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  1. jokin
    Trade is forthcoming? Pensacola pitcher added to roster?
  2. jokin
    Weren't you the guy arguing for 13 pitchers and 12 position players? Keep Arraez up her for now, just limit his OF time. *** *** (And for as long as he can keep up his BABIP-tastic numbers. He would lead the league by a mile in BABIP if he qualified.) *** {Also, for as long as he can have the #2 best K% in baseball- second to Astudillo- I have a feeling the "book" is going to be out on how to throw to him sometime soon after the All Star break}
  3. jokin
    I know the Dominican League Twin team is not regularly covered, but I think reporting that the DSL Twins lost 38-2!!! to the DSL Yankees probably deserved a mention.
  4. jokin
    Yes. And yes. Mitch Garver in the post-game alluded to where the boys are at physically. Banged up and physically spent... and especially looking forward to recharging the batteries and getting healthy during the All Star Break. In addition, guys are out there playing out of position or coming off the IL a bit rusty, and it shows defensively. He alone caught almost all the innings in these 3 marathons of late, but he still came through when the Twins really needed someone to step up at the plate. Praised the pen, too. They are much-maligned for good reason, but there have been lots of gutty performances recently, tonight being no exception. I thought Rocco played his hand with the relief crew magnificently.... and got a little luck along the way. If Garver can somehow stay healthy, he looks like he can be the heart and soul of this team for the next 5 years- for a guy who was originally touted as just a decent bat, he's doing a lot more than just what shows up in the box score. Rocco sure believes in him much more than the previous manager and FO management did.
  5. jokin
    He's listed at 220 lbs and likely to pack on more weight before he reaches the Twins. His speed rating at 40 concerns me to if he translates to a major league OF. Sure would like to maximize that arm somewhere else on the field if he can't hack it in RF.
  6. jokin
    Matt Wallner with 2 OF assists, at Home and 2B. Seth, we know he has a gun out there, what do you know about his range in the OF? Any chance the Twins consider 2-waying him in a RP/OF dual role?
  7. jokin
    The Twins stuck with Diaz all these years as an underperforming prospect. Been kind of a "mystery man." The analysts haven't exactly rushed to raise his rankings with his new found power and acumen at the plate, though. Are the Twins alot higher on Diaz than the so-called "experts."
  8. jokin
    I was going to say.... I got chills upon hearing the news, so soon after Alex Meyer's career came to an abrupt end. Using the word "jinx" in the news of this horrible tragedy is wildly insensitive, but this is too much sorrow and heartache for a company whose sole product is athletes at their physical peak in employing 20- and 30-somethings
  9. jokin
    First important thing for me after Thorpe's impressive performance was the fine day for Kiriloff. If he's finally coming "back" into his previous form, he changes the roster dynamic for this team starting in Spring Training in 2020. Second thing that caught my eye was how great a venue and what a beautiful location for the Blue Wahoos to play at. Right on Pensacola Bay and within sight of both the Naval Air Station and the National Seashore Park. Wow! Gotta make a trip down there soon.
  10. jokin
    They sure haven't emphasized OF defense over the last fortnight- because they sure hearken back nostalgically to the Molly/Gardy years.
  11. jokin
    Just not the "sky tumbling down" part.
  12. jokin
    Let me list the reasons alphabetically: Arraez Astudillo Cruz, then Garver, would have been next up
  13. jokin
    If you watched the debates this week, it was like the Democrat Body Politic has been taken over by "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Most Wall Street Dems are apoplectic and appalled by what this field are advocating.
  14. jokin
    Not sure I was being righteously indignant here, as you seem to imply. I was merely pointing out the confirmation bias displayed by the poster. I'm a financial analyst, I believe in looking at all of the facts, not cherry picking- I laugh at the talking heads in financial journalism who show their biases daily- and cost people money who listen to them as if they speak the whole "Truth."
  15. jokin
    He's definitely inferior defensively, but the offense has collapsed. Contrary to Cave "tearing up AAA", for the most part, Cave and Wade come from AAA with pretty poor offensive production in 2019. The question on the r40-man oster comes down to who is expendable or who is able to slip through waivers or who could move to 60-day IL Rooker's bat might have been the difference in a couple of those close games, including against the Rays on Thursday, perhaps not jeopardizing the bullpen in the process.
  16. jokin
    Like that has stopped them from adding/subtracting before?
  17. jokin
    Many on the Left are cheerleading and constantly in search of such confirmation bias indicators...
  18. jokin
    Kind of a rush job, maybe? Rooker must not be an answer in the OF, defensively, at least? 'Cause he sure is having one heckuva June @ the plate in AAA: .348/.505/.638/1.136 BB% 19.4% K% 29% If he's not Player of the Month in the IL, the person that beat him out is the next Mike Trout.
  19. jokin
    The way things are going, I'd rather see Arraez at second and Schoop on the bench. Not today, though. Schoop has crushed Nova @ .385 BA w/ 2 HR. Rocco has the data. Hunch maybe this game gets Schoop out of his funk?
  20. jokin
    Did your evil Twin write the 2nd half of your post? Or did someone at Twins Daily edit out: "Replace Jonathan, just not today!"
  21. jokin
    Why not Rooker?
  22. jokin
    Yep. I thought they might move him up in the batting order after last night- totally different approach at the plate. 2 for 3 against Nova.
  23. jokin
    Put on one that works without Twitter. Worth a look now. Hicks must have put on 25-30 pounds of muscle.
  24. jokin
    ... for hitting the first European MLB home run. Man, he has that AL East "bulked up" look to him, doesn't he? https://thebiglead.com/2019/06/29/yankees-home-run-london-aaron-hicks/
  25. jokin
    Ha! I was going to post that Ben Revere is currently a free agent. Between Arraez and Astudillo both having no business playing anywhere in the OF.... the Twins pitching staff must have been in a state of near-revolt. That's how desperate things have been in the OF over the past fortnight.
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