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  1. stringer bell
    I’ll put this in Fun with Numbers. Ten Minnesota Twins on the 40-man roster were born in one year (1997). No other year is close. Here they are from oldest to youngest (birthdays included): Larnach (2/26), Castro and Moran (both 4/24), Jeffers (6/3), Sands (7/17), Kirilloff (11/9), Varland (12/9), Wallner (12/12), Canterino (12/14) and Headrick (12/17).
  2. stringer bell
    They didn’t know Thielbar would come up lame, giving them the opportunity to bring up Kirilloff.
  3. stringer bell
    Or to stay at third base ( and go back a few more years) Danny Valencia.
  4. stringer bell
    Another rehabbing note: Farmer was 3-5 with two doubles in yesterday’s Saints game (suspended and completed today). It looks like he’ll be good to go on Monday. Castro, Solano or Miranda might be developing injuries as I post this /s/.
  5. stringer bell
    I hate to go into “woulda, shoulda, coulda”, but the Twins could have signed Rodón or Robby Ray. Acquiring pitching is a huge risk.
  6. stringer bell
    If they wanted to bring up Kirilloff before the 10th, they had to pair it with someone going on the Injured List. AK didn’t make it in time to play yesterday and isn’t starting tonight. It probably made that choice pretty difficult. Hopefully, he will pinch hit and get on the field tonight.
  7. stringer bell
    Really, in the end, it's about scoring runs. The Twins stand at 12th in MLB in scoring runs, despite the numbers cited above. The team is dangerously close to becoming totally one-dimensional--they are scoring a high percentage of their runs on homers. They have homered in 17 straight games and their record in those games is................9-8. When they long balls don't come, I really don't like their chances.
  8. stringer bell
    The 60-day IL stints for Lewis and Celestino can end on May 29th or thereabouts. With the full 20-day rehab, Celestino and Lewis can play in games in St. Paul (or wherever) starting around May 9. I would expect that Celestino, for sure, begins his rehab in St. Paul as soon as he's eligible. I'm not sure if Lewis will be ready for games in the minors right away, but I know he's been playing several innings in Fort Myers.
  9. stringer bell
    Alcala for Winder. It looks like Josh got an extra day due to the shifting that went on with Thielbar (to bring up Kirilloff). Also, I note that Alcala had 3.014 years of service time going into the season. He was optioned for 15 days, so I'm guessing he now would finish the season at 3.179 if the fifteen days are subtracted from his service time. I know an option doesn't count until the player is in the minors for 21 days, do the service days count for a short demotion when the option eventually isn't used?
  10. stringer bell
    The long view is that Gallo and probably Kepler will be free agents in 2024. The Twins will have Larnach, Kirilloff and Wallner as candidates for two or three positions--all LH hitters and none a center fielder. Injuries will happen and I doubt Larnach, in particular, or Wallner will spend the rest of '23 in St. Paul. All three of these guys were born in the same year. It is getting late for any of them to be a prospect and they need to be relied on to perform.
  11. stringer bell
    I don't have the numbers either, but Jorge Polanco has been very good in game situations and Miranda showed a flair for that last season. I would agree that thus far Correa (as a Twin) has been underwhelming and that Buxton has had moments, but hasn't been outstanding in high leverage at-bats.
  12. stringer bell
    I think keeping Castro has a lot to do with Miranda and his struggles. They ran for Miranda (with Castro) last night in the seventh inning after Miranda made a suspect throw to first in an earlier inning. It was a two-hopper from deep third, but not close to the line. Also, Miranda isn't hitting right now and really looks lost at the plate. When Farmer returns, he will be Option A to back up Miranda and might get a lot of at-bats as a third baseman.
  13. stringer bell
    I'm going to make a roster prediction here: Jose Miranda will not be on the Twins active roster by the end of May. Two things--his performance has been below expectations by a lot, including a current funk where he's striking out more, usually chasing, and seldom making solid contact and he was replaced late in the game for base running and defense in a close game. By itself, I wouldn't make much of running for Miranda in the late innings, but he also made a two-hop throw on a grounder to deep third, but not close to the foul line. I think the shoulder that bothered him in the spring is still an issue.
  14. stringer bell
    I'm having a hard time with the sequence of events for the transactions yesterday. It was known that Dereck Rodriguez was being recalled with his contract purchased in the afternoon. Meanwhile a lineup was posted with Trevor Larnach starting in left field and hitting eighth. Eventually the transactions were Kirilloff recalled for Caleb Thielbar and Rodriguez recalled for Larnach. That couldn't have been the original transaction. I suppose Rodriguez was originally slated to come up for one of the optionable relief pitchers (Moran or Winder), but then took Thielbar's place when Thielbar couldn't go either Thursday or Friday. The injury to Thielbar also opened the door to bring Kirilloff up earlier, since he could technically replace a player going on the IL (again Thielbar). Larnach is the roster casualty. He has 124 plate appearance and a .686 OPS, yielding a below-average OPS+ and a negative WAR. I still think Larnach can be a staple in a good lineup, but the strikeouts are high and the power is not.
  15. stringer bell
    JLopez and Duran have worked two days in a row. I suppose they'll be unavailable tomorrow night. Everybody else should be available.
  16. stringer bell
    Kirilloff recalled today and probably won't play until Sunday unless he pinch hits. They face a lefty tomorrow.
  17. stringer bell
    Yes!!!!
  18. stringer bell
    Still two hitters in a row with good power.
  19. stringer bell
    Location with the fastball. That seems to be a problem this year.
  20. stringer bell
    Cleveland's last win was at New York where they scored three in the ninth to overcome a 2-0 deficit. They started that inning with the top of their order. Really seems too similar.
  21. stringer bell
    Time for a long ball, Buck?
  22. stringer bell
    Duran for the ninth. I really hope there is no one on when Ramirez is up.
  23. stringer bell
    I have never seen that first name before--Xzavian
  24. stringer bell
    It was. Pitched ahead in the count, two routine grounders and a strikeout.
  25. stringer bell
    Nice inning for JLopez.
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