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  1. stringer bell
    It is a long, long season. At the end of June, most were saying that Brooks Lee had shown major league chops and was a decent bat and glove, then July happened. July was a good month for Lewis but now he has slumped noticeably in August. Jeffers has put together a good couple of weeks to bring his numbers up to a good level. Keaschall looks like the real deal. I think his hitting success is a little more sustainable than Royce's. Also, he's looked pretty good in the field since he returned. Leave him at second for the rest of the season and maybe just leave him there for the rest of the decade.
  2. stringer bell
    Speed, in and of itself, isn't much of a thing as Martin has shown in his brief major league career. I agree that Martin does look better at the plate and I think he can do a better job of utilizing his speed in the field and on the bases, but I also think he only has seven weeks to do so.
  3. stringer bell
    Only the third K for Keaschall.
  4. stringer bell
    I’ve seen about half of Gasper’s PAs. I’ve seen him hit about three balls hard. AFAIK he richly deserves his batting average and OPS. He’s raked at AAA and actually hit with some power, but looks like a pitcher trying to hit in the majors. He’s approaching the point where you can’t blame a small sample size for his results.
  5. stringer bell
    Who else do they have? They did trade five relief pitchers.
  6. stringer bell
    I saw the performer in Rochester many years ago. Third row, no poncho and no damage.
  7. stringer bell
    Rocco is using the best he has from the bullpen tonight and they've put up two zeros.
  8. stringer bell
    Topa at 96 mph. He's healthy 70% of the way through the season.
  9. stringer bell
    Lewis' WPA might be negative today.
  10. stringer bell
    Putting in the rabbit to steal a base against Tonkin was pretty close to a sure thing. Tonkin is a tall guy with a pretty slow delivery. Jeffers tried to do too much on that throw.
  11. stringer bell
    Jeffers last two throws on stolen bases have been among the worst he's ever made.
  12. stringer bell
    Really good outing for Ober. As expected (by me) scoring has been a real challenge against the lefty.
  13. stringer bell
    Team looked good when they were 5-13 with RiSP yesterday. Not so much when they are 0-9.
  14. stringer bell
    Gasper is the best of the lousy possibilities to play today. Fitzgerald, Pereda and Julien are not exciting choices against the lefty. When the Twins face a lefty the rest of the way, we will see really weak lineups. Yes, I want to see Buxton back, but if he’s not 100%, there is no reason to rush him. It’s probably play tomorrow or the IL for Larnach. Similar injury to the one Castro suffered earlier this year, where he sat for most of a week before going on the IL.
  15. stringer bell
    Projecting 21 or 22 year olds isn't going to have a 100% "hit" rate. So far, Lee looks like a miss right now, but at 24 he might still become a fine player. I think bat speed and sprint speed limit his upside. It could be that @TheLeviathan is correct and if Brooks got in better shape he could improve his athleticism and improve both bat speed and sprint speed.
  16. stringer bell
    My point was that, like Gallo, Wallner's OPS+ overstates his value and contribution to the club. Gallo was a lousy player for the Twins and couldn't even make their playoff roster, but he had a 100 OPS+. On balance, Wallner's season has been underwhelming, but his 121 OPS+ to date would be one of the best on the club.
  17. stringer bell
    Yeah, the Twins are too thin in the infield right now. Lee has played second, short and third and could move into full-time play at any of the three. Lewis has almost exclusively played third base and seems to have made strides on defense there. Due to arm injuries, Keaschall has been limited to the right side of the infield. It would appear that a left handed or switch hitter who can play all three positions would be needed at the minimum. Would a Kiner-Falefa reunion make sense?
  18. stringer bell
    Lee is a switch hitter and really hasn't ever been platooned. He just hasn't performed well enough to merit everyday play and he wasn't as good a shortstop as Carlos Correa. Lee was used at all three of his positions pretty much equally. As of yesterday, he had 424.1 innings at short, 381.2 at third and 319 innings at second. My eye test says Lee looks most comfortable at short, but his lack of athleticism makes me believe that he would be best at third base. He hasn't looked good at second base and it appears Luke Keaschall might be making a claim at that position. My thought before the Correa trade was that Lee could be the backup at his three positions and take over one position in the event of injury or ineffectiveness by Royce Lewis, Correa (previously) and Keaschall. He now has the opportunity to establish himself as a shortstop.
  19. stringer bell
    Much like Joey Gallo, OPS is his friend. It will be the stat that makes Wallner look the best. Wallner was tremendously disappointing until the last couple of weeks, but if he's hitting a homer every three games and drawing some walks the OPS won't look too bad.
  20. stringer bell
    Not a bad count. I wonder how many didn't show up after buying tickets.
  21. stringer bell
    My bad. I thought Sands was on the mound when the second Adams run scored. By phrasing it that way, I was trying to point out that all three guys were okay, but not dominating.
  22. stringer bell
    Clemens: With his sustained performance now with a sample size of 225 plate appearances, I think he comes back next year and he deserves it. He's currently in front of all organization options at first base and plays an acceptable second base and corner outfield. Wallner: Interesting game for the Moose. Almost got kicked out of the game for griping about what looked like a proper called third strike. A late jump cost him catching a liner and then was halfhearted on the contact play when on third base. On the flip side, he hit a big homer and got a double off a lefty. Adams, Sands and Kriske were each on the mound when a single run scored. As it turned out, that was fine. With Vázquez' injury, it would appear that Ryan Jeffers will get more run, both at DH and catcher. Maybe the team will finish with more than 70 wins.
  23. stringer bell
    Lee looks more polished and comfortable at short and he has good hands. I think he's an acceptable shortstop if he gets that OPS in the high .700s. He was at 101 or 102 OPS+ at the end of his long hitting streak, but he was brutal in July. I do think anyone watching him play so far for the Twins would think it is foolish to expect him to be an All-Star shortstop.
  24. stringer bell
    Castro is at best a stopgap SS The Twins might miss Castro, but it isn't because of his SS play.
  25. stringer bell
    Compare Keaschall's numbers for the Twins compared to what he did for the Saints. Sometimes minor league numbers don't mean much.
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