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  1. 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.
  2. 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).
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. stringer bell
    Wouldn’t the next guy up otherwise have been Larnach?
  6. 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.
  7. 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".
  8. stringer bell
    Picking up that service time one day at a time.
  9. 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.
  10. stringer bell
    Tough year for Hendriks.
  11. 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.
  12. stringer bell
    Because he owns a first baseman's mitt and Alex Krilloff can't swing a bat right now.
  13. stringer bell
    Contact issues.
  14. stringer bell
    I'm encouraged by Wallner's major league at-bats this year, but I'm not altogether sure that that he won't slump to Gallo (or at least Larnach) levels. I am sure that Wallner is an awkward outfielder at this stage and that Kepler would make defensive plays that Wallner cannot. I don't see any club that is trying to make the postseason counting on a Wallner type down the stretch, especially a team with as inconsistent of an offense as the Twins possess.
  15. stringer bell
    Here's my opinion(s): 1) Gallo would bring back nothing of value. The choice is whether to keep him on the team or DFA him. I say DFA. 2) Kepler has value, but he is probably worth more to the Twins than any other team, so he stays. The big question that will probably be determined by August and September production, is whether the Twins will pick up his option for 2024. 3) Wallner is less than a year younger than Larnach and has only 127 plate appearances in the majors, but he shows more upside (particularly power) than Larnach. 4) Larnach has nearly 700 major league plate appearances and has failed to establish himself as a major league regular. He's shown enough to interest other teams, particularly rebuilding teams, and is the logical choice to be traded for someone who can help the club this year. If I'm the Twins FO, I would DFA Gallo (swing and a miss on that signing), trade Larnach for the best relief pitcher or RH hitting outfielder they can find and put Byron Buxton on the IL.
  16. stringer bell
    I am not so optimistic that Trevor Larnach will succeed as a major league player. The strikeouts are a problem and the power production thus far has been decidedly mediocre. He has shown flashes and he is still only 26, but to me that is where a guy moves out of the prospect category to something else. He certainly hasn't established himself as a major league regular. I wouldn't rule out Trevor becoming a solid regular, but I agree that now is the time to move him if they get a suitable return.
  17. stringer bell
    Three wild cards, correct? That would be Tampa Bay, Houston and Toronto. Red Sox are tied for “last one out”.
  18. stringer bell
    Signed! Source: mlbtraderumors.com https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/twins-sign-first-rounder-walker-jenkins.html
  19. stringer bell
    The last disabling injury was............Lewis(?), now that I think about it, it was Miranda. It would seem to me that someone will come up lame in the near future. Injuries seem to come in bunches and cluster in certain positions. Right now, it is relief pitchers and infielders. The Twins current outfield has the following OPS--LF (Gallo 103), CF (Taylor 83) RF (Kepler 100). The primary backup is Castro (89). The Twins need better production than that from their outfield. None of those guys are much better against left handed pitching. They need to add an outfielder who can hit lefties. Pham (character) and Canha (contract) aren't ideal gets, but they fit the bill as far as hitting left handed pitching. More bullpen please. Piecing things together with the likes of Balozovic and Ortega is okay occasionally, but adding depth in the bullpen has to be a priority. Stewart's injury recovery seems to be slow and I, too, wonder if the 25 innings of dominance might be pixie dust. Thielbar has already been on the IL twice with the same injury and no matter how he feels, he might be close to suffering the same injury again.
  20. stringer bell
    Ortega has at least one option remaining, perhaps two.
  21. stringer bell
    What I suspected is true—right now the Twins are the best extra-innings team in baseball. They owe their winning record to Manfredball. 10-4 record is both the most extra-innings wins and the best percentage.
  22. stringer bell
    Kolten Wong isn't exactly a spray hitter. He has 84 homers in his career and his lifetime OPS is .718. He reminds me of Odor (released today by the Padres) in love with power to the point he's become a bad hitter.
  23. stringer bell
    I'd argue that Arraez was not healthy the last quarter of the season and that Rocco "rested" him against lefties, which would be when to rest him. I guess you'd have to go game to game to see how strict of a platoon situation he was in. Splits vary from year to year. For whatever reason, Max Kepler has had one season only where he was decent against lefties and in fact his OPS in 2019 (his career year) was better against left handers than righties.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
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