ninth to put the comeback in gear. Kirilloff produced the tying run with his chip shot to the left field corner. Outstanding base running by Gallo to score the tying run in the 10th. Great job by the bullpen, as well. It's too bad they don't have a day off tomorrow, and maybe they'll ask Maeda to go an extra inning.
  15. stringer bell
    The pinkeye guys are still out?
  16. stringer bell
    Perhaps he could make the top two, which would be good for him. He would get credit for a full year of service time, which would grant him free agency a year earlier.
  17. stringer bell
    Why? The heroes today were Vázquez, Taylor, Buxton, Correa and the pitchers. All of them were playing since before the All-Star break.
  18. stringer bell
    It’s not really close. Castro ranks in the 70s of 500 players measured for sprint speed. Gordon is at 248, behind Lewis, Polanco, Kepler and Kirilloff (Buxton and Taylor, too). His home-to-first time is in the same range, which is surprising given that LH hitters momentum is moving them towards first on a full swing.
  19. stringer bell
    Gray continues his long winless string. As his IP attest, he doesn’t go as deep as Ryan or López, which figures in and he’s had pretty poor luck with run support.
  20. stringer bell
    Great job team!!
  21. stringer bell
    Credit Vázquez for catching the foul tip.
  22. stringer bell
    Since the next guy hit what would have been a 6-4-3 double play, keeping Robert at first would have kept them off the board. If Vázquez is throwing through, the guy at second base (Julien?) should be coming forward and throwing back to the plate. Julien tried to make a tag and essentially conceded the run.
  23. stringer bell
    Double to the opposite field just eludes Cólas.
  24. stringer bell
    If Mike Cubbage could play third base, Jorge Polanco can as well.
  25. stringer bell
    Nick Gordon has played only a few innings at third base and right field. The manager definitely prefers Willi Castro at shortstop (as well as third base and right field) to Gordon. Nick isn’t blessed with the speed that Dee Gordon had. He is an average runner as measured by sprint speed and home-to-first. He has the same sprint speed as Julien and Kirilloff. Castro is much faster.
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