Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

stringer bell

Verified Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    21,075

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    94

 Content Type 

Profiles

News

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects Ranking

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

Minnesota Twins Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by stringer bell

  1. stringer bell
    Maybe it isn’t the stat sheet that will determine when and if AK is ready. His extra base hits have gone to left field and he is playing seven innings so far with only one back-to-back appearance. If he hits a couple balls off the right field wall (or over it) and plays two or three consecutive nine-inning games, then he will probably be ready to help the Twins.
  2. stringer bell
    Castro flies out. Pitchers can't hit.
  3. stringer bell
    Why Varland over Ober?
  4. stringer bell
    Yeah, I laughed and then said "I hate this".
  5. stringer bell
    I don't know if we can generalize that on so few at-bats, but Julien had a plate appearance stolen from him there. The delay strike was followed by two strikes that were well out of the zone. I have thought Larnach has gotten more than his share of bad ball/strike calls so far this year, especially with two strikes.
  6. stringer bell
    There's a middle ground here. I think the Twins' decision to go with Maeda in the opening rotation is more than defensible, it was the right call. Maeda threw decently by the end of ST and Bailey Ober is a great option as a sixth starter, but not a truly established starting pitcher. I don't think Maeda has pitched himself out of the rotation, but his age, relative lack of velocity and recovery from TJ surgery all make for a shorter leash on a contending ball club. Maeda had success pitching out of the bullpen, but that was quite a while ago.
  7. stringer bell
    Alcala is not impressing me either. He's on the wrong side of 95 mph.
  8. stringer bell
    Baldelli needs to get six innings out of the bullpen with no off days in the next week. He's probably trying to extend all of the low-leverage guys. If the Twins are down by a touchdown, we're not going to see Jax, JLopez, Thielbar and Duran.
  9. stringer bell
    When Pagan is your seventh-best reliever, you still need two more. Depending on one's opinion of Moran, Pagan is sixth or seventh in the Twins' bullpen.
  10. stringer bell
    Emilio may be who thought he is.
  11. stringer bell
    We haven't seen Kepler in center since midseason last year. Gordon has played a lot more center field than Kepler in '22-'23.
  12. stringer bell
    Kirilloff still has a minor league option.
  13. stringer bell
    Gallo played a couple games in St. Paul and struck out a bunch of times. As far as I know, he was out for only a day over the minimum.
  14. stringer bell
    My source didn't have a Sox lineup yet.
  15. stringer bell
    I think "long reliever" is a different track from the other seven spots. Headrick is in the long reliever track and Moran is with the rest of the bullpen. If the Twins want a bullpen arm to replace Moran, I don't think it will be Headrick.
  16. stringer bell
    I don't think Buxton and Correa are exempt from criticism here on TD. However, particularly with Correa, I think there is confidence that the production will be there.
  17. stringer bell
    Interesting lineup. No Buxton, Castro at third, Gordon in center with Michael A. getting his first day off.
  18. stringer bell
    In looking at the options, the Twins might roll with Headrick until he's ready to throw again. Sands can't be recalled, Megill is a one-inning guy and been knocked around, Jordy Blaze is coming back from a broken jaw and all of the others on the major league roster are starters and prospects, at that. Winder is on rehab, but pitched last night and probably wouldn't be able to pitch for a couple days. Three guys not on the roster have pitched acceptably and might fit in--Dereck Rodriguez, Aaron Sanchez and Jose De Leon. Someone would have to be put on the 60-day list or DFAed in order for one of those guys to be on the long reliever carousel.
  19. stringer bell
    I do believe tomorrow's matinee is important for the psyche of the club. A second winning road trip, this time against New York and Boston really bodes well for the future. The club is getting healthier and the pitching continues to be outstanding.
  20. stringer bell
    The Twins have completed 1/9 of the regular season, so multiply all the counting numbers by nine. Gallo is on track for 36 homers, Larnach is on track for over 100 RBI, of course Miranda is on track for zero homers, and Lopez, and Mahle are on track for nine wins each, while Joe Ryan is on track for 36 victories. More relevant is that the team is on track for 99 wins, that's a great number especially considering many thought the April schedule would bury the team.
  21. stringer bell
    Polanco played tonight at St. Paul and Kirilloff did not. The game is in a rain delay in the eighth inning. So far, he is 1-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
  22. stringer bell
    This is speculation that will likely be answered in a few hours, but I do believe the Twins will send down Julien before they send out Castro. The reasons for such a move revolve around Kyle Farmer, Nick Gordon and Joey Gallo. Gallo is returning today unless something pops up and someone will need to go. Gallo played a decent first base so that is where he will likely play when he returns. If the Twins want to keep one of their few productive hitters in the lineup, they'll have to move Solano, and second base has been his primary position (he got plenty of work there in Spring Training as well). This squeezes playing time away from Julien, and as a top prospect, I'm sure the Twins want him playing, not sitting. The other side of this is preferred subs. Willi Castro is the preferred backup to both shortstop and third base. Castro hasn't hit much, but he's performed acceptably at four different positions--third, short, second and left field. Nick Gordon is off to a rough start and is not the preferred backup to either Correa or Miranda. Until Kyle Farmer returns from injury, I think the Twins keep Castro around as the 26th man.
  23. stringer bell
    Without adding a first baseman while subtracting two guys (Sano and Arraez) who played there a lot in past seasons, I think the Twins were expressing confidence in Kirilloff being healthy for a majority of the 2023 season and for him to be able to put up representative numbers. The Twins brass knows more about Kirilloff's wrist than any of us do. Also in this thought process, there must be belief that AK can and will hit if not impeded by the wrist. Again, being patient while Kirilloff gets ready indicates belief that Kirilloff is worth waiting for. Count me as a believer as well. No one really knows if the wrist will hold up, of course. I firmly believe that Kirilloff will be an outstanding hitter if it (the wrist) does hold up. He isn't entitled to say "I'm ready" and be inserted into the lineup, but if he shows by his at-bats and performance in batting practice etc. that he is healthy, I doubt he'll be in St. Paul long. There is a real need to lengthen the lineup and include more threats in the middle.
  24. stringer bell
    None of the hits Boston got were hard hit and Moran struck out a guy who then reached base. Yes, he walked a guy and pitched himself into trouble, but it wasn’t like batting practice.
  25. stringer bell
    Gallo is in Boston and will almost certainly be activated for tomorrow’s game. It seems the choices are a)Castro, utility guy hitting .150 b) Julien, top prospect but so far only two hits or c) Garlick, supposed lefty killer. My guess is Julien, but none of the choices would surprise me. I will add that it wouldn’t shock me if Max Kepler was put back on the IL.
×
×
  • Create New...