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  1. stringer bell
    In other news, a Rockies player has stolen a base, breaking the tie with the Twins for the fewest stolen bases in MLB. Rockies now have three to the Twins' two.
  2. stringer bell
    Trade him for Kepler? In terms of salary, I believe they are similar. Hicks has always been a better right handed hitter and he has the ability to play all three outfield positions. That money is owed him for years after this year probably make any idea of a trade a moot point.
  3. stringer bell
    Thanks for checking. His splits this season .753 OPS vs. RH batters, only .308 OPS for LH batters (SSS).
  4. stringer bell
    Right handed hitters in the lineup versus Nestor. Does anyone know what his splits are like? Gallo and Kepler get the day off for now and Larnach is the only lefty in the batting order. Edit to add: I checked Cortes' splits, this year he has extreme splits, handling leftieswith far less success vs. right handed hitters. In his career, Cortes has slightly reversed splits.
  5. stringer bell
    I would say that Miranda has been a disappointment so far, but it doesn't take long to change that perception. A couple of good games would make his numbers acceptable. With Kyle Farmer still out, there really isn't anyone to step in for Miranda, so maybe the leash is a bit longer for him. Despite having the most experience defensively at third base, Miranda still looks like a work in progress at the hot corner.
  6. stringer bell
    Is Aaron Hicks the Yankees Emilio Pagan? The Yankees are more dogged with injuries than the Twins (for once). No Stanton or Donaldson and 3/5 of their rotation is out. Maybe this is the year that everything goes wrong and they have a losing record. More likely, of course, is that some of their players return to health and others step up and they compete for the AL East flag.
  7. stringer bell
    I'll be at Wednesday's game so I hope you're incorrect about day games after night games. Mirror images? Twins 13-10 97 runs scored, 80 runs against. Yankees 13-10 94 runs scored, 78 runs against. BTW, the Twins struggling offense has scored the most runs of all the teams in the AL Central.
  8. stringer bell
    It will be a performance issue with him. If he pitches well enough to stay, he'll stay, there's really no one pushing for a recall that will also cost a roster spot. If the Twins come up short on arms at some point, he well may be outrighted. I also think Winder will be added to the bullpen when his rehab is over, and the one leaving the major league roster should be from Pagan, Moran and Stewart.
  9. stringer bell
    I would think so. It isn't optimum to do so with anyone with upside, but Headrick is/was stretched out enough to go multiple innings and isn't high enough on the prospect ladder that they feel like he needs to be pitching in the roatation every fifth or sixth day.
  10. stringer bell
    Headrick is still the long man. Cole Sands figures as his partner on the carousel. Stewart can’t be optioned.
  11. stringer bell
    Ober was optioned yesterday. Stewart is the corresponding move.
  12. stringer bell
    Miranda doesn't have great first-step quickness and only an average arm. If he wants to be a third baseman, he'll need to hit. He didn't have a lot of experience at first in the minors and it showed last year, but I think with work he will be a decent first baseman. It isn't incredibly easy, but the skills required aren't off the charts.
  13. stringer bell
    For the rest of the 2020s, I have forseen the infield as Lee/Lewis (3b), Correa (ss), Lee/Lewis (2b) and Kirilloff/Julien/Miranda (dh/1b). There is a ton of positional flexibility there, but five guys now in their early to mid-twenties around one of the better shortstops is a good mix, especially since CC is only 28 right now. One or two of these guys might not pan out and they still would be well-stocked in the infield.
  14. stringer bell
    Given the shakiness of Moran, I have to infer that Winder will be back as soon as he is deemed healthy.
  15. stringer bell
    The answer is Brock Stewart, 31 years old, who hasn't been in the majors since 2019. He doesn't appear to be the same type of pitcher he was when he was last in the majors. Now he's a short reliever who throws it in the high 90s. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/04/twins-to-select-brock-stewart.html
  16. stringer bell
    I wonder what the corresponding move is. I would guess Henriquez was moved to the 60-day IL.
  17. stringer bell
    The left handed hitters did well last night, so the calls for Kirilloff now won't be quite so loud. I guess Nick Gordon should be feeling some pressure about now in that he hasn't played much at all in a week and the two guys that can replace him (Farmer and Kirilloff) are getting healthy. On the pitching side, other than Josh Winder coming off the IL, I can't see a clear choice for a relief pitcher to be added. Whoever he is, that pitcher will probably be working in the next 30 hours.
  18. stringer bell
    Miranda might feel a little nervous if Gallo starts taking ground balls at third. Also, I'm waiting for this Friday's satire piece which should be entitled "Are the Twins too Healthy?"
  19. stringer bell
    Great job by Gray. The offense did enough to win most games. Great formula going forward.
  20. stringer bell
    Oh no! Bases loaded, nobody out.
  21. stringer bell
    Nope. Optioned this afternoon.
  22. stringer bell
    Ober optioned tonight. I think it will end up being Josh Winder added, but we’ll have to wait until tomorrow to know.
  23. stringer bell
    How many times has a player with a "minor" injury come back and in the first game back that minor injury took them out of the game. Maeda might have gone through a bullpen session just fine, but with 100% effort on every pitch, a gimpy ankle could effect him. That would be a reason to keep Ober around and of course, he could take Maeda's spot in the rotation in that scenario.
  24. stringer bell
    Wolters is hitting very well at St. Paul so far. He's supposed to be the prototypical good glove-no hit third catcher. If he can hit at something resembling league average (in the event of an injury to Jeffers/Vazquez) he would be fine. Long term, I'd love to see a switch hitting or lefty hitting catcher develop to pair with one of the two catchers the Twins currently have, more likely Jeffers since he is only 25.
  25. stringer bell
    I hope the front office is looking everywhere for more relief pitching. The starters have more than met expectations and I feel more comfortable with the assembly line of Jax-Thielbar-Lopez-Duran than I have with any bullpen since the early '00s. The trio of Moran, Alcala and Pagan has been underwhelming. I had hoped for improved performance from at least one of those three, but right now they just aren't trustworthy. The front office built a roster with depth in starting pitching and position players, but I don't see a lot waiting to step up in the bullpen.
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