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  1. stringer bell
    I remember watching on TV when the Twins turned two triple plays. They still lost the game! As for the decision to award Thorpe the win, while the rules have been quoted, it is a bit of an arbitrary decision. Neither pitcher was "lights out", but both did their jobs--Thorpe for a longer duration and Duffey in a tight spot. I think that Thorpe working for seven outs, compared to just three for Duffey was the deciding factor.
  2. stringer bell
    The entire body of work tells the story of a guy with major league stuff, but he's not overpowering on a regular basis. Specifically, with his breaking pitches, he doesn't get enough chases and with his fastball, he doesn't have superior command. If he can get ahead, maybe he'd get more chases on the curve ball and fastball, but he doesn't routinely get ahead. The breaking ball in the zone seems very hittable.
  3. stringer bell
    Uses up a 40-man roster spot. Not sure if it makes much sense.
  4. stringer bell
    Back to the OP. I think Berríos is misinformed or wrong. Getting anything for a DFA is a win. There is ample reason to add talent. The team just about has to add veteran relievers. It is obvious that Baldelli trusts no one but Rogers and IMHO no one else deserves trust. They have cleared the space to do this, and the deadline is 10 days ahead. It’s hard to be patient, but it probably won’t happen until 7/31.
  5. stringer bell
    Why do the A’s have Grossman and Herrmann hitting 7-8? They should be 3-4 against the Twins!
  6. stringer bell
    That was quick.
  7. stringer bell
    And in San Francisco, it hasn’t gotten above 70 degrees since we got here on Wednesday.
  8. stringer bell
    Inherited runners is an interesting but misleading stat. If a pitcher comes in with the bases loaded and none out and allows a run to score, was he ineffective? If another reliever comes in with two outs and a man on first, it’s just not the same and allowing that runner to score is ineffective.
  9. stringer bell
    Yes, we need more than Rogers in game situations in the bullpen. That hasn’t changed since May/June. 12 days to the deadline. Space has been cleared. Time to get two bullpen arms and maybe a starter.
  10. stringer bell
    Agree on Marwin. He has been as advertised. Rocco likes Adrianza better in the MI and I don’t blame him, and Ehire has hit just as well, so Marwin hasn’t played much second and short, but Gonzalez is competent almost anywhere.
  11. stringer bell
    Eye test—Sanó doesn’t have great hands, he is more prone to clanks than the average 3B. His reactions are fine and he has a really strong arm, but that doesn’t make up for his hands. He hasn’t made many plays on slow rollers this year, part of that is shifting. Finally, he’s not caught a few pop ups most 3Bs corral easily. Lack of foot speed is part of the reason for that.
  12. stringer bell
    Dozier’s OBP was above .340 in three of the four years between 2014 and 2017.
  13. stringer bell
    Not dominant, but pretty effective.
  14. stringer bell
    Pérez has been pretty good his last 3-4 starts and has had his share of bad luck/bad defense behind him of late. If he’s not continually pitching from behind or walking people, he’s much better than average.
  15. stringer bell
    Sorry, tough to post lineups from my phone. Could someone post the lineups? Thanks! BTW, it’s not all gloom and doom. This is a good baseball team. The negativism last night was pretty extreme for a club with a five-game lead. Some perspective is called for.
  16. stringer bell
    The Twins face the Mets in the finale of a two-game series. After a tough 3-2 loss and two straight one-run defeats, can the Twins bounce back? We’ll soon see.
  17. stringer bell
    I've completed a google doc for signups for August. Several dates have already been spoken for, but several remain. Check the document and sign up for an available date. If you do want to take a game intro either post that information in this thread or message me. stringer https://docs.google.com/document/d/1glsyK_krfy4yClnm7Tf8P90_6B2crMnT4DZQsnX-DI4/edit?usp=sharing
  18. stringer bell
    Here’s a rule of thumb. Don’t add players to the 40-man unless you have to. There’s now room to claim someone else’s DFA and more importantly to add major league talent.
  19. stringer bell
    Thanks for your contribution here USMC Twin. I don't agree with you much, but your comments do show why a portion of our people have voted for and supported Republicans. Regarding tax cuts, the shape of the GOP cut favored the wealthy and wealthiest in our nation. IMHO, these are the people that needed help least. The theory that putting more money in the pockets of the wealthiest would cause massive reinvestment has again been shown to be flawed. My personal example is that I did pay less in taxes in 2018 (marginally) and each of my four adult children benefited more than myself--I've said for a long time that I'm doing fine, but my kids are all doing better than me (Success!). Of my four kids, three will be more likely to vote for Trump and Republicans because of the tax cut. Does this make sense for the country? No, but for the upper 20-30% of people, it is a nice bonus. This pillar of Republican policy (cut taxes!) is fueling the debt and deficit we've heard prominent Republicans worry about every time a Democratic idea with a cost comes up.The hypocrisy is off the scale. The division in this country between haves and have nots is the worst I have seen in my 65 years and the gap is growing.
  20. stringer bell
    Interesting in that the Twins got Mejía in exchange.
  21. stringer bell
    As a right handed bat, Davis would be a better compliment to the Twins' current starting outfield of Rosario, Buxton, Kepler. He's really found Triple A pitching (or is it AAA baseballs?) to his liking. I don't think another team wants someone like Wade or Jake Cave as a big part of a trade package. They want guys with star potential and probably younger.
  22. stringer bell
    Graphing each pitcher's season would be interesting. Each starter has hit a low spot or fallen off, but the results for all five, on balance, have been pretty good in relation to expectations. Same with the bullpen. Only Rogers has been really consistent all year. His usage has changed, though, and he is getting a ton of high-leverage work. He's clearly the most valuable of the Twins' pitchers. Rating Magill so low is a function of a putrid stretch. Most of the rest of the time, he's been pretty good. Morin doesn't seem to get any high-leverage work, despite really good top-line numbers.
  23. stringer bell
    While I doubt it will happen, I hope Mejía goes unclaimed. I think he could be an effective starter. He's never really established himself despite pretty good stuff. The most likely scenario is that he just gets traded for a low-level prospect.
  24. stringer bell
    I don’t think we score any more this inning.
  25. stringer bell
    I think there’s only one spot on the 40-man. I could be wrong, but Mejía was added just before the All-Star break. Edit: according to my count, there are, in fact, two vacancies on the 40-man. I’ll not doubt you again milldaddy35.
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