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  1. h2oface
    I gotta say that this team is proving to be pretty much a .500 team. They had their chance and blew it against Detroit and KC big time. They should win half their teams against the good teams, if they are going to be good. That's not special if you are going to win a division. But the "rookie" mistakes the rookies make is discouraging. More runs left on the bases. More dropped balls. More bad throws. Even rookies should know how to make good decisions. The game is the same, and they know the rules and drill. No real excuse, you know,
  2. h2oface
    Where are you getting Arraez' OBP? His currentt OBP is .438 and leading MLB according to MLB and Baseball Reference, not .384. (Perhaps I am reading this wrong, and you are meaning all who have batted 2nd?) Thanks to TwinsData for the post. Stats that back up what is apparent and painfully so. The home runs also confirms that Baldelli is not utilizing the "clean up" #4 and power spot of #5 at all. Watching Watkins coach third is as painful as watching Diaz. This is a very slow team, or at least it runs the bases like it is. Slow runners take too many chances, and Buxton doesn't run anymore for fear of getting hurt, I guess. We get trampled on the basepaths, and caught stealing about a third (7) of the few times (20) they try, and don't know how to look up the totals against us.
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    Who needs a player consistently hitting like Kirilloff? We seem to like inconsistent streaky hitters. Some real good hitters, but streaky. Many can't even get a hit 25% of official at bats, and they are considered above average hitters now. Go figure. Who needs a .382 average and 1.182 OPS hitter in AAA. Wait until he cools off. Let him get all the hits in AAA. Larnach mashing? Hitting .182 in his last 7 games, .137 his last 15 games, and .229 his last 30. Kepler? .179 his last 7 games, .200 his last 15 games, and .226 his last 30. Sanchez? .185 his last 7 games, .222 his last 15 games, and .222 his last 30. But Kirilloff can't catch. And first? Arraez and Miranda. Arraez absolutely needs to be in at first or third, and sometimes second. Miranda? .269 his last 7 games, .302 his last 15 games, and .233 his last 30. He is coming into his own, but his fielding is horrible, and as good as he is getting at the plate, if Kirilloffs numbers transfer, and with better fielding, it is still not even close. But do you switch the two? Hmmmmmm. Is Larnach really going to be a better option in left? Kepler is the vet. Hmmmm. Shame to not get Kirilloff up here, and Celestino is spelling Buxton very well in center, hitting surprisingly well, and keeping Buxton's streaky awesome bat in the lineup. We already suffered through May Buxton. It is going to get more consistent, right? June started great. I don't think Kirilloff is going anywhere, but then, I didn't think Graterol was either. Someone, or two or three, will be going on the IL. You need depth.
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    And...... Buxton is named Player of the Week, (even with Sunday, which was such a stark regression and so quickly, but hey, just a bad game) and there were a lot of players who had incredible weeks. https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/byron-buxton-hunter-greene-win-players-of-the-week The pitcher was Hunter Greene, who I sought out to see here in Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles in the valley) a few times when he was at Notre Dame High School and was craving the Twins to draft him #1 instead of Lewis. Not hindsight, but in real time. He was always awesome on the mound, and I saw him hit a couple homers and about .500, too. While I am impressed by Lewis, I still wish they had taken Greene. Even with a TJ surgery, I see Greene as a great #1 for the the next Decade, something the Twins need soooooo badly. He was ours for the pickin'. They both arrived this year. I am sure we haven't seen the last of Lewis, but I still wish it had been Greene. C'est la vie.
  5. h2oface
    I guess since Chi Chi exercised his opt-out clause in his minor league contract and they had until Saturday to decide whether to select Gonzales onto the big league roster or grant him his release, they are giving him one last start. I bet they DFA him regardless after the game with Gray and Ryan ready, and he will be in the same situation anyway. I hope he pitches with gusto.
  6. h2oface
    "Winder surrendered a home run and gave up two runs in his one inning of work. (Though, it should be mentioned that he did strike out three batters.)" .... not to mention also 2 other hits that were both doubles, and he walked one and hit a batter. Faced 8. He did leave the bases loaded as he finished the inning with 2 Ks. I would bet he gets another rehab start. Best to go more than one inning, too, and amp up with more than 30 pitches.
  7. h2oface
    Unbelievable. Bone bruise, eh? Alcala shut down again with "stiffness in right elbow". Yikes? Snakebit for sure. I really feel for the young men. I guess one hopes that Correa really likes it here, now.
  8. h2oface
    Massive hype and little results. By our FO and TD staff. Just find a team that is also more enamored by rankings than results and you got a deal to make asap.
  9. h2oface
    Sands followed by Archer and Bundy. Yikes.
  10. h2oface
    As long as Celestino is raking, there is no better time to do IL Buxton and get healed than now. Ever since he slapped the dirt after his slide into second that tweaked his knee......... he is not Buxton. See how he does against NY, first. Can you but Baldelli on the IL for bullpen decisions?
  11. h2oface
    JOSE!
