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  1. stringer bell
    Wallner isn't having a great series in right field.
  2. stringer bell
    I check the Umpire Scorecard occasionally and I saw that Baker's missed calls cost the Twins over a run.
  3. stringer bell
    Seven batters into the game, three walks and four strikeouts.
  4. stringer bell
    France having some with Vladdy Jr. I wonder if they have some history of playing together.
  5. stringer bell
    Most likely SWR.
  6. stringer bell
    It would be much tougher to get through the additional rounds of the playoffs with only two reliable starters.
  7. stringer bell
    I think the headline is misleading. Perhaps it could have read "Pitching mound in Sacramento may have contributed to Lopez' injury". Neither Pablo or anyone on the Twins management team has made the claim that the mound caused the injury AFAIK. That doesn't exonerate the Athletics. From what I've seen and heard, the park in Sacramento is not major league quality.
  8. stringer bell
    Injuries tend to come in clusters. It appears the rotation is the bullseye now. The pitching had been extraordinarily healthy until Pablo went down. Karma sucks.
  9. stringer bell
    Some decisions will need to be made when it would have been Zebby's turn. SWR? Adams to the rotation? If someone is called up, a bullpen arm has to go. Of course, someone else could end up on the IL today or in the next few days.
  10. stringer bell
    It's no longer early in the season. All teams have played at least 60 games and the calendar has turned to June. Here is a collection of former Twins having good years: Rob Refsnyder .292 BA .915 OPs Ronnie Henriquez 3-1 2.73 ERA 41 Ks in 29 innings. Carlos Santana (ageless!) .255 .744 OPS, 1.3 WAR Caleb Thielbar 1.93 ERA 1 save 2.59 FIP Sonny Gray 7-1 3.35 ERA 81 Ks in 75 IP Trevor Megill 12 SV 2.95 ERA Emilio Pagán 15 SV 3.58 ERA Taylor Rogers 2.66 ERA Steven Okert 2.20 ERA 35 Ks in 28 IP Jorge Polanco .778 OPS 10 HR (used primarily as a DH) Tyler Mahle 2.02 ERA (has taken his turn every 5th or 6th day) Brent Rooker .820 OPS 13 HR
  11. stringer bell
    Royals selected the contract of Trevor Richards. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/06/royals-select-trevor-richards.html
  12. stringer bell
    Nice little play by Clemens. He looks to me to be the best defensive 2B the Twins have on the roster.
  13. stringer bell
    Correa back, no Buxton.
  14. stringer bell
    Wasn't a terrible pitch, up in the zone, but the batter got to it.
  15. stringer bell
    Adams recalled, Funderburk optioned. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/06/twins-travis-adams-mlb-debut.html
  16. stringer bell
    Theodore Tollefson is reporting that Adams indeed is being called up in time for tomorrow's game with the Blue Jays. My guess would be that Funderburk is optioned, but an Alcalá DFA could happen.
  17. stringer bell
    Yes, they could have gone with Ober, but Festa was fully rested and this way all of the other four starters get an extra day. IMHO a judgement call that didn't work out. Incidentally, Festa gets an extra day of service time than if he were recalled tomorrow since that is supposed to be an issue.
  18. stringer bell
    I think the defense is much improved with Buxton and Correa thus far playing in more than 80% of the games. Add in Bader, Lee and (surprise) France and subtract Miranda and Julien and it is a better defensive group. Yes, they don't have much team speed and the hitting has been inconsistent (as of this morning they were 16th in runs scored--right in the middle of MLB).
  19. stringer bell
    Funderburk was already optioned this year, so he can be optioned again. A couple of years ago MLB also put a limit on the number of times an option could be used (5?), so that does limit the Triple A shuttle. I know Alcalá has an option year left, but has enough service time to refuse a minor league assignment. I wonder if he would consider going down to the minors to "work on stuff" if the alternative is DFA. I think it's time to move Fundy and/or Alcalá. They have not shown to be trustworthy in any way and are a drag on an otherwise really good bullpen. Losing López does mean that having a multiple inning guy in the 'pen becomes much more necessary, although I don't think the stress has come to bear at this point. The guy with the best ERA in the Saints bullpen is Richard Lovelady (not on 40-,man) and Adams is intriguing because he has worked multiple innings out of the bullpen.
  20. stringer bell
    Bride really has no role here if everyone is available. Utilization has been interesting. One thing that has happened is that Brooks Lee is clearly the second shortstop on the team. If Lee and Castro are both in the infield, Lee takes short and third over Castro. It appears Willi will be in the lineup every day, giving just about everyone a day off. Also, until and unless he cools off, Clemens will be starting against right handed pitching. If it is between Castro and Clemens to play OF and second base, Roger’s kid plays second. DH is available, most frequently Larnach, but also Jeffers and Lewis (for now). In at least one game Wallner DHed while Larnach manned right field. Finally, if Bader and Castro are the two corner OFs, Willi plays right field and Bader Tater plays left.
  21. stringer bell
    For the Record entry—Pablo Lòpez to the 15-day IL and David Festa recalled.
  22. stringer bell
    Scott Blewett pays the price for the Braves’ bullpen meltdown.
  23. stringer bell
    When he’s good, he’s very, very good and when he’s bad he’s terrible.
  24. stringer bell
    .500 isn't bad, considering 11 of the 16 games were on the road. Quality of opponent has been pretty good until they played the Athletics.
  25. stringer bell
    It looks like TBA was 0-3 in this series, or was it 0-4?
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