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  1. h2oface
    I trust that didn't age well. He even came in in the 9th with a save opportunity! Granted, he left with the bases loaded and one out after giving up a lead off ground out, a walk, single, and was pulled after an 11 pitch walk and 24 pitches total. Duran didn't let any runs score on his watch, right? Bosiokovic (who?) bailed him out by immediately by giving up a walk and a Jeferson Morales error let the other two runners in. Even unknown ST bullpen pitchers are good at letting inherited runners score! 4-5 today with Varland letting 1 of 2 in. The thing that has happened to Duran is that batters don't swing and miss like they used to. Even last year. The 11 pitch walk had 6 fouls by Thayron Liranzo (who?). With a first pitch called strike, he touched every pitch he swung at. No swing and miss stuff.
  2. h2oface
    No, I mean about double that. (Remember, Lopez was also over 4 for the 2024 season, more of an innings eater than #1 numbers - pretty close to Cease and Lugo right now!) But you know what it is. It just came down from 9 something to about 8. You are right. It gives me more confidence if our pitchers absolutely suck in spring training rather than looking like Ober. What fools gold that is, eh? Correa is right on track, too. The non Twins fans and writers that are published national prognosticators all like both Ober and Ryan more than Lopez in the predictions (not that that means anything, either).
  3. h2oface
    When your hyped best pitcher is giving up about an earned run per inning, I guess you have to try to find something hopeful to spin it is a good thing, and ignore the rest of his ramp up performance. A lot of top pitchers seem more inclined to look and actual results as a more important indicator.
  4. h2oface
    I would have taken Hunter Greene. I know, he had a Tommy John. I still liked Hunter. Still do. I like Royce, too, and he gave us some great excitement in 2023. Hunter will be the ace that Twins fans like to pretend Lopez is. In this business, where players are ultimately assets instead of people to the Administration (sure, they like to put up the front that they really care, do the PR and all, but will dump or trade you in a heartbeat in the end), that is why most teams are a team of strangers, these days, to their teammates and the fans, mixed together because of high dollar or low dollar acqusition costs). Bigger, stronger, faster, etc etc, the best players ever..... .220 is a great hitter now and .330 is not. It is a real shame for Lewis, and I really feel for him. He gets hurt just running, 9-10 steps out of the box. This team is built on the top 3 players who have proven over and over that they can't stay on the field. ST can be such a curse.... don't even bring up the WBC. This won't be the only guy that doesn't make it to the start of the season. Yoga yoga yoga. Weights without double flexibility will ruin you. It is always amazing to me that a player hurts himself just running, when they are "the best athletes that ever played the game" (and some in "the best bullpen in MLB"!). And Lewis' goal was to play as many games as possible. He will be lucky to make 100.
  5. h2oface
    It's better than not hitting (or playing much) like the guys we really need to hit and be consistent. So there's that.
  6. h2oface
    Silly. Homers had Lopez winning it in spring training last year. No player is a candidate, or is it all players are candidates at this point. Check in after the all-star break.
  7. h2oface
    Seriously?
  8. h2oface
    Dodgers have been doing it for years, just with better talent, and results. Twins try to do it by bringing up players and then switching positions. Not only are they going through the stress of being new to the show, but now they are thrown out there playing a position they are not prepared for. Defense really suffers.
  9. h2oface
    Good thing he is healthy and in top shape. He’s just building confidence. And if you listen to him being interviewed, he justifies it very loquaciously.
  10. h2oface
    Agreed. I guess you missed the follow up….. in a reply just a couple posts later....... "....And like they say for the vets, it doesn't matter, just stay healthy....."
  11. h2oface
    Not that much. He gave up 3 earned with 4 hits and 2 walks in 2 innings his first game (such a small sample, for sure, coming into this game with a 13.50 ERA), and the unknown today only let 1 of his 2 inherited runners in. So sure, a bit. And like they say for the vets, it doesn't matter, just stay healthy. Unfortunately, it seems part of the requirements for being in the best bullpen in MLB, like last year, is to give up a lot of inherited runs for your teammates. 😇
  12. h2oface
    Lopez's performance and shiny 7.94 spring ERA gets buried with all the relief disappointments. If this keeps up, it may become the most important news.