  12. h2oface
    The only way you get better, is to constantly be identifying deficiencies and trying to come up with ways to improve. If all you did was "stay positive" and compliment the weaklinks, you will likely end up losing playoff games (maybe even 18 in a row) even if you slip in with the now ridiculously expanded playoff field. Critical thinking is a venture in reality. Hope and Dreams rarely win championships, if ever. Realists are not negative, regardless of the false claims of negativity by the self appointed tunnel visioned optimist.
  13. h2oface
    57 pitches and done? Pagan again? Hey, the Dodgers got swept in 3 games at home against the Pirates, losing the games with shoddy defense, pitching faltering, errors, and closer blowing leads late. It can happen to any team, no matter how good they are. But at least the Dodgers scored runs, too. But it still really hurts to see the Twins tank like this. With the playoffs going to 12 teams, I wouldn't be surprised to see a barely .500 team getting in. At least it is not as bad as the NBA where teams with 34-48 and 36-46 got in the playoffs.
  14. h2oface
    Thanks for this great article. My favorite of the year for sure.
  15. h2oface
    While it takes at least 2 teams to trade, it is not that unusual to have significant trades in June. Sure, not a usual as the July trades, and with the ridiculous amount of teams that can now qualify for the playoffs, more teams should be taking longer to enter the trade market now, but it can and does happen. Early birds can catch a worm sometimes. It seems our guys like to wait and scavenge off what is left, but maybe they will surprise us. I think the homers think our farm is way better than the rest of baseball does, however. Here is a bit of history, and not the complete list, by any means. https://www.mlb.com/news/biggest-june-trades-in-mlb-history
  16. h2oface
    I guess we are finding out this week how close and just how good of teammates this team really has. Are they didicated to the team, or themselves?
  17. h2oface
    That would still bury Sano!
  18. h2oface
    Currently, 5-6, actually, against teams >.500 after today's first game, but that is a stat with a lot of inconsistency, as it does not take into account what the teams records were when they actually played! It uses current records, so it can change a lot day to day, game to game even, throughout the season as the other teams go above and below .500 over the course of the season. Also, I am never quite sure if the > in >.500 really means "greater than or equal to .500", or truly greater, or over .500, and leaving the .500 teams out. I totally agree about the "plan" seeming to mean more than winning, though. I also like that there are only 7 teams after the first game of the double header today, Tuesday, that have won 30 or more games, and the Twins are the 7th. I hope we bolster up and spend, and not waste the start, and make the team more competitive for a possible postseason run. It isn't just the pen that is on the brink of disaster. The starting rotation is pretty damn suspect as well, and the pitching in St Paul (including Sands. who is being called upon for a spot start, and his AAA numbers are even worse than his SSS MLB line) has been pretty horrible.
  19. h2oface
    Interesting article and supporting stats. Thank you. For some of the fans, we welcomed the opening surprise, but were never fooled. This pen is a disaster waiting to happen, and some of it has already happened. No crow needed for a first course. The good part is the W-L record so far. The bad part is the praise that some writers and media and fans gave the FO for being so ...... "smart", and going with them and "see, we didn't need to spend on the pen, and we won the Rogers trade." Well, it is a loooooooooong season. And the surprise early cream is rotting. and sinking from its early visit to the top. Now that we have a good start, it is time to make every effort to spend and save the season and prop up the pitching with proven talent and fix what was ignored in the off season, or the start will be wasted.
  20. h2oface
    I really don't see what the FO sees in Cole Sands in regard to these spot starts. He has been HORRIBLE even for St. Paul! 0-4, 7.23 ERA, 15 earned in 18.2 innings, average against of 3.11. His very small MLB sample (4 innings) not much better. Is this our depth? This is all we got from the infamous pitching pipeline? https://www.milb.com/player/cole-sands-663485?stats=gamelogs-r-pitching-mlb
  21. h2oface
    Buxton with a 3 game hitting streak! (Albeit only .230 going 3/13 with one double and one run scored).
  22. h2oface
    If I were you, I would be crying for better pitching in St Paul!
  23. h2oface
    After a last 7 games of a .316 BA and a .824 OPS, now they send Miranda down, right when he is finding his stride. Odd timing. and they gave Lewis no time at first in St Paul.
  24. h2oface
    Merrifield is a beast!
  25. h2oface
    He didn't mention innings limit, or pitch limit, but that they talked about it before.... not specific. Maybe it was Smeltzer who mentioned the plan from the day before. Whatever. Is it possiple that your self claimed connections to the FO in past posts have you biased to always defend them and Baldelli? Is it possible, that what you're describing here is your, very frequently stated, bias in favor of Rocco and the way he and the organization manage the bullpen, and pitchers in general. And also your bias for Duffey? When the offense and a fellow pitcher hands the ball to you with a 2 run lead to start the 8th, it makes no difference if the score is 2-0 or 10-8. You have the advantage. Merrifield is a forever Twins' killer. Always has been. Are we to assume Buxton is a mendoza line hitter now, because that is what his average says right now? I think we can all state our opinions without the projections and personal judgements of bias, don't you?
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