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  1. stringer bell
    Garcia's double wasn't tremendously well hit, but it wasn't a pop fly either. Rogers allowed a bloop single and walked Yelich. With better luck, he gets an easy save, but he left a lot of breaking balls up. I think Taylor Rogers should have been a All-Star last year. He was that good and worked many multiple innings in the first half of the season. He hasn't been as sharp this year and everything is magnified by the truncated season. The Twins have the luxury of being nearly certain to make the expanded playoffs, so I think they can get Rogers extra rope to find sharpness or make adjustments.
  2. stringer bell
    I think he will be all right, but the breaking balls were up in the zone where it is much easier to lob over an infielder's head. Rogers has been far from overworked, and never really has had arm trouble. I suspect he'll be all right, but he really hasn't been sharp.
  3. stringer bell
    I just checked, and indeed it is. Good on him. Buxton as the "free runner" was huge in the 11th. I'm not as upset with the usage of Rogers. The one thing I did notice in his outing was that too many breaking ball were up in the zone. Is this part of the plan?
  4. stringer bell
    Good night all. Can’t watch any more.
  5. stringer bell
    Good at bat for Vargas.
  6. stringer bell
    González hasn’t had a hit in about a week.
  7. stringer bell
    If the second baseman is playing way back, why not try to get one by Hader.
  8. stringer bell
    Well, do the Twins run for Cruz here? Bunt? I’d so no on both.
  9. stringer bell
    Slow guy at second, but I don’t trust Thielbar.
  10. stringer bell
    All he is throwing is change ups.
  11. stringer bell
    That last run is on Marwin, I think.
  12. stringer bell
    Crazy game.
  13. stringer bell
    Ugh, ugh, ugh.
  14. stringer bell
    Ugh.
  15. stringer bell
    While Jorge Polanco and Luis Arraez are not rangy (and probably never will be) and Miguel Sanó is still sometimes finding his way at first, there has been considerable improvement in the infield defense. It is important to make the plays that should be made and the Twins have certainly done that. I think two things were left out of this Blog Post--first what about Marwin Gonzalez? He has played regularly and been a good defender everywhere he has been assigned, including second base. Secondly, catching defense. I think Avila has been fine, but Garver has allowed too many pitches to get by him. Throwing out base stealers is hardly considered these days, but it appears that the Twins need some work on that. Another factor in the Twins'improved defense is improved health. Kepler, Garver, Adrianza, Gonzalez, Polanco and Rosario all played through injuries, particularly at the end of the season and it showed in their ability to make plays. Add in a healthy Buxton and defense should be (and is) improved.
  16. stringer bell
    It's not like either of those homers was a blast--particularly Dozier's. Dobnak seems to have enough late movement on almost every pitch that he induces weak contact. Eventually, I suppose, he will have days where some less than well-hit balls find grass and he leaves a few too many in hittable areas. It looks like Wes Johnson and Rocco aren't quite sold on him to work through trouble after two trips through the order, but he has earned a place in the rotation and is deserving of the praise he has gotten so far.
  17. stringer bell
    I was at the game when Bruno homered. The atmosphere was terrific. It seemed that everyone thought something special was happening.
  18. stringer bell
    Do we have any early metrics for the Twins’ fielders?
  19. stringer bell
    I was waiting for this since Robby Canó was activated from the IL, Brian Dozier was DFAed today.
  20. stringer bell
    Rosario! Another guy playing much better defense this year.
  21. stringer bell
    Not a fan of the pitching change. Dobnak looked he owned Soler. Don't know if Clippard has the pitches to get him out.
  22. stringer bell
    Nice to see Twins players making adjustments. On a related note, I have never figured out why batting and pitching coaches get so much blame when players slump. The players have to perform and it is really on them if they don't. I guess I feel a bit different about players not developing.
  23. stringer bell
    Avila is currently a superior offensive option to Garver.
  24. stringer bell
    The way Dobnak is pitching, he should be able to go 7 or 8 (I probably just jinxed him!). I wonder if Rocco will trust him to go deeper. It is getting to the point where he should.
  25. stringer bell
    Two high-tights to Cruz and then Nelson sends one right back at him. I'm sure it is coincidental.
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