  13. h2oface
    Canterino may as well start pitching with his other arm. Definitely drop him from the 40 man. Apparently not meant to be a professional baseball pitcher.
  14. h2oface
    Just trade Julien already. He might be real good somewhere else. Not here. Not with who runs the team now. And regardless if he can hit lefties, he is a liability in the field, and aren't you just sick of watching him take so many good pitches, and especially 3rd strikes? I am. It doesn't matter what arm the pitcher is pitching with you don't swing anyway.
  15. h2oface
    Maybe. But Wallner was sooooo horrible and not ready in ST that he shouldn't have even made the team. He was in shape. And he didn't get injured. But he wasted so many team opportunities in April because of it, and it even took him a while in AAA to get going. That means it took him about 3 months to get up to speed. ST ABs and success does count for confidence, and preparation, I just read this article about Julio Rodríguez and I wish more guys on this team that tanked the last month and a half of last season had the same attitude about ST. These guys should all be in shape coming in, and more at bats, not less, should only help them to be ready to be full throttle come opening day. Especially if you have a history of being a slow starter. https://www.mlb.com/news/julio-rodriguez-getting-more-reps-in-spring-training?partnerId=it-20250226-12728275-mlb-1-B&utm_id=it-20250226-12728275-mlb-1-B&lctg=91699321
  16. h2oface
    "However, ill-informed Baldelli haters can rejoice (they won’t): he's putting down the figurative “spreadsheet” and relying on his feel for the game to see Martin's future potential and impact with the Twins." That's a lot to unpack there. From the passive aggressive dis of observant, expressive, and knowledgeable fans, to thinking that if Baldelli says it, it is going to happen. Talk is cheap. We will see. But then, not if Martin doesn't make the team, which is surely not a sure thing.
  17. h2oface
    I see the returning roster bats are already in end of the season form.
  18. h2oface
    For those calling for a "meritocracy" for ST performance, Baldelli totally shoots that down as stupid in the first video clip at the top of this article: "It's not about the performance, it's about a lot of the other things. Don't pay atentention to the performance as the carrying factor here......." https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/derek-falvey-discusses-key-topics-for-twins-2025-season
  19. h2oface
    I guess nobody remebers Santana at the plate and in the field for April and May last year. Offical Score Keepers are charity workers. It looks like, regardless of the "changes" that would happen this year, the rental vets are going to be playing way too much for my taste. Good luck to us all.
  20. h2oface
    It is yet to be seen for this Management group to acutally pick the players that perform the best in ST universally. Sure, the money players and a couple that are going to be money players are in no matter what. If you have an option, it matters not that you earn the nod out of camp. If you are in a supposed competition, the real decision has already been made. Hell, there was no way Wallner should have made the 26 out of camp last year by ST performance, but there he was, and he continued his oh-fers with K after K into the season, not even close to hitting a ball, and a month in AAA. There is not doubt in my mind that, other than injury changing it, this will not be a meritocracy by ST performance, and it is already decided, whatever it is, including the pitching staff, regardless of what the management says to the press.
  21. h2oface
    Anything? Amazing anyone even keeps track of it. Such misguided fans.
  22. h2oface
    Better? Only the homers think so, it seems. The overall individual actual stats don't, and the projections from most of the prognosticators outside the home team sphere don't. Lopez tanks a good portion of the season yearly, and an ACE is never a 4.00+ ERA pitcher (even over 3.5 is not really top notch). I guess you might be ignoring the downs that gets him over 4. And he was healthy. I hope Lopez can actually perform better, and deserve the opening day starts. Lopez is always talked about how his "advanced metrics" show him better than the stat line he actually earns. Personally, I like the final stat lines' story better than the hopeful projections.
  23. h2oface
    All worth considering, for sure. This kinda reminds me of the parenting, "So your friends are all doing it. If your friends all jumped off a cliff, would you do it, too?" Just because baseball has such low standards now for starting pitching, I guess because the whole league sucks as a whole, that that is where the aspirations should be. Grading on the curve just meant the whole class was inadequate in their preperation.
  24. h2oface
    Doesn't sound like a "fan favorite" with these comments. Personally, I can't stand the fluff, especially during the games when they do it in the stands. Is the skimp on content because they are broadcasting ....... the Twins?
  25. h2oface
    Best news today.
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