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  1. stringer bell
    I presume Rodríguez is the long man and Winder moves to a multi-inning relief role? Caleb Thielbar going on the IL is a surprise. I hope he recovers quickly.
  2. stringer bell
    A lot to chew on here. Let’s hope Larnach bangs the door down in St. Paul. I hope Thielbar is not seriously injured and Mahle???? Rodriquez is a long man, Winder multi-innings. Note to mods— can we comment on this thread or should we start a new one to comment? If the latter is true, feel free to hide or delete this.
  3. stringer bell
    They can't gain a 40-man spot by putting Canterino on the 60-day list. I posted something about this earlier.
  4. stringer bell
    Can’t do that.
  5. stringer bell
    The Twins haven't faced many lefties at all. Jeffers does have good splits against left handers so starting him often against lefties makes sense. Jeffers has made a few bad plays, including the "wild pitch" charged to Stewart, but he's been a better offensive player than Vazquez. His throwing looks improved overall, but it's probably too soon to make a judgment.
  6. stringer bell
    There's a thread about this. Yes, the Twins have been beyond awful with the bases loaded, but they've been more than respectable with runners in scoring position and have hit the second most three-run homers. One stat doesn't tell the whole story.
  7. stringer bell
    There are a lot of players in the same boat as Miranda. AJ Melendez for the Royals looks like a tremendous prospect to me, but he's slumping and fanning much like Miranda. I'm sure there are others. If the Twins can afford to send Miranda down, they probably should do it, but a couple of hits can restore the confidence and change things in a hurry as well.
  8. stringer bell
    Or Lewis.
  9. stringer bell
    It shouldn't come as a surprise that Hanser Alberto swung at a pitch that hit him. He is Astudillo-like without contact skills. It absolutely was a key play in winning the game. Stewart pitched well and bailed out Jeffers after he failed to catch/block a low pitch. Pagan got outs and Jorge Lopez had a nice comeback outing.
  10. stringer bell
    I'll split the difference Ash. The bullpen was effective. Despite having an ideal situation for Billy Hamilton to steal the game, they kept 'em off the board. Many of the free passes were strategic (four IBB). Pitching out of Manfred jams wasn't easy, but they did it.
  11. stringer bell
    Smeltzer DFAed after pitching long relief last night and another former Twin, Chi Chi Gonzalez, had his contract selected to take Smeltzer's place on the active roster.
  12. stringer bell
    The White Sox bullpen has been bad, until they face the Twins. What is up with that?
  13. stringer bell
    As of today, Twins' catchers lead the AL in Caught Stealing percentage (32%).
  14. stringer bell
    Devin Smeltzer was DFAed last week and is back with the Marlins today (contract selected).
  15. stringer bell
    Not if you’re the road team, which is what was being discussed. A road team playing for one when the home team is guaranteed a runner on second with none out is a losing proposition. It isn’t automatic that a hitter gets a 95 mph fastball down. Getting runners in from third with less than two out isn’t guaranteed. I don’t have the numbers, but I am pretty sure they’re available. The Whities had the winning run on third with one out in both the t ninth and tenth and couldn’t get either in with an out.
  16. stringer bell
    Mahle to 15-day IL. Varland recalled and will start tonight.
  17. stringer bell
    Here’s the thing heresthething—bunting didn’t get a run for the Sox in either the ninth or the tenth. Hitting with two outs produced the run in the tenth. If I’m the home team in extra innings, I’d gladly accept the out for advancing the runner to third. If I’m the home team, I’d consider bunting, just because the infield and outfield in improves the hitter’a chances.
  18. stringer bell
    Pretty sure you meant Duran, not Moran.
  19. stringer bell
    The Twins offense is too hit-and-miss and reliant on homers to win. They have decent power throughout the lineup, but home runs aren't going to come all the time. There aren't enough innings of stringing together successful at-bats to produce runs. Way too many strikeouts.
  20. stringer bell
    It just isn't true that bunting a runner over is the proper strategy in extra innings with the "ghost runner". This isn't the 60s or 70s when contact was expected. Batters strike out and pop out at a high rate. Giving away an out to advance a runner is debatable at best, especially given that the other side will have a runner on second and no one out in the bottom half. The bunt over didn't win the game for the Sox, either. It was a hit with two outs by a left handed hitter against a left handed pitcher.
  21. stringer bell
    You're right. I forgot about that crazy Red Sox game.
  22. stringer bell
    The White Sox have pretty good talent. I think they finish around .500 when all is said and done, unless they don't think they can contend and dump a lot of players. One area other teams have exploited against the White Sox that the Twins haven't is the bullpen. They have been a disaster except for playing the Twins.
  23. stringer bell
    I don't think we want to shut the door on Maeda or Mahle just yet. Both will miss at least most of the month May, but it is a long season. Having the four mentioned in this piece along with Varland and Ober is already looking like a necessity, not an excess.
  24. stringer bell
    He is supposed to go on rehab assignment this week. Might be activated as soon as next Monday.
  25. stringer bell
    Starter or bullpen? That is the question for not only Headrick, but also Josh Winder and Cole Sands. It appears the decision has been made on both Winder and Sands and they will be bullpen options for the Twins. Headrick is not as clear a decision. As was mentioned above, the Twins lack left handed starters (and relievers for that matter) so I think there should be enhanced consideration for Headrick to eventually be a starter for the major league team. It was noted also that Headrick only has nine starts above A ball, what wasn't noted is that he has been a starter, with only five minor league relief appearances since he began his career in 2019. It remains to be seen if Headrick is above former major leaguers Dobnak, Sanchez, and DeLeon (none of them on the 40-man roster) as well as Woods Richardson. With Mahle out for at least the month of May and Maeda out at least a couple weeks, it is probable that someone currently in the St. Paul rotation will be starting games for the Twins sometime this year.
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