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  1. stringer bell
    I've seen precious little of Houston on TV or in person. In my mind's eye, I have thought of him as smaller, he is actually five inches taller than Culpepper and outweighs him by 20 pounds. Both Culpepper and Houston are dividing their time at age 22 between High A and Double A. Houston's number look decidedly better, although Culpepper would appear to have more power. Defensively, no one doubts that Houston is the superior defender at shortstop. With good health and continued progression, these two guys should be lining up beside each other for the Twins within a year.
  2. stringer bell
    Moving pieces all over the place. Jackson at first, Lewis at second, Clemens in right, Keaschall in center. Whatever it takes to get Buxton going, but he hasn’t looked good for a while.
  3. stringer bell
    Two other major league veterans are still at St. Paul--Matt Bowman and Julian Merryweather. Bowman has gone through opt-outs, pitched well for the Saints, but not promoted by the Twins. Merryweather has missed a whole bunch of time and has finished his second round of rehab, now pitching with the Saints. It's getting pretty late in the game for these over-30 guys to get a call from the Twins, especially with the bullpen finally taking shape of late.
  4. stringer bell
    AFAIK Jenkins is fine in the field. Mendez not so much. Mendez appears to be somewhere between hit-only and hit-first, while Jenkisn still profiles as a five-tool guy.
  5. stringer bell
    A former Twin have a quietly great year is Ty France. He's hitting .283 eith an .885 OPS and 16 homers, as well as playing Gold Glove defense (leads all MLB in Defensive Runs Saved).
  6. stringer bell
    I'd love to believe that Culpepper was ready for the majors and that Houston is ready for AAA, but the probability is pretty small that both of these things are true. Culpepper missed about a month. It's nice that he's back playing, but he only played seven innings yesterday. Houston had a drought early in Cedar Rapids and it wouldn't surprise me if he slumps again before the season ends. Right now he is hitting well and brings a lot of hope to the long-term Twins' picture.
  7. stringer bell
    The Twins are the first AL team to get to 500 runs scored this season, so they still lead the AL in that category despite their recent struggles. If they continue to struggle, they'll probably be in the middle of the pack in a week or two. It would appear that Paredes will go on the IL, so there is a place for Prielipp. Sands is probably close and Acton is also completing his rehab. The Twins have zero major league position players on the IL They have quite a number of pitchers disabled however, but on the whole they've had pretty good luck in the injury department. Detroit is only 1.5 games behind the Twins. I think it is a four-team race to win the AL Central with the Twins being the least likely.
  8. stringer bell
    I wouldn't be surprised if they send Rojas down again. His role isn't really defined and he hasn't been effective lately.
  9. stringer bell
    I don't think it impossible to overtake either of the AL Central teams. Cleveland is only two ahead of them. The Twins have the tie breaker and a three-game homes series remaining against them. I also think the White Sox are suspect, due to youth, a really poor road record and not having experienced a pennant race. The Twins will need to win 83-85 games and make sure to take care of divisional business. I still am skeptical, but I don't think it is out of the realm for the Twins to make postseason this year.
  10. stringer bell
    Orlando Arcia is officially an ex-Twin. Released by the Saints today as the roster move for activating Kaelen Culpepper.
  11. stringer bell
    It is time for the slumping hitters to wake up. The bullpen has been used heavily since the break, so give Zebby about eight runs and let him go 7 or 8. The Twins are big favorites for all three games, but this could be a trap. They have to want to win every bit as much as they did for the last two games versus the Guardians.
  12. stringer bell
    I was wondering if Lopez was adversely affected by pitching his home games in a bandbox, and he has been a bit more effective on the road, but he's been hit hard both at home and on the road. He has a 4-1 record in his road starts with 5.88 ERA, 42 hits in 33.1 innings .309 BAA and .881 OPS against.
  13. stringer bell
    The game tonight will be big because of the bullpen use in the last couple of days. Zebby needs to go deep and the Twins need to score some runs. It sounds like Prielipp will get the start tomorrow and that Sands will be returning before the homestand is over.
