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Everything posted by stringer bell

  1. stringer bell
    The age-old question, do you bunt him over?
  2. stringer bell
    In a tie game, I don't pinch hit for Schafer.
  3. stringer bell
    2 ABs to 1, should be to the Twins' advantage. Don't think it is.
  4. stringer bell
    I don't PR for Plouffe here.
  5. stringer bell
    Gibson had a nice outing.
  6. stringer bell
    I like Nunez as a bench guy. He's got versatility, speed, and some pop in his bat. He is accustomed to being a bench player. I think his defense is better than advertised.
  7. stringer bell
    It took two days, but there's your cycle.
  8. stringer bell
    Gibson with five scoreless innings (out of six).
  9. stringer bell
    While firing Gardy is defensible, I don't think the day-to-day line-ups are fireable offenses.
  10. stringer bell
    One of "those" innings.
  11. stringer bell
    Already has gone longer than his last outing against the Angels.
  12. stringer bell
    What if they had a game thread and nobody came? Gardy is giving Nuñez another game. I think that is a good move.
  13. stringer bell
    Not a big believer in WAR. With expected improvement from a future Hall of Famer and a 23 year old, the offense looks good enough. Defense and pitching is a totally different matter. Multiple starters have to step up and a number of bullpen arms need to come together all at once. Still an unlikely combo.
  14. stringer bell
    Two factors to staying at 12 pitchers: Effectiveness of the starters is #1. Since the Detroit series, only Hughes has given both quality and innings, the Twins need three effective starters (not necessarily the same three all year) to keep the bullpen down to seven. The other factor is flexibility. Most AL teams have a shuttle between the AAA club and the big club, guys are being sent up or down 4-6 times. The Twins' fifth starter and long men were locked in and couldn't be optioned (until Pino). Hopefully next year they can have interchangeable pieces who can be moved in and out.
  15. stringer bell
    Berrios: I've met him and talked to him twice. He seems like a nice young man. The WBC messed up his 2013 and he came back with an outstanding 2014. I think he could see time in the majors next year, but the progression has to continue. As far as the K/9, he didn't pitch that much at NB, so it is SSS (in part). Next year, he should get a half season at AA and we'll probably get a better feel for his dominance or lack thereof. Meyer: I've heard him compared to Scherzer, in that Max didn't get deep into a lot of games in his minor league career, despite great stuff. We have the added factor of a shoulder injury, making the Twins hyper-cautious with him. I look forward to seeing what he can do in big league games and expect that will happen in 2015.
  16. stringer bell
    Vargas does a pretty good job in English, EE not so much. I heard Escobar do an interview in English earlier this year and he really was tough to understand. BTW, this Vargas cat might be a lot of fun! Another cheapie, this time to left!
  17. stringer bell
    Back from some errands. Hey, May might equal the number of Twins' victories for the Vanimal. I'm tuning in to mlb.com so that I can see Vargas' most recent bomb.
  18. stringer bell
    I haven't been watching, have we noticed anything substandard about Pinto's catching?
  19. stringer bell
    In terms of productive outs, are there any worse guys to be hitting with a runner on second and none out than Dozier and Mauer?
  20. stringer bell
    Does anyone get the feeling that the Twins have scored all the runs they will score already?
  21. stringer bell
    I don't think Parmelee is doomed for DFA. I think he has been labeled "bench player" however. As we all know, anybody who makes the 25-man will get playing time. Escobar went from pigeonholed as a utility guy to getting in excess of 400 PAs. As for Schafer, the Twins have to decide whether they will offer him a contract. As I said on another thread, although we all expect regression, Schafer has been very, very good.
  22. stringer bell
    He'll be 28 this month, so this is probably the best he will be. He has had health, attitude and productivity issues, but what we've seen so far is pretty good, even with yesterday's baserunning issues. I still advocate a minor league contract with a decent salary if he makes the club.
  23. stringer bell
    I agree with JB. Gardenhire is fine as a manager, but sometimes you just need a change for change's sake. The evidence (IMHO) is mounting that whatever message Anderson gives works with less than the average number of pitchers. He and the Twins have been walk-averse, first and foremost, and willing to believe in "pitch to contact", which has become a cruel joke. It worked a lot better when the Twins had above-average fielders at eight of the nine defensive positions. That isn't the case now, and doesn't look like it will be like that any time soon. The position player situation seems far more positive than the pitching despite the near-total loss of a season from two of the top five prospects in baseball. The pitching is poor and the prospects for improvement seem to be getting further and further away.
  24. stringer bell
    Perk for the ninth?
  25. stringer bell
    He hesitated at third. If he had just kept running it would have been close.
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