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  1. stringer bell
    After waiting for Paddack to be healthy and stretched out for three years, he is finally there and he's been head and shoulders more effective than he has been since 2019. Will he regress? Yes, probably, but the stuff has been really good for his last 4-5 starts. I'm more worried that his twice repaired elbow or shoulder won't hold up, but he is providing real value as a healthy member of the rotation.
  2. stringer bell
    Technically, Alcalá is not out of options. His service time is at a level where he can reject an optional assignment, so if he consented, he could be sent down. I don’t know if there is a scenario where this could come into play. This also highlights the delicate dance with service time and options which we fans don’t focus on enough. Alcalá accrued considerable service time while on the IL and Ronnie Henriquez had his option years used up at a really young age, affecting the Twins’ ability to move both of them on and off the active roster. Having a bunch of guys without options makes handling the bullpen difffcult. In hindsight I wonder if they would have preferred to keep Blewett and/or McCaughan instead of Alcalá.
  3. stringer bell
    Relievers are fungible to the max. It is entirely possible that Alcalá could put up good numbers, but there are several others who are a better bet long-term. Since he can no longer be optioned, he doesn’t offer flexibility on the low-leverage side of the ‘pen. He’s not ever been good enough to move to the front end of the BP. Adiós Jorge.
  4. stringer bell
    Two long hitless streaks and indications that he isn't 100% are plenty of justification to take him off the active roster. I think he could and should be put on the Injured List if he can't run close to 100% and most or all of the allotted rehab time should be used once he is ready to get on the field. Many thought of him as a savior, but the guy trying to play right now is not contributing positively to the team. The superior player is in there somewhere and he needs to get right first and foremost.
  5. stringer bell
    He just doesn't have the command to be consistently good. Certainly he has enough stuff to get hitters out, but the meltdowns are too frequent to justify continuing in the Twins bullpen. Time to move on.
  6. stringer bell
    No Buxton in the lineup. I’m assuming a scheduled day off two days after returning from the Concussion IL.
  7. stringer bell
    Buxton has been the Twins best position player, but he's about the last guy I want to see at the plate with the potential winning run on third and less than two outs.
  8. stringer bell
    Fundy for the duration.
  9. stringer bell
    Off topic, the Nationals have had 16 of their first 19 hitters reach base. They scored 10 in the first and have the bases loaded with no one out in the second inning.
  10. stringer bell
    The IBB was the right play, but in the bottom of the tenth, they will have Rodriguez as the free runner, not ideal.
  11. stringer bell
    All set in motion by the short start by Ober. I'm sure it would have been Jax for the eighth and Durán for the ninth, but they had to use their two good middle guys in the fifth and sixth. Choosing between Fundy, Alcalá and Topa isn't optimum. I guess I might have chosen Topa, but he might have been just as bad.
  12. stringer bell
    Alcalá-when he's good he's pretty good and when he's bad, he's terrible.
  13. stringer bell
    Whole new infield. Probably shows where Bride stands on the roster.
  14. stringer bell
    It has been fun, but hard to believe it would last.
  15. stringer bell
    Guardians came from behind to beat the Angels, so the Twins' co-competitors finished 2-1 today.
  16. stringer bell
    Jorge López DFA'd by the Nationals. He has really had an up and down career. He's going to be one of my favorite Immaculate Grid entries with all of the teams he has played for. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/05/nationals-to-designate-jorge-lopez-for-assignment.html
  17. stringer bell
    Either St. Paul or the Injured List. The Rangers brought Corey Seager back too soon and had to put him back on the IL and I think there’s ample evidence that Lewis isn’t physically right yet. There’s enough depth to cover third base without Lewis and bringing back the guy who played like a superstar his first 100 games is worth not having the diminished player we’ve seen the last 10 months.
  18. stringer bell
    Things look a lot better today than if they had lost the game last night. Instead of being 1-3 on the trip, they break-even (2-2) with an excellent chance to win a road series (two good experienced pitchers taking the ball and only needing one win to take the series). The team has the #1 wild card and a lead on both Cleveland and KC. This is their second comeback from a 4-run deficit in the last week after going about a year without winning from such a deficit. Lots of heroes—Larnach, Correa, Buxton, Castro and Zebby for starters—and other guys added key hits. Hopefully the Twins can jump on the Mariners early and take advantage of a good time going through a bad time. Don’t throw Raleigh a strike with runners on!
  19. stringer bell
    I don’t know if not activating Wallner is defensible, but maybe they want to see how he reacts playing two games in a row before they activate the Moose.
  20. stringer bell
    He was in for defense in the middle game of the Tampa series, so only two days……
  21. stringer bell
    Correct, it was at the Metrodome. Probably the best regular season game involving the Twins.
  22. stringer bell
    If they haven't been recalled by the time Luke Keaschall is ready to return, I agree with you. It is hard to imagine that Clemens will stay hot indefinitely, but if neither Miranda or Julien hit their way back to the majors, all Clemens has to do is be serviceable.
  23. stringer bell
    Exactly. In order to be playable, they have to be above average hitters and right now neither guy is above average at Triple A. To be a major league regular, both guys have to be far above average hitters.
  24. stringer bell
    I was in the park for a Dozier grand slam homer the last game before the All-Star break in 2018 and a Miranda walkoff homer against Josh Hader in 2022. The first game I saw in person this year ended with a Ty France single against the Mets. Other than games I was at, Thome's moon shot against the White Sox was probably the most memorable and hearing the White Sox broadcast later made me smile.
  25. stringer bell
    Alignment of players has much more to do with Keaschall and Lee than Lewis IMHO. Is Lee a core player? If so, is he better suited to second or third? The first question applies to Keaschall and if affirmative, what position fits him? If all three are deemed core players (I hope so!) moving Lewis off third base could happen because Lee. (probably) is the superior defender of the three and Keaschall might be limited to second base. The point is Royce Lewis is the most known quantity of the players making up the infield around Correa and as recently as ten-eleven months ago was considered the most valuable asset on the team. I don’t think it’s pie in the sky to consider Lewis as a future All-Star, but there is much more doubt than a year ago.
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