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  1. stringer bell
    Maybe this is splitting hairs, but as far as I'm concerned, the Twins need to get two guys better than their previous second-best option. Rogers, Romo and a third reliable arm would make this club much better protecting leads and allowing the offense to do its thing. Further, I'd certainly like the next acquisition to be a better option than Romo, who I expect to be OK, but not a world beater.
  2. stringer bell
    Right now, Romo is the second best option in the 'pen. If Taylor Rogers gets a six-out save on Tuesday and the Twins have a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth on Wednesday, he should be the guy to get the ball, especially if there are two or three RH hitters due up for the opposition. I truly hope that the Twins add a better relief pitcher than Romo and that they add a lefty who can get out hitters from both sides of the plate. By itself, this is a decent move with little cost in prospects. I hope there is at least another bigger move in the next four days.
  3. stringer bell
    We’ve seen plenty of Gonzalez at third early in the season and now he’s played mostly outfield and first base. His work in the field has been very good and he’s been decent offensively. I think he’s an unassigned regular, as opposed to a super-utility player.
  4. stringer bell
    I remember watching on TV when the Twins turned two triple plays. They still lost the game! As for the decision to award Thorpe the win, while the rules have been quoted, it is a bit of an arbitrary decision. Neither pitcher was "lights out", but both did their jobs--Thorpe for a longer duration and Duffey in a tight spot. I think that Thorpe working for seven outs, compared to just three for Duffey was the deciding factor.
  5. stringer bell
    Yes, we need more than Rogers in game situations in the bullpen. That hasn’t changed since May/June. 12 days to the deadline. Space has been cleared. Time to get two bullpen arms and maybe a starter.
  6. stringer bell
    Agree on Marwin. He has been as advertised. Rocco likes Adrianza better in the MI and I don’t blame him, and Ehire has hit just as well, so Marwin hasn’t played much second and short, but Gonzalez is competent almost anywhere.
  7. stringer bell
    Eye test—Sanó doesn’t have great hands, he is more prone to clanks than the average 3B. His reactions are fine and he has a really strong arm, but that doesn’t make up for his hands. He hasn’t made many plays on slow rollers this year, part of that is shifting. Finally, he’s not caught a few pop ups most 3Bs corral easily. Lack of foot speed is part of the reason for that.
  8. stringer bell
    Dozier’s OBP was above .340 in three of the four years between 2014 and 2017.
  9. stringer bell
    As a right handed bat, Davis would be a better compliment to the Twins' current starting outfield of Rosario, Buxton, Kepler. He's really found Triple A pitching (or is it AAA baseballs?) to his liking. I don't think another team wants someone like Wade or Jake Cave as a big part of a trade package. They want guys with star potential and probably younger.
  10. stringer bell
    Graphing each pitcher's season would be interesting. Each starter has hit a low spot or fallen off, but the results for all five, on balance, have been pretty good in relation to expectations. Same with the bullpen. Only Rogers has been really consistent all year. His usage has changed, though, and he is getting a ton of high-leverage work. He's clearly the most valuable of the Twins' pitchers. Rating Magill so low is a function of a putrid stretch. Most of the rest of the time, he's been pretty good. Morin doesn't seem to get any high-leverage work, despite really good top-line numbers.
  11. stringer bell
    Nice to see Gordon doing well in AAA. With the success that Arraez is having, he could still be trade bait, but his value should be higher. I'd like to see the speed that Gordon has in the major league lineup, but I have to believe that Arraez has moved himself in front of Gordon.
  12. stringer bell
    Love the "The Wire" reference!
  13. stringer bell
    1) The title of this thread is misleading or wrong. Miguel Sanó was never a superstar. Some may have projected him to that status, but the body of work at the major league level was never that of a superstar. It's pretty tough to be a fading superstar when you weren't one in the first place. 2) After a pretty dramatic cold streak, Sanó has been one of the Twins' best hitters for the last week plus of play. His numbers for the year have bounced back into the "very good" range. 3) I'll repeat what I've said in other Sanó threads--the team promoted this guy as the next Miguel Cabrera or Frank Thomas and he hasn't been that. I think some of the disappointment about Sanó comes from the expectations. 4) Injuries have derailed Sanó more than most. He has been healthy less than two months, but if he stays healthy the rest of the year, I think we fans and the Twins will have a better idea of how good a hitter he will be in the future.
  14. stringer bell
    Honestly, I think the Twins have been extraordinarily lucky on the injury front. Among the position players, Sanó missed almost two months. Astudillo has had two disabling injuries and the second one might keep him on the injured list for over a month. Other than that, Garver missed about two weeks. Gonzalez, Adrianza, Buxton, Cron and Rosario all will have IL stints of less than two weeks. On the pitching side, only Pineda's ten-day "rest" has taken a pitcher off the 25-man along with Odorizzi's blister issue. I didn't mention Wade, but it is doubtful that he would have stayed with the club after the All-Star break.
  15. stringer bell
    I don’t think any of the Twins’ starting infielders will contend for a gold glove, but combined they aren’t bad. I’d say average overall.
  16. stringer bell
    Maybe it is the extra-inning games, maybe it is the long slog that is the major league baseball season, but the Twins certainly do seem to need a break as a team. Every team has high and lows, and if this is their nadir, it isn't very low, since their longest losing streak is two. Yes, the defense hasn't been as crisp of late and there have been a lot more bad at-bats. To name a few, Cron, Polanco, and Schoop have dropped off noticeably. Banged up and recovering injured Buxton, Gonzalez and Kepler could also use the break.
  17. stringer bell
    I really don't want the Twins to acquire someone they have to "fix" while he's performing for the major league team.
  18. stringer bell
    Duffey allowed four straight singles, I think that happens and you have to shake your head and move on. He didn't make matters worse by walking or plunking a couple of guys. If he puts together another half dozen to ten good outings around this one, I'll chalk yesterday up to bad fortune.
  19. stringer bell
    The week before the All-Star break should be fun. Two pretty good teams from the AL West, one at home and one on the road.
  20. stringer bell
    About Mejía, he started his rehab on June 10th, and the limit is 30 days, so by July 10th, the Twins will have to activate him on the 25-man roster or DFA him. On the flip side, he is on the 60-day injured list, so he can't be activated until July 1st, so the window would be between July 1 and July 10.
  21. stringer bell
    I barely know who this guy is, but a BP ace with four years of team control is a huge asset. Go for it. TINSTAAP!
  22. stringer bell
    Understand the plan, but trusting Schoop to bunt is probably a mistake. The way Schoop was seeing the ball last night, it probably didn't matter if he gave up two strikes trying to bunt. Excellent contact hitters followed Schoop, so a pretty good chance to take the lead in the game if it is second and third and one out and still an excellent chance to tie with a productive out. Cruz bailed out the lack of execution and the Twins won the game. Tampa hasn't looked good this series. They are finishing a three-city road trip including a visit to the west coast. Good fortune for the Twins.
  23. stringer bell
    I think relief pitchers are incredibly hard to project. Ordinary guys become borderline unhittable and guys who look very good seem to lose it (Cody Allen). Regarding Pressly, while his metrics seemed to indicate he might break out, during his tenure with the Twins, he was the ultimate tease (IMHO). He have a couple of dominant outings and then walk a guy or two and then lay a fastball in to a guy who was looking for it, Would he have flourished for the Twins? I guess we'll never know.
  24. stringer bell
    Is Davis a prospect? A right handed hitter, capable of playing center would be preferable as a fourth OF for the current Twins.
  25. stringer bell
    Target #1 IMHO.
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