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  1. stringer bell
    As Tom said, the Twins bullpen has gone through a lot of players this year and most likely will again in 2022. They would be well advised to have fewer out of options guys than they have in years past so that they can be moved back and forth to AAA. Of the guys in that category this year, I believe Juan Minaya and Caleb Thielbar performed well enough to be brought back for sure. Duffey and Rogers will be in their last arb year. Alcala looks like he has turned the corner and might even be a closer candidate. The rest of the guys should be interchangeable.
  2. stringer bell
    After watching the Twins get nine runners on base with only six outs and score only two runs tonight, I would like to submit offensive inefficiency as something that went wrong. Considering the team OPS, they should have scored more runs, part of that is a lack of team speed and part of that might be lack of execution. My thought was that the team was snakebit—they made crucial mistakes at the worst possible times and were dreadful in game situations, extra innings and shortened doubleheaders. Some of those things have regressed to the mean, but the damage was done.
  3. stringer bell
    While it is worth noting that Sanó has struck out a bit less this year (per PA), it is equally important to point out that there has been no overall improvement in his numbers. Apparently, he is what he is—an inconsistent slugger prone to slumps and strikeouts. When he came into the league, I thought he had a chance to be another Frank Thomas, but his profile looks much more like Mark Reynolds or Chris Davis.
  4. stringer bell
    As pitching-poor as the Twins are right now, I think he might stay on the roster going in to 2022. There are a number of over-30 pitchers who have had moderate success that the Twins will need to decide on--Minaya, Coulombe, Farrell, Law and Thielbar. They can't and shouldn't keep them all, but two or three of them might help the club in 2022.
  5. stringer bell
    So many injuries! Calling Balazovic healthy ignores that he missed about two months of this season. The only player who has been healthy and in the Twins’ system all year is Miranda.
  6. stringer bell
    The Twins can only add two players. No one is a needed add, such as a third catcher. Ryan would have to be added to the 40-man roster (there is a vacancy I believe). There are also many players due back from the Injured List, including Alcala and Farrell. Dobnak is also probably ready to be activated, or at least sent on rehab assignment. Doing what is right for a good prospect like Ryan is the right move, but does that mean adding a month to his season to face big league hitters? I don't know.
  7. stringer bell
    On Monday Arraez trailed Brantley by 16 points. He now trails him by seven. It is certainly possible that he can claim a batting championship this year, but he will have to average just over four plate appearances per game for the rest of the season,.
  8. stringer bell
    Colomé. Corrected in the original posting.
  9. stringer bell
    I'm not a medical professional, but one has to believe that there's something medically wrong with Thorpe. IIRC, he was hitting the low- to mid-nineties with movement and life on his fastball in spring training. He's not close to that now, so one would surmise that something is wrong with his arm. Yesterday was the first time I watched Garza Jr. and Garcia pitch on TV and I also hadn't seen much of Minaya. Garza Jr. was impressive with his odd arm angle and he put a lot of pitches in good places in the strike zone. Both Garcia and Minaya seemed to lose their release point and their command after looking effective early in their appearance. I also think the trashing of Colomé is a bit over the top. He was among the worst relief pitchers in baseball, but he has recovered to the point I expect he'll get a major league contract in the off-season. With a bullpen bereft of closing experience, he gives the Twins their best chance to get the 27th out with a lead. That is not a strong endorsement of his skills, but I think it is reality.
  10. stringer bell
    I liked the Simmons acquisition, but soured on him. He’s been dreadful at the plate and made too many miscues at the worst possible moment. He’ll probably bounce back if he gets a chance, but it shouldn’t be here. Iglesias doesn’t have the defensive rep of Simmons, but he can hit some, with some power. I would guess that he could be had for one year (no such thing as a bad one-year contract). I know zero first-hand about Palacios, but I am puzzled by him not getting a promotion to St. Paul. He appears to be ok or better defensively and has quite a bit of power and speed. Does he have a chance?
  11. stringer bell
    I didn’t see the play live, but while it was a nice play, I wasn’t awestruck. Altuve bunted a bit too hard and a bit closer to the mound allowing Sanó a decent chance to throw him out and giving the big man a good angle. Sanó did everything properly and nipped Altuve at first.
  12. stringer bell
    Jeffers and Sano both bumped their averages above the Mendoza line. Gordon got a couple hits and scored the winning run. This is all good news. The most impressive play in the game last night has to be the aggressive base running by Gordon. No one else on the active roster scores there. There is a lot to find out about Nick Gordon, but he undoubtedly is an asset running the bases.
  13. stringer bell
    I think the only concern about promoting Jordy Blaze would be service time, not options. However, if he gets his feet wet this fall, he might be able to contribute sooner or perhaps at the start of the season in 2022.
  14. stringer bell
    I would like to see Balazovic promoted soon and then get a few big league starts in September. It certainly looks like he doesn't belong in AA.
  15. stringer bell
    Congratulations to Taylor Rogers. It is an exhibition game, but being recognized is a reward for his hard work.
  16. stringer bell
    In the bottom of the eighth, Sanó got a lead off walk. With both Celestino and Gordon on the bench, why didn’t Rocco pinch run one of them and then have a better defense for the ninth inning? Kirilloff could move to first, Kepler to right and the pinch runner to center.
  17. stringer bell
    I thought Maeda was laboring in his last two innings despite putting zeroes on the board. More specifically, I wonder if he’s 100% recovered. He looked a bit gimpy to me.
  18. stringer bell
    I think Rogers was All-Star worthy, this year as well as in 2019. In the big picture, it doesn’t mean much, but being an All-Star at least once looks good for a career.
  19. stringer bell
    Best choice. I’d like to see another Twin in there because most likely Nellie will be playing for someone else in less than a month.
  20. stringer bell
    I count nine of the top 20 as injured, several done for the season. Of those healthy enough to play, six are currently on the major league team, leaving only five top 20 players actually playing in the minors. Whew!
  21. stringer bell
    Can anyone supply some information about Contreras? It says in BBRef that he is a left handed hitting outfielder first baseman. How did the Twins acquire him? Is he a prospect at all or simply minor league filler?
  22. stringer bell
    I really think Taylor Rogers is close to a premier relief pitcher. Even with the three batter rule, he's very valuable and his ability to extend beyond one inning is also a huge asset. In my memory, Taylor has missed zero time due to arm injuries and that too is rare. Pay him what he's worth and get him some more help in the 'pen.
  23. stringer bell
    It would have been nice to watch a comeback win in person on a beautiful June afternoon, but it was not to be. Bad defense in the eighth was more responsible for the three runs than Columé IMHO. It seems that all year, the errors have come at crucial times.
  24. stringer bell
    Two corrections from posts above—Dobnak exceeded rookie limits in 2020 and there are 92 games remaining.
  25. stringer bell
    I think release of Shoemaker makes sense. Creating a 40-man roster spot would be helpful and he's not going to fetch anything in a trade. DFA for Dobnak wouldn't be a bad idea either, again opening a spot on the 40-man and I doubt he'd be claimed so he could be outrighted to perhaps get right in the minors. Or maybe he'll go on the IL with his fingernail issue. I'm guessing Pineda goes back on the IL with his forearm stiffness and Columé continues to work in low leverage situations hoping to rebuild value. If the Twins open 40-man spots they may be able to come up with someone serviceable who get DFAed or make space to promote someone not on the roster (or both). The pitching staff is a total mess right now and prospect for improvement aren't very good.
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