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  1. stringer bell
    Dobnak gets through the fourth after watching the offense score nine in an inning. I'd like to see Rocco let him go for at least six innings.
  2. stringer bell
    Absolutely certain they haven’t scored nine in an inning without a homer in the inning.
  3. stringer bell
    Role reversal, including a ball that could have been caught.
  4. stringer bell
    Donaldson needs a big hit here. In another thread I questioned what the Twins biggest inning this year was when they didn’t hit a homer. I’m pretty sure a 5-spot would be as good as they have done.
  5. stringer bell
    Yes.
  6. stringer bell
    I think the team is trying to spare Kepler as much as they can. He's not 100% right now by any means.
  7. stringer bell
    BTW, according to BBRef, Refsnyder had played 70 games in the outfield before being recalled by the Twins. He had never played center field in a major league game until this week.
  8. stringer bell
    Refsnyder is not a rookie. Just glad to see Larnach and Kirilloff on the corners.
  9. stringer bell
    Does anyone think Gordon is a shortstop? We weren’t satisfied with Polanco who has an offensive resumé, Gordon profiles as a light-hitting stretched middle infielder.
  10. stringer bell
    To piggyback onto the previous post, I wonder what the most runs the Twins have scored in an inning where they didn't hit a home run. Two, maybe three? I do want to note that their offense is in the middle of the pack, although without Buxton they are pretty pathetic. There are some good trends. Outside of Duffey, the back end of the bullpen seems to be coming around. Robles and Rogers look pretty good and Colume seems to be over the worst of whatever was plaguing him. I want to see more of Larnach and Kirilloff and if Sano can manage to hit an occasional bomb, well that's better than 4 Ks.
  11. stringer bell
    Donaldson's situation is a Catch-22. If he goes hard on every play, it's more than likely he will pull his calf muscle again. If he doesn't, he looks like he's not trying. The Twins didn't sign Donaldson so that they could claim third place in the Central, so his signing looks like a colossal waste. Simmons is pretty much as advertised. The only thing surprising to me is the lack of leg speed when running the bases. He doesn't have a gun for an arm, but neither did the all-time greatest defensive shortstop, Ozzie Smith. Happ and Shoemaker both have had good and bad outings. They need to have good command and if they're off by much, they'll get hit hard. It seems that each guy got two starts against their worst possible matchup (Happ vs. White Sox, Shoemaker vs. Athletics) and they both got knocked around pretty hard. A team looking to make postseason might take a chance on either as long as they're healthy. What about Cruz? He's only a DH and he's been insanely productive for the Twins, but he'll be 41 in just over two months and he has slipped some this month. I don't think he's part of the Twins future, so regrettably maybe he should be moved, as well.
  12. stringer bell
    Arraez absolutely had to catch that ball.
  13. stringer bell
    So far Thorpe hasn’t fooled anyone. Just not sure he has the stuff to excel at the highest level.
  14. stringer bell
    Bad at-bat for Larnach. Refsnyder did bring in the run to tie the game.
  15. stringer bell
    With Pineda missing a start and no off days until the 27th either Thorpe or Ober will get another chance unless the Twins switch out Dobnak for one of them. Maeda is also not 100%, so maybe all of those guys will get at ;least one start.
  16. stringer bell
    I like the idea of trading assets that will bring back substantial return. The caveat I would add is that there has to be a reasonable chance that the asset can be replaced. I'm not sure that a top of the line pitcher can ever really be replaced, but I honestly don't think Berrios is that guy. He's a good, durable pitcher. Other assets to consider moving IMHO are Polanco and Kepler. Polanco, Kepler and Berrios are all in their twenties but seem to have plateaued if not regressed. The Twins have other second basemen and left handed hitting corner outfielders.
  17. stringer bell
    Here's my list of ex-Twins on major league rosters as of today (mlb.com): Starting pitchers Martin Perez Rich Hill Lance Lynn Kyle Gibson Ervin Santana Relief pitchers Brandon Kinzler John Curtiss Trevor May Liam Hendriks Ryan Pressly Aaron Slegers Sergio Romo JT Chargois Tyler Kinley Zack Littell Matt Wisler Catchers Wilson Ramos Alex Avila Jason Castro Drew Butera Kurt Suzuki Rene Rivera Infielders Ehire Adrianza Marwin Gonzalez Ronald Torreyes Jonathan Schoop Niko Goodrum Ildemaro Vargas Eduardo Escobar CJ Cron Outfielders Ryan LaMarre Eddie Rosario Robbie Grossman
  18. stringer bell
    Eddie has provided -.2 WAR to Cleveland. I'm sure he'll hit better going forward, but his presence wouldn't have saved this season. Under current MLB rules, the Twins get six more seasons out of both Kirilloff and Larnach and I expect much more from both of them than what Eddie is providing for whomever he is playing for in the future.
  19. stringer bell
    Gordon is the third best second baseman and I don't think Rooker is anything more than a marginal player or an AAAA guy. The future with position players has already arrived (Kirilloff and Larnach). The three players in St. Paul I want to see are Jeffers, Dobnak and Thorpe. The Wichita guys provide some intrigue and I would hope that they move up and see how well they do at AAA, with a chance to be promoted later this year.
  20. stringer bell
    Two very different components to team defense. 1) Be fundamentally sound and make the plays you’re supposed to make. 2) Take hits, bases and runs away. Buxton made a couple of plays per week that belonged on highlight reels and other players have made very good plays on occasion. As far as turning outs into outs, the Twins are decent. Like other parts of this (so far) snake bitten season, the Twins seem to have saved their most glaring mistakes for the worst possible time. Late inning errors and fundamental mistakes are directly attributable to at least four close losses. Finally, one key defensive position was not broken down much in this discussion—catcher. Primary catcher Mitch Garver is at best adequate IMHO. He seems to have let an inordinate number of balls get by him and doesn’t throw very well. When healthy, Simmons, Buxton and Donaldson are pluses, Mitch Garver is not.
  21. stringer bell
    Do you believe in miracles? Yes!
  22. stringer bell

    I wouldn’t want to be a color commentator for the Twins right now. It’s tough to put lipstick on a pig day after day. 

    1. Brock Beauchamp

      Brock Beauchamp

      Yeah, watching the Twins find new and depressing ways to lose games has to really strain a person's ability to talk about them 3.5 hours every day.

  23. stringer bell
    I Vargas' odyssey continues! Claimed by the Pirates.
  24. stringer bell
    Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven allowed a homer to the first batter he faced and he did okay. I do doubt that Ober will have as effective an outing as Bert did, but yielding a homer doesn't equal total failure.
  25. stringer bell
    Cruz gets a day off. He's only been okay this month. I'm eager to see Larnach hit as well as how Garlick does against a good RH pitcher.
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