  14. stringer bell
    Yeah, the Twins will need to catch either Cleveland or Chicago and perhaps both. They have the head-to-head advantage over Cleveland. I expect that they will have to win a majority over the Pale Hose to catch them and four of six would give the Twins the H2H as well. They have won at least three games against the Guards that they routinely managed to lose against Cleveland in past seasons. I think the players are doing what they can to convince management and ownership to add instead of subtract. They have nine more gsmes to convince the powers that be.
  15. stringer bell
    Can they take the UNRL play from Martin and give it to Kreidler? That was an outstanding catch!
  16. stringer bell
    Is Larnach nicked up?
  17. stringer bell
    Span indicated tha the official scoring in Cleveland has been suspect. I certainly agree. In order to protect ERAs, of Cleveland pitchers, a couple of scratch hits have been ruled errors and on the flip side, some pretty obvious errors have been ruled hits for Guards hitters. In a different setting Roden might have had three hits yesterday. Lewis certainly and Clemens possibly could have been charged with errors in the past couple of days.
  18. stringer bell
    The "kid" is 30 years old. That said, I'm a pretty big fan. If the pitchers give him a chance, he will throw out a higher percentage of base stealers than Caratini or Jeffers and he appears to be as good a receiver as either of his catching teammates. He has a few bunt hits this season and enough power to reach the seats easily. I'm confortable with Jackson being the backup catcher the remainder of this season and starting 2027, whenever the games actually star. Nothing about Roden jumps out and says "star" to me. He appears to be a competent corner outfielder who'll hit for an above-average OBP, but with so-so power. That the Twins have used Keaschall in center to back up Buxton says something about Roden. I don't think Lee will be an All-Star, but I think he'll have a decent career. The best news has been he's been healthy for more than a year now and he has produced in run-scoring situations. If Caratini can't go for two or three days, they should IL him IMHO. They would be okay with Jeffers and Jackson and Vic would be eligible to come off the IL just before the trade deadline.
  19. stringer bell
    To quote the Chief “yes”.
  20. stringer bell
    Two weeks before the deadline. Can't throw away too many games in the meantime. I think the Twins really need to at least split with Cleveland this week.
  21. stringer bell
    We've seen bad starts from Joe before. Wow, he is getting battered!
  22. stringer bell
    I see Roden's role as giving just about any right handed hitter (and Bell) a day off against a right handed pitcher. That would include Buxton, Lewis, Keaschall as well as the switch hitting Lee and Bell. Also, I don't think he has a lot of time to show that he belongs in the lineup in a R/L platoon before the Twins move on. Of course, injuries would change this situation pretty quickly. This also points out how buried Matt Wallner is. I hate to say it, but the best thing for Wallner looks like a trade.
  23. stringer bell
    The position switching of the infielders was eventually what got Gray demoted. As a left handed hitting four position infielder with two right handed hitters as regulars, he provided the platoon advantage on days to rest Lewis and Keaschall, but with the moves, he was asked to share time at his weakest defensive position and it didn't work out too well. The emergence of Kody Clemens as a superior defensive and offensive option at first and second base pretty much made Gray expendable.
  24. stringer bell
    Glad to see the club get back to .500. Ober continues to amaze with his low-heat mix that baffles hitters. Nance didn't look particularly good for his outing, but he got the job done. Morris and Gomez are going good right now, but they have provided good work.
  25. stringer bell
    Maybe give some first base time to Caratini, but not a full-fledged platoon. Brooks Lee hasn't put up better numbers than Lewis since Royce returned and he isn't a discernably better fielder at third base, so if we want to ride out Caratini's hot streak, which I fear might already to over, giving Lee occasional days off also could be part of the plan. I like Kreidler's glove at shortstop. I just don't know if he'll continue to hit enough to play every day. Given the alternatives, it makes sense to go with him for quite a long stretch.
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