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  1. stringer bell
    Current stretch is a real test. There is the potential to fall out of contention right now unless the ship is righted soon. I think the Astros are diminished, but still a good club. Winning this series is a lot more important for the Twins. I’ll be at the games on Saturday and Sunday. I hope I can cheer my favorite team to a win. I have seen the Twins in person on the road six times IIRC and my record is 0-6. I hope the trend reverses.
  2. stringer bell
    Platooning really doesn’t bother me. Pinch hitting in the middle innings does get my hackles up. With the Twins current roster, they have two pure LH hitters. Resting one against a LH starter is fine with me (bench players need to play), but tying your hands by pinch hitting for one or both of those guys in the fifth or sixth inning makes little sense to me. Giving either Larnach or Wallner PAs against LH middle relievers should help their development without hurting the team Having a Kyle Farmer-type as a backup/platoon player is a pretty good situation. He is good against left handed pitching, versatile and a reliable defender. He isn’t an embarrassment if he has to play regularly for a week or more, but can stay fairly sharp with limited reps.
  3. stringer bell
    I agree in principle with you @Riverbrian, but I think there are occasions where having a specialist works and I happen to think the Twins are in that window. With Lee, Clemens and Castro providing a lot of versatility and two of those guys being switch hitters, the Twins really have things covered with 12 position players. Having a guy who can realistically get them an extra base or an extra out in a close game can translate to wins. It’s lousy for player development, so you don’t want a guy who projects to be much more. Keirsey is probably a good example IMHO.
  4. stringer bell
    I agree that minor league games look really different. In watching perhaps 10 such games, I’ve seen multiple odd or fluky plays that affect players stats. For example McCusker in a game I watched hit a catchable fly ball and an infield pop that went for hits. Pitchers are frequently victimized by plays not made and pickoffs seem commonplace for some reason. Maybe it’s the lights, maybe it’s the skill of the players, but it is not the same as MLB.
  5. stringer bell
    Wentz for Alcalá and the moves are already done. The Twins saw Wentz plenty when he pitched for the Tigers. They must think there's something to unlock there.
  6. stringer bell
    FWIW Buxton made an All-Star statement tonight. There aren't many center fielders who put up the numbers he has offensively so far this year. If the selections were made today, he would be a lock. However, we also know there might be a 3-30 stretch with 20 strikeouts coming, so an All-Star berth is not guaranteed. As for Ryan and Durán, Ryan hasn't put up a lot of wins or a really low ERA and Durán only has 10 saves. It wouldn't surprise me if neither made the All-Star team this year.
  7. stringer bell
    Nobody has to. There is no point in filling the 40-man spot until that player is needed on the major league team. Michael Tonkin is close to activation from the 60-day IL and he well might be the one who is added back onto the 40-man roster.
  8. stringer bell
    Regression to the mean usually happens. Kody had a hot streak, but his track record isn't that of a major league star. He's getting most starts at second vs. right handed pitching and that is fine until and unless two of Lee, Lewis and Bader show they are markedly better.
  9. stringer bell
    France's season has been analyzed into the ground IMHO. He's not going to put up Big Hurt numbers, but he's been reliable and came through in a lot of key situations. His defense has been a pleasant surprise, as well. Good for him.
  10. stringer bell
    I doubt the number of missed calls is as big a discrepancy as when those missed calls are made. The called third to Jeffers in the Toronto series is a great example of a single missed call having a big impact on expected runs scored.
  11. stringer bell
    Six innings and 86 pitches tonight from Festa. It helped that the Twins scored three in the bottom of the fifth and David validated the trust in him by getting the 2-4 hitters in Texas' lineup in his last inning.
  12. stringer bell
    Best of luck to Alcalá. He's the ultimate tease to me, but maybe he can put it together in Boston. There would then be a 40-man spot to add a player if needed.
  13. stringer bell
    When will Wentz be activated? I'm pretty sure it will be no later than after tomorrow's game, maybe he'll be available tomorrow. If the team is set on keeping Alcalá, optioning Topa or SWR would be their only legitimate moves. Somebody will have to pitch on Sunday, so I doubt they send SWR back down unless someone else is called up from St. Paul to make a spot start.
  14. stringer bell
    The schedule is a funny thing--I think the Twins played the Orioles, Angels and probably the Athletics at the best time. On the flip side, they got Toronto and Texas just as they were starting to play well.
  15. stringer bell
    Good win all around. Six innings from Festa, no runs allowed by the bullpen, good days at the plate from Castro, Lee, Correa and a really great all around performance by Buxton.
  16. stringer bell
    Alcalá has an option available, but can refuse due to his accrued service time. If he refuses (happens about 99% of the time), he would have to be DFA’d to be taken off the major league roster. Salary shouldn’t matter much, he doesn’t make much over the major league minimum. If DFA’d the Twins might be able to make a trade rather than just let him be claimed.
  17. stringer bell
    A lot of one-hit games in the streak without much power. I wouldn’t call it a “heater”.
  18. stringer bell
    Slow guys trying to run down a fast guy make it a little tougher to execute.
  19. stringer bell
    Every staff in baseball has injuries and injury histories. The Twins had been exceedingly healthy in their pitching staff until Pablo's arm injury, now Matthews, whose diagnosis wasn't great, and things don't look so rosy. We can add in that SWR's start was not confidence inspiring and it's fair to say that the Twins starting staff looks a lot weaker than it did two weeks ago. Guys need to step up and even if they do, cracks are showing in the starting rotation. Equally important, the bullpen has been very healthy and that is with veterans with long injury histories (Stewart and Topa). Someone said that Alcalá has an option, but that's not really true (can't be optioned without his consent), but Tonkin is on the road to recovery and there are no reported injuries for any relief pitcher on the 40-man roster.
  20. stringer bell
    Good catch by Carter. I wasn't overly impressed with him leaving his feet on the two balls in front of him, but a lot of CFs don't catch the ball hit by Larnach. BTW, they called Seager's ball a hit--c'mon.
  21. stringer bell
    I'm an old timer--Harmon hit a lot of those "home run in an elevator shaft".
  22. stringer bell
    We know C4 is a good defender, but that's an error.
  23. stringer bell
    I thought he threw more good pitches in the second. His first inning wasn't awe inspiring.
  24. stringer bell
    The Royce play, correctly called an error, was poor execution of the one-hop throw. Off line and low velocity.
  25. stringer bell
    I don't think Joe is subtle at all.
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