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  1. stringer bell
    Melotakis has remained at Cedar Rapids and has done very well. I understand his innings are being limited, especially since the Kernels are in the playoffs, and he has been placed in the bullpen. His overall record: 10-4 W/L, 106 IP, 103 H, 38 BB, 75 K. It seems pretty likely that he will advance next year, the question still remaining whether he's going to be a starter or reliever. Melotakis has a decent ERA of 3.31 and leads the team in IP and wins.
  2. stringer bell
    With Josmil Pinto promoted to Rochester, Rohlfing has had a lot more action behind the plate. His offense remains marginal at AA-his triple slash numbers are: .300/.327/.627 with no homers.
  3. stringer bell
    Not really a huge fan of Ramirez. I think his power is based on his home park (3 HR this year--holy Justin Morneau!), and I wonder how old he really is. He'll be 32 next month according to the team site.
  4. stringer bell
    Any deal that Morneau would agree to with the Twins would be way, way more than he's going to get on the open market. I can't remember whether it is 75 or 80% of his current deal, but that would be in the $10M range per season. As far as waiver claims, any team that claims him takes on his contract which was, I'm sure, why teams weren't more serious about him before the non-waiver deadline. Obviously, Morneau is swinging better and some team that is really in a battle to make the playoffs may want to take on a hot hand for a month or so.
  5. stringer bell
    I don't think Delmon will ever be the offensive monster he might have been. He has shown flashes (a half-season with the Twins, two post-seasons with the Tigers), but can't sustain it. Because he is a bad outfielder, his great arm is marginalized and because of his personality, he is a tough guy to like (if that matters). I don't doubt that some team (maybe the Orioles) will take a chance on him, but he was DFAed so that the Phillies could add Casper Wells, who has been on five teams in one year.
  6. stringer bell
    I just checked BB Ref before the game. One of the things they note is record vs. teams above (and below) .500. Anyway, the Twins are 28-16 vs. losing teams and 23-46 vs. team with winning records. Unfortunately, more teams have winning records than losing records.
  7. stringer bell
    Not exactly Gold Glove defense. However, I can't see much more of Pelf before my eyes bleed to death.
  8. stringer bell
    Vintage Pelfrey.
  9. stringer bell
    I just posted an unofficial game thread. I'll cut and paste the lineups in a minute. TWINS LINEUP: Dozier 2B Mauer C Morneau 1B Willingham DH Arcia LF Colabello RF Plouffe 3B Thomas CF Pelfrey P WHITE SOX LINEUP: Beckham 2B Gillaspie 3B Ramirez SS Dunn DH Konerko 1B Garcia CF Danks RF Phegley C Tekotte LF Rienzo P Game time is 3:10.
  10. stringer bell
    Delmon Young was designated for assignment so that the Phils could add Casper Wells. Need I say more? If Oliveros comes back and posts any substantial innings, the trade of Delmon Young will be a success.
  11. stringer bell
    Two bottom of the barrel teams playing a meaningless makeup game in mid-August in the day time. It does kinda figure.
  12. stringer bell
    Is is safe to say that Dozier has been the Twins' best player since the All-Star break and it isn't close?
  13. stringer bell
    Not quite as clean in the bottom of the second.
  14. stringer bell
    For the record, Pinto isn't as tall as either Mauer or Doumit, so that portion of his catching shouldn't be an issue. From what I've seen, he is okay behind the plate, but I am certainly no expert on the subtleties of catching.
  15. stringer bell
    Well, that's the way I predicted it would shake out. Does anyone know exactly when Mastrianni and Ramirez started their respective rehabs? Also, what is the maximum amount of time a player can be on a rehab assignment?
  16. stringer bell
    I have been liking Pinto since Spring Training. I called all season for Doumit to be traded at the deadline, but that didn't happen, perhaps because no one wanted to part with anything to acquire him. Maybe someone will make the move this month. Anyway, Pinto has had an outstanding season so far and would profile as a hitter that won't struggle too much at the next level because of his plate discipline. I have pictured a four for three situation (Mauer, Pinto, Parmelee and Willingham) at DH, 1B, and the outfield corners as the ideal for 2014.
  17. stringer bell
    What happened to Hicks?
  18. stringer bell
    That would be a bit different from what is being projected, however you may be closer to correct than some of the projections. I guess I would have Rosario in left, Hicks in right, Mauer at 1b and Arcia DH if these were the nine starters.
  19. stringer bell
    If Clete is designated, he will have the option to be a free agent if he wants. Any player who is DFAed more than once has the option to become a free agent. Clete was designated by the Twins and I believe was designated by the Tigers, too. If Mastro is healthy, he is as much a CF as Thomas. As far as the rest of the season (or at least until Hicks is back), the Twins can operate without a true CF, for all that it matters.
  20. stringer bell
    I think Colabello gets quite a few more at-bats this season. So far, he isn't much but those minor league numbers have merited a longer look. Ideally, the Twins should shed one relief pitcher. I'd like to see Pinto get a look next month after Rochester is done playing. Escobar, Parmelee and Hicks should all come back then and play a lot. I can't see anyone claiming Ramirez and he really doesn't have a job with the Twins any longer. Personally, I'd like to see Clete and Bernier get DFAed, but they probably won't. Hermsen has to be on the bubble to be DFAed and De Vries has barely pitched this year--he can't have much value to any team.
  21. stringer bell
    It looks like Willingham will certainly be ready to go for the Twins next series, if not for the first game of the split DH. Also, Mastro and Ramirez appear to be on the verge of rejoining the Twins. There is a possibilty that Doumit goes on the 7-day concussion list. Two questions come to me, related but not the same: 1) What should the Twins do? and 2) What will the Twins do? Here's my take: I think the Twins will add Willingham as soon as tomorrow, placing Doumit on the 7-day DL. They won't move Mastro up until he has exhausted his rehab time. What should be done is to bring Mastro and Willingham back, designate Clete and Ramirez with Doumit disabled.
  22. stringer bell
    Commenting whether someone is good enough to be on a World Series team is fine. However, this club is far from that. Shortstop and second base are currently not big enough holes that they will prevent the team from improving as starting pitching has been for the last two years. There isn't a position (except probably for catcher and bullpen) that can't and wouldn't figure to be improved if the club is going to contend or at least challenge .500.
  23. stringer bell
    If you are comparing shortstops from other eras, it is probably best to use OPS+ in looking at their hitting. Gagne (one of my top 5 all-time favorites) was a lifetime 83 OPS+, peaking in the low 90s. Florimon is at 73 this year, including a truly brutal month of June. I like that Florimon has had probably more than his share of key hits and that he has both some base-stealiing speed and home run power. The OBP and RH hitting splits need to be better, but he's certainly earned at least part of next season to show improvement.
  24. stringer bell
    I glanced occasionally at the game and wondered also why not Mauer with two on in the eighth. He batted with two out and none on in the ninth instead.
  25. stringer bell
    I'll post my reply again (strange computer). I would revise your comment to say that "money shouldn't be one of those reasons", but I am pretty sure that it will be.
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