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  1. stringer bell
    I fear that more looks at Harper will expose him, much like Hildenberger. He’s been good thus far, but soft-tossers have a tough time in today’s hi-velo MLB.
  2. stringer bell
    No options for Morin IIRC.
  3. stringer bell
    Agreed. More than most, I think Morin has gotten by with smoke and mirrors, Harper as well.
  4. stringer bell
    It appears the Twins will add Adalberto Mejía to the bullpen prior to playing Oakland today. The current bullpen has seven occupants, all of whom have thrown over 20 major league innings at the halfway point of the year. With the anticipated adding of one or two arms from outside the organization, one or two of these guys will have to be optioned or DFAed. Who should stay and who should go? I've provided a small table with the numbers. To my knowledge, only Duffey and Harper have minor league options remaining. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RH1IkQpLBRAmbGXnTtYlWW098bbbFKDw5qd8o512W18/edit?usp=sharing
  5. stringer bell
    I really don't want the Twins to acquire someone they have to "fix" while he's performing for the major league team.
  6. stringer bell
    Apparently he and ex-Twin Trevor Plouffe were close, despite about a six-year age difference. For some reason I follow Plouffe on intstagram and he had a long tribute to Skaggs.
  7. stringer bell
    If this is the world you live in, I want to be your neighbor. Rainbows and unicorns..................
  8. stringer bell
    It is up to the front office to evaluate their assets and decide if a player is worth keeping. "Keeping Mejía because he out of options" would be a mistake. Keeping Mejía because he has a chance to improve the bullpen would be smart. IMHO, Mejía has a chance to be a good bullpen piece this year and more in the future. I certainly would rather part with Blake Parker and his 5.90 FIP than Mejía.
  9. stringer bell
    Mejía is unproven as a reliever, so I wouldn't want either one in the playoffs today. I think he'll get a chance to adjust to a bullpen role and I think there's a decent chance he will thrive as a bullpen guy. Thorpe has always been a starter, so no I wouldn't want him to come in to Yankee Stadium in the bullpen. The team definitely needs a lefty arm to help Rogers. That is one reason I would like to see Will Smith or Felipe Vazquez. If Mejía could be a third trusted reliever, that would be outstanding. There is going to be a real logjam if there are no injuries and the Twins acquire a bullpen arm or two. It probably isn't fair, but the guys with options will probably get sent out first.
  10. stringer bell
    If all he is is a long man, I would agree. If Mejía can get key outs in the late innings, especially tough left handed hitters, that would be a boon to the team. The thing is that he is unproven as a reliever and his first month was pretty bad. Getting help from the left side in the bullpen has to be a priority. I don't know if it is Mejía or not.
  11. stringer bell
    So sad. So much of life to live.
  12. stringer bell
    Anybody remember him? He logged 11.1 innings and yielded 11 earned runs in April and was put on the injured list effective on May 1st. The injury was a pulled calf muscle and seemed to be a classic "stash" since Mejía has no options remaining. Mejía was transferred to the 60-day Injured List on June 19th, so if he is activated there will have to be a 40-man roster move. His minor league rehab began on June 10th and can only run until the All-Star break. The Twins will have to make a decision at that point. They will have to activate Mejía on the major league roster or designate him for assignment. Mejía's rehab has been successful according to the numbers. He's served as the opener in six games, worked an inning each time and has allowed no runs in those six innings. He's allowed 4 hits, walked one and struck out 10. The rehab assignments have been split between Fort Myers and Pensacola, and so far he has not worked on consecutive days. Mejía is a lefty and the Twins could certainly use another left hander in their bullpen. I have always thought Adalberto had a future with the Twins. He's mostly been a starter and I've thought his stuff was more conducive to starting. Mejía also seemed to be in better shape this year, to me. What will the Twins do? Does it really matter?
  13. stringer bell
    Duffey allowed four straight singles, I think that happens and you have to shake your head and move on. He didn't make matters worse by walking or plunking a couple of guys. If he puts together another half dozen to ten good outings around this one, I'll chalk yesterday up to bad fortune.
  14. stringer bell
    Pro-choice Catholics--Biden, Pelosi, the Castro brothers, Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor, I, too, am Catholic and have huge problems with some of the stances of the Church and continue to be outraged by their shielding of pedophiles.
  15. stringer bell
    Of the Twins candidates, Garver, Cruz and Buxton all had Injured List stints which hurt their counting numbers.I held out hope for Berríos, Rogers, and Kepler and one of those three going in addition to Odorizzi and Polanco would have been pretty fair IMHO. Not as many guys duck the All-Star game anymore, so I don't know if any of the close calls for the Twins will be added. I hope so, particularly since Odorizzi probably won't pitch and Polanco likely will only get one at-bat.
  16. stringer bell
    The week before the All-Star break should be fun. Two pretty good teams from the AL West, one at home and one on the road.
  17. stringer bell
    In reading the national comments about the ASG, the Twins were mentioned, but other players were talked about more frequently, including a couple of catchers not named Garver and several relief pitchers not named Rogers. Mancini from Baltimore has been mentioned as a big snub more than Kepler. The Twins got four guys through the "primary" and one elected to the starting lineup, but none of the finalists was selected as a reserve. Berríos would be classified as a snub IMHO and I think a real case could be made for Rogers, since he has worked multiple innings, come in at any time between the seventh and ninth inning to either hold or save and has often been brought in against tough right handed hitters. Ryan Pressly got an All-Star slot and his numbers (particularly WHIP) are better than Rogers, but he hasn't been used the same as Rogers.
  18. stringer bell
    It's not a RISP thing with Schoop, it is a leverage thing. He's had three games this year where he hit two homers, the scores of those games were 18-4, 16-7, and 14-8. If memory serves, all of those homers were hit when the Twins were already up by a touchdown or more. Add in a two-run shot in a 9-1 game and we have 7 homers and 18 RBI in games that were out of reach. Without the hitting in blowouts, Schoop has about a .700 OPS with 6 homers and 16 RBI. I realize almost everyone does better in low-leverage situations and that the sample sizes are small, but Schoop in particular has fattened up his stats this year in lopsided wins.
  19. stringer bell
    Much like Duffey, Magill hasn't shown enough to be trusted, but shows flashes that make you want to see more.
  20. stringer bell
    Both Cleveland and Chicago got more than the Twins.
  21. stringer bell
    Two. A bit on the low side, but perhaps a testament to the balance on this team.
  22. stringer bell
    Several candidates, but no locks. Sox get both McCann and Abreu, perhaps Cron there? I thought Kepler had a good chance too, but Betts, Meadows and Gallo are all good choices.
  23. stringer bell
    Also surprising that the most established outfielder of the non-Buxtons (Gonzalez) ended up as the third baseman.
  24. stringer bell
    There are still eight dates in July remaining for game thread intros. Anyone interested, please message me or post on the game thread info signup thread. Thanks!
  25. stringer bell
    I believe Molitor or Gardy would be crucified on Twins Daily for putting out a similar lineup. 53 wins in 82 games tends to blunt such criticism.
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