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  1. stringer bell
    No announcement on the move to make room on the 40-man roster for Lewis?
  2. stringer bell
    Much like Wallner, I think Julien will be demoted when Polanco is activated. The real test will be when Larnach is ready to be activated (barring more injuries).
  3. stringer bell
    Wallner did a lot in his short stay on the active major league roster, more good than bad. The unfortunate thing is that he is a one-position corner OF and for the near future there isn't a DH slot to put him in. Also, the window for Larnach is closing.
  4. stringer bell
    I'm hopeful we'll see some changing of the guard in the composition of the Twins active roster. Adding Julien and Lewis and utilizing Castro might add a bit more of a base stealing dimension to the team, especially if Buxton is able to and allowed to run. For now, with Taylor's long hitting snag, I would hope that Castro gets more reps in center field. He's certainly swinging the bat too well to be on the bench. His OPS+ is currently 113, while Taylor's is 81.
  5. stringer bell
    I don't think Gordon will be playing for some time--August at best, next season at worst. Depending on how many are injured, there may not be a place for Nick when (and if) he is ready to play to this year.
  6. stringer bell
    Lewis has played in consecutive games and is playing the full nine innings, so I think he could be added on Friday.
  7. stringer bell
    Maeda is going on rehab assignment on Tuesday, so he isn't going to be transferred. The candidates in my mind are Gordon and Alcala.
  8. stringer bell
    This has aged very well. All three have performed very well since this article was posted. De León and Moran have put up zeroes and Castro had a two-homer game.
  9. stringer bell
    How many late leads has López surrendered? I recall two, if that is "repeatedly doesn't work"--ok.
  10. stringer bell
    The Royals slogan: "At least we're not Oakland".
  11. stringer bell
    Not exactly. His rehab (20 days) can be extended through the 31st. The Twins could keep him on rehab through that date and activate him on June 1 without having to option him.
  12. stringer bell
    Trevor Megill is back in the majors, pitching out of the Milwaukee bullpen.
  13. stringer bell
    I wonder if Lewis will be ready on 5/29. He's not in the lineup for the Saints tonight and hasn't yet played on back-to-back days and I believe he's topped out at seven innings per game. Maybe June 1 is the more likely date for his recall.
  14. stringer bell
    Gary Sánchez gets DFA from the Mets. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/05/mets-designate-gary-sanchez-for-assignment.html
  15. stringer bell
    The two best teams in the Central the past two weeks are playing each other in Detroit. I won't rule out the White Sox either. Their defense, with Moncada at third and Anderson at short isn't bad. Their starting pitching is coming around and they have several good offensive players. Detroit has been one of the most efficient defensive teams this year. They have a lot of good arms and a suspect offense, to be sure. If they can find guys to increase the offensive output, they might contend, but I think too many are a year away and they have had too many pitching injuries.
  16. stringer bell
    Lewis should be staying with the Twins, full stop. The vacancy this year is third base. Kyle Farmer is a nice lefty killer/infield backup, but he shouldn't stand in the way of Lewis. I hope Lewis (and Julien) add some base stealing, as well. Both have had success in the minors (in his limited play this year, I believe Lewis has stolen four bases already). Added to Buxton's increasing attempts and there may be more generation of runs without homers.
  17. stringer bell
    Outside of Thielbar, the cupboard is pretty bare with LH pitching that can help the Twins. IIRC, a couple of the RH bullpen arms have reverse splits and can handle left handed hitters quite well. So the platoon advantage is minimized. It's still SSS, but Moran has handled lefties slightly better than righties so far this year. .652 OPS (vs. RH hitters) opposed to .575 OPS (vs. LH hitters).
  18. stringer bell
    I would say, right now Taylor is not hitting anyone.
  19. stringer bell
    Nice write up. I agree that all three players have helped in the past couple of weeks. Moran was perhaps close to being sent down, as was Castro. De León’s line doesn't look great, but he's certainly pitched well since being recalled.
  20. stringer bell
    That's a pretty accurate view of the roster comings and goings, noting that someone else will probably get nicked in the meantime. I think Correa's status is the most pivotal. If he is put on IL, he will miss his reunion visit in Houston, probably the only "away" park where he wouldn't be booed. A Gallo IL stint would allow easy activation for Kepler (easy in that no one would be demoted). Kepler's case is another one where a judgment call was made to place him on IL and now it has been two weeks and there is no certainty he'll be back on Friday. While I agree with Brian's take that Garlick will be spending lots of bench time, if Kepler is activated for the Blue Jays series (and Gallo isn't placed on IL), I think Wallner will be sent back to St. Paul. I think there are two options for transfer to the 60-day IL--Gordon and Alcala--so making a spot for Lewis shouldn't be too difficult. Making a spot on the active roster would probably be sending Miranda back, unless there is another injury.
  21. stringer bell
    Only five innings from two of the top three starters pretty much defeats this thought. With the nicks to Correa and Gallo the Twins were playing with a two-man bench, one of whom was Vazquez. The Twins have roster decisions to make on Friday. 1) Correa--he's missed two games and it appears his foot injury is worse than originally reported. 2) Gallo--fought to stay on the active roster when he got injured in the home opener and likely doesn't want to go on the IL for a tight hammy. The Twins played him at first to save his legs and held him out today. 3) Kepler might be available Friday, which would provide too many left handed corner OFs. If Correa needs to go on IL, would the Twins consider bringing back Miranda? He's not hit at St. Paul, but there aren't many options left without going off the 40-man.
  22. stringer bell
    Hindsight is 20-20. If Lopez successfully handled the seventh, Duran would probably be pitching in the eighth or ninth, maybe both. I will say that Rocco uses pinch hitters in exactly the opposite way.
  23. stringer bell
    Agree with the OP that his pitching is much better than the ERA. There are opportunities in the bullpen, so he certainly should be given a shot. With no options, it is thrive or lose him.
  24. stringer bell
    The club is above .500 and above the mean in run-scoring. They strike out way too much and I think that perhaps a two-strike approach is needed, but they aren't as wobegone as the loudest voices on TD are saying. Whenever a team is not hitting, they look bad. I'm guessing if you ask the fans in Cleveland that they still like their offense when they make contact, they'll say they'd like to see more runs scored. Also, unless someone has proof, I don't buy the idea that "a few double digit wins" skews the run-scoring numbers. The composition of the roster has a lot of guys who are "bat first" (including Buxton if he's only a DH). They don't have much team speed and things like hit-and-runs are non-starters because of the lack of contact by the hitters. Defensively, the club is mostly competent, but there aren't many "oh, my!" plays. When mistakes are made, they aren't made up by out-of-zone plays or other extremely athletic plays. Coupled with so-far outstanding pitching, this club should be a contender. Add in some dynamic play by guys who weren't available at the start of the season, it's possible they might be better than a contender.
  25. stringer bell
    Henriquez has barely pitched. I don’t think the whole story for his season has been written yet.
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