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Everything posted by stringer bell

  1. stringer bell
    Sim can't continue to work behind in the count and succeed. He got through the inning, but he needs to throw more quality strikes.
  2. stringer bell
    Lineup is posted. Interestingly, if Lee were to replace Lewis, every hitter would have an average between.245 and .274, not a wide range at all. Texas is hitting.221 as a team, with an OPS of .639, slightly better than Vázquez and slightly worse than Lee.
  3. stringer bell
    I check Umpire Scorecard occasionally and according to their data, it’s real and pretty persistent. How much does it matter? A game or two perhaps, but playing better and regression to the mean will probably help them for the next 60% of the season.
  4. stringer bell
    Even more so.
  5. stringer bell
    Some are presenting Vázquez as some kind of defensive superstar and pitcher whisperer. I see a good defender with a weak bat and think that the club would be better if he played less. Yes, he homered yesterday and drove in another run with a grounder, but he did strike out another time with the bases loaded. If his grounder would have been a couple more steps toward second base it would have been a double play instead of an RBI groundout. As long as Baldelli is the mana.ger, the Twins will have a tandem at catcher (IMHO) and I would like to see Jeffers paired with a younger catcher next year, preferably a LH hitter. Investing serious money in guys over 35 seldom works especially when their career has been in decline for multiple years.
  6. stringer bell
    Too bad that Adams didn't get into a game. I hope he gets his chance later on this year. I don't condemn the Twins for doing this, but it's got to be disappointing for the player since he did nothing to be sent down.
  7. stringer bell
    There is no person in MLB to compare with Arraez, period. Arraez has insane contact skills, but still has minimal value due to speed and defensive deficiencies. He has struck out five times all year! He also has the lowest swing speed and a 0.0 WAR. Edit to add: Oops, I quoted the wrong posting. I meant to quote @Old Crow instead I quoted @tony&rodney.
  8. stringer bell
    If Eeles can play a major league shortstop, he will make the major leagues. If not, he is no better than Fitzgerald, who got about half a cup of coffee in the majors due to a roster crunch. He is a better fit than Bride or Keirsey Jr. because he's an infielder more suited to hitting right handed pitching. I have major doubts about Eeles ever hitting enough to be a serious major league contributor, but his speed and infield defense might be an upgrade from what the Twins now have.
  9. stringer bell
    LaMonte Wade Jr. traded to the Angels. Giants DFA'd him last week. Good pickup for the Halos, I think. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/06/angels-acquire-lamonte-wade-jr.html
  10. stringer bell
    Wallner had a tough week in the outfield. He has decent speed and a fine throwing arm, but bad decisions and bad routes turned outs into hits and singles into doubles. It seems to me that a single player makes a cluster of mistakes. I remember a bad couple of games from Lee at second base and similar struggles for Castro in left field. On balance, none of these guys are really bad fielders, but it does seem that one bobble makes a second mistake more likely. The Twins starting pitching depth will be tested now and their bullpen might face overuse scenarios unless the reinforcements can get deep in games and be effective. Also, I'm wondering how the team will go about making room for SWR on Tuesday. The easiest move would be to return Adams without him getting a chance to pitch. I personally am ready for Alcalá to be DFA'd. There have been more hopeful signs from the offense, but it hasn't quite clicked yet and we're approaching the statistical middle of the season. Seeing two of Lewis, Correa and Buxton get red hot would do wonders for the run scoring. The Twins weren't knocked out by their poor start. They are in contention to challenge for postseason play, but they need to play well and avoid slumps if they want to have a chance to make noise in October.
  11. stringer bell
    I was stunned that Vladdie made third on a single to left. I watched the parts of the game I missed and rewound to that point and 1) Vladdie must be down 20 lbs. from last year and he is moving much better and 2) he had a huge secondary lead.
  12. stringer bell
    Okay, I thought that was the third, so the ump (IMHO) had one good inning and one bad inning. This game is taking a long time BTW.
  13. stringer bell
    I thought he was really good the first two innings, but missed 3-4 in the third inning.
  14. stringer bell
    Disappointing to only get two.
  15. stringer bell
    Productive outs, but a bigger number would be nice.
  16. stringer bell
    Gotta take advantage of all the free passes.
  17. stringer bell
    Bases loaded, nobody out. It would be nice to put a crooked number on the board.
  18. stringer bell
    Wallner isn't having a great series in right field.
  19. stringer bell
    I check the Umpire Scorecard occasionally and I saw that Baker's missed calls cost the Twins over a run.
  20. stringer bell
    Seven batters into the game, three walks and four strikeouts.
  21. stringer bell
    France having some with Vladdy Jr. I wonder if they have some history of playing together.
  22. stringer bell
    Most likely SWR.
  23. stringer bell
    It would be much tougher to get through the additional rounds of the playoffs with only two reliable starters.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
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