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  1. stringer bell
    Ironic this is coming from Lecroy fan. The catcher that brought F-Robby to tears.
  2. stringer bell
    Jeffers has been in a deep slump. He’s due to warm up soon. Yes, I’m somewhat concerned about teams running at will against him, but most SBs are on the pitcher, not the catcher. At least half the time, there is no way to throw out the runner given the pitcher’s slow time to the plate.
  3. stringer bell
    The Twins have used Sánchez at DH frequently against RH pitching. I would think that having Kirilloff in the lineup instead would make a better attack. For now, neither catcher is hitting much and it seems a waste to have both in the lineup so often.
  4. stringer bell
    Still not sure about temporary placement on the 40-man roster. My guess is that when the last COVID IL player (Ryan) is activated, then the temporary space on the 40-man roster goes away and Palacios is off the 40-man roster.
  5. stringer bell
    Hey, Buck is on another amazing power run. However, I still don't see the same guy we saw in April--a nightmare on the base paths, all-world center field and a guy who hits ropes all over the field. Maybe I'm nit-picking, but Buxton is not running full-speed very often, only playing center about half to 60% of the time and is hitting the ball over the fence a lot. I fear we may go through times where he's not barrelling balls and he slumps (not 0-30, but twenty or thirty unproductive at-bats). That said, this version of Buxton is still pretty doggone valuable. Ideally Smeltzer would be a fifth starter. Right now, he's the top starter on the active roster. Much like Dylan Bundy's first few starts, if his command is excellent, he can get guys out, but the margin for error is tiny. I like that the Twins can put at least one lefty in the rotation and still have to like Smeltzer's story. He's easy to root for.
  6. stringer bell
    The best cure for what ails the bullpen is longer starts. The second best cure is multi-inning relief outings. When healthy, Smeltzer, Gray and Ryan look like they can give six or seven innings on a fairly regular basis. It appears both Gray and Ryan will be back within the next ten days, however we'll probably see caution exercised since they will both have been out for a while. I disagree that Baldelli has overused his short relief guys. Thanks to an expanded roster, back-to-back appearances are infrequent as are appearances with over 30 pitches. Much criticism has been leveled at Rocco for his bullpen management. I think the underlying reason for what might appear as questionable decisions is avoiding overuse. Jax, Duran and Cotton have thrown multiple innings more than once IIRC. Having a potential starter (Winder, Gonzalez or Bundy) in the bullpen might also fill a need for longer relief.
  7. stringer bell
    If, and it is a huge if, the Twins can get their starters healthy and have a rotation of Gray, Ryan, Smeltzer, Ober, Archer with Winder filling a role, they have a competent, but unexciting rotation. I submit they need two bullpen arms if they really want to compete with the likes of the beasts of the east and Houston. Tier One: Duran + two acquired BP arms. Tier Two: Pagan, Smith, Thielbar, Jax, Moran, perhaps Megill.
  8. stringer bell
    Winder wobbled through one inning last night. A homer, two doubles, a hit batter and a walk in that inning. He did strike out the side. I would expect at least another rehab start before the club brings him back.
  9. stringer bell
    If he outpitches Sands, I think he should stay on the roster until either Winder or Gray are ready. At this moment the rotation is 1) Smeltzer 2) Archer 3) Bundy 4) Sands and 5) Gonzalez. Obviously, Ryan will take a turn within a week and someone will be sent down--either Sands or Gonzalez. Even when the next guy returns, they might want to keep a long man around.
  10. stringer bell
    No need to make a move on both of the guys out for the season and also no need to add Palacios. The Twins can make those moves when they need them. They will use up a 40-man spot for Gonzalez and they can recoup that spot if they decide they don't want to keep him on the roster. When Ryan returns, they can make room for him on the 40-man by transferring the second guy having season-ending surgery. I would suggest whoever pitches better between Sands and Gonzalez will stick around on the big league roster until either Ober or Winder is ready. If the Twins still need to add 40-man space, I would suggest that Contreras and Strotman can and should be removed from the 40-man. Strotman has had precious few clean innings as a reliever and his stats are poor. Contreras isn't needed by the major league club and with Kirilloff seeming ready to come back to the majors, he wouldn't be the first OF recalled in the event of injury.
  11. stringer bell
    Other third basemen have come to the majors for the Twins with bad fielding reps (Koskie and Plouffe to name a couple) and turned into acceptable or better defenders. Varland had a very nice game. I've seen some saying he is going to end up in the bullpen, but outings like today might give some pause. I presume if he feels all right, the Twins will want to give Winder another rehab start.
  12. stringer bell
    Yeah, and he whiffed on that AB.
  13. stringer bell
    Two problems--walks and homers. Usually, he's okay if he allows one or the other, but not both. Today it was neither.
  14. stringer bell
    I hid it. No need to make a comment like that.
  15. stringer bell
    C'mon Pagan, no walks!
  16. stringer bell
    A "hold" goes to a pitcher who comes in with a save situation in place and leaves with the save situation still in place.
  17. stringer bell
    Anyone besides Duffey need work?
  18. stringer bell
    The Twins two best position players are both hitting a lot of balls hard.
  19. stringer bell
    Winder with three hits, a walk and two runs allowed for St. Paul this evening. He did strike out the side in his one inning of work.
  20. stringer bell
    Joe Smith! OK, time for him to have a nice clean inning.
  21. stringer bell
    Nope, he was pulled after 4 against the Blue Jays.
  22. stringer bell
    I know the Rays have injuries, but that bottom of the order is less than scary.
  23. stringer bell
    I am slowly becoming a believer in Jax. Still not totally convinced.
  24. stringer bell
    It's not like he's Giancarlo Stanton.
  25. stringer bell
    Who's up in the bullpen?
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