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I was trying to figure what the lineup would look like. Wade at first was one I didn’t think of. -
I think Smalley is pretty good. He says "big end of the bat" too much, but understands hitting and conveys it pretty well. More than almost anyone of the rotating color guys, he is willing to second guess Twins players and I think that is pretty refreshing. However, I also like listening to TK. I don't know if he'd wear well for weeks at a time.
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Well, I'd say Cron has been pretty good at first, but he's made quite a few errors, much like Schoop. Cron has 8 errors at first in 113 games.
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Cron looks pretty close to helpless at the plate.
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Here's that last link on Kepler: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/09/health-notes-turner-kepler-wong-g-sanchez.html
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I don't know if Cruz is playing hurt. The team sat him out for a stiff neck in Cleveland. Regarding Kepler and all of the nicked players, I would think that like Spring Training, they would get a few at-bats in the last series if they are basically healthy. Obviously, Kepler would have gone to the Injured List if his injury cropped up before the rosters were expanded in September. mlbtraderumors indicates that the Twins are trying to have him ready for postseason, not before.
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The Twins visit Detroit in the second game of a three game season with only five games to play. Their magic number is two. Any combination of two Twins wins or Cleveland losses wins the Central for Minnesota, their first division championship since 2010. Detroit is wrapping up a terrible season, they are 46-110 and they have talent commensurate with their record. They have hit pretty well against the Twins, but lack power. The Tigers will face Twins folk hero Randy Dobnak today. Dobnak has climbed from independent minor league to the major leagues and has pitched very effectively, first as an opener and in his last two starts as a legitimate starter. Dobnak started 2019 in Class A Fort Myers and now stands a legitimate chance of starting a postseason game for the Central champions, if the Twins get there. Health. IMHO, is the key element of the Twins hopes in postseason. If they are to compete against either the Astros or Yankees, they must put forward the best possible 25-man roster and currently about a half dozen players are not as full strength. Today's starting lineup features the return of Mitch Garver and another start for CJ Cron. Marwin Gonzalez and Max Kepler are out, as is Ehire Adrianza. The Twins have a rested bullpen, which will be leaned on heavily, most likely. Regarding the aforementioned magic number, Cleveland plays Chicago again and the White Sox are putting out a less-than-stellar starter. I am not counting on the Sox helping the Twins clinch the division. Minnesota 97-60 Garver c Polanco ss Cruz dh Rosario rf Sanó 3b Arraez lf Cron 1b LaMarre cf Schoop 2b Dobnak p Detroit 46-110 Reyes rf Castro, H. cf Cabrera dh Candelario 1b Stewart lf Lugo 3b Mercer 2b Greiner c Castro, W. ss Norris p
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And the satellite TV is out again.
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Snakebit? 1.000 BABIP. Now .750.
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Another 4-spot in the top of the eighth will make me feel much better.
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I don't like this!
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How about a 6-4-3?
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Odorizzi injured? Gibby gets a shot.
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Well, DirecTV is down because of the weather and the game is frozen on GameDay.
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And the three candidates for the last guy on the playoff roster combine to give the Twins a lead!
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BTW, Cave is also struggling mightily since returning from him injury. The lineup isn't quite so deep as it was.
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