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  1. stringer bell
    I thought they’d put Solano at first and move AK to LF.
  2. stringer bell
    Tough night for AK.
  3. stringer bell
    Chances of Gallo getting an RBI single—less than 5%?
  4. stringer bell
    If you want rarity in yesterday’s puzzle, how about Jim Bouton for Milwaukee & the Yankees?
  5. stringer bell
    Didn't Jaylin Davis get traded for Dyson, as well? He had a minute or two in the majors IIRC.
  6. stringer bell
    These late games are a bit of a shock to the system. It does allow me to wait a few minutes and do the Immaculate Grid. Is anyone else playing this game?
  7. stringer bell
    In the part of the world where I was brought up, many people used such terms.
  8. stringer bell
    If the Twins run the table, they would win by at least 7 games, because Cleveland would lose the six head-to-head games.
  9. stringer bell
    Yes, Statcast has him tied with Kepler, Kirilloff and Nick Gordon. Still, he should be able to get double-digit steals in a full season, especially since he's already a pretty good base runner.
  10. stringer bell
    I’ve seen reports that Polanco will have a significant rehab. The team website pegs his return around August 1st, so this weekend is not decision time. If everything stays as it is now, placing Buxton on the IL would make perfect sense, but a lot can change. I don’t think Wallner is clearly superior to either Kepler or Gallo it’s hard to get PAs for all of them.
  11. stringer bell
    If one healthy player needs to be demoted or DFAed, I would agree it should be Gallo. He's on a one-year deal and his positive contribution is so sporadic. Also, he's Exhibit A of "so many strikeouts".
  12. stringer bell
    Gleeman & The Geek had similar thoughts. The offense is bad (at least until recently), but finding players who are a clear upgrade isn't easy and casting aside someone like Gallo or Kepler doesn't really change the overall problem. I do think adding a RH hitting OF who would reduce playing time for Taylor/Gallo/Kepler makes sense. When Aaron Hicks was released, I wondered if the Twins would consider him. I think in retrospect he would have been a good fit, but again that would necessitate an "okay" player being released or demoted.
  13. stringer bell
    I think '24 will be the make or break year for both Wallner and Larnach. Fair or not, I think the FO and Rocco are convinced the overall contribution of Gallo/Kepler is more than they would/will get this year from Wallner and Larnach. I don't necessarily agree. Having an option to play center field and a corner vs. left handed pitching is what the Twins will be looking for at the deadline. Grichuk fits and so does Lane Thomas. Dylan Carlson of the Cardinals has lost playing time recently. He's arb-eligible for three years, so he would be expensive to acquire--maybe Larnach/Wallner plus a pretty good pitching prospect--but he's a legit CF, switch hitter (better against lefties) with a first round pedigree. I don't know if he's even available, but I think he would be an excellent get for not only the rest of this year, but for a couple years to come.
  14. stringer bell
    First and foremost, we fans can call for him to play center field as much as we want, but if he's not healthy enough, it isn't going to happen. A nearly two week stint on the IL for an unrelated injury (HBP to the ribs) didn't change the situation and I suspect putting him on the IL now also would not change the current situation that he is a DH only. It is probably up to Buxton to try to make adjustments (given his current physical situation) to avoid these long dry spells and be a more productive and consistent hitter. It would appear that he needs a total reset to be a solid contributor.
  15. stringer bell
    That's my fear. If the knee "cleanup" didn't work, I would expect there is some chronic damage. The fans haven't been informed of the exact nature of the injury (it is not required that we do) and we are all speculating.
  16. stringer bell
    I think Julien is a near-ideal leadoff guy. He always has had a high OBP and he has above average speed--he stole 34 bases in '21 and 19 in '23. The move was designed to get Correa going and seems to have worked. Official scorers aren't the most consistent, but if Correa had correctly been ruled safe, I think 100% of official scorers would have ruled the play a hit. Yes, the throw clearly was there ahead of the runner, but it was beyond an ordinary effort to get to the ball and make the throw and that is the justification for many plays ruled as hits.
  17. stringer bell
    Mark Canha and Tommy Pham and the Cardinals have Dylan Carlson perhaps available.
  18. stringer bell
    Nice win. Julien can hit....also nice to see Kirlloff have a third straight multi-hit game. The nine best offensive players for the Twins: (minimum 100 PAs) Julien (.927), Kirilloff (.828), Lewis (.827), Solano (.786), Jeffers (.785), Gallo (.780), Polanco (.725), Correa (.725), Kepler (.715).
  19. stringer bell
    Each one of the starting infielders had a homer. Does anyone remember the last time that happened? My guess would be 2019.
  20. stringer bell
    On the Kepler play, he took an odd step rounding the bag. I don't know exactly what happened.
  21. stringer bell
    I'm enjoying Plouffe and Morneau in the booth, especially Plouffie.
  22. stringer bell
    Please, no one can see Julien is "okay" in the field. There is no such thing as a routine play for him.
  23. stringer bell
    Playing at Seattle, a split would certainly be acceptable. It looks like today's game is going in the dumper and that's disappointing because they had a 2-0 lead and had done a good job against a good pitcher I hope Rocco gives Buxton one of the next days off, maybe two.
  24. stringer bell
    Yeah, he'd certainly would have had a chance with both Lewis and Miranda injured. He's been hitting really well and playing first, third and left field.
  25. stringer bell
    I've never thought Gray would finish this season with the gaudy numbers he put up primarily in April. He's limited damage so well, I just don't think he (or anyone else) can sustain it. It seems like he's struggled by losing command of breaking stuff.
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