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  1. stringer bell
    Checking in from England after a day of travel and sightseeing. First place! Castro and Boshers among the heroes. Everything is as we all mapped it out.
  2. stringer bell
    I've seen the reports that Turley has upped his velo and was getting swings and misses from AA and AAA hitters with his curve. What I saw in his three starts was that he didn't have enough command with any pitch and hitters feasted on that 94 mph fastball in hittable locations in the zone. A lefty with a big-breaking curve and a 94 mph fastball is intriguing, but I'd be a heck of a lot more intrigued if he were 22 instead of 27.
  3. stringer bell
    Next up for the rotation: Dillon Gee.
  4. stringer bell
    Wow, this is becoming "street hustler with ball and cups" stuff. If things don't turn around soon, they can't stick with "only" 12 pitchers much longer, can they?
  5. stringer bell
    Watching a couple spring games only, Granit was OK, but not awe-inspiring. Good speed should equal good range, but I don't know how I'd categorize his arm. I don't think it is a given that he's as good or better than Kepler and Rosario, but he would be much better than Grossman.
  6. stringer bell
    It looks to me like the Twins' brain trust believes in LH pitching vs. the Tribe. A few years ago, Cleveland was very vulnerable to lefties, but I didn't think that was the case any longer. If the choices really were Wilk, Heston and Santiago, wow they don't have many options.
  7. stringer bell
    I consider Santana to be the Twins' ace, but he's not a horse. He seems to know his limit with pitches and takes extra days off. From what I can discern, he takes the ball, but is comfortable taking a fifth day of rest or leaving after 95-100 pitches.
  8. stringer bell
    I don't think they want to mess with Duffey. First of all, he's really needed in the BP, with the capacity to go multiple innings, and beyond that he's not stretched out to go 6-7 innings, so there's not many good options beyond Duffey to get to the eighth.
  9. stringer bell
    Santana is the ace, although he's struggled some lately. I'd love to see JO sustain what he's doing and he's got great stuff, but Berríos has a long way to go before I'd consider him the Twins' top pitcher.
  10. stringer bell
    I haven't heard that they were going to recall Wilk and I hope not. I did hear that Santiago had a side session and might get a start on Saturday. Regardless, the Twins really only have Berríos and Erv that they can count on. It's pretty tough to line up your starters when you've only got two of them.
  11. stringer bell
    Ummm, I hope that the Twins keep him in the lineup and that they cashier him for something like what they got for Núñez. He's been a good player for the Twins, and this year is probably an injury (or big slump) from playing almost every day. However, he's not the defender that Adrianza is and he's not really speedy, so he doesn't check that many boxes as a utility infielder.
  12. stringer bell
    The only bright side to the bullpen is that we get to see MLB's reddest neck (Boshers). With everyone else failing, it looks like his job is safe for s while.
  13. stringer bell
    Ryan Pressly returns. Wimmers optioned to Rochester.
  14. stringer bell
    The Twins are campaigning hard for Sanó to be the starting third baseman in the All/Star game and rightly so. While there is no vote for starting pitcher, I think that role should go to the Twins' Ervin Santana. Erv is among the leaders in many pitching categories and has three complete game shutouts, two more than anyone else. His ace mound work the first two months plus of this season is as big a factor as any in the Twins holding first place. I believe the veteran should get his due at this point in his career.
  15. stringer bell
    If a position player goes down after Vargas is recalled, it is possible for Granite to be recalled and regardless he's probably a September recall.
  16. stringer bell
    I'd love to see Slegers get a chance with the Twins.
  17. stringer bell
    I realize that the meltdown of the bullpen is historic. 28 runs in 9 innings during the Houston series has to approach a record. While the starters weren't great for the just completed series (a total of 12 runs in 18 innings) it was the bullpen innings that were dreadful. It might even be possible that this incompetence is the signal that the club can't be competitive for the long run. I want to remind everyone that it is a long season. Current slumps might be forgotten and we will barely remember the names of Belisle, Wheeler, Rucinski and more. The Twins have only played 30% of their schedule. There can and should be a lot more turnover. I do have a question. Was Wheeler on the 40-man and designated for assignment before? If so, he could choose free agency, I guess. I do want to remind the TD fan base that the Twins are still in first place, and have been for about three weeks. They have put together two winning months in the first month of the season.
  18. stringer bell
    I agree that Wimmers is uninspiring, but OTOH, didn't he almost win a spot in Spring Training? The fact of the matter is that there aren't any good options. The cupboard is bare. I certainly would like to see some of the guys who haven't been up before, but so many of the higher upside guys have already been injured.
  19. stringer bell
    It was time to demote him. I hope he can figure things out, because he is one of very few in the Twins bullpen mix who has a power arm.
  20. stringer bell
    Not loving the lineup, but it is what it is. It hurts not to have big Kennys right now, with Mauer getting a rest day and Sanó apparently still not well.
  21. stringer bell
    Lineups: Astros DH: George Springer 2B: Jose Altuve SS: Carlos Correa C: Evan Gattis LF: Marwin Gonzalez 1B: Yulieski Gurriel 3B: Alex Bregman RF: Norichika Aoki CF: Jake Marisnick SP: David Paulino Twins 2B: Brian Dozier SS: Jorge Polanco RF: Max Kepler DH: Robbie Grossman LF: Eddie Rosario 3B: Eduardo Escobar 1B: Chris Gimenez C: Jason Castro CF: Byron Buxton SP: Hector Santiago
  22. stringer bell
    You know I trust you big guy! My iPad didn't update with this wonderful Twins wi-fi.
  23. stringer bell
    Probably wasn't fresh to pitch Sunday I'm guessing.
  24. stringer bell
    OK, I found it. Boshers for Rucinski. Fair enough.
  25. stringer bell
    OK, when did Boshers get recalled?
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